Acting

Robert Montgomery

Born May 21, 1904 · Fishkill Landing [now Beacon], New York, USA

Died September 27, 1981 · aged 77

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.; May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery. Montgomery settled in New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. He established a stage career, and became popular enough to turn down an offer to…

Known For

June Bride

June Bride · 1948

MovieRomanceComedy

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith · 1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

MovieComedyRomance

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! · 1974

That's Entertainment!

MovieDocumentaryFamily

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours · 1960

The Gallant Hours

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion · 2010

Lusitanian Illusion

MovieDocumentaryHistory

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven · 1941

MovieDramaThriller

A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.

Hell Below

Hell Below · 1933

MovieRomanceDrama

On leave in Italy, Lt. Tommy Knowlton falls in love with Jean Standish, who's not only married, but is the daughter of his submarine's commander. Friction between the two officers becomes intolerable once at sea and after Commander Toler is forced to abandon Tommy's best friend topside while the sub dives to escape enemy planes, Tommy is no longer able to contain his anger.

Movies

June Bride

June Bride · 1948

MovieRomanceComedy

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith · 1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

MovieComedyRomance

Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! · 1974

That's Entertainment!

MovieDocumentaryFamily

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours · 1960

The Gallant Hours

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion · 2010

Lusitanian Illusion

MovieDocumentaryHistory

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven · 1941

MovieDramaThriller

A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.

Hell Below

Hell Below · 1933

MovieRomanceDrama

On leave in Italy, Lt. Tommy Knowlton falls in love with Jean Standish, who's not only married, but is the daughter of his submarine's commander. Friction between the two officers becomes intolerable once at sea and after Commander Toler is forced to abandon Tommy's best friend topside while the sub dives to escape enemy planes, Tommy is no longer able to contain his anger.

Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others · 1934

Forsaking All Others

MovieComedyRomance

A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.

Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers · 1934

Fugitive Lovers

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.

Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949 · 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949.

Riptide

Riptide · 1934

MovieDramaRomance

Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years. Then, a trip to the Italian Riviera unexpectedly reunites Mary with her former beau, Tommie. After some vicious gossip makes Rexford distrust her, he begins work on a divorce. Mary must now choose between the man she has married and the man she once loved.

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy · 1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

MovieComedyRomance

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan · 1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

MovieComedyFantasy

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?

So This Is College

So This Is College · 1929

So This Is College

MovieComedyDrama

Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.

Complicated Women

Complicated Women · 2003

Complicated Women

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.

The Big House

The Big House · 1930

MovieCrimeDrama

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough · 1930

Love in the Rough

MovieComedyMusic

When a shipping clerk is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club.

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake · 1946

Lady in the Lake

MovieMysteryThriller

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Ride the Pink Horse

Ride the Pink Horse · 1947

Ride the Pink Horse

MovieDramaMystery

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet · 1933

When Ladies Meet

MovieComedyRomance

Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without telling Mary who she is.

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory · 1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

MovieDocumentaryHistory

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.

Night Flight

Night Flight · 1933

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II · 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

MovieDocumentaryMusic

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

TV Shows

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents · 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show · 1962

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

What's My Line? · 1950

What's My Line?

SeriesFamilyComedy

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour · 1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.