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Angela Stevens
Angela Stevens (born Ann Evelyn Allen, May 8, 1925 – March 17, 2016) was an American film actress and singer. Biography Stevens was born in Eagle Rock, California. She appeared in several Three Stooges films, such as ''He Cooked His Goose'', ''Pardon My Backfire'' and ''Blunder Boys''. Other credits include '' The Hoodlum'', ''Without Warning!'', '' Creature with the Atom Brain'', ''The Harder They Fall'' and ''The Wild One''. In 1955, Stevens sued a dress shop owner for $36,500, saying that an attack from a "wild and vicious" ocelot disfigured her, which cost her a role in a film. Stevens married George Zika in the early 1940s Filmography Feature films *''Utah Blaine'' (1957) as Mary Blake *''The Shadow on the Window'' (1957) as Myra *''The Harder They Fall'' (1956) as Girl *'' Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado'' (1956) as Laurie Webster *''The Naked Street'' (1955) as Janet *''Women's Prison ''(1955) as Prisoner *'' Creature with the Atom Brain'' (1955) as Joyce Walker *''Devil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Lane
Michael V. Lane (January 6, 1933 – June 1, 2015) was an American actor and professional wrestler. Biography Lane's size (height 6'8" or 2.03 m, weight 275 lbs or 125 kg) led him to work in the King Bros. Circus boxing tent and wrestling tent. He also wrestled professionally under the name "Tarzan Mike" in 1952–1959. While filming ''The Harder They Fall'', Lane was given dramatic and boxing lessons to appear as the giant Toro Moreno, an outclassed boxer based on Primo Carnera. Lane made numerous television appearances including a role as a country bumpkin who gets talked into boxing by Bret Maverick (James Garner) and Dandy Jim Buckley (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) in an epic 1957 episode of ''Maverick'' entitled "Stampede." Lane also had a regular role as Frank N. Stein in ''Monster Squad'' (1976). On November 25, 1958, in the episode "The Hunted" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series ''Sugarfoot'', starring Will Hutchins in the title role, Lane plays a former sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
''Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado'' is a 1956 American western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Howard Duff and Victor Jory. It was based on the novel Kilkenny by Louis L'Amour. Plot When a friend in New Mexico is about to be shot, Tom Ketchum draws his gun and kills the brother of Jared Tetlow, a wealthy cattleman. Tom goes to a ranch run by Nita Riordan and her father, where a relationship begins and marriage is discussed. Tetlow returns, learns from Laurie Webster about the shooting and vows to get vengeance against the man who killed his brother. A cattle war begins as well, but law and order prevails and Tom decides to stay and settle down. Cast * Howard Duff as Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum * Victor Jory as Jared Tetlow * Margaret Field as Nita Riordan (as Maggie Mahoney) * Angela Stevens as Laurie Webster * David Orrick McDearmon as Bob Early (as David Orrick) * William Tannen as Dee Havalik * Ken Christy as Sheriff Macy * Martin Garralaga as Jaime Brigo * Robert Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just This Once (film)
''Just This Once'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Weis and starring Peter Lawford, Janet Leigh and Lewis Stone. It was produced and distributed by the Hollywood major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Basevi. Plot Mark MacLene IV is a millionaire playboy. He is totally irresponsible with his money, piling up $5 million in debts. Judge Coulter, executor of his estate, puts Mark's finances in the hands of a penny-pinching lawyer, Lucy Duncan. Mark is aghast when Lucy puts him on a $50-a-week allowance. He still extravagantly tips a busboy $10 after a 50-cent lunch or charters a plane to fly off to Paris without a thought as to his financial situation. Lucy shuts off his access to funds, causing an angry Mark to barge into her personal life, moving into her apartment and upsetting her routine. She wants to quit, but Coulter doubles her pay. Lucy has a fiancé, Tom Winters, who has held off on proposing marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Women
''Outlaw Women'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Ron Ormond and starring Marie Windsor, Richard Rober and Carla Balenda.Pitts p.239 It is set in a remote small town run entirely by women. The film was made in Cinecolor and released by the low-budget specialist Lippert Pictures. Plot Cast * Marie Windsor as Iron Mae McLeod * Richard Rober as Woody Callaway * Carla Balenda as Beth Larabee * Jackie Coogan as Piute Bill * Allan Nixon as Dr. Bob Ridgeway * Jacqueline Fontaine as Ellen Larabee * Billy House as Uncle Barney * Richard Avonde as Frank Slater * Lyle Talbot as Judge Roger Dixon * Maria Hart as Dora * Leonard Penn as Sam Bass * Tom Tyler as Chillawaka Charlie * Lou Lubin as Danny * Cliff Taylor as Old Barfly * The Four Dandies as Saloon Quartet * Connie Cezon as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Paula Hill as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Sandy Sanders as Curly * Diane Fortier as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid From Broken Gun
''The Kid from Broken Gun'' is a 1952 American western action film directed by Fred F. Sears, and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney, Angela Stevens, Tristram Coffin, and Myron Healey. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on August 16, 1952. This film became the 65th and final in the Durango Kid series. Plot After having threatened Matt Fallon, Jack Mahoney is on trial for Fallon's murder and the theft of a strong box. His friends Steve Reynolds and Smiley Burnette await the verdict. Mahoney's attorney, Gail Kingston, puts on a poor defense and Mahoney is jailed. Doc Handy arrives with proof of ownership of the stolen box, but is killed before he can testify. Steve Reynolds (secretly The Durango Kid) tells of the discovery of hidden Santa Ana gold believed to be in the stolen strong box. The Durango Kid gathers all interested parties in the courtroom and reveals the actual progression of events, thus exposing the real murderer. Production and release Since 1949 Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Iron Men
''Eight Iron Men'' is a 1952 American World War II drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer. It stars Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin and Richard Kiley. The screenplay by Harry Brown was based on his 1945 play ''A Sound of Hunting'', which had featured Sam Levene, Frank Lovejoy and Burt Lancaster during its short run on Broadway. Plot Three American infantrymen—Carter ( Arthur Franz), Ferguson (James Griffith) and Small ( George Cooper)—are returning from patrol in a bombed-out town when they are pinned down by an enemy machine gun. Meanwhile, Coke (Richard Kiley), who was separated from the patrol, returns on his own to the squad's basement outpost where goof-off Private Collucci (Bonar Colleano) is sleeping, dreaming of beautiful women. A runner from company headquarters delivers a package for a squad member and tells the men that the regiment is moving out of the line that night. Shortly after another patrol returns with Sgt. Moone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mississippi Gambler (1953 Film)
''The Mississippi Gambler'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Tyrone Power. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound Recording ( Leslie I. Carey). This film was the third Universal Studios film to bear this title—though with a different plot each time, the others being '' The Mississippi Gambler'' (1929) and '' Mississippi Gambler'' (1942). Plot Mark Fallon persuades professional gambler "Kansas John" Polly to teach him the trade. As they board a riverboat bound for New Orleans, Kansas John advises him to be wary of F. Montague Caldwell, an unscrupulous riverboat gambler. Mark makes the acquaintance of two fellow passengers, attractive Angelique Dureau and her brother Laurent. Laurent loses a great deal of money at cards. He gives Mark a valuable diamond necklace to redeem his gambling IOUs. When Mark learns that it is Angelique's, he offers it back to her, but she angrily declines. Caldwell hires some men to ambush and rob Mark, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Here To Eternity
''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves. The film won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed).Suid2002, p. 148 /ref> Army cooperation was necessary in order to shoot on location at Schofield Barracks, use training aircraft, and obtain military footage of Pearl Harbor for use in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McCall, Desperado
''Jack McCall, Desperado'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring George Montgomery. It portrays the historical shooting of Wild Bill Hickok by Jack McCall in 1876. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Plot Jack McCall is a Southerner who joins the Union during the civil war. When he encounters three Confederate soldiers posing as Yankees, one of which is named Spargo, Jack tells them the place where the headquarters is located. Soon after he is tried as a spy. When Jack manages to escape, his cousin Bat McCall and Wild Bill Hickok kill his parents and plan to get hold of the McCall plantation and money. After the war Jack tries to prove his innocence and asks Spargo to testify. Spargo first agrees, but when Jack is captured again, Spargo decides to join Hickok and Bat. With the help of Rose Griffith, Jack manages to escape again and hopes to clear his name. Meanwhile, Hickok, Bat and Spargo have left for Kansas City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Mutiny
''Savage Mutiny'' is a 1953 Jungle Jim film starring Johnny Weissmuller. It was the tenth entry in the series. Plot Cast References External links''Savage Mutiny''at IMDb''Savage Mutiny''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of A ...Review of filmat Variety 1953 films Jungle Jim films Columbia Pictures films American adventure films 1953 adventure films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 1950s American films {{adventure-film-stub Cast: Angela Stevens Lester Matthews Nelson Leigh Charles Stevens Paul Marion Gregory Gay Leonard Penn Ted Thorpe Tamba Screen Play by Sol Shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Time I Saw Paris
''The Last Time I Saw Paris'' is a 1954 American Technicolor romantic drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story " Babylon Revisited." It was directed by Richard Brooks, produced by Jack Cummings and filmed on locations in Paris and the MGM backlot. The screenplay was by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Richard Brooks. The film starred Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson in his last role for MGM, with Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, Kurt Kasznar, George Dolenz, Sandy Descher, Odette, and (a then-unknown) Roger Moore in his Hollywood debut. The film's title song, by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, was already a classic when the movie was made and inspired the movie's title. Though the song had already won an Oscar after its film debut in 1941's '' Lady Be Good'', it is featured much more prominently in ''The Last Time I Saw Paris''. It can be heard in many scenes, either being sung by Odette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Goddess
''Devil Goddess'' (1955) is the sixteenth and final Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Johnny Weissmuller in his third and last performance as the protagonist adventurer Johnny Weissmuller (a character previously called "Jungle Jim"), and his final film as well. It co-starred Ed Hinton (actor), Ed Hinton and William Tannen as the film's antagonists, Leopold and Nels Comstock, respectively. Angela Stevens also stars. The film was directed by Spencer G. Bennet and written by Dwight Babcock and George H. Plympton. The film centers on jungle roamer Weissmuller and his team racing against a few looters for a mystical treasure located in a demon-worshiping land. Filming took place in December 1954. ''Devil Goddess'' was theatrically released in the United States in October 1955. Plot Adventure-seeker Johnny Weissmuller (as himself) receives a request from Professor Carl Blakely (Selmer Jackson) to collaboratively rescue a certain Professor Dixon (William Blakely) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
