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D. D. Beauchamp
D.D. Beauchamp (August 25, 1908 – March 20, 1969) was an American screenwriter for film and TV. Filmography Films Television References External links *D.D. Beauchampat BFI 1908 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap
''The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap'' is a 1947 black-and-white comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It was released on October 8 and distributed by Universal-International. Plot Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en-route to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal, Fred Hawkins, is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime. They are quickly tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by hanging. The head of the local citizen's committee, Jim Simpson, recalls a law whereby the survivor of a gun duel must take responsibility for the deceased's debts and family. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins and her seven children. They go to her farm, where Chester is worked by Mrs. Hawkins from dawn to dusk. To make matters worse, Chester must work at the saloon at night to repay Hawkin's debt to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grant (screenwriter)
John Grant (December 27, 1891 – November 19, 1955) was a comedy writer best known for his association with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Costello called him their "chief idea man". Grant contributed to Abbott and Costello's radio, film and live television scripts, as well as the films of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and Ma and Pa Kettle. Career Early career Although he appeared in a few legitimate musical comedies, Grant was primarily a burlesque comedian, straight man and producer. He performed in shows on the Columbia and Mutual Burlesque wheels in the 1920s, and at Minsky's in the early 1930s. His second wife, Dorothy Maye, was a strip tease artist. Abbott and Costello Grant met Bud Abbott in burlesque in the early 1920s when Abbott was still working in theater box offices. While working for Mutual as a general manager and trouble shooter, Grant cut Lou Costello's salary during the Great Depression. Two years later, according to Hedda Hopper, he and Costello met a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse James' Women
''Jesse James' Women'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film starring as well as directed, co-produced and co-written by Don "Red" Barry, who portrays Jesse James. The supporting cast features Peggie Castle and Jack Buetel. Filming took place in Silver Creek, Mississippi. Plot summary Jesse James is posing as a rancher whilst his gang is laying low. He uses various women to plan his robberies. Cast * Don "Red" Barry as Jesse James (as Donald Barry) * Peggie Castle as Waco Gans * Jack Buetel as Frank James * Lita Baron as Delta * Michael Carr as Bob Ford (as Mike Carr) * Joyce Barrett as Caprice Clark * Sam Keller as Cole Younger * Betty Brueck as Cattle Kate Kennedy * James Clayton as Cameo Jane (as Cully Abrell) * Laura Lea as Angel Botts * Alton Hillman as Champ O'Toole (as Al Hillman) * Curtis Dossett as Banker Clark (as Curtiss Dossert) * Jimmie Hammons as Sheriff Clem Botts * Mac McAllister as Ace, O'Toole's Manager * Frank Cunningham as Pete Soundtrack *Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hoffman
Joseph Hoffman (1909–1997) was an American screenwriter.Shelley p.228 Biography Hoffman began his career with a bang as a screenwriter in the mid-1930s and was installed as a junior screenwriter at 20th Century Fox. He is credited with writing the story, dialogue, or screenplay for 57 movies, from ''Your Uncle Dudley ''Your Uncle Dudley'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Allen Birkin, Joseph Hoffman and Dore Schary. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson, John McGuire, Rosina Lawrence, Alan Dinehart and ...'' to '' The King's Pirate''. From the mid-1950s into the 1960s, Hoffman wrote for television, including ''Leave It to Beaver'', ''My Three Sons'', ''The Smothers Brothers'', ''Bonanza'', and ''The Patty Duke Show''. From 1954 on, he also worked as a producer at Screen Gems. Filmography Films Television References Bibliography * Shelley, Peter. ''Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rails Into Laramie
''Rails Into Laramie'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Jesse Hibbs and written by D.D. Beauchamp and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars John Payne, Mari Blanchard, Dan Duryea, Joyce Mackenzie, Barton MacLane and Ralph Dumke. The film was released on April 14, 1954, by Universal-International Pictures. Plot In the Wyoming Territory during 1869, Union Army Sgt. Jefferson Harder enters a casino and, within minutes, instigates a brawl. Just as he is thrown through the window, the soldiers sent by Gen. Augur to bring Jeff back to the fort arrive. Back at the fort, Argur explains to the hot-headed officer that the construction of the cross-country railroad has been halted outside Laramie by Jim Shanessy, who runs the town and wants the crew to stay and spend their money at his hotel and casino. It is only the threat of the blockade that convinces Jeff to take the assignment. He is further annoyed when his arrival in Laramie is met with dismay from the chief railroad enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride Clear Of Diablo
''Ride Clear of Diablo'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Jesse Hibbs starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot and Abbe Lane. made for Universal Pictures. Cabot and Murphy had appeared in two films together previously. at Audie Murphy Memorial Site Plot Sheriff Fred Kenyon ( Paul Birch) and lawyer Tom Meredith (William Pullen) conspire to have dance hall girl Kate () entertain the hired hands of the O'Mara ranch whilst the Sheriff and the lawyer rustle the O'Ma ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Couldn't Say No (1954 Film)
''She Couldn't Say No'' is a 1954 American rural comedy film starring Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons and Arthur Hunnicutt. The last film in the long directing career of Lloyd Bacon, it was later re-released as ''Beautiful but Dangerous''. Plot Wealthy Corby Lane ( Jean Simmons) visits the American hamlet of Progress, Arkansas, whose residents had paid for a critical medical operation for her when she was a child. She decides to express her gratitude by giving them money anonymously. The headstrong woman clashes with the local doctor, Robert Sellers (Robert Mitchum), who foresees the resulting chaos. Cast * Robert Mitchum as Dr. Robert "Doc" Sellers * Jean Simmons as Corby Lane, also known as Corby Johnson * Arthur Hunnicutt as Otey Chalmers * Edgar Buchanan as Ad Meeker * Wallace Ford as Joe Whelan * Raymond Walburn as Judge Holbert * Jimmy Hunt as Digger * Ralph Dumke as sheriff * Hope Landin as Mrs. McMurty * Gus Schilling as Ed Gruman * Eleanor Todd as Sally Watson * Pinky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All American (film)
''All American'' is a 1953 American film noir drama sports film directed by Jesse Hibbs and starring Tony Curtis and Lori Nelson. at Plot A star quarterback, Nick Bonelli is not told by his coach until after winning a game that his parents have been killed in a car crash on their way to the stadium. Angered by the coach's insensitivity, Nick quits the team and the school. He decides to study architecture at a Chicago university called Sheridan but refuses to play football. A professor warns him that things are different at this school and that Nick will need to conform, including getting a shorter haircut. He makes only one friend, Howard Carter, and is soon subjected to hazing and in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Fisher (writer)
Stephen Gould Fisher (August 29, 1912 – March 27, 1980) was an American author best known for his pulp stories, novels and screenplays. He is one of the few pulp authors to go on to enjoy success as both an author in "slick" magazines, such as the '' Saturday Evening Post'', and as an in-demand writer in Hollywood. Early life Steve Fisher was born August 29, 1912, in Marine City, Michigan. He was raised in Los Angeles, California, where he attended Oneonta Military Academy until running away to join the Navy at the age of sixteen.Restaino, p. 143. Fisher spent four years in the Navy submarine service, during which time he wrote prolifically, selling stories to ''U.S. Navy'' and ''Our Navy''. After Fisher's discharge from the Navy, he settled in Greenwich Village, New York, where he decided to pursue writing as a career. The first few months proved difficult. Fisher could not sell a story and suffered eviction from two apartments, and once had his electricity shut off. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From The Alamo
''The Man from the Alamo'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams and Chill Wills.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen by lot to leave the fort and check on his family and warn other families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. But when everyone who stayed at the Alamo is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud is therefore branded a coward. When Stroud returns to his family, he finds that they have all been killed. Stroud takes the initiative to help other families move to safety from the pursuit of Wade, a Santa Anna sympathizer. Cast * Glenn Ford as John Stroud * Julie Adams as Beth Anders * Chill Wills as John Gage * Hugh O'Brian as Lieutenant Lamar * Victor Jory as Jess Wade * Neville Brand as Dawes * John Daheim as Cavish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack DeWitt (writer)
Jack DeWitt (1900–1981) was an American screenwriter. He wrote a number of films for producer Sandy Howard. Select filmography *''International Lady'' (1942) *''Beyond the Blue Horizon'' (1942) *''Don Ricardo Returns'' (1946) *''Bells of San Fernando'' (1947) * ''Louisiana'' (1947) *''The Return of Rin Tin Tin'' (1947) *''Louisiana'' (1947) *''Rocky'' (1948) *''Bomba, the Jungle Boy'' (1949) *''Canadian Pacific'' (1949) *''The Lost Volcano'' (1950) *'' The Highwayman'' (1951) *''Boston Blackie'' (1951–53) (TV series) – various episodes *''Dick Turpin's Ride'' (1952) *'' Fargo'' (1952) *''Big Town'' (1952) (TV series) – story for 13 episodes *'' Battles of Chief Pontiac'' (1952) *'' Son of Belle Starr'' (1953) *''Gun Belt'' (1953) *'' Khyber Patrol''(1954) *''Sitting Bull'' (1954) *''The Bamboo Prison'' (1954) *''Women's Prison'' (1955) *''Cell 2455, Death Row'' (1954) *''Cheyenne'' (TV series) -episode "The Last Train West" (1956) *''Crossroads'' (1956) (TV series) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Belle Starr
''Son of Belle Starr'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Keith Larsen, Dona Drake and Peggie Castle.Prassel, p. 229. The film's sets were designed by the art direction was by Dave Milton. It was shot in Cinecolor. Plot Cast * Keith Larsen as The Kid * Dona Drake as Dolores * Peggie Castle as Julie Wren * Regis Toomey as Tom Wren * James Seay as George Clark * Myron Healey as Sheriff Hansen * Frank Puglia as Manuel * Robert Keys as Bart Wren * I. Stanford Jolley as Rocky * Paul McGuire as Pinkly * Lane Bradford as Beacher * Mike Ragan Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ... as Earl * Joe Dominguez as Pablo * Alex Montoya as Mexican References Bibliography * Frank Richard Prassel. ''The Great Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
