Acting

Frank Darien

Born March 18, 1876 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died October 20, 1955 · aged 79

Frank Darien was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951.

Known For

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

The Grapes of Wrath

★ 7.81940

MovieDrama

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · 1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

★ 7.01948

MovieComedy

An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

Filmography

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Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath · 1940

Uncle John

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

Paris Bank Agent (uncredited)

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Bookkeeper (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Hollywood Bowl Janitor (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House · 1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

★ 7.01948

MovieComedy

An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

Judge Quarles (uncredited)

Anxious Man (uncredited)

Quincy

Tall in the Saddle · 1944

Tall in the Saddle

★ 6.61944

MovieWestern

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Train Station Master (uncredited)

Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But Peter won't be distracted from his journey and Phoebe is left alone and plenty busy with villains Jefferson Carteret and Lazarus Ward plotting at every turn to destroy her freighting company. She has not seen the last of Peter, however.

Joe

Mystery of the Wax Museum · 1933

Mystery of the Wax Museum

★ 6.51933

MovieHorrorMystery

A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.

Autopsy Surgeon (Uncredited)

A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.

Lathrop

Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.

Telegrapher (uncredited)

A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.

Michael Finnegan (uncredited)

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Jerry (uncredited)

Captain January · 1936

Captain January

★ 6.81936

MovieComedyFamily

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she's rescued by relatives.

Slocum (uncredited)

Professional Sweetheart · 1933

Professional Sweetheart

★ 6.01933

MovieComedyRomance

Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. When the strain of representing "purity" brings her to rebellion, the sponsor and his nutty henchmen pick her a public-relations "sweetheart" from fan mail, who turns out to be a hayseed.

Appleby

Alias Nick Beal · 1949

Alias Nick Beal

★ 6.81949

MovieDramaCrime

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

Assistant Tailor

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.

Mr. Parks - Druggist (uncredited)

The Little Colonel · 1935

The Little Colonel

★ 6.61935

MovieFamilyMusic

After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.

Nebler

Tarzan and the Amazons · 1945

Tarzan and the Amazons

★ 6.41945

MovieAdventureAction

A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

Dinghy Skipper (uncredited)

When a woman’s twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

Elevator operator (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass · 1947

The Sea of Grass

★ 6.11947

MovieDramaWestern

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

Minister (uncredited)

The Walking Dead · 1936

The Walking Dead

★ 6.31936

MovieCrimeHorror

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)