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Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks was an American character actor, born on November 4, 1902 in Des Moines, Iowa. He appeared in over 180 films from 1931 to 1959, often playing comedic sidekicks and supporting roles. Jenks was also known for his work on radio, including roles on The Jack Benny Program and The Screen Guild Theater. He passed away on May 13, 1962 in Hollywood, California at the age of 59.
Titles credited to Frank Jenks
Woman on the Run
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, El...
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Tall, Dark and Handsome
Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a bad crook.
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That Brennan Girl
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" fir...
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Rosie the Riveter
In this romantic wartime comedy, four female defense plant workers share a house with four male workers. The situation is on the up and up as the men and women work different shifts and they are only...
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Bedside Manner
A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle, who is the town's doctor, wants her to stay and help him, and he and a macho test pilot who's fall...
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The Missing Corpse
A feud between rival newspapermen Kruger (Bromberg) and McDonald (Guilfoyle) goes deadly when blackmailing McDonald ends up murdered and his corpse planted in the trunk of Kruger's car. Good guy Kruge...
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The Devil's Party
Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
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Seven Miles from Alcatraz
After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where t...
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The Phantom of 42nd Street
A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.
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Mr. Reckless
An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.
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