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Lalo Ríos
Lalo Ríos (7 February 1927 – 7 March 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor best known for his lead role in '' The Ring'' (1952) as Tommy. Biography Lalo Ríos was born on February 7, 1927, in San Miguelito, Sonora, Mexico. At the age of 9 he moved to East Los Angeles, California, with his family. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. During Ríos' work as a carpenter he got his first acting role with the Paramount film ''The Lawless'' (1950)''.'' The film cast Ríos as a young Mexican who faces a racist lynch mob in a small North California town. Since his start, his career spanned nearly twenty years. In 1952, Ríos was then cast in his most well-known role as "Tommy", in '' The Ring'' (1952), in which he played the lead actor and protagonist. Ríos was also known for certain relevance in films such as ''Big Leaguer'' (1953), and ''Touch of Evil'' (1958). He eventually ended his career in film in 1962, with ''Lonely Are the Brave''. After ending his career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ring (1952 Film)
''The Ring'' is a 1952 American film noir boxing film directed by Kurt Neumann and based on an Irving Shulman novel. It tells the story of a young Mexican American male who becomes a boxer, believing this will gain him respect among the English-speaking white majority. The film was shot in various locations in early 1950s Los Angeles. The film examines institutionalized bigotry. Plot The film focuses on a young Mexican-American named Tomas Cantanios, who boxed under the pseudonym Tommy Kansas, a resident of Los Angeles's poor Chicano neighborhood. 1968-1978: El desarrollo del cine chicano* cinelatinoamericano. PDF (In Spanish: The development of Mexican cinema* Latin cinema, published for Jesús Treviño He feels constrained due to his in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
''Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse'' is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on the Columbia Broadcasting System between 1958 and 1960. Three of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series ''The Twilight Zone'' (One Episode) and ''The Untouchables'' (Two Episodes). History Between 1951 and 1957, Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) and Lucille Ball (1911-1989) starred in and produced (via their Desilu production company) the immensely popular ''I Love Lucy'' show. In early 1958, Desi Arnaz convinced CBS to purchase ''Desilu Playhouse'' with the promise that a bi-monthly ''Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show'' (later rebroadcast as ''The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour'') would be among the dramas, comedies and musicals planned for the show. Westinghouse Electric Company paid a then-record $12 million to sponsor the show, which resulted in the cancellation of the prestigious anthology series '' Studio One'', also sponsored by Westinghouse. The sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It is the fictional adventure story of a large westbound wagon train through the American Old West, from Missouri to California. Its format attracted different famous guest stars per episode, as travelers or as residents of the settlements they encountered. The show initially starred supporting film actor Ward Bond as the wagon master (replaced after his death in 1960 by John McIntire) and Robert Horton as the scout (eventually replaced by similar-looking Robert Fuller when Horton opted to leave the series). The series was inspired by the 1950 film ''Wagon Master'' directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., and Ward Bond, and by the 1930 early widescreen film ''The Big Trail'' directed by Raoul Walsh and starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rides
''Villa Rides'' is a 1968 American Technicolor Western war film in Panavision directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Yul Brynner as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum as an American adventurer and pilot of fortune. The supporting cast includes Charles Bronson as Fierro, Herbert Lom as Huerta and Alexander Knox as Madero. Sam Peckinpah wrote the original script and was set to direct, but Brynner disliked Peckinpah's harsh depiction of Villa and had Robert Towne rewrite the script, with Kulik brought on as director. The screenplay is based on the biography by William Douglas Lansford. Plot Lee Arnold has to unexpectedly land his biplane in Mexico due to technical difficulties and here he hears both the Mexican army and the local peasant view on Pancho Villa: one seeing him as an outlaw, the other as a hero. A local family take him in and repair his plane and Arnold finds the daughter Fina attractive. Mexican soldiers arrive and beat the men and rape the daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue (1968 Film)
''Blue'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by Silvio Narizzano and starring Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet, Karl Malden, Ricardo Montalbán, and Stathis Giallelis. The film was made in Panavision anamorphic and released by Paramount Pictures on May 10, 1968. Plot The year is 1880. Mexican bandit and revolutionary Ortega (Ricardo Montalbán) has three sons, Xavier (Carlos East), Manuel ( Stathis Giallelis) and Antonio (Robert Lipton), as well as one adopted son, Azul (Terence Stamp), which means "Blue." the color of the young man's eyes. While attacking Texas settlers, Antonio is fatally shot while Azul, feeling pity for one of the settler women, Joanne (Joanna Pettet), whom Manuel is about to rape, puts a deadly bullet into Manuel, as he is shot, himself, by one of the settlers. Joanne tells her father, Doc (Karl Malden), that Azul saved her and they nurse him back to health in their home. Ortega finds Azul and asks him to come back, but when Azul refuses, threatens to com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Of The Seven Saints
''Gold of the Seven Saints'' is a 1961 American Western film adaptation of a 1957 Steve Frazee novel titled ''Desert Guns''. Released by Warner Brothers, the 88-minute film starred Clint Walker, Roger Moore, Letícia Román, Robert Middleton, and Chill Wills. It was directed by Gordon Douglas, who had earlier directed Walker in 1958's ''Fort Dobbs'' and 1959's ''Yellowstone Kelly''. Leigh Brackett wrote the screenplay and Joseph F. Biroc provided the black-and-white photography, most of which was shot in and around Arches National Park in Utah. The film did not do very well at the box office. Plot Two fur traders, Jim Rainbolt (Clint Walker) and Shaun Garrett (Roger Moore), stumble across a big gold strike. With the ruthless bandit McCracken (Gene Evans) and his men in relentless pursuit, they hide the gold behind a giant boulder. Shaun is wounded, but Doc Gates (Chill Wills) shows up out of nowhere and patches him up and is made a full partner. They take refuge at the ranch of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Seven
''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially released in the United States as ''The Magnificent Seven''). The ensemble cast includes Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz as a group of seven gunfighters, and Eli Wallach as their main antagonist. The seven title characters are hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits, led by Wallach. The film was released by United Artists on October 12, 1960. It was both a critical and commercial success, and has been appraised as one of the greatest films of the Western genre. It spawned three sequels, a television series that aired from 1998 to 2000, and a 2016 film remake. Elmer Bernstein's film score was nominated for an Academy Award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Of War (film)
''Prisoner of War'' is a 1954 American war–drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Dewey Martin and Oskar Homolka. Plot An American officer volunteers to be captured in order to investigate claims of abuse against American POWs in North Korean camps during the Korean War. Cast *Ronald Reagan as Webb Sloane * Steve Forrest as Cpl. Joseph Robert Stanton * Dewey Martin as Jesse Treadman *Oskar Homolka as Col. Nikita I. Biroshilov (as Oscar Homolka) * Robert Horton as Francis Aloysius Belney * Paul Stewart as Capt. Jack Hodges *Harry Morgan as Maj. O.D. Hale * Stephen Bekassy as Lt. Georgi M. Robovnik * Leonard Strong as Col. Kim Doo Yi *Darryl Hickman as Merton Tollivar *Weaver Levy as Red Guard *Rollin Moriyama as Capt. Lang Hyun Choi *Ike Jones as Benjamin Julesberg *Clarence Lung as MVD officer *Jerry Paris as Axel Horstrom *John Lupton as Lt. Peter Reilly *Ralph Ahn as Red Guard * Peter Hansen as Capt. Fred Osborne *Strother Martin as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Beneath The Sea (1953 Film)
''City Beneath the Sea'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn and Suzan Ball. The film is based on the book ''Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea'' by Harry E. Rieseberg.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot In Jamaica, salvage divers Brad and Tony are hired by Dwight Trevor to find ''The Lady Luck'', a ship that supposedly sank with all hands and $1,000,000 in gold bullion. There is no trace of the sunken ship, but there is a sunken city, the city of Port Royal that was destroyed in an earthquake in 1692. The gold bullion was actually lost in a modern-day quake and is part of an insurance fraud perpetrated by Trevor. He does not want the divers to find the gold and will stop at nothing to ensure the success of his plan. Cast * Robert Ryan as Brad Carlton * Mala Powers as Terry McBride * Anthony Quin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Minute To Zero
''One Minute to Zero'' is a 1952 American romantic war film starring Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth, set during the opening phases of the Korean War, and produced by Howard Hughes as his last film as producer. Victor Young's score for the film includes the first appearance of "When I Fall in Love", as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". The film showcases the contributions of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, the South Korean Army, the United Nations, the British Army and the Royal Australian Air Force during the early days of the Korean War. The effects of air power in the Korean War were also vividly depicted through the use of combat footage. Plot Just prior to the North Korean invasion of South Korea, World War II U.S. Army veterans Colonel Steve Janowski (Robert Mitchum) and Sergeant Baker (Charles McGraw) are teaching South Korean soldiers how to use a bazooka to stop an enemy tank. Linda Day ( Ann Blyth) is a United Nations worker assisting refugees. Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untamed Frontier
''Untamed Frontier'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters and Scott Brady. The film, featuring the working title of ''The Untamed'' featured the feature film debuts of Suzan Ball and Fess Parker.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94527/Untamed-Frontier/notes.html Plot To the irritation of the US Government, the Denbow family freeze out homesteaders by denying access across their land, using the government land for grazing their cattle herds. Meanwhile, to evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries the only witness, Jane, who's conveniently in love with him, but favors the settlers. When Glenn goes back to his blackmailing old flame Lottie, a warm regard develops between Jane and cousin Kirk Denbow. Things come to a head when an impending range war coincides with a rustling foray. Cast * Joseph Cotten as Kirk Denbow * Shelley Winters as Jane Stevens * Scott Brady as Glenn Denbow * Suzan Ball as Lottie * Minor Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law And The Lady (1951 Film)
''The Law and the Lady'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edwin H. Knopf and starring Greer Garson, Michael Wilding (as twin brothers) and Fernando Lamas. It is not related to the Wilkie Collins novel '' The Law and the Lady''. Very loosely based on the 1925 play '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' by Frederick Lonsdale, the action is transferred to the turn of the century, the names are all changed, and the first half of the film shows the history of the two thieves. Previous film versions of the story, made in 1929, starring Norma Shearer, and 1937, starring Joan Crawford, retained the play's contemporary setting, included a crew of confederates, and opened with Mrs. Cheyney as an established figure in society..TCM.com's Notes section on The Law and the Lady says that in the two earlier film “Mrs. Cheyney” acts alone. This is a mistake. This film also ends differently from the play, with the partners in crime ending as romantic partners but going back to England to face ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
