Charles Evans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Evans (1896-1996), born in Nuremberg, Germany of a German father and Welsh mother, was a character actor and bit player, active in Hollywood from 1944 through 1968, most often seen as doctors, policemen, judges and generals.

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Sidney Blackmer  •  Arthur Franz

A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Sidney Blackmer  •  Arthur Franz

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Mady Correll  •  Allison Roddan  •  Robert Lewis

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Mady Correll  •  Allison Roddan  •  Robert Lewis

My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)

Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a series of misadventures on a California-bound train and end up involved with a gang of murderous gangsters in Las Vegas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Walker
CAST:  Marie Wilson  •  Diana Lynn  •  Dean Martin  •  Jerry Lewis

Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a series of misadventures on a California-bound train and end up involved with a gang of murderous gangsters in Las Vegas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Walker
CAST:  Marie Wilson  •  Diana Lynn  •  Dean Martin  •  Jerry Lewis

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Kelly  •  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Gene Kelly  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Jean Hagen

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Kelly  •  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Gene Kelly  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Jean Hagen

The Crooked Way (1949)

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  John Payne  •  Sonny Tufts  •  Ellen Drew  •  Rhys Williams

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  John Payne  •  Sonny Tufts  •  Ellen Drew  •  Rhys Williams

The Dark Mirror (1946)

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Siodmak
CAST:  Olivia de Havilland  •  Lew Ayres  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Richard Long

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Siodmak
CAST:  Olivia de Havilland  •  Lew Ayres  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Richard Long

The Furies (1950)

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Wendell Corey  •  Walter Huston  •  Judith Anderson

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Wendell Corey  •  Walter Huston  •  Judith Anderson

The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl McEvoy
CAST:  Evelyn Keyes  •  Charles Korvin  •  William Bishop  •  Dorothy Malone

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl McEvoy
CAST:  Evelyn Keyes  •  Charles Korvin  •  William Bishop  •  Dorothy Malone

The Reckless Moment (1949)

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Ophüls
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Bennett  •  Geraldine Brooks  •  Henry O'Neill

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Ophüls
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Bennett  •  Geraldine Brooks  •  Henry O'Neill

The Underworld Story (1950)

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Gale Storm  •  Howard Da Silva

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Gale Storm  •  Howard Da Silva

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. Little boy Rauol helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard, who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ursula Andress  •  Elsa Cárdenas  •  Teri Hope

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. Little boy Rauol helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard, who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ursula Andress  •  Elsa Cárdenas  •  Teri Hope

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget

The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delmer Daves
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Susan Hayward  •  Michael Rennie  •  Debra Paget

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Mason  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Jessica Tandy  •  Luther Adler

The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Mason  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Jessica Tandy  •  Luther Adler

Sealed Verdict (1948)

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Florence Marly  •  John Hoyt  •  Norbert Schiller

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Florence Marly  •  John Hoyt  •  Norbert Schiller

The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)

A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank  •  Norman Panama
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Dick Powell  •  David Wayne  •  Ray Collins

A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank  •  Norman Panama
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Dick Powell  •  David Wayne  •  Ray Collins

Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Louise Allbritton  •  Carl Esmond

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that the information leaked would go to a hostile nation. To investigate the case more efficiently, Dan O'Hara, an FBI agent, and Philip Grayson, a Scotland Yard sleuth, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Louise Allbritton  •  Carl Esmond

Young Man with Ideas (1952)

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Ruth Roman  •  Denise Darcel  •  Donna Corcoran

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Ruth Roman  •  Denise Darcel  •  Donna Corcoran

Exposed (1947)

A private eye and her sidekick solve the case of a dead client.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Blair
CAST:  Adele Mara  •  Mark Roberts  •  Lorna Gray  •  Robert Armstrong

A private eye and her sidekick solve the case of a dead client.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Blair
CAST:  Adele Mara  •  Mark Roberts  •  Lorna Gray  •  Robert Armstrong

Beyond Glory (1948)

Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. While there he faces serious disciplinary review for having forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Donna Reed  •  George Macready  •  George Coulouris

Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. While there he faces serious disciplinary review for having forced ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Donna Reed  •  George Macready  •  George Coulouris

The Vanquished (1953)

A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  John Payne  •  Jan Sterling  •  Coleen Gray  •  Lyle Bettger

A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  John Payne  •  Jan Sterling  •  Coleen Gray  •  Lyle Bettger
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