Charles Lang


Biography

Charles Lang was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Lang's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the comedy "Hit the Road" (1941) with Gladys George, the musical comedy "Keep 'Em Flying" (1941) with Bud Abbott and the W C Fields comedy "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" (1941). He also appeared in the comedy "Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga" (1941...

Biography

Charles Lang was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Lang's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the comedy "Hit the Road" (1941) with Gladys George, the musical comedy "Keep 'Em Flying" (1941) with Bud Abbott and the W C Fields comedy "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" (1941). He also appeared in the comedy "Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga" (1941) with Lupe Velez and "Secret Enemies" (1942). He continued to act in productions like the action film "Guadalcanal Diary" (1943) with Preston Foster, "The Ghost Ship" (1943) with Richard Dix and "Roger Touhy, Gangster" (1944) with Preston Foster. He also appeared in the Edward G Robinson action movie "Tampico" (1944) and the action picture "Wing and a Prayer" (1944) with Don Ameche. During the latter half of his career, Lang wrote "The Magnificent Matador" (1955) with Maureen O'Hara, the Randolph Scott western "Decision at Sundown" (1957) and the Randolph Scott adaptation "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958). In addition to his writing, Lang also appeared in "The Wolf Hunters" (1949) and the action flick "Killer Shark" (1950) with Roddy McDowall. Lang more recently wrote the Raymond Burr dramatic adaptation "Desire in the Dust" (1960).

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Farewell To Arms, A (1932) -- (Movie Clip) There's A War On Adolphe Menjou is Italian Rinaldi, annoyed as his WWI American ambulance driver pal Henry (Gary Cooper) has snuck off with his beloved English nurse Catherine (Helen Hayes), mangled Hemingway but the outcome clear enough, in the pre-code A Farewell To Arms, 1932.
Big Heat, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Pinch Hit For Your Boy? Cop Bannion (Glenn Ford) drops in on the polished gangster Lagana (Alexander Scourby) and his hunky aide George (Chris Alcaide) to deliver a warning in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat, 1953.
Big Heat, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Jersey Mosquitoes After dinner and before their date, discourse between cop Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) and spouse Katie (Jocelyn Brando, Marlon's older sister) so domestic you know something bad is coming, in Fritz Lang's film noir The Big Heat, 1953.
Big Heat, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Just Impersonations First scene for usually blonde, and now Academy Award-winner (for The Bad And The Beautiful, 1953) Gloria Grahame, as gang-moll Debby, with thug boyfriend Vince (Lee Marvin), sidekick Larry (Adam Williams) and their boss Lagana (Alexander Scourby) in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat, 1953.
Inside Daisy Clover (1966) -- (Movie Clip) The Swan Studios Nervous Daisy (Natalie Wood) on the balcony after mogul Swan (Christopher Plummer) has invited assembled luminaries to watch her debut short, song by Andre and Dory Previn, from Inside Daisy Clover, 1965.
Wildcat Bus (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Such A Lovely Beginning Ted (Fay Wray), who’s under-cover as a rider with an un-licensed car service that’s trying to put her family bus-line out of business, has discovered that broke ex-playboy Jerry (Charles Lang) is one of their drivers, making trouble then attracting the cops, in the RKO programmer Wildcat Bus, 1940.
Wildcat Bus (1940) -- (Movie Clip) The Magic Wand Has Waved Fay Wray is “Ted,” whose dad (Oscar O’Shea) is grappling with unexplained troubles for their bus line, and after reassuring him, she deals with broke playboy Jerry (Charles Lang) and his ex-chauffeur Donovan (Paul Guilfoyle), looking for work, not realizing she’s the boss, in Wildcat Bus, 1940.
It Should Happen To You (1954) -- (Movie Clip) And Furthermore! As cynical suitor Adams (Peter Lawford) departs, neighbor Pete (Jack Lemmon) decides he has misgivings about Gladys (Judy Holliday) and her billboard, in George Cukor's It Should Happen To You, 1954.
Charade (1963) -- (Movie Clip) We're The Floor Show Warned by American spies that the murderers of her husband may be after her, Reggie (Audrey Hepburn) has asked new friend Peter (Cary Grant) to meet her in a Paris park, then a night club, where director Stanley Donen stages a gratuitous pantomime, in his Hitchcock homage Charade, 1963

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