Frank Lovejoy - Actor (Film Noir Movies)
by milam_ogden | created - 02 Sep 2019 | updated - 02 Sep 2019 | PublicFrank Lovejoy is one of my favorite character actors. He is a New York City person who had a brief but productive career in film and television. My list contains his appearances in film noir movies. I have listed them in my "favorite" order. He appeared in 10 film noir features.
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1. The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay
Votes: 10,530
2. I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In Pittsburgh, PA, an F.B.I. agent works to undermine the Communist party, but his brothers and his teenage son think he's a real Red.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey, James Millican
Votes: 967
3. The System (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Gambler John Merrick (Frank Lovejoy) is the head of a bookie syndicate and the newspaper is crusading against him and the rackets, primarily because Merrick is in love with Felice Stuart (... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Robert Arthur, Paul Picerni
Votes: 139
4. In a Lonely Place (1950)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid
Votes: 35,282
5. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
Approved | 110 min | Drama
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes, and respect.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 1,024
6. Finger Man (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con goes undercover for the government to "finger" the crime boss who made his sister a drug addict.
Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey
Votes: 426
7. Julie (1956)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A terrified wife tries to escape from her insanely jealous husband who is bent on killing her.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 2,226
8. The Crooked Web (1955)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong
Votes: 511
9. Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An isolated diner on California's 101 highway provides the backdrop of the story involving nuclear secrets, foreign spies and federal agents.
Director: Edward Dein | Stars: Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn, Lee Marvin
Votes: 825
10. Mad at the World (1955)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The infant baby of Sam and Anne Bennett is critically hurt after being hit by a bottle thrown by a gang of juvenile delinquent hoodlums known as the Wolf Pack. Police Detective Tom Lynn ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Essex | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Keefe Brasselle, Cathy O'Donnell, Karen Sharpe
Votes: 71
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