Matty Fain

Matty Fain

Born: June 25, 1905
Died: October 8, 1971
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for Matty Fain...

Johnny Rocco
Title: Johnny Rocco
Character: Dino
Released: December 21, 1958
Type: Movie
Gangster and police look for a gangster's son who witnessed a murder.
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Magnificent Roughnecks
Title: Magnificent Roughnecks
Character: Pepi
Released: July 22, 1956
Type: Movie
Two oilmen coax a cook, an oilwoman and a gusher in South America.
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The Harder They Fall
Title: The Harder They Fall
Character: Fight Manager (uncredited)
Released: May 9, 1956
Type: Movie
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
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Hell's Island
Title: Hell's Island
Character: Pit Boss
Released: May 6, 1955
Type: Movie
Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.
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The Yellow Mountain
Title: The Yellow Mountain
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Released: November 16, 1954
Type: Movie
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Title: I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Character: Prisoner
Released: May 23, 1948
Type: Movie
An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife follows the trail of clues to find the real perpetrator.
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The Hunted
Title: The Hunted
Character: Truck Driver
Released: April 7, 1948
Type: Movie
A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.
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Johnny O'Clock
Title: Johnny O'Clock
Character: Fleming
Released: January 7, 1947
Type: Movie
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
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Allotment Wives
Title: Allotment Wives
Character: Louie Moranto
Released: November 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Unscrupulous women marry servicemen for their pay.
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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Title: The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Character: Tony Zarini
Released: March 27, 1942
Type: Movie
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
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Frisco Lil
Title: Frisco Lil
Released: March 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.
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The Get-Away
Title: The Get-Away
Character: Bryan, a Gangster
Released: June 13, 1941
Type: Movie
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
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Roar of the Press
Title: Roar of the Press
Character: Nick Paul
Released: April 17, 1941
Type: Movie
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
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The Monster and the Girl
Title: The Monster and the Girl
Character: Wade Stanton (uncredited)
Released: February 28, 1941
Type: Movie
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
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Missing Evidence
Title: Missing Evidence
Character: Cal
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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Mercy Plane
Title: Mercy Plane
Character: Rocco Wolf
Released: December 4, 1939
Type: Movie
Air-race champions "Speed" Leslie and Branda Fowler combine to open a very profitable airplane service that flies patients to other cities for special treatment. Gangsters soon move in and offer to take over, without an invitation.
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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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Wanted by the Police
Title: Wanted by the Police
Character: Williams
Released: September 21, 1938
Type: Movie
A young man, Danny, decides to get a job in order to support his mother. He's hired to work in a garage, but soon finds himself being implicated in a stolen-car racket.
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Personal Secretary
Title: Personal Secretary
Character: 'Slim' Logan
Released: September 9, 1938
Type: Movie
Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
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Barefoot Boy
Title: Barefoot Boy
Character: Blake
Released: August 3, 1938
Type: Movie
A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.
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Port of Missing Girls
Title: Port of Missing Girls
Character: Duke Ransom
Released: February 24, 1938
Type: Movie
Nightclub singer Della Mason witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to flee with him from the scene of the crime. Escaping from the gangster, she secretly boards the ship of Captain Josiah Storm, a woman-hater, and the ship sails from San Francisco headed for China. Della is discovered by Jim Benton, the ship's first mate and he pleads her case to the captain. He leaves her in under the protection of Minnie at "Minnie's Joint in Shanghai, until her innocence can be established.
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Midnight Intruder
Title: Midnight Intruder
Character: Luis Romano (uncredited)
Released: February 6, 1938
Type: Movie
A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.
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Boy of the Streets
Title: Boy of the Streets
Character: Blackie Davis
Released: January 8, 1938
Type: Movie
Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.
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Boss of Lonely Valley
Title: Boss of Lonely Valley
Character: Sam Leavitt
Released: November 14, 1937
Type: Movie
A rancher attempts to find the villain behind a land-stealing operation.
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Federal Bullets
Title: Federal Bullets
Character: 'Barber' John
Released: October 29, 1937
Type: Movie
Federal Bullets is a leisurely paced Monogram crime melodrama with not a few clever plot twists. The FBI, represented by Milburn Stone and William Harrigan, investigates a seemingly respectable charitable organization. In fact, the enterprise is a front for a crime ring, headed by Ma Barker clone Zeffie Tilbury (Trivia note: Ms. Tilbury was totally blind, and had to learn her "blocking" by rote).
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Alcatraz Island
Title: Alcatraz Island
Character: Butch - Gat's Henchman
Released: October 13, 1937
Type: Movie
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
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The 13th Man
Title: The 13th Man
Character: Louis Cristy
Released: June 29, 1937
Type: Movie
A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, so two reporters decide to investigate for themselves.
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Larceny on the Air
Title: Larceny on the Air
Character: Burke
Released: January 11, 1937
Type: Movie
A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.
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Lady from Nowhere
Title: Lady from Nowhere
Character: Henchman Frankie
Released: December 23, 1936
Type: Movie
A manicurist witnesses a gangland murder. Realizing there was a witness to their crime, the killer tries to track her down and silence her.
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Great Guy
Title: Great Guy
Character: Henchman Tim
Released: December 1, 1936
Type: Movie
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
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The Accusing Finger
Title: The Accusing Finger
Character: Condemned Man
Released: November 17, 1936
Type: Movie
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
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Ellis Island
Title: Ellis Island
Character: Turk
Released: November 4, 1936
Type: Movie
It opens in 1926 when three bank robbers, Theodore Kedrich, Jan Imarski, and Petra Lonelli, stage a daring daylight bank robbery and get away with a million dollars in cash. They are soon apprehended and sent to prison for ten years but the money is not recovered. Flash forward to 1936 when all three men have been released from prison and are about to be deported back to where they came from via the Deportation department at Ellis Island. They arrive by the ferry boat and already on hand to bid them adieu, and possibly learn where they stashed the missing money, is gang leader Dude and his three henchmen, Nails, Moxie and Bugs, and also Kendrich's niece Betty Parker there to bid old Uncle Ted a fond goodbye. Also on Ellis Island is a crook called Solo, who has an upper hand as he has stolen the credentials of a Treasury Agent named Peter James and has access to the prisoners, and has cut a deal with Kendrichs to get him off of Ellis Island.
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The House of Secrets
Title: The House of Secrets
Character: Jumpy
Released: October 28, 1936
Type: Movie
Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.
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Bulldog Edition
Title: Bulldog Edition
Character: Maxie
Released: September 13, 1936
Type: Movie
Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a pretty blonde reporter.
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Border Flight
Title: Border Flight
Character: Jerry
Released: May 29, 1936
Type: Movie
Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers, Farmer) in a concerning the Coast Guard and smugglers. The chief points of interest are the truly exceptional aerial sequences and Farmer's early performance.
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The Preview Murder Mystery
Title: The Preview Murder Mystery
Character: Reporter (Uncredited)
Released: February 28, 1936
Type: Movie
The star of "Song of the Toreador" receives threatening messages that he will not survive the preview screening of the film. The studio publicist works with the Director, the Producer and the police, to discover who is behind the threats.
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Social Error
Title: Social Error
Character: Louie
Released: April 30, 1935
Type: Movie
A wild college student gets in fights, steals cars, is caught by the police and finally expelled from college. Later on, though, he comes to the aid of a kidnapped heiress.