Franchot Tone

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Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and many other films through the 1960s. In the early 1960s Tone appeared in character roles on TV dramas like Bonanza, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

Most Popular Franchot Tone Trailers

Total trailers found: 81

She Knew All the Answers Trailer (1941)

13 May 1941

Chorus girl and rich playboy want to marry but he'll lose his fortune unless his trustee approves of his mate.

Three Comrades Trailer (1938)

02 June 1938

A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Trailer (1935)

11 January 1935

In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan.

That's Entertainment, Part II Trailer (1976)

16 May 1976

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

Fast and Furious Trailer (1939)

06 October 1939

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City.

Trail of the Vigilantes Trailer (1940)

13 December 1940

A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.

Dancing Lady Trailer (1933)

24 November 1933

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch.

That Night with You Trailer (1945)

28 September 1945

In this musical comedy, a young singer becomes so desperate to appear on Broadway that she goes to a prominent producer and tells him that she is the daughter who resulted from his day-long marriage to a young woman he knew years ago.

Midnight Mary Trailer (1933)

30 June 1933

While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Trailer (1991)

28 October 1991

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s.

Joan Crawford: Always the Star Trailer (1996)

30 September 1996

Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work.

Every Girl Should Be Married Trailer (1948)

25 December 1948

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician.

Dangerous Trailer (1935)

25 December 1935

Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his Connecticut home for rehabilitation.

Bombshell Trailer (1933)

13 October 1933

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Five Graves to Cairo Trailer (1943)

26 May 1943

The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel.

Mutiny on the Bounty Trailer (1935)

22 November 1935

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

Uncle Vanya Trailer (1957)

13 December 1957

A country doctor (Franchot Tone) loves but cannot have a professor's wife (Clarence Derwent) in Chekhov's play set in czarist Russia.

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Trailer (1972)

10 January 1972

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props.

Shadow Over Elveron Trailer (1968)

05 March 1968

A corrupt sheriff knows the secrets of everyone in town and uses that information to go unchallenged.

True to Life Trailer (1943)

24 December 1943

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins to secretly write about their true life antics.

Moulin Rouge Trailer (1934)

10 January 1934

A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband won't let her.

Pilot #5 Trailer (1943)

24 June 1943

A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five pilots anxious to fly it, the Dutch commander chooses George Collins to fly a mission to drop a 500-lb bomb on the Japanese carrier lying offshore.

The World Moves On Trailer (1934)

27 June 1934

Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to stand by each other in a belief that a great business firmly established in four countries will be able to withstand even such another calamity as the Napoleonic Wars from which Europe is slowly recovering.

No More Ladies Trailer (1935)

14 June 1935

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.

Reckless Trailer (1935)

19 April 1935

A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.

Suzy Trailer (1936)

20 July 1936

A French air ace discovers that his showgirl wife's first husband is still alive.

Three Loves Has Nancy Trailer (1938)

02 September 1938

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

Nobody Runs Forever Trailer (1968)

22 August 1968

Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level commissioner wanted down under for murder.

See How They Run Trailer (1964)

07 October 1964

Three children are stalked by hired killers after they unknowingly take evidence pointing to the existence of a corrupt international cartel, which has just murdered their father.

Gentlemen Are Born Trailer (1934)

17 November 1934

A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the heart of the Great Depression, and quickly learn that the piece of paper the diploma is written on is worth about eighteen-dollars-a-week in the job-market.

Today We Live Trailer (1933)

03 March 1933

Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait.

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

Madame Tirelou is a witch who will not allow her daughter Marie to marry her one true love Louis. The witch puts a curse on Louis should he ever set eyes on Marie again.

Without Honor Trailer (1949)

26 October 1949

Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she has had a long affair.

The Girl from Missouri Trailer (1934)

03 August 1934

Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and soon entertains at the lavish home of millionaire Frank Cousins.

Exclusive Story Trailer (1936)

17 January 1936

A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.

The Big Parade of Comedy Trailer (1964)

02 September 1964

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

This Woman Is Mine Trailer (1941)

22 August 1941

Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with a female stowaway they discover aboard their ship. Many adventures follow.

Love on the Run Trailer (1936)

20 November 1936

A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.

Quality Street Trailer (1937)

26 March 1937

In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.

Between Two Women Trailer (1937)

09 July 1937

Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion.

Love Is a Headache Trailer (1938)

14 January 1938

A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her knowledge.

Nice Girl? Trailer (1941)

21 February 1941

Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane.

The Bride Wore Red Trailer (1937)

08 October 1937

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

The Voice That Thrilled the World Trailer (1943)

16 October 1943

This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857.

Bitter Heritage Trailer (1958)

07 August 1958

A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to return to the town which his father lived.

Straight Is the Way Trailer (1934)

10 August 1934

Just out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former girlfriend and his former gangster buddies.

How to Make a French Dish Trailer (1964)

29 January 1964

In this romantic drama, a middle-aged gambler tells a casino croupier her life story. The story is told in flashback and chronicles the woman's romantic exploits with men.

Lost Honeymoon Trailer (1947)

29 March 1947

An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.

Honeymoon Trailer (1947)

17 May 1947

A prospective bride and groom have misadventures in Mexico City.

The Little Foxes Trailer (1956)

16 December 1956

A tale of greed, one-upmanship, family distrust, abuse, apathy, and lost love, set in the deep south at the turn of the twentieth century.

His Butler's Sister Trailer (1943)

26 November 1943

Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.

Man-Proof Trailer (1938)

07 January 1938

A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.

In Harm's Way Trailer (1965)

06 April 1965

A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.

Star Spangled Rhythm Trailer (1942)

05 March 1942

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade.

Twelve Angry Men Trailer (1954)

20 September 1954

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957).

One New York Night Trailer (1935)

08 March 1935

Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room next to his.

Because of Him Trailer (1946)

18 January 1946

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

Sadie McKee Trailer (1934)

09 May 1934

A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

They Gave Him a Gun Trailer (1937)

07 May 1937

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

The Man on the Eiffel Tower Trailer (1949)

12 December 1949

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.