Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

American actor (1905-1968)

Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. He appeared as a guest star in episodes of several golden age television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour while continuing to act and produce in the theater and movies throughout the 1960s.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 57 films (1932–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1932 THE WISER SEX. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 Bombshell ▶ Victor Fleming 96 min B&W
1933 BOMBSHELL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1933 DANCING LADY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W silent
1933 GABRIEL OVER THE WHITE HOUSE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 Midnight Mary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 74 min 16mm B&W sound
1933 MIDNIGHT MARY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 THE STRANGER'S RETURN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 GENTLEMEN ARE BORN. Vitaphone Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 SADIE MCKEE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1934 THE GIRL FROM MISSOURI. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1934 THE WORLD MOVES ON. Fox Film Corp 104 min B&W
1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Public Media Inc 132 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1935 Mutiny on the bounty Films 2:13:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Frank Lloyd 132 min Color & B&W
1935 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Teaching Film Custodians, Inc 40min 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1935 THE LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER. Paramount Productions Inc. 11 reels.
1936 EXCLUSIVE STORY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 LOVE ON THE RUN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 SUZY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels Color & B&W
1936 THE GORGEOUS HUSSY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1936 The King Steps Out Columbia Pictures Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 THE KING STEPS OUT. Columbia Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1936 THE UNGUARDED HOUR. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1937 BETWEEN TWO WOMEN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1937 QUALITY STREET. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1937 THE BRIDE WORE RED. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1937 THEY GAVE HIM A GUN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1938 LOVE IS A HEADACHE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1938 THE GIRL DOWNSTAIRS. Loew's Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 THREE COMRADES. Loew's Inc. 10 reels B&W
1938 THREE LOVES HAS NANCY. Loew's Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 FAST AND FURIOUS. Loew's Inc. 8 reels 16mm Silent
1940 Trail Of The Vigilantes. Allan Dwan 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Nice Girl? William A. Seiter 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 She Knew All The Answers. Richard Wallace 9 reels B&W
1941 This Woman Is Mine. Frank Lloyd 10 reels B&W
1942 The Wife Takes A Flyer. Richard Wallace 9 reels B&W
1943 Five Graves To Cairo. Billy Wilder 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1943 His Butler's Sister. Universal 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1943 Pilot No. 5 Loew's 7 reels
1944 Dark Waters. André De Toth 89 min. B&W
1944 Phantom Lady Universal Pictures Company Inc 1:27:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 PHANTOM LADY. Universal Pictures 3000 16mm B&W
1944 Phantom Lady. Robert Siodmak 9 reels B&W
1944 The Hour Before The Dawn. Frank Tuttle 7 reels B&W
1945 That Night With You. Universal-International 84 min. 16mm B&W Sound
1947 Honeymoon. William Keighley 74 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 I Love Trouble. S. Sylvan Simon 10 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Lost Honeymoon. Leigh Jason 69 min. 35mm B&W sound