Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr. Trailers

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​ Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr.  (December 26, 1903 – May 18, 1995) was an American character actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and weedy neurotics in dozens of films. He was perhaps most noted for his portrayal of the "gunsel" Wilmer, who tries to intimidate Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon.

Most Popular Elisha Cook Jr. Trailers

Total trailers found: 124

Accused of Murder Trailer (1956)

21 December 1956

A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a nightclub singer accused of murdering a crooked lawyer.

Welcome to Hard Times Trailer (1967)

30 April 1967

A sociopathic stranger all but destroys a small hardscrabble town but the 'mayor' convinces its survivors to stay and rebuild.

Life Begins in College Trailer (1937)

01 October 1937

When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.

Man at Large Trailer (1941)

26 September 1941

FBI agent Bob Grayson works in collaboration with Max, a British agent posing as a fugitive German aviator.

Night Chase Trailer (1970)

20 November 1970

A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexican border.

Why Girls Leave Home Trailer (1945)

09 October 1945

In this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated night club singer.

Leave 'Em Laughing Trailer (1981)

29 April 1981

Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill.

Drum Beat Trailer (1954)

10 November 1954

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon.

Senior Power Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and North Hollywood Federal Savings and Loan team up to teach senior citizens some useful tips on avoiding purse snatcher, burglars, and armed robbers.

Stranger on the Third Floor Trailer (1940)

16 August 1940

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Blonde Alibi Trailer (1946)

01 March 1946

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspicion falls on his ex-fiancé and a pilot with a checkered past.

Rosemary's Baby Trailer (1968)

12 June 1968

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

Danger – Love at Work Trailer (1937)

30 September 1937

A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.

The Pigs vs. The Freaks Trailer (1984)

06 July 1984

In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs" in a football game.

The Fatal Impulse Trailer (1960)

29 November 1960

A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator.

Fall Guy Trailer (1947)

15 March 1947

A drugged man covered in blood is picked up by police. Before the cops can get answers the man escapes in search of answers to the mystery himself.

1941 Trailer (1979)

14 December 1979

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Born to Kill Trailer (1947)

30 April 1947

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.

Flaxy Martin Trailer (1949)

15 February 1949

Attorney Walter Colby has ties to the mob, but he begins to regret his criminal affiliations. When his girlfriend, showgirl Flaxy Martin, who also has shady connections, becomes a suspect in a murder, Walter takes the fall.

Manila Calling Trailer (1942)

16 October 1942

During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.

Up in Arms Trailer (1944)

17 February 1944

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

Newsboys' Home Trailer (1938)

24 December 1938

A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains Trailer (1987)

31 October 1987

The true story of Robert Elliot Burns, the prisoner who, after being sentenced to a Georgia chain gang, attempted two daring escapes.

Blood on the Arrow Trailer (1964)

11 October 1964

In this western, the sole survivor of an Apache ambush rides out to save a young boy who has been captured.

The Maltese Falcon Trailer (1941)

18 October 1941

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Shane Trailer (1953)

23 April 1953

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

The Big Sleep Trailer (1946)

22 August 1946

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen.

The Movie Murderer Trailer (1970)

02 February 1970

An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist who is burning down movie sets.

The Big Parade of Comedy Trailer (1964)

02 September 1964

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Platinum High School Trailer (1960)

13 May 1960

At an exclusive military academy on Sabre Island, rich young delinquents think money puts them above the law.

The Killing Trailer (1956)

06 June 1956

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married.

Cinderella Jones Trailer (1946)

09 March 1946

Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.

The Champ Trailer (1979)

07 July 1979

Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.

Sergeant York Trailer (1941)

27 September 1941

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Grand Jury Secrets Trailer (1939)

23 June 1939

A newspaper reporter gets involved with shady stock promoters when he listens in on a jury room session.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Trailer (1973)

23 May 1973

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

The Night Stalker Trailer (1972)

11 January 1972

Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire.

Two in a Crowd Trailer (1936)

03 October 1936

When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms.

Tin Pan Alley Trailer (1940)

29 November 1940

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes.

The Phantom of Hollywood Trailer (1974)

12 February 1974

The internationally famous Worldwide Studios has hit hard times and is forced to sell its Hollywood backlot to property developers.

The Movie Orgy Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

Timberjack Trailer (1955)

18 February 1955

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills.

One-Eyed Jacks Trailer (1961)

30 March 1961

Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured.

Trial Trailer (1955)

07 October 1955

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.

House on Haunted Hill Trailer (1959)

01 January 1959

Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house.

Baptism of Fire Trailer (1943)

01 December 1943

Baptism of Fire is a 1943 American documentary, meant to be an Army training film. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Two Smart People Trailer (1946)

04 June 1946

Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.

Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse Trailer (1984)

02 January 1984

A young woman follows clues across America, searching for a missing statuette of a golden horse. Viewers were invited to solve the film's mystery to find a real buried treasure hidden somewhere in the United States.

Phantom Lady Trailer (1944)

28 January 1944

A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.

Carny Trailer (1980)

23 May 1980

Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.

I Wake Up Screaming Trailer (1941)

31 October 1941

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Tom Horn Trailer (1980)

28 March 1980

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well.

I, the Jury Trailer (1953)

14 August 1953

After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat.

St. Ives Trailer (1976)

24 February 1976

A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.

Night Slaves Trailer (1970)

29 September 1970

A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night.

The Lonely Man Trailer (1957)

21 June 1957

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him.

Ball of Fire Trailer (1941)

02 December 1941

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.

El Condor Trailer (1970)

19 June 1970

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within.

College Confidential Trailer (1960)

26 August 1960

Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people.

Blacula Trailer (1972)

25 August 1972

An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.