John Ridgely

John Ridgely

September 6, 1909 · 117 years old

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits. He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable r…

Known For

13 titles
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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
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944 · 1h 58m · Movie

Mortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage, risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts Abby and Martha are serial murd...

7.9
3
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951 · 2h 2m · Movie

A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.

7.7
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Possessed

Possessed

1947 · 1h 48m · Movie

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

7.1
5
Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

1943 · 2h 15m · Movie

In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.

7.1
6
Air Force

Air Force

1943 · 2h 4m · Movie

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

7.0
7
Room for One More

Room for One More

1952 · 1h 38m · Movie

New Jersey couple Anna and Poppy Rose become foster parents to several kids born into less fortunate circumstances, including a desperately unhappy 13-year-old girl and a physically handicapped boy with a penchant for getting into...

7.2
8
Border Incident

Border Incident

1949 · 1h 34m · Movie

Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.

7.0
9
The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · 1h 3m · Movie

A hotshot reporter and a young doctor team up to investigate a series of grisly murders and a mysterious sample of synthetic blood.

5.7
10
Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947 · 1h 51m · Movie

A doctor spins an ever-growing web of lies after a taste of the excitement that he was missing in his conventional life, thanks to a chance meeting with a nightclub singer.

7.1
11
My Reputation

My Reputation

1946 · 1h 34m · Movie

A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and becomes romantically involved with him despite pressures from friends and family.

7.0
12
The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · 1h 36m · Movie

A homesick, no-nonsense lounge singer decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Eventually she falls in love with a down-and-out ex-jazz pianist.

6.6
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South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950 · 1h 28m · Movie

On a South Sea island, a local hoodlum tries to blackmail a tramp steamer's sick crewman who's wanted for wartime collaboration with the Japanese and desperate to clear his name.

5.6