Acting

Sherry Hall

Born August 8, 1892 · Eureka, California, USA

Died April 6, 1984 · aged 91

No biography available.

Known For

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.

It Happened One Night · 1934

It Happened One Night

★ 7.81934

MovieComedyRomance

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

Scarlet Street · 1945

Scarlet Street

★ 7.61945

MovieDramaCrime

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

The Return of Frank James · 1940

The Return of Frank James

★ 6.41940

MovieWestern

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Lady in the Lake · 1946

Lady in the Lake

★ 6.11946

MovieMysteryThriller

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

The Tall Target · 1951

The Tall Target

★ 6.81951

MovieThrillerHistory

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.51936

MovieComedyDrama

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Filmography

Sort

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

It Happened One Night · 1934

It Happened One Night

★ 7.81934

MovieComedyRomance

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

Scarlet Street · 1945

Scarlet Street

★ 7.61945

MovieDramaCrime

Employee (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James · 1940

The Return of Frank James

★ 6.41940

MovieWestern

Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Lady in the Lake · 1946

Lady in the Lake

★ 6.11946

MovieMysteryThriller

Party Guest (Uncredited)

The Tall Target · 1951

The Tall Target

★ 6.81951

MovieThrillerHistory

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Man in Boarding Line (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.51936

MovieComedyDrama

Charlie (uncredited)

They Were Expendable · 1945

They Were Expendable

★ 6.51945

MovieDramaWar

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

Marine Major (uncredited)

The Lady Gambles · 1949

The Lady Gambles

★ 6.11949

MovieDrama

When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.

Horse Player (uncredited)

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

John Gilvray

The Gunfighter · 1950

The Gunfighter

★ 7.41950

MovieWestern

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

Townsman (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama · 1934

Manhattan Melodrama

★ 7.01934

MovieCrimeDrama

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!

Ship's Engineer (uncredited)

Father of the Bride · 1950

Father of the Bride

★ 7.01950

MovieComedyRomance

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Engagement Party Guest (uncredited)

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

Denver Courier Editor (uncredited)

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

Sorter (uncredited)

Experiment Perilous · 1944

Experiment Perilous

★ 5.81944

MovieRomanceThriller

In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.

Josh - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Three Godfathers · 1936

Three Godfathers

★ 6.91936

MovieActionDrama

In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).

Pianist (uncredited)

Twentieth Century · 1934

Twentieth Century

★ 6.81934

MovieComedyRomance

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

Reporter (uncredited)

Greenwich Village · 1944

Greenwich Village

★ 6.71944

MovieComedyMusic

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

Assistant set designer

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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