Auteur

Franchot Tone

1905–1968 · American actor

Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. He appeared as a guest star in episodes of several golden age television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour while continuing to act and produce in the theater and movies throughout the 1960s.

Franchot Tone, in order

  1. 1932 The Wiser Sex: acted · directed by Berthold Viertel and Fred Zinnemann
  2. 1933 Bombshell: acted · directed by Victor Fleming
  3. 1933 Dancing Lady: acted · directed by Robert Z. Leonard · critics 80%, audiences 69%
  4. 1933 Gabriel Over the White House: acted · directed by Gregory La Cava
  5. 1933 Midnight Mary: acted · directed by William A. Wellman
  6. 1933 The Stranger's Return: acted · directed by King Vidor
  7. 1933 Today We Live: acted · directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson · audiences 25%
  8. 1934 Gentlemen Are Born: acted · directed by Alfred Edward Green
  9. 1934 Moulin Rouge: acted · directed by Sidney Lanfield
  10. 1934 Sadie McKee: acted · directed by Clarence Brown
  11. 1934 Straight Is the Way: acted · directed by Paul Sloane
  12. 1934 The Girl from Missouri: acted · directed by Jack Conway and Sam Wood
  13. 1934 The World Moves On: acted · directed by John Ford · audiences 30%
  14. 1935 Dangerous: acted · directed by Alfred Edward Green
  15. 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd · critics 96%, audiences 84%
  16. 1935 No More Ladies: acted · directed by Edward H. Griffith and George Cukor
  17. 1935 One New York Night: acted · directed by Jack Conway
  18. 1935 Reckless: acted · directed by Victor Fleming
  19. 1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
  20. 1936 Exclusive Story: acted · directed by George B. Seitz
  21. 1936 Love on the Run: acted · directed by W. S. Van Dyke · critics 80%, audiences 63%
  22. 1936 Suzy: acted · directed by George Fitzmaurice
  23. 1936 The Gorgeous Hussy: acted · directed by Clarence Brown
  24. 1936 The King Steps Out: acted · directed by Josef von Sternberg
  25. 1936 The Unguarded Hour: acted · directed by Sam Wood
  26. 1937 Between Two Women: acted · directed by George B. Seitz
  27. 1937 Quality Street: acted · directed by George Stevens
  28. 1937 The Bride Wore Red: acted · directed by Dorothy Arzner
  29. 1937 They Gave Him a Gun: acted · directed by W. S. Van Dyke
  30. 1938 Love Is a Headache: acted · directed by Richard Thorpe
  31. 1938 Man-Proof: acted · directed by Richard Thorpe
  32. 1938 The Girl Downstairs: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
  33. 1938 Three Comrades: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
  34. 1938 Three Loves Has Nancy: acted · directed by Richard Thorpe
  35. 1939 Fast and Furious: acted · directed by Busby Berkeley
  36. 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes: acted · directed by Allan Dwan
  37. 1941 Nice Girl?: acted · directed by Gladys Lehman and Joe Pasternak
  38. 1941 She Knew All the Answers: acted · directed by Richard Wallace
  39. 1941 This Woman is Mine: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd
  40. 1942 My Favorite Blonde: acted · directed by Frank Butler and Paul Jones
  41. 1942 Star Spangled Rhythm: acted · directed by A. Edward Sutherland and George Marshall · audiences 53%
  42. 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer: acted · directed by Richard Wallace
  43. 1943 Five Graves to Cairo: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 100%, audiences 80%
  44. 1943 His Butler's Sister: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
  45. 1943 Pilot #5: acted · directed by George Sidney
  46. 1944 Dark Waters: acted · directed by André de Toth · audiences 42% · streaming on Tubi
  47. 1944 Phantom Lady: acted · directed by Robert Siodmak
  48. 1944 The Hour Before the Dawn: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  49. 1945 That Night with You: acted · directed by William A. Seiter
  50. 1946 Because of Him: acted · directed by Richard Wallace · audiences 47%
  51. 1947 Honeymoon: acted · directed by William Keighley
  52. 1947 Lost Honeymoon: acted · directed by Leigh Jason
  53. 1948 Every Girl Should Be Married: acted · directed by Don Hartman
  54. 1948 I Love Trouble: acted · directed by S. Sylvan Simon
  55. 1949 Without Honor: acted · directed by Irving Pichel
  56. 1950 Jigsaw: acted · directed by Fletcher Markle
  57. 1950 The Man on the Eiffel Tower: produced, acted · directed by Burgess Meredith and Charles Laughton · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Prime Video (free)
  58. 1951 Here Comes the Groom: acted · directed by Frank Capra
  59. 1954 Westinghouse Studio One (TV series): acted · directed by Yul Brynner
  60. 1957 Uncle Vanya: directed, produced, acted
  61. 1958 Bitter Heritage: acted · directed by Paul Wendkos
  62. 1961 Ben Casey (TV series): acted
  63. 1961 The Twilight Zone (TV series): acted · critics 92%, audiences 95% · streaming on Paramount+, Fandango at Home (free), Pluto TV
  64. 1962 Advise & Consent: acted · directed by Otto Preminger · critics 77%, audiences 88%
  65. 1964 La Bonne Soupe: acted · directed by Robert Thomas
  66. 1964 MGM's Big Parade of Comedy: acted · directed by Robert Youngson
  67. 1964 See How They Run (TV movie): acted · directed by David Lowell Rich
  68. 1965 In Harm's Way: acted · directed by Otto Preminger
  69. 1965 Mickey One: acted · directed by Arthur Penn
  70. 1968 Nobody Runs Forever: acted · directed by Ralph Thomas