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Aces Of Action
"Aces of Action" was the informal nickname given to the movie teaming of Richard Arlen and Andy Devine. They made a number of low budget action films together for Universal. In February 1939 Universal announced they would make seven "outdoor pictures" starring the duo over the next year, all produced by Ben Pivar.Arlen, Devine Paired in Universal Series Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times11 Feb 1939: A9. The films were well received and the series continued until Arlen left Universal for Pine-Thomas Productions. Universal then tried Devine in a series of other "buddy" comedies, teaming him with Leo Carillo and Broderick Crawford. Films Richard Arlen & Andy Devine *'' Mutiny on the Blackhawk'' (1939) *''Tropic Fury'' (1939) *''Legion of Lost Flyers'' (1939) *''Man from Montreal'' (1939) *''Danger on Wheels'' (1940) *''Hot Steel'' (1940) *'' Black Diamonds'' (1940) *''The Leather Pushers'' (1940) *'' The Devil's Pipeline'' (1940) *'' Lucky Devils'' (1941) *''Mutiny in the Arctic'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Biography Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Arlen attended the University of Pennsylvania. He served in Canada as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in ''Vengeance of the Deep (1923 film), Vengeance of the Deep'' (1923). He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raiders Of The Desert
''Raiders of the Desert'' is a 1941 American comedy adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Linda Hayes. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It features an early appearance by Maria Montez. It was the first time she made a film set in the Orient. Premise Two adventurers, Dick and Andy, jump a ship in a Middle Eastern port, which is benefiting from the development by American businessman Jones. However some local Arabs, led by Sheikh Talifah, wish to take over. They try to assassinate Jone and succeed in killing the local Arab leader. However Dick and Andy lead a fight back which results in Talifah being killed. Dick marries Jones' secretary, Alice. Cast *Richard Arlen as Dick Manning *Andy Devine as Andy McCoy * Linda Hayes as Alice Evans *Maria Montez as Zuleika *Lewis Howard as Abdullah *Ralf Harolde as Sheik Talifah * George Carleton as Jones *Turhan Bey as Hassen Mohammed *Harry Cording as Rawlins *Sig Arn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Chaney Jr
Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dracula spelled backward) in '' Son of Dracula'', Frankenstein's monster in ''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' (1942), the Mummy in three pictures, and various other roles in many Universal horror films. He also portrayed Lennie Small in ''Of Mice and Men'' (1939) and supporting parts in dozens of mainstream movies, including '' High Noon'' (1952), and ''The Defiant Ones'' (1958). Originally referred to in films as Creighton Chaney, he was later credited as "Lon Chaney, Jr." in 1935, and after ''Man Made Monster'' (1941), beginning as early as ''The Wolf Man'' later that same year, he was almost always billed under the name of his immensely more famous father, the deceased cinema giant Lon Chaney, at the studio's insistence. Chaney had English, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North To The Klondike
''North to the Klondike'' is a 1942 American action movie directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers and Andy Devine. The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Jr. in his last film before '' The Wolf Man'', which also stars Ankers, but ''North to the Klondike'' was released the year after ''The Wolf Man''. Plot Cast * Broderick Crawford as John Thorn * Evelyn Ankers as Mary Sloan * Andy Devine as Klondike * Lon Chaney Jr. as Nate Carson * Lloyd Corrigan as Doctor Curtis * Willie Fung as Waterlily * Keye Luke as K. Wellington Wong * Stanley Andrews as Jim (Tom) Allen * Dorothy Granger as Mayme Cassidy * Monte Blue as Burke * Riley Hill (credited as Roy Harris) as Ben Sloan * Paul Dubov Paul Dubov (October 10, 1918 – September 20, 1979) was an American radio, film and television actor as well as screenwriter. He frequently appeared in the works of Sam Fuller. Among Dubov's radio credits include the 05/02/1953 episode of Guns ... as Piety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Donlevy
Waldo Brian Donlevy (February 9, 1901 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, noted for playing dangerous tough guys from the 1930s to the 1960s. He usually appeared in supporting roles. Among his best-known films are ''Beau Geste'' (1939), ''The Great McGinty'' (1940) and ''Wake Island'' (1942). For his role as the sadistic Sergeant Markoff in ''Beau Geste'', he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He starred as U.S. special agent Steve Mitchell in the radio/TV series ''Dangerous Assignment''. His obituary in ''The Times'' newspaper in the United Kingdom said, "Any consideration of the American 'film noir' of the 1940s would be incomplete without him". Early life Donlevy was born in 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Irish parents Rebecca (née Parks) and Thomas Donlevy, originally from Portadown, County Armagh. Sometime between 1910 and 1912, the family moved to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, where Donlevy's father was a supervisor at the Brickner Wool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Tahiti
''South of Tahiti'' is a 1941 American south seas adventure film directed by George Waggner and starring Brian Donlevy. It helped launch Maria Montez as a pin-up star. She played a leading role; response was such that Universal then cast her in '' Arabian Nights''. Plot Three pearl hunters wind up stranded on a South Pacific island. Cast * Brian Donlevy as Bob * Broderick Crawford as Chuck * Andy Devine as Moose * Maria Montez as Melahi * Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Larkin * H. B. Warner as High Chief Kawalima * Armida as Tutara * Abner Biberman as Tahawa * Ignacio Sáenz as Kuala (as Ignacio Saenz) * Frank Lackteen as Besar Production The film was intended to be Montez's first starring vehicle. It was originally known as ''Captive Wild Woman'' and was to star Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine. Then its name was changed to ''White Savage''. Gerald Geraghty and Ainsworth Morgan were originally reported as working on the script. Henry Wilcoxon was then annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Dailey
Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and actor. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox such as ''Mother Wore Tights'' (1947). Biography Early life Dailey was born on December 14, 1915, in New York City, to Daniel James Dailey Sr. and Helen Theresa (née Ryan) Dailey. His younger sister was actress Irene Dailey. Theatre He appeared in a minstrel show in 1921 and later appeared in vaudeville. He worked as a golf caddy and shoe seller before his first big break, working for a South American cruise line in 1934. He made his Broadway debut in 1937 in ''Babes in Arms''. He followed it with ''Stars in Your Eyes'' and ''I Married an Angel''. MGM In 1940, he was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to make films and, although his past career had been in musicals, he was initially cast in the drama '' Susan and God'' (1940). He also played a Nazi in ''The Mortal Storm'' (1940). Dailey was the juveni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timber (1942 Film)
''Timber'' is a 1942 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. Its plot concerns the obstruction of lumber-mill production for Canada's Department of National Defence during World War II. Plot Jules Fabian heads a gang of saboteurs determined to subvert the Canadian Forestry Corps. Quebec, Arizona and Kansas, three men who begin work at a lumber company, uncover the plot. Kansas, who in reality is working undercover for the corps, romances Yvette Lacour. Cast *Leo Carrillo as Quebec *Andy Devine as Arizona *Dan Dailey as Alan Kansas *Marjorie Lord as Yvette Lacour *Wade Boteler as Dan Crowley *Edmund MacDonald as Pierre Lacour *Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' and its feature film ''The ... as Jules Fabian References External links * * * * 1942 films 1942 drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Sergeant (film)
''Top Sergeant'' is a 1942 American crime film. United States Army Sergeant Rusty Manson (Don Terry) is on maneuvers with slackers Frenchy Devereaux (Leo Carrillo) and Andy Jarrett (Andy Devine) when robbers attack them and kill Manson's brother Jack. The man who pulled the trigger, Al Bennett (Don Porter), later joins the army and is assigned to Manson's unit. Cast * Don Terry – Sergeant Rusty Manson *Leo Carrillo – Frenchy Devereaux *Andy Devine – Andy Jarrett *Don Porter – Al Bennett *Gene Garrick – Jack Manson *Elyse Knox Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Early life Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants Hermine Sophie (née Muc ... - Helen Gray * Riley Hill (credited as Roy Harris) as Roy References External links * * * * 1942 films American black-and-white films American crime drama films 1942 crime drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger In The Pacific
''Danger in the Pacific '' is a 1942 espionage thriller set on a fictional island during World War II. Plot As a cover for his true government mission, British intelligence agent Leo Marzell (Leo Carrillo) sponsors a scientific expedition led by Dr. David Lynd (Don Terry) to find a source for a wonder drug in the jungles of the South Pacific. When Lynd agrees to the expedition over the objections of his aviator fiancée Jane Claymore (Louise Allbritton), she breaks the engagement but secretly follows him to the island. Claymore attempts to halt Lynd's expedition so they can be married, but makes the mistake of recruiting Axis espionage agent Zambesi (Edgar Barrier) to help her. Native islander Tagani (Turhan Bey) is sent by Zambesi to murder Lynd, and sets loose a tiger that injures Marzell. Most of Lynd's guides are attacked by crocodiles, but one survives to kill Tagani. Claymore ends up saving Marzall, Lynd and the remainder of the expedition by contacting the Royal Air Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Hong Kong
''Escape from Hong Kong '' is a 1942 American comedy film. Plot Valerie Hale (Marjorie Lord) is a double agent working for the British, with information on a secret plan for the Allies to help Chiang Kai-shek repel the Axis powers from Hong Kong. She is believed to be the last person to see Col. J. A. Crosley alive and is suspected of his murder. She inadvertently crosses paths with three vaudeville performers Pancho (Leo Carrillo), Blimp (Andy Devine) and Rusty (Don Terry) who falls in love with her. Hale blows her cover by revealing her assignment to the man she believes is Major Colin Reeves (Leyland Hodgson), but is in reality the German spy Von Metz. Pancho, Blimp and Rusty run interference for her and capture the real spies. Cast *Leo Carrillo – Pancho *Andy Devine – Blimp *Marjorie Lord – Valerie Hale, Fraulein K *Don Terry – Rusty *Gilbert Emery – Col. J. A. Crosley *Leyland Hodgson Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 16 March 1949), also known as Leland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unseen Enemy
''Unseen Enemy'' is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by John Rawlins and starring Don Terry as a Canadian military intelligence agent trying to uncover a plot to sabotage American ships. Leo Carrillo plays the unscrupulous waterfront club owner who sells usage of his club as a rendezvous point for German, Italian and Japanese spies. Cast *Irene Hervey as Gin Rand, Nick's stepdaughter *Don Terry as Capt. William Flynn Hancock, Canadian spy with multiple aliases *Leo Carrillo as Nick Rand, owner of The Schooner Club *Andy Devine as Sam Dillon *Lionel Royce Lionel Royce (born Leon Moriz Reiss; March 30, 1891 – April 1, 1946) was an Austrian-American actor of stage and screen, also known during his European career as Leo Reuss. He began his career in theater in Vienna, Austria, in 1919, before ... as Capt. Willhelm Roering *Turhan Bey as Ito *Clancy Cooper as Police inspector Alan Davies *Hugh Beaumont as Narrator References External links * * * * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
