Tom Powers
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Tom Powers.
Born: July 7, 1890
Place of Birth: Owensboro, Kentucky, 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.
A Night at the Cinema in 1914
Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind. With feature films still rare, the programme was an entertaining, ever-changing roster of short items with live musical accompaniment. 100 years on, this special compilation from the BFI National Archive recreates the glorious miscellany of comedies, dramas, travelogues and newsreels which would have constituted a typical night out in 1914. Our selection includes a comic short about a face-pulling competition, a sensational episode of The Perils of Pauline, scenes of Allied troops celebrating Christmas at the Front, and an early sighting of one of cinema’s greatest icons.
The Well
In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But is he guilty?
The Farmer's Daughter
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
Julius Caesar
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Her Adventurous Night
A boy's tall tale about a gun puts his parents and school principal in jail.
The Lone Wolf
East Side, West Side
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
The Tall Target
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.
Gertie the Dinosaur
Although not the first feature-length animated film, as is sometimes thought, it was the first cartoon to feature a character with an appealing personality. The appearance of a true character distinguished it from earlier animated "trick films", such as those of Blackton and Cohl, and makes it the predecessor to later popular cartoons such as those by Walt Disney. The film was also the first to be created using keyframe animation.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Harry Sheldon
as Dist. Atty. Rossi
as Henry Green
as Jim Rogers
as Carl Olsen
as Donovan's Washington Advisor
as Milt Miller
as Joe Holbert (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Frank White
as Metellus Cimber
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Lt. Governor Watson
as Valcourt, Travel Agent
as Frank Tarleton
as General (uncredited)
as Railroad Official
as Frank Bush (uncredited)
as Andy Randolph
as Eddie Mendies
as Sloan
as Oscar Collins
as Delaney
as Jim, Mayor
as Lt. Detective Bonnabel
as Simon G. Stroud (uncredited)
as Admiral Ryan
as Ken Keeler
as Tom Balford
as General Thayer
as Bill Martin
as Owen Lee
as Captain Howard Brown
as Howard
as Umpire Menafoe
as Chief Special Agent Wilcox
as Ed Mason
as Warden
as Freddy Blick
as Captain George Iles
as Rogan
as Ralph Johnston
as Hugh Mitchell
as Trenton
as Hugh Mitchell
as Hy Nordick
as Dr. Mangram
as Bellamer
as Floyd Sorelson
as Dan Carter
as Capt. Hendrickson
as Mike Thurber
as Harvey Bogardus
as Commander Harry Harpe
as Mr. Dietrichson
as Husband
as Clumsy Copy Boy (uncredited)
as The Pal
as Office Employee
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
as Giuseppe
as Jack Farnum - Madge's suitor
as Jones - the Ranch Owner