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Buried Alive (1939 Film)
''Buried Alive'' is a 1939 film directed by Victor Halperin. Production After finishing ''Torture Ship'', director Victor Halperin started production on his next film ''Buried Alive''. The film began shooting in the first half of October 1939 for Producer's Pictures Corporation. Actor Clem Wilenchick (aka Crane Whitley) was scheduled to play the character of Manning, but as the shooting began he was replaced by Wheeler Oakman. The Call Bureau Cast Service initially mentioned that Archie Twitchell would portray Carson, and was replaced by Dave O'Brien. Release ''Buried Alive'' was distributed theatrically by Producers Pictures Corp. on November 6, 1939. Reception ''The Film Daily'' found the film "falls short of being a convincing drama. It will probably be okay as program material in the smalle nabe houses" but found Halperin's direction merely "O.K." ''Variety'' declared the film "Inferior all the way, particularly in its direction and playing, outside of Beverly Roberts". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Halperin
Victor Hugo Halperin (August 24, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois – May 17, 1983 in Bentonville, Arkansas) was an American stage actor, stage director, film director, film producer, producer, and writer. The majority of his works involved romance film, romance and horror film, horror. His brother, with whom he collaborated, was producer Edward Halperin (May 12, 1898 – March 2, 1981). Biography Victor Halperin began his career as a filmmaker in 1922, working as a writer on ''The Danger Point'' (an original story). In two years, he was working as a writer-producer-director on the Agnes Ayres film, ''When a Girl Loves''. He is best known for his 1932 horror film ''White Zombie (film), White Zombie'', starring Madge Bellamy and Bela Lugosi. Once thought "lost", the film has grown in stature over the years, first gaining a cult status, and eventually becoming recognized as one of the leading classics of the genre. Years after the film's release, Victor Halperin expressed a distaste f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bricker
George Bricker (1898–1955) was an American screenwriter.Blottner p.302 He generally worked on second features at studios such as Warner Bros., Columbia, Universal and Monogram. Selected filmography * ''Broadway Hostess'' (1935) * ''The Widow from Monte Carlo'' (1936) * ''Love Is on the Air'' (1937) * ''Melody for Two'' (1937) * ''Torchy Blane in Panama'' (1938) * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) * ''Torchy Blane in Chinatown'' (1939) * ''Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' (1939) * ''They Made Her a Spy'' (1939) * ''Women in the Wind'' (1939) * ''The Devil Bat'' (1940) * ''The Blonde from Singapore'' (1941) * ''Frisco Lil'' (1942) * ''Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) * '' A Man's World'' (1942) * ''Lure of the Islands'' (1942) * ''The Dancing Masters'' (1943) * ''House of Dracula'' (1945) * ''Meet Me on Broadway'' (1946) * ''House of Horrors'' (1946) * '' She-Wolf of London'' (1946) * ''The Corpse Came C.O.D.'' (1947) * '' Beauty on Parade'' (1950) * ''The Whip Hand'' (1951) * ''Roadblock'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Greenhalgh
Jack Greenhalgh (July 23, 1904 – September 3, 1971) was an American cinematographer, part of the Classical Hollywood cinema generation. He shot ''Billy the Kid in Santa Fe'' (1941), ''Gangster's Den'' (1945), ''Too Many Winners'' (1947) among others. He was active from 1926-53. Selected filmography * ''His Fighting Blood'' (1935) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1936) * '' The Traitor'' (1936) * '' Two Gun Justice'' (1938) * ''The Invisible Killer'' (1939) * ''Hitler – Beast of Berlin'' (1939) * ''Gun Code'' (1940) * ''Secrets of a Model'' (1940) * ''Frontier Crusader'' (1940) * ''The Lone Rider Fights Back'' (1941) * ''Enemy of the Law'' (1945) * ''Outlaws of the Plains'' (1946) * ''Lady at Midnight'' (1948) * ''Savage Drums ''Savage Drums'' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by William Berke and starring Sabu, Lita Baron, H.B. Warner. The film was released by the independent producer Robert L. Lippert. Although Lippert had previously announced his films wo ...'' (1951) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holbrook Todd
Holbrook N. Todd (February 10, 1906 - August 7, 1972) was an American film editor. Todd was the editor for 172 films and television shows from a career that lasted from 1933 to 1957. Selected filmography * ''Ticket to a Crime'' (1934) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * '' Danger Trails'' (1935) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1936) * ''Nation Aflame'' (1937) * ''Damaged Goods'' (1937) * ''The Headleys at Home'' (1938) * ''The Invisible Killer'' (1939) *''The Devil Bat'' (1940) * ''Frontier Crusader'' (1940) * ''Gun Code'' (1940) *''Blonde Comet'' (1941) *''The Mad Monster'' (1942) *''Dead Men Walk'' (1943) *''Harvest Melody'' (1943) *''The Monster Maker'' (1944) *''Thundering Gun Slingers'' (1944) * ''Gas House Kids'' (1946) * ''Outlaws of the Plains ''Outlaws of the Plains'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John and Patti McCarty.Vermilye p.168-69 Cast * Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson * Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jone ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torture Ship
''Torture Ship'' is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story " A Thousand Deaths". The film stars Lyle Talbot as a mad scientist who performs experiments regarding "the criminal mind" on captured criminals onboard his private ship. Cast Production The film is based on the short story " A Thousand Deaths" by Jack London originally published in ''Black Cat Magazine'' in May 1899. By the end of the first week of August 1939, George Sayre and Harvey Huntley completed the script for ''Torture Ship'' and the film was scheduled to start on August 14 but was held back. Filming was then set to begin by the last week of August but no cast was yet assembled. The cast was announced in September with John Miller originally set to play Jesse, though Skelton Knaggs appears in the final film. Release ''Torture Ship'' was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation on October 22, 1939. Reception From contempora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane Whitley
Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Crane (given name), a list of people Places Barbados * The Crane, Saint Philip, Barbados United Kingdom * River Crane, Dorset * River Crane, London, a small river of London, branch to the Thames United States * Crane, Indiana, a town * Crane, Missouri, a town * Crane, Montana, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane, Oregon, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Crane County, Texas ** Crane, Texas, a city and the county seat * Crane, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Crane, Washington, an unincorporated community * Crane Creek (other) * Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts * Crane Island (Washington), one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman (born Vivian Eichelberger; February 21, 1890 – March 19, 1949) was an American film actor. Early years Oakman was born as Vivian Eichelberger in Washington, D.C., and educated in that city's schools. He grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, after moving there from Washington. Career Before acting in films, Oakman was active in stock theater in the eastern United States. Oakman appeared in over 280 films between 1912 and 1948. In silent films, he was often a leading man. Among his leading ladies were Priscilla Dean, Kathlyn Williams, Colleen Moore and Annette Kellerman. His most successful movie was ''Mickey'', a 1918 comedy-drama, in which he played the love interest of Mabel Normand. In 1928, he had a prominent role as the crime boss in the first all talking feature movie ever made, ''Lights of New York''. Later in the sound era, his career declined, and he often portrayed villains or even henchman, frequently appearing in crime thrillers, melodramas and in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Twitchell
Archie Raymond Twitchell (November 28, 1906 – January 31, 1957) was a pilot for over three decades between the 1920s and the 1950s. He also had a second profession as a movie actor. He was a captain in the US Army Air Force. He was killed in the 1957 Pacoima mid-air collision. Background Twitchell was born in Pendleton, Oregon on November 28, 1906. He made his first solo flight in 1923. Two years later, he began an acting career that took him through over 100 movies and television shows. His six-foot, one-inch stature with his grey eyes and brown hair suited the camera. He was sometimes billed as Michael Brandan/Brandon/Branden. Between pictures he flew. In 1936 he toured air shows across the country and in 1942 was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force. During the war he tested fighter planes in North Africa and flew transports. In 1951 he went to Israel and tested planes for the Israeli air force. Since February 1955 he had been a production test pilot for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave O'Brien (actor)
Dave O'Brien (born David Poole Fronabarger, May 31, 1912 – November 8, 1969) was an American film actor, director, and writer. Life and career Born in Big Spring, Texas, O'Brien started his film career performing in choruses and working as a stunt double before gradually winning larger roles, mostly in B pictures. O'Brien was best known to movie audiences in the 1940s as the hero of the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy short film series ''Pete Smith Specialties'' narrated by Pete Smith. O'Brien wrote and directed many of these subjects under the name David Barclay. O'Brien also had a small dancing part with Bebe Daniels in the Busby Berkeley musical '' 42nd Street'' (1933). He appeared in the first few of Monogram Pictures ''East Side Kids'' films, then appeared in many low-budget Westerns, such as Producers Releasing Corporation's ''Texas Rangers'' series, where he was often billed as "Tex" O'Brien, alluding to his home state. He appeared in ''Queen of the Yukon'' (1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Film Daily
''The Film Daily'' was a daily publication that existed from 1918 to 1970 in the United States. It was the first daily newspaper published solely for the film industry. It covered the latest trade news, film reviews, financial updates, information on court cases and union difficulties, and equipment breakthroughs. Publication history The publication was originated by Wid Gunning in 1913 (though not as a daily) and was known as ''Wid's Film and Film Folk'' (1915–1916) and ''Wid's Independent Review of Feature Films'' (1916–1918). Gunning was previously film editor at the ''New York Evening Mail''. He also published ''Wid's Weekly'', and ''Wid's Year Book''. In 1918, Joseph ("Danny") Dannenberg and Jack Alicoate purchased an interest in ''Wid's Weekly''. On March 8, 1918 they released a daily publication, ''Wid's Daily''. In 1921, Dannenberg and Alicoate took control of Wid's Films & Film Folk Inc., with Dannenberg as president and editor, and the publication changed name, in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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