Acting
Lewis L. Russell
Born September 8, 1889 · Farmington, Illinois, USA
Died November 12, 1961 · aged 72
No biography available.
Known For
The Lost Weekend · 1945The Lost Weekend
★ 7.61945
MovieDrama
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands · 1948Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
★ 6.71948
MovieRomanceDrama
Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
The King's Thief · 1955The King's Thief
★ 6.21955
MovieAdventureDrama
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
A Night in Casablanca · 1946A Night in Casablanca
★ 6.81946
MovieComedy
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
★ 7.51947
MovieMusic
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's
She Wouldn't Say Yes · 1945She Wouldn't Say Yes
★ 6.41945
MovieComedyRomance
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip called "The Nixie." She bumps into Michael Kent, an officer and the comic strip's author. He likes her instantly and she dislikes him. He's headed to the Pacific, sees her on the train, gets off in Chicago, and with her father's help, pursues her and hatches a plan to marry her. Meanwhile, she has her own plan to get rid of him with the help of a blond patient. Will the Nixie get into her psyche?
The Naked Hills · 1956The Naked Hills
★ 4.61956
MovieWestern
Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.
One Way to Love · 1946One Way to Love
★ 7.01946
MovieComedy
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
Filmography
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The King's Thief · 1955The King's Thief
★ 6.21955
MovieAdventureDrama
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Gentleman (uncredited)
My Dog Rusty · 1948My Dog Rusty
★ 8.51948
MovieFamilyDrama
Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
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