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Gene Levitt
Eugene Levitt (May 28, 1920 – November 15, 1999) was an American television writer, producer and director. Life and career Levitt was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Charles and Teresa Levitt. He had an older sister, Betty Ruth. His mother died when Gene was about 12 years old. Levitt attended the University of Wyoming. Following graduation he moved to Chicago where he worked as a newspaper reporter until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. In the 1940s, Levitt wrote for radio programs, including '' The Adventures of Philip Marlowe''.Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960'', 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. . p. 13. Levitt was a writer for many television series in the 1950s and 1960s, including ''Highway Patrol'', ''Maverick'' (" Trail West to Fury"), '' Adventures in Paradise'' and ''Combat!''. He moved to directing in the 1970s, working on series such as ''Alias Smith and Jones'' and '' McCloud''. His most signi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portuguese comedian *Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer * Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist *Ricardo Ávila, Panamanian footballer * Ricardo Bralo, Argentine long-distance runner * Ricardo Bueno Fernández, Spanish politician *Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican swimmer * Ricardo Cardeno, Colombian triathlete *Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Cortez, American actor * Ricardo Darín, Argentine actor *Ricardo (footballer, born 1980), full name Ricardo da Silva, Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Faty, Senegalese footballer *Ricardo Fischer, Brazilian basketball player *Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian boxer *Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican football (soccer) player * Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician *Ricard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnaby And Me
''Barnaby and Me'' is a 1978 Australian made-for-television film about a girl and her talking koala Barnaby who are pursued by criminals.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p11 The film was one of six TV movies made in Australia by Transatlantic Enterprises along with the ABC. ''Barnaby and Me'' was made in association with Six Flags, presented as the theme park company's first foray into the movie business. It was the final film directed by Norman Panama. Cast *Sid Caesar as Leo Fisk. *Juliet Mills as Jennifer, a young widow of a famed traveler and hunter. * Sally Boyden as Linda, daughter of Jennifer. *Hugh Keays-Byrne as Huggins, employee at an international syndicate. Additionally, Rangi Nicols plays Ko, a native of the mysterious outback colony of Happy Valley. John Newcombe also appears as himself in a scene where competes with Barnaby in a frenzies match on the court. Production It was the second film from Transatlant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of Hollywood
''The Phantom of Hollywood'' is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film and starring Skye Aubrey, Jack Cassidy, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford, Peter Haskell John Ireland and Peter Lawford. It is notable for being one of the last films shot on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer back lot, which was being demolished at the time of filming. The film aired on CBS Television, and was originally titled ''The Phantom of Lot 2''. A riff on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'', it was produced and directed by Gene Levitt. Plot Murders taking place on the back lot of Worldwide Studios turn out to be the work of a disfigured actor who has been living there for years and will stop at nothing to cease the sale of the back lot to developers. The film seems to place a lot of emphasis on the chalk outline and one character is even heard to quip, "We're going to be running out of chalk," while standing over a murder scene in a dry pool on the set. Cast * Skye Aub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run A Crooked Mile
''Run a Crooked Mile'' is a 1969 British made-for-television thriller film starring Louis Jourdan as Richard Stuart, an ordinary schoolteacher who, whilst on holiday, is a witness to a murder in a private secluded mansion. When he reports this however, no evidence of any murder can be found, only a key on the floor. When he tries to investigate further he is knocked unconscious. He wakes up in a hospital room (after an apparent polo accident) and is astounded to discover that two years have elapsed during which he has been unhappily married to a beautiful woman (Mary Tyler Moore) and living a rich and extravagant life in Europe under the name Tony Sutton. Not only this, he has become mixed up in a plot to damage the whole European economy. Acclaimed for its original premise, stylish photography (by Arthur Grant) and use of exotic locations, the film has managed to develop a cult following. In 2018, the film was released on DVD by the German Label PIDAX, with a running time of onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Any Second Now
''Any Second Now'' is a 1969 TV film directed by Gene Levitt and starring Stewart Granger and Lois Nettleton. The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman. Plot A philandering photographer plans to kill his wife. He fails and the wife gets amnesia. Cast *Stewart Granger as Paul Dennison *Lois Nettleton as Nancy Dennison *Joseph Campanella as Doctor Raul Valdez * Dana Wynter as Jane Peterson * Katy Jurado as Senora Vorhis *Tom Tully as Howard Lenihan *Marion Ross as Mrs Hoyt * Eileen Wesson as American Girl *Bob Hastings as Gary *Francine York as Samantha *Bill McCright as American Tourist *Victor Millan as Luis de Cordova *John Alladin as Dallas Mitchell Production ''Any Second Now'' was Granger's first Hollywood film in six years. Filming began 11 February 1969. Reception The ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Seg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring Game
''Daring Game'' is a 1968 drama film starring Lloyd Bridges and Nico Minardos, filmed at the Ivan Tors studio in Miami and in the Bahamas. The working title was ''The Unkillables''. Plot Survival Devices, Inc., is an organization that employs a team of adventurers known as "the Flying Fish" who are adept in sky diving, scuba diving and martial arts. They are engaged to rescue a captured scientist imprisoned on a Caribbean island by a dictator. The team parachutes off the coast of the island in a HALO jump and establishes an inflatable underwater basecamp in an "Instant Underwater Habitat" or "Igloo". Cast * Lloyd Bridges as Vic Powers * Joan Blackman as Kathryn Carlyle * Nico Minardos as Ricardo Balboa * Michael Ansara as President Delgado * Shepperd Strudwick as Dr. Carlyle * Brock Peters as Jonah * Perry Lopez as Reuben Production notes A Chase YC-122 Avitruc hired by the producers crashed en route from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini. Ricou Browning directed the underwater sequenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underwater Warrior
''Underwater Warrior'' is a 1958 CinemaScope film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book ''The Naked Warriors'' by Commander Francis Douglas Fane. Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh.''Jon Lindbergh Has Role in Picture'' ''The Norwalk Hour'' 5 May 1958 Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series ''Sea Hunt,'' also on underwater diving themes. Cast * Dan Dailey as Cmdr. David Forest * James Gregory as Lt. William Arnold, MD * Ross Martin as Sgt. Joe O'Brien * Raymond Bailey as Adm. Ashton * Alex Gerry as Captain of Battleship * Claire Kelly as Anne Winnmore Reception According to MGM records the film earned $405,000 in the US and Canada and $390,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $34,000. See also * List of American films of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Runner
''The Night Runner'' is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Abner Biberman, produced by Albert J.Cohen and starring Ray Danton and Colleen Miller. Its screenplay was written by Gene Levitt. The story focuses on a released mental patient who falls in love but cannot control his violent urges. Plot Roy Turner, a mental patient with a violent past, is prematurely released from the mental ward because of overcrowding. The doctors tell him to avoid stressful situations. Realizing that he cannot handle the pressures of big-city life, he moves into a beachside motel in a small coastal town and falls in love with Susan Mayes, the daughter of the motel's owner. When her father discovers that Roy is a mental patient, he threatens to have him recommitted unless he leaves his daughter alone. Roy snaps, killing the man, and he and Susan flee down the beach. He tries to kill her by pushing her into the water but comes to his senses and rescues her. He then turns himself in. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Mombasa
''Beyond Mombasa'' is a 1956 British/American Technicolor adventure film starring Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed. It was directed by George Marshall, set in Kenya and filmed there and at a London studio. Plot Matt Campbell (Cornel Wilde) arrives in Kenya, where his brother George is reported missing. A man named Ralph Hoyt (Leo Genn) tells him that George has been killed by members of the "Leopard Men" cult. Matt is introduced to Hoyt's niece, Ann Wilson ( Donna Reed), an anthropologist, who is puzzled by Matt's reluctance to go to Mombasa for his brother's funeral. Matt also meets big-game hunter Gil Rossi (Christopher Lee), who was helping George search for a valuable uranium mine. Hoyt claims the mine doesn't exist. Another business partner, Elliott Hastings (Ron Randell), claims that George's body has been cremated but he did find a map. An expedition beyond Mombasa is formed, guided by Ketimi (Dan Jackson) and other local tribesmen. A shared experience with a charge of hippo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Intrigue (film)
''Foreign Intrigue'' is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum. The film is written, produced and directed by Sheldon Reynolds, who had produced a television series called ''Foreign Intrigue'' in 1951. ''Foreign Intrigue'' was one of the first major Hollywood films to be based on a popular TV series. Millionaire Victor Danemore, living on the French Riviera, dies suddenly of a heart attack. His secretary, Dave Bishop (Robert Mitchum), wants to know more about his employer's life. Surprisingly, not even his young wife knows anything about her husband's background or how he earned his fortune. Bishop enters into a world of espionage and blackmail while uncovering Danemore's secret past. Clues lead Bishop to Vienna and Stockholm, where he learns that Danemore was black-mailing people who cooperated with the Nazis during WW2. Cast * Robert Mitchum as Dave Bishop * Geneviève Page as Dominique Danemore * Ingrid Thulin as Brita Lindquist * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
