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Bill Cassady
William Cassady Sizemore (September 5, 1923 – September 15, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Dr. McCarty in the third and fourth season of the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. Cassady appeared in the films '' Up Front'' (1951), starring David Wayne and Tom Ewell; ''Meet Danny Wilson'' (1952), starring Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters and Alex Nicol; '' Footsteps in the Night'' (1957), starring Wild Bill Elliott; ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' (1964), starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss and ''Not with My Wife, You Don't!'' (1966), starring Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi and George C. Scott. He guest-starred in television programs including ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'', ''State Trooper'', ''Death Valley Days'', '' Johnny Midnight'', ''Highway Patrol'', ''The Wild Wild West'' and ''Harbor Command''. Partial filmography * '' The Pecos Pistol'' (1949) * '' Peggy'' (1950) * '' Up Front'' (1951) * ''Meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital of Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889. Prescott has a rich history as a frontier gold and silver mining town. Mining and settlers brought frequent conflict with native American tribes in the area, including the Yavapai and Apache. Prescott was the home to Fort Whipple from its inception, which acted as a base for campaigns against natives. Prescott was a stereotypical "wild west" town during the latter half of the 19th century; famous residents included Doc Holliday and Virgil Earp of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The makeshift wooden town burned to the ground sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not With My Wife, You Don't!
''Not with My Wife, You Don't!'' (stylized as ''Not with MY Wife, You Don't!'') is a 1966 American comedy film starred by Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi and George C. Scott. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy. The plot follows the standard storyline of the long-running "road movies" popularized by Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, also products of the Norman Panama-Melvin Frank writing team. The opening title sequence and interior sequences with an animated green monster were created by Saul Bass. Plot During the Korean War, Italian nurse Lieutenant Julietta Perodi (Virna Lisi), who has a passion of everything in "twos", falls in love with two United States Air Force pilots, Col. Tom Ferris (Tony Curtis) and Col. "Tank" Martin (George C. Scott). "Julie" marries Ferris after he convinces her that his friend, "Tank" has been killed in an aircraft crash. She soon discovers that Martin is alive, but remains happily married to Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Goes To West Point
''Francis Goes to West Point'' is a 1952 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, and starring Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, and Gregg Palmer. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills. This is third film in Universal-International's Francis the Talking Mule series. Plot Bumbling former World War II serviceman Peter Stirling is sent to the U. S. Army's military academy at West Point as a reward for stopping a plot to blow up his government workplace. After enrolling, he is privately tutored by his old army friend Francis, which gets him into trouble when he reveals that this tutor is one of West Point's very own mule mascots. Cast *Donald O'Connor as Peter Stirling *Lori Nelson as Barbara Atwood *Alice Kelley as Cynthia Daniels *Gregg Palmer as William Norton (as Palmer Lee, his birthname) * William Reynolds as Wilbur Van Allen *Les Tremayne as Colonel Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy (1950 Film)
''Peggy'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Diana Lynn, Charles Coburn, and Charlotte Greenwood.Bego p. 39 The film's art direction was by Bernard Herzbrun and Richard H. Riedel. Plot Cast * Diana Lynn as Peggy Brookfield * Charles Coburn as Professor "Brooks" Brookfield * Charlotte Greenwood as Mrs. Emelia Fielding * Barbara Lawrence as Susan Brookfield * Charles Drake as Tom Fielding * Rock Hudson as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell * Connie Gilchrist as Miss Zim, the Nurse * Griff Barnett as Dr. Philip Wilcox * James Todd as Mr. Gardiner * Jerome Cowan as Fred Collins * Charles Trowbridge as Dean William Stockwell * Ellen Corby as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian * Donna Martell as Contestant * James Best as Frank Addison * Lucille Barkley as Contestant * Peter Brocco Carl Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably ''Spartacus'' (1960) and '' One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pecos Pistol
''The Pecos Pistol'' is a short 1949 American Western film directed by Will Cowan and starring Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers, and Barbara Payton. This is a black and white film, a partial remake of 1941 film ''Rawhide Rangers'' by Ray Taylor. Plot Someone dear to Tex Williams was killed, so he decides to get himself kicked from the force and disguise himself as an outlaw. Now he has to infiltrate the gang of outlaws and come up with a plan to find the killer and bring the gang down. Cast *Tex Williams as Tex Williams *Smokey Rogers as Smokey *Deuce Spriggins as Deuce *Barbara Payton as Kay McCormick *Bill Cassady as Ben Williams *Forrest Taylor as Capt. McCormick *Terry Frost as Parker * George Lloyd as Rocky *Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ... as Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbor Command
''Harbor Command'' is an American police series that was syndicated from October 11, 1957, to July 4, 1958. The series stars Wendell Corey as Captain Ralph Baxter, an officer of the Harbor Police of a large coastal city (the city is unnamed, but much of the series was filmed in San Francisco and San Diego). The series was produced by Ziv Television Programs, with the assistance of the law enforcement arms of Harbor and Port Authorities across the country. Captain Richard Storm, of the Port of San Diego's Harbor Police, was credited as the technical adviser for the series. Guest stars * Fred Aldrich * Rayford Barnes * Ray Boyle * Bill Cassady * Jack Hogan * Harry Holcombe * Ray Kellogg * Joan Marshall * Peter Marshall * Ken Mayer * Joyce Meadows * Ed Nelson * Leonard Nimoy * Edmond O'Brien * Richard O'Brien * Ronnie Schell * Gary Vinson * John Vivyan * Patrick Waltz Episodes DVD release On September 17, 2013, Timeless Media Group Shout! Factory is an American home vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Wild West
''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980 and the series was adapted for a theatrical film in 1999. Developed at a time when the television Western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant (1869–1877), the series followed Secret Service agents James West ( Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin) as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over part or all of the United States. The show featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway Patrol (American TV Series)
''Highway Patrol'' is a 156-episode action crime drama series produced for syndication from 1955 to 1959. Overview ''Highway Patrol'' stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state. A signature shot of the series is fedora-wearing Matthews barking rapid-fire dialogues into a radio microphone as he leans against the door of his black and white patrol car. Crawford's acting style in the series was one of studied rudeness. Ziv Television Programs was founded by Frederick Ziv in 1948. Ten years later, Ziv TV was a major producer of 1950s and early 1960s first-run syndicated series, including ''Bat Masterson'', ''The Cisco Kid'', '' Men into Space'', ''Science Fiction Theater'', '' Lock-Up'', ''Sea Hunt'', and '' Ripcord''. Crawford signed in April 1955. ''Highway Patrol'' premiered October 3, 1955, with "Prison Break", an episode filmed April 11–13, 1955. Initial ratings were strong, the show running seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Midnight (TV Series)
''Johnny Midnight'' is an American crime drama that aired for one season in syndication from January 3, 1960, to September 21, 1960. The series stars Edmond O'Brien as the title character. Synopsis O'Brien portrayed Johnny Midnight, a New York City actor turned private detective. Midnight's cases frequently focused upon Times Square and Broadway, where he had triumphed earlier on stage. Midnight lives in a Manhattan penthouse at Broadway and West 41st Street and owns The Midnight Theater. He often eats at Lindy's Bar, which enables him to maintain contact with his friends from show business. In addition to taking on individual clients, he often investigates cases for the Mutual Insurance Company. His acting experience sometimes helps when he uses a disguise during an investigation. O'Brien said that he took the role after turning down other offers to star in TV series because the show "had a concept and setting totally different from anything in the mystery-adventure field. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Valley Days
''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. From 1952 to 1970, it became a Broadcast syndication, syndicated television series, with reruns (updated with new narrations) continuing through August 1, 1975. The radio and television versions combined to make the show "one of the longest-running Western (genre), Western programs in broadcast history."French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). ''Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929–1967''. McFarland & Company, Inc. , p. 43–49. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company (Twenty-Mule-Team Borax, 20 Mule Team Borax, Boraxo) and hosted by Stanley Andrews ("The Old Ranger") (1952–1964), Ronald Reagan (1964–1965), Rosemary DeCamp (1965), Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Trooper (TV Series)
''State Trooper'' is an American crime drama set in the American West of the 1950s, starring Rod Cameron as Lt. Rod Blake, an officer/chief investigator of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from 1956 to 1959. Overview ''State Trooper'' is based in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson City, Nevada, but was filmed by Revue Studios at Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County in California. Its fictional stories focus upon miners, ranchers, dude ranches, released convicts, and murder mysteries, often with surprise endings. The series pilot entitled "Killer on a Horseback" starring Rod Cameron aired in February 1956 on an episode of the NBC anthology series ''Star Stage''. Robert Armstrong appeared in 24 episodes as Sheriff Andy Anderson, who developed a good working relationship with Cameron's character, Blake. Don Haggerty played Sheriff Elder in nine episodes in the 1956-1957 season. Paul Stader appeared five times in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon (TV Series)
''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'' is a half-hour long American action adventure northwestern television series, broadcast in color on CBS Thursday evenings at 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. from September 29, 1955, to September 25, 1958. It was based on the radio drama ''Challenge of the Yukon.'' Synopsis Richard Simmons starred as Sergeant Preston, who patrolled the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 – Present, 1st Edition'', pages 553 - 554, Ballantine Books, 1979 In every episode Preston was assisted by his Alaskan Malamute Yukon King, who had been raised by a female wolf. In episodes taking place during the summer he rode his horse Rex.Ken Beck & Jim Clark, ''The Encyclopedia of TV Pets'' (ebook), Thomas Nelson, 2002 The show’s theme music was the overture to Emil von Reznicek's opera ''Donna Diana''. As th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
