Ella Raines

Acting

Ella Raines

Born August 6, 1920 · Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA

Died May 30, 1988 · aged 67

Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ella Raines, licensed under CC-BY…

Known For

Brute ForceBrute Force · 1947
Brute Force
★ 7.31947
MovieCrimeDrama
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Ride the Man DownRide the Man Down · 1952
Ride the Man Down
★ 6.31952
MovieWestern
After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.
Singing GunsSinging Guns · 1950
Singing Guns
★ 6.41950
MovieWestern
Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sheriff's life and must wear two hats between his new job that he enjoys and his old occupation that he misses.
The SuspectThe Suspect · 1945
The Suspect
★ 6.81945
MovieCrimeDrama
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
Phantom LadyPhantom Lady · 1944
Phantom Lady
★ 6.91944
MovieMysteryThriller
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
The Walking HillsThe Walking Hills · 1949
The Walking Hills
★ 6.01949
MovieWestern
A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
Tall in the SaddleTall in the Saddle · 1944
Tall in the Saddle
★ 6.61944
MovieWestern
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.
The Senator Was IndiscreetThe Senator Was Indiscreet · 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
★ 6.21947
MovieComedy
A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.

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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.