Thomas Beck
Actor · 1909 – 1995 · New York City, New York, USA
Movies24
Movie7.0DramaFamilyHeidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.
Heidi
1937 · 124 votes
Movie6.4DramaRomanceA Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from the police, lives with her in a barren flat on the seventh floor, and then marches away to war.
Seventh Heaven
1937 · 18 votes
Movie6.6CrimeMysteryCharlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 · 22 votes
Movie7.1MysteryComedyWhen a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 · 23 votes
Movie5.9ThrillerDramaBetrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.
Crack-Up
1936 · 13 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.
Life Begins at Forty
1935 · 1 votes
Movie6.7CrimeDramaWhen gangster's bullets put an end to the career of H.J. Barton, underworld gambling czar who masquerades as a respectable member of high society, his daughter Carol is left to bear the brunt of social stigma.
My Marriage
1936 · 3 votes
Movie6.8CrimeMysteryA dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936 · 36 votes
Movie6.2CrimeMysteryWhen his import/export business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, Mr. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Making his way from the mysterious streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of Shanghai, Mr. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice...even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice!
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 · 32 votes
Movie7.0ComedyMusicA young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an old plantation.
Can This Be Dixie?
1936 · 1 votes
Movie6.9MysteryWhile investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935 · 32 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRose Pierce is discontent with her life as the wife of a small town plumber and has visions of becoming a wealthy socialite. Consequently, when her smart aleck son Sammy hears that an electric railroad line is to be built through town, she decides that the family can become rich by purchasing the lots along the right of way. Patriarch George Pierce laughs at the idea, but when Rose and Sammy learn that Cora Stewart, the wealthy town widow, has withdrawn her savings from the bank, they jump to the conclusion that she is interested in buying the lots, and mother and son secretly invest the family bank roll in the land.
The Family Next Door
1939 · 5 votes
Movie6.2MysteryThrillerMr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan's tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn't the only one stalking the scrolls—so is a shadowy band of thieves. But when his ruthless rivals go too far, the mild-mannered detective's quest for antiquities becomes a passion for vengeance—because if he can't bring these villains to justice... he'll bring them to their knees.
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 · 23 votes
Movie9.0CrimeDramaA crusading sportswriter exposes racketeers involved in paying off fighters to throw their matches.
Woman-Wise
1937 · 1 votes
Movie5.5MysteryA nurse's brother who's pursued by the mob, hides out in a hospital by pretending to be a patient.
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937 · 4 votes
Movie7.0AdventureActionA woman and her weakling brother inherit a mine. When the brother commits suicide the guide is accused of murder.
White Fang
1936 · 3 votes
Movie9.0CrimeDramaFred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a gangland mob. His friend Paul, however, reaches equally quick success - in the district attorney's office. Inevitably, they meet on opposite sides of the courtroom.
I Stand Accused
1938 · 1 votes
Movie6.8DramaFive closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.
Walking Down Broadway
1938 · 4 votes
Movie6.5MysteryA phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.
The Thirteenth Chair
1937 · 10 votes
Movie5.3ComedyDramaAn aging star finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the chorus.
Music Is Magic
1935 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ComedyFirst of the Jones family movies with kids who ignore father and get consolation from mother through a series of family episodes.
Every Saturday Night
1936 · 1 votes
- Movie5.0RomanceComedy
In this crime drama, the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old hermit who lived on the fringe of town.
They Asked For It
1939 · 2 votes
Movie4.5FamilyComedyAn orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.
45 Fathers
1937 · 2 votes
- Movie10.0DramaCrime
At the Indianapolis Speedway mobsters try to bump off a young racer just as they did his dad. Junk yard owner tap dances.
Road Demon
1938 · 1 votes