Acting
Vic Oliver
Born July 8, 1898 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Died August 15, 1964 · aged 66
No biography available.
Known For
The Defender (Studio One) · 1957The Defender (Studio One)
★ 6.11957
MovieDramaTV Movie
The pilot for the television series, "The Defenders." The story of Walter and Kenneth Pearson, a father-and-son legal team. Broadcast as two segments of "Studio One," the story relates how the Pearsons defend a young man accused of killing a woman during a robbery attempt.
I'll Be Your Sweetheart · 1945I'll Be Your Sweetheart
★ 6.51945
MovieMusic
In turn-of-the-century London a young music publisher fights both competitors and piracy in a time where author's royalties were still unprotected.
The Taming of the Shrew · 1950The Taming of the Shrew
1950
Movie
Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy shrewish wife, Katherina.
Little Women: Meg's Story · 1950Little Women: Meg's Story
1950
MovieTV MovieDrama
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Little Women: Jo's Story · 1950Little Women: Jo's Story
1950
MovieTV MovieDrama
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
Confessions of a Nervous Man · 1953Confessions of a Nervous Man
1953
Movie
From the anthology series Studio One. On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper critics.
Hi Gang! · 1941Hi Gang!
★ 6.71941
MovieRomanceComedy
Hi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popular radio series Hi Gang!.
Give Us the Moon · 1944Give Us the Moon
★ 6.91944
MovieComedy
Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). Peter, the young wastrel son of a hard working hotel owner doesn't like the idea of having to work for a living. He discovers a society of "White Elephants" who are quite willing to be poor as long as they don't have to work. They are protected and guided by Nina (Margaret Lockwood) and her precocious sister Heidi (Jean Simmons).



