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Carol Forman
Carol Forman (19 June 1919, Epes, Alabama – 9 July 1997, Burbank, California) was an American actress best known for playing exotic villains in action serials, particularly Spider Lady in the 1948 Superman serial, as well as Sombra, the lead villainess in the 1947 Republic serial '' The Black Widow''.Cline, William C. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Early life Born Maude Carolyn Sawls in Epes, Alabama on July 19, 1919 (some sources indicate 1918), the eldest of two children of Edward D. Sawls, a carpenter, and Annabelle Fleming, a homemaker. Her interest in acting began as a youngster. By the time she was six years old, she was starring in school plays. She would continuing acting throughout high school. As a teenager, she moved to Memphis. While in Memphis, she worked as a cosmetics salesperson. It was there that she met and married her first husband, Robert D. Forman in 1940. The marriage didn't last long. Career By the mid-194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epes, Alabama
Epes is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, Sumter County, Alabama, United States. Initially called Epes Station, it was incorporated as Epes in 1899. At the 2010 census the population was 192, down from 206 in 2000. Geography Epes is located near Jones Bluff, overlooking the Tombigbee River. It is located at (32.690497, -88.124182). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. History 18th century Epes has its origins in Fort de Tombecbé (Fort Tombecbe), one of the major fortifications built under Louis XIV of France, in what is now the American south, in the early eighteenth century. In January 1736, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, governor of Louisiana, recruited a Swiss officer serving with the French, Joseph Christophe de Lusser, to construct a fort on the Tombigbee River, "atop an 80-foot bluff to support his campaign against the Chickasaws" that was to proceed in the year following; Bienville visited the site in April of the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate (film)
''Desperate'' is a 1947 suspense film noir directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee and Jason Robards. Plot Steve Randall (Brodie) is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend to haul some freight. Only when Steve arrives at the warehouse does he discover he has been hired to haul away stolen goods. Steve wants no part of the plot and resists, but a cop is killed as they're committing the burglary, and all except one manage to get away. Later, after kidnapping and assaulting Steve, the criminals, led by Walt Radak (Burr), threaten to mutilate Randall's wife (Long) unless Steve confesses to the murder committed by Radak's brother, captured during the theft and sentenced to death for the cop-killing. Steve plays along with the criminals just long enough to escape. He takes his wife and leaves town, heading cross country. The couple are then pursued by both the cops and the crooks. Steve then discove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Actresses
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Pathfind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada (1961 Film)
''Ada'' is a 1961 American political drama film produced by Avon Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Lawrence Weingarten, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman and William Driskill based on the novel ''Ada Dallas'' by Wirt Williams. The film stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ralph Meeker and Martin Balsam. Plot Bo Gillis is a guitar-playing man from a Southern state who becomes a populist candidate for governor. He is elected after his opponent's wife is revealed to have a dark secret, a fact exposed by Bo's campaign mastermind Sylvester Marin. Shortly before the election, Bo visits a nightclub, where he meets a prostitute named Ada Dallas. They share a similar upbringing, and Bo feels an immediate bond. They are soon married, which upsets Bo's assistant Steve and Sylvester, who wants the marriage annulled. The Gillises resist and begin life as the state's first couple. Soon the governor finds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackhawk (serial)
''Blackhawk'' is a 1952 American 15-chapter science fiction adventure movie serial from Columbia Pictures, based on the comic book ''Blackhawk'', first published by Quality Comics, but later owned by competitor DC Comics. It was Columbia's forty-ninth serial. The one-sheet poster referred to the serial as ''The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion''. The home video release added the tagline: "Fearless Champion of Freedom". ''Blackhawk'' stars Kirk Alyn as Blackhawk and Carol Forman as the foreign spy that must be stopped from stealing the experimental super-fuel "Element-X"; Alyn and Forman were also the hero and villain of Columbia's earlier ''Superman''. ''Blackhawk'' was produced by the famously cheap Sam Katzman and directed by the team of Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred F. Sears. It is considered cheap and lackluster, made in the waning years of studio movie serial production. Premise A flying squadron of World War II veterans, The International Brotherhood, is a priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! Susanna (film)
''Oh! Susanna'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Charles Marquis Warren. The film stars Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, Chill Wills, William Ching, Jim Davis, and Wally Cassell. The film was released on March 3, 1951, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cavalry officers clash over a saloon singer and an Indian treaty in the gold-rush Dakota. Cast * Rod Cameron as Captain Webb Calhoun *Lorna Gray as Lia Wilson *Forrest Tucker as Lieutenant Colonel Unger *Chill Wills as Sergeant Barhydt *William Ching as Corporal Donlin * Jim Davis as Ira Jordan *Wally Cassell as Trooper Muro *Jimmy Lydon as Trumpeter Benton * Douglas Kennedy as Trooper Emers *William Haade as Trooper Riorty *John Compton as Lieutenant Cutter *James Flavin as Captain Worth * Charles Stevens as Charlie Grass *Al Bridge as Jake Ledbetter *Marion Randolph as Mrs. Worth *Marshall Reed as Trooper Murray * John Pickard as Rennie *Ruth Brennan as Young wife *Louise Kane as Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers In The Saddle
''Brothers in the Saddle'' is a 1949 American western film directed by Lesley Selander. Virginia Cox makes her film debut. Plot The film revolves about Tim Taylor, a cowboy. He tries to convince and reform his younger brother, Steve. Steve killed a man in self defence and became outlaw. Cast * Tim Holt as Tim Taylor * Steve Brodie as Steve Taylor * Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty * Virginia Cox as Nancy Austin * Carol Forman Carol Forman (19 June 1919, Epes, Alabama – 9 July 1997, Burbank, California) was an American actress best known for playing exotic villains in action serials, particularly Spider Lady in the 1948 Superman serial, as well as Sombra, the ... Reception The film recorded a loss to RKO of $35,000. References External list * 1949 films American Western (genre) films 1949 Western (genre) films RKO Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by Lesley Selander 1940s American films 1940s English-language films { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Agents Vs
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states *Federal republic, a federation which is a republic *Federalism, a political philosophy *Federalist, a political belief or member of a political grouping *Federalization, implementation of federalism Particular governments *Federal government of the United States **United States federal law **United States federal courts *Government of Argentina *Government of Australia *Government of Pakistan *Federal government of Brazil *Government of Canada *Government of India *Federal government of Mexico * Federal government of Nigeria *Government of Russia *Government of South Africa *Government of Philippines Other *''The Federalist Papers'', critical early arguments in fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feathered Serpent (1948 Film)
''The Feathered Serpent'' (also titled ''Charlie Chan in the Feathered Serpent'') is a 1948 mystery film, the fifth of six in which Roland Winters portrayed Charlie Chan. It is the only Chan film which featured both Keye Luke and Victor Sen Yung together. Luke had been cast in the later Warner Oland Chan films while Yung appeared primarily in the Sidney Toler Chan movies. This was Yung's last Chan movie. Luke appeared in one more with Roland Winters, the last of the Chan films, '' Sky Dragon'' (1949). Cast *Roland Winters as Charlie Chan *Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown *Keye Luke as Lee Chan *Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan *Carol Forman as Sonia Cabot * Robert Livingston as John Stanley *Nils Asther as Professor Paul Evans *Beverly Jons as Joan Farnsworth *Martin Garralaga Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894 – 12 June 1981) was a Spanish actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was married to opera singer and actress Rosa Rey. Biography G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mozart Story
''The Mozart Story'' is a 1948 Austrian-American film. It is a re-edited version of '' Whom the Gods Love'' (1942). Cast *Hans Holt as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *William Vedder as Joseph Haydn *René Daltgen as Ludwig van Beethoven *Wilton Graff as Antonio Salieri *Winnie Markus as Constance Weber Mozart *Irene von Meyendorf as Louisa Weber *Walther Janssen as Leopold *Annie Rosar as Madame Weber *Carol Forman as Catherine Cavalleria *Tony Barr as Ruffini *Paul Hoerbiger as Strack *Thea Weiss as Sophia Weber References External links * *''The Mozart Story''at BFIReview of filmat ''New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...'' 1948 films Austrian biographical films American biographical films Austrian black-and-white films Films about Wolfgang Amadeus Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
