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Alan Bridge
Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy moustache. Sometimes credited as Alan Bridge, and frequently not credited onscreen at all, he appeared in many westerns, especially in the Hopalong Cassidy series, where he played crooked sheriffs and henchmen. Life and career Bridge and his sister, who became actress Loie Bridge, were raised by their mother and stepfather, a Philadelphia butcher. Bridge went into vaudeville with relatives when he was still a teenager Bridge served in the American infantry during World War I. Rejoining relatives in a theatrical troupe, Bridge toured the U.S. as an actor and wrote a few scripts. He broke into movies with a pair of minor screenplays (the comedy short ''Her Hired Husband'' in 1930 and a Western, ''God's Country and the Man'' (1931), in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
''Dick Tracy's Dilemma'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Mark of the Claw'', is a 1947 American action film based on the Dick Tracy, 1930s comic-strip character of the same name created by Chester Gould. Ralph Byrd stars as Dick Tracy, reprising the role after Republic Pictures's 1937 ''Dick Tracy (serial), Dick Tracy'' serial film, serial and its three sequels. Preceded by ''Dick Tracy vs. Cueball'', the film is the third installment of the Dick Tracy#Early feature films, ''Dick Tracy'' film series released by RKO Radio Pictures. The follow-up to ''Dick Tracy's Dilemma'' was ''Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'' (1947), the fourth and last entry in the RKO series. Dick Tracy, the character next made the move to television. The program ran for 39 episodes in the 1950–1951 season. Ralph Byrd may well have played Dick Tracy in further adventures had he not died unexpectedly, of a heart attack, on August 18, 1952, at age 43. Plot Ruthless killer Steve Michel is known to the public a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend
''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee. It was directed by Preston Sturges and written by him based on a story by Earl Felton. The film, Sturges' first Technicolor production, was not well received at the time it was released, and was generally conceded to be a disaster – even Betty Grable bad-mouthed it – but its reputation has improved somewhat over time, though it is not considered to be in the same league as the intelligent comedies Sturges made at Paramount Pictures for which he is known. ''The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' would turn out to be the last American Western film on which Sturges would work – although he would receive credit for films that were remakes or adaptations of his earlier films. Sturges directed only one more film in his life, the 1955 French comedy ''Les carnets du Major Thompson'' (released in the U.S. as ''The Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Court (film)
''Police Court'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Henry B. Walthall, Leon Janney, Lionel Belmore, and King Baggot. Directed by Louis King and released by Monogram Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Stuart Anthony from his story. ''Police Court'' features an all-star cast from the silent film era. Plot A once popular actor, Nat Barry (played by Henry B. Walthall), is a has-been because of his alcoholism. The legendary film star is forced by necessity to take a job selling patent medicine at a traveling sideshow dressed in a costume as Abraham Lincoln. Having trouble staying sober, he is arrested and taken before a "police court" for drunken disorder. His teenage son, Junior Barry (played by Leon Janney), pleads on Barry's behalf and Judge Robert Webster (played by Edmund Breese) grants him a reprieve. Junior is determined to see his father make good again, vowing to keep him off the bottle and on the screen. He attempts to get bit parts for Barry, but he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Santa Fe (1932 Film)
''South of Santa Fe'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Bert Glennon and starring Bob Steele, Ed Brady and Eddie Dunn.Pitts p.406 It was made by the producer Trem Carr and distributed by the independent Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. Synopsis A man is killed for his map of the site of a gold mine, but only half the map is found. Meanwhile Tom Keene arrives, and helps the daughter of the murdered man. Cast * Bob Steele as Tom Keene * Janis Elliott as Beth Thornton * Ed Brady as Jack Stone * Eddie Dunn as Lankey * Al Bridge as Henchman Bully * Gordon De Main as Granger * Chris-Pin Martin as Pedro * John Elliott as Thornton * Al Ernest Garcia a Captain Felipe Mendezez Gonzales Rodrigues * Hank Bell as Henchman * Bob Burns as Cowhand * Jack Evans as Granger Cowhand * Al Haskell as Messenger * Perry Murdock as Henchman * Archie Ricks as Henchman * F.R. Smith as Granger Rider * Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloping Thru
''Galloping Thru'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Lloyd Nosler and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Tom Tyler, Betty Mack, Alan Bridge, Si Jenks, Stanley Blystone and Gordon De Main. The film was released on December 5, 1931, by Monogram Pictures. Cast *Tom Tyler as Tom McGuire *Betty Mack as Janice Warren *Alan Bridge as Sandy Thompson *Si Jenks as Doctor *Stanley Blystone as Wallis *Gordon De Main as Cliff Warren * John Elliott as Mr. Winton *Artie Ortego Artie A. Ortego (February 9, 1890 – July 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1912 and 1955. Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed hors ... as Stagecoach Driver References External links * 1931 films American Western (genre) films 1931 Western (genre) films Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Lloyd No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partners Of The Trail (1931 Film)
''Partners of the Trail'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Tom Tyler, Betty Mack and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.246 Cast * Tom Tyler as Larry Condon * Betty Mack as Ruby Gerard * Lafe McKee as Sheriff McWade * Reginald Sheffield as John Durant * Horace B. Carpenter as Skeets Briggs * Patrick Rooney as Burke * Marguerite McWade Marguerite may refer to: People * Marguerite (given name), including a list of people with the name Places *Marguerite, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community *Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula * Marguerite Island, Adélie Land, Antarctica ... as Mary Lopez References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Wallace Fox Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rider Of The Plains
''Rider of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge. Main cast * Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders * Lilian Bond as Betty Harper * Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Gaines * Ted Adams as Parson Jim Wallace * Gordon De Main as Sheriff John Evans * Andy Shuford as Silent Sandy * Slim Whitaker as Deputy Castro * Fern Emmett Fern Emmett (March 22, 1896 – September 3, 1946) was an American film actress. She appeared in 212 films between 1930 and 1946. Emmett's film debut came with Universal in a two-reel production in 1914. Personal life Emmett was married to ... as Miss Whipple Plot A reformed outlaw (Saunders) adopts an orphan (Silent Sandy). When some citizens of the town discover Saunders's background, they contrive a scheme to take Sandy away by implicating Saunders in a robbery. Sandy gives a false witness account to protect Saunders, and the real perpetrators are caught. References Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Country And The Man (1931 Film)
''God's Country and the Man'' is a 1931 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and written by McCarthy, Wellyn Totman and Alan Bridge. Distributed by State Rights and Syndicate Pictures, the film was released in the US on May 1, 1931. Cast *Tom Tyler as Tex *Betty Mack as Rose *Alan Bridge as Livermore *Ted Adams (actor), Ted Adams as Romero *George Hayes (American actor), George Hayes as Stingeree Kelly *Julian Rivero as General Pedro Gomez *Wm. Bertram *John Elliott (actor), John Elliott References External links * * Films directed by John P. McCarthy American Western (genre) films 1930 Western (genre) films 1930 films American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gene Autry Show
''The Gene Autry Show'' is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum. Overview Series star Gene Autry had already established his singing cowboy character on radio and films. Now he and his horse Champion were featured in a weekly television series of western adventures. Gene's role changed almost weekly from rancher, to ranch hand, to sheriff, to border agent, etc. Gene's usual comic relief and sidekick, Pat, was played by Pat Buttram. During the first season, Gene's sidekick was played by Chill Wills twice (as Chill) and by Fuzzy Knight four times (as Sagebrush). Alan Hale, Jr. played a bad guy in several episodes of Seasons 1 and 2, but he also played Gene's sidekick, Tiny, in two episodes of Season 1. By this time, Autry had established his own production company, Flying 'A' Productions, and acted as executive director for the series. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Range Rider
''The Range Rider'' is an American Western television series that was first broadcast in syndication from 1951 to 1953. A single lost episode surfaced and was broadcast in 1959. ''The Range Rider'' was also broadcast on British television during the 1960s, and in Melbourne, Australia, during the 1950s. Synopsis Jock Mahoney, later star of CBS's ''Yancy Derringer'', played the title character in 79 black-and-white half-hour episodes, along with partner Dick West, played by Dick Jones, later star of the syndicated series '' Buffalo Bill, Jr.'' The character had no name other than Range Rider. His reputation for fairness, fighting ability, and accuracy with his guns was known far and wide, even by Indians. Mahoney towered over Jones, conveying the idea that Dick West was a youth rather than a full-grown adult. Stanley Andrews, the first host of the syndicated anthology series, ''Death Valley Days'', appeared in 17 episodes of ''The Range Rider'' in different roles, including "Pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Television
The year 1950 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1950. __TOC__ Events * February – European Broadcasting Union (EBU) inaugurated. * February 23 – First televised report of general election results in the United Kingdom. * April 4 – The BBC Television (UK) aspect ratio changes from 5:4 to 4:3. * May – Desilu Productions formed by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in the United States. * June 17 – WAND (at this time called WTVP) goes on the air in Decatur, Illinois. * July 26 – First television broadcast station in Mexico, XHTV, Mexico City on channel 4; Gonzalo Castellot Madrazo is the first announcer to appear. * September 18 – First television network in South America launches, PRF-TV on channel 3 in São Paulo, Brazil. * September 30 – First BBC television broadcast from an aircraft. * October 10 – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves CBS's color television system, effective November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
