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Frank Fenton
Highest Rated: 86% Island in the Sky (1953)
Lowest Rated: 40% The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Birthday: Apr 9, 1906
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Frank Fenton worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. A screenwriter for film, Fenton's best work was often considered to include "Behind Jury Doors" (1933), "Angel's Holiday" (1937) with Jane Withers and the comedy "Wild and Woolly" (1937) with Jane Withers. He also appeared in "Step Lively, Jeeves!" (1937), the adventure "International Settlement" (1938) with Dolores Del Rio and "Down on the Farm" (1938). He continued to act in productions like "Buffalo Bill" (1944) with Joel McCrea, "Rosie, the Riveter" (1944) and "Hold That Blonde" (1945) with Eddie Bracken. Nearing the end of his career, Fenton wrote the Spencer Tracy action flick "Malaya" (1950), the crime picture "Walk Softly, Stranger" (1950) with Joseph Cotten and the Robert Mitchum drama "His Kind of Woman" (1951). He also appeared in the Joseph Cotten mystery "The Man With a Cloak" (1951). Fenton was most recently credited in "Something For a Lonely Man" (NBC, 1968-69). In addition to his writing, Fenton also appeared in "A Modern Marriage" (1950). Fenton passed away in July 1957 at the age of 51.
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Frank Fenton
Filmography
Movies
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The Jayhawkers | Screenwriter | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hell Bound | Harry Quantro (Character) | - | 1957 |
40% |
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The Wings of Eagles | Screenwriter | - | 1957 |
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These Wilder Years | Screenwriter | - | 1956 |
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Gun the Man Down | Sheriff Leading Posse (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Naked Hills | Harold (Character) | - | 1956 |
86% |
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Garden of Evil | Screenwriter | - | 1954 |
57% |
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River of No Return | Screenwriter | - | 1954 |
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Escape From Fort Bravo | Screenwriter | - | 1953 |
86% |
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Island in the Sky | Captain Turner (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eyes of the Jungle | The Maharajah (Character) | - | 1953 |
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The Wild North | Screenwriter | - | 1952 |
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His Kind of Woman | Screenwriter | - | 1951 |
86% |
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Wyoming Mail | Gilson (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rogue River | Joe Dandridge (Character) | - | 1950 |
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Walk Softly, Stranger | Screenwriter | - | 1950 |
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Malaya | Screenwriter | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trigger Jr. | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tripoli | Capt. Adams (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Golden Stallion | Oro City Sheriff (Character) | - | 1949 |
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The Clay Pigeon | Lt. Cmdr. Prentice (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rustlers | Brad Carew (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Detective (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Station West | Screenwriter | - | 1948 |
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Bodyguard | Lt. Borden (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Mexican Hayride | Gus Adamson (Character) | - | 1948 |
50% |
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Magic Town | Birch (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Song | Screenwriter | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Luck | Screenwriter | - | 1946 |
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Rosie the Riveter | Wayne Calhoun (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Buffalo Bill | Murdo Carvell (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Secret Command | Simms (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Destiny | Sam Baker (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Monsoon | Jack Burke (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Minesweeper | Lt. Ralph Gilpin (Character) | - | 1943 |
71% |
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Lady of Burlesque | Russell Rogers (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Scream in the Dark | Sam "Benny" Lackey (Character) | - | 1943 |
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The Navy Comes Through | Hodum (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Orvie | Screenwriter | - | 1940 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bus Stop | Writer | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Ed Beatty (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Adventures of Champion | Sheriff Bill (Guest Star) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Ranger | Walt Smith (Guest Star) | 1950 1952-1954 |