Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morgan Conway (March 16, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey – November 16, 1981 in Livingston, New Jersey) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy. Born Sydney Conway, he was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He arrived in Hollywood just in time to get on the ground floor of the industry's burgeoning labor movement. Conway was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. His first film appearance was in the 1934 film Looking for Trouble. For many years he freelanced, working for various studios in bits or supporting roles. His most familiar appearance from this period is probably in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). By the mid-1940s he was a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, and he was chosen to portray Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to emulate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although this screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy physically, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role an understated, businesslike quality totally in keeping with a police procedural. Morgan Conway is considered by many (including Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins) to be the best screen Dick Tracy. Morgan/Sydney Conway left the motion picture industry and returned to New Jersey, where he died of lung cancer at the age of 78.

  • Title : Morgan Conway
  • Popularity : 1.236
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1903-03-16
  • Place of Birth : Newark, New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As : Sydney Albert Conway
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Morgan Conway Movies

  • 2023
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    Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

    Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

    6 2023 HD

    Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by...

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  • 1940
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    Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

    6.4 1940 HD

    When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents...

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  • 1939
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    Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    6.2 1939 HD

    Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which...

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  • 1946
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    Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

    5.8 1946 HD

    After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law...

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  • 1943
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    Jack London

    Jack London

    5.8 1943 HD

    The adventurous and remarkable life of the US writer Jack London (1876-1916).

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  • 1946
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    Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

    Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

    5.2 1946 HD

    A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

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  • 1942
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    A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

    A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

    5.7 1942 HD

    A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

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  • 1939
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    Blackwell's Island

    Blackwell's Island

    5 1939 HD

    A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

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  • 1940
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    The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

    6.3 1940 HD

    The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint"...

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  • 1945
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    Dick Tracy

    Dick Tracy

    5.2 1945 HD

    Detective Tracy (Morgan Conway) rescues Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and Junior from a killer called Splitface (Mike Mazurki).

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  • 1938
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    Sinners in Paradise

    Sinners in Paradise

    5.3 1938 HD

    The survivors from a plane crash are washed up on an island where the only inhabitants are Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. The mismatched group...

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  • 1939
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    Private Detective

    Private Detective

    6 1939 HD

    A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.

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  • 1943
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    Tornado

    Tornado

    5.5 1943 HD

    The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unaware that among his employees is a saboteur planning...

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  • 1940
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    A Fugitive from Justice

    A Fugitive from Justice

    3.5 1940 HD

    Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the run. Falsely accused of a murder, he embarks upon a...

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  • 1939
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    Sued for Libel

    Sued for Libel

    5.4 1939 HD

    A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

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  • 1946
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    The Truth About Murder

    The Truth About Murder

    5 1946 HD

    A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.

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  • 1934
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    Happy Landing

    Happy Landing

    1 1934 HD

    An action-filled film with outlaws-of-the-clouds at war with the men of the U. S. Flying Service. A young pilot, Nick Ferris, fights to track down a...

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  • 1938
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    Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

    4.7 1938 HD

    Fake fortunetellers win the confidence of clients and then get them to part with their money by buying mining stocks which are worthless.

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  • 1939
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    The Spellbinder

    The Spellbinder

    6 1939 HD

    Jed Marlowe is a brilliant, scheming, unscrupulous criminal lawyer whose specialty is defending criminal he knows is guilty but gets them off through...

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  • 1940
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    Millionaires in Prison

    Millionaires in Prison

    6 1940 HD

    A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.

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  • 1938
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    Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

    6.7 1938 HD

    G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is aiding fugitives making a getaway in exchange for the...

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  • 1939
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    Television Spy

    Television Spy

    5 1939 HD

    A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.

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  • 1934
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    Looking for Trouble

    Looking for Trouble

    7 1934 HD

    Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and...

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  • 1938
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    The Nurse from Brooklyn

    The Nurse from Brooklyn

    6 1938 HD

    A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of...

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  • 1939
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    Secret Service of the Air

    Secret Service of the Air

    5.8 1939 HD

    Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal...

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  • 1939
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    Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

    6 1939 HD

    Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can...

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  • 1939
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    Grand Jury Secrets

    Grand Jury Secrets

    1 1939 HD

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

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  • 1942
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    Bells of Capistrano

    Bells of Capistrano

    6 1942 HD

    America's favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in this vintage tale as an up-and-coming rodeo singer caught in the middle of two rival companies,...

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  • 1939
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    North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

    1 1939 HD

    In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war. They meet on the boat ride over...

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  • 1940
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    Florian

    Florian

    1 1940 HD

    Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.

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  • 1943
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    Canyon City

    Canyon City

    1 1943 HD

    A mystery man, identifying himself as the outlaw Nevada Kid, and his comical sidekick, help the townspeople of Canyon City solve a series of murders,...

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  • 1946
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    Vacation in Reno

    Vacation in Reno

    7 1946 HD

    A hapless husband searches for buried treasure at a dude ranch; meanwhile, his wife wants a divorce and bank robbers want him dead.

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  • 1939
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    Off the Record

    Off the Record

    6 1939 HD

    After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.

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