Ed Hinton
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 26, 1919
Place of Birth: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Known For
While the City Sleeps
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
The Hitch-Hiker
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
River of No Return
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
Tight Spot
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.
The Steel Trap
Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.
The Red Badge of Courage
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.
The Buccaneer
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
The Decks Ran Red
A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
Cry Terror!
A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.
A Blueprint for Murder
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.
Filmography
as Second Mate at Barataria (as Edgar Hinton)
as Spade
as Mansard
as Operative
as Detective Hiram Parsh
as Tarrant
as Dan Devlin (uncredited)
as Captain of Flight 36
as Naylor
as Mike O'Leary
as Joseph Leopold
as Rex Baggot
as Capt. Philip Dudley
as Second Detective (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Ed (Uncredited)
as Chief of Police
as Jack - Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Al Richie
as Deputy Ned Smith
as Police Sergeant
as Corporal (uncredited)
as Dartmouth College Student