Tanis Chandler

Cornered (1945)

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Walter Slezak  •  Micheline Cheirel  •  Nina Vale

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Walter Slezak  •  Micheline Cheirel  •  Nina Vale

The Big Sleep (1946)

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Lauren Bacall  •  John Ridgely  •  Martha Vickers

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Lauren Bacall  •  John Ridgely  •  Martha Vickers

The Trap (1946)

When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

Spook Busters (1946)

The Bowery Boys--Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey & Chuck--start their own exterminating service, and get a job which takes them to a spooky old abandoned mansion in the middle of the night. Meeting up with pal Gabe and his new French bride, the boys are tormented by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Douglass Dumbrille  •  Bobby Jordan

The Bowery Boys--Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey & Chuck--start their own exterminating service, and get a job which takes them to a spooky old abandoned mansion in the middle of the night. Meeting up with pal Gabe and his new French bride, the boys are tormented by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Huntz Hall  •  Douglass Dumbrille  •  Bobby Jordan

Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)

In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Mantan Moreland  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Tanis Chandler

16 Fathoms Deep (1948)

A bitterly jealous sponge fisherman tries to sabotage a fellow diver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Allen
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Arthur Lake  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  John Qualen

A bitterly jealous sponge fisherman tries to sabotage a fellow diver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Allen
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Arthur Lake  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  John Qualen

The Catman of Paris (1946)

When author Charles Regnier (Carl Esmond) returns to Paris with a best-selling book that criticizes the government, he's tormented by frequent blackouts. After a mysterious cat-like creature slaughters people close to him, Charles is suspected of murder. Charles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Carl Esmond  •  Lenore Aubert  •  Adele Mara  •  Douglass Dumbrille

When author Charles Regnier (Carl Esmond) returns to Paris with a best-selling book that criticizes the government, he's tormented by frequent blackouts. After a mysterious cat-like creature slaughters people close to him, Charles is suspected of murder. Charles ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Carl Esmond  •  Lenore Aubert  •  Adele Mara  •  Douglass Dumbrille

The Spirit of West Point (1947)

The story of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, two All-American football players at the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Felix Blanchard  •  Glenn Davis  •  Robert Shayne  •  Anne Nagel

The story of Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, two All-American football players at the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Felix Blanchard  •  Glenn Davis  •  Robert Shayne  •  Anne Nagel

Return to Life (1949)

In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte  •  Henri-Georges Clouzot  •  Jean Dréville  •  Georges Lampin
CAST:  Bernard Blier  •  Jane Marken  •  François Périer  •  Patricia Roc

In France in 1946, the difficult return to civilian life of five deportees and prisoners of war after having lived through the hell of the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte  •  Henri-Georges Clouzot  •  Jean Dréville  •  Georges Lampin
CAST:  Bernard Blier  •  Jane Marken  •  François Périer  •  Patricia Roc

Devotion (1946)

In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Bernhardt
CAST:  Ida Lupino  •  Paul Henreid  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Sydney Greenstreet

In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Bernhardt
CAST:  Ida Lupino  •  Paul Henreid  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Sydney Greenstreet

Lured (1947)

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Lucille Ball  •  Charles Coburn  •  Boris Karloff

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Lucille Ball  •  Charles Coburn  •  Boris Karloff

Beware of Redheads (1945)

A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were dancing. But his wife (Dorothy Granger) has already discovered the compact and thinks Leon bought it as a gift for her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Yates
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Dorothy Granger  •  Myrna Dell  •  Arthur Loft

A beautiful redhead (Myrna Dell) comes knocking on Leon's door demanding the return of a compact dropped accidently in his pocket while they were dancing. But his wife (Dorothy Granger) has already discovered the compact and thinks Leon bought it as a gift for her. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Yates
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Dorothy Granger  •  Myrna Dell  •  Arthur Loft

According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)

A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Spring Byington  •  Anthony Caruso  •  Tanis Chandler  •  Brett King

A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Spring Byington  •  Anthony Caruso  •  Tanis Chandler  •  Brett King