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Frank Fenton

Actor · Died July 24, 1957, aged 51 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Fenton (Moran) (April 9, 1906 – July 24, 1957) was an American stage, film and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia Frank Fenton (actor) licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 9, 1906
Died
July 24, 1957 (aged 51)
From
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on Motif · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Frank Fenton's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Motif score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
51%
Bonds
22%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Self
4%
Society
2%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Herald
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
5
Absurd
3
Dread
3
Thrilling
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frank Fenton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 35 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Fenton's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 35 with a Motif page.

  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones(1966)

    Writer

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hell Bound(1957)

    as Harry Quantro

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Gun the Man Down(1956)

    Actor

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Emergency Hospital(1956)

    as Edward Northrup (uncredited)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • West Point (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    as Board of Directors Head

  • The Naked Hills(1956)

    as Harold

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Fury at Gunsight Pass(1956)

    as Sheriff Meeker

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Called X (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crossroads (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Porterfield

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gun Fury(1953)

    Actor

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Vicki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as Eric (uncredited)

  • Island in the Sky(1953)

    as Captain Turner

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Eyes of the Jungle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Maharajah

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas(1953)

    as Salcedo's Lieutenant

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Dark(1953)

    as Detective Driver (uncredited)

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Silver City(1951)

    Actor

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Rogue River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    as Joe Dandridge

  • Prairie Roundup (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    as Buck Prescott

  • Tripoli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Capitaine Adams · as Capt. Adams

  • Three Secrets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sheriff MacDonald (uncredited)

  • Wyoming Mail(1950)

    as Gilson

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Streets of Ghost Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Bart Selby

  • Trigger, Jr.(1950)

    as Sheriff

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Sideshow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1950)

    as Manson

  • The Lawless(1950)

    as Mr. Prentiss

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Stallion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Oro City Sheriff

  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as McKinnon

  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Dude

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Doolins of Oklahoma(1949)

    as George Wakeman / Red Buck

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Detective

  • Rustlers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1949)

    as Brad Carew

  • The Clay Pigeon(1949)

    as Prentice

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Hayride(1948)

    as Gus Adamson

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Renegades of Sonora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Jim Crawford

  • Bodyguard(1948)

    as Lieutenant Borden

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Foreign Affair(1948)

    as Major Mathews

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Relentless(1948)

    as Jim Rupple (uncredited)

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hazard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sheriff

  • Magic Town(1947)

    as Birch

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Philo Vance's Secret Mission (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Paul Morgan

  • The Adventures of Don Coyote (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

    as Big Foot Ferguson

  • It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

    as Violet's Boyfriend (uncredited)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Swamp Fire(1946)

    as Capt. Pete Dailey

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Big Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Fletcher (uncredited)

  • The French Key (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    as Horatio Vedder

  • Getting Gertie's Garter(1945)

    as Winters (uncredited)

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Club Havana (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Detective Lieutenant (uncredited)

  • Hold That Blonde!(1945)

    as Mr. Phillips

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Purity Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    as Chester Malton (uncredited)

  • Destiny(1944)

    as Sam Baker

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Big Noise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Charlton

  • Secret Command (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Simms

  • Rosie the Riveter(1944)

    as Wayne Calhoun

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Buffalo Bill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

    as Murdo Carvell

  • Minesweeper(1943)

    as Lt. Ralph Gilpin

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Claudia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Hartley

  • A Scream in the Dark(1943)

    as Sam 'Benny' Lackey

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Isle of Forgotten Sins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jack Burke

  • Lady of Burlesque(1943)

    as Russell Rogers

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Aerial Gunner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    as Colonel - HAGS CO (uncredited)

  • The Navy Comes Through (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Hodum

  • Highways by Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 71 titles from 1942 to 1966.

Highest rated

Bodyguard (1948)

Motif 59th

Most popular right now

Mexican Hayride (1948)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 71: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score50thWriting2 of 71: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s37 · 36 acting · 1 crew1950s33 · acting1960s1 · crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Frank Fenton's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Swamp Fire (1946)

57th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Motif 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Frank Fenton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Fenton's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Fleischer shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers