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Richard Crane

Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918–March 9, 1969) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940s. He may be best-remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ran... more

Richard Ollie Crane (June 6, 1918–March 9, 1969) was a veteran character actor whose career spanned three decades in films and television. His early career included many uncredited performances in feature films made in the 1940s. He may be best-remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the TV science fiction series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, which ran for two seasons starting in 1954. Crane died of a heart attack at the age of 50. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.

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The Alligator People
(1959)
Horror, Science Fiction
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken o...
Runtime:
74 min
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Cast:
Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr., George Macready, Frieda Inescort
5.5
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A Lady Without Passport
(1950)
Crime, Thriller
A secret service agent falls in love with an illegal immigrant.
Runtime:
74 min
Director:
Joseph H. Lewis
Cast:
Hedy Lamarr, John Hodiak, James Craig, George Macready, Steven Geray
6.2
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Behind Green Lights
(1946)
Crime
An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Carole Landis, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, the press, here depicted as shadowy and ruthless, will do anything to get a juicy story. They muscle the medical officer into switchi...
Runtime:
64 min
Director:
Otto Brower
Cast:
Carole Landis, William Gargan, Richard Crane, Mary Anderson, John Ireland
6.6
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The Last Outpost
(1951)
Western
The cavalry defend a small town from indians.
Runtime:
89 min
6.0
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Happy Land
(1943)
Drama, Romance, War
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.
Runtime:
73 min
Director:
Irving Pichel
Cast:
Don Ameche, Frances Dee, Harry Carey, Ann Rutherford, Cara Williams
6.9
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The Eternal Sea
(1955)
Drama, War
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
Runtime:
103 min
Director:
John H. Auer
Cast:
Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger, Virginia Grey
6.6
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No Man's Woman
(1955)
Crime
A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.
Runtime:
70 min
Director:
Franklin Adreon
Cast:
Marie Windsor, John Archer, Patric Knowles, Nancy Gates, Jil Jarmyn
6.3
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Mysterious Island
(1951)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that wi...
Runtime:
252 min
Director:
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast:
Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph Hodges
6.1
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House of the Damned
(1963)
Horror, Thriller
An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife. Things start getting strange when they spot a half man/half beast prowling around the house and keep seeing a headless woman wandering the grounds.
Runtime:
62 min
5.1
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Devil's Partner
(1961)
Horror
An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.
Runtime:
73 min
Director:
Charles R. Rondeau
Cast:
Edgar Buchanan, Jean Allison, Richard Crane, Spencer Carlisle, Byron Foulger
4.9
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This Time for Keeps
(1942)
Comedy, Romance
A young newlywed (Robert Sterling) finds working for his nasty father-in-law difficult.
Runtime:
73 min
6.2
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Winning of the West
(1953)
Western
A singing territorial ranger (Gene Autry) spots his younger brother in an outlaw gang.
Runtime:
57 min
Director:
George Archainbaud
Cast:
Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Richard Crane, Robert Livingston
6.6
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The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
(1953)
Action, Adventure
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
Runtime:
230 min
Director:
Derwin Abrahams, Charles S. Gould
Cast:
Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford, George Wallace, Lee Roberts
7.2
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The Neanderthal Man
(1953)
Horror, Science Fiction
A scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous results.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
E.A. Dupont
Cast:
Robert Shayne, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane, Doris Merrick, Beverly Garland
4.4
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Surf Party
(1964)
Comedy
Arizona youth enjoy sun, surf and music in Malibu, Calif.
Runtime:
68 min
5.0
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Boy Who Caught a Crook
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Boy Who Caught a Crook
(1961)
Adventure, Family
The Boy Who Caught a Crook is a 1961 childrens film about a young boy who tracks down a gangster.
Runtime:
72 min
Director:
Edward L. Cahn
Cast:
Wanda Hendrix, Don Beddoe, Roger Mobley, Richard Crane
5.2
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Dynamite
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Dynamite
(1949)
Drama
Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-workers.
Runtime:
68 min
Director:
William H. Pine
Cast:
William Gargan, Richard Crane, Virginia Welles, Irving Bacon, Frank Ferguson
6.4
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Patrolling the Ether
(1944)
Crime
1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the wa...
Runtime:
21 min
Director:
Paul Burnford
Cast:
Hazel Brooks, Marc Cramer, Richard Crane, Donald Curtis, Connie Gilchrist
5.4
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Guns Don't Argue
(1957)
Crime
The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson are reenacted in this film.
Runtime:
92 min
5.1
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Beyond the Moon
(1956)
Science Fiction
This outer space adventure marked the debut of Rocky Jones and his Space Rangers. Two of Rocky's allies are captured by aliens and brain washed.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Hollingsworth Morse
Cast:
Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Leonard Penn, Patsy Parsons
4.7
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Waterfront at Midnight
(1948)
Crime
Hoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow (Richard Travis), detective Mike Hanrohan (William Gargan) is stymied by the fact that his younger brother Denny (Richard Crane) has joined Barstow's gang. Things get worse after a bloody shootout, in which Mike apparently guns down his own brother.
Runtime:
63 min
Director:
William Berke
Cast:
William Gargan, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Travis, Richard Crane, Cheryl Walker
6.1
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Silver Needle in the Sky
(1954)
Adventure, Science Fiction
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.
Runtime:
76 min
4.5
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Menace from Outer Space
(1956)
Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Hollingsworth Morse
Cast:
Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden, Maurice Cass
3.7
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Crash of Moons
(1954)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes 21, 22, 23. Episode 21: Rocky saves a space station and his friends when they are trapped between gypsy moons. Episode 22: Cleolanthe tries to destroy one of the gypsy moons with a barrage...
Runtime:
78 min
3.1
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Manhunt in Space
(1956)
Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger fights space pirates over an invisible spaceship.
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Hollingsworth Morse
Cast:
Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield, Scotty Beckett, Robert Lyden, Maurice Cass
2.2
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