James Todd

James Todd

Born: July 8, 1908
Died: February 8, 1968
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies for James Todd...

Title: Behind Closed Doors
Character: Clarke
Released: October 2, 1958
Type: TV
Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, 1958, to April 9, 1959, focuses, among other themes, on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage. Behind Closed Doors is based on the files and experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who offers comments at the end of each segment. Behind Closed Doors, a Screen Gems production, replaced Jackie Cooper's sitcom The People's Choice, followed the NBC quiz show, Twenty-One, and preceded the The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Its competition was The Pat Boone Chevy Show on ABC and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater western anthology series on CBS.
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High School Confidential!
Title: High School Confidential!
Character: Jack Staples
Released: May 30, 1958
Type: Movie
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
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The High Cost of Loving
Title: The High Cost of Loving
Character: Marshall (uncredited)
Released: May 16, 1958
Type: Movie
Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about to lose his job, Jim begins to mull over his limited prospects when his wife confirms that she's pregnant.
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This Could Be the Night
Title: This Could Be the Night
Character: Mr. Hallerby
Released: May 14, 1957
Type: Movie
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.
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The Wings of Eagles
Title: The Wings of Eagles
Character: Jack Travis
Released: January 31, 1957
Type: Movie
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Title: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Character: Colonel at Court Martial (uncredited)
Released: July 4, 1956
Type: Movie
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
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The Scarlet Hour
Title: The Scarlet Hour
Character: Inspector Paley
Released: April 1, 1956
Type: Movie
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
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Title: Father Knows Best
Character: Mayor Mitchell
Released: October 3, 1954
Type: TV
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
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The Caine Mutiny
Title: The Caine Mutiny
Character: Comdr. Kelvey (uncredited)
Released: June 24, 1954
Type: Movie
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
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The Bigamist
Title: The Bigamist
Character: Carl Forbes
Released: December 3, 1953
Type: Movie
San Francisco businessman Harry Graham and his wife and business partner, Eve, are in the process of adopting a child. When private investigator Mr. Jordan uncovers the fact that Graham has another wife, Phyllis, and a small child in Los Angeles, he confesses everything.
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Torch Song
Title: Torch Song
Character: Philip Norton
Released: October 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.
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Titanic
Title: Titanic
Character: Sandy Comstock
Released: April 11, 1953
Type: Movie
Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.
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Peggy
Title: Peggy
Character: Mr. Gardiner
Released: July 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.
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Francis
Title: Francis
Character: Colonel Saunders
Released: February 8, 1950
Type: Movie
The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...
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Fighting Man of the Plains
Title: Fighting Man of the Plains
Character: Hobson
Released: November 16, 1949
Type: Movie
Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
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Trapped
Title: Trapped
Character: Jack Sylvester
Released: September 27, 1949
Type: Movie
Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double-cross them.
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The Gal Who Took the West
Title: The Gal Who Took the West
Character: Douglas Andrews
Released: September 1, 1949
Type: Movie
In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Title: The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Character: Tanner
Released: August 11, 1949
Type: Movie
A newspaper man, and former jewel thief, is accused of gem theft.
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The Luck of the Irish
Title: The Luck of the Irish
Character: Bill Clark
Released: September 15, 1948
Type: Movie
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
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For the Love of Mary
Title: For the Love of Mary
Character: Justice Van Sloan
Released: September 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.
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The Velvet Touch
Title: The Velvet Touch
Character: George Tesman
Released: July 13, 1948
Type: Movie
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
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Careless Lady
Title: Careless Lady
Character: Peter Towne
Released: April 2, 1932
Type: Movie
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
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Charlie Chan's Chance
Title: Charlie Chan's Chance
Character: Kenneth Dunwood
Released: January 24, 1932
Type: Movie
Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.
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Riders of the Purple Sage
Title: Riders of the Purple Sage
Character: Vern Venters
Released: October 22, 1931
Type: Movie
Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking for the now grown daughter. He immediately gets caught up in the ranch's struggle against rustlers. Trailing a rustled herd of horses leads him to the rustler's hideout and the missing daughter.