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Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s.
In 1935, Crawford married Franchot Tone, a stage actor from New York who planned to use his film earnings to finance his theatre group. The couple built a small theatre at Crawford's Brentwood home, and put on productions of classic plays for select groups of friends who lived in the popular Brentwood area like Clark Gable and Charley Chase. [ 72 ]
Wallace married her Jigsaw costar Franchot Tone on October 18, 1941, in Yuma, Arizona. [3] They had two sons, Pascal "Pat" Franchot Tone, born July 29, 1943, and Thomas Jefferson Tone, born September 16, 1945. Wallace and Tone divorced in 1948, and Tone was awarded custody of their sons. [5] Wallace attempted suicide in 1946 with sleeping pills.
No More Ladies is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith.The film stars Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery, and co-stars Charlie Ruggles, Franchot Tone, and Edna May Oliver.
Franchot Tone, who had appeared opposite Durbin twice before, was signed in August 1945, when the title was changed to Because of Him. Filming started August 15, 1945. [4] Durbin had married the producer Felix Jackson in June 1945 and at the time of filming, she was pregnant with her first child. [5]
The Bride Wore Red is a 1937 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner, and starring Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young and Billie Burke. It was based on the unproduced play The Bride from Trieste by Ferenc Molnár. [2] In this "rags to riches" tale, Crawford plays a cabaret singer who poses as an aristocrat. This ...
The Unguarded Hour is a 1936 American drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Loretta Young, Franchot Tone and Roland Young. In England, a prominent young prosecutor in a murder trial is unaware that his wife is involved. It is based on Bernard Merivale's 1935 play The Unguarded Hour, an adaptation of an earlier Hungarian work by Ladislas ...
Bitter Heritage is a 1958 American TV movie directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Franchot Tone.It was originally written for Playhouse 90. [1] The widow of Jesse James Jnr lodged an injunction with Screen Gems claiming invasion of privacy. [2]