Luther Adler
Also Known As: Lutha Adler
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was an American actor best known for his work in theatre, but who also worked in film and television. He also directed plays on Broadway. Adler was born Lutha Adler on May 4, 1903 in New York City. He was one of six children born to Russian Jewish actors Sara and Jacob P. Adler. His father was considered to be one of the founders of the Yiddish theater in America. His siblings also worked in theatre; his sister Stella Adler achieved fame as an actress and drama teacher. His brother Jay also achieved some fame as an actor. Adler's father gave him his first acting job in the Yiddish play, Schmendrick, at the Thalia Theater in Manhattan in 1908; Adler was he 5 years old. His first Broadway plays were The Hand of the Potter in 1921; Humoresque in 1923; Monkey Talks in 1925; Money Business and We Americans in 1926; John in 1927; Red Rust (or Rust) and Street Scene in 1929
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: May 04, 1903
Age: 122 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 08, 1984
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House of Strangers
Overview: Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that stays loyal to his father.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-01
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Cast a Giant Shadow
Overview: An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly prepared country as soon as partition is granted. He is made commander of the Israeli forces just before the war begins.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-03-30
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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Overview: The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
Genres: Action Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-16
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Hoodlum Empire
Overview: It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-15
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Under My Skin
Overview: Set in Paris, Under My Skin stars John Garfield as a washed-up jockey who has stolen money from a crooked gambler (Luther Adler).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-03-17
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Saigon
Overview: After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-05
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Crashout
Overview: Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folks," each has his own rendezvous with destiny.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-03-01
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Wake of the Red Witch
Overview: Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-30
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M
Overview: Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-01
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The Loves of Carmen
Overview: Gypsy Carmen drives men wild in 1820s Spain, especially the dragoon Don Jose.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-23
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Overview: Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-19
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D.O.A.
Overview: Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-23
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Absence of Malice
Overview: Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-19
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The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Overview: A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot for "The Psychiatrist."
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-14
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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Overview: Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries Thaw, but White’s continued pursuit puts him in the path of Thaw’s volatile temper. Inspired by true events that occurred at the turn of the 20th century.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-01
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The Brotherhood
Overview: The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slowly drawn back into that world.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-01
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The Miami Story
Overview: Fed up with the raising crime in Miami, the police chief and the leading members of the city council hire a former Miami gangster, gone straight, to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-03
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Hot Blood
Overview: Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-07
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Crazy Joe
Overview: The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-08
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Lancer Spy
Overview: An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-08
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The Sunshine Patriot
Overview: An American spy tries desperately to get out from behind the Iron Curtain with some crucial microfilm with the Communist security police close on his heels.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-16
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The Magic Face
Overview: Actor becomes Hitler's valet, murders him, takes his place and ruins Nazi Germany's war efforts.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-13
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The Tall Texan
Overview: Groups of desperate travelers journey together throughout the Southwest and soon find trouble when they all get gold fever. The action and drama are heightened when they discover gold…on an Indian burial ground!
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-13
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Cornered
Overview: A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-11-23
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The Last Angry Man
Overview: Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-10-22
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Murph the Surf
Overview: Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called the "Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century," the robbers took 22 precious gems, including the Star of India, the 100.32-carat de Long Ruby and the 16.25-carat Eagle Diamond, stones so famous they would be impossible to sell.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-11
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Mean Johnny Barrows
Overview: A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-27
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Paradise Lost
Overview: Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them and the people running with them. Opened on Broadway in 1935, it became one of the Group Theatre's most controversial plays and Odets' favorite.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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The Plot to Kill Stalin
Overview: In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-25
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The Man in the Glass Booth
Overview: Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-27
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The Three Sisters
Overview: In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters and their brother live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Voyage of the Damned
Overview: A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-22
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South Sea Sinner
Overview: A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be ejected because "men like her too much." But Coral's slimy boss Cognac gets her a reprieve so she can learn Jake's secret.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-30
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