Howard Phillips

Howard Phillips

Born: February 6, 1899
Died: August 2, 1992
in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (now Kingston, Jamaica)

Movies for Howard Phillips...

Gangs of New York
Title: Gangs of New York
Character: Al Benson
Released: May 23, 1938
Type: Movie
An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.
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White Bondage
Title: White Bondage
Character: Cal 'Snipe' Sanders
Released: August 5, 1937
Type: Movie
A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
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The Great Hospital Mystery
Title: The Great Hospital Mystery
Character: Tom Kirby
Released: May 14, 1937
Type: Movie
A nurse's brother who's pursued by the mob, hides out in a hospital by pretending to be a patient.
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Fugitive in the Sky
Title: Fugitive in the Sky
Character: 'Killer' Madsen
Released: November 28, 1936
Type: Movie
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.
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The Last Mile
Title: The Last Mile
Character: Richard 'Dick' Walters, Cell 5
Released: August 17, 1932
Type: Movie
Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence.
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Title: The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Character: Minetti aka Joe Garson
Released: May 1, 1932
Type: Movie
Vivienne Ware is defended by her ex-beau when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance.
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Careless Lady
Title: Careless Lady
Character: Jack Merrett
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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Surrender
Title: Surrender
Character: Claverie
Released: December 6, 1931
Type: Movie
Story of French prisoner in Germany who falls in love with a German general's daughter. From the novel "Axelle" by Pierre Benoit.
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Sob Sister
Title: Sob Sister
Character: Ned Smith
Released: October 25, 1931
Type: Movie
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
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The Spider
Title: The Spider
Character: Alexander
Released: September 23, 1931
Type: Movie
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occurs. A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver, the lights go out, and a shot rings out! When the lights come on, the body of a patron is lying on the floor, dying. Who is the mysterious killer? What is the strange secret of Lowe’s clairvoyant, amnesia-plagued assistant? After the police restrain the audience from leaving, Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer. Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghost-like creatures float above the stage.