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
Baby Face · 1933Baby Face
★ 7.21933
MovieDrama
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.
Little Women · 1949Little Women
★ 7.41949
MovieRomanceDrama
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
The Grapes of Wrath · 1940The 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.
Sis Hopkins · 1941Sis Hopkins
★ 6.31941
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
Magic Town · 1947Magic Town
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyRomance
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.
Five Star Final · 1931Five Star Final
★ 6.61931
MovieCrimeDrama
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
The Gang's All Here · 1943The Gang's All Here
★ 5.91943
MovieComedyRomance
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Hello, Everybody! · 1933Hello, Everybody!
★ 7.01933
MovieMusic
The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build a dam which will require flooding many of the farms; Kate is holding out; if Kate sells, everyone else will sell; if Kate refuses, the rest of the town will refuse as well. Randolph Scott meets Kate's beautiful sister, Sally Blane, at a dance. Randolph Scott, as it turns out, is an agent for the power company. Kate thinks he's just using Sally; Sally believes that he truly likes her. Randolph comes to the farm and appears to woo Kate. Kate remains unconvinced about selling out, but falls for Randolph.
Movies
Baby Face · 1933Baby Face
★ 7.21933
MovieDrama
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.
Little Women · 1949Little Women
★ 7.41949
MovieRomanceDrama
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
The Grapes of Wrath · 1940The 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.
Sis Hopkins · 1941Sis Hopkins
★ 6.31941
MovieComedy
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
Magic Town · 1947Magic Town
★ 6.71947
MovieComedyRomance
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.
Five Star Final · 1931Five Star Final
★ 6.61931
MovieCrimeDrama
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
The Gang's All Here · 1943The Gang's All Here
★ 5.91943
MovieComedyRomance
A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
Hello, Everybody! · 1933Hello, Everybody!
★ 7.01933
MovieMusic
The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build a dam which will require flooding many of the farms; Kate is holding out; if Kate sells, everyone else will sell; if Kate refuses, the rest of the town will refuse as well. Randolph Scott meets Kate's beautiful sister, Sally Blane, at a dance. Randolph Scott, as it turns out, is an agent for the power company. Kate thinks he's just using Sally; Sally believes that he truly likes her. Randolph comes to the farm and appears to woo Kate. Kate remains unconvinced about selling out, but falls for Randolph.
Professional Sweetheart · 1933Professional 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.
Bad Girl · 1931Bad Girl
★ 6.01931
MovieRomanceDrama
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.
Roxie Hart · 1942Roxie Hart
★ 7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
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.
Appointment for Love · 1941Appointment for Love
★ 5.81941
MovieComedyRomance
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly when Jane voices her progressive views on marriage which include the two having separate apartments. Andre then tries to make his wife jealous in order to lure her into his bedroom.
Babes in Arms · 1939Babes in Arms
★ 6.41939
MovieComedyMusic
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.
Dark Victory · 1939Dark Victory
★ 6.91939
MovieDramaRomance
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.
Arizona · 1940Arizona
★ 6.51940
MovieWestern
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.
The Gay Bride · 1934The Gay Bride
★ 6.01934
MovieCrimeComedy
Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.
Satan Met a Lady · 1936Satan Met a Lady
★ 5.81936
MovieComedyMystery
In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.
The Little Colonel · 1935The 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.
Tarzan and the Amazons · 1945Tarzan and the Amazons
★ 6.31945
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.
Mystery of the Wax Museum · 1933Mystery 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.
Jezebel · 1938Jezebel
★ 7.01938
MovieDramaRomance
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
The Accused · 1949The Accused
★ 6.11949
MovieDramaThriller
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
★ 6.71939
MovieAdventureDrama
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.
Anchors Aweigh · 1945Anchors 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.