Lewis L. Russell

Lewis L. Russell

Born: September 8, 1889
Died: November 12, 1961
in Farmington, Illinois, USA

Movies for Lewis L. Russell...

The Naked Hills
Title: The Naked Hills
Character: Baxter
Released: June 17, 1956
Type: Movie
Tracy Powell, an Indiana farmer, gets the gold fever and heads for Stockton, California in 1849. There, he abandons his first partner, Bert Killian, and teams up with Sam Wilkins, a claim jumper employed by Willis Haver. Six years later, Powell returns to Indiana and his sweetheart, Julie. They marry and he tries farming again but, on the night their son is born, he takes off again searching for gold. This time he heads for the hills with an inveterate prospector, Jimmo McCann. A decade later, the two are still hunting for their big strike when McCann is killed in an accident. Powell returns home with news of a big strike but the deserted Julie will have nothing to do with him. His friend Killian will not believe him but Haver, now a banker gives him a small loan and then beats him out of his claim. Many years pass before he comes home, now sixty-years-old, and this time, his wife and son open their home to him. But he vows to go prospecting come next spring.
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The King's Thief
Title: The King's Thief
Character: Gentleman (uncredited)
Released: August 5, 1955
Type: Movie
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
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Sangaree
Title: Sangaree
Character: Capt. Bronson
Released: May 17, 1953
Type: Movie
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
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Title: Adventures of Superman
Character: W.T. Wayne
Released: September 19, 1952
Type: TV
Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!" Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
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When the Redskins Rode
Title: When the Redskins Rode
Character: Gov. Dinwiddie
Released: May 30, 1951
Type: Movie
A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.
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The Underworld Story
Title: The Underworld Story
Character: Calvin
Released: July 26, 1950
Type: Movie
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Title: Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Character: Tom Widgery
Released: October 30, 1948
Type: Movie
Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he in kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
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My Dog Rusty
Title: My Dog Rusty
Character: Mayor Fulderwilder
Released: April 8, 1948
Type: Movie
Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.
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The Trouble with Women
Title: The Trouble with Women
Character: Wilmer Dawson
Released: June 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating wife-beating. There is trouble, when he falls in love with her, unaware of who she is.
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Jewels of Brandenburg
Title: Jewels of Brandenburg
Character: Roger Hamilton
Released: May 2, 1947
Type: Movie
A former secret agent is sent to retrieve a priceless collection of stolen jewels from a Lisbon nightclub owner who worked both sides during World War II.
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Ladies' Man
Title: Ladies' Man
Character: David Harmon (as Lewis Russell)
Released: February 7, 1947
Type: Movie
A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.
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Cross My Heart
Title: Cross My Heart
Character: Judge
Released: December 18, 1946
Type: Movie
A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.
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A Night in Casablanca
Title: A Night in Casablanca
Character: Governor
Released: May 10, 1946
Type: Movie
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
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One Way to Love
Title: One Way to Love
Character: Roger Winthrop
Released: January 8, 1946
Type: Movie
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
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She Wouldn't Say Yes
Title: She Wouldn't Say Yes
Character: Colonel Brady
Released: November 29, 1945
Type: Movie
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip called "The Nixie." She bumps into Michael Kent, an officer and the comic strip's author. He likes her instantly and she dislikes him. He's headed to the Pacific, sees her on the train, gets off in Chicago, and with her father's help, pursues her and hatches a plan to marry her. Meanwhile, she has her own plan to get rid of him with the help of a blond patient. Will the Nixie get into her psyche?
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The Lost Weekend
Title: The Lost Weekend
Character: Charles St. James
Released: November 29, 1945
Type: Movie
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
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Hold That Blonde!
Title: Hold That Blonde!
Character: Henry Carteret
Released: November 23, 1945
Type: Movie
Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged upon helping some crooks steal a valuable necklace. Complications include two scantily attired individuals, one of them drunk, clinging to the cornice of a skyscraper and a large band of crooks in quest of the precious jewels.
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The Affairs of Susan
Title: The Affairs of Susan
Character: Mr. Cusp
Released: July 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.
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Molly and Me
Title: Molly and Me
Character: Sir Arthur Burroughs
Released: May 25, 1945
Type: Movie
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.