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Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Acting

Biography

Billy Mitchell was born on July 28, 1889 in Georgia, USA as Frank Melvin Mitchell. He was an actor, known for Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (1941), When the Wife's Away (1946) and Misbehaving Husbands (1940). He died on July 9, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Known For

Double Indemnity
8.1

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Double Indemnity

1944
In This Our Life
6.9

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

In This Our Life

1942
The Tall Target
6.9

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

The Tall Target

1951
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8.3

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.

Frisco Lil

1942
Rock Island Trail
6.3

A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.

Rock Island Trail

1950
Mr. Celebrity
7.0

A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian uncle in a racetrack environment.

Mr. Celebrity

1941
The Panther's Claw
6.5

The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a certain grave. It turns out that he's not the only one who got a blackmail letter from the same person--calling himself "The Black Panther"--and it also turns out that all the recipients are connected to an opera company.

The Panther's Claw

1942
Pick a Peck of Plumbers
6.7

After backing over a police motorcycle, Axel and Elmer are fined $100 and given 48 hours to come up with the money or go to jail. Knowing nothing about plumbing, they answer Mr. Skunkem's ad for plumber's assistants, and are sent to the Dinwitty estate to recover a diamond ring from a drain pipe. In due course they destroy the bathroom, and switch the gas and water lines, disrupting Mrs. Dinwitty's bridge party, Vanillia's dinner preparation, and the gardener's lawn watering.

Pick a Peck of Plumbers

1944
It Happens Every Spring
6.5

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

It Happens Every Spring

1949
Flying Fists
7.0

A series of six boxing dramas, each a complete story in its own right. The episode titles are: #1: Intrusion; #2: Hit Hard; #3: Soft Muscles; #4: The Return; #5: The Surprise Fight; #6: The Jazz Fight.

Flying Fists

1924
Professor Creeps
7.0

Two cut-rate private detectives are broke, hungry and down to their last nickel. They decide to hock their banjo in order to get some money for food, and while one partner is negotiating the deal, the other one falls asleep and dreams that a wealthy society matron has hired them to investigate a string of suitors.

Professor Creeps

1942
Misbehaving Husbands
5.2

Marital comedy in which a department store mannequin is mistaken for "the other woman".

Misbehaving Husbands

1940
Mr. District Attorney
5.8

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

Mr. District Attorney

1941
Romeo in Rhythm
6.5

This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.

Romeo in Rhythm

1940
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N/A

Part of a series based on Sam Hellman's "Flying Fists" stories, featuring real-life boxing champ Benny Leonard as a flyweight boxer, where he'd fight for glory, training and battling rivals as a boxing hero in a sports comedy-drama style, showcasing his real-life prowess in two-reel shorts. This first episode is also known as "Intrusion"

Breaking In

1925
The Bride Wore Crutches
7.0

A cub reporter goes after his story in a big way when he single-handedly exposes a crime ring.

The Bride Wore Crutches

1940
Blackbird Fantasy
N/A

A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.

Blackbird Fantasy

1942