Movies with Francis Pierlot

Strike Up the Band

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Starring: Mickey Rooney, Howard C. Hickman, William Tracy, Judy Garland, Virginia Brissac, Francis Pierlot, Sarah Edwards

Directors: Busby Berkeley

Country: USA

Year: 1940

Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's highschool's band contest, but they cannot afford the fare. But per chance the meet Paul Whiteman in person and are able to convince him, that their band is good enought, so he lents sem the money. But then one of their friends becomes seriously ill and had to be carried in a hospital per plane, they had to use Whiteman's money for this.

Night Monster

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Starring: Cyril Delevanti, Doris Lloyd, Don Porter, Leif Erickson, Frank Reicher, Bela Lugosi, Janet Shaw

Directors: Ford Beebe

Country: USA

Year: 1942

Dr. Lynn Harper, psychologist, has been called out to the old Ingston Mansion, a dark and mysterious place with a very bad reputation, in order to make an assessment of the sanity of Margaret Ingston, daughter of patriarch Kurt Ingston. She claims to be sane, but she is clearly very disturbed; we can't be certain, although the doctor gives her a clean bill of health. But then Dick Baldwin shows up on the scene, just when Dr. Lynne has been receiving thinly veiled threats from the inhabitants of the house. He's our hero. Three medical doctors have been invited out to the mansion as well, Dr. Timmons, Dr. Phipps and the sleazy Dr. King (Lionel ...

Yolanda and the Thief

Genres: Musical, Romance, Fantasy

Starring: Mildred Natwick, Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Leon Ames, Ludwig Stössel, Mary Nash, Francis Pierlot

Directors: Vincente Minnelli

Country: USA

Year: 1945

Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money, together with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they...

Copper Canyon

Genres: Western

Starring: Ray Milland, Frank Faylen, Taylor Holmes, Harry Carey Jr., Hedy Lamarr, Philip Van Zandt, James Burke

Directors: John Farrow

Country: USA

Year: 1950

A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny Carter to help them, under the impression that he is the legendary Colonel Desmond. It seems they're wrong; but Johnny's show comes to Coppertown and Johnny romances lovely gambler Lisa Roselle, whom the miners believe is at the center of their troubles.