Lloyd Nolan
22 titles
Filmography
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Island in the Sky
(1953)A transport plane is forced to make an emergency landing in the frozen wasteland of Labrador, and its brave pilot, Captain Dooley, must do everything he can to keep his men alive while they await rescue.

The House on 92nd Street
(1945)A stentorian narrator tells us that the USA was flooded with nazi spies in 1939-41. One such tries to recruit college grad bill dietrich, who becomes a double agent for the fbi. While bill trains in hamburg, a street-Accident victim proves to have been spying on atom-Bomb secrets; Conveniently, dietrich is assigned to the new york spy ring stealing these secrets. Can he track down the mysterious "Christopher" before his ruthless associates unmask and kill him?

War Comes to America
(1945)The final film in Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda series traces America's struggle to stay neutral in the face of Germany’s growing Nazi threat.

Toward the Unknown
(1956)Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot.
The Sun Comes Up
(1949)
Guadalcanal Diary
(1943)In the summer of 1942, WWII battle-weary Marines hit the beach and dig in on a Japanese-held Pacific island Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

Seven Waves Away
(1957)A luxury cruise liner sinks, leaving a group of passengers clinging to a lifeboat. One man must make an agonizing decision before the sea claims them.

The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)Racetrack tout down on his luck gets involved with gangster when he gives bad tip. He's got one month to pay up $10,000 - or else. Based on Damon Runyon's story. ***New York Daily News

The Last Hunt
(1956)Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger team up in this “grim, fierce, raw-boned outdoor fare” (Variety) filmed on location in rugged Custer State Park, North Dakota.

Lady in the Lake
(1946)A missing person's case draws Detective Marlow into a web of greed and murder. He knows he should feel empathy for the women, but he's seen too much. Now he only cares because he's paid to, even knowing this investigation will destroy everyone involved.

Two Smart People
(1946)Director Jules Dassin (Night and the City) combines the best of film noir, crime caper and romance in this little gem starring Lucille Ball, John Hodiak and Lloyd Nolan. Ace Connors (Hodiak) is a con man on the run, chased by determined cop Bob Simms (Nolan) who is trying to convince Ace to turn in the bonds he has stolen in exchange for a reduced sentence. When Simms catches up with Connors, the con man talks him into taking a train ride back east that will take them through the Southwest and into New Orleans. Entering into the fray is Ricki Woodner (Ball), who is looking to con the con man out of his bonds, while falling for him and Fly Feletti (Elisha Cook, Jr.), a snarling trigger man hot on Ace's trail. The tension builds to an exciting climax during Mardi Gras.

The House Across the Bay
(1940)The new romance between an aircraft engineer and a beautiful woman is going great until the woman’s gangster husband is released from prison.

The Girl Hunters
(1963)Booze-soaked private eye Mike Hammer returns to the field to investigate the disappearance of his secretary, who he fears may be dead.

Santiago
(1956)Desperate for arms in their fight against Spain, Cuban partisans agree to double the price if American gunrunner Cash Adams smuggles a boatload of weapons to their Santiago hideout.

The Golden Fleecing
(1940)A $50,000 life-insurance sale puts mild-mannered Henry Twinkle on the fast track at Ajax Insurance Company. Now he can marry his girl and climb the corporate ladder -- just as long as the insured party, Gus Fender, enjoys a long life. Unfortunately, it turns out Gus is a racketeer with an army of gat-carrying rivals. So Henry gets an order from his apoplectic boss: keep Gus alive! Lew Ayres, the popular star of the Dr. Kildare films, hones his comedy skills as hapless Henry, plunged into a world of gangsters and molls. Lloyd Nolan, who enjoyed a 50-year career in film and television, portrays Gus with appropriate menace. Olympic wrestler-turned-actor Nat Pendleton (The Thin Man) stands out as one of Gus's dimwitted henchmen. And among the screenwriters is renowned American humorist S.J. Perelman (Monkey Business, Horse Feathers). "Sprightly little screwball yarn" (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide).

My Boys Are Good Boys
(1978)Three teenage convicts construct a plan to break out of prison, rob an armored vehicle and then sneak back inside without anyone noticing.

Peyton Place
(1957)Based on the novel by Grace Metalious, Peyton Place is about life in a small New England town.
A Hatful of Rain
(1957)
The Texas Rangers
(1936)Unable to eliminate a gang of notorious outlaws, the Texas Rangers hire two former convicts to assist with tracking and destroying the Sam Bass gang.

Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)The loyal supporter of her two aimless sisters realizes she’ll have to choose between her own needs and those of the family she can’t live without.