Mikhail Rasumny
Actor · 1890 – 1956 · Odessa, Russia [present Ukraine]
From Wikipedia Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, c.1884 in Odessa, Russian empire – February 17, 1956 in United States) was a Soviet- and American film actor. His age in a February 1935 passenger list was given as 51, meaning that he was probably born in 1883 or 1884 and not in 1890 as stated in other sources. Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Solomon (Ephroim Zalmen) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa. After the death of his father in 1905 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933 he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes", in 1934 another Yiddish company "Parizer Azazel", then in 1938 in New York — Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio). Buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Movie7.0CrimeThrillerSadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.
This Gun for Hire
1942 · 197 votes
Movie6.5WarRomanceSpain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · 215 votes
Movie5.7DramaRomanceStephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.
Hot Blood
1956 · 7 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceRomanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 · 51 votes
Movie6.2ComedyRomanceJed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.
Blue Skies
1946 · 29 votes
Movie6.2DramaRomanceIn 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
Anna and the King of Siam
1946 · 42 votes
Movie6.9ComedyMusicTwo carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
Road to Morocco
1942 · 84 votes
Movie6.9ComedyHistoryCatherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.
A Royal Scandal
1945 · 20 votes
Movie6.5ComedyRussell and Lynn are a pair of college students in the 1920s. They get mixed up with kind-hearted bootlegger Donlevy who helps them get their boy friends back.
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
1946 · 3 votes
Movie6.1ComedyRomanceAn American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Comrade X
1940 · 27 votes
Movie5.9WarActionIn late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Wake Island
1942 · 28 votes
Movie4.7MysteryThrillerDavid Fielding, who has recently lost his wife, moves into a new neighborhood under a cloud of suspicion. Many feel that his wife's death in a car crash was no accident. Elizabeth Howard, the governess he hires to look after his children, makes it her mission to find out the truth. When other murders seem to be following David to his new town, Elizabeth investigates with the help of David's son Barnaby.
The Unseen
1945 · 22 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeA gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
The Shanghai Gesture
1941 · 76 votes
Movie5.2WesternComedyRicardo, the milquetoast son of a Mexican bandit, would rather lead a quiet life in Boston. But the family would rather that he follow in his father's footsteps and become "The Kissing Bandit".
The Kissing Bandit
1948 · 6 votes
Movie5.2ComedyMusicAfter aspiring singer Judy Peabody rescues the elderly J.B. Bates from drowning, she assumes that the disheveled man is a vagrant and goes back to her job checking hats at New York City's famed Stork Club. But Bates is actually a grateful millionaire who becomes Judy's anonymous benefactor, and before long the working girl is swathed in minks and diamonds, much to the dismay of her suspicious beau.
The Stork Club
1945 · 11 votes
Movie5.6ComedyBill Weldon is an Ad man who craves his wife Margaret's approval of his work, instead he gets constructive (and on-target) feedback, which he hates. Things get really strange when Bill creates advertising for a wacky inventor's embalming fluid.
Her Husband's Affairs
1947 · 8 votes
Movie7.3ComedyRomanceThe singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie, and Patti, aren't interested in performing together, and this plays havoc with the plans of Pop Angel to buy a soy bean farm. They do accept an offer of ten dollars to sing at a dubious night club on the edge of town where a band led by Happy Marshall is playing.
And the Angels Sing
1944 · 7 votes
Movie5.6DramaOutcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
A Medal for Benny
1945 · 5 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRomanceA film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.
Yokel Boy
1942 · 4 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaAfter World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry.
Saigon
1947 · 11 votes
Movie6.5MusicWhile raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks like him to play him for a bit.The gambler's Latina girlfriend opens the eyes of the prissy crooner.
Hit Parade of 1951
1950 · 2 votes
Movie6.7MusicComedyChristine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,
Holiday in Mexico
1946 · 6 votes
Movie5.2ComedyRomanceA female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
Heartbeat
1946 · 14 votes
Movie6.3RomanceComedyThe discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young inventor.
Free For All
1949 · 3 votes