Jack Carson

Jack Carson

October 27, 1910 · 115 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Elmer "Jack" Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born, American film actor, with a film career spanning the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Though he was primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred…

Known For

18 titles
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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
2
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958 · 1h 48m · Movie

Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminally ill father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

7.9
3
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945 · 1h 51m · Movie

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

7.9
4
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954 · 2h 34m · Movie

In George Cukor's remake, fading matinee idol Norman Maine helps young singer and actress Esther Blodgett find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

7.5
5
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939 · 1h 35m · Movie

Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.

7.6
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1941 · 1h 35m · Movie

A couple who have been married for three years are shocked to learn that their marriage is not legally valid.

6.3
7
You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937 · 1h 26m · Movie

The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.

7.2
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Carefree

Carefree

1938 · 1h 23m · Movie

A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.

7.0
9
The Strawberry Blonde

The Strawberry Blonde

1941 · 1h 39m · Movie

Quick-tempered yet likable Biff Grimes falls for the beautiful Virginia Brush, but he is not the only young man in the neighborhood who is smitten with her.

7.2
10
Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

1938 · 1h 30m · Movie

A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home.

7.1
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Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 · 1h 44m · Movie

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.

7.5
12
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 · 1h 32m · Movie

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

6.9
13
Phffft

Phffft

1954 · 1h 28m · Movie

While pursuing new companions, a former married couple keep running into each other all over town.

6.6
14
Stand-In

Stand-In

1937 · 1h 31m · Movie

A New York bank plans to sell a Hollywood studio at a big loss. But the head accountant is suspicious and goes to investigate. He finds chicanery, romance, and help to save the studio.

6.7
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Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet

1953 · 1h 35m · Movie

With her promoter-trainer and family in tow, Katie Higgins swims her way from the Arkansas Ozarks to foggy London and the English Channel. - SimonJack

6.2
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The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York

1938 · 1h 9m · Movie

Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations.

6.3
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Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938 · 1h 10m · Movie

Bored New York office girl Teddy Shaw goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.

6.0
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The Tattered Dress

The Tattered Dress

1957 · 1h 33m · Movie

After top lawyer James Blane gets an acquittal for Michael Reston who killed another man for sexually roughing up his trophy wife, the murderous town sheriff frames him for bribing a juror in the case.

6.5