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Ace Herman
Leonard "Ace" Herman (1913–1971) was an American film editor and producer. During his career he edited over seventy films, generally at low-budget outfits such as Monogram Pictures where he worked for many years, often on series films such as the Corporal Rod Webb Northerns.Pitts p. 319 Selected filmography * '' Moon Over Montana'' (1946) *''Ginger'' (1946) * ''Louisiana'' (1947) * ''French Leave'' (1948) * ''Docks of New Orleans'' (1948) * ''Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' Yellow Fin'' (1951) * ''Northwest Territory'' (1951) * ''Desert Pursuit'' (1952) * ''Northern Patrol'' (1953) * '' Tangier Incident'' (1953) * ''Jack Slade'' (1953) * '' Trail Blazers'' (1953) * ''Yukon Vengeance'' (1954) * ''New Faces'' (1954) * ''Las Vegas Shakedown'' (1955) * ''Toughest Man Alive ''Toughest Man Alive'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Dane Clark, Lita Milan, and Anthony Caruso. Based on an original screenplay by Steve Fisher, the film was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus, with the Columbus metro area, Greater Cincinnati, and Greater Cleveland being the largest metropolitan areas. Ohio is bordered by Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees, and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states. Ohio takes its name from the Ohio River, which in turn originated from the Seneca word ''ohiːyo'', meaning "good river", "great river", or "large creek". The state arose from the lands west of the Appalachian Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Territory (film)
''Northwest Territory'' is a 1951 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Gloria Saunders and Warren Douglas. The film is the fifth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225. Plot Cast * Kirby Grant as Corporal Rod Webb * Gloria Saunders as Anne DuMere * Warren Douglas as Dan Morgan * Pat Mitchell as Billy Kellogg * Tristram Coffin as Kincaid * John Crawford as LeBeau * Duke York as Dawson * Don C. Harvey as Barton * Sam Flint as Pop Kellogg * Chinook as Chinook, Webb's dog See also * ''Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1949) * ''Snow Dog'' (1950) * ''Call of the Klondike'' (1950) * ''Yukon Manhunt'' (1951) * '' Yukon Gold'' (1952) * ''Fangs of the Arctic'' (1953) * ''Northern Patrol'' (1953) * ''Yukon Vengeance ''Yukon Vengeance'' is a 1954 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Monte Hale and Mary Ellen Kay.Marshall p. 346 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Producers
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] |
American Film Editors
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 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Deaths
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners are rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Births
Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the war. * January 13 – Edward Carson founds the (first) Ulster Volunteer Force, by unifying several existing loyalist militias to resist home rule for Ireland. * January 23 – 1913 Ottoman coup d'état: Ismail Enver comes to power. * January – Stalin (whose first article using this name is published this month) travels to Vienna to carry out research. Until he leaves on February 16 the city is home simultaneously to him, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito alongside Berg, Freud and Jung and Ludwig and Paul Wittgenstein. February * February 1 – New York City's Grand Central Terminal, having been rebuilt, reopens as the world's largest railroad station. * February 3 – The 16th Amendment to the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toughest Man Alive
''Toughest Man Alive'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Dane Clark, Lita Milan, and Anthony Caruso. Based on an original screenplay by Steve Fisher, the film was released on November 6, 1955. Plot Cast * Dane Clark as Lee Stevens aka Pete Gore * Lita Milan as Lida Montoya * Anthony Caruso as Pete Gore * Ross Elliott as Cal York * Myrna Dell as Nancy York * Thomas B. Henry as Ed Dolphin * Paul Levitt as Don * John Eldredge as Widmer * Dehl Berti as Salvador * Richard Karlan as Morgan * Syd Saylor as Proprietor * Jonathan Seymour as Agency chief * Don Mathers as Bank manager * William Haade William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1937 and 1957. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. Haade was a construction boss until ... as Henchman hired by Lee References External links * * * Allied Artists films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Shakedown
''Las Vegas Shakedown'' is a 1955 American crime film directed by Sidney Salkow from an original screenplay by Steve Fisher. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, and Charles Winninger, and was released on May 15, 1955. Plot Cast * Dennis O'Keefe as Joe Barnes * Coleen Gray as Julia L. Rae * Charles Winninger as Ernest Raff * Thomas Gomez as Al "Gimpy" Sirago * Dorothy Patrick as Dorothy Reid * Mary Beth Hughes as Mabel Dooley * Elizabeth Patterson as Mary Raff * James Millican as Wheeler Reid * Robert Armstrong as Doc * Joseph Downing as Matty * Lewis Martin as Collins * Mara McAfee as Angela * Charles Fredericks as Sheriff Charlie Woods * Regina Gleason as Maxine Miller * Murray Alper Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a nu ... as House manager * James Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Faces (film)
''New Faces'' is a 1954 American film adaptation of the musical revue ''New Faces of 1952'' directed by Harry Horner with sketches directed by John Beal. Filmed in Cinemascope and Eastmancolor it was released by 20th Century Fox on March 6, 1954. The film is sometimes referred to as ''New Faces of 1952'', from the original Broadway show's title. Plot summary The film was essentially a reproduction of the stage revue with a thin plot added. This involved a producer and performer (Ronny Graham) in financial trouble on opening night. A wealthy Texan, whose daughter is in the show, offers to help out on the condition that he finds the show to be of high-enough quality and commercial potential to warrant the investment. Meanwhile, Clary locks a bill collector in a dressing room until the show is finished and he can collect the money. If the Texan performer's father is not impressed with her talent, she will be expected to return to Texas rather than pursuing her show-business car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukon Vengeance
''Yukon Vengeance'' is a 1954 American Northern film directed by William Beaudine and starring Kirby Grant, Monte Hale and Mary Ellen Kay.Marshall p. 346 It was the tenth and final film featuring Grant as Mountie Corporal Rod Webb, assisted by his dog Chinook. Plot A police mountie investigates a series of murders connected to robberies of the payroll at a lumber camp in Yukon, he then decides to act as courier for the next shipment himself. Cast * Kirby Grant as Corporal Rod Webb, Royal Canadian Mounted Police * Monte Hale as Jim Barclay * Mary Ellen Kay as Madelon Duval * Henry Kulky as Schmidt * Carol Thurston as Yellow Flower * Parke MacGregor as Fergus MacLish * Fred Gabourie as Grey Shadow * Billy Wilkerson as Chief Lone Eagle * Marshall Bradford as The Commissioner * Chinook as Chinook, Webb's Dog See also * ''Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1949) * ''Snow Dog'' (1950) * ''Call of the Klondike'' (1950) * ''Northwest Territory'' (1951) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Blazers (film)
''Trail Blazers'' is a 1953 drama film directed by Wesley Barry and starring Alan Hale Jr., Richard Tyler and Lyle Talbot.Martin p.135 It was produced as a second feature and released by Allied Artists. Synopsis Concerned about the level of juvenile delinquency in his California town, a man establishes a youth club for boys. While taking them on an expedition to the mountains they encounter two dangerous escaped convicts. Cast * Alan Hale Jr. as Roger Stone * Richard Tyler as Ben * Barney McCormack as Feathers * Jim Flowers as Pudge * Henry Blair as Spike * Robert Hyatt as Jim * Danny Welton as Mike * Mickey Colpack as Andy * Duke York as Angus * Lyle Talbot as Deputy Sheriff McLain * Rick Vallin Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966. Early years Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age there ... as Officer Lundig Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Slade (film)
''Jack Slade'' is a 1953 American black-and-white Western film directed by Harold Schuster, written by Warren Douglas and starring Mark Stevens. It was followed by a sequel, ''The Return of Jack Slade'' (1955), also directed by Schuster, written by Douglas and starring John Ericson. Both were based on chapter 9 through 11 of Mark Twain's book ''Roughing It ''Roughing It'' is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature by Mark Twain. It was written in 1870–71 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first travel book ''The Innocents Abroad'' (1869). ''Roughing It'' is dedicated to Twa ...''. Cast References External links * {{IMDb title, 0045925 American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films 1953 Western (genre) films 1953 films Films directed by Harold D. Schuster Films produced by Lindsley Parsons Films with screenplays by Warren Douglas Films scored by Paul Dunlap Films shot in Los Angeles Films based on works by Mark Twain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
