C. Henry Gordon

Acting

C. Henry Gordon

Born June 17, 1884 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 3, 1940 · aged 56

C. Henry Gordon (born Henry Racke) was an American stage and screen actor. Sources conflict as to whether his June 17 birth date was in 1884 or in 1883. (1884 is most commonly accepted, though most of his obituaries state he died at age 57.)

Known For

ScarfaceScarface · 1932
Scarface
7.41932
MovieCrimeAction
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
Mata HariMata Hari · 1931
Mata Hari
6.21931
MovieCrimeDrama
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
The Charge of the Light BrigadeThe Charge of the Light Brigade · 1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.51936
MovieDramaAdventure
In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.
PenthousePenthouse · 1933
Penthouse
6.91933
MovieCrimeDrama
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.
The CrusadesThe Crusades · 1935
The Crusades
6.41935
MovieDramaHistory
King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
Night FlightNight Flight · 1933
Night Flight
5.61933
MovieDrama
Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
ConquestConquest · 1937
Conquest
6.61937
MovieHistoryDrama
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to support Polish independence.
Fugitive LoversFugitive Lovers · 1934
Fugitive Lovers
6.21934
MovieComedyCrime
In a hopeful effort to evade gangster Legs Caffey, chorus girl Letty Morris hops a bus in New York bound for Los Angeles--with Legs close on her heels. Along the way the bus picks up escaped convict Paul Porter, who quickly allies himself with Letty. With the police in hot pursuit and Legs monitoring his every move with Letty, Paul is running out of both time and ideas.

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