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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
''Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter'' is a low-budget horror Western film released in 1966, in which a fictionalized version of the real-life western outlaw Jesse James encounters the fictional ''grand''daughter (the film's title notwithstanding) of the famous Dr. Frankenstein. The film was originally released as part of a double feature along with '' Billy the Kid Versus Dracula'' in 1966. Both films were shot in eight days at Corriganville Movie Ranch and at Paramount Studios in mid-1965; both were the final feature films of director William Beaudine. The films were produced by television producer Carroll Case for Joseph E. Levine. Plot Sometime in the early 1880s, Dr Frankenstein's evil granddaughter Maria has moved to the American West with her brother Rudolph, in order to use the prairie lightning storms in her experiments on immigrant children snatched from a dying town. Maria is very much in charge, killing the children and replacing their brains with artifici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beaudine
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best known today for his silent films ''Little Annie Rooney (1925 film), Little Annie Rooney'' and ''Sparrows (1926 film), Sparrows'', both with Mary Pickford; the W. C. Fields comedy ''The Old Fashioned Way (1934 film), The Old Fashioned Way''; several Bela Lugosi and Charlie Chan thrillers; ''Mom and Dad (1945 film), Mom and Dad'', a sex-education exploitation film; and the popular The Bowery Boys, Bowery Boys comedies. Early life Born in New York City, Beaudine began his career as an actor in 1909, aged 17, with American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He married Marguerite Fleischer in 1914 and they stayed married until his death. Her sister was the mother of actor Bobby Anderson (actor and production associate), Bobby Anderson. Beaudine's bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Film
A feature film or feature-length film (often abbreviated to feature), also called a theatrical film, is a film (Film, motion picture, "movie" or simply “picture”) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment theatrical program. The term ''feature film'' originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinee programs, especially in the United States and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial film, serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. The first narrative feature film was the 70-minute ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906). Other early feature films include ''Les Misérables (1909 film), Les Misérables'' (1909), ''L'Inferno'', ''Defence of Sevastopol, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911 film), The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1911), ''Oliver Twist (1912 American film), Oliver Twist'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Stromsoe
Fred Stromsoe (June 15, 1930 – September 30, 1994) was an American actor and stuntman. He was known for playing the recurring role of Officer Woods in the American police procedural television series ''Adam-12''. Life and career Stromsoe was born in Denver, Colorado. He began his career in 1949, appearing in the film ''Homicide'', starring Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott and Robert Alda. Stromsoe stunt doubled for actors Martin Milner, Tab Hunter, Glenn Corbett, David Janssen, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Barry Newman, John Agar and Edd Byrnes. Stromsoe appeared in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', ''Sugarfoot'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''I Spy'', ''Route 66'', ''The Time Tunnel'', ''The Wild Wild West'' and '' The Fugitive''. He also appeared in numerous films including ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'', '' G.I. Blues'', ''No Time for Sergeants'', ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' , ''The Sea Chase'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Turich
Felipe Turich (December 5, 1898 – March 9, 1992) was a Mexican film and television actor. He appeared in numerous films and TV series from the 1930s to the 1980s. Biography Turich was born in Hidalgo, Mexico, in 1898. He started his acting career in the 1920s, making his first appearance as an actor in the film, ''Mademoiselle Midnight'' in 1924. During the 1950s and 1960s, he acted in films like '' The Capture'', '' Branded'', '' Three Hours to Kill'', ''Giant'', ''The Magnificent Seven'' and '' Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter''. He also appeared in several TV series like ''Stories of the Century'', ''The Star and the Story'', ''Cavalcade of America'', ''The Restless Gun'', and ''Playhouse 90''. Turich also worked as a comedian in Los Angeles theaters during the 1920s. Personal life Turich was married to Rosa Turich and had three children with her. Death Turich died on March 9, 1992, in Los Angeles of pneumonia, aged 93. He was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Turich
Rosa Turich (born Rosa Sinohui, June 9, 1903 – November 20, 1998) was an American film and television actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ....Pitts p.249 Turich was married to Felipe Turich, a comedian, with whom she did a comedy act in Los Angeles. They had three children. On November 20, 1998, Turich died in Santa Ana, California, after having had two strokes. Filmography References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * * 1903 births 1998 deaths American film actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses {{US-tv-actor-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Caetano Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American stage, radio, film and television actor of Portuguese descent. He performed in over 400 motion pictures either as an extra, a bit player, or as a significant supporting character."Veteran Actor Nestor Paiva Succumbs at 61", obituary, ''Los Angeles Times'', September 11, 1966, p. B4. Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan); subscription access through The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, April 10, 2023. He also appears in such roles in a variety of television series produced during the 1950s and early 1960s. Among his notable screen appearances is his recurring role as the innkeeper Teo Gonzales in Walt Disney's late 1950s televised Spanish Western series ''Zorro'', as well as in its adapted theatrical release ''The Sign of Zorro'' (1958). Paiva also appears as the boat captain Lucas in the '' Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954) and in that horror film's sequel '' Revenge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fawcett (actor)
William Fawcett Thompson (September 8, 1894 – January 25, 1974) was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Because there were other actors named William Thompson he used his first and middle name when seeking acting roles. He was best known for playing Pete Wilkey in the television series '' Fury'' which ran from 1955 to 1960. Early life Fawcett's father was a Methodist minister, and after Fawcett attended Hamline University he became licensed to preach in 1916. During World War I, he joined the United States Army, serving as an ambulance driver. The French government honored him with the Legion of Honour for his care of the wounded. After his military service, Fawcett became a teacher of English and literature at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and, after earning a Ph.D. degree in Elizabethan drama from the University of Nebraska, he became a professor of theatre arts at Michigan State University. In 1925 he married Hele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayford Barnes
Rayford Barnes (October 23, 1920 – November 11, 2000) was an American film and TV character actor from Whitesboro, Texas. Early years Barnes was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended the University of Texas. He acted in plays at the university and at little theaters in Dallas and San Antonio. After he moved to Oakland, California, he performed at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. He had a younger brother, Lou Dupont, who was also an entertainer. During World War II, Barnes served years in the Navy, working as a navigator. Career Barnes worked as a disc jockey at radio stations KTSA and WOAI. After his military service, Barnes was a stagehand at three theaters in the San Francisco area, and he developed "a healthy respect for all the items actors depend upon for support ..." In 1950, Barnes gained membership in Actors Equity and began to act on stage in Repertory Theater productions, including ''Three's a Family'' and ''Hasty Heart''. He also worked off-stage there, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Geray
Steven Geray (born István Gyergyai, 10 November 190426 December 1973) was a Hungarian-born American film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in numerous famed A-pictures, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' Spellbound'' (1945) and ''To Catch a Thief'' (1955), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''All About Eve'' (1950), and Howard Hawks' '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953). However, it was in film noir that be became a fixture, being cast in over a dozen pictures in the genre. Among them were '' The Mask of Dimitrios'' (1944), '' Gilda'' (1946), '' The Unfaithful'' (1947), '' In a Lonely Place'' (1950), and ''The House on Telegraph Hill'' (1951). Early life Geray was born István Gyergyai in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine) and educated at the University of Budapest. Career Geray made his first stage appearance at the Hungarian National Theater under his real name and after nearly four years he made his London stage debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor (character)
Igor, or sometimes Ygor, is a stock character, as a sometimes hunch-backed laboratory assistant to many types of Gothic villains or as a fiendish character who assists only himself, the latter most prominently portrayed by Bela Lugosi in '' Son of Frankenstein'' (1939) and '' The Ghost of Frankenstein'' (1942). He is familiar from many horror films and horror film parodies. He is traditionally associated with mad scientists, particularly Victor Frankenstein, although Frankenstein has neither a lab assistant nor any association with a character named Igor in the original Mary Shelley novel. The Igor of popular parlance is a composite character, based on characters created for the Universal Studios film franchise. In the first ''Frankenstein'' film (1931), Fritz served the role; in the sequels, a different physically deformed character, Ygor, is featured, though Ygor is not an assistant in those films. Many Igor-type characters are also portrayed with a voice similar to that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henchman
A henchman is a loyal employee, supporter, or aide to some powerful figure engaged in nefarious or criminal enterprises. Henchmen are typically relatively unimportant in the organisation: minions whose value lies primarily in their unquestioning loyalty to their leader. The term ''henchman'' is often used derisively, or even comically, to refer to individuals of low status who lack any moral compass of their own. The term ''henchman'' originally referred to one who attended a horse for his employer, that is, a horse groom. Hence, like ''constable'' and ''marshal'', also originally stable staff, ''henchman'' became the title of a subordinate official in a royal court or noble household. Etymology The first part of the word, which has been in usage since at least the Middle Ages, comes from the Old English ''hengest'', meaning "horse", notably stallion, cognates of which also occur in many Germanic languages, such as Old Frisian, Danish ''hingst'', German, Dutch ''hengst'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American West
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, the Western territories, and the West) is census regions United States Census Bureau As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the West'' changed. Before around 1800, the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier. The frontier moved westward and eventually the lands west of the Mississippi River were considered ''the West''. The U.S. Census Bureau's definition of the 13 westernmost states includes the Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin to the Pacific Coast, and the mid-Pacific islands state, Hawaii. To the east of the Western United States is the Midwestern United States and the Southern United States, with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The West contains several major biomes, including arid and semi-arid plateaus and plains, particularly in the American Southwest; forested mountains, including thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
