Howard Phillips
Acting
Biography
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Born: February 6, 1899
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies (now Kingston, Jamaica)
Known For
The Spider
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occurs. A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver, the lights go out, and a shot rings out! When the lights come on, the body of a patron is lying on the floor, dying. Who is the mysterious killer? What is the strange secret of Lowe’s clairvoyant, amnesia-plagued assistant? After the police restrain the audience from leaving, Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer. Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghost-like creatures float above the stage.
Fugitive in the Sky
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.
White Bondage
A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
The Last Mile
Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence.
Careless Lady
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
Surrender
Story of French prisoner in Germany who falls in love with a German general's daughter. From the novel "Axelle" by Pierre Benoit.
Gangs of New York
An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.
The Great Hospital Mystery
A nurse's brother who's pursued by the mob, hides out in a hospital by pretending to be a patient.
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Vivienne Ware is defended by her ex-beau when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance.
Sob Sister
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
Filmography
as Al Benson
as Cal 'Snipe' Sanders
as Tom Kirby
as 'Killer' Madsen
as Richard 'Dick' Walters, Cell 5
as Minetti aka Joe Garson
as Jack Merrett
as Claverie
as Ned Smith
as Alexander