Lewis L. Russell

Acting

Lewis L. Russell

Born — Died

1889-09-08 — 1961-11-12

Place of birth

Farmington, Illinois, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 5 titles

1940s · 14 titles

The Lost Weekend poster
7.6

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

The Lost Weekend

1945

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands poster
6.7

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948

A Night in Casablanca poster
6.8

The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.

A Night in Casablanca

1946

The Affairs of Susan poster
6.5

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.

The Affairs of Susan

1945

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now poster
7.5

A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

Hold That Blonde! poster
6.2

Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a girl. His psychoanalyst advises him to find another girl for a cure. He fastens his interest upon Sally Martin, who happens to be engaged in helping some crooks steal a valuable necklace.

Hold That Blonde!

1945

Ladies' Man poster
10.0

A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.

Ladies' Man

1947

The Trouble with Women poster
9.5

A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman, using a pseudonym, accuses him of advocating wife-beating. There is trouble, when he falls in love with her, unaware of who she is.

The Trouble with Women

1947

She Wouldn't Say Yes poster
6.4

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip called "The Nixie." She bumps into Michael Kent, an officer and the comic strip's author. He likes her instantly and she dislikes him. He's headed to the Pacific, sees her on the train, gets off in Chicago, and with her father's help, pursues her and hatches a plan to marry her. Meanwhile, she has her own plan to get rid of him with the help of a blond patient. Will the Nixie get into her psyche?

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

Molly and Me poster
6.7

A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.

Molly and Me

1945

One Way to Love poster
7.0

A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.

One Way to Love

1946

My Dog Rusty poster
8.5

Faithful dog Rusty helps his master's father win a mayoral race.

My Dog Rusty

1948

Cross My Heart poster
9.0

A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and build a reputation for himself.

Cross My Heart

1946

Jewels of Brandenburg poster
6.0

A former secret agent is sent to retrieve a priceless collection of stolen jewels from a Lisbon nightclub owner who worked both sides during World War II.

Jewels of Brandenburg

1947

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