Highest rated movie: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Lowest rated movie: The Big Cat (1949)
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Looking for reviews of Preston Foster movies? Cinafilm has a total of 534 reviews across 32 movies.
Movies starring Preston Foster have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 60%.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - released in 1932 - is Preston Foster's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 125 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Preston Foster is The Big Cat - released in 1949 - with a score of 38% based on 2 reviews.
Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970) was an American stage and film actor, and singer. Foster entered films in 1929 after appearing as a Broadway stage actor. He was appearing in Broadway plays as late as October 1931 when he acted in a play titled Two Seconds starring Edward J. Pawley. Some of his notable films include: Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Annie Oakley (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (also 1935), The Informer (1935) (as the head of the organization), and My Friend Flicka (1943).
He starred on the television drama, Waterfront (1954–1955), playing the role of Captain John Herrick. Foster has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was sometimes credited in movies as Preston S. Foster. His first wife was stage actress Gertrude Warren (1926–1945; divorced). He had one daughter, Stephanie. He was married to his second wife, actress Sheila Darcy, from 1946 until his death.
During World War II while serving with the United States Coast Guard, he rose to the rank of Captain, Temporary Reserve. He eventually held the honorary rank of Commodore in the U.S. Coast Guard.
After the war and before his productive movie career, Foster became a singer of some note. In 1948 Foster created a trio with himself, Gene Leis and Foster’s wife, actress Sheila Darcy. Gene arranged the songs, and they played on radio and in clubs, appearing with Orrin Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner and Rita Hayworth.
Preston Foster has acted in films with Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Blondell, Robert Warwick and Bess Flowers.
Preston Foster has worked with these film directors: Mervyn LeRoy, John Ford, Phil Karlson and Amy Poehler.
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