Joe Downing

Joe Downing

Born: June 26, 1903
Died: October 16, 1975
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Joe Downing...

Blood
Title: Blood
Character: The New Realton
Released: September 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A mysterious family moves into their new home, but their secrets are far more sinister than anyone could imagine.
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Title: Glynis
Released: September 25, 1963
Type: TV
Glynis is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 18, 1963.
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Title: Going My Way
Released: October 3, 1962
Type: TV
Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series
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Title: 87th Precinct
Released: September 25, 1961
Type: TV
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.
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Title: The Donna Reed Show
Released: September 24, 1958
Type: TV
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.
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Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Title: Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Character: Eddie 'Cockeye' Cook
Released: September 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A rookie assistant DA is assigned to investigate the murder of a longshoreman, killed for exposing gangster involvement on the piers, and meets up with a "code of silence" amongst all potential witnesses.
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Fighting Trouble
Title: Fighting Trouble
Character: Hal Lomax
Released: September 16, 1956
Type: Movie
An overambitious shutterbug almost gets his lights put out permanently when he decides to snap a picture of a mob boss.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Floyd Unser
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Lieutenant Al Hawkshaw
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Kramer--Detective
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Released: September 29, 1955
Type: TV
Canadian Mountie Sgt. Preston patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements and criminals.
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Title: Navy Log
Released: September 20, 1955
Type: TV
Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program aired for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.
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Title: The Millionaire
Character: Pete Fullerton
Released: January 19, 1955
Type: TV
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
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Title: The Millionaire
Character: Frankie
Released: January 19, 1955
Type: TV
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
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Title: General Electric Theater
Character: Lieutenant
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: TV
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
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Title: Four Star Playhouse
Character: Gus Anderson
Released: September 25, 1952
Type: TV
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.
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Title: Suspense
Released: January 6, 1949
Type: TV
Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. Like many early television programs, the show was broadcast live from New York City. It was sponsored by the Auto-Lite corporation, and each episode was introduced by host Rex Marshall, who promoted Auto-Lite spark plugs, car batteries, headlights, and other car parts. Some of the early scripts were adapted from Suspense radio scripts, while others were original for television. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed. Many notable actors appeared on the program, including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Franchot Tone, Robert Emhardt, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, and many more. The program was a live television series, but most episodes were recorded on kinescope. However, only about 90 of the 260 episodes survive today.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Character: Patton
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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Lucky Jordan
Title: Lucky Jordan
Character: Harrison
Released: November 16, 1942
Type: Movie
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.
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You Can't Escape Forever
Title: You Can't Escape Forever
Character: Varney (uncredited)
Released: October 10, 1942
Type: Movie
A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.
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The Big Shot
Title: The Big Shot
Character: Frenchy
Released: June 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
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Larceny, Inc.
Title: Larceny, Inc.
Character: Smitty
Released: April 24, 1942
Type: Movie
Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers...
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Johnny Eager
Title: Johnny Eager
Character: Ryan (as Joseph Downing)
Released: December 9, 1941
Type: Movie
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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Unholy Partners
Title: Unholy Partners
Character: Jerry
Released: November 1, 1941
Type: Movie
A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
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Belle Starr
Title: Belle Starr
Character: Jim Cole
Released: September 12, 1941
Type: Movie
After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.
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Strange Alibi
Title: Strange Alibi
Character: Benny McKaye
Released: April 19, 1941
Type: Movie
An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true identity.
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San Francisco Docks
Title: San Francisco Docks
Character: Cassidy
Released: December 25, 1940
Type: Movie
Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront saloon, and he beats up Cassidy, a crooked politician who has been annoying her. Cassidy is murdered that night and Johnny is jailed for the crime. Kitty, her father Andy Tracy, and waterfront-priest Father Cameron believe Johnny is innocent but all evidence points to his guilt.
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The Secret Seven
Title: The Secret Seven
Character: Lou Boyd
Released: August 15, 1940
Type: Movie
Scientists assembled to prove their methods are effective in criminal investigation try to solve a series of murders.
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Castle on the Hudson
Title: Castle on the Hudson
Character: Gangster in Car (uncredited)
Released: February 17, 1940
Type: Movie
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
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Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Title: Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
Character: 'Doc' Kendrick - Bank Robber
Released: January 1, 1940
Type: Movie
In this musical comedy, a traveling salesman gets mixed up with a bratty heiress after she gets in a car wreck as she heads for her elopement. The two begin traveling together and get further mixed up with a fleeing bank robber, a crazy tourist camp, and other troubles. Songs include: "Oh Johnny, How You Can Love," "Maybe I Like What You Like," "Swing Chariot Swing," and "Make Up Your Mind."
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Invisible Stripes
Title: Invisible Stripes
Character: Johnny
Released: December 30, 1939
Type: Movie
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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Missing Evidence
Title: Missing Evidence
Character: Marty Peters
Released: December 15, 1939
Type: Movie
G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US. The crooks have flooded the market with counterfeit lottery tickets, reducing many an unwary speculator to poverty.
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Another Thin Man
Title: Another Thin Man
Character: Hoodlum (uncredited)
Released: November 17, 1939
Type: Movie
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
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Smashing the Money Ring
Title: Smashing the Money Ring
Character: Dice Mathews
Released: October 21, 1939
Type: Movie
T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.
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Each Dawn I Die
Title: Each Dawn I Die
Character: Limpy Julien
Released: August 19, 1939
Type: Movie
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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The Forgotten Woman
Title: The Forgotten Woman
Character: Johnny Bradshaw
Released: July 7, 1939
Type: Movie
A beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.
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Torchy Runs for Mayor
Title: Torchy Runs for Mayor
Character: Spuds O'Brien
Released: May 13, 1939
Type: Movie
Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
Title: You Can't Get Away with Murder
Character: Smitty
Released: March 23, 1939
Type: Movie
Johnnie learns crime from petty thug Frank Wilson. When Wilson kills a pawnbroker with a gun stolen from Johnnie's sister Madge's fiance Fred Burke, Fred goes to Sing Sing's death house. Wilson uses all the pressure can to keep Johnnie silent, even after he and Johnnie themselves wind up in the big house.
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North of Shanghai
Title: North of Shanghai
Character: Chandler
Released: January 24, 1939
Type: Movie
In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war. They meet on the boat ride over and decide to team up. They are further assisted by a Chinese cameraman. The three of them manage to expose of spy ring operating out of the Shanghai office of the woman's newspaper.
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Angels with Dirty Faces
Title: Angels with Dirty Faces
Character: Steve
Released: November 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
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The Night Hawk
Title: The Night Hawk
Character: Lefty
Released: October 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Gangster Charlie McCormick despairs as his young brother Bobby lays near death and vows to break the quarantine of the ocean liner Pacific Queen in order to retrieve the iron lung Bobby needs. Meanwhile, newspaper editor Lonigan searches for reporter Slim Torrence, because Slim is friends with Tom Niles, the customs officer on the verge of cracking a whiskey smuggling case. Lonigan is about to send another reporter to cover the story when Della Parrish, the publisher's daughter, assures him that she can locate Slim. With the help of Slim's young photographer, Willie Sing, Della finds Slim in a waterfront dive, and Willie and Slim sneak aboard the Pacific Queen to find Niles. Niles hints that McCormick is the head of the smuggling ring and promises Slim an exclusive when he breaks the story the next day.
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Racket Busters
Title: Racket Busters
Character: Joe Pender
Released: July 16, 1938
Type: Movie
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
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Danger on the Air
Title: Danger on the Air
Character: Joe Carney
Released: June 30, 1938
Type: Movie
Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.
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The Devil's Party
Title: The Devil's Party
Character: Frank Diamond
Released: June 2, 1938
Type: Movie
Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
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The Lady in the Morgue
Title: The Lady in the Morgue
Character: Steve Collins
Released: April 22, 1938
Type: Movie
A detective investigates the disappearance of a girl's body from the city morgue.
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Wide Open Faces
Title: Wide Open Faces
Character: Stretch
Released: April 18, 1938
Type: Movie
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
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A Slight Case of Murder
Title: A Slight Case of Murder
Character: Innocence
Released: February 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
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Borrowing Trouble
Title: Borrowing Trouble
Character: Charlie
Released: December 10, 1937
Type: Movie
The Jones family drugstore is robbed and it looks like the culprit is a boy the family has taken a liking to.
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Dr. Socrates
Title: Dr. Socrates
Character: Cinq Laval
Released: October 19, 1935
Type: Movie
Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.
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The Case of the Lucky Legs
Title: The Case of the Lucky Legs
Character: George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)
Released: October 5, 1935
Type: Movie
A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.