Sam Levene

Sam Levene

August 28, 1905 · 121 years old

Sam Levene was a Broadway, film, radio and television actor who in a career spanning 5 decades created some of the most legendary comedic roles in American theatrical history. Levene appeared in a staggering list of 38 Broadway productions, 33 of which were the original Broadway productions, includi…

Known For

16 titles
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And Justice for All

And Justice for All

1979 · 1h 59m · Movie

A lawyer is forced to defend a judge, while defending other clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.

7.4
2
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957 · 1h 36m · Movie

A powerful Broadway columnist coerces an unscrupulous press agent into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

8.0
3
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
4
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936 · 1h 52m · Movie

Private detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.

7.6
5
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947 · 1h 38m · Movie

At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.

7.5
6
Crossfire

Crossfire

1947 · 1h 26m · Movie

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?

7.2
7
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976 · 1h 31m · Movie

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to."

6.3
8
Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957 · 1h 58m · Movie

A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.

6.7
9
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947 · 1h 28m · Movie

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

7.2
10
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · 2h 6m · Movie

An American tanker is sunk by a German U-boat, and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment - bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.

7.0
11
Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979 · 1h 42m · Movie

Harry breaks down and loses his job after his wife is assassinated - could it be his turn next ?

6.0
12
The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

1938 · 1h 20m · Movie

After the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

6.7
13
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956 · 1h 57m · Movie

Former nightclub singer Kay Hilliard, married 10 years and mother of a young daughter, is informed that her husband Steven is having an affair with chorus girl Crystal Allen, so she goes to Reno for a divorce.

6.1
14
Guilty Bystander

Guilty Bystander

1950 · 1h 31m · Movie

An alcoholic ex-cop, now the house detective at a scuzzy hotel in an even scuzzier part of town, stumbles through New York City's sleazy underworld searching for his kidnapped son.

6.2
15
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944 · 1h 39m · Movie

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

6.5
16
Such Good Friends

Such Good Friends

1971 · 1h 41m · Movie

While awaiting the outcome of her husband's surgery, Julie Messinger discovers he has been having affairs.

6.0