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Edward Finney
Edward Francis Finney (1903–1983) was an American film producer and director.Pitts p.174 He is best known as the man who introduced cowboy singer Tex Ritter to the moviegoing public. Biography Finney was educated at the City College of New York, and became an engineer at Western Electric. He entered the motion picture industry as a prop man for silent-comedy producer C.C. Burr. Finney was a born salesman and his persuasive ideas landed him a job with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as press sheet editor. He advanced to managerial posts in studio advertising departments, with gradually increasing responsibilities, at Pathé, United Artists, Monogram Pictures, Republic Pictures, and Grand National Pictures. Grand National gave Finney his first chance at producing films, in 1936. He established Boots and Saddles Pictures and made a successful series of singing cowboy westerns starring his discovery Tex Ritter. When Grand National ceased operations in 1939, Finney moved his business to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi Diddle Diddle
''Hi Diddle Diddle'' is a 1943 American comedy film made in directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" and the use of diddle as a word for confidence trick. The film features animated portions from Leon Schlesinger's studio with the fast moving screenplay frequently breaking the fourth wall. This film is in the public domain. It's also known as ''Diamonds and Crime'' (American reissue title). Leslie Halliwell in the seventh edition, (page 463), of 'Halliwell's Film Guide' says it was "AKA 'Try and Find It' ". Plot summary Young Janie Prescott is about to be married to her sailor sweetheart, Sonny Phyffe, but the wedding is delayed because the ship hasn't arrived to its dock. The wedding ceremony has to be pushed forward, and is combined with a christening ceremony that is to be performed by the same pastor. Sonny's ship eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollin' Plains
''Rollin' Plains'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. Plot Texas Rangers Tex, Ananias and Pee Wee put down a range war between sheepmen and cattlemen. Cast * Tex Ritter as Tex Lawrence * White Flash as Tex's horse * Horace Murphy as Ananias * "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee * Harriet Bennet as Ruth Moody * Hobart Bosworth as John "Gospel" Moody * Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Tomlin * Karl Hackett as Dan Barrow * Charles King as Trigger Gargan * Ernie Adams as Cain Moody * Lynton Brent as Henchman Lope * Horace B. Carpenter as Hank Tomlin * The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family f ... as Musicians Soundtrack * Tex Ritter with The Beverly Hill Billies – "Me, My Pal and My Pony" (Written by Frank Harford) * Tex Ritter – "Rollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Utah Trail
''The Utah Trail'' is a 1938 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was Tex Ritter's final film for Grand National Films. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not Utah. The film is based on a short story that appeared in ''Ranch Romances'' magazine. Plot Tex is asked by the owner of a railroad to investigate a ghost train. Upon his arrival with his friends Ananias and Pee Wee, they find the railroad is run by the owner's daughter Sally after the owner's murder. Sally wants no part of Tex, posing as "The Pecos Kid", but Tex and his friends track down the train being used by rustlers. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid *White Flash as Tex's Horse *Horace Murphy as Ananias *"Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee *Pamela Blake as Sally Jeffers *Karl Hackett as Hiram Slaughter *Charles King (character actor), Charles King as Henchman Badger *Ed Cassidy (actor), Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Clayton *Dave O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Buffalo Roam (1938 Film)
''Where the Buffalo Roam'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman (as Al Herman) and starring Tex Ritter. Plot Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed by his gang are blamed on Rogel and his men. He makes Tex Marshal but this backfires when tex enlists Rogel and his men and goes after Foster who he now knows is responsible for his Mother's death. Cast Soundtrack * Tex Ritter - "Where the Buffalo Roam" (Written by Frank Harford, Frank Sanucci and Tex Ritter) * Tex Ritter - "Troubador of the Prairie" (Written by Frank Harford and Tex Ritter) * Louise Massey and The Westerners - "In the Heart of the Prairie" (Written by Louise Massey and J. Woodruff Smith *Louise Massey and The Westerners1 - "Bunkhouse Jamboree" (Written by Louise Massey and Larry Wellington) * Tex Ritter - "Longside of the Sana Fe Trail" * Tex Ritter - "Home on the Range" * Tex Ritter - "Shoot the Buffalo" See also * Public domain fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tex Rides With The Boy Scouts
''Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring singing cowboy Tex Ritter and Troop 13 Los Angeles District Boy Scouts of America. The film was shot in Old Kernville, California and premiered on Broadway in November 1937.p.19 West, Dr. James E. ''The Scout World'' ''Scouts Star in Film'' ''Boys' Life'' Nov 1937 Plot The film opens with a tribute to the Boy Scouts of America with footage of their first Jamboree in Washington D.C. and an appearance by Robert Baden-Powell. The scene switches to the robbery of a train carrying $1,000,000 in gold by a gang of outlaws, who hide out at an abandoned gold mine before they attempt to take the gold across the border into Mexico. Tex Ritter and his two sidekicks are warned off from the mine, but join the nearby camp of a troop of Boy Scouts who are impressed when Tex informs them that he was a Boy Scout and shows them his Silver Beaver Award. Tex and his sidekicks investigate the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Hooded Horsemen
''The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. It was singing cowboy Tex Ritter's eighth film for Grand National Pictures. While the film had an original copyright notice, its copyright was not renewed, so it has entered the public domain. Plot Tex and Stubby keep their promise to a dying friend by helping his partner hold on to his gold mine, and to avenge his death by taking on and wiping out a horde of masked riders. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Martin *White Flash as Tex's horse *Iris Meredith as Nancy Wilson *Horace Murphy as Stubby * Charles King as Blackie Devlin *Earl Dwire as Sheriff Walker *Forrest Taylor as Norton * Joseph W. Girard as Dan Farley * Lafe McKee as Tom Wilson *Hank Worden Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including many John Ford films such as '' The Searchers'' and the TV series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Days (1937 Film)
''Arizona Days'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by John English and starring Tex Ritter, Eleanor Stewart, Syd Saylor. It is the third Western singing cowboy Ritter made for producer Edward Finney for Grand National Pictures. Many public domain prints are missing sequences from the original release. Plot Tex and his sidekick "Grass" Hopper are delighted to join a travelling music show. When a group of cowboys come in without paying, Tex steps down from the stage, pulls his six gun and holds the audience up until the manager points out the men who did not pay their admission fee. After seeing the way Tex gathers revenue from cheats, the County commissioner offers Tex a job as a tax collector. Cast Tex Ritter ... Tex Malinson Syd Saylor ... Claude "Grass" Hopper William Faversham ... Professor McGill Eleanor Stewart ... Marge Workman Forrest Taylor ... Harry Price Snub Pollard ... Cookie Tommy Bupp ... Billy Workman Glenn Strange ... Henchman Pete Budd Bust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Gringo
''Song of the Gringo'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy. The film is also known as ''The Old Corral'' in the United Kingdom. The film was the debut of singing cowboy Tex Ritter. It was co-written by former outlaw and judge Al Jennings who appears as a judge in the film. Plot An undercover Texas Ranger infiltrates a hacienda to identify and bring to justice a gang using murder to steal mineral mines. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex *Joan Woodbury as Lolita Maria Dolores Del Valle *Fuzzy Knight as Slim Zony * Monte Blue as Sheriff * Ted Adams as Evans *Warner Richmond as Henchman 'Cherokee' * Al J. Jennings as Judge *Martin Garralaga as Don Esteban Valle * William Desmond as Bailiff *Forrest Taylor as Prosecuting Attorney * Robert Fiske as Defense Attorney *Rosa Rey as Rosita (the maid) * José Pacheco as Orchestra Leader Soundtrack * "Out on the Old Prairie" (by Tex Ritter) * "My Sweet Chiquita" (by Tex Ritter) * " Sam Hall" (by Tex Ritter) * " Rye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott MacGillivray
Scott MacGillivray (born June 29, 1957) is an American non-fiction author specializing in motion picture history. His book ''Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward,'' revised and expanded in 2009, chronicles the later films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Some of his other books are ''The Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide'' (2007, co-authored with Ted Okuda), ''Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven'' (2005, co-authored with Jan MacGillivray), and ''Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide'' (2004, foreword by Okuda). MacGillivray has been the chairman of the Boston chapter of the international Laurel and Hardy society ''The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 film ''Son ...'' since 1977, and is the longest-tenured chairman in the organization. His commentarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Brendel
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel (March 25, 1890 – April 9, 1964) was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical ''Just Imagine'' (1930), produced by Fox Film Corporation. His screen name was pronounced "El Bren-DEL". Early life He was born on March 25, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an Irish mother and German immigrant father. Brendel, unlike his stage and film character, was not Swedish. He spoke standard American English without a trace of any other accent. He attended the University of Pennsylvania. He entered vaudeville in 1913 as a German dialect comedian and married his vaudeville partner. Due to anti-German sentiment brought about by the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, Brendel developed a new character, one he would portray on stage and in films for the rest of his career: a good-natured, simple Swede, often called "Oley," "Ole," or "Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover; April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances. She is probably best remembered today for her appearance with W. C. Fields in the film ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (1941). Early years Gloria Jean was born Gloria Jean Schoonover in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Ferman and Eleanor Schoonover; her ancestry was Pennsylvania Dutch. She had three sisters, Sally, Lois, and Bonnie. The family was involved in her career, with Lois serving as stand-in for the actress and their father managing her career. Gloria Jean was three years old when she first sang on radio, under the name "Baby Skylark." Singing The family moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where Gloria Jean sang with Paul Whiteman's orchestra on radio broadcasts. When she was 12, "she was engaged by a smallish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
