Philip Ober

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Philip Nott Ober (March 23, 1902 – September 13, 1982) was an American screen and stage actor. He later retired from acting to work as a diplomat. Ober is best remembered for his roles in the films From Here to Eternity (1953) and North by Northwest (1959). His other notable credits include The Magnificent Yankee (1950), Broken Lance (1954), Torpedo Run (1958) and The Ugly American (1963).

Most Popular Philip Ober Trailers

Total trailers found: 31

The Girls of Pleasure Island Trailer (1953)

01 April 1953

In the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified, strait-laced Englishmen, lives on a South Sea atoll with his three daughters, Gloria, Hester and Violet, along with the housekeeper, Thelma, who has raised the girls since childhood.

Broken Lance Trailer (1954)

25 September 1954

Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons.

Never a Dull Moment Trailer (1950)

19 August 1950

Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west.

Come Back, Little Sheba Trailer (1952)

24 December 1952

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

Scandal at Scourie Trailer (1953)

17 May 1953

After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba.

The Mating Game Trailer (1959)

29 April 1959

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back taxes.

The Unknown Man Trailer (1951)

09 November 1951

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

Torpedo Run Trailer (1958)

24 October 1958

A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.

Beloved Infidel Trailer (1959)

17 November 1959

In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F.

The Facts of Life Trailer (1960)

14 November 1960

Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation.

North by Northwest Trailer (1959)

08 July 1959

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

About Mrs. Leslie Trailer (1954)

03 August 1954

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.

Let No Man Write My Epitaph Trailer (1960)

10 November 1960

Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie.

The Ugly American Trailer (1963)

02 April 1963

An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war threatens a tense peace.

The Clown Trailer (1953)

16 January 1953

Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking.

The Brass Bottle Trailer (1964)

20 May 1964

A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.

Go Naked in the World Trailer (1961)

10 March 1961

A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a high-priced hooker.

The Magnificent Yankee Trailer (1950)

20 December 1950

Biography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.

From Here to Eternity Trailer (1953)

28 August 1953

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Ten North Frederick Trailer (1958)

22 May 1958

A wealthy, aging businessman with political ambitions conducts an adulturous affair with his daughter's roommate.

Washington Story Trailer (1952)

01 July 1952

A reporter (Patricia Neal) suspects the "nice guy" image of a respected Congressman (Van Johnson) is all a facade and sets out to uncover the truth.

Assignment to Kill Trailer (1968)

01 May 1968

A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money.

The Adventures of Gallegher Trailer (1964)

24 January 1964

An energetic newspaper copyboy in 1889 wants to become a reporter, and he is soon more deeply involved in his stories than he had expected.

The High Cost of Loving Trailer (1958)

16 May 1958

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut.

Elmer Gantry Trailer (1960)

07 July 1960

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America.

Chloe, Love Is Calling You Trailer (1934)

01 April 1934

A black voodoo priestess comes out of the Louisiana swamps to take revenge on the white plantation owner she believes killed her husband.

Tammy and the Bachelor Trailer (1957)

14 June 1957

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken Trailer (1966)

20 January 1966

Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier.

Escapade in Japan Trailer (1957)

23 December 1957

A plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later befriended by a fisherman's son, with the two setting off on an unintended journey across the country.

The Secret Fury Trailer (1950)

21 February 1950

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else.

The Glass Case Trailer (1939)

26 November 1939

The automotive glass industry was one of the most competitive industries in America in 1939. Automobile makers were very slow to adopt the much more expensive and higher acuity of newly patented Safety Plate Glass for automobiles.