Frank Craven

Actor

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Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Born

August 24, 1875

Died

September 01, 1945

Biography

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Frank Craven was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Craven began his acting career with roles in such films as the Janet Gaynor drama "State Fair" (1933), "City Limits" (1934) and the James Cagney dramatic comedy "He Was Her Man" (1934). He also appeared in the romantic comedy "Vagabond Lady" (1935) with Robert Young. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the ...

Filmography

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That's Gratitude (1934)

Best of Enemies (1933)

The Very Idea (1929)

Dialogue Director

Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Forever Yours (1945)

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City For Conquest (1940) -- (Movie Clip) These Boys Better Be Good

Sons Of The Desert (1933) -- (Movie Clip) It Must Be The Lightning

Biography

Frank Craven was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Craven began his acting career with roles in such films as the Janet Gaynor drama "State Fair" (1933), "City Limits" (1934) and the James Cagney dramatic comedy "He Was Her Man" (1934). He also appeared in the romantic comedy "Vagabond Lady" (1935) with Robert Young. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in the romance "Small Town Girl" (1936) with Janet Gaynor, "Penrod and Sam" (1937) and "You're Only Young Once" (1938). He also appeared in the Billy Mauch adventure "Penrod and His Twin Brother" (1938). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in the Bette Davis drama "In This Our Life" (1942), "Pittsburgh" (1942) with Marlene Dietrich and the drama "Keeper of the Flame" (1942) with Spencer Tracy. He also appeared in the comedy "Dangerous Blondes" (1943) with Allyn Joslyn and "Son of Dracula" (1943) with Robert Paige. Craven was most recently credited in the horror flick "Anguish" (1988) with Zelda Rubinstein. Craven passed away in September 1945 at the age of 70.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

That's Gratitude (1934)

Best of Enemies (1933)

The Very Idea (1929)

Dialogue Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Forever Yours (1945)

The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

Clem [Broderick]

My Best Gal (1944)

Dangerous Blondes (1943)

Inspector Clinton

Jack London (1943)

Harrigan's Kid (1943)

Mr. [Walter] Garnet

Son of Dracula (1943)

Doctor [Harry] Brewster

Keeper of the Flame (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)

Thru Different Eyes (1942)

Steve Pettijohn

Pittsburgh (1942)

Girl Trouble (1942)

Ambrose Murdock Flint

Richest Man in Town (1941)

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)

Our Town (1940)

Mr. Morgan [The narrator]

City for Conquest (1940)

Dreaming Out Loud (1940)

Dr. ["Doc Walt"] Walter Barnes

Our Neighbors--the Carters (1939)

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)

Blossoms on Broadway (1937)

P. J. Quinterfield, Sr.

You're Only Young Once (1937)

Penrod and Sam (1937)

Mr. [Frank] Schofield

Small Town Girl (1936)

The Harvester (1936)

It's Up to You (1936)

Sheriff Pete Arnot

Barbary Coast (1935)

Colonel Marcus Aurelius Cobb

Vagabond Lady (1935)

"Spiggs" Spiggins

City Limits (1934)

That's Gratitude (1934)

Let's Talk It Over (1934)

He Was Her Man (1934)

State Fair (1933)

The storekeeper [Fred Cramer]

Handle with Care (1932)

Radio announcer

The Very Idea (1929)

Writer (Feature Film)

When the Lights Go on Again (1944)

Our Town (1940)

Annapolis Farewell (1935)

That's Gratitude (1934)

David Harum (1934)

Contract Writer

The Human Side (1934)

Contract Writer

Best of Enemies (1933)

Sons of the Desert (1933)

State Fair (1933)

Contract Writer

Handle with Care (1932)

Cast (Short)

How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 1 The Putter (1931)

Misc. Crew (Short)

GIVE ME LIBERTY (1936)

Dialogue Director

Life Events

1934

Film directing debut with "That's Gratitude"

Videos

City For Conquest (1940) -- (Movie Clip) These Boys Better Be Good James Cagney as trucker Danny dipping his toe back into fighting, Frank McHugh as corner-man Mutt, Donald Crisp the visiting promoter, George Tobias his wing-man, and Kit Guard as the worse-for-wear ex-fighter, early in Warner Bros.’ City For Conquest, co-starring Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy.

Sons Of The Desert (1933) -- (Movie Clip) It Must Be The Lightning Hoping to prevent their wives (Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy) from finding out they went to the lodge convention, and weren’t on the liner that sank off Hawaii, Stan (Laurel) and Oliver (Hardy) avoid being discovered in the attic, but get into more trouble, in Sons Of The Desert, 1933.

Sons Of The Desert (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Wholeheartedly Unanimous Joining the opening scene, Los Angelinos Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy arrive at the meeting of their lodge and over-commit, in the fourth of their feature-length comedies, Sons Of The Desert, 1933, from Hal Roach studios, distributed by MGM.

Sons Of The Desert (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Betty Went Duck Hunting Having advised Stan (Laurel) to take charge and tell his wife (Dorothy Christy, not seen here) he’ll be attending the lodge convention, Oliver (Hardy) fails to demonstrate his principles with his own wife (Mae Busch), in their Hal Roach comedy Sons Of The Desert, 1933.

In This Our Life (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Clever With The Knife Director John Huston playing complex tensions, rich uncle William (Charles Coburn) with Peter (Dennis Morgan), husband of his niece Roy (Olivia de Havilland), whose engaged sister Stanley (Bette Davis) is, secretly, about to run off with Peter on the day of her own wedding, in In This Our Life, 1942.

In This Our Life (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Bright Red With A Black Feather George Brent as lawyer Craig has all-but confirmed that his fianceè Stanley (Bette Davis, not seen), daughter of Asa (Frank Craven), has run away with the husband of his other daughter Roy (Olivia de Havilland), who herself takes the news with remarkable composure, in John Huston’s In This Our Life, 1942.

Our Town (1940) -- (Movie Clip) The Way A Person's Born Frank Craven narrates into Martha Scott's first movie scene, as Emily, daughter of Charlie (Guy Kibbee), waylaid by smitten George (William Holden), and William Cameron Menzies' vision of Grover's Corners, NH, replacing the empty set from Thornton Wilder's play, early in Our Town, 1940.

Our Town (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Grover's Corners Actor and writer Frank Craven begins, in the screenplay he helped adapt, his role slightly modified from the Stage Manager he played on Broadway, in the Sol Lesser independent production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Our Town, 1940, with William Holden and Martha Scott.

Penrod And Sam (1937) -- (Movie Clip) Young Hoodlums Introduction of Verman (Phillip Hurlic), abused by bully Rodney (Jackie Morrow), together encountering Penrod (Billy Mauch) and Sam (Harry Watson), then the fathers of two combatants (Frank Craven, Charles Halton), early in Warner Bros.' 1937 version of Booth Tarkington's Penrod And Sam.

Barbary Coast (1935) -- (Movie Clip) I Like The Fog Mary (Miriam Hopkins) arriving San Francisco, Col. Cobb (Frank Craven) her companion, locals Jed (Harry Carey) and "Atrocity" (Walter Brennan) dazzled and breaking bad news, in Howard Hawks' Barbary Coast, 1935.

Family

John Craven

Son

Actor. Born 00/00/1917- November 24, 1995.

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