Charles Middleton

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Charles Brown Middleton (October 3, 1874 – April 22, 1949) was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, he appeared in nearly 200 films as well as numerous plays. Sometimes credited as Charles B. Middleton, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as the villainous emperor Ming the Merciless in the three Flash Gordon serials made between 1936 and 1940.

Most Popular Charles Middleton Trailers

Total trailers found: 177

Gone with the Wind Trailer (1939)

15 December 1939

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Black Arrow Trailer (1944)

01 January 1944

With a plot line mostly lifted from 1941's "White Eagle", Columbia's 24th serial (following "The Desert Hawk-1944" and ahead of 1945's "Brenda Starr, Reporter"), "Black Arrow" finds carpet-baggers Jake Jackson and Buck Sherman arriving in Blue Mesa in search of gold.

Shooting High Trailer (1940)

25 April 1940

A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.

The Miracle Rider Trailer (1935)

11 April 1935

In 1930s Texas, following the murder of his father, Tom Morgan joins the Texas Rangers to avenge his father's death and to follow in his path as a proponent of Indian rights.

Gold Rush Maisie Trailer (1940)

26 July 1940

Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a previously panned-out ghost town.

Destination Unknown Trailer (1933)

01 April 1933

A group of people are stuck on a schooner in the middle of the Pacific with no wind.

Virginia City Trailer (1940)

23 March 1940

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers.

Flaming Frontiers Trailer (1938)

05 July 1938

Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gold fields and Eaton and his men follow.

Square Shooter Trailer (1935)

21 January 1935

Tim returns from prison after being framed for murder to clear his name and retrieve the ranch taken from his uncle with a forged will.

Wyoming Outlaw Trailer (1939)

27 June 1939

Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steals a steer from the Three Mesquiteers.

Mr. Skitch Trailer (1933)

22 December 1933

After losing their Missouri home during the Great Depression, the Skitch family pulls up stakes and heads west to California to begin life anew.

Beau Bandit Trailer (1930)

02 March 1930

Mexican-bandit Montero and his deaf-mute sidekick Coloso are being pursued through the sand-dunes of southern Arizona by lawman Bob-Cat Manners and his posse.

Breach of Promise Trailer (1932)

23 October 1932

A pre-Code drama.

Daredevils of the Red Circle Trailer (1939)

10 June 1939

Escaped Prisoner 39013 impersonates the rich and influential Horace Granville, allowing him to create a variety of disasters.

Going Hollywood: The '30s Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Mystery Ranch Trailer (1932)

07 June 1932

Megalomaniacal rancher is a law unto himself, until a Ranger is called-upon to bring him to justice.

David Harum Trailer (1934)

02 March 1934

Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh.

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade Trailer (1938)

15 December 1938

In this drama, a New York physician takes a much-needed vacation down South. Unfortunately, he encounters a nurse working in the backwoods and ends up helping her to combat an epidemic that rages through the mountain communities.

Hollywood Cowboy Trailer (1937)

28 May 1937

Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping.

Massacre Trailer (1934)

20 January 1934

Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his people are dying of various diseases and are being systematically cheated of their possessions and basic rights by crooked Indian agents.

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Trailer (1942)

31 January 1942

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

The Bowery Trailer (1933)

07 October 1933

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' .

Jiggs and Maggie in Court Trailer (1948)

12 December 1948

Maggie is resentful of being pointed out and laughed at in public because she resembles the cartoon character in the George McManus comic strip "Bringing Up Father.

Northwest Trail Trailer (1945)

30 November 1945

Mountie Matt O'Brien is assigned to escort Miss Owens to a remote outpost. But when he finds an illegal mining operation there that is smuggling gold across the border, his superior Sgt.

A Son Comes Home Trailer (1936)

31 July 1936

A mother experiences the torment of discovering that her own son is a killer.

Ships of Hate Trailer (1931)

15 June 1931

A cruel sea captain (Charles Middleton) oversees a rough crew.

Disgraced! Trailer (1933)

07 July 1933

A lovely fashion model's dreams of marital bliss are shattered when her fiance jilts her. To make matters worse, her father kills the cad and she gets accused of the crime.

Two Gun Law Trailer (1937)

06 April 1937

Hero Bob Larson takes on an impressive triumvirate of villains.

Slave Ship Trailer (1937)

16 June 1937

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

East Is West Trailer (1930)

23 October 1930

Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee.

The Mystery of Marie Roget Trailer (1942)

23 April 1942

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

Broadway Bill Trailer (1934)

30 November 1934

Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daughter Alice are fed up with that.

Manhattan Parade Trailer (1931)

24 December 1931

Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.

Crazy House Trailer (1943)

08 October 1943

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel.

Brigham Young Trailer (1940)

27 September 1940

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City.

Frisco Kid Trailer (1935)

30 November 1935

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.

The Grapes of Wrath Trailer (1940)

15 March 1940

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure.

Hollywood and Vine Trailer (1945)

25 April 1945

A young girl arrives in Hollywood determined to become a star in the movies but finds that attaining stardom is a lot more difficult than she counted on.

The Black Raven Trailer (1943)

31 May 1943

One dark and stormy night, an escaped convict, an embezzler, a runaway daughter, her intended and her father, and a gangster take refuge in a remote inn called "The Black Raven" after the nickname of a second gangster who owns it; and murder ensues.

Island of Doomed Men Trailer (1940)

20 May 1940

An undercover agent wrongly punished for murder is paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine slave labor run by a sadistic foreigner.

Road Gang Trailer (1936)

28 March 1936

A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Trailer (1940)

02 May 1940

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.

Song of the Saddle Trailer (1936)

28 February 1936

Frank Sr. sells his supplies to Hook, but then Hook has the Bannion Boys bushwhack his wagon to get the money back.

Big Executive Trailer (1933)

19 October 1933

When a married stockbroker falls in love with another woman, he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's accidental death.

Jungle Man Trailer (1941)

19 September 1941

An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick jungle, hostile natives, wild animals and a deadly epidemic.

Way Out West Trailer (1930)

02 August 1930

Wise-guy carnival barker Windy bilks a group of cowboys out of their money, gets caught and is forced into working off the debt on their ranch.

Rose of the Rancho Trailer (1936)

09 January 1936

It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union.

Cowboys from Texas Trailer (1939)

29 November 1939

Cowboys from Texas is a 1939 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.

Flash Gordon Trailer (1936)

06 April 1936

Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Trailer (1934)

28 October 1934

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr.

Women in Hiding Trailer (1940)

22 June 1940

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved.

The Pretender Trailer (1947)

11 August 1947

Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by marrying the estate's heiress.

One Against the World Trailer (1939)

19 August 1939

This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices.

Empty Saddles Trailer (1936)

20 December 1936

Buck runs into trouble when he buys a deserted cattle ranch that he turns into a dude ranch.

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge Trailer (1937)

14 June 1937

The old west range war story transported to Georgia, with Autry as the hero.

X Marks the Spot Trailer (1931)

13 December 1931

The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life.

Eyes of the Navy Trailer (1940)

26 October 1940

Produced by MGM in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, this short film follows U.S. naval aviators through their basic training in Florida and advanced training in California.

Jezebel Trailer (1938)

26 March 1938

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

The Killers Trailer (1946)

30 August 1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight.

Gunfighters Trailer (1947)

15 July 1947

Gunfighter "Brazos" Kane lays aside his guns "forever" when he is forced to shoot his best friend, and decides to join another friend, Bob Tyrell, as a cowhand on the Inskip ranch.