Oscar Smith

Acting

Oscar Smith

Born October 27, 1885 · Topeka, Kansas, USA

Died March 18, 1956 · aged 70

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.
This Gun for HireThis Gun for Hire · 1942
This Gun for Hire
★ 7.01942
MovieCrimeThriller
Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
Nothing but the TruthNothing but the Truth · 1941
Nothing but the Truth
★ 7.31941
MovieComedy
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
Blonde VenusBlonde Venus · 1932
Blonde Venus
★ 6.81932
MovieDrama
In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.
Thirteen WomenThirteen Women · 1932
Thirteen Women
★ 6.41932
MovieDramaMystery
Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive is not good for any of them.
No Man of Her OwnNo Man of Her Own · 1932
No Man of Her Own
★ 6.51932
MovieRomanceDrama
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
Shadow of the LawShadow of the Law · 1930
Shadow of the Law
★ 6.71930
MovieCrimeDrama
John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the shadows and angrily demands to know where she has been. The embarrassed Nelson excuses himself and goes to his rooms in the same hotel. The woman rushes into his apartment followed by the man who met her in the hall. The man threatens her with violence and Nelson comes to her defense. In the ensuing fight, the man is knocked out of the window and falls to his death to the pavement many stories down. He is charged with the killing and his only witness that can prove self-defense for him has disappeared, and can not be found.
The Fleet's InThe Fleet's In · 1942
The Fleet's In
★ 6.01942
MovieMusicRomance
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.

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