Frank Darien

Known for Acting

3/18/1876

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Frank Darien was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951.

Known For (130 credits)

Movie

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952

Group of people trapped in gas station during a storm teach a young man valuable life lessons.

5.6

Movie

The Whip Hand

1951

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.

3.6

Movie

The Flying Saucer

1950

The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investigate flying saucer sightings. At first, installed in a hunting lodge, the two play in the wilderness. But then they sight a saucer. Investigating, our heroes clash with an inept gang of Soviet spies, also after the saucer secret.

6.9

Movie

Alias Nick Beal

1949

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

6.1

Movie

The Accused

1949

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

4.1

Movie

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948

The daughter of famous outlaw Belle Starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find her killer.

6.5

Movie

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

7.0

Movie

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

6.7

Movie

Magic Town

1947

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.

6.0

Movie

The Woman on the Beach

1947

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

6.0

Movie

That's My Man

1947

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.

6.3

Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.