Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

December 8, 1905 · 120 years old

Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ernie the taxi driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), as well as for his portrayal of long-suffering…

Known For

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · 2h 10m · Movie

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life.

8.6
2
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945 · 1h 41m · Movie

The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.

7.9
3
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968 · 2h 31m · Movie

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s: her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld Girl, her subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

7.4
4
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957 · 2h 2m · Movie

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

7.1
5
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · 1h 36m · Movie

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.

7.1
6
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · 1h 43m · Movie

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

7.5
7
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940 · 1h 35m · Movie

When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.

7.2
8
The Sniper

The Sniper

1952 · 1h 28m · Movie

A sniper kills young brunettes as the police attempt to grapple with the psychology of the unknown assailant.

7.1
9
Road to Rio

Road to Rio

1947 · 1h 40m · Movie

Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.

6.9
10
99 River Street

99 River Street

1953 · 1h 23m · Movie

A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.

7.4
11
The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952 · 1h 53m · Movie

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

7.4
12
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 · 1h 20m · Movie

Fed up with the inhumane prison living conditions, a general prison riot breaks out, leading to hostage-taking, a stand-off with the guards and eventual negotiations with the prison administration officials.

7.0
13
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941 · 1h 26m · Movie

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.

7.0
14
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939 · 1h 15m · Movie

A plane has engine trouble while flying over a jungle inhabited by cannibals.

7.1
15
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943 · 1h 43m · Movie

A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

6.6
16
Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1946 · 1h 39m · Movie

An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.

6.4
17
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1948 · 1h 28m · Movie

Legendary railroad detective Whispering Smith becomes convinced that old friend and colleague Murray Sinclair has joined a criminal band to loot the railroad.

6.6
18
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry

1956 · 1h 15m · Movie

An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.

5.8
19
The Nevadan

The Nevadan

1950 · 1h 21m · Movie

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

6.3
20
California

California

1947 · 1h 37m · Movie

Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.

6.1
21
Saturday's Children

Saturday's Children

1940 · 1h 42m · Movie

After meeting each other as fellow employees at J.B. Martin Co., forthright twenty-two year old Bobby Halevy and twenty-five year old Rims Rosson, who has his head in the clouds in coming up with one useless invention after anothe...

6.4
22
Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger

1947 · 1h 47m · Movie

The old-time town doctor of Fallbridge plans his first vacation in 30 years. But his dislike of, and frequent squabbles with his young interim replacement may jeopardize more than his vacation.

6.8
23
The Looters

The Looters

1955 · 1h 27m · Movie

An expert mountain climber and his partner find a plane wreck in the Rockies, but the partner conspires with one of the plane's survivors to stop at nothing to steal a large amount of cash found on board.

6.1
24
Wine, Women and Horses

Wine, Women and Horses

1937 · 1h 4m · Movie

Gamblers Jim Turner and Valarie part company in Chicago and agree to meet at Saratoga with Jim stopping off at Barrowville en route. There, Jim meets George Mayhew and Eight Ball, a barbershop bootblack, and replenishes his bankro...

5.5