Douglass Rupert Dumbrille was a Canadian character actor who appeared regularly in films during the Golden age of Hollywood.
Dumbrille in Blonde Savage (1947)
From left to right: Henry Wilcoxon, Dumbrille, Yul Brynner, and others in the trailer for The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American epic biblical adventure drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision, and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the B
Theatrical release poster by Macario Gómez Quibus
Cecil B. DeMille and his personal copy of the Bible in the film's trailer.
DeMille holds a photograph of Charlton Heston looking at Michelangelo's Moses. Heston's resemblance to the sculpture helped him win the role of Moses.
"Nefretiri ruled the glamor arena some 3,200 years ago", wrote Anne Baxter, "and it's surprising how much the ladies of that day knew about the art of stalking a man."