Charles Trowbridge

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Silas Richard Trowbridge (January 10, 1882 – October 30, 1967) was an American film actor. He appeared in 233 films between 1915 and 1958. Trowbridge was born in Veracruz, Mexico, where his father served in the diplomatic corps of the United States. He ran a coffee plantation in Hawaii before venturing into acting. Trowbridge's Broadway credits include Dinner at Eight (1932), Ladies of Creation (1931), Congai (1928), The Behavior of Mrs. Crane (1927), We Never Learn (1927), Craig's Wife (1925), It All Depends (1925), The Backslapper (1924), The Locked Door (1924), Sweet Seventeen (1923), The Lullaby (1923), The Last Warning (1922), The Night Call (1921), Just Because (1921), The Broken Wing (1920), Why Worry? (1918), This Way Out (1917), Come Out of the Kitchen (1916) and Daddy Long Legs (1914). Trowbridge died in Los Angeles, California.

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Captains Courageous (1937)

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Melvyn Douglas

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Fleming
CAST:  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Melvyn Douglas

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Francis Lederer  •  George Sanders  •  Paul Lukas

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Francis Lederer  •  George Sanders  •  Paul Lukas

Dressed to Kill (1941)

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Mary Beth Hughes  •  Sheila Ryan  •  William Demarest

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Mary Beth Hughes  •  Sheila Ryan  •  William Demarest

Each Dawn I Die (1939)

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  George Raft  •  Jane Bryan  •  George Bancroft

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  George Raft  •  Jane Bryan  •  George Bancroft

Hollow Triumph (1948)

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Henreid  •  Steve Sekely
CAST:  Paul Henreid  •  Joan Bennett  •  Eduard Franz  •  Leslie Brooks

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Henreid  •  Steve Sekely
CAST:  Paul Henreid  •  Joan Bennett  •  Eduard Franz  •  Leslie Brooks

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gale Page  •  Donald Crisp

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gale Page  •  Donald Crisp

Mad Love (1935)

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with the hands of a knife murderer--hands which still have the urge to throw knives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Freund
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Frances Drake  •  Colin Clive  •  Ted Healy

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with the hands of a knife murderer--hands which still have the urge to throw knives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Freund
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Frances Drake  •  Colin Clive  •  Ted Healy

Mildred Pierce (1945)

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Jack Carson  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Jack Carson  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

Our Town (1940)

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Martha Scott  •  Fay Bainter  •  Beulah Bondi

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Martha Scott  •  Fay Bainter  •  Beulah Bondi

Sergeant York (1941)

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Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Walter Brennan  •  Joan Leslie  •  Margaret Wycherly

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Walter Brennan  •  Joan Leslie  •  Margaret Wycherly

Shock (1946)

In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Lynn Bari  •  Frank Latimore  •  Anabel Shaw

In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Lynn Bari  •  Frank Latimore  •  Anabel Shaw

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Luise Rainer  •  Frank Morgan

Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Luise Rainer  •  Frank Morgan

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Dick Foran  •  Tom Tyler  •  George Zucco  •  Peggy Moran

A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Dick Foran  •  Tom Tyler  •  George Zucco  •  Peggy Moran

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Young
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Dick Foran  •  John Hubbard  •  Elyse Knox

A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Young
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Dick Foran  •  John Hubbard  •  Elyse Knox

They Were Expendable (1945)

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Jack Holt

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Jack Holt

Undercurrent (1946)

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After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Robert Taylor  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Edmund Gwenn

After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Robert Taylor  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Edmund Gwenn

Virginia City (1940)

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Miriam Hopkins  •  Randolph Scott  •  Humphrey Bogart

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Miriam Hopkins  •  Randolph Scott  •  Humphrey Bogart

Libeled Lady (1936)

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Jean Harlow  •  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Spencer Tracy

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Jean Harlow  •  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Spencer Tracy

Wake Island (1942)

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Robert Preston  •  William Bendix

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Robert Preston  •  William Bendix

Madame Curie (1943)

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Greer Garson  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Henry Travers  •  Albert Bassermann

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Greer Garson  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Henry Travers  •  Albert Bassermann
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