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Acting
Boyd Davis
Born June 19, 1885 · Santa Rosa, California, USA
Died January 25, 1963 · aged 77
No biography available.
Known For
Terror by Night · 1946Terror by Night
★ 6.61946
MovieMysteryCrime
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
Hello, Annapolis · 1942Hello, Annapolis
★ 8.51942
MovieComedy
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
Samson and Delilah · 1949Samson and Delilah
★ 6.61949
MovieRomanceDrama
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
So Proudly We Hail · 1943So Proudly We Hail
★ 5.91943
MovieWarDrama
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy. They all seek to maintain a sense of normal life, including dating, while under constant danger as they tend to wounded soldiers.
Father of the Bride · 1950Father of the Bride
★ 7.01950
MovieComedyRomance
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
★ 7.51936
MovieComedyDrama
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Junior Army · 1942Junior Army
★ 6.31942
MovieAdventureAction
An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.
Harvard Here I Come · 1941Harvard Here I Come
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
Slapsie Rosenbloom receives an award from the satirical Harvard Lampoon for his well-known stupidity. Instead of being enraged, Slapsie Maxie is delighted by the "honor", and promptly tries to enroll at the ivy-league university. Upon arriving on campus, he is pounced upon by a group of eccentric scientists led by Professor Alvin, who is convinced that Rosenbloom is the "missing link" that science has long been searching for.
Movies
Terror by Night · 1946Terror by Night
★ 6.61946
MovieMysteryCrime
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
Hello, Annapolis · 1942Hello, Annapolis
★ 8.51942
MovieComedy
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
Samson and Delilah · 1949Samson and Delilah
★ 6.61949
MovieRomanceDrama
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
So Proudly We Hail · 1943So Proudly We Hail
★ 5.91943
MovieWarDrama
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy. They all seek to maintain a sense of normal life, including dating, while under constant danger as they tend to wounded soldiers.
Father of the Bride · 1950Father of the Bride
★ 7.01950
MovieComedyRomance
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
★ 7.51936
MovieComedyDrama
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Junior Army · 1942Junior Army
★ 6.31942
MovieAdventureAction
An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.
Harvard Here I Come · 1941Harvard Here I Come
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
Slapsie Rosenbloom receives an award from the satirical Harvard Lampoon for his well-known stupidity. Instead of being enraged, Slapsie Maxie is delighted by the "honor", and promptly tries to enroll at the ivy-league university. Upon arriving on campus, he is pounced upon by a group of eccentric scientists led by Professor Alvin, who is convinced that Rosenbloom is the "missing link" that science has long been searching for.
My Favorite Brunette · 1947My Favorite Brunette
★ 6.61947
MovieComedyMystery
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
A Foreign Affair · 1948A Foreign Affair
★ 7.11948
MovieRomanceComedy
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
The Green Years · 1946The Green Years
★ 6.41946
MovieDrama
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
The Reckless Moment · 1949The Reckless Moment
★ 6.81949
MovieDramaThriller
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Ma and Pa Kettle · 1949Ma and Pa Kettle
★ 7.21949
MovieComedy
The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins the grand prize by coming up with a new tobacco slogan. Birdie Hicks is jealous of the family's new wealth, which includes a completely automated modern home, and accuses Pa of stealing the slogan. Reporter Kim Parker proves Birdie wrong and marries Tom Kettle.
The Judge Steps Out · 1947The Judge Steps Out
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
High Wall · 1947High Wall
★ 6.41947
MovieCrimeDrama
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
Hold That Blonde! · 1945Hold That Blonde!
★ 6.21945
MovieComedy
Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged in helping some crooks steal a valuable necklace.
Once Upon a Honeymoon · 1942Once Upon a Honeymoon
★ 6.31942
MovieComedyRomance
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
At Sword's Point · 1952At Sword's Point
★ 5.11952
MovieAdventureAction
France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is in virtually open rebellion, scheming to seize power. As a last resort, Queen Anne summons the heirs of the original Musketeers to her aid...including Claire, daughter of Athos, who when she chooses can miraculously pass as a boy, and wields as fine a sword as any. All their skills will be needed for a battle against increasing odds. One for all and all for one! Written by Rod Crawford
The Secret Heart · 1946The Secret Heart
★ 6.51946
MovieDrama
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl. Her brother, Chase, and stepmother, Lee, work to help Penny process her grief through psychotherapy and revisiting their past, but only the revelation of long-buried family secrets -- including her mother's secret lover and the true nature of her father's death -- can bring Penny out of her intense despair.
Bright Leaf · 1950Bright Leaf
★ 5.91950
MovieDramaRomance
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Blondie Goes to College · 1942Blondie Goes to College
★ 6.61942
MovieComedyFamily
Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Company. Not wishing to be separated from her husband, Blondie enrolls in college as well. But Leighton College rules stipulate "No Married Couples", forcing Blondie and Dagwood to pretend that they're not married. This causes quite a dilemma when coed Laura Wadsworth begins flirting with Dagwood and Rusty Bryant does the same with Blondie. And Blondie's discovery of a very pleasant secret threatens to expose her and Dagwood's marital status too.
You'll Never Get Rich · 1941You'll Never Get Rich
★ 6.51941
MovieComedyMusic
A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.
Ride 'Em Cowboy · 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyWestern
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or anything else.
Fun on a Weekend · 1947Fun on a Weekend
★ 7.21947
MovieComedyRomance
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.