The Big Sleep
1946
star 7.6
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youn...
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Acting
John Ridgely
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.
He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947). He appeared in a large number of other Warner Bros. films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Freelancing after 1948, John Ridgely continued to essay general-purpose parts until he left films in 1953. Thereafter, he worked in summer-theater productions and television until his death from a heart attack at the age of 58 in 1968.
Filmography
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A Place in the Sun
1951
star 7.3
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in th...
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
star 7.6
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, s...
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
star 6.4
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves h...
The Letter
1940
star 7.3
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
The Roaring Twenties
1939
star 7.5
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to b...
Air Force
1943
star 6.5
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on...
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
star 6.7
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies...
Pride of the Marines
1945
star 6.7
Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian l...
The Man I Love
1946
star 6.1
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the nei...
Dark Victory
1939
star 6.9
Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and...
Possessed
1947
star 6.9
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex s...
Bullet Scars
1942
star 6.5
Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Joe's...
High Wall
1947
star 6.4
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he...
My Reputation
1946
star 7.3
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when...
Border Incident
1949
star 7.0
The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexi...
Hollywood Canteen
1944
star 7.3
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for...
They Drive by Night
1940
star 6.9
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. Th...
Room for One More
1952
star 6.5
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of chil...
Nora Prentiss
1947
star 6.2
Quiet, organised Dr. Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident...
The Last Outpost
1951
star 6.1
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
Backfire
1950
star 5.9
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connol...
The Fighting 69th
1940
star 5.8
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental...
Destination Tokyo
1943
star 6.9
During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission...
King of the Underworld
1939
star 6.5
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her innocence or...
The Blue Veil
1951
star 6.8
A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.
Northern Pursuit
1943
star 6.2
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the...
Brother Orchid
1940
star 6.6
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds sol...
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
star 6.5
An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt Varney, a sm...
That's My Man
1947
star 6.7
A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becom...
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
star 7.0
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Command Decision
1948
star 6.6
High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fight...
Invisible Stripes
1939
star 6.2
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
star 5.8
Film based on the story of Al Jennings, a former train robber turned attorney.
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
star 7.2
Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying...
Task Force
1949
star 7.0
After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals sp...