Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

August 28, 1896

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with t…

Known For

36 titles
1
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950 · 1h 34m · Movie

A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

7.9
2
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · 1h 53m · Movie

A married woman and a drifter fall in love and plot to murder her husband.

7.4
3
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954 · 1h 34m · Movie

During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emperor Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.

7.0
4
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949 · 1h 54m · Movie

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

7.0
5
Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1953 · 1h 18m · Movie

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

6.3
6
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

1956 · 1h 23m · Movie

Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth.

6.3
7
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963 · 1h 19m · Movie

An ambitious scientist invents an eye drop formula that grants him X-ray vision, but his new powers have disastrous consequences.

6.6
8
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946 · 1h 45m · Movie

The female editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.

6.5
9
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · 1h 40m · Movie

Nick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime despite intending a vacation.

7.3
10
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · 1h 22m · Movie

Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?

7.2
11
Apache

Apache

1954 · 1h 31m · Movie

Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.

6.3
12
The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw

1957 · 1h 15m · Movie

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

4.6
13
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950 · 1h 43m · Movie

A New York socialite climbs the ladder of success man by man until a life among rich gangsters gives her what she thought she always wanted.

7.1
14
Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949 · 1h 34m · Movie

Outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight.

7.2
15
Good News

Good News

1947 · 1h 33m · Movie

Golden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.

6.7
16
Tower of London

Tower of London

1962 · 1h 19m · Movie

The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.

6.3
17
Silver Lode

Silver Lode

1954 · 1h 21m · Movie

In the western town of Silver Lode, Dan Ballard is arrested for murder and theft by marshals, but he denies the charges and searches for the real culprit as the townsfolk gradually turn against him.

6.8
18
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
19
Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning

1950 · 1h 34m · Movie

Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now works as a receptionist for the company.

6.0
20
How to Make a Monster

How to Make a Monster

1958 · 1h 13m · Movie

When a master monster make-up artist is sacked by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.

5.5
21
Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

1951 · 1h 12m · Movie

Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.

5.1
22
Zombies of Mora Tau

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957 · 1h 10m · Movie

Zombie-like, dead crewmen of a sunken ship have always prevented salvagers from claiming the wreck's legendary box of diamonds, but will a new group of treasure hunters succeed?

5.2
23
Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land

1956 · 1h 28m · Movie

An agent sent from Washington in 1874 takes charge of an Apache reservation and has the oppressive US Army back off, which creates conflicts and causes the Indians to have great respect for him.

6.6
24
Drums Across the River

Drums Across the River

1954 · 1h 18m · Movie

When whites hunger after the gold on Ute Indian land, a bigoted young man finds himself forced into a peacekeeping role.

6.2
25
Giant from the Unknown

Giant from the Unknown

1958 · 1h 18m · Movie

A very large, degenerate, Spanish conquistador is freed from suspended animation by lightning and goes on a killing spree in a small town.

4.5
26
Desire Me

Desire Me

1947 · 1h 31m · Movie

Released from a POW camp at the end of WW2, a French soldier tricks the wife of a fellow POW into believing her husband was killed by the Germans and seduces the grieving woman, but the 'dead' husband eventually returns home.

6.0
27
Son of Ali Baba

Son of Ali Baba

1952 · 1h 15m · Movie

Kashma Baba, the son of the famed Baghdad thief Ali Baba is a cadet in a medieval Persian military academy where he runs afoul of his rival Hussein, the evil Caliph's son.

5.8
28
Crashout

Crashout

1955 · 1h 29m · Movie

The survivors of a prison break set out on an arduous journey to retrieve some loot.

7.0
29
Mutiny

Mutiny

1952 · 1h 17m · Movie

During the War of 1812, the U.S. tasks Captain James Marshall to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold but the secret leaks out and many greedy hands, including the mutinous crew's, are after the g...

5.2
30
Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954 · 1h 15m · Movie

The U.S. Cavalry is ordered to test the feasability of camels in the deserts of the Southwest.

5.7
31
For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

1948 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

6.6
32
Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

1957 · 1h 41m · Movie

During the 11th century, Persian poet Omar Khayyam's lover marries the Shah but the Shah, whose life is threatened by a sect of assassins, appoints Omar royal advisor.

5.9
33
The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea

1955 · 1h 43m · Movie

Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins (Sterling Hayden) fights to stay on after losing a leg on an aircraft carrier in World War II.

6.2
34
Because of You

Because of You

1952 · 1h 35m · Movie

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

6.4
35
Duel on the Mississippi

Duel on the Mississippi

1955 · 1h 12m · Movie

In 1820 Louisiana, river pirates tangle with plantation owners while gambling ship pirate queen Lili Scarlet falls in love with planter André Tulane to the dismay of rival Hugo Marat, leader of the river pirates.

5.8
36
Short Grass

Short Grass

1950 · 1h 22m · Movie

After accidentally happening upon some loot money, a New Mexico drifter starts a ranching business with a partner but runs into a ruthless land-grabbing clan of neighboring cattlemen.

6.8