Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

June 30, 1887

Charles D. Brown was an American stage and screen actor. His Broadway career spanned the years 1911 through 1937, while his film career, that included more than 100 movies, stretched from 1921 to his death in 1948. Brown additionally, in 1914, wrote and directed one short film, The Bank Burglar's Fa…

Known For

6 titles
1
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946 · 1h 54m · Movie

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.

7.9
2
The Killers

The Killers

1946 · 1h 43m · Movie

Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

7.7
3
I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

1947 · 1h 37m · Movie

Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

7.0
4
Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942 · 1h 15m · Movie

Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?

6.9
5
The Last Crooked Mile

The Last Crooked Mile

1946 · 1h 7m · Movie

After a bank robbery, the loot disappears and is sought after by an insurance investigator, the police and the surviving robbers.

6.1
6
Barefoot Boy

Barefoot Boy

1938 · 1h 3m · Movie

Other than a statement in the opening credits that the story owes its origin to a John Greenleaf Whittier poem, this film has little or no connection to the poem for which it shares its title. In this film, Kenneth Hale, a pampere...

5.5