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Karin Booth
Karin Booth (born June Francis Hoffman, June 19, 1916 – July 27, 2003) was an American film and TV actress of the 1940s to 1960s. Life and career She was born June Francis Hoffman on June 19, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Francis T. and Ebba V. Hoffman. She lived in Portland and Los Angeles, attending John Marshall High School. She began her career modeling and being a chorus girl in 1939 and was signed under contract to Paramount Pictures in 1941 under the name Katharine Booth. After changing her screen name to Karin Booth in 1942, she would go onto appear in such feature films as '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947), '' Big City'' (1948), ''The Cariboo Trail'' (1950), ''Tobor the Great'' (1955) and ''The World Was His Jury'' (1958). She also appeared on television in ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Perry Mason'', ''M Squad'', '' The Lineup'', and '' This Is The Life''. She was considered a Joan Crawford look-alike at the start of her career and was often seen courting wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Hayden
Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, sailor and decorated Marine Corps officer and an Office of Strategic Services' agent during World War II. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in films such as John Huston's ''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950), Nicholas Ray's ''Johnny Guitar'' (1954), and Stanley Kubrick's '' The Killing'' (1956). He became noted for supporting roles in the 1960s, perhaps most memorably as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's '' Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' (1964). Hayden's success continued into the New Hollywood era, with roles such as Irish-American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's ''The Godfather'' (1972), alcoholic novelist Roger Wade in Robert Altman's '' The Long Goodbye'' (1973), and elderly peasant Leo Dalcò in Bernardo Bertolucci's ''1900'' (1976). Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charge Of The Lancers
''Charge of the Lancers'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Paulette Goddard, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Karin Booth. Plot As the Crimean War rages, British Capt. Eric Evoir (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and Maj. Bruce Lindsey (Richard Wyler) are sent to the Crimea to protect a top-secret cannon capable of blasting through the walls of a nearby Russian fort. Lindsey, unfortunately, is captured by the Russians, who subject him to brutal interrogations. It's up to Evoir to save him. Along the way, Evoir meets a beautiful gypsy girl (Paulette Goddard) and begins an affair as intense as the war itself. Cast * Paulette Goddard as Tanya * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Capt. Eric Evoir * Richard Wyler as Maj. Bruce Lindsey * Karin Booth as Maria Sand * Charles Irwin as Tom Daugherty * Ben Astar as Gen. Inderman * Lester Matthews as Gen. Stanhope * Gregory Gaye as Col. Bonikoff * Ivan Triesault as Dr. Manus * Louis Merrill as Col. Zeansky * Tony Roux as Asa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Do It Again (1953 Film)
''Let's Do It Again'' is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film set in 1950 New York, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Alexander Hall and starred Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, and Tom Helmore. It is the story of a composer's wife (Wyman) who tries to make him (Milland) jealous, but the ploy backfires and leads to divorce. This film is a reworking of a stage play by Arthur Richman, ''The Awful Truth'' (1922), which was previously filmed under the title in 1925, 1929, and 1937. The last version features Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in the leads. The lyrics for the musical numbers were written by Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes .... Plot Actress Connie Stuart tells her husband, composer Gary Stuart, that she spent an eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cripple Creek (film)
''Cripple Creek'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery. Plot It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high-grade ore, having it smelted, and then having it plated to look like lead. The Government sends agents Bret ( George Montgomery) and Larry (Jerome Courtland) who arrive in Cripple Creek posing as Texas gunfighters. While their partner, Strap ( Richard Egan) works on the inside as an informant, Bret finds the smelting operation and Larry learns of the payoff. The crooked town Marshal is suspicious of the two men. The reply to his inquiry to Texas exposes them, putting their lives in danger. Cast * George Montgomery as Bret Ivers * Jerome Courtland as Larry Galland * Richard Egan as Strap Galland alias Gillis * Karin Booth as Julie Hanson * William Bishop as Silver Kirby * Don Porter as Denver Jones * John Dehner as Emil Cabeau * Roy Roberts as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Buccaneers
''Last of the Buccaneers'' is a 1950 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Henreid as Jean Lafitte. Plot Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a British invasion during the War of 1812. Cast * Paul Henreid as Jean Lafitte * Jack Oakie as Sergeant Dominick * Karin Booth as Belle Summers * Mary Anderson as Swallow * Edgar Barrier as George Mareval * John Dehner as Sergeant Beluche * Harry Cording as Cragg Brown * Eugene Borden as Captain Perez Production Henreid's career had suffered since the Red Scare of the late 1940s, which saw him unofficially blacklisted from the major Hollywood studios. He had been making films in New York and France when offered the lead role in ''Last of the Buccaneers'' by producer Sam Katzman. It was Henreid's first swashbuckler since the highly successful ''The Spanish Main'' (1945). Henreid appeared in the film for a relatively low salary plus a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Penitentiary (film)
''State Penitentiary'' is a 1950 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Warner Baxter (in his last film role) and Onslow Stevens. The film's prison scenes were photographed at the state penitentiary at Carson City, Nevada. Plot summary Roger Manners, a former aircraft manufacturer, is wrongly convicted of having embezzled $400,000 and is given a long prison sentence. His wife Shirley tries to prove his innocence. Manners escapes, hoping to track down the real culprit, his former partner Stanley Brown. Cast * Warner Baxter as Roger Manners * Onslow Stevens as Richard Evans * Karin Booth as Shirley Manners * Robert Shayne as Stanley Brown * Richard Benedict as Mike Gavin * Brett King as Al 'Kid' Beaumont * John Bleifer as Jailbreak Jimmy * Leo Cleary as Warden-Narrator (as Leo T. Cleary) * Rick Vallin as Tom – Prison Guard * Rusty Wescoatt as 'Flash' Russell – Convict * William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to: Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Foolish Heart (1949 Film)
''My Foolish Heart'' is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Mark Robson, starring Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward. It relates the story of a woman's reflections on the bad turns her life has taken. Adapted from J.D. Salinger's 1948 short story " Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut", this remains the only authorized film adaptation of Salinger's work; the filmmakers' infidelity to his story was responsible for precluding any other film versions of other Salinger works, including ''The Catcher in the Rye''. The film inspired the Danish story ''Mit dumme hjerte'' by Victor Skaarup. Plot At the sight of one of her old dresses, a young but unhappy woman, who is about to divorce, remembers her first love. The story is then told in flashback. In 1939 in New York City, student Eloise Winters meets Walt Dreiser at a student party. A few days later, Walt asks her to go out with him. For him, it is only an opportunity to have a good time. When Eloise realizes it, she lets him under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Purchase (film)
''Louisiana Purchase'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, and Victor Moore. It is an adaptation of Irving Berlin's 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings, with Robert Emmett Dolan serving as musical director as he had done for the play. The film satirises the US Democratic Party and political corruption. The film was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor. The title refers to the State of Louisiana offering to drop the deceased leader Huey Long's controversial Share Our Wealth program, and fully support President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. In return, FDR promised federal dollars for public works in Louisiana, a deal cynically referred to by many as the second Louisiana Purchase. Starring Paramount's house comedian Bob Hope in the role William Gaxton played on stage, the film featured Vera Zorina, Victor Moore and Irène Bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamour Boy
"Glamour Boy" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who, and was featured on their 1973 album, '' #10''. The song was produced by Jack Richardson. It was inspired by David Bowie and reached #14 in Canada in 1973. The song was also released in the United States as a single, peaking at #83 on the Cash Box Top 100. Background Burton Cummings on "Glamour Boy" in 2016. One of my all time favourites. It was originally inspired by David Bowie, and now that he's gone I can kinda do it as a tribute to his amazing career. I was very threatened ... I felt very threatened when David Bowie came along, because it all changed. Music took second or third place to the appearance, and then theatrics came into Rock n Roll... Popular culture "Glamour Boy" was featured prominently in the 1998 Don McKellar Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cremated
Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other parts of the world. In modern times, cremation is commonly carried out with a closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium. Cremation leaves behind an average of 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs) of remains known as "ashes" or "cremains". This is not all ash but includes unburnt fragments of bone mineral, which are commonly ground into powder. They do not constitute a health risk and may be buried, interred in a memorial site, retained by relatives or scattered in various ways. History Ancient Cremation dates from at least 17,000 years ago in the archaeological record, with the Mungo Lady, the remains of a partly cremated body found at L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved Infidel
''Beloved Infidel'' is a 1959 DeLuxe Color biographical drama film made by 20th Century Fox in CinemaScope and based on the relationship of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham. The film was directed by Henry King and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett, based on the 1957 memoir by Sheilah Graham and Gerold Frank. The music score was by Franz Waxman, the cinematography by Leon Shamroy and the art direction by Lyle R. Wheeler and Maurice Ransford. The film was the sixth and final collaboration between King and Peck. The film stars Gregory Peck and Deborah Kerr, with Eddie Albert and Philip Ober. Plot Sheilah Graham sails from England to the U.S. and meets with a newspaper editor John Wheeler, telling him of her royal lineage and many connections. He hires her to write a column, and when its blunt and gossipy nature increases its popularity, Sheilah also is offered her own radio program. She meets acclaimed author F. Scott Fitzgerald at a party at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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