Whit Bissell

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Whit Bissell (born Whitner Nutting Bissell) was an American character actor. His career in film and television spanned the years 1940 to 1984.

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Total trailers found: 119

Fluffy Trailer (1965)

27 June 1965

A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion.

Convicted Trailer (1950)

01 August 1950

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

Nick and Nora Trailer (1975)

04 March 1975

Retired detective Nick Charles and his wife set out to solve a murder mystery after a corpse wearing white gloves is found in a hotel pool.

The Magnificent Seven Trailer (1960)

12 October 1960

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Destination Tokyo Trailer (1943)

31 December 1943

During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission.

Anna Lucasta Trailer (1949)

11 July 1949

A prostitute is thrown out of her house by her alcoholic father, and her scheming brother-in-law tries to devise a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual look at the history of Frankenstein on the screen.

Psychic Killer Trailer (1975)

01 December 1975

Mental patient Arnold Masters, hospitalized for a murder he didn't commit, learns astral projection--the art of leaving one's physical body and transporting the soul someplace else--from a fellow inmate.

Boots Malone Trailer (1952)

11 January 1952

An agent for horse jockeys faces his greatest challenge.

Destination Nightmare Trailer (1958)

08 March 1958

Comprised of 4 episodes from the unsold TV series The Veil (1958) - "Whatever Happened to Peggy," "Destination Nightmare," "The Return of Madame Vernoy," and "Girl on the Road.

Flood! Trailer (1977)

05 June 1977

Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.

Birdman of Alcatraz Trailer (1962)

04 July 1962

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health.

Target Earth Trailer (1954)

07 November 1954

Giant robots from Venus invade Chicago. Stranded in the deserted city are Frank and Nora (who has recently attempted suicide).

Soylent Green Trailer (1973)

18 April 1973

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses.

Chicken Every Sunday Trailer (1949)

18 January 1949

A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

A Tattered Web Trailer (1971)

24 September 1971

A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival Trailer (1978)

24 October 1978

A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846.

The Final Hour Trailer (1965)

27 May 1965

Two episodes of the TV series "The Virginian" edited together.

Once You Kiss a Stranger... Trailer (1969)

12 November 1969

A woman seduces a professional golfer, then offers to kill his opponent if the golfer will kill her psychiatrist, who wants her committed.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Trailer (1957)

30 May 1957

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.

Airport Trailer (1970)

25 March 1970

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

The Senator Was Indiscreet Trailer (1947)

31 December 1947

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race Trailer (1977)

17 December 1977

An old man observes a boy bullying his playmates and treats him to a morality lesson. The man tells the story of the epic cross-country race between a young Mark Twain and his rival, Mike Fink.

The Salzburg Connection Trailer (1972)

30 August 1972

An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town of Salzburg to see a photographer who's taking pictures for a book on picturesque Austrian lakes.

The Time Machine Trailer (1960)

25 May 1960

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

Winged Victory Trailer (1944)

22 December 1944

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots.

Wyoming Mail Trailer (1950)

18 October 1950

In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized gang with one of the mail's supposed guardians in their pay.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Trailer (1956)

05 February 1956

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

The Manchurian Candidate Trailer (1962)

24 October 1962

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed.

The Tall Stranger Trailer (1957)

17 November 1957

A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.

A Covenant with Death Trailer (1967)

15 February 1967

An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner.

Riot in Cell Block 11 Trailer (1954)

18 February 1954

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

It Should Happen to You Trailer (1954)

15 January 1954

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park.

A Life of Her Own Trailer (1950)

01 September 1950

A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man.

Brute Force Trailer (1947)

16 July 1947

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey.

Rendezvous in Black Trailer (1956)

25 October 1956

Johnny Marr's fiancee is killed by a whiskey bottle thrown from an airplane. Marr seeks revenge by killing the loved ones of the passengers on the flight.

The Andersonville Trial Trailer (1970)

17 May 1970

A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.

Hoodlum Empire Trailer (1952)

15 April 1952

It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime.

Tokyo Joe Trailer (1949)

26 October 1949

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

The Caine Mutiny Trailer (1954)

24 June 1954

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

Creature from the Black Lagoon Trailer (1954)

05 March 1954

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study.

The Wayward Girl Trailer (1957)

22 September 1957

Framed by her stepmother for manslaughter, a convict turns to a parole racket.

A Double Life Trailer (1947)

25 December 1947

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

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.

The Night Rider Trailer (1979)

11 May 1979

"The Mark of Zorro" was updated for this pilot for a prospective series that tells of a New Orleans gentleman who turns masked rider to fight for law and order and avenge his family's killing by four men who wanted their silver mine.

Never So Few Trailer (1959)

07 December 1959

A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.

No Name on the Bullet Trailer (1959)

01 February 1959

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

A Tale of Two Cities Trailer (1953)

03 May 1953

A dramatization originally for TV on the Plymouth Playhouse. Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Warlock Trailer (1959)

15 May 1959

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal.

Shack Out on 101 Trailer (1955)

04 December 1955

A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

Justin Morgan Had a Horse Trailer (1972)

06 February 1972

This is the story of the foundation sire of the Morgan Horse Breed.

Hud Trailer (1963)

24 May 1963

Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences.

Spencer's Mountain Trailer (1963)

16 May 1963

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't busy drinking with his buddies or railing against the town minister, he's building the house he's always promised Olivia.

Advance to the Rear Trailer (1964)

10 June 1964

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col.

The Atomic Kid Trailer (1954)

08 December 1954

A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done.

In Broad Daylight Trailer (1971)

16 October 1971

A newly blind actor discovers his wife is cheating on him with his best friend and hatches a plot to murder her and frame his friend for it.

Cluny Brown Trailer (1946)

02 June 1946

Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

5 Card Stud Trailer (1968)

28 July 1968

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

The Sea Hawk Trailer (1940)

10 August 1940

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Not as a Stranger Trailer (1955)

01 July 1955

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He courts and marries the warm-hearted Kristina, not out of love but because she is highly knowledgeable in the skills of the operating room and because she has frugally put aside her savings through the years.