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Barry Shipman
Barry Shipman (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1994) was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He was the son of the Canadian film pioneers Ernest Shipman and Nell Shipman. He worked on more than a hundred films and television series, mainly of the western and mystery film genres. He was married to the actress Gwynne Shipman, with whom they had a daughter Nina Shipman who also became an actress. Selected filmography * ''Shakedown'' (1936) * ''Hi-Yo Silver'' (1940) * ''Roaring Rangers'' (1946) * '' Singin' Spurs'' (1948) * ''Song of Idaho'' (1948) * '' Laramie'' (1949) * '' The Blazing Trail'' (1949) * ''Horsemen of the Sierras'' (1949) * ''The Kid from Amarillo'' (1951) *''Bonanza Town'' (1951) * ''Pecos River'' (1951) *''Montana Territory'' (1952) *''Laramie Mountains'' (1952) * ''Smoky Canyon'' (1952) * '' Junction City'' (1952) * ''Lay That Rifle Down ''Lay That Rifle Down'' is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont starring Judy Canova. It was the thirteenth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 44th largest city in California and the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, becoming one of the first cities to be incorporated in what is now Los Angeles County, following the city of Los Angeles (April 4, 1850). Pasadena is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. It is also home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including Caltech, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blazing Trail (1949 Film)
''The Blazing Trail'', known in the United Kingdom as ''The Forged Will'', is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett. Cast list * Charles Starrett as The Durango Kid (aka Steve Allan) * Marjorie Stapp as Janet Masters * Fred F. Sears as Luke Masters * Steve Darrell as Sam Brady * Jock Mahoney as Full House Patterson * Trevor Bardette as Jess Williams * Hank Penny as Musician * Slim Duncan as Musician * Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette * Steve Pendleton as Kirk Brady * Robert Malcolm as Old Mike Brady * John Cason as Colton * Frank McCarroll as Citizen * John Merton as Citizen Production This picture was one of 65 "Durango Kid" films Starrett made for Columbia. The first two were made in 1940, while the remainder were made between 1945-1952 (when Starrett retired). Production on the film began in late January 1949, and was finished in early February. There were several songs in the film, performed by Burnette, Duncan, and Penny. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Deaths
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger At My Door (1956 Film)
''Stranger at My Door'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina and Skip Homeier. Quentin Tarantino called it a "classic" with "the most amazing and terrifying breaking-the- unbreakable-horse sequence in the history of western cinema, including ''Monte Walsh''. Witney became so renowned in the industry for this sequence that when he started directing western TV shows, he was usually brought in to helm their breaking-the-unbreakable-horse episode." In 1991, a television film also entitled '' Stranger at My Door'' was released. The 1991 film had nothing in common with the 1956 release other than the title. Plot Outlaw Clay Anderson and his gang rob the town bank and flee in different directions. Clay's horse gives out and he is forced to hide at a nearby farm. Clay soon discovers that the farm belongs to preacher Hollis Jarret, the preacher's new wife, and children. The preacher lets Clay stay at the farm, reasoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay That Rifle Down
''Lay That Rifle Down'' is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont starring Judy Canova. It was the thirteenth and last in a series of Judy Canova films released by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.233 Plot Judy Canova works in a hotel for her domineering aunt. Her unscrupulous relatives try to blackmail and dupe her into selling her apparently worthless farm, having been led to believe that it has enormous potential value by a couple of confidence tricksters. Main cast * Judy Canova as Judy Canova * Robert Lowery as Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III * Jil Jarmyn as Betty Greeb * Jacqueline deWit as Aunt Sarah Greeb * Richard Deacon as Glover Speckleton * Robert Burton as General Ballard * James Bell as Mr. Fetcher * Leon Tyler as Horace Speckleton * Tweeny Canova as Tweeny Greeb See also *List of American films of 1955 A list of American films released in 1955. The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junction City (film)
''Junction City'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette and Jock Mahoney. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's art direction was by Charles Clague. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Rollins / Durango Kid * Smiley Burnette as Smiley * Jock Mahoney as Jack Mahoney * Kathleen Case as Penny Clinton * John Dehner as Emmett Sanderson * Steve Darrell as Black Murphy * George Chesebro as Sheriff Jeff Clinton * Anita Castle as Penelope Clinton * Mary Newton as Ella Sanderson * Robert Bice as Bleaker * Hal Price as Sheriff * Hal Taliaferro as Sandy Clinton * Chris Alcaide as Jarvis * Bob Woodward Robert Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an American investigative journalist. He started working for ''The Washington Post'' as a reporter in 1971 and now holds the title of associate editor. While a young reporter for ''The Washingto ... as Keely * Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoky Canyon
''Smoky Canyon'' is a 1952 American Western musical film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney, Danni Sue Nolan, Tris Coffin, and Larry Hudson. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on January 31, 1952. Plot ~ A range war erupts between the cattlemen and the sheep men, and a masked vigilante helps to settle it. (by DJK- 2023, taken from GET TV’s plot synopsis) Cast *Charles Starrett as Steve Driscoll / The Durango Kid *Jock Mahoney as Jack Mahoney (as Jack Mahoney) *Danni Sue Nolan as Roberta 'Rob' Woodstock (as Dani Sue Nolan) *Tris Coffin as Carl Buckley *Larry Hudson as Sheriff Bogart *Raider as Durango's Horse *Bullet as Steve's Horse *Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette *Chris Alcaide as Lars - Henchman (uncredited) *Dick Botiller as Cattleman (uncredited) *Russell Custer as Townsman (uncredited) *Chick Hannan as Townsman (uncredited) *Leroy Johnson as Ace (uncredited) *Guy Madison as Henchman (uncredited) *Gerald Mohr as Narrator (vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laramie Mountains (film)
''Laramie Mountains'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney and Fred F. Sears.Pitts p.177 It is part of the Durango Kid series. The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid * Jock Mahoney as Swift Eagle * Fred F. Sears as Major Markham * Marshall Reed as Lieutenant Robert Pierce * Rory Mallinson as Paul Drake - Henchman, aka Bill Turner * Zon Murray as Carson - Henchman * Smiley Burnette as Sergeant Smiley Burnette * Chris Alcaide as Jeff - Henchman * Frank McCarroll as Soldier * Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Cruller - Henchman * Charles Soldani as Indian With Swift Eagle * Boyd Stockman as Corporal * John War Eagle John Henry St Pierre, a.k.a. John War Eagle (8 June 1901 – 7 February 1991) was a Yankton Sioux film and television actor. He was born September 24, 1901, in Wagner, Charles Mix, South Dakota. He is Dakota of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Territory (film)
''Montana Territory'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Lon McCallister, Wanda Hendrix, Preston Foster. It is a classic western movie, with bandits, a corrupt sheriff, and a hero who falls for a beautiful woman. Plot Montana is on the brink of statehood, but in need of law and order. John Malvin (Lon McCallister) witnesses the murder of a miner and his son by men who turn out to be Yeager (Robert Griffin), Ives (Clayton Moore) and Gimp (Jack Elam). He learns later that Ives is a deputy to the sheriff, Henry Plummer (Preston Foster). What he doesn't know is that Plummer is secretly behind these and other recent murders. Malvin accepts a job as Plummer's deputy. He also meets and falls in love with Clair Enoch (Wanda Hendrix), the daughter of Possum Enoch (Eddy Waller), who runs the stage relay depot. Plummer gets rid of Yeager, then asks Malvin to take his place guarding businessman Jason Waterman's (Hugh Sanders) money shipment on the stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecos River (film)
''Pecos River'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney and Anne James.Pitts p.267 The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid * Jock Mahoney as Jack Mahoney * Anne James as Betty Coulter * Steve Darrell as Pop Rockland * Edgar Dearing as Henry Mahoney * Frank Jenks as Sheriff Denning * Harmonica Bill as Harmonica Player Bill * Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, a ... as Smiley Burnette References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1951 films 1951 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonanza Town
''Bonanza Town'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears who plays the villain and starring Charles Starrett, Myron Healey, and Luther Crockett.Pitts p.37 It is part of the Durango Kid series. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. The film's art direction was by Charles Clague. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid * Fred F. Sears as Henry Hardison * Luther Crockett as Judge Anthony Dillon * Myron Healey as Krag Boseman * Charles Horvath as Henchman Smoker * Slim Duncan as Slim Duncan * Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and ... as Smiley Burnette References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1951 films 1951 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
