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Johnny Sands
Johnny Sands (born Elbert Harp Jr., April 29, 1928 – December 30, 2003) was an American film and television actor. He worked in over a dozen films, and on television, before he retired from show business in 1971. He then worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii, until retiring in 1991. Early years Sands was born in Lorenzo, Texas. When he was 13, he went to Hollywood to work as an usher in a theater. Career Discovered by a talent scout on his way to the beach, he chose his professional name for his love of sand and surf. Sands' screen debut was in ''Affairs of Geraldine'' (1946). He is perhaps best remembered for his role in ''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (1947), with Shirley Temple, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, as Shirley Temple's boyfriend, Jerry White; as well as the title character in ''Aladdin and His Lamp'' (1952). He also appeared in ''The Stranger'' (1946), with Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson; and, ''Till the End of Time'' (1946), with Guy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Admiral Was A Lady
''The Admiral Was a Lady'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Edmond O'Brien and Wanda Hendrix. The working title of the film was ''Once Over Lightly'', taken from one of the film's songs. Plot After the end of World War II, Jean Madison, a former WAVE ensign, meets the former aircrew of an Army Air Corps A-20 Havoc light bomber named "Sinful Sinthia" when they go to collect their unemployment benefits. They are all members of the 52-20 Club, a government program that pays unemployed American veterans $20 a week for 52 weeks. The men take Jean, whom Jimmy dubs the Admiral, under their wing, showing her how to save money. For example, they open bank accounts in order to receive a free ceramic piggy bank and get their $20 checks cashed, then close their accounts without having to pay a fee. They sell the piggy banks to a pawnbroker for 25 cents each. The gang lives free in an empty aircraft factory because Jimmy is the night watchman. Eddie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Madison
Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' from 1951 to 1958. During his career, Madison was given a special Golden Globe Award in 1954 and two stars (radio, television) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life Madison was born in Pumpkin Center, California. He attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, for two years and then worked briefly as a telephone lineman before joining the United States Navy in 1942, during World War II. He had three brothers, Wayne, Harold and David, and a sister, Rosemary. Wayne Moseley was an actor, using the stage name Wayne Mallory. Career David O. Selznick In 1944, Madison was visiting Hollywood on leave when his boyish good looks and physique caught the eye of Henry Willson, the head of talent at David O. Selznick's newly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Basketball Fix
''The Basketball Fix'' is a 1951 noir sports drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring John Ireland, Marshall Thompson and Vanessa Brown. The film is also known by the alternative title ''The Big Decision'' in the United Kingdom. It is based on the CCNY point shaving scandal. Plot Sports journalist Peter Ferredey tries to prevent promising college basketball player Johnny Long from becoming involved with a betting ring, but is unable to stop him from shaving points during games for gambler Mike Taft. Production Basketball betting had existed for many years but grew during the 1940s. Since the start of college doubleheaders (two games in a row) at Madison Square Garden in 1934 and the invention of spread betting by Charles K. McNeil circa 1940, gamblers "embraced the excitement of college basketball and the financial possibilities of betting the spread". Still, the general public considered amateur college basketball "pure", and it was not until 1951, after multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Target Unknown
''Target Unknown'' (also known as ''Prisoner of War'') is a 1951 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring Mark Stevens, Alex Nicol and Robert Douglas. An American bomber crew are forced to bail out over Occupied France in 1944 and are captured by the Germans, who subject them to strenuous interrogation. The film begins with a written foreword that reads: "In the making of this picture, the cooperation of the Department of Defense and the United States Air Force is gratefully acknowledged." Plot In 1944 at a United States Army Air Forces air base in England, Capt. James M. "Steve" Stevens and his Martin B-26 Marauder bomber crew are assigned to a second bombing mission of the day. The men are exhausted both physically and emotionally because the squadron has been repeatedly attacked by the enemy, possibly because someone has leaked information about the raids. The men have been warned that the Germans employ clever and insidious methods of extracting vital informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Flags West
''Two Flags West'' is a 1950 Western drama set during the American Civil War, directed by Robert Wise and starring Joseph Cotten, Jeff Chandler, Linda Darnell, and Cornel Wilde. The opening credits contain the following statement: On December 8th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Special Proclamation, whereby Confederate Prisoners of War might gain their freedom, provided they would join the Union Army to defend the frontier West against the Indians. Based on the historical service of " Galvanized Yankees", the film tells the story of a company of imprisoned Confederate Army cavalry troopers given such amnesty. The company of Georgia veterans journeys to a remote New Mexico post commanded by an embittered, Southerner-hating major who expects them to desert at the first opportunity. The fulfilment of that expectation is challenged by an attack on the fort itself by Kiowa. ''Two Flags West'' was one of a wave of Civil War reconciliation-themed Westerns in the 1950s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lawless
''The Lawless'' is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands. A newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico. Film critic Thom Andersen identified ''The Lawless'' as one example of ''film gris'', a more cynical variety of ''film noir'' with leftist themes. The film was also released as ''The Dividing Line''. Plot California fruit picker Paul Rodriguez hopes to someday have a farm of his own. When his friend Lopo Chavez has a car accident, he is insulted with a racial slur by Joe Ferguson, a passenger in the other car. Joe's father disapproves of this bigotry. Lopo visits his friend Sunny Garcia, whose family publishes a Spanish-language paper called ''La Luz''. At a dance, Sunny is introduced to Larry Wilder, editor of "The Union", who once was a big-city newspaper reporter. A racially heated fight breaks out at the dance. Paul ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre River (film)
''Massacre River'' is a 1949 American western film directed by John Rawlins and starring Rory Calhoun, Guy Madison and Carole Mathews.'Massacre River' Joins Parade of Westerns. Scott, John L. Los Angeles Times 30 June 1949: 18. The film's sets were designed by Lucius O. Croxton. It was distributed by Allied Artists. Cast * Guy Madison as 1st. Lt. Larry Knight * Rory Calhoun as 1st. Lt. Phil Acton * Johnny Sands as 2nd Lt. Randy Reid * Art Baker as Col. James Reid * Carole Mathews as Laura Jordan * Cathy Downs as Kitty Reid * Emory Parnell as Sgt. Johnanssen * Steve Brodie as Burke Kimber * Iron Eyes Cody as Chief Yellowstone * Eddy Waller as Joe * Douglas Fowley as Simms References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * ''Massacre River''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Baltimore
''Adventure in Baltimore '' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Robert Young and Shirley Temple. Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) is a student at an exclusive girls' school who starts campaigning for women's rights. Her minister father ( Robert Young) and her boyfriend Tom Wade (John Agar) do not approve. Plot In 1905, Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple), an enthusiastic art student, is expelled from Miss Ingram's Seminary for wearing two petticoats instead of five, attending political rallies and insisting that she be allowed to study nudes. When she is sent home to Baltimore, Dinah's understanding father, Dr. Andrew Sheldon ( Robert Young), an Episcopalian pastor, easily forgives his headstrong daughter this latest calamity, but her mother Lily (Josephine Hutchinson) encourages her to be more conventionally feminine. Dinah's childhood sweetheart, Tom Wade (John Agar John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fabulous Texan
''The Fabulous Texan'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knight. The film was released on November 9, 1947, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Wild Bill Elliott as Jim McWade *John Carroll as John Wesley Baker * Catherine McLeod as Alice Sharp *Albert Dekker as Gibson Hart *Andy Devine as Elihu Mills *Patricia Knight as Josie Allen *Ruth Donnelly as Utopia Mills *Johnny Sands as Bud Clayton *Harry Davenport as Rev. Baker *Robert Barrat as Dr. Sharp *Douglass Dumbrille as Luke Roland *Reed Hadley as Jessup *Roy Barcroft as Standifer * Russell Simpson as Wade Clayton *James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaze Of Noon
''Blaze of Noon'' is a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel ''Blaze of Noon'' (1946), a story about early air mail operations. The screenplay was from well-known writer and aviator Frank "Spig" Wead and Arthur Sheekman and starred Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts and William Bendix. Plot Early in the 1920s, the four McDonald brothers are performing in a carnival as a stunt flying team, when they are hired by Mercury Airlines in Newark, New Jersey, to fly the national air mail for the US Air Mail Service. One of the brothers, Colin (William Holden), instantly falls in love with Lucille Stewart (Anne Baxter), the nurse giving him a physical. After less than a day, he proposes and she accepts. They marry and Colin starts flying for the company along the east coast. Lucille soon becomes irritated by the brothers' extreme dedication to their work, but Colin promises that his efforts will make i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Speed
''Born to Speed'' is a 1947 American action film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Crane Wilbur, Scott Darling and Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle, Frank Orth, Geraldine Wall and Joe Haworth. It was released on January 12, 1947 by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot Cast *Johnny Sands as Johnny Randall *Vivian Austin as Toni Bradley *Don Castle Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Castle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He started his acting career as a stage actor, then moved to films. The actor, who resembled Clar ... as Mike Conroy * Frank Orth as Breezy Bradley * Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Kay Randall *Joe Haworth as Duke Hudkins References External links * {{Edward L. Cahn 1947 films American action films American auto racing films 1940s English-language films 1940s action films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor known for his lengthy Hollywood film career and his title roles in television dramas ''Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''. Burr's early acting career included roles on Broadway, radio, television, and film, usually as the villain. His portrayal of the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller ''Rear Window'' (1954) is his best-known film role, although he is also remembered for his role in the 1956 film ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'', which he reprised in the 1985 film ''Godzilla 1985''. He won Emmy Awards for acting in 1959 and 1961 for the role of Perry Mason, which he played for nine seasons (1957–1966) and reprised in a series of 26 Perry Mason TV movies (1985–1993). His second TV series, '' Ironside,'' earned him six Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations. Burr died of cancer in 1993, and his personal life came into question, as many details of his biography appeared to be unve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
