Billy Mitchell

Actor · 1889 – 1952 · Georgia, USA

Billy Mitchell was born on July 28, 1889 in Georgia, USA as Frank Melvin Mitchell. He was an actor, known for Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (1941), When the Wife's Away (1946) and Misbehaving Husbands (1940). He died on July 9, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Movies16

Movie8.1
CrimeThriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Double Indemnity
1944 · 2.1K votes
Movie6.9
DramaRomance
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
In This Our Life
1942 · 58 votes
Movie6.6
Comedy
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
It Happens Every Spring
1949 · 25 votes
Movie6.8
ThrillerHistory
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
The Tall Target
1951 · 48 votes
Movie7.0
ActionAdventure
A cub reporter goes after his story in a big way when he single-handedly exposes a crime ring.
The Bride Wore Crutches
1940 · 2 votes
Movie6.5
ThrillerMystery
The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a certain grave. It turns out that he's not the only one who got a blackmail letter from the same person--calling himself "The Black Panther"--and it also turns out that all the recipients are connected to an opera company.
The Panther's Claw
1942 · 6 votes
Movie7.0
Comedy
A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian uncle in a racetrack environment.
Mr. Celebrity
1941 · 2 votes
Movie6.3
Western
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Rock Island Trail
1950 · 6 votes
Movie6.7
Comedy
After backing over a police motorcycle, Axel and Elmer are fined $100 and given 48 hours to come up with the money or go to jail. Knowing nothing about plumbing, they answer Mr. Skunkem's ad for plumber's assistants, and are sent to the Dinwitty estate to recover a diamond ring from a drain pipe. In due course they destroy the bathroom, and switch the gas and water lines, disrupting Mrs. Dinwitty's bridge party, Vanillia's dinner preparation, and the gardener's lawn watering.
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
1944 · 3 votes
Movie5.8
ComedyCrime
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.
Mr. District Attorney
1941 · 9 votes
Movie8.3
ActionCrime
Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.
Frisco Lil
1942 · 3 votes
Movie6.5
Animation
This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.
Romeo in Rhythm
1940 · 2 votes
Movie5.2
RomanceComedy
Marital comedy in which a department store mannequin is mistaken for "the other woman".
Misbehaving Husbands
1940 · 9 votes
Movie7.0
Comedy
Two cut-rate private detectives are broke, hungry and down to their last nickel. They decide to hock their banjo in order to get some money for food, and while one partner is negotiating the deal, the other one falls asleep and dreams that a wealthy society matron has hired them to investigate a string of suitors.
Professor Creeps
1942 · 1 votes
Movie
AdventureAction
Part of a series based on Sam Hellman's "Flying Fists" stories, featuring real-life boxing champ Benny Leonard as a flyweight boxer, where he'd fight for glory, training and battling rivals as a boxing hero in a sports comedy-drama style, showcasing his real-life prowess in two-reel shorts. This first episode is also known as "Intrusion"
Breaking In
1925
Movie7.0
DramaAction
A series of six boxing dramas, each a complete story in its own right. The episode titles are: #1: Intrusion; #2: Hit Hard; #3: Soft Muscles; #4: The Return; #5: The Surprise Fight; #6: The Jazz Fight.
Flying Fists
1924 · 1 votes