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Donald S. Sanford
Donald S. Sanford (March 17, 1918 – February 8, 2011) was an American television, radio and film screenwriter. Sanford was known for his work on numerous television series, as well as his role as the author of the screenplay for the 1976 World War II film '' Midway'', starring Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda, which became a cult classic. Biography Sanford was born March 17, 1918. He served as a chief sonar soundman in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Before World War II, Sanford was a page and tour guide with CBS Radio in Hollywood. He began his career, initially in radio and television, after leaving the U.S. Navy. He supervised the United Nations's disc recording division. He began writing for the radio series ''Martin Kane, Private Eye'', during the early 1950s. Sanford segued to television in the 1950s, working as audio engineer, cameraman, stage manager, and technical director for the DuMont network. His professional credits ultimately includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Plainclothesman
''The Plainclothesman'' was the first American police procedural series,David Weinsten, ''The Forgotten Network DuMont and the Birth of American Television'', Temple University Press, 2004, pages 138 to 146. and was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from October 12, 1949 to September 12, 1954.Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and TV Shows 1946 – Present'', Ballantine Books, 1979, page 497 Overview The series ran from 1949 to 1954, and starred Ken Lynch, whose character was known only as "the Lieutenant". The main character's face was never seen on camera (with one exception) as the series used the "point of view shot" technique.McNeil, Alex (1980). ''Total Television (4th ed.)''. New York: Penguin Books. The exception was a July 1952 episode, which featured flashbacks in which Lynch's (and the Lieutenant's) face was shown. The viewer saw scenes as the Lieutenant did. If he lit a cigar, his hand came toward the camera with a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravagers (1979 Film)
''Ravagers'' is a 1979 American science fiction action film directed by Richard Compton and based on the 1966 novel ''Path to Savagery'' by Robert Edmond Alter. The screenplay concerns survivors of a nuclear holocaust, who do what they can to protect themselves against ravagers, a mutated group of vicious marauders who terrorize the few remaining civilized inhabitants. Plot In the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, animal-like creatures known as "the ravagers" roam the earth and kill all survivors. A man named Falk (Richard Harris) witnesses his wife's murder by the creatures. Seeking vengeance, Falk becomes a vigilante. He joins a small community, led by Rann (Ernest Borgnine), living aboard a ship anchored off shore. The ship is destroyed in an attack by the ravagers. Falk then leads his fellow survivors on a desperate quest for a place where they can live in peace. Cast * Richard Harris as Falk * Ernest Borgnine as Rann * Anthony James as Ravager leader * Art Carney as Sergea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sci-fi
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, extraterrestrial life, sentient artificial intelligence, cybernetics, certain forms of immortality (like mind uploading), and the singularity. Science fiction predicted several existing inventions, such as the atomic bomb, robots, and borazon, whose names entirely match their fictional predecessors. In addition, science fiction might serve as an outlet to facilitate future scientific and technological innovations. Science fiction can trace its roots to ancient mythology. It is also related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction and contains many subgenres. Its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Science fiction, in literature, film, television, and other media, has become popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smight
John Ronald Smight (March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. His film credits include ''Harper'' (1966), '' No Way to Treat a Lady'' (1968), ''Airport 1975'' (1974), '' Midway'' (1976), and ''Fast Break'' (1979). Biography Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to Cretin High School with future actor Peter Graves. He joined the Army Air Forces, flying missions in the Pacific during World War II, before earning his degree at the University of Minnesota. He then sought work as an actor. He worked as a radio actor and had a bit part in a stage production of '' Anna Lucasta''. He became stage manager for TV's ''The Good Egg of the Week'' and then assistant director on ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' and ''The Dennis Day Show''. He said a big break was working on ''Visit to a Small Planet'' with Cyril Ritchard. In 1959, he won an Emmy for his direction of the hour-long play ''Eddie'', which starred Mickey Rooney. He directed the 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosquito Squadron
''Mosquito Squadron'' is a 1969 British war film made by Oakmont Productions, directed by Boris Sagal and starring David McCallum. The raid echoes Operation Jericho, a combined RAF–Maquis raid which freed French prisoners from Amiens jail in which the Mosquitos took part. Plot The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins attacking German V-1 flying bomb installations in early summer of 1944. The de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber aircraft of Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott (David Buck) is shot down during a low-level bombing raid on a V-1 launching site. Scott and his navigator/bomb-aimer are killed. Following the raid, his wingman and friend, then-Flight Lieutenant (later insignia Royal Canadian Air Force squadron leader) Quint Munroe (David McCallum) comforts Scott's wife, Beth (Suzanne Neve), and a romance soon develops, rekindling one that they had had years earlier. After nearly losing his own life on a photographic reconnaissance mission over the Château de Charlon in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thousand Plane Raid
''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (also known as ''The One Thousand Plane Raid'') is a 1969 DeLuxe Color film directed by Boris Sagal and starring Christopher George and Laraine Stephens. Although claimed to be derived from Ralph Barker's ''The Thousand Plane Raid'' (also published as ''The Thousand Plan: the Story of the First Thousand Bomber Raids on Cologne''), the storyline of the film inaccurately portrays the first raid as an 8th Air Force mission while the actual attack was undertaken by 1,047 Royal Air Force bombers against the city of Cologne, Germany in May 1942. Plot In 1943, Colonel Greg Brandon (Christopher George), stationed at a United States Army Air Forces 8th Air Force, 103rd Bomb Group base in England, attempts to persuade superiors that a massive, co-ordinated daylight bombing raid will hasten the end of World War II. In spite of the mission's extreme difficulty and risk, his plan is eventually put into effect against a vital enemy aircraft factory in central German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine X-1
''Submarine X-1'' is a 1968 British war film loosely based on the Operation ''Source'' attack on the German battleship ''Tirpitz'' in 1943. In the film, James Caan stars as Lt. Commander Richard Bolton, a Canadian, who must lead a group of midget submarines in an attack on a German battleship. Plot In 1943, a Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve officer from Canada, Commander Bolton (James Caan) and a few surviving crew members of his 50-man submarine ''Gauntlet'' swim ashore after unsuccessfully attacking German battleship ''Lindendorf''. After a review, Captain Bolton is cleared of any wrongdoing and placed in charge of a small group of experimental X-class submarines. Bolton is assigned by Vice-Admiral Redmayne (Rupert Davies) to quickly train crews to man the submarines and sink the ''Lindendorf'' while it is hidden away in a Norwegian fjord. Commander Bolton is to train three 4-man crews along the northern coast of Scotland for a trio of midget submarines equipped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Force (TV Series)
''The Silent Force'' is a 1970–1971 United States police drama television series about three United States Government undercover agents who fight organized crime starring Ed Nelson, Percy Rodriguez, and Lynda Day. It aired from September 21, 1970, to January 11, 1971.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 754.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present, Sixth Edition'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 932. Cast *Ed Nelson...Ward Fuller *Percy Rodriguez...Jason Hart *Lynda Day...Amelia Cole Synopsis Ward Fuller, Jason Hart, and Amelia Cole make up the Silent Force, a team of U.S. government agents assigned to work undercover to infiltrate organized crime in Southern California. Their various operations involve them with companies and individuals victimized by or taking part in organized crime. Each episode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Light (TV Series)
''Blue Light'' is a 1966 American espionage drama television series starring Robert Goulet and Christine Carère about the adventures of an American double agent in Nazi Germany during World War II. It aired from January 12 to May 18, 1966.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 104.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present, Sixth Edition'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 116. A theatrical movie, ''I Deal in Danger'', was created by editing ''Blue Light''s first four episodes together into a continuous story. ''I Deal in Danger'' was released in 1966 after ''Blue Light''s cancellation. Synopsis Prior to Nazi Germanys conquest of Europe, the United States places 18 sleeper agents – collectively forming an espionage organization called "Code: Blue Light" – inside Germany, assigned to penetrate the German hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Outer Limits Episodes
There have been two versions of the anthology television series '' The Outer Limits''. Each has its own episode list. Overview * List of The Outer Limits (1963 TV series) episodes * List of The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) episodes This page is a list of the episodes of '' The Outer Limits'', a 1995 science fiction/dark fantasy television series. The series was broadcast on Showtime from 1995 to 2000, and on the Sci Fi Channel in its final year (2001–2002). Series over ... {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of The Outer Limits Episodes Outer Limits, The Outer Limits, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Mason (1957 TV Series)
''Perry Mason'' is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are based on stories written by Gardner. ''Perry Mason'' was one of Hollywood's first weekly one-hour series filmed for television, and remains one of the longest-running and most successful legal-themed television series. During its first season, it received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series, and it became one of the five most popular shows on television. Burr received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Barbara Hale received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Mason's confidential secretary Della Street. ''Perry Mason'' and Burr were honored as Favorite Series and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
