Billy Mitchell
Acting
Biography
Billy Mitchell was born on July 28, 1889 in Georgia, USA as Frank Melvin Mitchell. He was an actor, known for Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (1941), When the Wife's Away (1946) and Misbehaving Husbands (1940). He died on July 9, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born: July 28, 1889
Place of Birth: Georgia, USA
Known For
Double Indemnity
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
The Tall Target
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
In This Our Life
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
It Happens Every Spring
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
The Panther's Claw
The police arrest a man climbing over the wall of a cemetery after midnight. He claims that he is being blackmailed and is following instructions he received by mail to leave $1000 on a certain grave. It turns out that he's not the only one who got a blackmail letter from the same person--calling himself "The Black Panther"--and it also turns out that all the recipients are connected to an opera company.
Rock Island Trail
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Romeo in Rhythm
This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.
Mr. District Attorney
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.
Misbehaving Husbands
Marital comedy in which a department store mannequin is mistaken for "the other woman".
Mr. Celebrity
A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian uncle in a racetrack environment.
Filmography
as Hawker (uncredited)
as Carriage Driver
as Sweeper Outside Carob Hotel (uncredited)
as Pinkerton--Butler (uncredited)
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
as Nicodemus J. Brown
as Schenectady
as Josh - Groomsman
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as Memphis
as Romeo Crow (voice) (uncredited)
as Cream-Cheese