Acting

Rex Bell

Born October 16, 1903 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died July 4, 1962 · aged 58

Rex Bell (born George Francis Beldam; October 16, 1903 – July 4, 1962) was an American actor and politician. Bell primarily appeared in Western films during his career. He also appeared in the 1930 movie True to the Navy, starring Clara Bow; Bell and Bow married the following year. Bell later became involved in politics with the Nevada Republican Party and was the 21st lieutenant governor of Neva…

Known For

The Misfits

The Misfits · 1961

MovieDramaRomance

While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.

Diamond Trail

Diamond Trail · 1933

Reporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's gang where he poses as a gangster. Flash and his gang head west guning for Bill Miller who failed to send some diamonds on to Flash. Speed hopes to bring Flash to justice but is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.

Salute

MovieDramaRomance

A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.

Happy Days

Happy Days · 1929

In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing that the show is in arrears, goes to New York to gather all of the former stars to stage a minstrel show as a benefit.

Pleasure Crazed

Pleasure Crazed · 1929

Pleasure Crazed

Pleasure Crazed is a 1929 American sound drama film directed by Donald Gallaher.

Dawn on the Great Divide

Dawn on the Great Divide · 1942

Dawn on the Great Divide

Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl · 1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · 1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Movies

The Misfits

The Misfits · 1961

MovieDramaRomance

While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.

Diamond Trail

Diamond Trail · 1933

Reporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's gang where he poses as a gangster. Flash and his gang head west guning for Bill Miller who failed to send some diamonds on to Flash. Speed hopes to bring Flash to justice but is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.

Salute

MovieDramaRomance

A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.

Happy Days

Happy Days · 1929

In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing that the show is in arrears, goes to New York to gather all of the former stars to stage a minstrel show as a benefit.

Pleasure Crazed

Pleasure Crazed · 1929

Pleasure Crazed

Pleasure Crazed is a 1929 American sound drama film directed by Donald Gallaher.

Dawn on the Great Divide

Dawn on the Great Divide · 1942

Dawn on the Great Divide

Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl · 1999

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

MovieDocumentaryTV Movie

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · 1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Lucky Larrigan

Lucky Larrigan · 1932

Craig Larrigan's father and his partner own a large cattle ranch that is losing stock to rustlers. Craig, an easterner, heads west but in the disguise of a Mexican bandit. He is eventually thrown in jail with his identity still unknown. His cellmate is one of the rustlers and when they break out, the rustler takes him to the gang and Craig now has a chance to capture them all.

Men of the Plains

Men of the Plains · 1936

Men of the Plains

The Government sends Dean, Baxter, and Gordon to investigate a series of train holdups. Travis is behind the robberies and they are soon on his trail. When things get hot, Travis has a plan of double-crossing his own men that will enable him to keep not only his gold but also the money it is insured for.

Saddle Aces

Saddle Aces · 1935

Two prisoners, Steve Brandt and Nick Montana, chained to each other, escape by jumping from the train that brought them to the penitentiary. Persued, they hide in the carriage with Jane Langton. Arriving at her ranch, they discover that she is fighting against a Pete Sutton, who wants to take her pasture. Not wanting to confront, Sutton offers the two escapees help by assisting them move to Mexico.

Too Much Beef

Too Much Beef · 1936

Someone is adding beef to Rocky Brown's herds and changing the brands to make it look like he is rustling. Then he is framed for murder and jailed. Johnny Argyle who has been sent to investigate believes he is innocent and sets out to prove it and starts with hides that have been rebranded.

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die · 1942

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

The Cowboy Kid

The Cowboy Kid · 1928

Our hero catches a gang of bank robbers while taking time out to romance the banker's pretty daughter.

West of Nevada

West of Nevada · 1936

MovieActionComedy

When a gang tries to rob Haldain, Jim and Walla Walla break it up. Haldain is carrying stuffed animals and Jim's suspicion that they are stuffed with gold is soon confirmed. The gang's boss is banker Cutting and he is after Haldain's gold. He also receives Jim's mail at his bank and changes one of Jim's letters to make it look like Jim is after the gold. His sends Haldain's daughter after her father thereby leading the gang to the secret gold field.

Lightnin'

Lightnin' · 1930

Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.

Broadway to Cheyenne

Broadway to Cheyenne · 1932

Broadway to Cheyenne

A cowboy detective goes up against a gang of big-city thugs trying to set up a protection racket out west.

Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women · 1931

Forgotten Women

Acting on a tip from former stage actress Fern Madden, who is now working as a movie extra, Jimmy Burke, a Hollywood reporter, publishes an article revealing an independent film producer to have mob connections. As a result of the story, Jimmy becomes city editor.

Stormy Trails

Stormy Trails · 1936

A rancher caught in the middle of a bank robbery shoots one of the robbers. However, the dead bandit turns out to be a former ranch hand who was suing him. The rancher is arrested for murder.

They Had to See Paris

They Had to See Paris · 1929

They Had to See Paris

Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon have flirtatious French admirers; Idy rents a chateau from an impoverished aristocrat; while Pike responds to each new development with homespun wit. In the inevitable clash, will pretentiousness and sophistication or common sense triumph?

Harmony at Home

Harmony at Home · 1930

Harmony at Home

This comedy story of Joe Haller unwittingly running a sweatshop and Mama Haller keeping the suitors away from her daughters by discussing marriage.

The Fugitive

The Fugitive · 1933

A half a million dollars has been stolen and stashed away and prison inmate Dutch knows where it is. So Government Agent Joe goes to prison and makes friends with Dutch. When Joe breaks them out, Dutch leads them to the money only to find it gone. But Dutch's old gang is on hand and they haven't found it either.

True to the Navy

True to the Navy · 1930

True to the Navy

MovieActionRomance

Ruby is a counter girl at the San Diego Soda Shop with a habit of being a girlfriend to Sailors stopping by. Things get a little zany when she sets her eyes on Bull's Eye McCoy a gunner who refuses to settle down.

The Tonto Kid

The Tonto Kid · 1934

Lawyer Creech is after the ranch of the dying Cartwright. First he brings in Cahill to pose as the only living relative. Then when the Tonto Kid finds platinum on the ranch, Creech frames him for murder.