Morgan Conway
Actor · 1903 – 1981 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morgan Conway (March 16, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey – November 16, 1981 in Livingston, New Jersey) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy. Born Sydney Conway, he was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He arrived in Hollywood just in time to get on the ground floor of the industry's burgeoning labor movement. Conway was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. His first film appearance was in the 1934 film Looking for Trouble. For many years he freelanced, working for various studios in bits or supporting roles. His most familiar appearance from this period is probably in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). By the mid-1940s he was a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, and he was chosen to portray Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to emulate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although this screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy physically, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role an understated, businesslike quality totally in keeping with a police procedural. Morgan Conway is considered by many (including Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins) to be the best screen Dick Tracy. Morgan/Sydney Conway left the motion picture industry and returned to New Jersey, where he died of lung cancer at the age of 78.
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Movie5.4CrimeThrillerA police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · 26 votes
Movie6.1ActionAdventureBrass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · 6 votes
Movie6.7CrimeMysteryThe Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · 14 votes
Movie6.2DramaRomanceJerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.
Wings of the Navy
1939 · 6 votes
Movie5.2MysteryActionDick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.
Dick Tracy
1945 · 32 votes
Movie5.0MysteryA young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.
The Truth About Murder
1946 · 6 votes
Movie6.5MysteryThrillerMary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · 20 votes
Movie6.3ActionWesternAfter some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
Badman's Territory
1946 · 13 votes
Movie6.6ComedyCrimeWhen retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
Brother Orchid
1940 · 42 votes
Movie5.7CrimeLeslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the run. Falsely accused of a murder, he embarks upon a life-and-death journey to save his family.
A Fugitive from Justice
1940 · 3 votes
Movie6.7MysteryDramaG-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938 · 3 votes
Movie6.5CrimeAdventureA nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of shooting the man knows that he didn't do it, and sets out to find the real killer and clear his own name.
The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938 · 2 votes
Movie6.2MysteryA man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 · 4 votes
Movie5.5ComedyCrimeA reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Blackwell's Island
1939 · 8 votes
Movie6.8MysteryA female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
Private Detective
1939 · 4 votes
Movie4.5DramaSet against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.
Florian
1940 · 2 votes
Movie6.1CrimeDramaA crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.
Millionaires in Prison
1940 · 7 votes
Movie6.7CrimeComedyJoe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.
Looking for Trouble
1934 · 6 votes
Movie6.2CrimeRomanceJed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through loop-holes or bribery. Then his daughter, misled by her father’s courtroom performance, but unaware of his back-room tactics, marries the killer her father has just unjustly save from the electric chair. What’s a poor father to do?
The Spellbinder
1939 · 4 votes
Movie6.4DramaAfter a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.
Off the Record
1939 · 5 votes
Movie6.3ComedyCrimeA New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.
Sued for Libel
1939 · 5 votes
Movie7.5Science FictionA scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.
Television Spy
1939 · 2 votes
Movie5.8CrimeDramaFake fortunetellers win the confidence of clients and then get them to part with their money by buying mining stocks which are worthless.
Crime Ring
1938 · 4 votes
Movie8.0WarDramaIn this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war. They meet on the boat ride over and decide to team up. They are further assisted by a Chinese cameraman. The three of them manage to expose of spy ring operating out of the Shanghai office of the woman's newspaper.
North of Shanghai
1939 · 1 votes