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A Lust To Kill
''A Lust to Kill'' is a 1958 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Jim Davis (actor), Jim Davis, Don Megowan, and Allison Hayes. The film is also known as ''Lust to Kill'', ''A Time to Kill'', and ''Border Lust''. Plot Cowboy Cheney Holland (Don Megowan) and his brother Luke rob of a load of rifles but later are abandoned by the rest of their gang. The pursuing lawmen, including their former friend Marshal Matt Gordon (Jim Davis), chase the brothers, eventually killing Luke and apprehending Cheney. With his girlfriend Sherri (Allison Hayes) on his side, Cheney Holland escapes and seeks to avenge his younger brother. While Holland chases his previous gang of criminals led by Isaac Stansil (Gerald Milton), Holland is himself pursued by the stubborn Marshal Gordon. Holland eventually catches up with Stancil, killing him. Meanwhile, Gordon apprehends Sherry and uses her to lure Holland; the two meet in a dramatic showdown, and Holland is kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Drake (filmmaker)
Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974. His films include ''Today I Hang'' (1942). Selected filmography * '' Red Blood and Blue'' (1925) * '' Cyclone of the Range'' (1927) * ''The Cherokee Kid'' (1927) *''The Flying U Ranch'' (1927) * '' The Boy Rider'' (1927) * ''The Desert Pirate'' (1927) * ''Red Riders of Canada'' (1928) * ''When the Law Rides'' (1928) * ''Phantom of the Range'' (1928) * ''The Little Buckaroo'' (1928) * ''Driftin' Sands'' (1928) *'' Orphan of the Sage'' (1928) * '' The Pinto Kid'' (1928) * '' The Drifter'' (1929) * ''The Vagabond Cub'' (1929) * ''The Cheyen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Holland (actor, Born 1908)
Harold Boggess (May 16, 1908 – May 21, 1993), who used the stage name John Holland, was an American actor and singer. Biography John Holland was born in Fremont, Nebraska. He adopted his grandfather's name John Holland as a stage name. He began acting in Hollywood films in 1937, and later appeared on numerous television series, including '' Hawaiian Eye'', ''Wagon Train'', and ''Perry Mason''. His most notable film credits were ''My Fair Lady'' (1964), ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1967), and ''Chinatown'' (1974). In addition to film and television, Holland acted in musical theater, such as the Broadway production of ''Peter Pan'' (1954), and in plays, such as the touring company of ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial''. He received positive reviews for his performance in a concert titled "The California Night of Music" in Los Angeles in September 1937. He often gave free concerts during visits to his parents in Alton, Illinois, accompanied by his father, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Oliver Drake
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Western (genre) Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Western (genre) Films
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's '' Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Giles
Sandra Giles, born Lelia Bernice Giles, (July 24, 1932 – December 25, 2016) was an American actress and model. She was best known for her film debut role in '' Daddy-O'' in 1958, as well numerous other film roles, including ''It Happened at the World's Fair'', opposite Elvis Presley, in 1963. Biography Giles was raised in Hooker, Oklahoma, but moved to Los Angeles with her mother, who had recently divorced. (Other sources say that she came from San Antonio, Texas, or that she was "born in Oklahoma and brought up in San Antonio, Tex.") Later described by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and other critics as a " blond bombshell", Giles was discovered by a press agent while working at Canter's delicatessen, which began her career as an actress and model. She later studied dramatics at Los Angeles City College. Giles made her film debut in 1958's '' Daddy-O'', starring alongside Dick Contino. In the film, her character, Jana Ryan, beat Contino's character in a drag race. She went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Turner (20th-century Actor)
Anthony, Antony or Tony Turner may refer to: * Anthony Turner (actor) ( 1622–1659), English actor * Anthony Turner (martyr) (1628–1679), English Jesuit and martyr * Tony Turner (diver) (born 1933), British diver * Tony Turner (priest) (born 1930), English Anglican clergyman * Tony Turner (scientist) (born 1950), English academic in the field of biosensors * Tony Turner (20th-century actor), British actor in ''Her Naked Skin ''Her Naked Skin'' is a 2008 play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and was the first original play by a female writer to be produced at the Olivier Theatre at London's Royal National Theatre (two earlier plays written by women had been adaptations: Pam Gem ...'' * Tony Turner (songwriter), Canadian writer of the protest song " Harperman" See also * Toni Turner, President of TrendStar Group, Inc. {{hndis, Turner, Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Sherman (actor)
Fred Sherman (born Clarence E. Kolegraff; May 14, 1905 – May 20, 1969) was an American actor. Early years Sherman was born Clarence E. Kolegraff in South Dakota. Career After seeing his first stage show, he went to San Francisco and took a character part with an amateur stock company and acted in several touring companies. His television credits included ''Perry Mason'', ''I Love Lucy'', '' Bonanza'', The Adventures of Superman, and ''The Andy Griffith Show'', on which he appeared in two episodes as dry cleaning store owner Fred Goss—he was featured as a beau of Aunt Bee in "Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee" and in "Jailbreak" in which he provided key information to help Andy and Barney capture two criminals. His credited film roles included '' Too Many Women'' (1942); ''Shepherd of the Ozarks'' (1942); '' Hi, Neighbor'' (1942); *'' Wrecking Crew''; '' Chain Lightning'' (1950); '' A Lust to Kill'' (1958); '' Alaska Passage'' (1959); and '' Why Must I Die?'' (1960). Personal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickie Sorensen
Rickie John Sorensen (August 26, 1946 – August 24, 1994) was an American child actor. Biography He was born in Los Angeles on August 26, 1946, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sorensen. His acting career began in 1956 when he was 10 years old. One of his most notable roles was as one of the voices of the child King Arthur in Disney's '' The Sword in the Stone''. He was also known for portraying Tommy Banks in the main cast of the television series ''Father of the Bride The Father of the Bride is commonly one of the wedding ceremony participants. Father of the Bride may also refer to: * ''Father of the Bride'' (novel), 1949, by Edward Streeter ** ''Father of the Bride'' (franchise), media franchise based on the 1 ...''. In 1974 he married Marianne Rubacha and had four children. He was diagnosed with cancer in February 1990, and died on August 24, 1994. Filmography References External links * 1946 births 1994 deaths American male child actors Deaths from ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Carleton
Claire Carleton (September 28, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was an American actress whose career spanned four decades from the 1930s through the 1960s. She appeared in over 100 films, the majority of them features, and on numerous television shows, including several recurring roles. In addition to her screen acting, she had a successful stage career. Early life Carleton was born in New York City. She began acting on the stage, eventually making it to Broadway, where she made her debut as Lucy in the short-lived play, ''Blue Monday'' in June, 1932. Career Although she made her film debut in a small role in a 1933 film short, ''Seasoned Greetings'', and continued to occasionally make shorts for the remainder of the decade, she concentrated on her stage career during the 1930s. She made her first appearance in a feature film in 1940's ''Millionaire Playboy'', starring Joe Penner, Linda Hayes, and Russ Brown. During her film career she was often cast as the "other woman", or i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterboxd
Letterboxd is an online social networking service co-founded by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow in 2011. It was launched as a social app focused on sharing opinions about, and love of film, and is maintained by a small team in Auckland, New Zealand. The site allows users to share their taste in films. Members can write reviews or share their opinions about films, keep track of what they have seen in the past, record viewing dates, make lists of films and showcase their favorite films, as well as meet and interact with other cinephiles. Films can be rated, reviewed, added to a specific date's diary entry, included in a list, and tagged with relevant keywords. History The site was launched at Brooklyn Beta. It transitioned from private to public beta on 24 April 2012, and all pages became publicly visible. It originally started with 23 films. Membership remained invitation-only until 8 February 2013, when it was opened for public use. The site also introduced a tiered stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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