Leo Cleary

Leo Cleary

Born: June 15, 1894
Died: April 11, 1955
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Not the widest known actor, Leo Cleary starred in numerous films in the 40s and 50s, gaining fame and recognition prior to his death. Cleary died in Hollywood, CA in 1955.

Movies for Leo Cleary...

The Human Jungle
Title: The Human Jungle
Character: Karns
Released: October 3, 1954
Type: Movie
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.
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Confidence Girl
Title: Confidence Girl
Character: Mr. Sheridan
Released: June 20, 1952
Type: Movie
After successfully swindling thousands of dollars from hapless victims, conflicted con artist Mary (Hillary Brooke) decides to go straight, but her greedy boyfriend and partner, Roger (Tom Conway), convinces her to pull off one final scam before they get married. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone, this classic crime film finds the police struggling to keep up with the deceptive duo's exceedingly complicated schemes.
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Glory Alley
Title: Glory Alley
Character: Pastor (uncredited)
Released: June 6, 1952
Type: Movie
A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.
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The Pride of St. Louis
Title: The Pride of St. Louis
Character: Houston Mgr. Ed Monroe
Released: May 2, 1952
Type: Movie
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Desert of Lost Men
Title: Desert of Lost Men
Character: Dr. Stephens
Released: November 19, 1951
Type: Movie
Rocky Lane arrives at the town of Bear Creek to help insure the safe arrival of forty thousand dollars the citizens have raised to build a new hospital. After one of the town's doctors is killed in an ambush, Rocky devises a plan with the remaining doctor and sheriff to smoke out the bad guys.
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Love Nest
Title: Love Nest
Character: Detective Donovan (Uncredited)
Released: October 10, 1951
Type: Movie
Jim and Connie's postwar New York building troubles keep Jim from working on his novel. Ex-WAC from Jim's army days Roberta moves in, further upsetting Connie but pleasing Jim's friend Ed. Tenant Charley, who marries tenant Eadie, loans money to Jim to help him keep the building, money which this Casanova obtains from rich widows.
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Lightning Strikes Twice
Title: Lightning Strikes Twice
Character: Editor
Released: April 12, 1951
Type: Movie
Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.
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Storm Warning
Title: Storm Warning
Character: Barnet (uncredited)
Released: February 10, 1951
Type: Movie
A fashion model (Rogers) witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister (Day).
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The Great Jewel Robber
Title: The Great Jewel Robber
Character: Haley (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 1950
Type: Movie
Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.
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State Penitentiary
Title: State Penitentiary
Character: Warden-Narrator
Released: June 8, 1950
Type: Movie
A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.
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Bells of Coronado
Title: Bells of Coronado
Character: Dr. Frank Harding
Released: January 8, 1950
Type: Movie
An insurance investigator must track down thieves before they take off in a plane with stolen uranium ore.
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White Heat
Title: White Heat
Character: Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Released: September 2, 1949
Type: Movie
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
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The Red Menace
Title: The Red Menace
Character: Father O'Leary
Released: August 1, 1949
Type: Movie
A couple try to leave the Communist party after a murder by the group they were once loyal to.
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Golf Slappy
Title: Golf Slappy
Character: Narrator
Released: February 23, 1942
Type: Movie
Golf in a few difficult lessons with Eddie Gribbon.
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A Date with the Falcon
Title: A Date with the Falcon
Character: Detective Brody (uncredited)
Released: January 16, 1942
Type: Movie
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
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Dance, Girl, Dance
Title: Dance, Girl, Dance
Character: Court Clerk (uncredited)
Released: August 30, 1940
Type: Movie
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
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Millionaires in Prison
Title: Millionaires in Prison
Character: Deputy Taking Collins to Prison (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1940
Type: Movie
A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.
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You Can't Fool Your Wife
Title: You Can't Fool Your Wife
Character: Mr. Doolittle
Released: May 21, 1940
Type: Movie
Longtime school sweethearts discover married life, thanks to a disagreeable live-in mother-in-law and pressing business obligations, is more rocky than idyllic.