Milton Holmes - Turner Classic Movies

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Milton Holmes worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Holmes's career beginnings included film roles in "A Ship Comes In" (1928) and "The Spy" (1931). Later in his career, Holmes produced the comedy "Mr. Soft Touch" (1949) with Glenn Ford. Holmes passed away in September 1987 at the age of 80....

Filmography

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The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)

The Godless Girl (1929)

A Ship Comes In (1928)

The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

A Matter of WHO (1962)

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Boots Malone (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Living On Poverty Row

Boots Malone (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Raised On Certified Milk

Biography

Milton Holmes worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Holmes's career beginnings included film roles in "A Ship Comes In" (1928) and "The Spy" (1931). Later in his career, Holmes produced the comedy "Mr. Soft Touch" (1949) with Glenn Ford. Holmes passed away in September 1987 at the age of 80.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)

The Godless Girl (1929)

A Ship Comes In (1928)

The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

Writer (Feature Film)

A Matter of WHO (1962)

Naked Earth (1958)

Boots Malone (1952)

Mr. Soft Touch (1949)

Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Salty O'Rourke (1945)

Original story and Screenplay

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Producer (Feature Film)

A Matter of WHO (1962)

Boots Malone (1952)

Mr. Soft Touch (1949)

Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Associate Producer

Life Events

Videos

Boots Malone (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Living On Poverty Row Opening sequence introducing William Holden as the title character, a hard-luck jockey's agent, shacking up at the track, with friend Preacher (Basil Ruysdael) then visited by gangster and creditor Matson (Hugh Sanders), in the little-noticed Columbia race-track drama Boots Malone, 1952.

Boots Malone (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Raised On Certified Milk Cynical race-game veterans living at the track, William Holden (title character, a jockey's agent), and Stanley Clements (as ex-jockey "Stash"), pull a ruse on new arrival Tommy (Johnny Stewart), who has a hundred dollar bill for which he can't get change, in Boots Malone, 1952.

Boots Malone (1952) -- (Movie Clip) That's How He Had To Die Opening day at a California horse-race track, jockey's agent William Holden (title character), despite having fallen on hard times himself, is called upon to eulogize his late client, to whom a statue is being dedicated, later visiting with the widow (Ann Lee), in Boots Malone, 1952.

johnny O'Clock (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Hard As Nalis New York cop Koch (Lee J. Cobb) travels to Harrisburg to introduce himself to Nancy (Evelyn Keyes, her first scene), the sister of the latest victim in his murder investigation, in Robert Rossen's Johnny O'Clock, 1947, starring Dick Powell.

johnny O'Clock (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Nice Gimmick Casino operator Dick Powell (title character) busts a crooked dealer (Matty Fain), receives fickle Nelle (Ellen Drew), girlfriend of his senior partner Marchettis (Thomas Gomez), who hears an offer from Johnny's rival, twisted cop Chuck (Jim Bannon), in Robert Rossen's Johnny O'Clock, 1947.

Johnny O'Clock (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Good Day's Sleep Opening scenes, Lee J. Cobb as New York cop Koch, jousting with character actor Phil Brown as the hotel clerk, talking about Dick Powell (title character), introduced with sidekick Charlie (John Kellogg), in first-time director Robert Rossen's Johnny O'Clock, 1947.

Johnny O'Clock (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Trigger Happy Cop Dick Powell (title character) overseeing his New York underworld casino, joining aide Charlie (John Kellogg) and hat-check employee Harriet (Nina Foch), before he visits with his crooked cop ally Blayden (Jim Bannon), early in Robert Rossen's Johnny O'Clock, 1947.

Mr. Lucky (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Not The Way I Do It Aiming to raise money for his gambling cruise, Joe Adams (Cary Grant), with Crunk (Alan Carney) in tow, calls on "Captain Steadman" (Gladys Cooper) at the War Relief charity, cautious Dorothy (Laraine Day), intervening, in Mr. Lucky, 1943.

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