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Francis D. Lyon
Francis D. "Pete" Lyon (July 29, 1905 – October 8, 1996) was an American film director, television director, and film editor. He and Robert Parrish were co-recipients of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1947 film, '' Body and Soul''. Biography Lyon was born in Bowbells, North Dakota. He moved to California to attend UCLA. After graduation, he moved to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor, except for one uncredited acting role in 1932. He worked on 29 films as an assistant editor or editor, including '' The Men in Her Life'' (1941), '' Body and Soul'' (1947) and ''The Young and The Brave'' (1963). He moved on to directing, and co-founded United Pictures Corporation in 1966. He was credited on more than 20 additional films before retiring from the entertainment industry in 1970. In 1993, Lyon published a memoir entitled ''Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowbells, North Dakota
Bowbells is a city in and the county seat of Burke County, North Dakota, Burke County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 301 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The city of Bowbells was founded in 1898 along the main line of the Soo Line Railroad and incorporated in 1906. The city was named by railroad officials after the famed Bow bells at St Mary-le-Bow in London, England. The city's centennial celebration was held in the third week in July, 2006. Several hundred people from all over the country registered and attended. Burke County, North Dakota, Burke County celebrated its centennial in the summer of 2010. Culture The town is home to a Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, a United Methodist Church, Methodist, and a Roman Catholicism in the United States, Roman Catholic church. A municipal golf course is located four miles east of the city, and a community swimming pool, park and campground are available as well for visitors and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bob Mathias Story
''The Bob Mathias Story'' is a 1954 American sports drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of Bob Mathias (portraying himself), the first man to win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in London in 1948 and in Helsinki in 1952. His wife Melba appeared as herself. The film utilized extensive footage of the London and Helsinki Games, including actual footage of Mathias' triumphs. It was produced and distributed by Allied Artists and was marketed as being similar to other biopics ''The Stratton Story'' and ''The Glenn Miller Story''. Plot Cast * Bob Mathias as Bob Mathias * Ward Bond as Coach Jackson * Melba Mathias as Melba Mathias * Howard Petrie as Dr. Charles Mathias * Ann Doran as Mrs. Lillian Mathias * Diane Jergens as Pat Mathias * Paul Bryar as Bill Andrews * Anne Kimbell as Sally * Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin And Marty
''Spin and Marty'' is a series of television shorts that aired as part of ''The Mickey Mouse Club'' show of the mid-1950s, produced by Walt Disney and broadcast on the ABC network in the United States. There were three serials in all, set at the Triple R Ranch, a boys' western-style summer camp. The first series of 25 eleven-minute episodes, ''The Adventures of Spin and Marty'', was filmed in 1955. Its popularity led to two sequels — ''The Further Adventures of Spin and Marty'' in 1956 and ''The New Adventures of Spin and Marty'' in 1957. The serials were based on the 1942 novel ''Marty Markham'' by Lawrence Edward Watkin. The shows' success led to a reprinting of Watkin's novel in 1956 and the ''Spin and Marty'' comic books of the late 1950s. ''Spin and Marty'' aired as reruns on the Disney Channel until September 9, 2002. The first season's 25 episodes with bonus material were released on DVD by Disney in 2005. Premise and major characters The serialized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969 Film)
''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' is a 1969 neo noir film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain, a nightclub owner and former freelance adventurer who is forced out of retirement when a crime syndicate boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas. It was the final film of director Francis D. Lyon and United Pictures Corporation. The film co-stars Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Alda, Patricia Smith, David Brian, and noted jazz musician Buddy Greco as nightclub entertainer Albert "Lucky" Jones. The melodramatic promotional tagline of ''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' was: "You have to be crazy or in love — to take on the syndicate!" The film was intended to be a vehicle for Adam West to escape his Batman stereotype by playing a cynical, hard-edged tough guy. The movie's dialogue is typified by a scene between West's Cain and the boozy Mrs. Grinaldi played by Smith: :Mrs. Grinaldi: "And what do ''you'' do for a living, Mr. Cain?" :Cain: "I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Destructors (film)
''The Destructors'' is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Arthur C. Pierce and Larry E. Jackson. The film stars Richard Egan, Patricia Owens, John Ericson, Michael Ansara, Joan Blackman and David Brian. Filmed in 1966, the film was released in January 1968, by Feature Film Corp. of America. Plot Cast * Richard Egan as Dan Street *Patricia Owens as Charlie *John Ericson as Dutch Holland *Michael Ansara as Count Mario Romano *Joan Blackman as Stassa * David Brian as Hogan * Johnny Seven as Spaniard * Khigh Dhiegh as King Chou Lai *Gregory Morton as Dr. Frazer *John Howard as Ernest Bushnell *Michael Dugan as Parkhouse *Jim Adams as Agent Wayne *Eddie Firestone as Dr. Barnes *Olan Soule as Mace *Linda Kirk as Prissy *Rick Traeger as Hans Gertmann *King Moody as Patch *Cal Currens as King's Bodyguard *Jayne Massey as Operator Suzie *Tom McDonald as Agent Dewey *Horace Brown as Skipper * Douglas Kennedy as General *Walter Reed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Jungle
''The Money Jungle'' is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film was released in February 1968, by Commonwealth United Entertainment. Plot With five rival oil companies vying for offshore rights, their chief geologists begin dying under suspicious circumstances. A troubleshooter, Blake Heller, is brought in by one firm to investigate, resulting in almost immediate attempts on his life as well. Heller takes a particular interest in two women, one a neighbor, Treva Saint, who has stock holdings in his oil company, and Peggy Lido, a nightclub singer. He eventually realizes that it is Peggy and her boyfriend, Paul Kimmel, who are behind the killings, Peggy gaining revenge for her former husband's business schemes. Cast *John Ericson as Blake Heller *Lola Albright as Peggy Lido *Leslie Parrish as Treva Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Evil
''Castle of Evil'' is a 1966 American color horror film produced by Earle Lyon, directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. It stars Scott Brady, Virginia Mayo, David Brian, Lisa Gaye, Hugh Marlowe and William Thourlby. The film was released by World Entertainment Corp. in November 1966 as the first movie on a double bill with the black-and-white British science fiction film '' Blood Beast from Outer Space'' (1965). ''Castle of Evil'' tells the story of a dead scientist who, with the help of his long-time housekeeper and a robot, seeks revenge from beyond the grave on the person who murdered him. Plot The undertaker Muchado has been called to Castle Montego by housekeeper Lupe Tekal d'Esperanza because of the death of her employer, the reclusive scientist Kovic. But Muchado had discovered that Kovic was not quite dead yet. He prepared the body anyway and now demands twice his usual fee. Lupe pays him, poisons him and disposes of his body in a disintegrator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destination Inner Space
''Destination Inner Space'' is a 1966 science fiction film produced by Earl Lyon, directed by Francis D. Lyon, written by Arthur C. Pierce, and stars Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, and Sheree North. The film was released to theaters in the US in May 1966 on a double bill with ''Frozen Alive'' (1964); its broadcasting rights were pre-sold to television so that some of the licensing fee could be used to finance the film's production. The story centers on scientists working in a laboratory on the floor of the ocean. They encounter an undersea flying saucer, after which the lab is attacked by a colorful aquatic humanoid monster who they fear may be the first in an alien invasion. Plot US Navy Commander Wayne has arrived at Topside, the support vessel for the civilian Institute of Marine Sciences' Sealab, a facility on the ocean floor. He is there because an unidentified object has been spotted circling Sealab. Cmdr. Wayne rides a diving bell down to Sealab, where he meets its director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomboy And The Champ
''Tomboy and the Champ'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Candy Moore, Ben Johnson, and Jesse White. Plot A young girl in Texas is stricken with polio and it is caring for her pet calf that keeps her strong. She enters the calf in the Chicago International Exposition. The calf wins but the girl discovers that her cow will be auctioned off for a slaughterhouse. A good natured meat packer intervenes, and the girl and the calf are reunited. Cast * Candy Moore as Tommie Jo Layne * Ben Johnson as Jim Wilkins * Jesse White as Windy Skiles * Jess Kirkpatrick as Parson Dan Webster * Paul Bernath as Jasper Stockton * Christine Smith as Sarah Wilkins * Norman Sherry as Fowler Stockton * John Carpenter as Fred Anderson * Larry Hickie as Curly Cone * Wally Phillips as Hi-Fi Club Announcer * Ralph Fisher as 4-H Club President * Rex Allen Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999), known as "the Arizona Cowboy", was an American film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escort West
''Escort West'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon, and starring Victor Mature, Faith Domergue, and Elaine Stewart. The movie is set after the U.S. Civil War, when a former Confederate officer, played by Victor Mature, and his daughter help some survivors of an Indian massacre. The film was released by United Artists on January 23, 1959. It was the second of two co-productions between Batjac and Romina Productions. Their first was '' China Doll'' (1957). The movie was filmed largely on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, California, with additional footage shot on the nearby Bell Moving Picture Ranch. The site of the Bell Ranch location shoot remained a mystery for decades until it was discovered on an expedition by film location researchers in early 2015. The researchers found the location by using information from "Escort West" and the first Elvis Presley movie, '' Love Me Tender'', which filmed its climactic sequence at the same site, known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsight Ridge
''Gunsight Ridge'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Talbot Jennings and Elisabeth Jennings. The film stars Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon, Addison Richards, Darlene Fields and Carolyn Craig. The film was released in September 1957, by United Artists. Parts of the movie were filmed in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California.Fleming, E.J. (2010). ''The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900–Present''. McFarland. p. 48. . Plot A number of stagecoach holdups have taken place in Arizona Territory. One of them occurs when Mike Ryan, an undercover agent for the stage line, is on board—posing as a paying customer. Another passenger on that trip is the sheriff's daughter, Molly Jones. During the robbery, one of the two bandits lets his bandana slip, revealing his face, which the coach driver recognizes. Because this outlaw's id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oklahoman (film)
''The Oklahoman'' is a 1957 American CinemaScope Western (genre), Western film starring Joel McCrea, Barbara Hale, and Brad Dexter. It was also the last film of actress Esther Dale. Plot On his way to California, a doctor, John Brighton, decides to stay in Oklahoma Territory after his wife dies in childbirth. He takes a room at the home of elderly Mrs. Fitzgerald, who helps raise his new daughter Louise. Five years later, as he becomes acquainted with attractive widow Anne Barnes and her mother, Mrs. Waynebrook, the doctor treats the ill child of an Indian named Charlie. He also meets Charlie's teen daughter, Maria, who is so good with children that he puts Louise in her care after Mrs. Fitzgerald's death. Wealthy rancher Cass Dobie and brother Mel are gobbling up land in the territory. When they determine that oil is on Charlie's property, they scheme to get it. Mel even tries to shoot Charlie, but is killed in self-defense. John testifies on Charlie's behalf. While awaiting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
