Acting
Gordon Richards
Born October 27, 1893 · Gillingham, Kent, England, UK
Died January 13, 1964 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
High Society · 1956High Society
★ 6.81956
MovieMusicComedy
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Undercurrent · 1946Undercurrent
★ 5.91946
MovieDramaThriller
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
The King's Thief · 1955The King's Thief
★ 6.31955
MovieAdventureDrama
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
The Opposite Sex · 1956The Opposite Sex
★ 5.41956
MovieComedyMusic
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
The Scarlet Coat · 1955The Scarlet Coat
★ 6.61955
MovieHistoryDrama
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Flight to Nowhere · 1946Flight to Nowhere
★ 5.11946
MovieMystery
A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.
Slightly Dangerous · 1943Slightly Dangerous
★ 6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
★ 6.31949
MovieComedyFantasy
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Movies
High Society · 1956High Society
★ 6.81956
MovieMusicComedy
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Undercurrent · 1946Undercurrent
★ 5.91946
MovieDramaThriller
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
The King's Thief · 1955The King's Thief
★ 6.31955
MovieAdventureDrama
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
The Opposite Sex · 1956The Opposite Sex
★ 5.41956
MovieComedyMusic
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
The Scarlet Coat · 1955The Scarlet Coat
★ 6.61955
MovieHistoryDrama
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Flight to Nowhere · 1946Flight to Nowhere
★ 5.11946
MovieMystery
A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.
Slightly Dangerous · 1943Slightly Dangerous
★ 6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
★ 6.31949
MovieComedyFantasy
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Frenchman's Creek · 1944Frenchman's Creek
★ 5.61944
MovieRomanceAdventure
An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on the coast of Cornwall and sweeps her off her feet into a world of adventure.
The Big Hangover · 1950The Big Hangover
★ 6.41950
MovieComedy
A young law school graduate is hired by a prestigious firm, but he neglects to inform them he is allergic to even a single whiff of alcohol.
I Was a Burlesque Queen · 1953I Was a Burlesque Queen
★ 3.01953
MovieDrama
1947 film "Linda, Be Good" with added 3-D scenes with chorus girls.
Kitty · 1945Kitty
★ 5.71945
MovieDramaRomance
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.
The Imperfect Lady · 1946The Imperfect Lady
1946
MovieDramaRomance
A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.
Mrs. Parkington · 1944Mrs. Parkington
★ 6.01944
MovieDramaRomance
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
The Hucksters · 1947The Hucksters
★ 7.11947
MovieDramaRomance
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
The Man Who Cheated Himself · 1950The Man Who Cheated Himself
★ 6.11950
MovieCrimeThriller
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
Golden Earrings · 1947Golden Earrings
★ 6.21947
MovieAdventureRomance
A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.
The Affairs of Susan · 1945The 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.
Merton of the Movies · 1947Merton of the Movies
★ 6.31947
MovieComedyRomance
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned.
Women in the Night · 1948Women in the Night
★ 4.01948
MovieDramaThriller
During WW2 six allied nations women at Shanghai University are arrested by the Germans accused of killing a German officer and forced to entertain the Japanese.
The Wife Takes a Flyer · 1942The Wife Takes a Flyer
★ 5.51942
MovieWarComedy
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.
Larceny in Her Heart · 1946Larceny in Her Heart
★ 6.01946
MovieMysteryCrime
In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former's missing step-daughter Helen. Shayne discovers that Stallings himself has had Helen confined in an asylum in order to obtain her money.
Linda, Be Good · 1947Linda, Be Good
★ 6.71947
MovieMusicComedy
A writer decides to join a burlesque show so that she can write an authentic expose of the business.
White Pongo · 1945White Pongo
★ 4.01945
MovieAdventureHorror
Suspecting that a safari guide is a wanted killer, undercover policeman Geoffrey Bishop (Richard Fraser) joins a safari led by the suspect for a scientist that hopes to find and prove that a fabled white gorilla is a missing link.
TV Shows
Maverick · 1957Maverick
★ 6.91957
SeriesComedyWestern
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.
Four Star Playhouse · 1952Four Star Playhouse
★ 6.81952
SeriesDramaComedy
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.
Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino.
The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.
One Step Beyond · 1959One Step Beyond
★ 5.71959
SeriesMysteryDrama
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.