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Estelita Rodriguez
Estelita Rodriguez (July 2, 1928 – March 12, 1966) was a Cuban actress best known for her roles in many Westerns with Roy Rogers for Republic Pictures, as well as her role in Howard Hawks' '' Rio Bravo''. Early life and career Rodriguez's career began in 1942 when she won a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the age of 14. She continued to go to MGM school in preparation to make a movie. However, MGM dropped her at the last minute, and Rodriguez went back to New York until 1945, when she signed a five-picture deal with Republic Pictures. The studio that same year cast her in her first film, '' Mexicana'' starring Tito Guízar, Constance Moore, and Leo Carrillo."Estelita Rodriguez" filmography and respective release dates, |
Guanajay, Cuba
Guanajay is a town and municipality in Artemisa Province in western Cuba, located about southwest of Havana. The town lies among hills. Guanajay is the twin town of Axtla De Terrazas Overview In colonial times it was an acclimatization station for newly arrived troops from Spain, and subsequently became well known as a health resort. Founded in 1650, it was part of the province of Pinar del Río until 1976. It was then included in La Habana Province until that was divided in two in 2011. The country surrounding Guanajay is a fertile sugarcane and tobacco region, and historically it has been an important distribution point in the commerce of the western end of the island. Guanajay was an ancient pueblo of considerable size and importance as early as the end of the 18th century. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Guanajay had a population of 28,429. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Gallery File:San Hilarion Guanajay, Pinar del Río, Cuba.jpg, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Nuys, California
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. History In 1909, the Suburban Homes Company – a syndicate led by Hobart Johnstone Whitley, general manager of the board of control, along with Harry Chandler, H. G. Otis, M. H. Sherman and O. F. Brandt – purchased 48,000 acres of the Farming and Milling Company for $2.5 million. Henry E. Huntington extended his Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars) through the Valley to Owensmouth (now Canoga Park). The Suburban Home Company laid out plans for roads and the towns of Van Nuys, Reseda (Marian) and Canoga Park (Owensmouth). The rural areas were annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1915. The town was founded in 1911 and named for Isaac Newton Van Nuys, a rancher, entrepreneur and one of its developers. It was annexed by Los Angeles on May 22, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Rose
''Havana Rose'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Bill Williams and Hugh Herbert. It was one of a number of American films set in Havana during the era.Pérez Firmat p.54 Plot The daughter of a Latin-American ambassador in Washington D.C. accidentally wrecks her father's attempts to secure an important loan agreement. She does everything she can to try to put things right. Cast * Estelita Rodriguez as Estelita DeMarco * Bill Williams as Tex Thompson * Hugh Herbert as Filbert Fillmore * Florence Bates as Mrs. Fillmore * Fortunio Bonanova as Ambassador DeMarco * Leon Belasco as Renaldi * Nacho Galindo as Carlo * Martin Garralaga as Philip * Rosa Turich as Maria * Tom Kennedy as Hotel Detective * Manuel París as Rudolph * Robert Easton as Hotel Clerk * Felix and His Martiniques * Geri Galian and His Rhumba Band * Evelynne Smith as Strongest Girl Title Winner * John Alvin as Reporter * Gertrude A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old Amarillo
'' In Old Amarillo '' is a 1951 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy is sent to investigate when a greedy land owner tries to capitalize on a drought, cheating property holders like Madge Adams and her grandmother out of the property with the help of ruthless gunman Clint Burnside. Cast * Roy Rogers as Roy * Estelita Rodriguez as Pepita * Penny Edwards as Madge Adams * Pinky Lee as Pinky * Roy Barcroft as Clint * William Holmes William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ... * Roy Rogers Riders References External links * 1951 films 1951 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Witney 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Fireball
''Cuban Fireball'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas and Mimi Aguglia.Gevinson p.241 An employee at a Havana cigar factory discovers that she has been left some lucrative oil wells by a relative. She travels to Los Angeles to claim her inheritance. Plot Cast * Estelita Rodriguez as Estelita * Warren Douglas as Tommy Pomeroy * Mimi Aguglia as Señora Martinez * Leon Belasco as Hunyabi * Donald MacBride as Captain Brown * Rosa Turich as Maria * John Litel as Pomeroy Sr. * Tim Ryan as Detective Bacon * Russ Vincent as Ramon * Edward Gargan as Ritter * Victoria Horne as The Maid * Jack Kruschen as Lefty * Pedro de Cordoba as Don Perez * Olan Soule Olan Evart Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. Soul .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Passage
''California Passage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara and Estelita Rodriguez.Pitts, p. 52. Plot Cast * Forrest Tucker as Mike Prescott * Adele Mara as Beth Martin * Estelita Rodriguez as Maria Sanchez * Jim Davis as Lincoln 'Linc' Corey * Peter Miles as Tommy Martin * Charles Kemper as Sheriff Willy Clair * Bill Williams as Bob Martin * Rhys Williams as John Norris * Paul Fix as Whalen * Francis McDonald as County Recorder Joe Kane * Eddy Waller as Waiter * Charles Stevens as Pedro * Iron Eyes Cody as Indian * John Compton as Henchman * Al Bridge Alfred Morton Bridge (February 26, 1891 – December 27, 1957) was an American character actor who played mostly small roles in over 270 films between 1931 and 1954. Bridge's persona was an unpleasant, gravel-voiced man with an untidy mous ... as Conover * Ruth Brennan as Stella References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Parade Of 1951
''Hit Parade of 1951'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Withers and Mikhail Rasumny. The film was released on October 15, 1950, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * John Carroll as Joe Blake / Eddie Paul * Marie McDonald as Michele * Estelita Rodriguez as Chicquita * Frank Fontaine as John L.O. 'Bingo' Sevony * Grant Withers as Smokey * Mikhail Rasumny as The Professor * Michael St. Angel as Chuck * Paul Cavanagh as Two-to-One Thompson * Edward Gargan as Garrity * Gus Schilling as Studio Guide * Rose Rosett as Rose * Wade Crosby as Jake * Duke York as Cal * Al Murphy as George * Firehouse Five Plus Two The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland jazz band, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the Disney animation department. Leader and trombonist Ward Kimball was inspired to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset In The West
'' Sunset in the West '' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film produced by Republic Pictures, directed by William Witney, and starring the "King of the Cowboys" Roy Rogers and his palomino Trigger, promoted as "The Smartest Horse in the Movies". Estelita Rodriguez, Penny Edwards, and veteran character actor Will Wright are among the production’s supporting players. Plot The entertainment trade paper ''Variety'' provides the following plot summary of ''Sunset in the West'' in its 1950 review of the film: Cast * Roy Rogers as himself * Trigger, Roy's horse * Estelita Rodriguez as Carmelita * Penny Edwards as Dixie Osborne * Gordon Jones as "Splinters" * Will Wright as Sheriff Tad Osborne * Pierre Watkin as Gordon MacKnight * Charles La Torre as Nick Corella * William Tannen as John Kimball (as William J. Tannen) * Steve Pendleton as Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton) * Paul E. Burns as "Blinky" Adams, the telegrapher * Dorothy Ann White as Felitia, the housek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight In The Sierras
'' Twilight in the Sierras '' is a 1950 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger (billed in the film's opening credits as the "Smartest Horse in the Movies"), along with Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez, and Pat Brady. Plot Ricardo Chavez is a convicted counterfeiter, who after serving time in a California prison, is released on parole to work on a ranch, as he begins his new law-abiding life. The reformed criminal, however, is soon abducted by a gang of outlaws and blackmailed to engrave printing plates to make counterfeit currency for Matt Brunner. Brunner is secretly the gang's leader, but presents himself in public as only the owner of a Morongo Valley hunting lodge. Although Ricardo now wants to pursue an honest life and forget his criminal past, Brunner threatens to harm or kill his sister Lola if he refuses to do the illegal work. Roy Rogers is Ricardo's parole officer, and with the help of Pat Callahan, a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Agent At Large
''Federal Agent at Large'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by George Blair, written by Albert DeMond and starring Dorothy Patrick, Robert Rockwell, Kent Taylor, Estelita Rodriguez, Thurston Hall and Frank Puglia. The film was released on March 12, 1950 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Dorothy Patrick as Solitare * Robert Rockwell as Dr. Ross Carrington *Kent Taylor as Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel *Estelita Rodriguez as Lopita *Thurston Hall as 'Big Bill' Dixon *Frank Puglia as Angelo 'Angel' Badillo *Roy Barcroft as Nels Berger * Denver Pyle as 'Jumpy' Jordan * Jonathan Hale as James Goodwin * Robert Kent as Harry Monahan * Kenneth MacDonald as Captain *Sonia Darrin Sonia Darrin (born Sonia Paskowitz; June 16, 1924 – July 19, 2020) was an American film actress, best known for her role as Agnes Lowzier in '' The Big Sleep'' (1946). Early years Darrin was born to Louis and Rose Paskowitz, the New York-born ... as Mildred *Frank McFarland as Duke Warren * John M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Of Old Mexico
''Belle of Old Mexico'' is a 1950 American Trucolor comedy film directed by Robert G. Springsteen starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell and Dorothy Patrick. The film was successful at the box office, impressing the bosses at Republic Pictures who believed that Rodriguez could be turned into a star similar to Lupe Vélez.Rainey p.421 Synopsis An American World War II veteran, fulfills a promise he made to one of his dying comrades by going to Mexico to adopt his daughter. When he gets there, she turns out to not to be the little girl he had imagined but an attractive young woman. He has extreme difficulty convincing his fiancée and employers that their relationship is entirely innocent. Cast * Estelita Rodriguez as Rosita Dominguez * Robert Rockwell as Kip Armitage III * Dorothy Patrick as Deborah Chatfield * Thurston Hall as Horatio Huntington * Florence Bates as Nellie Chatfield * Dave Willock as Tommy Mayberry * Gordon Jones as Tex Barnet * Fritz Feld as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Stallion (1949 Film)
''The Golden Stallion'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Estelita Rodriguez. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Diamond smugglers are using a herd of wild horses to smuggle diamonds into the USA from Mexico. The leader of the herd, the titular golden stallion, kills one of the diamond smugglers and Trigger is accused of the murder. Rather than let Trigger be destroyed, Rogers confesses to accidentally killing the man in a fight and is sentenced to several years in jail for manslaughter. A few years later, Rogers learns about the diamond smuggling and conspires with the local sheriff to capture the smugglers. Main cast * Roy Rogers as Himself * Trigger (horse) as Himself * Dale Evans as Stormy Billings * Estelita Rodriguez as Pepé Valdez * Pat Brady as Sparrow Biffle * Douglas Evans as Jeff Middleton, Owner of Oro City Hotel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
