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Jack Pollexfen
Jack Pollexfen (1908–2003) was an American writer, director and producer. He collaborated with Aubrey Wisberg on several science fiction and monster movies of the 1950s. Before entering the film industry he worked as a journalist. Selected filmography *''The Man from Planet X'' (1951) *''Captive Women'' (1952) *'' Sword of Venus'' (1953) *''Captain John Smith and Pocahontas'' (1953) *''The Neanderthal Man'' (1953) *''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl'' (1954) *'' Return to Treasure Island'' *''Son of Sinbad'' (1955) *''Indestructible Man'' (1956)Indestructible Man ''Indestructible Man'' is a 1956 American crime horror fiction, horror science fiction film, an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins for producer-director Jack Pollexfen and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Ross Elliott and Robert Shayne. ... References External links * American film producers 1908 births 2003 deaths {{US-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Wisberg
Aubrey Lionel Wisberg (October 20, 1909 – March 14, 1990) was a British-American filmmaker. Biography Born in London, Wisberg emigrated to the United States in 1921, attended New York University and Columbia University, and married Barbara Duberstein. Wisberg made his career as a screenwriter, director, and producer with credits in more than 40 films including '' The Big Fix'', ''The Man from Planet X'', '' Hercules in New York'', ''The Neanderthal Man'', ''Captive Women'', ''Port Sinister'' and ''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl''. Three of his early screenplays were World War II films: ''Counter-Espionage'' and '' Submarine Raider'' in 1942 and ''They Came to Blow Up America'' in 1943. Wisberg's 1945 film ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' starred the comedian Jack Benny. Wisberg was associate producer for Edward Small Productions; founder and executive producer for Wisberg Productions; and co-founder of American Pictures Corporation and Mid-Century Films. Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Planet X
''The Man from Planet X'' is a 1951 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, that stars Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, and William Schallert. The film was distributed by United Artists. A scientist is monitoring a mysterious "Planet X" that has entered our Solar System and is now near the Earth. A spaceship from the planet lands, and a space-suited humanoid emerges who speaks in musical tones. The alien makes contact with a small pocket of humanity in an isolated, fog-shrouded Scottish moor. Meanwhile, the scientist only wants to exploit the spaceman's specialized knowledge for his own selfish ends. Plot A spaceship from a previously unknown planet lands in the Scottish moors, bringing a humanoid alien to Earth near the observatory of Professor Elliot (Raymond Bond), just days before the mysterious Planet X will pass closest to our planet. When the professor and his fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captive Women
''Captive Women'' is a 1952 American black-and-white post-apocalyptic science-fiction film. It stars Robert Clarke and Margaret Field. The film has a running time of 64 minutes. It deals with the effects of a nuclear war and how life would be afterwards. In the United Kingdom the film is known as 3000 A.D., the film's original title. Plot The film opens with war footage from World War III ending with a nuclear attack. Long after the nuclear war, the last human survivors are divided into three tribes. Robert (Clarke) and Ruth (Field) are about to be married in the ruins of a post-apocalyptic New York City during a brief interlude in ongoing hostilities between their tribe (the Norms) and the rival tribe (the Mutates). The Mutates try to adhere to the tenets of the Christian Bible, but it is rejected by the Norms. However, raiders from a third tribe, the Upriver People, attack through the Hudson River Tunnel and capture Ruth and several other women because they desperately need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Venus
''Sword of Venus'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Harold Daniels, written by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, and starring Robert Clarke, Catherine McLeod, Dan O'Herlihy, William Schallert and Marjorie Stapp. It was released on February 20, 1953, by RKO Pictures. It was also released in the U.K. as ''The Island of Monte Cristo''. Plot The Count of Monte Cristo's son is framed for a murder he didn't commit by a man who is plotting to get his hands on his wealth, a man who was one of his father's deadliest enemies. Cast *Robert Clarke as Robert Dantes *Catherine McLeod as Claire *Dan O'Herlihy as Danglars *William Schallert as Valmont *Marjorie Stapp Marjorie Stapp (September 17, 1921 – June 2, 2014) was an American actress who was mainly in low-budget pictures. Biography Stapp began her film career when she signed a contract with the film studio 20th Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her fir ... as Duchess De Villefort *Merritt Stone as Fernand *Renee De Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain John Smith And Pocahontas
''Captain John Smith and Pocahontas '' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains region, exteriors were shot around Bronson Canyon. It depicts the foundation of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia by English settlers and the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. She married John Rolfe in real life. It is also known by the alternative title ''Burning Arrows''. Regarded as a B movie, the film has gained a cult following. Plot Captain John Smith tells the story of Jamestown colony to the court of King James I. In 1607, the colonists have found more hardships than gold in Jamestown and Captain Wingfield is making plans to abandon the settlement. Smith, locked aboard the Godspeed escapes and swims to the river bank. He warns the camp of an Indian attack. The colonists repel the first attack. The India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Neanderthal Man
''The Neanderthal Man'' is a 78-minute, 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film produced independently by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen, as Global Productions Inc., from their own original screenplay. It starred Robert Shayne, Richard Crane and Joyce Terry, was directed by E. A. Dupont, and was originally distributed in the United States by United Artists Corp. Beverly Garland, in a supporting role, appears here in her first feature film under her new stage name (previously she went by the name of Beverly Campbell and made her screen debut as a supporting actor in the 1949 film noir classic ''D.O.A.''). Plot At home in California's High Sierras, Prof. Clifford Groves hears glass breaking and looks up in fear from his book, ''Neanderthal Man and the Stone Age''. He finds his lab window smashed and the room wrecked. The noise awakens his adult daughter Jan. Groves sends her back to bed, telling her that he does not like anyone in his workspace and informing her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Kidd And The Slave Girl
''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, and Alan Hale Jr. It was distributed by United Artists. A woman who disguises herself as a slave girl in order to try to gain information from Captain Kidd about his hidden treasure. Plot A nobleman rescues Captain Kidd from the gallows in order to find his treasure. Cast *Anthony Dexter as Captain William Kidd *Eva Gabor as Judith Duvall *Alan Hale Jr. as Jerry Simpson *James Seay as Earl of Bellomont *William Tannen as Steve Castle *Sonia Sorrell as Anne Bonny *Noel Cravat as L'ollonaise *Richard Karlan as Captain Avery *Lyle Talbot as Pace *Mike Ross as Blackbeard *Jack Reitzen as Captain Bartholomew *Robert Long as Calico Jack References External links * ''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Treasure Island (1954 Film)
''Return to Treasure Island'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams and Porter Hall. Shot in Pathécolor it was distributed by United Artists. The film is about modern-day adventurers (circa 1950s) exploring the desert island from Robert Louis Stevenson's frequently filmed 1883 novel ''Treasure Island''. Though Stevenson's story was fictional, it is treated as historical for the purposes of the film's plot. Cast *Tab Hunter as Clive Stone *Dawn Addams as Jamesina "Jamie" Hawkins *Porter Hall as Maximillian "Maxie" Harris *James Seay as Felix Newman *Harry Lauter as Parker * William Cottrell as Cookie *Lane Chandler as Capt. Cardigan * Henry Rowland as Williams *Dayton Lummis as Capt. Flint * Robert Long as Long John Silver *Ken Terrell as Thompson See also *''Long John Silver'', a 1954 American-Australian film directed by Byron Haskin Byron Conrad Haskin (April 22, 1899 – April 16, 1984) was an American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Sinbad
''Son of Sinbad'' is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. It takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters, including over 127 women. The film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3D. Because of difficulties with the Motion Picture Production Code, studio head Howard Hughes shelved the film until 1955, when it was converted to the Tushinsky SuperScope process, in 2-D (flat). It is Vincent Price's fourth and final 3-D film. Dale Robertson (as Sinbad) co-stars with Sally Forrest and Price, as well as Lili St. Cyr, a well-known stripteaser of the 1950s. Plot In ancient Baghdad, poet Omar Khayyám wanders the streets in search of his friend, Sinbad, the son and namesake of Sinbad the Sailor, and finds him outside the Khalif's palace. Although the Khalif has offered a reward for his capture, the roguish Sinbad ignores Omar's warnings and nonchalantly sneaks into the palace. Spouting Omar's poetry, Sinbad romances Neris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indestructible Man
''Indestructible Man'' is a 1956 American crime horror fiction, horror science fiction film, an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins for producer-director Jack Pollexfen and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Ross Elliott and Robert Shayne. The picture was produced independently by C.G.K. Productions, and distributed in the United States by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. The film was distributed theatrically in 1956 on a double bill with ''World Without End (film), World Without End'' (and in some areas with ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers''). Plot Told in a narrative style, popularized by the television police series ''Dragnet (1951 TV series), Dragnet'', by police detective Dick Chasen, the story concerns a 72-hour period of horror for the city of Los Angeles. Charles "Butcher" Benton is a double-crossed convicted robber and murderer who was executed in the gas chamber. His body is unlawfully sold to a scientist who plans to move his experiments into the cause and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Producers
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1908 Births
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