Robert Montgomery

1904-1981

Biography: life and films

Robert Montgomery was an American actor and producer whose birth name was Henry Montgomery Jr.. He was born in Beacon, New York, USA on 21st May 1904 and died in New York City, New York, USA on 27th September 1981, aged 77.

His best films as an actor include George W. Hill's thriller The Big House (1930), Sam Wood's comedy The Man in Possession (1931), Alexander Hall's Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), W.S. Van Dyke's crime-thriller Rage in Heaven (1941) and The Secret Land (1948), and whose best work as a film director include They Were Expendable (1945), Ride the Pink Horse (1947) and Once More, My Darling (1949).

Robert Montgomery appeared in 63 films and directed 6 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Richard Thorpe (4 films), Jack Conway (4), Harry Beaumont (4), W.S. Van Dyke (3), Sam Wood (3), Robert Z. Leonard (3), George Fitzmaurice (3), Edward H. Griffith (3), Clarence Brown (3), Richard Boleslawski (2), Edmund Goulding (2), Edgar Selwyn (2) and (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (29 films), comedy (20), comedy-romance (14), romance (13), comedy-drama (12), War (5) and Thriller (4).

Our average rating for Robert Montgomery over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director

So This Is College (1929) [a]

The Single Standard (1929) [a]

Their Own Desire (1929) [a]

Three Live Ghosts (1929) [a]

Untamed (1929) [a]

Free and Easy (1930) [a]

Love in the Rough (1930) [a]

Our Blushing Brides (1930) [a]

The Big House (1930) [a]

The Divorcee (1930) [a]

The Sins of the Children (1930) [a]

War Nurse (1930) [a]

Inspiration (1931) [a]

Private Lives (1931) [a]

Shipmates (1931) [a]

Strangers May Kiss (1931) [a]

The Easiest Way (1931) [a]

The Man in Possession (1931) [a]

-But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) [a]

Blondie of the Follies (1932) [a]

Faithless (1932) [a]

Letty Lynton (1932) [a]

Lovers Courageous (1932) [a]

Another Language (1933) [a]

Hell Below (1933) [a]

Made on Broadway (1933) [a]

Night Flight (1933) [a]

When Ladies Meet (1933) [a]

Forsaking All Others (1934) [a]

Fugitive Lovers (1934) [a]

Hide-Out (1934) [a]

Riptide (1934) [a]

The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) [a]

Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935) [a]

No More Ladies (1935) [a]

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) [a]

Petticoat Fever (1936) [a]

Piccadilly Jim (1936) [a]

Trouble for Two (1936) [a]

Ever Since Eve (1937) [a]

Live, Love and Learn (1937) [a]

Night Must Fall (1937) [a]

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) [a]

The First Hundred Years (1938) [a]

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) [a]

Yellow Jack (1938) [a]

Fast and Loose (1939) [a]

Busman's Honeymoon (1940) [a]

The Door with Seven Locks (1940) [a]

The Earl of Chicago (1940) [a]

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) [a]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) [a]

Rage in Heaven (1941) [a]

Unfinished Business (1941) [a]

They Were Expendable (1945) [a,d]

Lady in the Lake (1947) [a,d]

Ride the Pink Horse (1947) [a,d]

June Bride (1948) [a]

The Saxon Charm (1948) [a]

The Secret Land (1948) [a]

Once More, My Darling (1949) [a,d]

Your Witness (1950) [a,d]

The Gallant Hours (1960) [d]



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