Acting
Frank M. Thomas
- Titles
- 96movies6TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19171954
- Leading roles
- 5top three billing
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Behind The Headlines61/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Classic Western 3
- Classic Film 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Moral Conflict 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Good vs Evil 2
- Courtroom Drama 2
- 1930s Crime 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Barbara PepperActorMummy's Boys, Forty Naughty Girls, Wanted: Jane Turner, The Big Shot, M'Liss- JJack HivelyEditorThey Made Her a Spy, Don't Tell the Wife, You Can't Buy Luck, Criminal Lawyer, The Big Shot
Paul GuilfoyleActorYou Can't Buy Luck, Danger Patrol, Wanted: Jane Turner, Behind The Headlines
Lee TracyActorMartin Kane, Private Eye, Criminal Lawyer, Wanted: Jane Turner, Behind The Headlines
Nicholas MusuracaCinematographerThey Made Her a Spy, Danger Patrol, China Passage, The Big Shot- TThomas LennonWriterThe Man Who Found Himself, Racing Lady, Criminal Lawyer, Grand Jury
- EEdward KillyDirectorCriminal Lawyer, China Passage, Wanted: Jane Turner, The Big Shot
Lew LandersDirectorThe Man Who Found Himself, They Wanted to Marry, You Can't Buy Luck, Danger Patrol
Diana GibsonActorThe Man Who Found Himself, They Wanted to Marry, Behind The Headlines
Moroni OlsenActorMummy's Boys, Grand Jury, M'Liss
Gordon JonesActorThey Wanted to Marry, China Passage, The Big Shot
George IrvingActorThe Man Who Found Himself, China Passage, The Big Shot
Movies and TV shows
1021950s
5 titles · average score 72
The Shadow (1954)
as Commissioner Weston
Horace Mann's Miracle (1953)
as Horace
62
The Sleeping City (1950)
as Police Lt. Lally (uncredited)
1940s
35 titles · average score 61
61
Lights Out (1949)
TV show
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV show · as Marley's Ghost
Mountain Rhythm (1943)
as Dr. Elihu Prindle
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
as Capt. H.T. Daley
Sunset Serenade (1942)
as Clifford Sheldon
64
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
as Dr. Jepson
63
Eyes in the Night (1942)
as Police Lieutenant (Uncredited)
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
as Frank Gannon
Sierra Sue (1941)
as Banker Bromfield
64
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
as Frisbee
53
Brigham Young (1940)
as Hubert Crum
1930s
61 titles · average score 59
58
They All Come Out (1939)
as Superintendent - Chillicothe
Saga of Death Valley (1939)
as Ed Tasker
61
Breakfast for Two (1937)
as Sam Ransome
59
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
as Insperator Mallory
56
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
as Jeff "Pops" Plummer
58
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
as William Walker
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
as Detective
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
as Lieutenant Bond
China Passage (1937)
as Captain Williams
48
Mummy's Boys (1936)
as Phillip Browning
56
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
as Banks
1910s
1 titles
Nearly Married (1917)
as Harry Lindsey