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Blood And Sand (1941 Film)
''Blood and Sand'' is a 1941 American romantic Technicolor film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, and Nazimova. It was produced by 20th Century Fox and was based on the 1908 Spanish novel, which was critical of bullfighting, ''Blood and Sand'' (''Sangre y arena''), by Vicente Blasco Ibanez. The supporting cast features Anthony Quinn, Lynn Bari, Laird Cregar, J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine and George Reeves. Rita Hayworth's singing voice was dubbed by Gracilla Pirraga. The film has two versions of ''Blood and Sand:'' a 1922 version produced by Paramount Pictures and starring Rudolph Valentino; as well as a 1916 version filmed by Blasco Ibanez with the help of Max André; in addition to a later 1989 version starring Christopher Rydell and Sharon Stone. This was the fourth and last in which Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell worked together. The others were '' Day-Time Wife'' (1939), ''Brigham Young'' (1940), and '' The Mark of Zor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouben Mamoulian
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. His mother, Virginia (née Kalantarian), was a director of the Armenian theatre, and his father, Zachary Mamoulian, was a bank president.Luhrssen, David (2013)''Mamoulian: Life on Stage and Screen'' University Press of Kentucky. p. 8; Mamoulian moved to England and started directing plays in London in 1922. He was brought to the United States the next year by Vladimir Rosing to teach at the Eastman School of Music and was involved in directing opera and theatre. In 1925, Mamoulian was head of the School of Drama, where Martha Graham was working at the time. Among other performances, together they produced a short, two-color film titled ''The Flute of Krishna'', featuring Eastman students. Mamoulian left Eastman shortly after, and Graham ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Rennahan
Ray Rennahan, A.S.C. (May 1, 1896 – May 19, 1980) was a motion picture cinematographer. Biography For his work in films, he became one of the only six cinematographers to have a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the other five being Haskell Wexler, Conrad L. Hall, J. Peverell Marley, Leon Shamroy and Hal Mohr. He won two Academy Awards for Color Cinematography, for ''Gone with the Wind'', with Ernest Haller in 1940, and '' Blood and Sand'', with Ernest Palmer in 1942. He was also nominated in that category for ''Drums Along the Mohawk'' in 1940, with Bert Glennon; '' Down Argentine Way'', with Leon Shamroy; '' The Blue Bird'' in 1941, with Arthur Miller; ''Louisiana Purchase'' in 1942, with Harry Hallenberger; ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' in 1944; and ''Lady in the Dark'' in 1945. Selected filmography * '' Blood Test'' (1923) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1923) * '' The Merry Widow'' (1925) * '' Gold Diggers of Broadway'' (1929) * '' The Vagabond King'' (1930) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mark Of Zorro (1940 Film)
''The Mark of Zorro'' is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling Western film from 20th Century Fox directed by Rouben Mamoulian, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, and starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Basil Rathbone. The supporting cast features Eugene Pallette, Gale Sondergaard and Robert Lowery (the second actor to portray Batman on film). ''The Mark of Zorro'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film was named to the National Film Registry in 2009 by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant", and to be preserved for all time. The film is based on the novel ''The Curse of Capistrano'' by Johnston McCulley, originally published in 1919 in five serialized installments in ''All-Story Weekly'', which introduced the masked hero Zorro; the story is set in Southern California during the early 19th century. After the enormous success of the silent 1920 film adaptation, the story was republished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigham Young (film)
''Brigham Young'' (also known as ''Brigham Young – Frontiersman'') is a 1940 American biographical western film starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Dean Jagger that describes Young's succession to the presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after founder Joseph Smith was assassinated in 1844. The supporting cast features Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price and Tully Marshall. Plot The story begins in frontier-town Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1844. It follows the main body of the church as they are forced to leave Illinois, choosing to settle temporarily in Nebraska and then to travel by wagon train to the Great Basin. Much of the story's plot revolves around two of the group, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb. Cast * Tyrone Power as Jonathan Kent * Linda Darnell as Zina Webb – The Outsider * Dean Jagger as Brigham Young * Brian Donlevy as Angus Duncan * Jane Darwell as Eliza Kent * John Carradine as Porter Rockwell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day-Time Wife
''Day-Time Wife'' is a 1939 comedy directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell. Darnell and Power play Jane and Ken Norton, a married couple approaching their second anniversary. This was Linda Darnell's second film. ''Day-Time Wife'' was the first of four films that Darnell and Power made together over the next few years, the others being ''Brigham Young'' (1940), '' The Mark of Zorro'' (1940), and '' Blood and Sand'' (1941). Plot Jane comes to believe her husband Ken is having an extramarital affair with his secretary Kitty. To give him a taste of his own medicine, Jane secretly takes a job as secretary to womanizing architect Bernard Dexter, who, unbeknownst to Jane, has a business relationship with Ken. Cast * Tyrone Power as Ken Norton * Linda Darnell as Jane Norton * Warren William as Bernard Dexter * Binnie Barnes as Blanche * Wendy Barrie as Kitty Frazier * Joan Davis as Miss Applegate * Joan Valerie as Mrs. Dexter * Leonid Kinskey as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femme fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 and was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2005 (Commander in 2021). After modeling in television commercials and print advertisements, Stone made her film debut as an extra in Woody Allen's dramedy ''Stardust Memories'' (1980) and played her first speaking part in Wes Craven's horror film ''Deadly Blessing'' (1981). In the 1980s, she appeared in such pictures as ''Irreconcilable Differences'' (1984), ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1985), '' Cold Steel'' (1987), and '' Above the Law'' (1988). She had a breakthrough with her part in Paul Verhoeven's science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Sand (1989 Film)
''Blood and Sand'' ( es, Sangre y arena) is a 1989 Spanish drama film directed by Javier Elorrieta and starring Christopher Rydell, Sharon Stone, and Ana Torrent. It was loosely based on the novel ''Sangre y arena'' of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which had been adapted for the screen three times before, in 1916, 1922 and 1941. Plot The story revolves around the young and talented natural gifted Torero Juan Gallardo (Christopher Rydell). Juan wants to be popular in bullfighting. One night, Juan takes the cousin of his love Carmen (Ana Torrent) with him for a bullfighting competition. They successfully earn some level and skills in the arena, but something goes wrong. As the bull charges at Juan, his friend saves Gallardo at the cost of his own life. Juan then leaves, and meets a beautiful rich woman named Doña Sol (Sharon Stone), the daughter of a wealthy landowner. Lady Doña Sol offers Juan an opportunity to join her company as a worker of her fields and lands, but Juan insists o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolph Valentino
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino and nicknamed The Latin Lover, was an Italian actor based in the United States who starred in several well-known silent films including '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,'' '' The Sheik,'' '' Blood and Sand,'' ''The Eagle'', and ''The Son of the Sheik.'' Valentino was a sex symbol of the 1920s, known in Hollywood as the "Latin Lover" (a title invented for him by Hollywood moguls), the "Great Lover", or simply Valentino. His early death at the age of 31 caused mass hysteria among his fans, further cementing his place in early cinematic history as a cultural film icon. Early life Childhood and emigration Valentino was born in Castellaneta, Apulia, and named Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella. Birth name: Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi. His father, Giovanni Antonio Giusep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America, Motion Picture Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Sand (1922 Film)
''Blood and Sand'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Fred Niblo and starring Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, and Nita Naldi. It was based on the 1909 Spanish novel ''Sangre y arena'' (''Blood and Sand'') by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and the play version of the book by Thomas Cushing. Plot Juan Gallardo (Valentino), a village boy born into poverty, grows up to become one of the greatest matadors in Spain. He marries a friend from his childhood, the beautiful and virtuous Carmen (Lee), but after he achieves fame and fortune he finds himself drawn to Doña Sol (Naldi), a wealthy, seductive widow. They embark on a torrid affair with sadomasochistic overtones, but Juan, feeling guilty over his betrayal of Carmen, tries to free himself of Doña Sol. Furious at being rejected, she exposes their affair to Carmen and Juan's mother, seemingly destroying his marriage. Growing more and more miserable and dissipated, Juan becomes reckless in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reeves
George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He is best known for portraying Superman in the television series '' Adventures of Superman'' (1952–1958). His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains controversial. The official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting. Early life Reeves was born January 5, 1914, as George Keefer Brewer in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Donald Carl Brewer and Helen Lescher. Reeves was born five months into their marriage and the couple separated soon after Reeves's birth. At this time, Reeves and his mother moved from Iowa to Ashland, Kentucky, to stay with relatives for a time and then to her home of Galesburg, Illinois. Later, Reeves's mother, who was of German descent, moved to California to stay with her sister. There she had met and married Frank Joseph Bessolo by 1927, according to that year's federal census. Reeves's father m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technicolor Film
Technicolor is a series of Color motion picture film, color motion picture processes, the first version dating back to 1916, and followed by improved versions over several decades. Definitive Technicolor movies using three black and white films running through a special camera (3-strip Technicolor or Process 4) started in the early 1930s and continued through to the mid-1950s when the 3-strip camera was replaced by a standard camera loaded with single strip 'monopack' color negative film. Technicolor Laboratories were still able to produce Technicolor prints by creating three black and white matrices from the Eastmancolor negative (Process 5). Process 4 was the second major color process, after Britain's Kinemacolor (used between 1908 and 1914), and the most widely used color process in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Technicolor's #Process 4: Development and introduction, three-color process became known and celebrated for its highly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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