Byron Barr

Acting

Byron Barr

Born August 18, 1917 · Corning, Iowa, USA

Died November 3, 1966 · aged 49

No biography available.

Known For

Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity · 1944
Double Indemnity
8.11944
MovieCrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
TarnishedTarnished · 1950
Tarnished
7.21950
MovieCrimeAction
Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a new life for himself but, even with the help of Lou Jellison, a cannery worker, he finds it hard to live down his reputation.
Appointment with DangerAppointment with Danger · 1950
Appointment with Danger
5.71950
MovieCrimeDrama
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
PitfallPitfall · 1948
Pitfall
6.91948
MovieDramaCrime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Down Dakota WayDown Dakota Way · 1949
Down Dakota Way
8.31949
MovieWestern
In Roy Rogers' Down Dakota Way, the deadly hoof-and-mouth disease has struck the herd owned by evil rancher H. T. McKenzie (Roy Barcroft). To avoid an expensive quarantine on his stock, McKenzie plans to murder the local veterinarian (Emmet Vogan) before the latter can report his findings to the government. Rogers manages to straighten out the situation by appealing to the sensibilities of the aunt (Elizabeth Risdon) of McKenzie's hotheaded hired assassin (Byron Barr). The film also bears several musical numbers from Roy, Dale Evans, and Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage.
Covered Wagon RaidCovered Wagon Raid · 1950
Covered Wagon Raid
7.21950
MovieWestern
Under the leadership of a cutthroat named Grif, a band of outlaws has systematically been robbing and murdering settlers bound for the large Chandler ranch which has been cut up into small parcels of land for purchase.
Love LettersLove Letters · 1945
Love Letters
6.61945
MovieDramaMystery
When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl, confesses one night he didn't write the letters and ends up with a knife in his back. The writer of the letters fell in love with the woman he wrote to and wants to become her second husband even if she did murder husband number one. Singleton doesn't remember the murder or anything about the first 22 years of her life as Victoria Remington. Then at her second wedding she wonders why she said "I take you, Roger," instead of "I take you, Allen."
The File on Thelma JordonThe File on Thelma Jordon · 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
6.61949
MovieThrillerDrama
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

Movies

Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity · 1944
Double Indemnity
8.11944
MovieCrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
TarnishedTarnished · 1950
Tarnished
7.21950
MovieCrimeAction
Bud Dolliver, a former WWII hero, and an ex-convict, returns to his home town in an effort to make a new life for himself but, even with the help of Lou Jellison, a cannery worker, he finds it hard to live down his reputation.
Appointment with DangerAppointment with Danger · 1950
Appointment with Danger
5.71950
MovieCrimeDrama
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
PitfallPitfall · 1948
Pitfall
6.91948
MovieDramaCrime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Down Dakota WayDown Dakota Way · 1949
Down Dakota Way
8.31949
MovieWestern
In Roy Rogers' Down Dakota Way, the deadly hoof-and-mouth disease has struck the herd owned by evil rancher H. T. McKenzie (Roy Barcroft). To avoid an expensive quarantine on his stock, McKenzie plans to murder the local veterinarian (Emmet Vogan) before the latter can report his findings to the government. Rogers manages to straighten out the situation by appealing to the sensibilities of the aunt (Elizabeth Risdon) of McKenzie's hotheaded hired assassin (Byron Barr). The film also bears several musical numbers from Roy, Dale Evans, and Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage.
Covered Wagon RaidCovered Wagon Raid · 1950
Covered Wagon Raid
7.21950
MovieWestern
Under the leadership of a cutthroat named Grif, a band of outlaws has systematically been robbing and murdering settlers bound for the large Chandler ranch which has been cut up into small parcels of land for purchase.
Love LettersLove Letters · 1945
Love Letters
6.61945
MovieDramaMystery
When a man asks another man more facile with words to do his wooing for him, there are always complications. The man with no talent for writing marries the girl, confesses one night he didn't write the letters and ends up with a knife in his back. The writer of the letters fell in love with the woman he wrote to and wants to become her second husband even if she did murder husband number one. Singleton doesn't remember the murder or anything about the first 22 years of her life as Victoria Remington. Then at her second wedding she wonders why she said "I take you, Roger," instead of "I take you, Allen."
The File on Thelma JordonThe File on Thelma Jordon · 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
6.61949
MovieThrillerDrama
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
The Tanks Are ComingThe Tanks Are Coming · 1941
The Tanks Are Coming
5.71941
MovieComedyWar
Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.
Big TownBig Town · 1946
Big Town
5.51946
MovieCrimeDrama
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
The Affairs of SusanThe Affairs of Susan · 1945
The Affairs of Susan
6.51945
MovieComedyDrama
Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.
Tokyo RoseTokyo Rose · 1946
Tokyo Rose
7.01946
MovieWarAdventure
Lotus Long plays the title role, an American-educated Japanese woman broadcasting enemy propaganda to American troops. Captured GI Pete Sherman is one of a group of POWS slated to be interviewed on Tokyo Rose's radio program. Instead of advising his comrades to surrender (as ordered), Sherman uses his innate Yankee knowhow to hoist the treacherous deejay on her own petard. Managing to make his escape, Sherman hooks up with the Japanese Underground, convincing anti-militarist Charlie Otani to aid in a kidnapping plot aimed at Tokyo Rose.
Practically YoursPractically Yours · 1944
Practically Yours
7.01944
MovieComedyRomance
In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly remembering his days back home walking his dog Piggy. Instead of his dog Piggy he is thought to be in love with Peggy, a girl he worked with. The usual farce ensues after he returns home alive and tries to play along with the mistake to save embarrassment for all.
Seven Were SavedSeven Were Saved · 1947
Seven Were Saved
6.51947
MovieDramaAdventure
A nurse is taking an amnesia victim, who was imprisoned by the Japanese during WW II, to the United States in a plane piloted by Richard Denning. The passengers include a Japanese colonel on his way to Manila to face war-crime charges, and a couple who were married on the day they were liberated from a Japanese prison camp. During the flight, the colonel breaks away from his guards, causes the plane to go out of control, and it crashes into the sea. The survivors get into a rubber boat and go through a minor-league version of "Lifeboat, with no Alfred Hitchcock sightings, until Air-Sea Rescue pilot Jim Willis rides to the rescue.
They Made Me a KillerThey Made Me a Killer · 1946
They Made Me a Killer
5.71946
MovieCrimeDrama
A fugitive receives help from a victim's sister as he tries to clear his name of robbery and murder charges.
Follow That WomanFollow That Woman · 1945
Follow That Woman
6.51945
MovieComedyMystery
A private detective's wife takes over his business when he enters the Army.
The Main Street KidThe Main Street Kid · 1948
The Main Street Kid
10.01948
MovieFantasyComedy
A young boy is struck by lightning, and discovers afterwards that he has the power of telepathy.