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James Pierce (U.S. Army Officer)
James Hubert Pierce (August 8, 1900 – December 11, 1983) was an American actor and the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film. He appeared in films from 1924 to 1951. Background Pierce was born in Freedom, Indiana. He was an All-American center on the Indiana Hoosiers football team. Following his graduation in 1921, he coached high school football in Arizona, and began acting in his spare time. After he was cast in the 1923 production of ''The Deerslayer'', he remained in California and coached football at Glendale High School (one of his players was John Wayne). Career Portrayal of Tarzan Pierce's life changed when he attended a party given by Edgar Rice Burroughs and his daughter Joan. Burroughs, the creator and author of the Tarzan books, immediately wanted Pierce to star in the next Tarzan movie. Pierce gave up a role in the film ''Wings'' to accept the Tarzan role. His part in ''Wings'' was given to a newcomer named Gary Cooper. The silent Tarzan film Burrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan And The Golden Lion (film)
''Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' is a 1927 American Tarzan film directed by J. P. McGowan based on the 1923 novel of the same name written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars James Pierce as Tarzan, Frederick Peters as Esteban Miranda, Dorothy Dunbar as Jane, and Edna Murphy as Betty Greystoke. It also stars Boris Karloff as Owaza, a tribesman. The film was distributed by the Film Booking Offices of America. Cast * James Pierce as Tarzan * Frederick Peters as Esteban Miranda, villain * Edna Murphy as Betty Greystoke, Tarzan's sister * Harold Goodwin as Jack Bradley * Dorothy Dunbar as Jane Porter Clayton, Lady Greystoke, Tarzan's wife * D'Arcy Corrigan as Weesimbo * Boris Karloff as Owaza * Robert Bolder as John Peebles Production ''Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' was Pierce's only on-screen appearance as Tarzan. The next year, he married the daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the two went on to perform the voices of Tarzan and Jane in a ''Tarzan'' radio series from 1932 to 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash Gordon (serial)
''Flash Gordon'' is a 1936 science fiction serial. Presented in 13 chapters, it is the first screen adventure for Flash Gordon, the comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond in 1934. It presents the story of Gordon's visit to the planet Mongo and his encounters with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless. Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Priscilla Lawson and Frank Shannon portray the film's central characters. In 1996, ''Flash Gordon'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Chapter summaries # "The Planet of Peril" #: The planet Mongo is on a collision course with Earth. Dr. Alexis Zarkov takes off in a rocket ship to Mongo with Flash Gordon and Dale Arden as his assistants. They find that the planet is ruled by the cruel Emperor Ming, who lusts after Dale and sends Flash to fight in the arena. Ming's daughter, Princess Aura, tries to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Of The Range
''Phantom of the Range'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James Dugan and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Duane Thompson.Munden, p. 602 In 1931 it was remade as a sound film '' The Cheyenne Cyclone''. Tyler also starred in a later film with a similar title '' The Phantom of the Range''. Cast * Tom Tyler as Duke Carlton * Frankie Darro as Spuds O'Brien * Duane Thompson as Patsy O'Brien * Charles McHugh as Tim O'Brien * James Pierce as 'Flash' Corbin * Marjorie Zier Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old Fren ... as Vera Van Swank References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1928 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Summer Hero
''Her Summer Hero'' is a lost 1928 silent film comedy drama directed by James Dugan and starring Sally Blane, Hugh Trevor and Harold Goodwin. Cast * Hugh Trevor - Kenneth Holmes * Harold Goodwin - Herb Darrow *Duane Thompson - Joan Stanton *James Pierce - Chris *Cleve Moore - Al Stanton *Sally Blane Sally Blane (born Elizabeth Jane Young; July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 movies. Early life Blane was born in Salida, Colorado. She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young ... - Grave References External links * * 1928 films Lost American comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films American silent feature films 1928 comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films 1928 lost films English-language comedy-drama films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse James (1927 Film)
''Jesse James'' is a 1927 American silent Western film produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starred cowboy star Fred Thomson whose wife Frances Marion wrote the scenario under the nom de plume Frank M. Clifton. The film was a light approach on the life of the famous outlaw, Jesse James, and was not popular with a large segment of the audience. Jesse E. James, the outlaw's son, served as technical advisor on the film. Cast * Fred Thomson as Jesse James * Nora Lane as Zerelda Mimms * Montagu Love as Frederick Mimms * Mary Carr as Mrs. Zerelda Samuels * James Pierce as Frank James * Harry Woods as Bob Ford * William Courtright as Parson Bill * Silver King the Horse as Fred Thomson's steed * Ruby Fornes (uncredited) * Johnny Downs as Jesse James as a boy (uncredited) Preservation status Both IMDB and Lost Film Files have this film as being a lost film A lost film is a feature or sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings (1927 Film)
''Wings'' is a 1927 American silent film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. The film stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Rogers and Arlen portray World War I combat pilots in a romantic rivalry over a woman. It was produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman, and released by Paramount Pictures. Gary Cooper appears in a small role which helped launch his career in Hollywood. The film, a romantic action-war picture, was rewritten by scriptwriters Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton from a story by John Monk Saunders to accommodate Bow, Paramount's biggest star at the time. Wellman was hired, as he was the only director in Hollywood at the time who had World War I combat pilot experience, although Richard Arlen and John Monk Saunders had also served in the war as military aviators. The film was shot on location on a budget of $2 million (equivalent to $ million in ) at Kelly Field in San Antonio, between September 7, 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of Grey Wolf
''Return of Grey Wolf'' is a 1926 silent film action adventure produced by William Steiner and released by an independent company, Ambassador. It stars a dog named 'Leader' and can be found on DVD from Grapevine Video. Cast *Leader the Dog - Grey Wolf (aka Long Tail) *James Pierce - Louis LaRue *Helen Lynch - Jean St. Claire * Walter Shumway - Gaston Pacot *Edward Coxen - Charles Hendrickson, Owner of Trading Post *Lionel Belmore Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Life and career Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, ... - Jacques St. Claire *Whitehorse - Abe Hawkins References External linksReturn of Grey Wolf at IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Man (1924 Film)
''Her Man'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring William Fairbanks and Margaret Landis. The film is preserved by The Library of Congress. Cast * William Fairbanks * Margaret Landis * Tom McGuire * James Pierce * Frank Whitson Frank Whitson (March 22, 1877 – March 19, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Whitson performed in vaudeville a ... References External links * * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alan James Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatherstocking (1924 Film)
''Leatherstocking'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Cast Chapter titles # The Warpath # The Secret Trail # The Hawk's Eyes # The Paleface Law # Ransom # The Betrayal # Rivenoak's Revenge # Out of the Storm # The Panther # Mingo Torture See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1924 films 1924 lost films 1924 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films based on works by James Fenimore Cooper Films directed by George B. Seitz Lost Western (genre) films Pathé Exchange film serials Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan (radio Program)
Tarzan is a generic title that can be applied to any of three radio jungle adventure programs in the United States. Two were broadcast in the 1930s and one in the 1950s. Format As told in the ''Tarzan'' book series, the episodes centered around young Lord Greystoke, who was raised by a female ape as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, and Jane Parker, a girl who was separated from a safari. Vincent Terrace wrote in his book, ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows'', "Stories relate Tarzan's efforts to protect his adopted homeland from evildoers."Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 326. Producers of the transcribed programs added a touch of authenticity by going to zoos to record sounds of jungle animals and then using those sounds in appropriate places in episodes. 1932-1934 (''Tarzan of the Apes'') The initial radio ''Tarzan'' originated at WOR in New York City and was syndica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It, along with each state's, district's, commonwealth's or territory's Army National Guard component, makes up the National Guard of each state and the districts, commonwealths and territories as applicable. When Air National Guard units are used under the jurisdiction of the state governor they are fulfilling their militia role. However, if federalized by order of the President of the United States, Air National Guard units become an active part of the United States Air Force. They are jointly administered by the states and the National Guard Bureau, a joint bureau of the Army and Air Force that oversees the United States National Guard. Air National Guard operating forces are structured wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
