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James Edward Grant
James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 – February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer, screenwriter and film director, who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971. He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, starting with ''Angel and the Badman'' (which he also directed) in 1947 through ''Circus World (film), Circus World'' in 1964. ''Support Your Local Gunfighter'' was released in 1971, five years after his death. Biography Born in Chicago, Grant was originally a journalist in his home town. He wrote a short story, "The Whipsaw," for the 11 Aug 1934 issue of ''Liberty (general interest magazine), Liberty'', which was turned into a Whipsaw (film), movie with Spencer Tracy and Myrna Loy launching his screenwriting career. Grant wrote numerous short stories that were published in ''Argosy (magazine), Argosy'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'', and ''Liberty'', among others. He also wrote a play ''Plan M''. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain Smoker
Chain smoking is the practice of smoking several cigarettes in succession, sometimes using the ember of a finished cigarette to light the next. The term chain smoker often also refers to a person who smokes relatively constantly, though not necessarily ''chaining'' each cigarette. The term applies primarily to cigarettes, although it can be used to describe incessant cigar and pipe smoking as well as vaping. It is a common indicator of addiction. Causes Many people chain-smoke when drinking alcoholic beverages, because alcohol potentiates nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, leading to re-sensitization and hence inducing a craving. The extent to which chain smoking is driven by nicotine dependence has been studied. It does not seem that the amount of nicotine delivered is a significant factor, as the puff volume correlates poorly with the frequency of cigarette consumption. Clinical use Chain smoking is given as an example of excessive addictive behaviour in the Diagnostic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger - Love At Work
Danger is a lack of safety and may refer to: Places * Danger Cave, an archaeological site in Utah * Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank, Indian Ocean * Danger Island, alternate name of Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean * Danger Islands, Antarctica * Danger Point, a coastal feature and cliff face in Devon, England * Point Danger (Portland), Victoria, Australia * Point Danger (Torquay), Victoria, Australia * Point Danger (Tweed Heads), on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia People * Danger (musician) (born 1984), stage name of French electronic musician Franck Rivoire * Danger Quintana (born 1994), Cuban former volleyball player Films and television * ''Danger'' (TV series), a 1950s live drama anthology TV series * ''Danger'' (2005 film), a 2005 film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Allari Naresh * ''Danger'', a 2005 film written by Ajay Sastry * ''Danger'' (2022 film), a recent horror thriller film Music Groups and labels * Danger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Guy
''Great Guy'' is a 1936 American crime film noir directed by John G. Blystone and starring James Cagney. In the film, an honest inspector for the New York Department of Weights and Measures takes on corrupt merchants and politicians. Plot After the Chief Deputy of the Department of Weights and Measures is nearly killed in a car accident engineered by corrupt politician Marty Cavanaugh, he enlists ex-boxer Johnny Cave (Cagney) to take over his position. Johnny learns from Joe Green, the chief deputy, that there are men who are higher up in the organization than Marty. As the new leader, Johnny reiterates to his team the importance of their department and warns them that corruption is an ongoing hazard. Johnny then goes out into the field with his naive partner, Patrick James "Aloysius" Haley, investigating merchants who are accused of using faulty measures and cheating the public. He ends up fining a market for adding lead weights to stewing chickens and fining a gas station for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brown Eyes
''Big Brown Eyes'' is a 1936 American crime comedy film. In the film, police officer Danny Barr (Cary Grant) is chasing jewel robbers. His girlfriend Eve Fallon (Joan Bennett) is initially working as a manicurist, but quickly takes a job as a reporter assisting in the effort against the jewel thieves. Fallon and Barr become disgusted when one jewel gang member is acquitted after killing a baby in Central Park, and both leave their jobs. Soon thereafter, Fallon gets a lucky break while giving a manicure and the case is solved. Main cast *Cary Grant as Det. Sgt. Danny Barr *Joan Bennett as Eve Fallon *Walter Pidgeon as Richard Morey *Lloyd Nolan as Russ Cortig * Alan Baxter as Cary Butler *Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Chesley Cole *Isabel Jewell as Bessie Blair *Douglas Fowley as Benjamin 'Benny' Battle Reception The film recorded a loss of $14,645. Critics have regarded it as "disposable" and "inconsequential" with "shoddy writing and generally uninspired performances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sheepman
''The Sheepman'' is a 1958 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, and Leslie Nielsen. Plot Gambler Jason Sweet (Ford) wins a flock of sheep in a poker game and proceeds to take them by train into the middle of cattle country. Before long, the townsfolk take notice (and object), but Sweet is more than up to the challenge. The first thing he does is pick a fight with the roughest, toughest man around, "Jumbo" McCall (Mickey Shaughnessy), and beats him up. He also reveals himself to be an expert with a gun. Dell Payton (Shirley MacLaine) does not know what to make of him, but is attracted to him, as he is to her. Her fiancé, local cattle baron "Colonel" Steven Bedford (Nielsen), is troubled by this and also because he and Sweet know each other. The newcomer recognizes Bedford as an old acquaintance named Johnny Bledsoe, a card shark and gunfighter gone respectable. When Bedford finds himself losing their battle for domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay
The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Awards, Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the Oscars for 1957, the two categories were combined to honor only the screenplay. See also the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a similar award for screenplays that are adaptations of pre-existing material. Superlatives Woody Allen has the most nominations in this category with 16, and the most awards with 3 (for ''Annie Hall'', ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', and ''Midnight in Paris''). Paddy Chayefsky and Billy Wilder have also won three screenwriting Oscars: Chayefsky won two for Original Screenplay (''The Hospital'' and ''Network (1976 film), Network'') and one for Adapted Screenplay (''Marty (film), Marty''), while Wilder won one for Adapted Screenplay (''The Lost Weekend (film), The Lost Weekend'', shared with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bowers
William Bowers (January 17, 1916 – March 27, 1987) was an American reporter, playwright, and screenwriter. He worked as a reporter in Long Beach, California and for ''Life'' magazine, and specialized in writing comedy-westerns. He also turned out several thrillers. Career Bowers' first play was ''Where Do We Go From Here?'' that ran for 15 performances in 1968. RKO Bowers signed with RKO. His first credited screenplay was '' My Favorite Spy'' for Kay Kyser in 1942. Also at that studio Bowers helped write the musical comedy '' Seven Days' Leave'' (1942), which was a huge hit, and ''The Adventures of a Rookie'' (1943) with the team of Carney and Brown. He also did '' Higher and Higher'' (1943), Frank Sinatra's first movie. War service During World War II, Bowers served in the United States Army Air Forces Civilian Pilot Training Program where he met Arch Hall Sr. Bowers later wrote a screenplay based on his experiences, ''The Last Time I Saw Archie'', where Jack Webb playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comancheros (film)
''The Comancheros'' is a 1961 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1952 novel of the same name by Paul Wellman, and starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. The supporting cast includes Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, Bruce Cabot, Jack Elam, Joan O'Brien, Patrick Wayne, and Edgar Buchanan. Also featured are Western-film veterans Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, and Harry Carey, Jr. in uncredited supporting roles. When terminal illness prevented Curtiz (director of ''Casablanca'' and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'') from finishing the film, Wayne took over as director, though his direction remained uncredited. Curtiz died shortly after the film was completed. Plot In 1843, rogue gambler Paul Regret flees to avoid a death penalty after killing Emil Bouvier, the son of a Louisiana judge, in a duel. Regret maintains that he intended to wound Bouvier (who arranged the duel) in the arm, but Bouvier sidestepped. Regret is eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alamo (1960 Film)
''The Alamo'' is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The film also co-stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. Shot in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier, it was released by United Artists. Plot The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces of Texas against Mexico and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger as well as better-armed and -trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high. Lieutenant Colonel William Travis is tasked with defending the Alamo, a former mission in San Antonio. Jim B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, with more than 28,000 American West, Western and Native Americans in the United States, American Indian art works and Artifact (archaeology), artifacts. The facility also has the world's most extensive collection of rodeo, American rodeo photographs, barbed wire, saddlery, and early rodeo trophies. Museum collections focus on preserving and interpreting the heritage of the American West. The museum becomes an art gallery during the annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale each June. The Prix de West Artists sell original works of art as a fund raiser for the museum. The expansion and renovation was designed by Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA of Fentress Architects. History The museum was established in 1955 as the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Museum, from an idea proposed by Chester A. Reynolds, to honor the cowboy and his era. Later that same year, the name was change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Wrangler
The Bronze Wrangler is an award presented annually by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to honor the top works in Western music, film, television and literature. The awards were first presented in 1961. The Wrangler is a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback, and is designed by artist John Free. The awards program also recognizes inductees into the prestigious Hall of Great Westerners and the Hall of Great Western Performers as well as the recipient of the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award, named in honor of the Museum's founder. Award categories Film and television Theatrical Motion Picture Outstanding Docudrama Television Feature Film Factual Narrative Factual Television Program (awarded from 1961 until 1989) Fictional Television Drama Western Documentary Literary Art Books Folklore Books Juvenile Books Magazine Article News Featurette Nonfiction Book Outstanding Photography Book Poetry Book Short Stories Western Novel Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
