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Douglas Henderson (actor)
Douglas Henderson (January 14, 1919, in Montclair, New Jersey – April 5, 1978 in Studio City, California) was an American film and television actor. Biography Henderson served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After having been active in stock theater in the eastern United States, Henderson shifted to film in 1952, with his appearance in Stanley Kramer's ''Eight Iron Men''. Additional film appearances include the 1962 John Frankenheimer film ''The Manchurian Candidate'', in which he played Col. Milt, the direct supervisor of the Maj. Marco character (played by Frank Sinatra). He played Congressman Morrissey in the 1968 comedy '' Stay Away, Joe'' starring Elvis Presley. On television, Henderson made six guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'', including the role of title character and defendant Felix Heidemann in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Clumsy Clown". In 1963, he again played the defendant, this time Dwight Garrett, in "The Case of the Elus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair () is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a wealthy and diverse commuter town and suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 40,921, reflecting an increase of 3,234 (+8.5%) from the 37,687 counted in the 2010 Census. As of 2010, it was the 60th-most-populous municipality in New Jersey. Montclair was first formed as a township on April 15, 1868, from portions of Bloomfield Township, so that a second railroad could be built to Montclair. After a referendum held on February 21, 1894, Montclair was reincorporated as a town, effective February 24, 1894.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 129. Accessed July 6, 2012. It derives its name from the French ''mont clair'', meaning "clear mountain" or "bright mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over 21
''Over 21'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox and Charles Coburn. Plot At the New York Bulletin newspaper, its owner, Robert Drexel Gow ( Charles Coburn), receives a teletype story that the newspaper's thirty-nine-year-old editor, Max Wharton (Alexander Knox), is resigning to enlist in the army. Robert is livid, both at the news and the method that he found out about the news. There is a second story on the teletype: Max's wife, the famous novelist Paula Wharton ( Irene Dunne) (whom Max calls Paulie), is in Hollywood adapting her latest book into a movie screenplay. Max wants to do his duty as a citizen and responsible journalist to be close to the war (World War II). Robert's view is that without Max, the newspaper will fold because Max *is* the newspaper. From Hollywood, Paulie telephones Max and congratulates him on his decision. After Max informs her of the plan of basic training then possibly officer's cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Place To Land (film)
''No Place to Land'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Albert C. Gannaway starring John Ireland, Mari Blanchard, Gail Russell, Jackie Coogan and Robert Middleton. Shot in Naturama, the film was released by Republic Pictures. A cropduster pilot finds himself caught between two women—one who loves him and the other, who doesn't handle rejection well, who's out to destroy him. Cast *John Ireland as Jonas Bailey *Mari Blanchard as Iris Lee LaVonne *Gail Russell as Lynn Dillon * Jackie Coogan as Swede *Robert Middleton as Buck LaVonne * Douglas Henderson as Roy Dillon *Burt Topper as Miles Colby *Bill Ward as Chick *Whitey Hughes as Franklin * Robert Griffin as Bart Pine *William Peter Blatty as Policeman *Johnny Carpenter Johnny Carpenter (Jasper Carpenter; June 25, 1914 – February 27, 2003) was an American film actor, screenwriter and producer. He was known mostly for his work in Westerns and for his association with filmmaker Ed Wood. He used the stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dalton Girls
''The Dalton Girls'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Merry Anders, Lisa Davis, Penny Edwards, Sue George and John Russell. Plot Two men on horseback are fleeing a posse. Pistol shots are exchanged and the two men are killed. The scene shifts to town where the undertaker, Slidell, has posted a fee of twenty-five cents to view the remains of the Dalton brothers. A private agency detective, Parsh, approaches Slidell wanting to identify the bodies. Slidell insists on the fee. As Parsh views the bodies, Slidell taunts the detective that he had been unable to apprehend the Dalton brothers though pursuing them for years. Two young women arrive. Parsh greets them as Holly and Rose; he expresses his condolences, but he is rebuked by Holly. Holly pushes past both men to view the bodies and Parsh leaves. Slidell follows Holly and takes the opportunity to physically accost her. Holly resists, killing Slidell in the struggle. Holly and Rose fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Is My Partner
''God Is My Partner'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Walter Brennan, John Hoyt, Marion Ross, Jesse White, Nelson Leigh and Charles Lane. The film was released in July 1957, by 20th Century Fox. It cost $150,000 and returned more than $750,000. Plot Cast * Walter Brennan as Dr. Charles Grayson * John Hoyt as Gordon Palmer * Marion Ross as Frances Denning * Jesse White as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin * Nelson Leigh as Rev. William Goodwin * Charles Lane as Judge Warner * Ellen Corby as Mrs. Dalton * Paul Cavanagh as Dr. James Brady * Nancy Kulp as Maxine Spelvana * John Harmon as 'Long Shot' Ben Renson * Lyle Talbot as Dr. Warburton * Charles H. Gray as Ross Newman * Gloria Blondell as Tree Critic / Wife * Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. Biography Born in 1893, Dearing start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasion Of The Saucer Men
''Invasion of the Saucer Men'' (U.K. title: ''Invasion of the Hell Creatures''; working title: ''Spacemen Saturday Night''), is a 1957 black-and-white comic science fiction/horror film produced by James H. Nicholson for release by American International Pictures. The film was directed by Edward L. Cahn and stars Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Raymond Hatton and Frank Gorshin. The screenplay by Robert J. Gurney Jr. and Al Martin was based on the 1955 short story "The Cosmic Frame" by Paul W. Fairman. ''Invasion of the Saucer Men'' was released as a double feature with '' I Was a Teenage Werewolf''. Plot A flying saucer lands in the woods. A teenage couple, Johnny Carter and Joan Hayden, while driving to their local lover's lane without the headlights on, accidentally run down one of the saucer's large-headed occupants. Joe Gruen, a drunken con man, stumbles across the alien's corpse after the teenagers have left to report the incident. Imagining future riches and fame, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shrike (film)
''The Shrike'' is a 1955 American film noir drama film based on Joseph Kramm's play of the same name. José Ferrer directed and starred in Ketti Frings' screenplay adaptation. Plot Successful stage director Jim Downs (Ferrer) is driven to a mental breakdown by his domineering wife Ann (June Allyson). Institutionalized, he confides in Dr. Bellman (Kendall Clark) and Dr. Barrow (Isabel Bonner), and he finds a kindred spirit in Charlotte Moore (Joy Page). Cast * José Ferrer as Jim Downs * June Allyson as Ann Downs * Joy Page as Charlotte Moore * Kendall Clark as Dr. Bellman * Isabel Bonner as Dr. Barrow * Will Kuluva as Ankoritis * Joe Comadore as Major * Billy M. Greene as Schloss * Leigh Whipper as Mr. Carlisle * Richard Benedict as Gregory * Mary Bell as Miss Wingate * Martin Newman as Carlos O'Brien * Herbie Faye as Tager * Somer Alberg as Dr. Schlesinger * Jay Barney as Dr. Kramer * Edward C. Platt as Harry Downs * Fay Morley as Jennifer Logan * Jacqueline de Wit as Kathar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Dinosaur
''King Dinosaur'' is a 1955 science fiction film starring William Bryant and Wanda Curtis with narration by Marvin Miller. It was co-written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon, in his directorial debut. The film was featured on season 2 of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Plot Five years in the future (1960), four scientists (zoologist Dr. Richard Gordon, geologist Dr. Nora Pierce, medical specialist Dr. Ralph Martin, and chemist Dr. Patrica Bennett) are selected as astronauts to travel to an ancient planet called Nova that has just entered Earth's Solar System. The crew begins studying the planet to see if it is suitable for a possible Earth colony. After first discovering normal Earth animals such as a kinkajou which they refer to as a lemur, crows which they call vultures, and an alligator (A Prehistoric species called Diplocynodon), they soon encounter and battle giant insects, an enormous snake known as Gigantophis, and prehistoric mammals like a Cave Bear, a Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Here To Eternity
''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves. The film won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed).Suid2002, p. 148 /ref> Army cooperation was necessary in order to shoot on location at Schofield Barracks, use training aircraft, and obtain military footage of Pearl Harbor for use in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbott And Costello Go To Mars
''Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'' is a 1953 American science fiction comedy film starring the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and directed by Charles Lamont. It was produced by Howard Christie and made by Universal-International. Despite the film's title, no character in the film actually travels to the planet Mars (although Abbott and Costello's characters ''believe'' they are on Mars at one point.) Plot Orville, the oldest orphan at the Hideaway Orphans Home, accidentally hides inside a truck headed to a top-secret laboratory. There he is placed under the supervision of lab worker Lester to help load supplies onto an experimental rocket ship. While on board with Lester, Orville flips the ignition button and the rocket ship blasts off, flying across the country and eventually landing outside of New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress. Lester and Orville, dressed in their spacesuits, witness the grotesquely costumed celebrants and conclude that they have successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The War Of The Worlds (1953 Film)
''The War of the Worlds'' (also known in promotional material as ''H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'') is a 1953 American science fiction film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name. The setting is changed from Victorian era England to 1953 Southern California. In the film, Earth is suddenly invaded by Martians, and American scientist Clayton Forrester searches for any weakness to stop them. ''The War of the Worlds'' won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, and went on to influence other science fiction films. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In Southern California, Dr. Clayton Forrester, a well-known atomic scientist, is fishing with colleagues when a large object ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back At The Front
''Back at the Front'' (titled ''Willie and Joe in Tokyo'' in the UK) is a 1952 American comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck and Mari Blanchard, very loosely based on the characters ''Willie and Joe'' by Bill Mauldin. It is a sequel to '' Up Front'' (1951). Mauldin repudiated both films, and refused his advising fee. Plot Willie (Ewell) and Joe (Lembeck) are two U.S. Army veterans of World War II who got through the war by Goldbricking. After returning to civilian life they are recalled to active duty and end up part of the post war occupation forces in Japan. Chaos ensues as they attempt one con job after another in order to avoid work details and get leave to spend time in Tokyo. Cast *Tom Ewell as Willie *Harvey Lembeck as Joe *Mari Blanchard as Nina * Richard Long as T/Sgt. Rose *Gregg Palmer as Capt. White *Barry Kelley as Brig. Gen. Dixon *Russell Johnson as Johnny Redondo *Vaughn Taylor as Maj. Lester Ormsby * Aram Katc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
