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Fred Allen (film Editor)
Fred Allen (December 16, 1896 – May 22, 1955) was an American film editor, and occasional director and writer. Born in Petaluma, California, Allen was active from 1921 through 1955, and is credited with editing over 100 movies. In silent films, he worked with Mack Sennett and Thomas H. Ince, and appears to be most active at Republic Pictures and RKO Radio Pictures. His seven directorial credits are all Westerns. Selected filmography * ''Shadows of Conscience'' (1921) * '' Bulldog Courage'' (1922) * '' Brand of Cowardice'' (1925) *''The Glorious Trail'' (1928) * '' The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928) * ''Cheyenne'' (1929) * ''Señor Americano'' (1929) * '' The Wagon Master'' (1929) * '' Pardon My Gun'' (1930) * '' Oklahoma Cyclone'' (1930) * ''A Woman of Experience'' (1931) * '' Freighters of Destiny'' (1931) – producer and director * ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) * '' Beyond the Rockies'' (1932) * ''Charlie Chan in Reno'' (1939) * '' Secrets of Scotland Yard'' (1944) * '' Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Various forms of brackets are used in mathematics, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of Experience
''A Woman of Experience'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Helen Twelvetrees, William Bakewell and Lew Cody, based on the play ''The Registered Woman'' by John Farrow. During World War I, a woman is rejected for volunteer work because of her dubious reputation, but that same reputation gets her recruited as a spy for Austria. Plot In 1914 Vienna, Elsa Elsbergen volunteers for nursing, but her lies hiding her sordid past are discovered and she is turned down. However, Captain Muller believes her patriotism and background are perfect for the Austrian Department of Intelligence. His superior, Major Schmidt, wants her to become very friendly with Captain Otto von Lichstein, who is known to be spying for the enemy. Elsa is disappointed at the use that Schmidt wants to make of her, but accepts the assignment. At a party, she catches von Lichstein's eye and agrees to meet him the next night. On her way home, she is nearly run down by a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dream Of Jeanie (film)
''I Dream of Jeanie'' is a 1952 American historical musical film based on the songs and life of Stephen Foster who wrote the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from which the title is taken. The film was directed by Allan Dwan for Republic Pictures and was shot in Trucolor. The film is also known as ''I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair)''.Film title card.I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (1952), Internet Archive. Retrieved August 20, 2011. Plot summary In 1849 the song '' Oh, Susannah'' is a nationwide hit—but bookkeeper Stephen Foster has given his work to several music houses without charge and without credit. His refined true love Inez McDowell, a classically trained singer, despises popular music, especially Stephen's songs. Foster's world changes when Edwin P. Christy sets him straight on the music business and launches his career as an author of the songs the Christy Minstrels use in their shows. Cast * Ray Middleton as Edwin P. Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Raiders
''Gold Raiders'' is a 1951 comedy Western film starring George O'Brien and The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The picture was O'Brien's last starring role and the only feature film released during Shemp Howard's 1947–55 tenure with the trio. Plot In the old west, The Three Stooges are peddlers, traveling by covered wagon. George O'Brien, formerly a federal marshal, is now active in the new field of property insurance. O'Brien enlists the Stooges to help him outwit a gang of desperadoes, led by saloon owner Taggart (Lyle Talbot), who are robbing valuable gold-mine shipments. Cast * George O'Brien ... George O'Brien * Moe Howard ... Moe (billed as The Three Stooges) * Larry Fine ... Larry (billed as The Three Stooges) * Shemp Howard ... Shemp (billed as The Three Stooges) * Clem Bevans ... Doc Mason * Sheila Ryan ... Laura Mason * Lyle Talbot ... Taggart * Monte Blue ... John Sawyer * Fuzzy Knight ... Sheriff * Hugh Hooker ... Sandy Evans * Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vicious Years
''The Vicious Years'' is a 1950 American film directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay concerns an orphan named Mario who witnesses Luca Rossi committing a murder, and blackmails Luca into taking him home as a member of his family. Plot Mario, an Italian war orphan, sees Luca Rossi commit a murder. Eager for a home and family life, Mario promises not to tell the police if Luca takes him into his household and family. Luca fears and hates Mario, but his father, mother and sister all come to love him. Afraid the Mario will reveal his secret, Luca attempts to kill him. Aware now, just as he has suspected, Emilio Rossi realizes that his son is no good and turns him over to the police. Mario is persuaded to stay with the family as an adopted son. Cast * Tommy Cook as Mario * Sybil Merritt as Dina Rossi * Eduard Franz as Emilio Rossi * Gar Moore as Luca Rossi * Anthony Ross as Inspector Umberto Spezia * Marjorie Eaton as Zia Lola * Russ Tamblyn as Tino * Eve Miller as Giulia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love From A Stranger (1947 Film)
''Love from a Stranger'' is a 1947 American historical film noir directed by Richard Whorf and starring John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney. The film is also known as ''A Stranger Walked In'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the play of the same title by Frank Vosper, inspired by a short story by Agatha Christie, which had previously been turned into a 1937 British film '' Love from a Stranger'' starring Basil Rathbone. Plot A woman fears her new husband will kill her. Cast * John Hodiak as Manuel Cortez * Sylvia Sidney as Cecily Harrington * Ann Richards as Mavia * John Howard as Nigel Lawrence * Isobel Elsom as Auntie Loo-Loo * Ernest Cossart as Billings * Philip Tonge as Dr. Gribble * Anita Sharp-Bolster as Ethel (the maid) * Frederick Worlock as Insp. Hobday * Phyllis Barry as Waitress Reception Critical response Thomas M. Pryor, the film critic at ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Men
''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Meade, Alfred Ryder, Wallace Ford, June Lockhart and Charles McGraw. A year later, director Mann used the film's male lead, Dennis O'Keefe, in '' Raw Deal.'' The film was endorsed by the US Treasury Department: the opening credits are displayed over an image of the department's seal, then former Chief Coordinator of the department's six agencies Elmer Lincoln Irey delivers a monologue describing the objectives of those agencies and lauding their accomplishments. He describes the movie as a composite case from its files entitled "The Shanghai Paper Case". Plot In order to convict a counterfeiting ring, two United States Treasury agents are chosen to go undercover and infiltrate the Vantucci gang in Detroit. Dennis O'Brien and Anthony Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calendar Girl (1947 Film)
''Calendar Girl'' is a 1947 American musical-romance film directed by Allan Dwan. The film is also known as ''Star Dust and Sweet Music'' (American reissue title). The movie was written by Lee Loeb, Mary Loos, and Richard Sale, with a cast featuring Jane Frazee, William Marshall, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker and Victor McLaglen. This was Patrick's last film before retiring from acting in the wake of her marriage. Plot The film tells the story of two best friends from Boston who come to Greenwich Village in 1900, one to become a famous artist, the other to become a famous composer. The composer falls in love with the girl next door, but she is intrigued by his friend, who has secrets he feels he doesn't need to share with her. Cast * Jane Frazee as Patricia O'Neill * William Marshall as Johnny Bennett *Gail Patrick as Olivia Radford * Kenny Baker as Byron Jones *Victor McLaglen as Matthew O'Neill *Irene Rich as Lulu Varden *James Ellison as Steve Adams * Janet Martin as Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangs Of The Waterfront
''Gangs of the Waterfront'' is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by George Blair, and based on an original story by Samuel Fuller. Robert Armstrong has a dual role as Dutch Malone, a gang leader, and a taxidermist Peter Winkly who is induced to take over the gang while Dutch is sidelined by an auto accident. Cast * Robert Armstrong as Peter Winkly / Dutch Malone * Stephanie Bachelor as Jane Rodgers * Martin Kosleck as Anjo Ferreati * Marion Martin as Rita * William Forrest as Brady * Wilton Graff as Police Commissioner * Eddie Hall as Miller * Jack O'Shea as Ortega * Davison Clark as Dr. Martin * Dick Elliott as Police Chief Davis * unbilled players include Blake Edwards Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio s ... References External links * 1945 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard Investigator
''Scotland Yard Investigator'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London gallery for safekeeping, where a German art collector attempts to steal it. The film was a loose sequel to Republic's 1944 thriller '' Secrets of Scotland Yard'' with a number of the same cast and crew. Plot When Paris is liberated during World War II, the Louvre administration plans to fetch the Mona Lisa from the safety of the mountain vault in London operated by Britain's National Gallery. Sir James Collison, director of the National Gallery, works closely with his granddaughter Toni. While the National Gallery plans to safely return the painting, infamous art collector Carl Hoffmeyer plans to steal it. He has stolen many fine pieces before, but this would be the crown jewel of his collection. Hoffmeyer's plan includes his two henchmen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of Scotland Yard
''Secrets of Scotland Yard'' is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories "Room 40, O.B." from Blue Book Magazine. It concerns a British police detective who goes undercover to root out a Nazi spy in Britain's decoding organization. Cast * Edgar Barrier as John Usher / Robert Usher * Stephanie Bachelor as Sudan Ainger * C. Aubrey Smith as Sir Christopher Pelt * Lionel Atwill as Waterlow * Henry Stephenson as Sir Reginald Meade * John Abbott as Mortimer Cope * Walter Kingsford as Roylott Bevan * Martin Kosleck as Josef * Forrester Harvey as Alfred Morgan * Frederick Worlock as Mason * Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan In Reno
''Charlie Chan in Reno'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie. Plot Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband. Cast * Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan * Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan ("Number 2 son") * Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Ainsley * Phyllis Brooks as Vivian Wells * Slim Summerville as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher * Kane Richmond as Curtis Whitman * Pauline Moore as Mary Whitman (Mrs. Curtis Whitman) * Iris Wong as Choy Wong * Eddie Collins Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr. (May 2, 1887 – Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
