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David Sharpe (actor)
David Hardin Sharpe (February 2, 1910 – March 30, 1980) was an American actor and stunt performer, sometimes billed as ''Davy Sharpe''. Biography Sharpe won the US National Tumbling Championship in 1925 and 1926. He began his film career as a child actor in the 1920s. He was married for a short time to film actress Gertrude Messinger. Eventually he became the "Ramrod" (stunt coordinator) for Republic Pictures from 1939 until mid-1942 when the USA entered World War II. He was replaced in this role by Tom Steele while Sharpe joined the Army Air Corps in 1943. Death Sharpe died in 1980, aged 70, of Lou Gehrig's disease (some sources cited Parkinson's disease). B-Westerns.com. Accessed November 28, 2022. Recognition In 1979, Sharpe received the Yakima Canutt Award, which honors stuntmen.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altadena, California
Altadena () ("Alta", Spanish for "Upper", and "dena" from Pasadena) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in the Verdugo Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, approximately 14 miles (23 km) from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California. The population was 42,777 at the 2010 census, up from 42,610 at the 2000 census. Etymology The name Altadena derives from the Spanish ''alta'', meaning "upper", and ''dena'' from Pasadena; the area is adjacent to, but at a higher elevation than, Pasadena.Manning, Mike. The word Altadena was first used by Byron Clark, who coined it for his nursery located south of present-day Woodbury on the west side of town. When he moved his nursery to Linda Vista, he agreed to let the Woodburys take the name for their new subdivision.ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA: an abbreviated history for the internet"Altadena Town Council Retrieved on March 18, 2007. History In the mid-1860s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Justice
''Desert Justice'' is a 1936 American western film directed by William Berke and starring Jack Perrin, Warren Hymer and David Sharpe.Pitts p.50 Synopsis When the police commissioner orders all police horses to be sold off, officer Jack Rankin is disappointed but his beloved Starlight is bought for him by a woman whose life he has saved. Soon afterwards a bank robbery is carried out by a gang headed by Jack's younger brother Dave. Cast * Jack Perrin as Jack Rankin * Warren Hymer as Hymie * Marion Dowling as Ellen Hansen * David Sharpe as Dave Rankin * Roger Williams as Rod * William Gould as Hugo Cohn - Auctioneer * Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Snowflake - Bank Janitor * Dennis Moore as Motorcycle Officer * Budd Buster as Rod's Henchman * Earl Dwire as Hansen - Police Commissioner * Tex Palmer Luther Palmer (July 31, 1904 – March 22, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Born in Xenia, Ohio. He appeared in over 300 films and television programs between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Riders
''Trail Riders'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Evelyn Finley, Forrest Taylor and Charles King. The film is also known as ''Dead Men Don't Ride'' (American pre-release title). Cast * John Dusty King as Dusty King * David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe *Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune *Elmer as Elmer, Alibi's Dummy *Evelyn Finley as Mary Rand *Forrest Taylor as Mike Rand * Charles King as Ed Cole *Kermit Maynard as Henchman Ace Alton *Lynton Brent as Jeff Rand * Jack Curtis as Ranch Hand Tiny * Steve Clark as Marshal Jim Hammond *Kenne Duncan as Marshal Frank Hammond See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ''Trail of the Silver Spurs'' (1941) * ''The Kid's Last Ride'' (1941) * ''Tumbledown Ranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas To Bataan
''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Marjorie Manners, Steve Clark and Budd Buster. This is the first in the series with "Davy" Sharpe taking the place of Ray "Crash" Corrigan as one of the leads. The film is also known as ''The Long, Long Trail'' in the United Kingdom. Premise Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army buys some horses from the Range Busters' ranch for service in the Philippines. The cowboys tangle with Axis spies in both Texas and in the Philippines. Cast *John 'Dusty' King as Dusty King * David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe *Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune *Elmer as Elmer Sneezeweed - Alibi's dummy *Marjorie Manners as Dallas Conroy *Steve Clark as Tom Conroy *Budd Buster as Tad Kelton *E. Baucin as Cookie (the spy) * Frank Ellis as Ken Richards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Stallion (1941 Film)
''Silver Stallion'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Finney and starring David Sharpe, LeRoy Mason and Chief Thundercloud.Pitts p.316 Cast * David Sharpe as Davey Duncan * LeRoy Mason as Pascal Nolan * Chief Thundercloud as Freshwater * Thornton Edwards as Tronco * Walter Long as Benson * Janet Waldo as Jan Walton * Fred Hoose Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as Dad Walton References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1941 films 1941 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Edward Finney Monogram Pictures films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutiny In The Arctic
''Mutiny in the Arctic'' is a 1941 American action adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Anne Nagel. It was part of their Aces of Action series produced and released by Universal Pictures. It was also known by the alternative title ''Northern Lights''. Cast * Richard Arlen as Dick Barclay * Andy Devine as Andy Adams * Anne Nagel as Gloria Adams * Addison Richards as Ferguson * Don Terry as Cole * Oscar O'Shea as Capt. Bob Morrissey * Harry Cording as Harmon * Jeff Corey as The Cook * Harry Strang as The Helmsman * John Rogers as The Mess Boy * John Bagni as Loma * Stanley Blystone as The Bos'un * David Sharpe as Joe - Crewman * Samuel Adams as First Officer Swenson * Gibson Gowland as Crewman Production Filming took place in March 1941. Its budget was $80,000. Reception The ''New York Times'' said "as juveniles go, this rates as a flat B."THE SCREEN B.C.. New York Times 3 May 1941: 20. References External links' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered Wagon Trails
''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee. Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Cameron * Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford * Lafe McKee as John Bradford * David Sharpe as Ed Cameron * Budd Buster as Manny * Glenn Strange as Fletcher * Kenne Duncan as Blaine * George Chesebro as Carter * Carl Mathews as Nixon * Jimmy Aubrey as Denton * Frank Ellis as Allen * John Elliott as Beaumont * Tex Terry as Ogden * Hank Bell as Sheriff Plot When Jack Cameron's brother, Ed, is killed on his way to meet his brother who is arriving with a wagon train, Jack sets out to find his murderers. As part of his plan, he allows himself to be captured by Fletcher and his gang of outlaws. He uncovers that it was Fletcher who killed his brother, in order to plunder the wagon train. While he is on the murderers' trail, he meets Carol Bradford, the daughter of the wagon train's leader, John Bradford. The two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man's Country
''Man's Country'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Jack Randall, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Long, Forrest Taylor, and David Sharpe. The film was released on July 6, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Hale *Marjorie Reynolds as Madge Crane * Walter Long as Lex Crane / Buck Crane *Ralph Peters as Snappy O'Connor *Forrest Taylor as Colonel Hay * David Sharpe as Ted Crane *Harry Harvey Sr. as Sergeant James * Charles King as Steve *Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas ... as Jed * Dave O'Brien as Bert References External links * {{Robert F. Hill 1938 films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Tracy Returns
''Dick Tracy Returns'' (1938) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was the eleventh of the sixty-six serials Republic produced and a sequel to the 1937 serial ''Dick Tracy'', with Ralph Byrd reprising his role as the title character. It was successful enough that two further sequels were released in 1939 and 1941, and Byrd become so connected with the character he went on to play him in a subsequent television series. This serial charts Tracy's efforts to capture the gang of Pa Stark ( Charles Middleton) and his five criminal sons....Champ, Trigger, Dude, The Kid and Slasher. Plot Tracy and his group must battle saboteurs and spies in his effort to bring down the Stark gang, a major crime family syndicate led by the vicious and brutal Pa Stark. A young promising G-Man named Ron Merton (David Sharpe) is murdered by the Starks while trying to help Tracy bring the gang to justice. With the help of his friends Gwen, Junior and Mike McGurk, Tracy battles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevils Of The Red Circle
''Daredevils of the Red Circle'' (1939) is a 12-chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix (better known under his subsequent stage name, Bruce Bennett), Carole Landis, Miles Mander (in a dual role) and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is considered one of the better serials produced by Republic. The serial was the fourteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by the studio. Plot An escaped criminal, known as Harry Crowl, but preferring to be called by his prison number ''39013'' (pronounced Thirty Nine - Oh - Thirteen), seeks revenge on the man who sent him to prison, millionaire philanthropist Horace Granville. He kidnaps Granville, imprisoning him within his own house, and disguises himself to take Granville's place, as the frail old man in a clean room, necessary for his health, with the only other person allowed past the glass barrier being his doctor. He then sets about methodically destroyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Dynamite
''Young Dynamite'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Joseph O'Donnell and Stanley Roberts, adaptation by Arthur G. Durlam. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, and Charlotte Henry. Cast list *Frankie Darro as Freddie Shields *Kane Richmond as Tom Marlin *Charlotte Henry as Jane Shields *William Castello as Flash Slavin * David Sharpe as John Shields *Carleton Young Captain Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 – November 7, 1994) was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice. Early years Born in Fulton, Oswego, New York, Young was the second and only surviving child of St ... as Spike * Pat Gleason as Butch Barker * Frank Austin as Doc Clark/Endeberry *Frank Sarasino as Tony Rankin References {{Leslie Goodwins 1937 films 1937 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films Films directed by Leslie Goodwins 1930s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Trails Divide
''Where Trails Divide'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Tom Keene, Warner Richmond and Eleanor Stewart Eleanor Stewart (February 2, 1913 – July 4, 2007), was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, appearing mostly in western films. Born in Chicago, Stewart attended Northwestern University. She worked as a model, and after win ....Parish & Pitts p.45 Cast References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury Monogram Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
