Acting

Frank McLure

Born July 14, 1893 · Mobile, Alabama, USA

Died October 23, 1960 · aged 67

Frank McLure was born on July 14, 1893 in Mobile, Alabama. He was an actor, known for Citizen Kane (1941), Notorious (1946) and His Girl Friday (1940). He died on January 23, 1960 in Los Angeles, California.

Known For

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane · 1941

MovieMysteryDrama

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Notorious

Notorious · 1946

MovieDramaRomance

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Sabrina

Sabrina · 1954

MovieComedyRomance

After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

MovieDramaMystery

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Saboteur

Saboteur · 1942

MovieThrillerMystery

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Filmography

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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane · 1941

MovieMysteryDrama

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

(uncredited)

Notorious

Notorious · 1946

MovieDramaRomance

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

Man Walking Through Door Leaving Courtroom (uncredited)

Sabrina

Sabrina · 1954

MovieComedyRomance

After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother Linus, who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution · 1957

Witness for the Prosecution

MovieDramaMystery

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Court Officer (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot · 1959

Some Like It Hot

MovieComedyRomance

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

MovieComedyDrama

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

Senator (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men · 1949

All the King's Men

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Doctor (uncredited)

Saboteur

Saboteur · 1942

MovieThrillerMystery

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel · 1945

MovieCrimeMystery

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

Passerby on Street (uncredited)

The Country Girl

The Country Girl · 1954

The Country Girl

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Scarface

Scarface · 1932

MovieCrimeAction

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon · 1953

MovieComedyRomance

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

Investor (uncredited)

Titanic

Titanic · 1953

MovieDramaRomance

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.

Lifeboat Survivor (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story · 1940

The Philadelphia Story

MovieComedyRomance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By · 1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

Stage Door Johnny (uncredited)

The Killers

The Killers · 1946

MovieCrimeMystery

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo · 1940

MovieDramaCrime

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.

Horse Parlor Patron (uncredited)

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame · 1958

MovieComedyDrama

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.

Groom (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window · 1944

The Woman in the Window

MovieCrimeDrama

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days · 1956

Around the World in 80 Days

MovieAdventureComedy

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Extra (uncredited)

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane · 1953

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

Officer at Fort Dance (uncredited)

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940 · 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

MovieMusicRomance

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman · 1937

MovieCrimeDrama

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles · 1957

The Wings of Eagles

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Committee Member (uncredited)