Acting
Philip Dorn
Born September 30, 1901 · Scheveningen, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Died May 9, 1975 · aged 73
Frits van Dongen (1901–1975), born Hein van der Niet and sometimes billed as Philip Dorn, was a Dutch actor who had a career in Hollywood. As a teenager he moved out of his parental home to perform in an amateur theatre group; his stage name Frits van Dongen already dates from that period. In the early 1920s, Van Dongen ended up in the professional stage, but it was not until 1934 that he starred …
Known For
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.71941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
The Fighting Kentuckian · 1949The Fighting Kentuckian
★ 5.91949
MovieWesternRomance
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
Covered Tracks · 1938Covered Tracks
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaMystery
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
Passage to Marseille · 1944Passage to Marseille
★ 6.61944
MovieAdventureWar
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Twenty Years After · 1944Twenty Years After
★ 8.01944
MovieDocumentary
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Salto Mortale · 1954Salto Mortale
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
After some initial difficulties, the daughter of a circus director who died in an accident follows in her father’s footsteps and takes over the business.
Chetniks! · 1943Chetniks!
★ 6.91943
MovieWarDrama
Subtitled The Fighting Guerillas, Chetniks tells the story of Serbian guerilla fighter General Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović. Based on the General's own memoirs, the film depicts Mihailovitch (played here by Philip Dorn) as a selfless idealist, leading his resistance troops, known as the Chetniks, on one raid after another against the Germans during WW II.
I've Always Loved You · 1946I've Always Loved You
★ 6.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Movies
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.71941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
The Fighting Kentuckian · 1949The Fighting Kentuckian
★ 5.91949
MovieWesternRomance
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on and aims to foil it.
Covered Tracks · 1938Covered Tracks
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaMystery
Séraphine and her mother arrive in Paris to visit the 1867 World Exhibition. In an overcrowded city they must be accommodated in separate hotels. During the night the mother, who wasn't feeling very well, gets suddenly worse. When next morning Séraphine goes to meet her every trace of her presence has disappeared and everybody denies having ever met her. The bewildered young woman must find someone who believes her. Previous version of So Long at the Fair (1950).
Passage to Marseille · 1944Passage to Marseille
★ 6.61944
MovieAdventureWar
A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.
Twenty Years After · 1944Twenty Years After
★ 8.01944
MovieDocumentary
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Salto Mortale · 1954Salto Mortale
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
After some initial difficulties, the daughter of a circus director who died in an accident follows in her father’s footsteps and takes over the business.
Chetniks! · 1943Chetniks!
★ 6.91943
MovieWarDrama
Subtitled The Fighting Guerillas, Chetniks tells the story of Serbian guerilla fighter General Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović. Based on the General's own memoirs, the film depicts Mihailovitch (played here by Philip Dorn) as a selfless idealist, leading his resistance troops, known as the Chetniks, on one raid after another against the Germans during WW II.
I've Always Loved You · 1946I've Always Loved You
★ 6.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
Reunion in France · 1942Reunion in France
★ 6.41942
MovieDramaRomance
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Rubber · 1936Rubber
★ 6.71936
MovieDramaRomance
John Van Laer is the overseer of a vast rubber plantation in the Dutch East Indies. His new wife Renee joins him at the plantation, but the monotony of her existence and unbearable heat soon drive her to distraction. One of Van Laer's workmen takes advantage of the boss' absence to seduce Renee.
I Remember Mama · 1948I Remember Mama
★ 7.21948
MovieFamilyDrama
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
Dreaming Lips · 1953Dreaming Lips
★ 5.51953
MovieDrama
Random Harvest · 1942Random Harvest
★ 7.31942
MovieRomanceDrama
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
The Indian Tomb · 1938The Indian Tomb
★ 6.21938
MovieDramaAdventure
After the events of Der Tiger von Eschnapur, Maharadscha Chandra is ready to execute his well-planned vengeance, in which German architect Peter Fürbringer, his fiancée Irene and his assistant will have to fight for their lives amidst a revolt fueled by traitor Prinz Ramigani.
Der Hampelmann · 1938Der Hampelmann
★ 7.01938
MovieComedy
Calling Dr. Gillespie · 1942Calling Dr. Gillespie
★ 7.01942
MovieDramaThriller
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
Tarzan's Secret Treasure · 1941Tarzan's Secret Treasure
★ 5.91941
MovieActionAdventure
A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.
Sealed Cargo · 1951Sealed Cargo
★ 6.51951
MovieWarDrama
A Newfoundland fishingboat comes to the aid of a wrecked Danish sailing ship and tows it to a small village, but eventually the captain of the fishingboat realises that it's a U-boat supply ship in disguise, loaded with torpedoes. So, together with his crew and a group of villagers he sets about a plan to blow the ship as well as any U-boats that approach it. Based on the novel "The Gaunt Woman" by Edmund Gilligan.
On the Move · 1935On the Move
★ 7.61935
MovieMusicRomance
Janus Fortuin is a goodhearted piano tuner married to a greedy landlady. Their daughter Polly is engaged to young songwriter George van Reen. When rich uncle Barend from Batavia makes a surprise visit — pretending to be a lodger called 'Van Santen' — the Fortuin family finds their lives turned upside down.
Escape · 1940Escape
★ 7.51940
MovieDramaThriller
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.
Türme des Schweigens · 1952Türme des Schweigens
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventure
The Tiger of Eschnapur · 1938The Tiger of Eschnapur
★ 6.71938
MovieDramaAdventure
After a passionate affair in Paris, adventurer Sascha Demidoff can no longer forget Sitha, the beautiful Maharani of Eshanpur. He travels through the wilderness of India to the maharaja's palace, where Sitha still returns his passion. But when his connection to her becomes apparent, he finds himself exposed to the revenge of the deceived maharaja. It is only with Sitha's help that he narrowly escapes from a ravenous tiger in the predator courtyard and flees with her from the palace to Berlin. Meanwhile, the architect Fürbringer is waiting for a message from Eschnapur, where he has been promised the construction of several large buildings. However, Fürbringer's friend and first draughtsman Sperling returns from India without having achieved anything. When Fürbringer's fiancée, Irene Traven, discovers that the maharajah is in Berlin incognito, she gains access to him and manages to get the prince to award her fiancé the building contract...
Enemy Agent · 1940Enemy Agent
★ 6.71940
MovieMysteryAdventure
A man is framed for being a spy. After he is released, he sets out to find who the real spies are.
Underground · 1941Underground
★ 6.61941
MovieAdventureDrama
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.