Matty Fain
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 25, 1905
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Harder They Fall
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Johnny O'Clock
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Great Guy
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.
The 13th Man
A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, so two reporters decide to investigate for themselves.
Wanted by the Police
A young man, Danny, decides to get a job in order to support his mother. He's hired to work in a garage, but soon finds himself being implicated in a stolen-car racket.
Border Flight
Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers, Farmer) in a concerning the Coast Guard and smugglers. The chief points of interest are the truly exceptional aerial sequences and Farmer's early performance.
Allotment Wives
Unscrupulous women marry servicemen for their pay.
The Monster and the Girl
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
The Preview Murder Mystery
Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.
Filmography
as Dino
as Pepi
as Fight Manager (uncredited)
as Pit Boss
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Death Row Prisoner #3 (uncredited)
as Truck Driver
as Fleming
as Louie Moranto
as Tony Zarini
as Bryan, a Gangster
as Nick Paul
as Wade Stanton (uncredited)
as Cal
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
as Williams
as 'Slim' Logan
as Blake
as Duke Ransom
as Luis Romano (uncredited)
as Blackie Davis
as Sam Leavitt
as 'Barber' John
as Butch - Gat's Henchman
as Louis Cristy
as Burke
as Henchman Frankie
as Henchman Tim
as Condemned Man
as Jumpy
as Maxie
as Jerry
as Augie Simelli (henchman #1)
as Reporter (Uncredited)
as Louie