Harry Woods

Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats.

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Colorado Territory (1949)

In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight. Western remake of High Sierra with Joel McCrea taking over the Humphrey Bogart role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Henry Hull

In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight. Western remake of High Sierra with Joel McCrea taking over the Humphrey Bogart role.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Henry Hull

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Helen Vinson  •  Noel Francis

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Helen Vinson  •  Noel Francis

Monkey Business (1931)

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Zeppo Marx

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Zeppo Marx

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Linda Darnell  •  Victor Mature  •  Cathy Downs

Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Linda Darnell  •  Victor Mature  •  Cathy Downs

Rancho Notorious (1952)

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece Olivia Dandridge, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Joanne Dru  •  John Agar

After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece Olivia Dandridge, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Joanne Dru  •  John Agar

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)

A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He escapes, meets Rinty and with the help of Frank Bradley is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Rex  •  Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.  •  Kane Richmond  •  Norma Taylor

A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He escapes, meets Rinty and with the help of Frank Bradley is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Rex  •  Rin-Tin-Tin Jr.  •  Kane Richmond  •  Norma Taylor

The Long Voyage Home (1940)

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Ian Hunter  •  Barry Fitzgerald

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Ian Hunter  •  Barry Fitzgerald

The Viking (1928)

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

In this historical adventure based on traditional legend concerning Leif Ericsson and the first Viking settlers to reach North America by sea, Norse half-brothers vie for a throne and for the same woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Donald Crisp  •  Pauline Starke  •  LeRoy Mason  •  Anders Randolf

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  John Wayne  •  Paulette Goddard  •  Raymond Massey

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  John Wayne  •  Paulette Goddard  •  Raymond Massey

Road to Rio (1947)

Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Gale Sondergaard

Scat Sweeney, and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away on board a Rio bound ship, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Gale Sondergaard

A Southern Yankee (1948)

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Red Skelton  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Arlene Dahl  •  George Coulouris

Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Red Skelton  •  Brian Donlevy  •  Arlene Dahl  •  George Coulouris

Joy of Living (1938)

Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives. When Margaret has her ardent suitor arrested, the judge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Alice Brady  •  Guy Kibbee

Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives. When Margaret has her ardent suitor arrested, the judge ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Alice Brady  •  Guy Kibbee

Bullet Code (1940)

Protecting himself in an attack by rustlers, Rancher Steve Holden believes he has killed one of the attackers, young Bud Mathews, who in reality has warned Holden of the rustlers' approach. Unaware that Mathews was actually killed by rustler boss Cass Barton, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Vale  •  Slim Whitaker  •  Howard Hickman

Protecting himself in an attack by rustlers, Rancher Steve Holden believes he has killed one of the attackers, young Bud Mathews, who in reality has warned Holden of the rustlers' approach. Unaware that Mathews was actually killed by rustler boss Cass Barton, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Vale  •  Slim Whitaker  •  Howard Hickman

Triple Justice (1940)

Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and kill a teller. Charged for the crime and jailed, Brad realizes he must escape and track down the real killers since the only one who can prove his innocence is his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Vale  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Harry Woods

Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and kill a teller. Charged for the crime and jailed, Brad realizes he must escape and track down the real killers since the only one who can prove his innocence is his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  George O’Brien  •  Virginia Vale  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Harry Woods

West of the Pecos (1945)

Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find themselves mixed up in Pecos' trouble. Pecos has killed Sawtelle's brother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Killy
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Barbara Hale  •  Richard Martin  •  Thurston Hall

Heading west for his health, Colonel Lambeth takes his daughter Rill along. Lost on the desert they are saved by Pecos and Chito. The Colonel hires the two and the Lambeths soon find themselves mixed up in Pecos' trouble. Pecos has killed Sawtelle's brother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Killy
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Barbara Hale  •  Richard Martin  •  Thurston Hall

The House of the Seven Gables (1940)

In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Vincent Price  •  Nan Grey

In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe May
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Vincent Price  •  Nan Grey

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founded railroad town of Laraville, Boss Jim Cork hopes to manipulate the sale of town lots to give him control, but Quaker schoolmarm Annie Morgan bags one of the key ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Robert Preston  •  Edward Arnold  •  Frank Craven

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founded railroad town of Laraville, Boss Jim Cork hopes to manipulate the sale of town lots to give him control, but Quaker schoolmarm Annie Morgan bags one of the key ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Robert Preston  •  Edward Arnold  •  Frank Craven

Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)

U.S. marshal Ritter arrives in town to round up bandits who are attempting to fix the local elections.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Keays
CAST:  Tex Ritter  •  Russell Hayden  •  Fuzzy Knight  •  Jennifer Holt

U.S. marshal Ritter arrives in town to round up bandits who are attempting to fix the local elections.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Keays
CAST:  Tex Ritter  •  Russell Hayden  •  Fuzzy Knight  •  Jennifer Holt

Range Defenders (1937)

Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his innocence. But they find that Harvey rules the town along with his stooge Sheriff Gray and that George won't get a fair trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack V. Wright
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Ray Corrigan  •  Max Terhune  •  Eleanor Stewart

Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his innocence. But they find that Harvey rules the town along with his stooge Sheriff Gray and that George won't get a fair trial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack V. Wright
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Ray Corrigan  •  Max Terhune  •  Eleanor Stewart
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