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Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo
''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' is a 1977 American comedy adventure film and the third installment of ''The Love Bug'' film series made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie—the white 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. In the film, Dean Jones returns as champion race car driver Jim Douglas (reprising his role from the first film in the series), joined this time by his somewhat cynical and eccentric riding mechanic Wheely Applegate (Don Knotts). The film follows Douglas, Applegate, and Herbie as they participate in the fictional Trans-France Race, a road race from Paris, France, to Monte Carlo, Monaco. Plot Jim Douglas, his partner and mechanic Wheely Applegate, and Herbie arrive in Paris to qualify for and compete in the Trans-France Race (a fictional version of the Monte Carlo Rally), in the hopes of staging a career comeback. The team has three major opponents in the race: Bruno Von Stickle (Eric Braeden), a German driver with experience in the "Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent McEveety
Vincent Michael McEveety (August 10, 1929 – May 19, 2018) was an American film director, film and television director and producer. Career Vince McEveety directed numerous Emmy Award-winning television series, including ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'', ''Gunsmoke'', six ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (episodes include "Dagger of the Mind", "Balance of Terror", "Patterns of Force" and "Spectre of the Gun"), ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''How the West Was Won (TV series), How the West Was Won'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''Stranger at My Door (1991 film), Stranger at My Door'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', and ''Diagnosis: Murder'', starring Dick Van Dyke. In 1991, McEveety directed the award-winning episode of the NBC television series ''In the Heat of the Night (TV series), In the Heat of the Night'', entitled "Sweet, Sweet Blues", guest-starring musician Bobby Short and veteran actor James Best. That year ''Heat'' won its first NAACP Image Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Racing
Road racing is a form of motorsport racing held on a paved road surface. The races can be held either on a closed circuit or on a street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public roads. Originally, road races were held almost entirely on public roads. However, public safety concerns eventually led to most races being held on purpose-built racing circuits. Road racing's origins were centered in Western Europe and Great Britain as motor vehicles became more common in the early 20th century. After the Second World War, automobile road races were organized into a series called the Formula One world championship sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), while motorcycle road races were organized into the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The success and popularity of road racing has seen the sport spread across the globe with Grand Prix road races having been held on six continents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Main
Laurence George "Laurie" Main (29 November 1922 – 8 February 2012) was an Australian actor best known for hosting and narrating the children's series ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'', which aired on The Disney Channel during the 1980s. Born in Melbourne, Main moved to the UK at the age of 16, making his acting debut in '' The Yellow Balloon''. He emigrated to the United States in 1960, studying with Agnes Moorehead. His television and film guest appearances include ''Wagon Train'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Maverick'', ''I Spy'', '' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze'', ''That Girl'', '' Ironside'', ''The Monkees'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', '' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'', ''Daniel Boone'', ''Family Affair'', ''Bewitched'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''McMillan & Wife'', ''Land of the Lost'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Punky Brewster'' and ''Murder, She Wrote''. Main a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Caillou
Alan Samuel Lyle-Smythe MBE, M.C. (9 November 1914 – 1 October 2006), who wrote under the name Alan Caillou, was an English-born author, actor, screenwriter, soldier, policeman and professional hunter. Biography Alan Lyle-Smythe was born in Surrey, England. Prior to World War II, he served with the Palestine Police from 1936 to 1939 and learned the Arabic language. He was awarded an MBE in June 1938. He married Aliza Sverdova in 1939, then studied acting from 1939 to 1941. In January 1940, Lyle-Smythe was commissioned in the Royal Army Service Corps. Due to his linguistic skills, he transferred to the Intelligence Corps and served in the Western Desert, in which he used the surname "Caillou" (the French word for 'pebble') as an alias. He was captured in North Africa, imprisoned and threatened with execution in Italy, then escaped to join the British forces at Salerno. He was then posted to serve with the partisans in Yugoslavia. He wrote about his experiences in the book ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Saint-Macary
Xavier Saint-Macary (June 7, 1948 – March 13, 1988) was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary. Saint-Macary played in ''La Nuit américaine'' (1973) directed by François Truffaut and '' Le Château perdu'' (1973). American audiences will remember him as the enthusiastic but bumbling Detective Fontenoy in the Disney movie ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977). Saint-Macary died of a sudden heart attack in 1988, a few months short of his 40th birthday. Partial filmography * '' Le Château perdu'' (1973, TV Movie) - Le comte de Guiche * ''La Nuit américaine'' (1973) - Christian * ''L'oiseau rare'' (1973) - Francis, l'amant de Renée * '' Le Plein de Super'' (1976) - Philippe * ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977) - Detective Fontenoy * '' Dites-lui que je l'aime'' (1977) - Michel Barbet * ''Animal'' (1977) - Le chauffeur de Saint-Prix * ''Pourquoi pas !'' (1979) - Paul, le play-boy * ''Le Cavaleur'' (1979) - Georges Jussieu * ''Martin et Léa'' (1979) - Martin * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin (9 September 1919 – 10 January 2001) was a French actor on film and television. Marin's fluency in English and his instantly recognisable features made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions (''Charade'', '' The Train'', '' Marathon Man'') and Disney movies (''The Island at the Top of the World'' and ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo''). Selected filmography * ' (1947) as Un voyou * ' (1948) as Barman (uncredited) * ''Forbidden Games'' (1952) as Georges Dolle * ''We Are All Murderers'' (1952) as Un gardien au bar (uncredited) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) as Lucien * '' Before the Deluge'' (1954) as L'ouvrier à bicyclette (uncredited) * ''J'y suis, j'y reste'' (1954) (uncredited) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) as Bob (uncredited) * ''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (1954) as Gaston, un voisin * ''Sur le banc'' (1954) * ' (1955) as L'inspecteur * ''French Cancan'' (1955) as Un spectateur (uncredited) * ' (1955) as Le policier * '' Men i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Kinnear
Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was a British character actor. He was known for his roles in films such as The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965), Clapper in ''How I Won the War'' (1967) and Planchet in ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter. He played Private Monty Bartlett in '' The Hill'' (1965), Henry Salt in the 1971 film ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', and cruise director Curtain in ''Juggernaut'' (1974), ''The Dick Emery Show'' (1979–1981), and in the sitcoms ''Man About the House'' (1974–1975), ''George and Mildred'' (1976–1979) and ''Cowboys'' (1980–1981). Early life Kinnear was born on 8 January 1934 in Wigan, Lancashire, the son of Annie (''née'' Durie, previously Smith) and Roy Kinnear. He had a sister, Marjory. His parents were Scottish, originally from Edinburgh. His father was an international in both rugby un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Fox (actor)
Bernard Lawson (11 May 1927 14 December 2016), better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series ''Bewitched'' (1964–1972), Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series ''Hogan's Heroes'' (1965–1971), Malcolm Merriweather in ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1963–1965), Colonel Redford in ''Barnaby Jones'' (1975), Max in ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' (1977), and Archibald Gracie IV in the film ''Titanic'' (1997). Early life Fox was a fifth-generation performer. He was born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, the son of Queenie (née Barrett) and Gerald Lawson, both stage actors. He had an older sister, Mavis, and his uncle was British actor Wilfrid Lawson. Career Film Fox began his film career at the age of 18 months, and by age 14 was an apprentice assistant manager of a theatre. After serving with the Royal Navy in World War II and the Korean War, he resumed his acting career and appeared in over 30 cinema fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonhams
Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house and one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. It was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son & Neale. This brought together two of the four surviving Georgian auction houses in London, Bonhams having been founded in 1793, and Phillips in 1796 by Harry Phillips, formerly a senior clerk to James Christie. Today, the amalgamated business handles art and antiques auctions. It operates two salerooms in London—the former Phillips sale room at 101 New Bond Street, and the old Bonham's sale room at the Montpelier Galleries in Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge—with a smaller sale room in Edinburgh. Sales are also held around the world in New York, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, and Singapore. Bonhams holds more than 280 sales a year in more than 60 collecting areas, including Asian art, Pictures, motor cars and jewelry. Bonham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancia Montecarlo
The Lancia Montecarlo (Type 137) is a Pininfarina-designed mid-engined sports car produced by Lancia in Italy from 1975 to 1981. Cars from the first series, which were produced from 1975 to 1978, were known as Lancia Beta Montecarlos and those from the second series, produced from 1980 to 1981, simply as Lancia Montecarlos.Production Data Retrieved from lnx.betamontecarlo.it on 2 April 2009 In both cases Montecarlo was spelled as one word, unlike in the . Both series were offered in |
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-born film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series ''The Rat Patrol'', Dr. Charles Forbin in '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'', and as John Jacob Astor IV in the 1997 film ''Titanic''. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Victor Newman. Early life Braeden was born Hans-Jörg Gudegast in Bredenbek, Germany (near Kiel), a city in northern Germany where his father was once mayor. In his autobiography, titled ''I'll Be Damned'', published by Harper Collins in 2017, Braeden revealed that he was a survivor of the ''MV Wilhelm Gustloff'' sinking. The ''MV Wilhelm Gustloff'' was a German armed military transport ship which was sunk on January 30, 1945 by Soviet submarine S-13, in the Baltic Sea, while evacuating German civilian and military refugees. It is estima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially ''Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo'') is a rallying event organised each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. The rally now takes place along the French Riviera in Monaco and southeast France. Previously, competitors would set off from various starting points around Europe and 'rally' (in other words, meet) in Monaco to celebrate the end of a unique event. From its inception in 1911 by Prince Albert I, the rally was intended to demonstrate improvements and innovations to automobiles, and promote Monaco as a tourist resort on the Mediterranean shore. __TOC__ History 1911 beginnings and controversy In 1909 the ''Automobile Club de Monaco'' (''Sport Automobile Velocipédique Monégasque'') started planning a car rally at the behest of Albert I, Prince of Monaco. The Monte Carlo Rally was to start at points all over Europe and converge on Monte Carlo. In January 1911 23 cars set out from 11 different locations and Henri Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
