Portrait of Frank Melton

Acting

Frank Melton

Career

Active from 1934 to 1941, busiest in 1936 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold
GoodWatch score56/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Melton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 77
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

1940s

18 titles ยท average score 61
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Glem

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)
GoodWatch score 79

as Onlooker at Gallery (uncredited)

Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Doctor

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Otto

Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
GoodWatch score 39

as FBI Agent

Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jasper Backus

Second Chorus
Second Chorus (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Stu

The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Man (uncredited)

Remember the Day
Remember the Day (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Photographer

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alabama Man #3 (uncredited)

Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ollie - Dithers' Employee (uncredited)

1930s

36 titles ยท average score 61
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Reporter

Riders of the Black Hills
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)

as Don Weston

Once Over Lightly
Once Over Lightly (1938)

as Joe Stevens

Freshman Year
Freshman Year (1938)

as Dave 'Tex' Hodges

Too Many Wives
Too Many Wives (1937)

as Clabby Holden

Affairs of Cappy Ricks
Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Matt Peasely

Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods (1937)

as Jack (George's intern pal)

The Traitor
The Traitor (1936)

as Frank Melton: Jimmy Allen aka The Texas Kid

Silks and Saddles
Silks and Saddles (1936)

as Les Winters

August Week End
August Week End (1936)

as Ronnie Washburne

365 Nights in Hollywood
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frank Young

Handy Andy
Handy Andy (1934)

as Howard Norcross

1920s

1 title
The River of Romance
The River of Romance (1929)

as One of Elvira's Admirers