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Guy Usher
James Guy Usher (May 9, 1883 – June 16, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1932 and 1943. Born in Mason City, Iowa, Usher acted on stage before venturing into films. Billed as James Guy Usher, he often worked with the Echkhardt Players. In films, Usher often portrayed characters in business or industry. Usher died of a heart attack in San Diego, California, at age 61. Selected filmography * ''The Penguin Pool Murder'' (1932) * ''Face in the Sky'' (1933) * ''Fast Workers'' (1933) * ''Hell Bent for Love'' (1934) * ''Flirting with Danger'' (1934) * '' Little Big Shot'' (1935) * ''Grand Exit'' (1935) * ''Justice of the Range'' (1935) * '' Make a Million'' (1935) * '' The Mystery Man'' (1935) * ''Charlie Chan at the Opera'' (1936) as Inspector Regan * ''The President's Mystery'' (1936) * ''Postal Inspector'' (1936) * ''Counsel for Crime'' (1937) * ''Marked Woman'' (1937) as Detective Ferguson (uncredited) * '' Crashing Through Dange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Bat
''The Devil Bat'' is a 1940 black-and-white American horror/howcatchem film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough. The film stars Bela Lugosi along with Suzanne Kaaren, Guy Usher, Yolande Mallott and the comic team of Dave O'Brien and Donald Kerr as the protagonists. It was the first horror film from PRC.''The Devil Bat'' at TCM 
Plot ;Foreword Dr. Paul Carruthers (), a chemist and physician in the small town of Heathville, i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan At The Opera
''Charlie Chan at the Opera'' is considered by many to be the best Warner Oland Charlie Chan film, probably due to the presence of Boris Karloff as the principal suspect, as well as faux operatic music composed by Oscar Levant. This is the 13th film starring Oland as Chan; it was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone for 20th Century-Fox in 1936. Oland and Demarest also appeared in The Jazz Singer (1927). Plot Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) gets a chance to watch a popular opera performance. For seven years, opera star Gravelle (Boris Karloff) has been locked in an insane asylum, his identity a mystery – even to himself. But when his memory unexpectedly returns, he begins to recall that his wife and her lover tried to murder him – and now he's determined to make them face the music. Gravelle escapes from the asylum and makes his way to the San Marco opera house and begins hiding out in the various rooms and passageways. Soon, members of the opera company are being murdered one by o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passport To Alcatraz
''Passport to Alcatraz'' is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery and Cecilia Callejo. Cast * Jack Holt as George Hollister *Noah Beery as Ray Nolan *Cecilia Callejo as Karol Roy *Maxie Rosenbloom as Hank Kircher * C. Henry Gordon as Leon Fenten *Guy Usher as Thomas L. Lindsey - District Attorney *Clay Clement as Drexel Stuyvesunt *Ivan Lebedeff as Bogen *Ben Welden as Bender * Robert Fiske as Reed *Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ... as Jeffers References External links * 1940s thriller films American thriller films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins Columbia Pictures films 1940s American films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing At Danger (1940 Film)
''Laughing at Danger'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by George Waggner and John W. Krafft. The film stars Frankie Darro, Joy Hodges, George F. Houston, Mantan Moreland, Kay Sutton and Guy Usher. The film was released on August 12, 1940, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Frankie Darro as Frankie Kelly * Joy Hodges as Mary Baker *George F. Houston as Dan Haggerty *Mantan Moreland as Jefferson *Kay Sutton as Mrs. Inez Morton *Guy Usher as Alvin Craig *Lillian Elliott as Mrs. Kelly *Veda Ann Borg as Celeste * Betty Compson as Mrs. Van Horn *Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan (born Edward Sedan; January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters, etc. Ea ... as Pierre *Maxine Leslie as Florence *Ralph Peters as Dugan *Gene O'Donnell as Chuck Benson References External links * {{IMDb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Take This Oath
''I Take This Oath'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield under the pseudonym of Sherman Scott. Featuring Gordon Jones and Joyce Compton, it was the first release by Producers Releasing Corporation. In 1952, Pictorial Films reissued it for television showings as ''Police Rookie''. Plot Police officer Mike Hanagan (Robert Homans) attempts to expose a fraudulent official who works with a gang of racketeers, but the official has Hanagan murdered. Hanagan's son Steve (Gordon Jones) decides to avenge his father, and at the suggestion of his girlfriend Betty Casey (Joyce Compton) he joins the police force. Under the instruction of Daniel Casey (Guy Usher), Betty's father, Steve begins learning how to be an officer. However, as he has become so dedicated to finding his father's murderer, he begins to fall behind on his law studies, and due to his poor grades he is dismissed from the force. Steve believes he has found the clue that points to his friend Joe Kelly' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomed To Die
''Doomed to Die'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong with Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, '' The Fatal Hour'',Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 259-260 which also featured Withers and Reynolds. Plot When the head of a shipping company is murdered in his office the identity of the killer seems obvious. The killer is the son of the owner of a rival shipping company; the reason is the Romeo and Juliet romance between the killer and the murdered man's daughter. They wanted to get married. The murdered man refused to give them his permission. The murdered man's daughter asks Mr. Wong to investigate. She hopes that Wong will be able to prove that her fiancé didn't kill her father. The killing took place a few days after the ''Wentworth Castle'', one of the company's liners, caught fire and sank with the loss of more than 400 lives. Once agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Call (film)
''Wolf Call'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Waggner and starring John Carroll, Movita and George Lynn.Pitts p.404 A New York playboy is sent by his father to investigate his radium mine in Canada. Cast * John Carroll as Michael 'Mike' Vance * Movita as Towana * George Lynn as Father Devlin * Guy Usher as Michael Vance, Sr. * Holmes Herbert as J.L. Winton * Polly Ann Young as Natalie * George Cleveland as Dr. MacTavish * John Kelly as Bull Nelson * Wheeler Oakman as Carson * John Sheehan as Grogan * Charles Irwin as Mounted Police Sergeant * Reed Howes as Tom - Henchman * Murdock MacQuarrie as Miner * Carl Mathews as Miner * George Morrell as Stricken Miner * Pat O'Malley as RCMP Sergeant * Tex Phelps as Miner * Roger Williams Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough Riders' Round-up
''Rough Riders' Round-up'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Set at the end of the Spanish–American War, Roy and several of his comrades in arms from the Rough Riders become US Border Patrolmen on the Mexican border. Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers * Lynne Roberts as Dorothy Blair *Raymond Hatton as Rusty Coburn *Eddie Acuff as Tommy Ward *William Pawley as Arizona Jack Moray *Dorothy Sebastian as Rose *George Meeker as George Lanning *Guy Usher as Mr. Blair *Duncan Renaldo as Border Commandante Soundtrack * Roy Rogers - "Ridin' Down the Trail" (Written by Eddie Cherkose, Cy Feuer and Roy Rogers) * Roy Rogers - "Here on the Range With You" (Written by Tim Spencer) * Soldiers during the opening credits - "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Written by Louis Lambert, a pseudonym for Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore (December 25, 1829 – September 24, 1892) was an Irish-born American composer and bandm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Rogers (serial)
''Buck Rogers'' is a 1939 science fiction film serial, produced by Universal Pictures. It stars Buster Crabbe (who had previously played the title character in two ''Flash Gordon'' serials and would return for a third in 1940) as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde. It is based on the Buck Rogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan, who had appeared in magazines and comic strips since 1928. Plot In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which (unbeknownst to them) will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 500 years have passed. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2440 to a world ruled by the ruthless dictator, Killer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Break (film)
''Prison Break'' is a 1938 American crime-drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell and Paul Hurst. The film was based on the story "Walls of San Quentin" by Norton S. Parker. It was released by Universal Pictures on July 12, 1938. A fisherman confesses to a murder he didn't commit to protect a friend. Determined to keep out of trouble in prison, but another convict makes things difficult for him. Plot Joaquin Shannon (Barton MacLane), a fisherman, takes the blame for a crime to protect his brother-in-law Joe Fenderson (Edward Pawley), who died from injuries from a mugging. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime. Joaquin asks Joe's sister and his girlfriend Jean Fenderson (Glenda Farrell) to wait for him, expecting to be paroled in one year for good behavior. However, in prison, he battles with Red Kincaid ( Ward Bond). Joaquin's repeat altercation with Red causes him to fail his parole examination and his prison sentences are l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashing Through Danger
''Crashing Through Danger'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Ray Walker, Sally Blane and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. Plot Three electrical linemen work through the hazardous conditions of the Great Depression era. Tension ensues when Ann Foster comes between them, and they move in together following the accidental death of her father, who was also their supervisor. Cast * Ray Walker as Torchy *Sally Blane as Ann Foster *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Slim * James Bush as Eddie *Guy Usher Superintendent Carter *Robert Homans as Pop Foster *Syd Saylor as Tom *Dick Curtis Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Early years Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dy ... as Foreman Stanley Fields appears uncredited. References External links * * * 1938 films 1938 comedy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marked Woman
''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciannelli and Allen Jenkins. Set in the underworld of Manhattan, ''Marked Woman'' tells the story of a woman who dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters. The film was a major success for Warner Bros. and one of Davis' most important early pictures. She had recently filed a lawsuit against the studio, partly because of the inferior quality of roles that she was expected to play. Although she lost the lawsuit, she garnered considerable press coverage, and ''Marked Woman'' was her first film upon returning to Hollywood. She was reported to be pleased with the script and the dramatic possibilities that it afforded her. Jack L. Warner was said to be equally pleased by the public's reaction in favor of Davis, which he predicted would i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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