Frank Rice

Acting

Frank Rice

Born May 12, 1892 · Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Died January 9, 1936 · aged 43

Frank Rice was born in Muskegon, Michigan in 1892 and passed away January 9, 1936 in Los Angeles of nephritis and hepatitis (both of which affect the kidneys).  Rice began film work in silents, doing bit and supporting roles in various films, including oaters starring Jack Hoxie, Bill Cody, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard, Pete Morrison and Buck Jones. In the late 1920s, he settled in as the mature help…

Known For

The Gold RushThe Gold Rush · 1925
The Gold Rush
8.01925
MovieAdventureComedy
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Hello TroubleHello Trouble · 1932
Hello Trouble
7.01932
MovieWestern
After killing a friend in a gunfight, Jeff Douglas quits the Texas Rangers. He arrives at the Kenyon ranch just as Jonathan Kenyon apparently commits suicide. He and Janet Kenyon then become the new half owners. At first, he refuses to wear a gun and is believed to be a coward, but as trouble mounts, he straps it on once again.
The Wet ParadeThe Wet Parade · 1932
The Wet Parade
6.21932
MovieDramaHistory
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
Wolf FangsWolf Fangs · 1927
Wolf Fangs
10.01927
MovieActionDrama
Thunder, a dog raised by Ellen, a sheepherder's daughter, is driven to the wilderness by the brutal treatment of her father, Bill Garside, and becomes an outlaw; when grown, he takes command of a wolfdog pack. Later, Ellen, driven from her home by the same brutal herder, seeks refuge at the cabin of Neal Barrett, the forest ranger; she is pursued by the hungry pack and is stranded on a rocky cliff where Thunder once again encounters his former mistress. He challenges the pack in her defense, provoking a battle between himself and a rival for his command. Later, Thunder rescues Ellen from her brutal father.
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers · 1932
Horse Feathers
6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
A Thief in the DarkA Thief in the Dark · 1928
A Thief in the Dark
7.01928
MovieMystery
Ernest, a young drifter, joins a troupe of mystics led by a Professor Xeno in a carnival. Ernest learns that his colleagues are burgling homes in districts they pass through. Ernest sets about to expose Xeno and his cohorts.
The Wagon MasterThe Wagon Master · 1929
The Wagon Master
7.01929
MovieWestern
Bill Hollister (Jack Hanlon) organizes a wagon train to break the unfair monopoly held by Jake Lynch (Tom Santschi) on food prices in the mining camps. The Rambler (Ken Maynard) joins the train when it leaves for Gold Hill, and takes command when Hollister is killed from ambush. Jacques Frazelle (Al Ferguson) schemes to get rid of The Rambler and win Sue Smith (Edith Roberts). He plots with Lynch to disrupt the train, but The Rambler beats him in a whip-fight...
The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail · 1936
The Oregon Trail
7.01936
MovieWestern
Army Captain takes a leave of absence to find out what happened to his missing father.....

Movies

The Gold RushThe Gold Rush · 1925
The Gold Rush
8.01925
MovieAdventureComedy
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
Hello TroubleHello Trouble · 1932
Hello Trouble
7.01932
MovieWestern
After killing a friend in a gunfight, Jeff Douglas quits the Texas Rangers. He arrives at the Kenyon ranch just as Jonathan Kenyon apparently commits suicide. He and Janet Kenyon then become the new half owners. At first, he refuses to wear a gun and is believed to be a coward, but as trouble mounts, he straps it on once again.
The Wet ParadeThe Wet Parade · 1932
The Wet Parade
6.21932
MovieDramaHistory
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
Wolf FangsWolf Fangs · 1927
Wolf Fangs
10.01927
MovieActionDrama
Thunder, a dog raised by Ellen, a sheepherder's daughter, is driven to the wilderness by the brutal treatment of her father, Bill Garside, and becomes an outlaw; when grown, he takes command of a wolfdog pack. Later, Ellen, driven from her home by the same brutal herder, seeks refuge at the cabin of Neal Barrett, the forest ranger; she is pursued by the hungry pack and is stranded on a rocky cliff where Thunder once again encounters his former mistress. He challenges the pack in her defense, provoking a battle between himself and a rival for his command. Later, Thunder rescues Ellen from her brutal father.
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers · 1932
Horse Feathers
6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
A Thief in the DarkA Thief in the Dark · 1928
A Thief in the Dark
7.01928
MovieMystery
Ernest, a young drifter, joins a troupe of mystics led by a Professor Xeno in a carnival. Ernest learns that his colleagues are burgling homes in districts they pass through. Ernest sets about to expose Xeno and his cohorts.
The Wagon MasterThe Wagon Master · 1929
The Wagon Master
7.01929
MovieWestern
Bill Hollister (Jack Hanlon) organizes a wagon train to break the unfair monopoly held by Jake Lynch (Tom Santschi) on food prices in the mining camps. The Rambler (Ken Maynard) joins the train when it leaves for Gold Hill, and takes command when Hollister is killed from ambush. Jacques Frazelle (Al Ferguson) schemes to get rid of The Rambler and win Sue Smith (Edith Roberts). He plots with Lynch to disrupt the train, but The Rambler beats him in a whip-fight...
The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail · 1936
The Oregon Trail
7.01936
MovieWestern
Army Captain takes a leave of absence to find out what happened to his missing father.....
The Trail of the Lonesome PineThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine · 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
6.51936
MovieAdventureDrama
A well-established tale of a long-running feud between two mountain clans.
Public Hero Number 1Public Hero Number 1 · 1935
Public Hero Number 1
6.31935
MovieCrimeDrama
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
The Squaw ManThe Squaw Man · 1931
The Squaw Man
5.41931
MovieDramaWestern
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of cattle rustler Cash Hawkins by rescuing the Indian girl Naturich from Hawkins. Wyngate marries Naturich, but then learns that his cousin Lord Henry has been killed and has cleared his name before dying. As Wyngate has long loved Lady Diana, Lord Henry's wife, he is perplexed at his situation. But fate takes a hand and resolves matters as Wyngate could not have predicted.
PenthousePenthouse · 1933
Penthouse
6.81933
MovieCrimeMystery
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.
The Red RiderThe Red Rider · 1934
The Red Rider
7.01934
MovieComedyWestern
"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save his best friend, "Silent" Slade from the hangman's noose, following a framed-up court decision which sentences Slade to hang for the murder of "Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). Davidson allows Slade to escape from jail and follows him to aid him in proving his innocence.
Dangerous FemalesDangerous Females · 1929
Dangerous Females
10.01929
MovieComedy
Roommates panic and plan when they hear a radio report of a murderer loose in their neighborhood.
Chickens Come HomeChickens Come Home · 1931
Chickens Come Home
6.61931
MovieComedy
Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.
Stairs of SandStairs of Sand · 1929
Stairs of Sand
1929
MovieRomanceWestern
An outlaw with a Heart of Gold sacrificing his own life for the happiness of two young people in love.
She Couldn't Take ItShe Couldn't Take It · 1935
She Couldn't Take It
5.31935
MovieComedy
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
Love AffairLove Affair · 1932
Love Affair
5.71932
MovieDramaRomance
Heiress learns to fly from aeronautical engineer. Things get complicated as their affair progresses.
Valley of Wanted MenValley of Wanted Men · 1935
Valley of Wanted Men
6.31935
MovieWestern
Three men escape from prison, go back to their hometown to try to find out who framed them.
David HarumDavid Harum · 1934
David Harum
7.51934
MovieComedyDrama
Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Taylor is a bank teller who places a winning $4,500 bet on a 10-1 harness racing horse, making him Rogers' bank partner.
RichelieuRichelieu · 1914
Richelieu
1914
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Originally released in six reels, but later cut to four due to poor reviews.
The MenaceThe Menace · 1932
The Menace
5.61932
MovieMysteryCrime
A man framed for murder escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence.
The Galloping AceThe Galloping Ace · 1924
The Galloping Ace
9.01924
MovieDramaWestern
War hero Jim Jordon is unable to get back his old ranch job. He takes work at a ranch owned by Anne Morse and finds that Kincaid, owner of a nearby marble quarry, is preparing to seize some of Miss Kincaid's land.
Terror of the PlainsTerror of the Plains · 1934
Terror of the Plains
10.01934
MovieWestern
A ranch hand sets out to prove his father is innocent of murder in this B-movie Western starring cowboy hero Tom Tyler. Disguised as an outlaw, Tom Lansing (Tyler) takes up with a motley crew hiding out in a ghost town to catch the true killer. This 1934 classic co-stars Frank Rice as Lansing's sidekick, Banty, and Roberta Gale as Bess, a beautiful young captive of the outlaw gang who is in desperate need of a hero.