|
I'll Give My Life
''I'll Give My Life'' is a 1960 American film directed by William F. Claxton. The film is also known as ''The Unfinished Task'' in the United States. It is the final film role of Ray Collins before his death in 1965. Plot John Bradford expects his son Jim to join his engineering firm, but Jim instead joins the ministry, attending a seminary for four years before being assigned to New Guinea. John's secretary is Jim's sweetheart Alice, who is left behind for years before Jim proposes marriage. She goes to New Guinea, where they wed and become the parents of two children. All is well until Jim contracts a life-threatening disease. John flies to New Guinea to be with his son at the end of his life, then tries to understand its meaning and purpose through the journals Jim leaves behind. Cast * Ray Collins as John Bradford * John Bryant as James W. Bradford *Angie Dickinson as Alice Greenway Bradford *Katherine Warren as Dora Bradford * Donald Woods as Pastor Goodwin * Jon She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Benedict
Richard "Pepe" Benedict (born Riccardo Benedetto, January 8, 1920 – April 29, 1984) was an Italian-American television and film actor and director. He was born in Palermo, Italy. Career He appeared in dozens of television programs and movies from the 1940s to the 1960s, most notably '' Ace in the Hole'' (1951), directed by Billy Wilder. Benedict appeared with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack in the 1960 movie ''Ocean's 11'' as one of the 11 men who rob five Las Vegas casinos on the same night. He also played the commander of the Mars rescue ship in the 1958 B sci-fi movie '' It! The Terror from Beyond Space''. Benedict's television appearances included '' Adventures of Superman'', ''The Lone Ranger'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Zorro'', '' Dragnet'', ''Peter Gunn'' and '' Hawaii Five-O''. His directing credits included ''Impasse'', an adventure film starring Burt Reynolds. Death He died of a heart attack at Studio City, Los Angeles Studio City is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s English-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Drama Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Films
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America. Events * March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film '' G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, '' Psycho'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 5 - Mughal-e-Azam, produced and directed by K. Asif and starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, premieres at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. Production was plagued by delays and financial uncertainty. Before its principal photography began in the early 1950s, the projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Frances
Vera Frances Ward ( Still, born 29 September 1930) is a British actress who worked with Arthur Askey, Tommy Handley, George Formby, Dinah Sheridan, John Mills and Alastair Sim, amongst others. Frances's father was a props and special effects man for Gainsborough Pictures at Grove Studio's in Shepherd's Bush. She made her first film appearance in '' Back-Room Boy'' as the Cockney girl Jane. She then went on to make another five films. In her late teens Frances left film to follow her ambition to be a dance teacher. This proved to be very successful and resulted in a dance school. After marrying Dennis William Ward in 1953, Frances moved the school to March, Cambridgeshire. Dennis died in Cambridge in 2000, at the age of 73. In a February 2008 interview, Frances stated that she stopped making films because there were limited opportunities available for her when transitioning from a child actress. Filmography *'' Back-Room Boy'' (1942) .... Jane *'' King Arthur Was a Gentleman' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson is an American real estate agent and a former child actress, from 1951 to 1968. Early life After the early death of her father, her mother, Agnes Gibson, took Mimi and her sister to Los Angeles. She had an agent before she was 3 years old, and soon thereafter she began appearing in films. Her income supported the three of them. In 1951, Gibson was designated Miss Glamour in Miniature during ceremonies in Sun Valley. Career During the 1950s and early 1960s, Gibson appeared in 34 films and approximately 200 television episodes. Her film debut came in '' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951). Her last TV roles came as a teenage girlfriend in episodes of ''My Three Sons'' in the late 1960s. In 1957, she and child actress Evelyn Rudie played the daughters of John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in '' The Wings of Eagles''. Although they had some significant scenes, she and Rudie were not credited. The same year she was in the horror B movie '' The Monster That Challenged the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Baird
Jimmy Baird (born 1948) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Pee Wee Jenkins in the American western television series '' Fury''. Life and career Baird was born in Seattle, Washington. He began his screen career in 1954, appearing in the television series ''Public Defender''. He made his film debut in the same year in the film ''There's No Business Like Show Business''. After that, Baird appeared in the 1955 film '' The Seven Little Foys'' playing Eddie Foy Jr. In 1957 Baird joined the cast of the western television series '' Fury'' as Pee Wee Jenkins, the friend of Joey Newton (Bobby Diamond). He guest-starred in television programs including ''Rawhide'', ''The Lone Ranger'', ''Have Gun, Will Travel'', ''Mr. Novak'', ''Bronco'', ''The Danny Thomas Show'', ''The Real McCoys'', ''U.S. Marshal'', ''The Restless Gun'', ''Lassie'', ''The Twilight Zone'' S3 E37 "The Changing of the Guard" 1962, '' Maverick'', and ''My Friend Flicka''. Baird co-starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault (born Johann Constantin Treisalt; in Tallinn, Reval (now Tallinn) – January 3, 1980 in Los Angeles) was an Estonians, Estonian-American actor. His parents were from the island of Hiiumaa. Life His first stage appearance was at the Reval German Theatre, German Theatre in Tallinn aged 12, before moving to the United States aged 18. There he began to train in acting and dance working on Broadway theatre, Broadway before moving into film. His notable roles include appearances in ''Cry of the Werewolf'' (1944), ''The Story of Dr. Wassell'' (1944), ''A Song to Remember'' (1945), ''Notorious (1946 film), Notorious'' (1946), ''5 Fingers'' (1952), ''Jet Pilot (film), Jet Pilot'' (1957), ''Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film), Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959), ''The 300 Spartans'' (1962), ''It Happened in Athens'' (1962), ''Von Ryan's Express'' (1965), ''Batman (1966 film), Batman'' (1966) and ''The Wild Wild West''. He died in 1980 due to cardiac fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Flint
Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films, and is perhaps most familiar to today's audiences from Charlie Chan mysteries, adventure serials (notably ''The Phantom'' as the Phantom's father), '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (as the relieved bank manager mopping his brow in Mr. Potter's office), and the Three Stooges short '' Micro-Phonies'' (as singer Christine McIntyre's wealthy father). Flint was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia. As a young man, he became interested in the theater and appeared in many dramatic plays. By 1933 he was a member of the Los Angeles company appearing in the hit play '' The Drunkard'', under his real name of Sam Ethridge, and broke into movies with the small, independent Monogram Pictures. Comedian W. C. Fields wanted to include ''The Drunkard'' in one of his films, and arranged for Paramount Pictures to sign members of the company -- including Ethridge -- to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |