Acting
Ferris Taylor
Born March 25, 1888 · Henrietta, Texas, USA
Died March 7, 1961 · aged 72
Ferris Taylor (born Robert Ferris Taylor) was an American screen and television actor, his career spanning the years 1933 to 1960.
Known For
The Harder They Fall · 1956The Harder They Fall
★ 7.21956
MovieDrama
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
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.
Foreign Correspondent · 1940Foreign Correspondent
★ 7.01940
MovieThrillerMystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
The Gunfighter · 1950The Gunfighter
★ 7.41950
MovieWestern
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Dark Command · 1940Dark Command
★ 6.41940
MovieDramaRomance
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.
Hello, Annapolis · 1942Hello, Annapolis
★ 8.51942
MovieComedy
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
Woman in Hiding · 1950Woman in Hiding
★ 6.31950
MovieThrillerCrime
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if not too well. Having discovered a horrible truth about her new husband, Deborah is now a “woman in hiding,” living in mortal fear that someday her husband will catch up with her again. When a returning GI recognizes Deborah, however, she must decide whether or not she can trust him.
One Crowded Night · 1940One Crowded Night
★ 5.51940
MovieDrama
The future of a group of strangely connected lives is determined on one crucial night at a dinky motel in the desert.
Filmography
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The Gunfighter · 1950The Gunfighter
★ 7.41950
MovieWestern
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
George the Grocer (uncredited)
Two Flags West · 1950Two Flags West
★ 6.21950
MovieWesternWar
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.
Dr. Magowan (uncredited)
Tricky Dicks · 1953Tricky Dicks
★ 7.01953
MovieComedy
The stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian organ grinder, among other suspects, and then catch the bad guy after a gun fight that nearly destroys the police station.
Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper
Ladies They Talk About · 1933Ladies They Talk About
★ 6.11933
MovieCrimeDrama
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
Reformer on Stage at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)




















