Preston Foster

Preston Foster

August 22, 1900 · 126 years old

Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor, and singer. Foster entered films in 1929 after appearing as a Broadway stage actor. He was appearing in Broadway plays as late as October 1931 when he acted in a play titled Two Seconds starring Edward J. Pawley.…

Known For

19 titles
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · 1h 32m · Movie

A World War I veteran and aspiring engineer tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, struggling to clear his name and prove hi...

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Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

1952 · 1h 39m · Movie

An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.

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The Informer

The Informer

1935 · 1h 31m · Movie

In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in.

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The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946 · 1h 42m · Movie

On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.

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Doctor X

Doctor X

1932 · 1h 16m · Movie

A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.

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The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers

1964 · 1h 24m · Movie

In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.

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7
I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James

1949 · 1h 21m · Movie

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and self-disgust.

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North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 · 2h 6m · Movie

In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.

6.3
9
Ramrod

Ramrod

1947 · 1h 34m · Movie

Story about violent feud between Connie Dickason, the owner of the Circle 66 ranch and rancher Frank Ivey, the self-proclaimed boss of an otherwise public grazing land.

6.7
10
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

1933 · 1h 9m · Movie

Attractive Nan, member of a bank-robbery gang, goes to prison thanks to evangelist Dave Slade...who loves her.

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11
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935 · 1h 36m · Movie

In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.

6.4
12
Tomahawk

Tomahawk

1951 · 1h 22m · Movie

In 1866 Wyoming, a frontier scout tries to prevent a war between the Sioux and the U.S. after the Army builds a road and a fort on territory previously ceded to the Sioux by treaty.

6.4
13
My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943 · 1h 29m · Movie

Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay. Ken's mother, Nell, manages to persuade ...

6.5
14
Law and Order

Law and Order

1953 · 1h 20m · Movie

Frame Johnson already cleaned up Tombstone and hopes to settle down near Cottonwood. But a marshal's work is never done.

6.1
15
Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

1936 · 1h 10m · Movie

A rich businessman stalks another man's fiancée.

6.2
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I, the Jury

I, the Jury

1953 · 1h 27m · Movie

Dectective Mike Hammer is determined to catch and kill the person who shot his close friend dead, so he follows clues that lead to a beautiful, seductive woman.

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Elmer, the Great

Elmer, the Great

1933 · 1h 12m · Movie

Country bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal with gamblers and crooked pitchers.

6.0
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Tangier

Tangier

1946 · 1h 14m · Movie

A war-weary newsman (Robert Paige) joins a Spanish dancer (Maria Montez) hunting down a Nazi puppet in North Africa.

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The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

1950 · 1h 9m · Movie

Lumberjack Joe MacKinley (Preston Foster) inherits a valuable tract of forestland which is coveted by a large lumber company. He and his new bride, Helen (Kay Buckley), start a logging operation but quickly run into trouble becaus...

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