Lee Tracy

Acting

Lee Tracy

Born April 13, 1898 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died October 18, 1968 · aged 70

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Lee Tracy (April 14, 1898 – October 18, 1968) was an American actor. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1964 film The Best Man. In 1929, Tracy arrived in Hollywood, where he played the role of newspapermen in several films. He, for example, played a Walter Winchell-type gossip columnist in Blessed Event (…

Known For

Doctor XDoctor X · 1932
Doctor X
6.01932
MovieHorrorThriller
A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
The Best ManThe Best Man · 1964
The Best Man
7.31964
MovieDrama
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Dinner at EightDinner at Eight · 1933
Dinner at Eight
6.81933
MovieComedyDrama
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
SaluteSalute · 1929
Salute
5.81929
MovieDramaRomance
A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.
The Big Parade of ComedyThe Big Parade of Comedy · 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.21964
MovieComedyDocumentary
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
BombshellBombshell · 1933
Bombshell
6.51933
MovieComedyRomance
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
I'll Tell the WorldI'll Tell the World · 1934
I'll Tell the World
7.01934
MovieRomanceComedy
Lee Tracy once again plays a Winchellesque newspaper reporter in Universal's I'll Tell the World. More interested in his sex life than his career, news hawk Brown nonetheless agrees to cover the activities of a European archduke on behalf of his wire service.
Blessed EventBlessed Event · 1932
Blessed Event
6.81932
MovieDramaComedy
A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

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Criminal LawyerCriminal Lawyer · 1937
Criminal Lawyer
6.51937
MovieActionRomance
Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client, with Betty Walker, a spoiled society girl. The police raid the club and Brandon pleads that the whole group is guilty, just to get even with Larkin for a rebuke. On the same night in court, Madge Carter is on trial for disorderly conduct, and Brandon volunteers to defend her, and proves the case against her if a frame-up. Finding that she is penniless, Brandon hires her as his secretary, and falls in love with her. Brandon is appointed district attorney and has ambitions of becoming the state governor. Having dinner at Betty's home, she maneuvers him, while he is drunk, into marrying her. Later, Madge is a witness when Larkin shoots down a fellow gangster. By threatening Brandon's life, he forces her to commit perjury at his trial, and say he fired in self-defense. Brandon, the prosecuting attorney (who has had his marriage to Betty annulled) knows she is lying but doesn't know why.

Brandon

Lights OutLights Out · 1949
Lights Out
6.01949
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime
Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions of Lights Out aired on different networks, at various times, from January 1934 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television. In 1946, NBC Television brought Lights Out to TV in a series of four specials, broadcast live and produced by Fred Coe, who also contributed three of the scripts. NBC asked Cooper to write the script for the premiere, "First Person Singular", which is told entirely from the point of view of an unseen murderer who kills his obnoxious wife and winds up being executed. Variety gave this first episode a rave review ("undoubtedly one of the best dramatic shows yet seen on a television screen"), but Lights Out did not become a regular NBC-TV series until 1949.