Wendell Niles

Acting

Wendell Niles

Born December 29, 1904 · Livingston, Montana, USA

Died March 28, 1994 · aged 89

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe,[2] The Man Called X,[3] The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn…

Known For

Marked WomanMarked Woman · 1937
Marked Woman
★ 6.61937
MovieCrimeDrama
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtBeyond a Reasonable Doubt · 1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
★ 6.81956
MovieCrimeDrama
A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
Jet PilotJet Pilot · 1957
Jet Pilot
★ 5.51957
MovieActionAdventure
U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon is tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and marrying her, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan.
Hollywood or BustHollywood or Bust · 1956
Hollywood or Bust
★ 6.21956
MovieComedy
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...
The Hitch-HikerThe Hitch-Hiker · 1953
The Hitch-Hiker
★ 6.81953
MovieThrillerCrime
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
The Crowd RoarsThe Crowd Roars · 1932
The Crowd Roars
★ 6.11932
MovieDramaAction
Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.
Four WivesFour Wives · 1939
Four Wives
★ 5.51939
MovieDramaRomance
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.
I Died a Thousand TimesI Died a Thousand Times · 1955
I Died a Thousand Times
★ 6.21955
MovieCrimeThriller
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.

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Gaucho SerenadeGaucho Serenade · 1940
Gaucho Serenade
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyDrama
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.

Radio Announcer

Hitchhike to HappinessHitchhike to Happiness · 1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
★ 7.01945
MovieMusicComedy
An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."

Wendell Niles (uncredited)