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Charles J. Hunt
Charles J. Hunt (April 8, 1881 – February 3, 1976) was an American film editor and director.Munden p.811 He also worked at various times as an actor, production manager and associate producer. Selected filmography * ''The Fate of a Flirt'' (1925) * ''The Smoke Eaters'' (1926) * ''The Dixie Flyer'' (1926) * ''The Warning Signal'' (1926) * ''Modern Daughters'' (1927) * ''The Show Girl'' (1927) * ''On the Stroke of Twelve'' (1927) * ''The Midnight Watch'' (1927) * '' South of Panama'' (1928) *''Queen of the Chorus'' (1928) * '' Thundergod'' (1928) * ''Smoke Bellew'' (1929) * '' Just Like Heaven'' (1930) * ''Rider of the Plains'' (1931) * ''Riders of the North'' (1931) * '' Police Court'' (1932) * '' Trailing the Killer'' (1932) * ''Law of the West'' (1932) * '' The Devil on Horseback'' (1936) * ''We're in the Legion Now!'' (1936) * ''Go-Get-'Em, Haines ''Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield. It was William Boyd (actor), William Boyd's last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop the Palisades. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 40,191. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 35,345,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey , . Accessed February 5, 2012. reflecting a decline of 116 (−0.3%) from the 35,461 counted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundergod (film)
''Thundergod'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Cornelius Keefe, Lila Lee and Walter Long.Munden p.811 An independent production, it is based on a short story by James Oliver Curwood. Plot After his girlfriend leaves him, a city man goes to work in a lumber camp owned by a woman whose rivals are trying to put her out of business. Cast * Cornelius Keefe as Roland Hale * Lila Lee as Enid Bryant * Walter Long as Bruce Drossler * Helen Lynch as Alyce * Ray Hallor as Ollie Sanderson * Jules Cowles Jules Cowles (October 18, 1877 – May 22, 1943) was an American film actor.Munden p.193 He was also billed as J. D. Cowles and Julius D. Cowles. Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Cowles attended Yale and was a writer in addition to being an actor ... as Clinky References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Calamity (film)
''Captain Calamity'' is a 1936 American South Seas (genre), South Seas adventure film directed by John Reinhardt (director), John Reinhardt and starring George F. Houston, George Houston released by Grand National Films Inc., Grand National Pictures. It was filmed in an early colour process called Hirlicolor at Talisman Studios and Santa Catalina Island, California. Plot A penniless ship's captain is taking a passenger ashore after their voyage. The passenger throws a gold coin in the ocean that he says has been bad luck to him as it was a gift from his ex-fiancee. The Captain sends one of his men, an experienced underwater diver, to successfully retrieve it. The passenger explains that is a gold Spanish doubloon and the Captain is more than welcome to it. Going ashore, the Captain decides to have some fun by telling stories indicating that he discovered four chests full of the coins, which were pirate treasure. The news spreads throughout the island and leads to kidnapping, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-Get-'Em, Haines
''Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield. It was William Boyd (actor), William Boyd's last non-Hopalong Cassidy role. Plot Ace reporter Steve Haines is on the trail of Edward Baldwin, the former head of a public utilities company that has bankrupted and defrauded its investors out of their life savings. Haines trails Baldwin to an ocean liner where he is planning to flee to Europe. During the voyage Haines is impressed by the company on the ship, including a famous actor and his singing daughter and a gangster. Haines organises a pantomime melodrama to entertain the passengers using his new acquaintances and convinces Baldwin to take a role playing a man who is murdered. Prior to going on the stage the fake revolver is replaced with a real one. Production The film was shot on an actual liner travelling from Los Angeles to Panama.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/492453/Go-Get-Em-Haines/notes.html Famed in his Western role of Hopalong Cassidy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're In The Legion Now!
''We're in the Legion Now'' is a 1936 American adventure comedy film directed by Crane Wilbur and shot in Magnacolor. The film is also known as ''The Rest Cure'' (American reissue title), which was the title of the 1934 original J.D. Newsom story the film was based on. Plot Two petty criminals are pursued by a gangster from the United States to Paris, France, where they enlist into the French Foreign Legion to escape. After being drafted to a garrison in North Africa, they fall foul of military authority and are sent to a sadistic punishment camp, where they lead an insurrection against its commanding officer, and then help to defeat a native Mohammedan revolt. Cast * Reginald Denny as Dan Linton *Esther Ralston as Louise Rillette *Vince Barnett as Spike Conover *Eleanor Hunt as Honey Evans *Claudia Dell as Yvonne Cartier * Robert Frazer as Capt. Henri Rillette *Rudolph Anders as Sgt. Groeber *Francisco Marán as Abdul Ben-Abou *Merrill McCormick William Merrill McCormick (Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil On Horseback
''The Devil on Horseback'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring Lili Damita, Fred Keating, and Renee Torres. A separate Spanish-language version was also produced.Waldman & Slide p.48 It was based on a play written by Crane Wilber himself about a Latin American freedom fighter. It was shot using the Cinecolor process. Plot Cast * Lili Damita as Diane Corday * Fred Keating as Gary Owen * Francisco Flores del Campo as Pancho Granero * Jean Chatburn as Jane Evans * Tiffany Thayer as Wilbur Hitchcock * Renee Torres as Rosmond * Juan Torena as Juan Torres * Blanca Vischer as Manuela Torres * Enrique de Rosas Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ... as Col. Enrique Berea * Jack Stegall as Capt. de Reana References Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of The West (film)
''Law of the West'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury starring his son Bob Steele (actor), Bob Steele. Plot Two cattle rustlers are caught in the act then branded as punishment and told if they are caught again they'll be killed. One of them, Lee Morgan, gets his revenge by kidnapping Bob, the infant son of the head cattleman, Dan Carruthers. Dan becomes a lawman in order to find his son. Seventeen years later Bob Morgan/Carruthers is abused by Lee who he believes is his father who is pressuring him to join the other outlaws. Bob merely wants to go to California and send for his true love, Sally. Marshall Dan Carruthers rides into Outlaw Territory and the die is cast for destiny. Cast *Bob Steele (actor), Bob Steele as Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan *Nancy Drexel as Sally Tracy *Ed Brady (actor), Ed Brady as Lee Morgan *Hank Bell as Marshal Dan Carruthers *Charles West (actor), Charles West as "Dad" Tracy *Earl Dwire as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trailing The Killer
''Trailing the Killer'', also known as ''Call of the Wilderness'' and ''Lobo'', is a 1932 American film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. Premise The film follows a dog in his pursuit of a mountain lion, with various adventures, including killing a rattlesnake, along the way. Cast *Caesar the Dog as Lobo *Francis McDonald as Pierre LaPlant *Heinie Conklin as Windy * Joe De La Cruz as Pedro *Pedro Regas as Manuel *Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ... as Sheriff External links * * 1932 films 1932 adventure films American black-and-white films Films about dogs American adventure films Films produced by B. F. Zeidman Films directed by Herman C. Raymaker 1930s English-language films 1930s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Court (film)
''Police Court'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Henry B. Walthall, Leon Janney, Lionel Belmore, and King Baggot. Directed by Louis King and released by Monogram Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Stuart Anthony from his story. ''Police Court'' features an all-star cast from the silent film era. Plot A once popular actor, Nat Barry (played by Henry B. Walthall), is a has-been because of his alcoholism. The legendary film star is forced by necessity to take a job selling patent medicine at a traveling sideshow dressed in a costume as Abraham Lincoln. Having trouble staying sober, he is arrested and taken before a "police court" for drunken disorder. His teenage son, Junior Barry (played by Leon Janney), pleads on Barry's behalf and Judge Robert Webster (played by Edmund Breese) grants him a reprieve. Junior is determined to see his father make good again, vowing to keep him off the bottle and on the screen. He attempts to get bit parts for Barry, but he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The North
''Riders of the North'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Blanche Mehaffey and Eddie Dunn. Cast * Bob Custer as Mountie Sergeant Stone * Blanche Mehaffey as Ann * Eddie Dunn as Tim 'Mac' McGuire * Will Walling as Inspector Devlin * Frank Rice as The Parson * George Regas as Leclerc * Robert 'Buddy' Shaw as Tom - Ann's Brother * George Hackathorne as Henchman Canuck Joe * Carl Deloro as Henchman Charley * Al Ferguson Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ... as Constable Jones Plot A Mountie's search for his partner's killer initially leads him to suspect the wrong man. Eventually an unexpected source helps to uncover the true killers. References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
