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Konga, The Wild Stallion
''Konga, the Wild Stallion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske. Plot In this drama, a battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadley protecting precious meadows. The fight begins when the rancher's horses constantly break through the farmer's fence and destroy his wheat fields. The angry farmer starts shooting at the ranch owner's horses, including the beloved wild stallion, Konga. In return, the rancher shoots the farmer to get revenge. The feud is eventually settled when the rancher's son Steve and the farmer's daughter Judith fall in love. Cast * Fred Stone as Yance Calhoun * Rochelle Hudson as Judith Hadley * Richard Fiske as Steve Calhoun * Eddy Waller as Gloomy * Robert Warwick as Jordan Hadley * Don Beddoe as Fred Martin * Carl Stockdale as Mason * George Cleveland as Tabor * Burr Caruth as Breckenridge See also * List of American films of 1939 A list of Ame ...
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Sam Nelson
Sam Nelson (1896-1963) was a director who worked from the end of the silent through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as '' Pennies from Heaven'', ''And Then There Were None'', ''All the King's Men'', the original '' 3:10 to Yuma'', ''Some Like It Hot'', ''A Raisin in the Sun'', and ''Spartacus''. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles. Filmography (Per AFI database) Director * ''Outlaws of the Prairie'' (1937) * ''Cattle Raiders'' (1938) * '' Law of the Plains'' (1938) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1938) * ''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) * '' South of Arizona'' (1938) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) * ''West of the Santa Fe'' (1938) * ''Rio Grande'' (1938) * '' Law of the Plains'' (1938) * '' North of the Yukon'' (1939) * ''Mandrake the Magician'' (1939) ...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people whose innovations have advanced ...
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Films Directed By Sam Nelson
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Columbia Pictures Films
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American Western (genre) Films
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1939 Western (genre) Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Nazi Germany, Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Protection Young Persons Act (Germany), Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by Bill Hewlett, William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydne ...
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1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October 17 ...
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List Of American Films Of 1939
A list of American films released in 1939. ''Gone with the Wind'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. # A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–R S–T U–Z See also * 1939 in the United States References External links 1939 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1939 1939 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... Lists of 1939 films by country or language ...
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George Cleveland
George Alan Cleveland (September 17, 1885 – July 15, 1957) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1930 and 1954. Career Cleveland was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. His first appearance on the stage was in ''The Octaroon'' as a teenager. Cleveland was active as a Vaudevillian before moving to Hollywood in 1936 where he worked in films via acting, producing and directing. Although Cleveland played in more than 150 films during his 58-year career in show business, he acknowledged that he was most well-known for his role as George "Gramps" Miller in the early years of the long running American television series ''Lassie''. Cleveland appeared in the first three seasons (1954–1956) and in the first 12 episodes of the fourth season (1957). His death in July 1957 was written into the 13th episode of the fourth season (1957) and became the storyline motive for the selling of the farm and the departure of the Millers for Capito ...
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Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent films to talkies. Stockdale was born in Worthington, Minnesota, graduated from Minneapolis Central High School, and attended the University of North Dakota. Before he began working with films, Stockdale was a property man with a repertory theatrical company headed by his brother. He went on to act on stage in repertory theater and in vaudeville. Stockdale was in Hollywood as early as 1913 with a small role in Gilbert M. Anderson's ''Broncho Billy's Last Deed''. He worked with that film franchise for two years before joining D. W. Griffith's film company. He remained busy into the 1940s. His last film was released in 1943. Connection to the Murder of William Desmond Taylor Stockdale told reporters in an interview at his home in 1937 that h ...
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Don Beddoe
Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with bachelor's and master's degrees and taught English for three years. Stage Beddoe gained much theatrical experience playing in stock theater in Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929, receiving top billing (over a young Spencer Tracy) in ''Nigger Rich''. His other Broadway credits include ''Penny Arcade'' (1930), ''The Greeks Had a Word for It'' (1930), ''Sing High, Sing Low'' (1931), ''The Warrior's Husband'' (1932), ''Man Bites Dog'' (1933), ''The Blue Widow'' (1933), ''Birthright'' (1933), ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1934), ''Nowhere Bound'' (1935), ''First Lady'' (1935), ''Father Malachy's Miracle'' (1937), and ''Winged Victory'' (1943). Film After a ...
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Robert Warwick
Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction of sound to cinema. As a young man he had studied opera singing in Paris and had a rich, resonant voice. At the age of 50, he developed as a highly regarded, aristocratic character actor and made numerous "talkies". Early life Warwick was born Robert Taylor Bien in 1878 to Louis and Isabel (Taylor) Bien. Some sources say he was born in England; others say Sacramento, California. His father was of French ethnicity. Bien studied music in Paris and trained for two years to be an opera singer, but acting proved to be his greater calling. He met his future wife, Arline Peck in Paris; the American couple married in 1902. After his return to the United States, he started in theatre and then film. Stage Warwick (by then using his stage name) ...
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