L
Acting
Leander De Cordova
Born December 5, 1877 · Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]
Died September 19, 1969 · aged 91
No biography available.
Known For
Gilda · 1946Gilda
★ 7.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
A Double Life · 1947A Double Life
★ 6.41947
MovieDramaThriller
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Midnight · 1939Midnight
★ 7.41939
MovieComedyRomance
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
Mission to Moscow · 1943Mission to Moscow
★ 5.71943
MovieWarDrama
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Torture Ship · 1939Torture Ship
★ 3.81939
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A mad scientist uses captured criminals as experiments for his study on "the criminal mind" aboard his private ship.
Albuquerque · 1948Albuquerque
★ 6.81948
MovieActionRomance
Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hearted czar who operates an ore-hauling freight line, and whose goal is to eliminate a competing line run by Ted Wallace and his sister Celia. Cole tires of his uncle's heavy-handed tactics and switches over to the Wallace side. Lety Tyler, an agent hired by the uncle, also switches over by warning Cole and Ted of a trap set for them by the uncle and his henchman.
Polly with a Past · 1920Polly with a Past
★ 6.01920
MovieDrama
Polly Shannon takes a job as a maid to earn money to go to Paris and study opera. She becomes embroiled in a scheme by her two employers to help their friend in the love of a woman who does not fancy him: She will pretend to be interested in their friend instead. The film has been lost.
Tough Assignment · 1949Tough Assignment
★ 6.81949
MovieWesternAction
A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers.
Donald "Red" Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with his wife, photographer Margie (Marjorie Steele). Margie insists on taking pictures of everywhere they go, and so as she's walking into a butcher shop she poses for Dan - while at the same time three thugs make their way quickly out after beating up the proprietors. Soon Margie and Dan are involved in investigating an illegal meat operation that rustles cattle and forces butchers to buy it - or else. Dan gets beaten up a couple of times, but is undaunted in pursuing the great story - and hey, he's only got 64 minutes to do so, he'd best get cracking!
Filmography
Sort
Gilda · 1946Gilda
★ 7.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Servant (uncredited)
A Double Life · 1947A Double Life
★ 6.41947
MovieDramaThriller
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Audience Member (uncredited)
Midnight · 1939Midnight
★ 7.41939
MovieComedyRomance
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
Footman (uncredited)
Big Town · 1946Big Town
★ 5.51946
MovieCrimeDrama
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
Undetermined Role (uncredited)








