Warren Hull

Acting

Warren Hull

Born — Died

1903-01-16 — 1974-09-14

Place of birth

Gasport, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

John Warren Hull (January 17, 1903 – September 14, 1974), known professionally as Warren Hull, was an American actor, singer and television personality active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field.

Known for

Film credits

1940s · 12 titles

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! poster
6.8

Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady poster
6.4

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

Marked Men poster
5.6

A man accused of planning a prison break turns the tables on escaped cons by leading the group into the desert.

Marked Men

1940

Bowery Blitzkrieg poster
6.1

The East Side Kids discover that one of their own, Danny, is torn between staying in school and becoming a boxer, and is getting mixed up with gangsters.

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

The Last Alarm poster
4.5

A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.

The Last Alarm

1940

The Spider Returns poster
8.5

The evil and masked "Gargoyle" is sabotaging all of America's industrial plants. It is up to the Spider to save the country.

The Spider Returns

1941

Yukon Flight poster
4.1

When the plane owned by the "Yukon and Columbia Mail Service" crashes, RCMP Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) and Constable Kelly (Dave O'Brien) suspect murder. Their suspicions are confirmed when Renfrew finds the control stick has been jammed, forcing the plane to fly in one direction until the gas ran out. Mine owner Louise Howard (Louise Stanley) reports that her superintendent is missing. The Mounties find him murdered and that too has been made to look like an accident. A new mail service pilot, Bill Shipley (Warren Hull), arrives. He had gone to training school with Renfrew but had been cashiered for misconduct. The Mounties discover that Raymond (Karl Hackett), who had been working for Louise, really owns the flying line managed by Yuke Cardoe (William Pawley.) They find proof that all the gold from the mine isn't being turned over to Louise, and suspect that Raymond and Yuke are stealing the gold and shipping it to Seattle by plane.

Yukon Flight

1940

Hidden Enemy poster
6.5

Reporter vs. German spies and their new metal.

Hidden Enemy

1940

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride poster
5.5

Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940

Remedy for Riches poster
5.5

A small town doctor suspects the stranger in town is promoting an oil swindle. The fourth entry in the "Dr. Christian" series of six films.

Remedy for Riches

1940

Mandrake the Magician poster
5.0

Feature version of the American serial film, produced for export only, never exhibited in the USA, and believed to be a lost film.

Mandrake the Magician

1940

The Spider Returns poster
NR

Feature version of the American serial film of the same name, edited for exhibition overseas only, never exhibited in the USA in any medium, and evidently a lost film.

The Spider Returns

1943

1930s · 24 titles

The Walking Dead poster
6.3

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.

The Walking Dead

1936

Star Reporter poster
3.9

An idealistic young newspaper reporter crusades against organized crime.

Star Reporter

1939

Fugitive in the Sky poster
6.3

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

Personal Maid's Secret poster
6.4

A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is raised by others. Director Arthur Greville Collins' 1935 film stars Ruth Donnelly, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull, Frank Albertson, Arthur Treacher, Ronnie Crosby, Henry O'Neill, Lillian Kemble Cooper and Gordon Elliott.

Personal Maid's Secret

1935

A Bride for Henry poster
6.0

On the day of her wedding a young woman's fiancé doesn't show up, sleeping off the results of the previous night's wild bachelor party. Miffed, the woman decides to go ahead with the wedding anyway to teach her fiancé a lesson, so she calls her lawyer, Henry, and has him stand in for her missing groom. She intends to divorce her new "husband" at the first opportunity, but Henry--who has been in love with her for a long time--is determined to win his "wife's" hand.

A Bride for Henry

1937

Freshman Love poster
7.0

A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

Freshman Love

1936

Smashing the Spy Ring poster
6.7

G-Men in Washington break up a powerful spy ring and capture the ringleaders.

Smashing the Spy Ring

1938

Her Husband's Secretary poster
6.0

A businessman buys trouble when he hires his wife"s best friend as his secretary.

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

The Spider's Web poster
6.5

Pulp hero "The Spider" seeks to destroy all criminals. In this serialized adventure, he battles The Octopus, who intends to replace the government of the United States.

The Spider's Web

1938

Night Key poster
6.2

The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.

Night Key

1937

Michael O'Halloran poster
9.0

A wealthy woman's wild lifestyle finally drives her husband to take their two children, move out of the house and file for divorce. Positive she'll lose her children unless she shows the judge that she's changed her wild ways, she takes in two poor street kids, a brother and sister.

Michael O'Halloran

1937

Love Begins at Twenty poster
6.3

A henpecked husband tries to help his daughter marry the man she loves and his wife loathes.

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

The Law in Her Hands poster
6.0

A female lawyer sets up her own practice but only achieves success as an attorney for the mob.

The Law in Her Hands

1936

Rhythm in the Clouds poster
7.5

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937

Mandrake the Magician poster
5.9

Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

Mandrake the Magician

1939

Should a Girl Marry? poster
5.7

A young woman and her doctor husband are victims of a blackmail scheme when it is discovered that she was born in prison.

Should a Girl Marry?

1939

Hawaii Calls poster
6.0

After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover stolen naval documents from crooks

Hawaii Calls

1938

The Big Noise poster
7.5

The Big Noise is retired textile manufacturer Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee). Seeking a new outlet for his entrepreneurial energies, Trent buys a half interest in a thriving dry-cleaning establishment. This gets him mixed up with a gang of protection racketeers, who promise dire consequences if Trent doesn't dance to their tune.

The Big Noise

1936

Crashing Thru poster
7.5

Renfrew of the Mounties hunts brother-and-sister gold hijackers.

Crashing Thru

1939

Miss Pacific Fleet poster
7.0

A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935

Paradise Isle poster
6.0

Stranded on an island, a blind artist (Warren Hull) falls in love with a native (Movita).

Paradise Isle

1937

Bengal Tiger poster
4.8

After causing his friend's death, an animal trainer marries the man's daughter to atone.

Bengal Tiger

1936

Girl from Rio poster
4.8

A newsman helps a Brazilian singer get her brother out of trouble in New York.

Girl from Rio

1939

Moon Over Manhattan poster
7.0

A musical short about a young couple, an artist for an advertising firm and a hopeful model. They try a couple of schemes to get Sally a job with the firm.

Moon Over Manhattan

1935

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