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Barney Beasley
Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born on June 20, 1895, in the small town of Blaine Bottom, Oklahoma, Beasley made his debut in films in 1930's ''Under Montana Skies'', in a small un-credited role of a townsman. Almost all of his roles were small and un-credited, many of them nameless, with three of his most numerous being that of a townsman, barfly or henchman. Occasionally, he would be given a slightly larger role, as of that of Pete in 1935's ''Gun Play''. His final performance was as a barfly in the 1944 film, ''The Last Horseman''. Beasley died on June 1, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, and was buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. Partial filmography * ''Under Montana Skies'' (1930) * ''Beyond the Rio Grande'' (1930) * '' Code of Honor'' (1930) * ''Desert Vengeance'' (1931) * '' Frontier Days'' (1934) * ''Big Calibre'' (1935) * ''Toll of the Desert'' (1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-most extensive and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw language, Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its List of U.S. state and territory nicknames, nickname, "Sooners, The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustler's Paradise
''Rustler's Paradise'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edmund Cobb. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures for release as a second feature.Pitts p.17 It was later reissued by Astor Pictures in 1947. Synopsis Veteran rustler Cheyenne Kincaid discovers that the gang he is now riding with are led by the man responsible for killing his wife and kidnapping his daughter years before. He bonds with Connie, a young woman he discovers is his daughter, and helps a local landowner to fight off the gang. Cast * Harry Carey as Cheyenne Kincaid * Gertrude Messinger as Connie * Edmund Cobb as Larry Martin * Carmen Bailey as Dolores Romero * Theodore Lorch as El Diablo * Roger Williams as Henchman Todd * Chuck Morrison as Henchman * Allen Greer as Henchman Antonio * Chief Thundercloud as Henchman * Slim Whitaker as Senor Romero * Jimmy Aubrey as Henchman * Barney Beasley as Henchman * Tex Palm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded in England by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. * January 13 – First Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Coatit – Italian forces defeat the Ethiopians. * January 17 – Félix Faure is elected President of the French Republic, after the resignation of Jean Casimir-Perier. * February 9 – Mintonette, later known as volleyball, is created by William G. Morgan at Holyoke, Massachusetts. * February 11 – The lowest ever UK temperature of is recorded at Braemar, in Aberdeenshire. This record is equalled in 1982, and again in 1995. * February 14 – Oscar Wilde's last play, the comedy ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', is first shown at St Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Horseman
''The Last Horseman'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, and Ann Savage.Morton p.112 Cast * Russell Hayden as Lucky Rawlins * Dub Taylor as Cannonball * Bob Wills as Bob * The Texas Playboys as Musicians, Cowhands * Ann Savage as Judy Ware * John Maxwell as Cash Watson * Frank LaRue as Rance Williams * Nick Thompson as Henchman Karp * Blackie Whiteford as Henchman Slade * Ted Mapes as Duke Cudlow * Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films. Early years Taylor was born in Bl ... as Bert Saunders References Bibliography * Morton, Lisa & Adamson, Kent. ''Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1944 films 1944 Western (genre) films 1940s English-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagon Trail (film)
''Wagon Trail'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row.Pitts p.16 It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948. Plot Clay Hartley Jr., the son of the town's sheriff, gets trapped in gambling debts by his future father-in-law, Collins. Collins coerces Junior to act as a lookout for a stagecoach robbery where a deputy sheriff is killed; the only one caught is Clay Junior. Clay Senior loses his badge and takes the opportunity to deal out harsh justice. Cast * Harry Carey as Sheriff Clay Hartley * Gertrude Messinger as Joan Collins * Edward Norris as Clay Hartley, Jr. * Roger Williams as Mark Collins * Earl Dwire as Deputy Joe Larkin * Chuck Morrison as Deputy Chuck * John Elliott as Judge * Chief Thundercloud as Henchman * Lew Meehan as Henchman * Barney Beasley as Henchman * Tex Palmer Luther Palmer (July 31, 1904 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Play
''Gun Play'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Marion Shilling and Frank Yaconelli.Pitts, p. 53. Plot summary Cast * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bill Williams * Marion Shilling as Madge Holt * Frank Yaconelli as Frank Gorman * Hal Taliaferro as George Holt * Charles K. French as Old John Holt * Tom London as Meeker * Roger Williams as Cal * Gordon Griffith as Mark * Barney Beasley as Pete * Dick Botiller as General Tirado * Julian Rivero as Young Pedro * Helen Gibson Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner; August 27, 1892 – October 10, 1977) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American profess ... as Woman at dance References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * * * * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Clintons
''The Last of the Clintons'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Betty Mack and Victor Potel. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures before it closed down.Pitts p.15 Synopsis Adventurer Trigger Carson unexpectedly comes across gold prospector Jed, the last of the Clintons, and assists him in his battle against a local gang of cattle rustlers. Cast * Harry Carey as Trigger Carson * Betty Mack as Edith Elkins * Del Gordon as Marty Todd * Victor Potel as Jed Clinton * Earl Dwire as Pete - Henchman * Ruth Findlay as Lorrie * Tom London as Luke Todd * Slim Whitaker as Jim Elkins * William McCall as Ed Carney * Allen Greer as Frank Smith * Lafe McKee as Sam Slater * Pat Harmon as Lefty * Lew Meehan as Bartender * Tex Palmer as Henchman * Barney Beasley Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born on June 20, 1895, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toll Of The Desert
''Toll of the Desert'' is a 1935 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Fred Kohler, Jr., Betty Mack, and Roger Williams. Plot When a cowboy's covered wagon is attacked by Indians, he becomes convinced that his wife and young son have been killed. Rescued from the attack by a roving band of crooks, the grateful father joins the gang, becoming an outlaw and hired gunman. Unbeknownst to him, his son survives the Indian attack and grows up to become a lawman who eventually has to hunt down his outlaw father. Cast * Fred Kohler Jr. as Bill Collins aka Bill Carson * Betty Mack as Jean Streeter * Roger Williams as Tom Collins * Earl Dwire as Joe Carson * Tom London as Sheriff Jackson * Ted AdamsTeague * George Chesebro as Carter - Henchman * John Elliott as Judge * Ruth Findlay as Ruth Carson * Ed Cassidy as Streeter * Barney Beasley as Perez - Henchman * Budd Buster as Bartender * Herman Hack as Henchman * Jack Hendricks as Deputy * William McCall ... [...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] |
Big Calibre
''Big Calibre'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Supreme Pictures and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. It premiered on March 8, 1935. The film features Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill, a stockgrower who, seeking vengeance for his murdered father, goes after the murderer, crazed scientist Otto Zenz (Bill Quinn). Plot Rancher Bob O'Neill's father is gassed to death by lunatic Otto Zenz. In a bid to avenge his father, Bob tracks the scientist down, and they eventually have a showdown in the dry plains. Cast * Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill * Peggy Campbell as June Bowers * Forrest Taylor as Banker Bentley * John Elliott as Rusty Hicks * Georgia O'Dell as Arabella * William Quinn as Otto Zenz, aka Gadski (credited as Bill Quinn) * Earl Dwire as Sheriff of Gladstone * Frank Ball as Jim Bowers * Si Jenks as Square Dance Caller (credited as Cy Jenks) * Chris Allen as Man at Dance (uncredited) * Silver Tip Baker as Barfly / Man at Dance (uncredited) * Barney Beasley as Barfly (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontier Days (film)
''Frontier Days'' is a 1934 American western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bill Cody, Ada Ince and Wheeler Oakman. It was produced by independent Poverty Row outfit Altmount Pictures for release as a second feature.Pitts p.359 Location shooting took place in the Alabama Hills in California. Synopsis A detective working for Wells Fargo goes undercover as The Pinto Kid to investigate the killings of a series of stagecoach drivers. However this leads to himself being accused of the murder of one of them. Cast * Bill Cody as Bill Maywood - aka The Pinto Kid * Ada Ince as Beth Wilson * Wheeler Oakman as enry Jethrow * Bill Cody Jr. as Bart Wilson * Franklyn Farnum as George Wilson * Lafe McKee as Hank Wilson * Victor Potel as Deputy Tex Hatch * William Desmond as Sheriff Barnes * Robert McKenzie as Casey * Harry Martell as Deputy Rio * Barney Beasley as Barfly / Deputy * Herman Hack as Townsman * Robert F. Hill as Chief Burrows * Lew Meehan James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
