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Fred Krone
Fred Krone (June 19, 1930 – January 12, 2010), also known as Krunch, was an American actor and stuntman who worked predominantly in Westerns. Career Krone was born in Kentucky. He began working in the 1950s performing stunts and as an actor. He worked in the early days of Steve McQueen’s career and doubled for McQueen in 1960/61 on the TV series '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', among others. Krone had appearances on ''The Range Rider'', ''Yancy Derringer'' (S1E02 "Gallatin Street"), ''The Rifleman'', '' The Texan'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', and many more. He made a brief appearance on ''Perry Mason'' in 1966 as jewel thief and murder victim Nils Dorow in "The Case of the Tsarina's Tiara." He worked well into the 1970s and appeared on several episodes of '' Mannix''. Death Krone died on January 12, 2010, in Santa Paula, California after a long battle with cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Pony Riders
''Last of the Pony Riders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry in his last starring feature film and Kathleen Case.Dick p.161 Plot Cast * Gene Autry as Gene Autry * Champion as Champ * Kathleen Case as Katie McEwen * Dickie Jones as Johnny Blair * John Downey as Tom McEwen * Howard Wright as Banker Clyde Vesey * Arthur Space as Jess Hogan * Gregg Barton as Dutch Murdoch * Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and ... as Smiley References Bibliography * Dick, Bernard F. ''The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures''. University Press of Kentucky. External links * 1953 films 1953 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by George Archainbaud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convict Stage
''Convict Stage'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Daniel Mainwaring. The film stars Harry Lauter, Don "Red" Barry, Jodi Mitchell, Hanna Landy, Joe Patridge and Eric Matthews. The film was released on June 17, 1965, by 20th Century Fox. Plot When inept bandits the Simes Brothers kill his sister during a stagecoach robbery, gunfighter Ben Lattimore vows vengeance. When he learns that an old lawman has captured them, he considers shooting them but then decides to ride along to prevent rescue by their fellow gang members, who are still on the loose. But neither Ben nor lawman Jethro Karnin are aware that Ma Simes is also a passenger on the stagecoach . . . Cast *Harry Lauter as Ben Lattimore *Don "Red" Barry as Marshall Jethro Karnin *Jodi Mitchell as Sally Latttimore *Hanna Landy as Mrs. Gregory *Joe Patridge as Jeb Sims *Eric Matthews as Johnny Sims *Walter Reed Walter Reed (September 13, 1851 – November 22, 1902) was a U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Courageous
''Fort Courageous'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars Fred Beir, Don "Red" Barry, Hanna Landy, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed and Joe Patridge. The film was released on May 1, 1965, by 20th Century Fox. Plot An ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack at a fort. The commanding officer has been killed, the Indians vastly outnumber them, and the only bargaining chip they have is the fact that they have captured the Indian chief's son. Cast *Fred Beir as Sgt. Lucas *Don "Red" Barry as Capt. Howard *Hanna Landy as Ruth Tate *Harry Lauter as Joe *Walter Reed as Doc *Joe Patridge as Soldier * Fred Krone as Soldier *Michael Carr as Indian * George Sawaya as Indian *Cheryl MacDonald as Elizabeth Tate Production Parts of the film were shot at the Kanab movie fort, Johnson Canyon, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Party (1965 Film)
''War Party'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by William Marks and George Williams, and starring Michael T. Mikler, Davey Davison, Don "Red" Barry, Laurie Mock, Dennis Robertson and Charles Horvath. It was released on March 1, 1965, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Michael T. Mikler as Johnny Hawk * Davey Davison as Sarah Lundeen *Don "Red" Barry as Sgt. Chaney *Laurie Mock as Nicoma *Dennis Robertson as Trooper *Charles Horvath as Wolf Hound *Guy Wilkerson as Wooden Face *Michael Carr as Trooper *Fred Krone as Indian See also *List of American films of 1965 A list of American films released in 1965. ''The Sound of Music'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. A–D E–I J–R S–Z See also * 1965 in the United States Notes References * External links *1965 filmsat the Interne ... References External links * 1965 films 1960s English-language films 20th Century Fox films American Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Fury
''Young Fury'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Christian Nyby and written by Steve Fisher. The film stars Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen and John Agar. The film was released in February 1965, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Pursued by the Dawson gang, Clint McCoy returns to his old hometown for the first time in many years. He left long ago after the infidelity of wife Sara, leaving her and their infant son Tige behind. Tige is now a teenager. He believes his mother to be dead and hates his father for deserting them. When he comes to town with his teenage gang (the Hellion gang), Tige encounters the saloonkeeper, Sara, but doesn't realize that she is his mother. Calling his own father out for a gunfight, Tige does not get the better of him, but Clint refuses to kill him. More than half of Tige's gang leave town before the Dawson gang arrive. One of Tige's gang acts as lookout for Clint, signalling to him when the Dawsons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quick Gun
''The Quick Gun'' is a 1964 American Techniscope Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Audie Murphy. It was the second of four films produced by Grant Whytock and Edward Small's Admiral Pictures in the 1960s. accessed 4 June 2012 The film's screenplay was based on Steve Fisher's short story ''The Fastest Gun'' that had previously provided the story for two other westerns '''' (1955) starring Sterling Hayden and '' |
Young Guns Of Texas
''Young Guns of Texas'' is a 1962 American Western film directed by Maury Dexter and starring James Mitchum, Alana Ladd and Jody McCrea.YOUNG GUNS OF TEXAS Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 30, Iss. 348, (Jan 1, 1963): 134. The supporting cast features Chill Wills, Gary Conway and Robert Lowery. Plot Tyler Duane ( Gary Conway) is expelled from West Point after the Civil War when his brother, a Union officer, is accused of stealing Army funds. Cast * James Mitchum as Morgan Coe * Alana Ladd as Lily Glendenning * Jody McCrea as Jeff Shelby * Chill Wills as Preacher Sam Shelby * Gary Conway as Tyler Duane * Barbara Mansell as Martha Jane Canary * Robert Lowery as Jesse Glendenning * Troy Melton as Luke * Fred Krone as Pike - Glendenning's Foreman * Alex Sharp as Red * Robert Hinkle as Sheriff Simon * Will Wills as Charlie Production Filming took place in August 1962 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Saguaro cacti, seen throughout the film, however, only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firebrand (1962 Film)
''The Firebrand'' (also known as Caballero) is a 1962 American Western film directed and produced by Maury Dexter and starring Kent Taylor, Valentin de Vargas and Lisa Montell. Plot A Mexican outlaw wages a war against the corrupt California Rangers during the California Gold Rush. Cast * Kent Taylor as Maj. Tim Bancroft * Valentin de Vargas as Joaquin Murieta * Lisa Montell as Clarita Vasconcelos * Joe Raciti as Jack Garcia * Chubby Johnson as Tampico * Barbara Mansell as Cassie * Allen Jaffe as Torres * Troy Melton as Walker * Fred Krone as Dickens * Sid Haig as Diego * Felix Locher as Ramirez * Jerry Summers as Rafael Vasconcelos * Tom Daly as California Ranger * I. Stanford Jolley as California Ranger * Pat Lawless as California Ranger References Citations Sources * * External links *''The Firebrand''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hand Of Death (1962 Film)
''Hand of Death'' (also known as Five Fingers of Death) is a low-budget 1962 American horror film directed by Gene Nelson, and written and produced by Eugene Ling. The film stars John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne and Roy Gordon. The narrative follows a scientist who develops a military nerve gas. After accidentally exposing himself to it, he not only turns into a grotesque monster, but anyone who touches him dies. The scientist goes on the run but is killed by police before a curative serum can be tried on him. It was Nelson's directorial debut and the first film produced by Ling. Plot Scientist Alex Marsh (Agar) has invented a powerful paralytic-hypnotic nerve gas for the military that he has been testing on sheep in the Mojave Desert. The local mailman (Jack Younger) blunders into the test site and is overcome but recovers without ill effect. A confidant Alex rushes to the Los Angeles home of his mentor, Dr. Frederick Ramsey (Gordon), to tell him about it. Alex's girlfri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apache Territory
''Apache Territory'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and produced by and starring Rory Calhoun. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The story is based on the 1957 novel ''Last Stand at Papago Wells'' by Louis L'Amour. Shot on location at Red Rock Canyon in California, this production was Calhoun's last film before moving to television as '' The Texan'' on CBS. It was also the final film in the career of co-star Barbara Bates. Plot Drifter Logan Cates (Rory Calhoun) spies the desert at a watering hole when he sees Apache Indians about to attack three cowboys. He fires a warning shot into the air, allowing the cowboys to flee. Sometime later, Cates encounters a young woman whose parents have been tortured and murdered by Apache Indians. Sensing the presence of Apaches, Logan brings the girl to a small box canyon that is not only defensible but has a supply of water. He meets up with 19-year-old Lonnie Foreman, who was the only survivor of the group tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badman's Country
''Badman's Country'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars George Montgomery. Plot Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy's gang. He calls in Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson and they learn there is a half million dollar shipment of money arriving by train and Cassidy is amassing enough men to take it. Cast * George Montgomery as Pat Garrett * Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy * Buster Crabbe as Wyatt Earp * Karin Booth as Lorna * Gregory Walcott as Bat Masterson * Malcolm Atterbury as Buffalo Bill Cody * Russell Johnson as Sundance * Richard Devon as Harvey Logan * Morris Ankrum as Mayor Coleman * Dan Riss Frederic Daniel Riss (March 22, 1910 – August 28, 1970) was an American actor who had a career from 1949 to 1965. Filmography References External links * 1910 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male f ... as Marshal McAfee Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
