Acting

Paul McGuire

Born March 13, 1913 · St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died May 5, 1990 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

Strangers on a TrainStrangers on a Train · 1951
Strangers on a Train
★ 7.71951
MovieCrimeThriller
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
The Caine MutinyThe Caine Mutiny · 1954
The Caine Mutiny
★ 7.31954
MovieDramaWar
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
The Last Time I Saw ParisThe Last Time I Saw Paris · 1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
★ 6.11954
MovieDramaRomance
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Seven Ways from SundownSeven Ways from Sundown · 1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
★ 5.91960
MovieWestern
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.
Great Day in the MorningGreat Day in the Morning · 1956
Great Day in the Morning
★ 6.01956
MovieWestern
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.
Ride a Crooked TrailRide a Crooked Trail · 1958
Ride a Crooked Trail
★ 6.51958
MovieRomanceWestern
After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbles into a town and is confronted by the local judge, Matthau. Murphy is forced to remain as the new Marshal; an old flame, Scala, nearly unmasks him by accident, only to be forced to assume the ruse of being Murphy's wife. The "couple" given a house and respectability, which neither has had before. They maintain the charade to avoid hurting a young orphan boy, Matthau's ward. Scala is torn by her loyalty to boyfriend planning to rob the bank and growing feelings for Murphy
Flying LeathernecksFlying Leathernecks · 1951
Flying Leathernecks
★ 5.81951
MovieWarAction
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Horizons WestHorizons West · 1952
Horizons West
★ 6.31952
MovieWestern
Following the Civil War, brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas, where ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. Being held for a murder, he's rescued from a lynch mob by Neil, now the Marshal, but they have an inevitable falling-out.

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