Acting
Jody Lawrance
Born October 19, 1930 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died July 10, 1986 · aged 55
As the 1950s began, Jody Lawrance (born Nona Josephine Goddard) showed much promise as a contract player for Columbia. In 1951 alone, she was the female lead in four features including "Ten Tall Men," playing opposite Burt Lancaster. However, her reticence to appear in the Mickey Rooney musical, "All Ashore" (1953) because she didn't feel she had the singing ability required for the role and her r…
Known For
Ten Tall Men · 1951Ten Tall Men
★ 6.21951
MovieActionAdventure
Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.
The Scarlet Hour · 1956The Scarlet Hour
★ 5.31956
MovieCrimeDrama
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Hot Spell · 1958Hot Spell
★ 5.91958
MovieDrama
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
Mask of the Avenger · 1951Mask of the Avenger
★ 5.81951
MovieAdventureRomance
Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.
The Brigand · 1952The Brigand
★ 5.91952
MovieAdventureRomance
Carlos Delargo, the banished son of a royal princess of Mandorra, is returned to the kingdom to be tried for a murder change. However, he is freed by King Lorenzo, whom bears a remarkable resemblance to Delargo. When the king is wounded by assassins sent by Napoleon, Delargo takes over the throne at the request of the Prime Minister in a plot to thwart the traitors. He also falls in love with Princess Teresa, the king's fiancée.
All Ashore · 1953All Ashore
★ 7.31953
MovieComedy
Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.
The Family Secret · 1951The Family Secret
★ 6.11951
MovieCrimeDrama
When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.
The Son of Dr. Jekyll · 1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll
★ 4.91951
MovieCrimeHorror
The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.







