Malcolm Atterbury

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Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian. Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973). Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney. He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR

Most Popular Malcolm Atterbury Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

A Town Has Turned to Dust Trailer (1958)

19 June 1958

The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local mob for a crime he may not have committed.

Rio Bravo Trailer (1959)

08 March 1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

North by Northwest Trailer (1959)

06 August 1959

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Valerie Trailer (1957)

01 August 1957

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.

Fury at Showdown Trailer (1957)

18 April 1957

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.

The Birds Trailer (1963)

28 March 1963

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

Blood of Dracula Trailer (1957)

01 November 1957

A crazed teacher at a respectable girls' school draws power from a medallion she has obtained from the Carpathian Mountains, and uses it to experiment telepathically on the school's newest young pupil.

The Longest Yard Trailer (1974)

21 August 1974

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards.

Bomber's Moon Trailer (1958)

07 August 1958

A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate lightly a young LIEUTENANT losing his nerve under the strain,who refuses to continue.

Crime of Passion Trailer (1956)

28 December 1956

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs.

Man Without a Star Trailer (1955)

24 March 1955

A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

The Chase Trailer (1966)

18 February 1966

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

Hawaii Trailer (1966)

10 October 1966

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives.

Wild River Trailer (1960)

26 May 1960

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam.

A Marriage of Strangers Trailer (1959)

14 May 1959

Jerry and Louise are two shy types who meet and wed through a lonely hearts club. They soon learn that being a married couple is not like the movies or romance novels.

The Steel Jungle Trailer (1956)

10 March 1956

The tale of a young bookie, married to a beautiful woman who goes to jail, and becomes involved with hoodlums.

Hell Bent for Leather Trailer (1960)

01 February 1960

When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers.

Seven Days in May Trailer (1964)

01 February 1964

A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

Advise & Consent Trailer (1962)

06 June 1962

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

Dragnet Trailer (1954)

04 September 1954

Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.

Summer and Smoke Trailer (1961)

16 November 1961

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Emperor of the North Trailer (1973)

23 May 1973

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

The Learning Tree Trailer (1969)

06 August 1969

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood.

From the Terrace Trailer (1960)

15 July 1960

Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles.

Badman's Country Trailer (1958)

02 August 1958

Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy's gang. He calls in Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson and they learn there is a half million dollar shipment of money arriving by train and Cassidy is amassing enough men to take it.

Cattle King Trailer (1963)

08 July 1963

A rich landowner of Wyoming fights to prevent the Texas herds from trampling his rich meadows.

The Lone Ranger Trailer (1956)

25 February 1956

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles.

Stranger at My Door Trailer (1956)

06 April 1956

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard, Clay's horse goes lame and he is forced to pull-up at a nearby farm.

High School Big Shot Trailer (1959)

16 October 1959

Unpopular at school because of his high I.Q., neglected by his weak and alcoholic father, Marvin is easy prey for the campus vamp, Betty, who pretends an interest in Marv only so that he will write her term paper.

The High Cost of Loving Trailer (1958)

16 May 1958

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut.

Old Man Trailer (1958)

20 November 1958

In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

I Was a Teenage Werewolf Trailer (1957)

19 June 1957

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.

Toward the Unknown Trailer (1956)

27 September 1956

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot.

Days of Wine and Roses Trailer (1958)

02 October 1958

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

How to Make a Monster Trailer (1958)

01 July 1958

When master monster make-up man Pete Dumond is fired by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.

The Dalton Girls Trailer (1957)

01 December 1957

Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.

Dakota Incident Trailer (1956)

23 July 1956

Indians attack a stagecoach, and a disparate band of passengers must band together to fight them off.

Crime in the Streets Trailer (1956)

10 June 1956

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

Johnny Concho Trailer (1956)

01 July 1956

In Johnny Concho, Frank Sinatra plays a man who goes from the town bully to town coward!

Silent Fear Trailer (1956)

08 February 1956

Mexico miner Pete Carroll is in Acapulco and meets Terry Perreau and falls in love with her after he hears her singing on a recording of "Extraño amor".