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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.
Jigsaw is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Fletcher Markle starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence.The feature was produced by the Danziger Brothers, Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger from a screenplay by Vincent McConnor and Fletcher Markle, which was based on a story by John Roeburt.
Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, and Alan Curtis. [1] [2] Based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich, [1] [2] it follows a young Manhattan secretary and her endeavors to prove that her boss did not murder his wife.
They Gave Him a Gun is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone.The picture bears a resemblance to later films noir, with its dark theme regarding the struggles and failures of a man trying to take a criminal shortcut to the American dream.
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.
Reckless (also known as Born Reckless and Hard to Handle) is a 1935 American musical film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, and May Robson.
Franchot Tone as Dr. George Grover; Thomas Mitchell as Mr. Sydney; Fay Bainter as Aunt Emily; Elisha Cook, Jr. as Cleeve; John Qualen as Uncle Norbert; Rex Ingram as Pearson Jackson; Nina Mae McKinney as Florella; Odette Myrtil as Mama Boudreaux (credited as Odette Myrtle) Eugene Borden as Papa Boudreaux; Leigh Whipper (uncredited)
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 ...