Oliver Blake

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Character actor with a wildly distinctive face. Used real name Oliver Prickett for stage work, especially at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he was a longtime fixture and teacher and where his brother was managing director. Used stage name Oliver Blake for scores of small film and television roles. Brother-in-law of actress Maudie Prickett. He died on 12 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Most Popular Oliver Blake Trailers

Total trailers found: 79

Casablanca Trailer (1943)

15 January 1943

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

The Challenge Trailer (1948)

02 April 1948

Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of his hidden gold.

House of Wax Trailer (1953)

16 April 1953

A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.

The Pirate Trailer (1948)

11 June 1948

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco.

The Cobweb Trailer (1955)

07 June 1955

Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.

Out of the Past Trailer (1947)

25 November 1947

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Julius Caesar Trailer (1953)

04 June 1953

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.

Saboteur Trailer (1942)

22 April 1942

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

The Greatest Show on Earth Trailer (1952)

16 February 1952

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot.

Father of the Bride Trailer (1950)

18 May 1950

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Nightmare Alley Trailer (1947)

09 October 1947

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Cry of the City Trailer (1948)

29 September 1948

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime.

Wake Up and Dream Trailer (1946)

02 December 1946

Aided by her eccentric friends, a young woman goes looking for her missing brother.

Brigadoon Trailer (1954)

08 September 1954

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty.

Castle in the Desert Trailer (1942)

02 February 1942

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia.

Shadow of the Thin Man Trailer (1941)

21 November 1941

While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand.

A Medal for Benny Trailer (1945)

16 April 1945

Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.

Greenwich Village Trailer (1944)

27 September 1944

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

The Miracle of the Bells Trailer (1948)

27 March 1948

The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she wanted all the church bells to ring for three days after she was buried, but is told that this will cost a lot of money.

So This Is Love Trailer (1953)

15 July 1953

Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.

The Thin Man Goes Home Trailer (1944)

24 December 1944

Hoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder.

Get Hep to Love Trailer (1942)

02 October 1942

Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.

Alias Jesse James Trailer (1959)

20 March 1959

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James.

Son of Paleface Trailer (1952)

14 July 1952

Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.

H.M. Pulham, Esq. Trailer (1941)

04 December 1941

A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman who once brought him out of his shell.

A Woman's Secret Trailer (1949)

13 January 1949

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works.

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Trailer (1951)

10 May 1951

The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs.

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair Trailer (1952)

11 July 1952

Ma and Pa are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Rosie to college.

Corvette K-225 Trailer (1943)

29 September 1943

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Drum Beat Trailer (1954)

10 November 1954

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

Chain of Circumstance Trailer (1951)

23 August 1951

A childless couple adopts a baby girl, but a crime committed by the husband's secretary could cause them to lose custody of the infant.

Susan Slept Here Trailer (1954)

28 July 1954

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel.

The Stooge Trailer (1951)

15 November 1951

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes.

Up in Arms Trailer (1944)

17 February 1944

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

Merton of the Movies Trailer (1947)

11 October 1947

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract.

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home Trailer (1954)

10 March 1954

The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholarship.

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki Trailer (1955)

01 April 1955

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness.

Bells Are Ringing Trailer (1960)

23 June 1960

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients.

Summer Holiday Trailer (1948)

15 April 1948

Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family.

The Doughgirls Trailer (1944)

25 November 1944

Newlyweds Arthur and Vivian arrive to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., only to find it occupied.

The Walls of Jericho Trailer (1948)

22 November 1948

In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Trailer (1957)

26 November 1957

The singing, rhyming citizens of Hamelin hope to win a competition with rival towns for royal recognition.

Mission to Moscow Trailer (1943)

29 April 1943

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation Trailer (1952)

27 October 1952

The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards.

Conflict Trailer (1945)

15 June 1945

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

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.

The Horn Blows at Midnight Trailer (1945)

28 April 1945

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

The Lemon Drop Kid Trailer (1951)

02 April 1951

When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas.

The Long, Long Trailer Trailer (1954)

19 February 1954

A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humorous one that could end up destroying their marriage.

Casanova's Big Night Trailer (1954)

07 April 1954

Italy 1757, Pippo Popolino, a lowly tailor, disguises himself as the great Casanova in order to romance the attractive widow Francesca.

Room for One More Trailer (1952)

10 January 1952

Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children.

Feudin' Fools Trailer (1952)

21 September 1952

Sach learns that he has inherited a farm in rural hillbilly country, and when he and the Boys arrive there, they find themselves mixed up with a hillbilly clan named Smith who'll shoot anybody named Jones, plus a gang of bank robbers.

Reunion in France Trailer (1942)

25 December 1942

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

Colorado Territory Trailer (1949)

11 June 1949

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

Christmas Holiday Trailer (1944)

17 June 1944

A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

Moonrise Trailer (1948)

01 October 1948

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor.

Let's Dance Trailer (1950)

29 November 1950

Years after the death of her husband, Kitty McNeil takes her son and flees from the home of her wealthy and controlling mother-in-law.

Design for Scandal Trailer (1941)

01 December 1941

A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry boss (Edward Arnold) expects him to discredit.

Come Fill the Cup Trailer (1951)

24 October 1951

Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics.

Let's Live a Little Trailer (1948)

09 December 1948

A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume magnate .