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Danger Ahead (1917 Film)
Danger Ahead may refer to: * ''Danger Ahead'' (1918 film), short starring Helen Gibson * ''Danger Ahead'' (1921 film), starring Mary Philbin * ''Danger Ahead'' (1923 film), written by Keene Thompson Keene Thompson (born November 15, 1885 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died July 11, 1937 in Hollywood, California) was a story, scenario and screenwriter who worked in the film industry from 1920 to 1937. Career Thompson had a small acting role in t ... * ''Danger Ahead'' (1935 film), American film directed by Albert Herman * ''Danger Ahead'' (1940 film), starring Dorothea Kent *"Danger Ahead", the four-note leitmotif to '' Dragnet'', derived from Miklós Rózsa's score for ''The Killers'' *''Danger Ahead'', a volume consisting of the novels ''Red Lights'' and ''The Watchmaker of Everton'' by Georges Simenon {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1918 Film)
Danger Ahead may refer to: * ''Danger Ahead'' (1918 film), short starring Helen Gibson * ''Danger Ahead'' (1921 film), starring Mary Philbin * ''Danger Ahead'' (1923 film), written by Keene Thompson Keene Thompson (born November 15, 1885 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died July 11, 1937 in Hollywood, California) was a story, scenario and screenwriter who worked in the film industry from 1920 to 1937. Career Thompson had a small acting role in t ... * ''Danger Ahead'' (1935 film), American film directed by Albert Herman * ''Danger Ahead'' (1940 film), starring Dorothea Kent *"Danger Ahead", the four-note leitmotif to '' Dragnet'', derived from Miklós Rózsa's score for ''The Killers'' *''Danger Ahead'', a volume consisting of the novels ''Red Lights'' and ''The Watchmaker of Everton'' by Georges Simenon {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Gibson
Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner; August 27, 1892 – October 10, 1977) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.Truitt, 1984. Rodeo riding She was born Rose August Wenger in Cleveland, Ohio, one of five girls to Swiss-German parents, Fred and Annie Wegner. Her father had wanted a son, and encouraged her to be a tomboy. Helen saw her first Wild West show in Cleveland in the summer of 1909 and answered a Miller Brothers 101 Ranch ad for girl riders in ''Billboard'' magazine. They taught her to ride, and she performed in her first 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show in St. Louis in April 1910. She was quoted as saying: ''"(I) was already practicing picking up a handkerchief from the ground at full gallop. When veteran riders told me I could get kicked in the head, I paid no heed. Such things might happen to others, but could never happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1921 Film)
''Danger Ahead'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Mary Philbin, still a teenager. It was based on a story ''The Harbour Road'' by Sara Ware Bassett. Universal Film Manufacturing Company produced and distributed the picture. at silentera.com Cast * as Tressie Harloow * James Morrison as Norman Minot * as Robert Kitteridge *Minna Red ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1923 Film)
''Danger Ahead'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Richard Talmadge, Helene Rosson, and J.P. Lockney. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Bruce Randall fights with Mortimer when he finds him trying to rob his home, and Randall is injured and wanders away, losing all memory of his past. He is reported as being dead and falls into the hands of two unscrupulous lawyers. They induce him to impersonate Bruce Randall (himself) in order to obtain some pearls. Mrs. Randall accepts him as being her husband. Later his memory is restored and the swindlers defeated, with husband and wife reunited. Cast * Richard Talmadge as Bruce Randall * Helene Rosson as Mrs. Randall * J.P. Lockney John P. Lockney (March 17, 1867, date of death unknown) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Partial filmography * '' The Bride of Ha . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keene Thompson
Keene Thompson (born November 15, 1885 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died July 11, 1937 in Hollywood, California) was a story, scenario and screenwriter who worked in the film industry from 1920 to 1937. Career Thompson had a small acting role in the 1917 Douglas Fairbanks Sr. film '' Reaching for the Moon'', but his first writing work was a screenplay for Fairbanks. His last was scripting the Jack Benny musical ''Artists and Models''. Some of his early silent film work was for the Christie Film Company, but his later screenwriting was associated primarily with Paramount Pictures where he became a general story advisor. At Paramount he was known for his work with Adolphe Menjou, and had written scripts and special materials for such stars as Raymond Griffith, Gary Cooper and Clara Bow, such as Clarence G. Badger's ''Paths to Paradise'', Victor Fleming's '' The Virginian'', and Frank Tuttle's ''True to the Navy''. ''Fighting Caravans'' (1931), a story of the caravans of wagon trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1935 Film)
''Danger Ahead'' is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by Albert Herman, produced and released by Victory Pictures Corporation. Plot Captain Matthews is paid $40,000 for a silk shipment from China. The Green Eagle Café owner has the captain called away for a phone call but is robbed of the money. Local reporter sees the robbery and after a fist fight gets the money back. He runs into the local delicatessen and hides the money. The reporter gets a headline story and gets to meet the captain's daughter. Conrad and his henchman pose as the captain to get the cash returned. Cast *Lawrence Gray as Jerry Mason, reporter *Sheila Bromley as Lorraine Matthews, Captain's daughter *J. Farrell MacDonald as Harry Cromwell, the city editor *Fuzzy Knight as Fred Klein - butcher * Bryant Washburn as Nick Conrad - gangster *Fred Kelsey as Detective O'Brien * John Elliott as Captain Matthews * Eddie Phillips as Eddie, henchman * Arthur Loft as Pete, balding henchman *Herschel Mayall as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1940 Film)
''Danger Ahead'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Ralph Staub and written by Edward Halperin. It is based on the 1933 novel ''Renfrew's Long Trail'' by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Dorothea Kent, Guy Usher, Maude Allen, John Dilson and Al Shaw. The film was released on January 22, 1940, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Dorothea Kent played the romantic interest as the commander’s daughter, Genevieve, who studied criminology in college and is determined to help Renfrew solve the case, much to his disgust. When one of the Maxwell Company’s armored cars disappear with a gold shipment, the missing driver, Bob Hill, is suspected of theft. In actuality, Maxwell and his henchmen had poured acid on the truck’s brake lines, causing the vehicle to crash into a mountain lake. Genevieve theorizes that Maxwell and Hatch, the bank president, are involved in the caper. When Sergeant Renfrew discovers a trail of clues leading to Maxwell, he and Corporal Kelly ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet (franchise)
''Dragnet'' is an American radio, television and film series, following the exploits of dedicated Los Angeles Police Department Detective Joe Friday and his partners, created by actor and producer Jack Webb. The show took its name from the police term " dragnet", a term for a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects. ''Dragnet'' is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural crime drama in American media history. The series portrayed police work as dangerous and heroic, and helped shape public perception of law enforcement in the 20th century. ''Dragnet'' earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Webb's aims in ''Dragnet'' were for realism and unpretentious acting. ''Dragnet'' remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. The show's cultural impact is such that seven decades after its debut, elements of ''Dragnet'' are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program: *" Danger Ah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
