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Donald Randolph
Donald Randolph (January 5, 1906 – March 16, 1993) was a film, television, and radio actor. The actor, who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Topaz'' (1969), acted in dozens of radio dramas, television programs and over thirty films. Randolph debuted on Broadway in ''Fatal Alibi'' (1932). His other Broadway credits include ''I Like It Here'' (1945), ''The Naked Genius'' (1943), ''The Sun Field'' (1942), ''Yours, A. Lincoln'' (1942), ''Lady in the Dark'' (1940), ''King Richard II'' (1939), ''Hamlet'' (1939), ''King Richard II'' (1936), ''Crime Marches on ''(1935)'' and Strange Gods'' (1932)''.'' In 1950, he appeared in '' The Desert Hawk''. In 1957, he appeared as General Mark Ford in the science fiction classic, ''The Deadly Mantis''. With his resonant voice, Randolph performed in numerous radio dramas broadcast during the 1940s and 1950s. His television work included two episodes of ''Perry Mason''; he played the role of the murderer Stephen Argyle in the 1958 episode, "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogues Of Sherwood Forest
''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, Sr. in his third Robin Hood film role as Little John during a 28-year period; he'd played the part opposite Douglas Fairbanks in 1922 and Errol Flynn in 1938, one of the longest periods over which a film actor played the same major character. It was also Hale's final film before his death. ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' was written by George Bruce and Ralph Gilbert Bettison. Plot In this take on history, evil King John resumes his old ways following the death of Richard the Lionheart. His plan is to retain his power by importing Continental mercenaries and paying them through his old ploy: oppressive taxation. King John first attempts to kill the son of longtime nemesis, Robin Hood. His henchmen fix a faulty protective cap to the Flemish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Caddy
''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi-musical-comedy-sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is expected to follow in his footsteps, but Harvey is afraid of crowds. Instead, at the advice of his fiancée Lisa, Harvey becomes a golf instructor. Lisa's brother Joe becomes Harvey's first client and becomes good enough to start playing in tournaments, with Harvey tagging along as his caddie. They encounter a wealthy socialite who Joe wins over. Joe's success goes to his head and he begins to treat Harvey poorly. They begin to quarrel and cause a disruption at a tournament, so Joe is disqualified. However, a talent agent witnesses the comical spectacle and advises that they go into show business. Harvey conquers his fear and they become successful entertainers. At the end, Harvey and Joe meet up with another comedy team who look just li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Wife
''Dream Wife'' is a 1953 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Sidney Sheldon and produced by Dore Schary, from a screenplay by Herbert Baker, Alfred Lewis Levitt and Sidney Sheldon. The music score was by Conrad Salinger, the cinematography by Milton R. Krasner and the art direction by Daniel B. Cathcart and Cedric Gibbons. The costume design by Herschel McCoy and Helen Rose received an Oscar nomination. The film's secondary stars included Walter Pidgeon and Betta St. John, with supporting performances by Eduard Franz, Buddy Baer, Richard Anderson, Dan Tobin, Dean Miller, and Movita. Plot summary Businessman Clemson Reade (Cary Grant) breaks off his engagement with workaholic fiance Effie (Deborah Kerr), and becomes engaged to the adoring Princess Tarji ( Betta St. John) from the fictional country of Bukistan, whom he sees as an "old-fashioned" girl. As Bukistan is in the midst of making an oil trade agre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsmoke (film)
''Gunsmoke'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, and Paul Kelly. The film has no connection to the contemporary radio and later TV series of the same name. The film was based on the 1951 novel ''Roughshod'' by Norman A. Fox. Plot Murphy stars as Reb Kittridge, a wandering hired gun who is hired to get the deeds of the last remaining ranch not owned by local boss Matt Telford. That last ranch is owned by Dan Saxon. Though Reb has not yet accepted the job he is ambushed by Saxon's ramrod, ranch foreman Curly Mather, who kills his horse. Once in town, he is challenged to a gun fight by Saxon, but shoots Saxon in his gun hand instead of with a killing shot. Saxon, a former wild outlaw who has settled down, senses Reb has good in him and when he hears Reb's goal in life is to own his own ranch he loses the deed of the ranch to Reb in a card draw. It is obvious he does this on purpose since he earlier won a similar con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Without Sleep
''Night Without Sleep'' is a 1952 American film noir mystery film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Gary Merrill, Linda Darnell and Hildegarde Neff. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Plot A composer, Richard Morton experiences blackouts and cannot account for his actions. He seems to recall a woman's screams and a conversation with his wife, Emily, but it's all a blur. Morton goes to see his friend John Harkness and is introduced to a film actress, Julie Bannon, and is attracted to her. He also apparently has made a date with Lisa Muller, who is angry when Morton shows up two hours late. He loses his temper and threatens her. Julie goes out with Morton and attempts to seduce him, but something in him resists. He returns to Lisa and begins to menace her again, only to suffer another blackout. When he wakes up, Morton is in his own home by himself and isn't sure where he has been or what he has done. He phones Lisa and learns she is all right. Concerned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assignment – Paris!
''Assignment – Paris!'' is a 1952 American Cold War film noir directed by Robert Parrish and starring Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders and Audrey Totter. Premise Paris-based ''New York Herald Tribune'' reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders) behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador. While on assignment, Race is framed for espionage. Cast * Dana Andrews as Jimmy Race * Märta Torén as Jeanne Moray * George Sanders as Nicholas Strang * Audrey Totter as Sandy Tate * Sandro Giglio as Gabor Czeki alias Grisha * Donald Randolph as Anton Borvich * Herbert Berghof as Prime Minister Andreas Ordy * Ben Astar as Minister of Justice Vajos * Willis Bouchey as Biddle - Editor * Earl Lee as Dad Pelham * Pál Jávor as Laslo Boros * Georgiana Wulff as Gogo Czeki Production Phil Karlson was the original director, but was fired during filming. It was filmed on location in Paris and Budapest Bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brigand (film)
''The Brigand'' is a 1952 American adventure romance film directed by Phil Karlson. It is the second film that Anthony Dexter made for producer Edward Small for Columbia Pictures after his debut in '' Valentino''. Plot A rogue exile impersonates a King and a virtuous person wants to be so because he is the rightful heir to the throne. Loosely based on ''The Brigand'' by Alexandre Dumas, the film is set in the Napoleonic era in 1804 in the mythical Iberian nation of "Mandorra". The film bears a resemblance to ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' with Dexter playing a dual role of a rogue exile who impersonates a King in danger of being overthrown by his cousin played by Anthony Quinn. The scheming Quinn plans a "premeditated accident" to King Lorenzo by giving him a hunting weapon that is rigged to fire backwards; an idea reused by director Phil Karlson in his ''The Silencers''. With the real King unable to perform his duties, the swashbuckling distant relative Carlos DeLago, late of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem Girl
''Harem Girl'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and written by Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Joan Davis, Peggie Castle, Arthur Blake, Paul Marion, Donald Randolph and Henry Brandon. The film was released on January 21, 1952, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Joan Davis as Susie Perkins * Peggie Castle as Princess Shareen * Arthur Blake as Abdul Nassib * Paul Marion as Majeed * Donald Randolph as Jamal * Henry Brandon as Hassan Ali * Minerva Urecal as Aniseh * Peter Mamakos as Sarab * John Dehner John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ... as Khalil References External links * {{Edward Bernds 1952 films American comedy films 1952 comedy films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Edward Bernds American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Tall Men
''Ten Tall Men'' is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancaster (whose own company, Norma Productions, produced the film) with the movie being completed by Robert Parrish. Credited as an associate producer, Robert Aldrich was a production manager on the film where he met Lancaster, which led him to direct '' Vera Cruz'' for him. Robert Clary made his debut in the film as an Arab batman. Portions of the film were filmed in Palm Springs, California. The story was released as a Fawcett Movie Comic #16 in April 1951. Plot After capturing an important Rif prisoner in an undercover operation, Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Lancaster) is imprisoned himself for striking a lieutenant ( Stephen Bekassy) who beats a French woman (Mari Blanchard) with his riding crop for preferring Kincaid to him. Kincaid has a longst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Horde (film)
''The Golden Horde'' is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by George Sherman and starring Ann Blyth, David Farrar, with George Macready, Richard Egan and Peggie Castle.Harty p.213 Many of the exterior scenes were shot in the Death Valley National Park in California. It was made using Technicolor, and was one of a series of color films in exotic setting released by Universal around this time. Plot In 1220, Sir Guy of Devon (David Farrar) and a small band of English crusaders arrive at Samarkand in Central Asia. The city and its ruling princess Shalimar (Ann Blyth) are threatened by Genghis Khan (Marvin Miller) and his hordes. Shalimar hopes to defeat the conqueror by guile, whilst Sir Guy prefers to put up a brave (if ultimately futile) fight. Despite the mutual attraction between Shalimar and Sir Guy, their differing methods threaten any hope either may have of victory. Main cast *Ann Blyth as Princess Shalimar * David Farrar as Sir Guy of Devon *George Macrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Who Was A Thief
''The Prince Who Was a Thief'' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Rudolph Mate and starring Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie. A technicolor swashbuckler, it was the first film Curtis featured in as a star. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot In historic Tangiers, an assassin (Everett Sloane) is sent to kill a baby prince, but cannot go through with it. He decides to raise the child as his own, and he grows up to be a thief (Tony Curtis). Apocryphal line ''Life'' magazine attributed the apocryphal line, "Yonduh lies de castle of de caliph, my fadder" to Curtis in this film. Cast * Tony Curtis as Julna * Piper Laurie as Tina * Everett Sloane as Yussef * Jeff Corey as Mokar * Betty Garde as Mirza * Marvin Miller as Hakar * Peggie Castle as Princess Yasmin * Donald Randolph as Mustapha * Nita Bieber as Cahuena * Milada Mladova as Dancer * Hayden Rorke as Basra * Midge Ware Midge Ware Colton (born Muriel Florence Bendelson; October 20, 1927 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
