Leon Ames

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​   Leon Ames (January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing fatherly figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), as Judy Garland's father, and in Little Women (1949).

Most Popular Leon Ames Trailers

Total trailers found: 123

Cipher Bureau Trailer (1938)

25 October 1938

The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.

Alimony Madness Trailer (1933)

31 March 1933

A man's wife is put on trial for the murder of his first wife.

Quick Millions Trailer (1931)

17 April 1931

A truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering. Naturally his underhanded business practices make him a pillar of the community.

The Marshal Of Mesa City Trailer (1939)

03 November 1939

A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.

The Famous Ferguson Case Trailer (1932)

19 April 1932

A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed.

Rescue Squad Trailer (1935)

15 May 1935

An independently wealthy collector of objets d'art tries to influence an artist's model away from marrying a notorious scoundrel and to help an Asian importer raise money for a son's surgery by buying a sacred statuette of Buddha, the sale of which the importer believes will curse him; therefore, the importer secretly plans to poison the collector after receiving the cash and keep the statuette in his possession.

Strangers All Trailer (1935)

01 April 1935

Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.

Let's Do It Again Trailer (1953)

16 June 1953

Composer Gary Stuart (Ray Milland) and his wife, Connie (Jane Wyman), have an argument over her alleged affair with Courtney Craig (Tom Helmore).

Murder in Greenwich Village Trailer (1937)

03 November 1937

A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer.

The Meal Trailer (1975)

01 October 1975

A rich Florida woman (Dina Merrill) invites big shots to a banquet, then watches with a friend (Carl Betz) as they destroy one another.

Crisis Trailer (1950)

07 July 1950

An American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a South American dictator.

Angel Face Trailer (1953)

02 January 1953

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

It's a Big Country Trailer (1951)

20 November 1951

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern.

Sabre Jet Trailer (1953)

04 September 1953

The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives, on station with them, who have dinner ready when they return.

Charlie Chan on Broadway Trailer (1937)

22 September 1937

Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.

Fall Guy Trailer (1945)

14 April 1945

Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.

Now I'll Tell Trailer (1934)

07 June 1934

A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his love for his wife, but he is sometimes confused by which he loves most.

Pack Up Your Troubles Trailer (1939)

24 October 1939

Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.

Between Two Women Trailer (1945)

28 March 1945

A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.

Parachute Jumper Trailer (1933)

28 January 1933

An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.

Legion of Lost Flyers Trailer (1939)

02 November 1939

A group of pilots, because of unsavory or unearned reputations, establish an outpost squadron of their own, led by "Loop" Gillian, running charter-flights and hauling supplies in the frozen wastelands of Alaska.

Mr. Moto in Danger Island Trailer (1939)

07 April 1939

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr.

The Thin Man Goes Home Trailer (1944)

24 December 1944

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

45 Fathers Trailer (1937)

26 November 1937

An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.

Mutiny Ahead Trailer (1935)

01 March 1935

A wealthy playboy winds up getting himself involved with mobsters and a search for buried treasure.

Tora! Tora! Tora! Trailer (1970)

26 January 1970

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end.

The Big Hangover Trailer (1950)

26 May 1950

A young law school graduate is hired by a prestigious firm, but he neglects to inform them he is allergic to even a single whiff of alcohol.

Island in the Sky Trailer (1938)

01 April 1938

A secretary (Gloria Stuart) solves a murder for her boyfriend (Michael Whalen) in the district attorney's office.

Little Women Trailer (1949)

10 March 1949

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Secrets of a Nurse Trailer (1938)

02 December 1938

This Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin Reynolds. This story in turn was ostensibly based on a true incident, in which a gangster "returned from the dead" to save an innocent young man from the electric chair.

Son of Flubber Trailer (1963)

16 January 1963

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber.

Dangerously Yours Trailer (1937)

21 September 1937

A detective poses as a jewel thief and joins a bunch of other crooks sailing from Europe to New York in search a famous gem.

The Great Morgan Trailer (1945)

01 January 1945

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama.

Code of the Streets Trailer (1939)

13 April 1939

Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap. The son of disgraced police officer Lt.

Peyton Place Trailer (1957)

13 December 1957

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual.

Undercover Maisie Trailer (1947)

01 March 1947

Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover agent to expose a conman.

The Postman Always Rings Twice Trailer (1946)

02 May 1946

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Peggy Sue Got Married Trailer (1986)

10 October 1986

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets.

Thunder Afloat Trailer (1939)

15 September 1939

A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.

A Successful Calamity Trailer (1932)

17 September 1932

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie.

Testament Trailer (1983)

04 November 1983

It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California.

Ambush Trailer (1950)

13 January 1950

A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.

Timber Tramps Trailer (1975)

31 December 1975

A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.

They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)

07 December 1945

After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.

Anchors Aweigh Trailer (1945)

13 August 1945

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Battleground Trailer (1949)

09 November 1949

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944.

The Man Who Dared Trailer (1933)

30 June 1933

An "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire during an assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D.

Come On, Leathernecks! Trailer (1938)

08 August 1938

The father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.

The Show-Off Trailer (1946)

01 December 1946

Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.

Pilot X Trailer (1936)

01 December 1936

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.

Soak the Poor Trailer (1937)

21 August 1937

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.

Meet Me in St. Louis Trailer (1944)

28 November 1944

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St.

The Cockeyed Miracle Trailer (1946)

26 October 1946

A 60-ish Maine shipbuilder (Frank Morgan) and his 30-ish father (Keenan Wynn) provide for their family from the hereafter.

Bluebeard's 8th Wife Trailer (1938)

25 March 1938

American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis.

Alias a Gentleman Trailer (1948)

03 February 1948

Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.

Walking Down Broadway Trailer (1938)

11 March 1938

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.

Murders in the Rue Morgue Trailer (1932)

27 January 1932

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

Calling All Marines Trailer (1939)

20 September 1939

Gang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they welcome home Judy's brother, Marine Sergeant Marvin Fox.

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Trailer (1944)

15 November 1944

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

The Absent-Minded Professor Trailer (1961)

20 January 1961

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface.