Whitford Kane

Acting

Whitford Kane

Born January 29, 1881 · Larne, Northern Ireland

Died December 17, 1956 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

My Dog RustyMy Dog Rusty · 1948
My Dog Rusty
8.51948
MovieFamilyDrama
Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
The Ghost and Mrs. MuirThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
7.51947
MovieRomanceFantasy
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.
Hide-OutHide-Out · 1934
Hide-Out
7.31934
MovieComedyCrime
Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.
The Streets of New YorkThe Streets of New York · 1939
The Streets of New York
7.01939
MovieCrimeDrama
The story revolves around the efforts of the middle-class family Fairweather, newly impoverished by the financial panic, to survive against the villainous banker Gideon Bloodgood.
Who Killed Doc Robbin?Who Killed Doc Robbin? · 1948
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
4.21948
MovieComedyCrime
A group of people find themselves trapped in a creepy mansion, complete with secret passageways, a mad doctor and a murderous gorilla.
The Judge Steps OutThe Judge Steps Out · 1947
The Judge Steps Out
6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
Joe Palooka in the KnockoutJoe Palooka in the Knockout · 1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
8.01947
MovieComedyDrama
The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story leading to that point is told in flashback as narrated by Walsh. Heavyweight champion Joe, after knocking out an opponent who later died in his dressing room, feels responsible and threatens to give up boxing. But the dead fighter's fiance thinks he died as the result of a drug that was given to him by a gang of gamblers, who made a rich haul betting on Palooka. Joe, Knobby and the police unite to run down the gamblers, but not before Joe also is nearly murdered by the same means...a poisoned mouthpiece. Elyse Knox is along as Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe, although Anne and Joe had long been married in the comic strip.

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Joe Palooka in the KnockoutJoe Palooka in the Knockout · 1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
8.01947
MovieComedyDrama
The third of the Monogram series based on Ham Fisher's "Joe Palooka" comic strip, opens with Knobby Walsh, the manager of Joe Palooka trying to talk his way out of a traffic citation, and the story leading to that point is told in flashback as narrated by Walsh. Heavyweight champion Joe, after knocking out an opponent who later died in his dressing room, feels responsible and threatens to give up boxing. But the dead fighter's fiance thinks he died as the result of a drug that was given to him by a gang of gamblers, who made a rich haul betting on Palooka. Joe, Knobby and the police unite to run down the gamblers, but not before Joe also is nearly murdered by the same means...a poisoned mouthpiece. Elyse Knox is along as Joe's sweetheart Anne Howe, although Anne and Joe had long been married in the comic strip.

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