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Lee Zahler
Lee Zahler (August 14, 1893 – February 21, 1947) was an American composer and musical director of films, starting in the 1920s and well into the 1940s. During his career, he composed the music to the 1943 '' Batman'' and ''The Phantom'' serials for Columbia studios. Zahler directed the music for all Columbia Pictures productions between 1938 and 1947, except for '' Brenda Starr Reporter'' in 1945, which was conducted by Edward J. Kay.William C. Cline, ''In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials'', page 174, 1997. Selected filmography * ''Dark Skies'' (1929) * ''Air Eagles'' (1931) * '' Defenders of the Law'' (1931) * ''Love Bound'' (1932) *''Behind Jury Doors'' (1932) * '' Cannonball Express'' (1932) * ''Dance Girl Dance'' (1933) * ''The Flaming Signal'' (1933) * ''Revenge at Monte Carlo'' (1933) *'' Secret Sinners'' (1933) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1933) * ''Cheating Blondes'' (1933) * '' The Fugitive'' (1933) * '' The Trail Beyond'' (1934) * '' Frontier Days' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Sinners (1933 Film)
''Secret Sinners'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Wesley Ford and starring Jack Mulhall, Sue Carol and Nick Stuart.Pitts p.253 Cast * Jack Mulhall as Jeff Gilbert * Sue Carol as Sue Marsh * Nick Stuart as Jimmy Stafford * Cecilia Parker as Margie Dodd * Natalie Moorhead as Mrs. Gilbert * Armand Kaliz as Armand Blum * Bert Roach as The Out of Work Actor * Gertrude Short as Sue's Chum - the Chorus Girl * Eddie Kane as Mr. Edwards - the Stage Manager * William Humphrey as The Music Publisher * Tom Ricketts as Pop - the Stage Doorman * Paul Ellis as Travers - the Gigolo * Lillian Leighton as Mrs. Simmons * Phillips Smalley as Lawyer Marsh * Lee Zahler as Lee Zahler - Orchestra Leader * Harry Barris Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby an ... as Harry Barris - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Ranger
''Rio Grande Ranger'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Robert Allen, Iris Meredith and Paul Sutton.Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. p. 285. Partial cast * Robert Allen as Bob Allen aka 'Smoke' *Iris Meredith as Sandra Cullen *Paul Sutton as Jim Sayres *Hal Taliaferro as Ranger Hal Garrick *Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Buzzy Cullen * John Elliott as John Cullen *Tom London as Henchman Sneed *Slim Whitaker as Henchman Jack *Jack Rockwell Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947. Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles ... as Ranger Captain Winkler References External links * 1936 films 1936 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Columbia Pictures films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Clintons
''The Last of the Clintons'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Betty Mack and Victor Potel. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures before it closed down.Pitts p.15 Synopsis Adventurer Trigger Carson unexpectedly comes across gold prospector Jed, the last of the Clintons, and assists him in his battle against a local gang of cattle rustlers. Cast * Harry Carey as Trigger Carson * Betty Mack as Edith Elkins * Del Gordon as Marty Todd * Victor Potel as Jed Clinton * Earl Dwire as Pete - Henchman * Ruth Findlay as Lorrie * Tom London as Luke Todd * Slim Whitaker as Jim Elkins * William McCall as Ed Carney * Allen Greer as Frank Smith * Lafe McKee as Sam Slater * Pat Harmon as Lefty * Lew Meehan as Bartender * Tex Palmer as Henchman * Barney Beasley Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born on June 20, 1895, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skybound (film)
''Skybound'' is a 1935 American action film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Lloyd Hughes, Edward J. Nugent and Lona Andre.Pitts p.292 It was produced as an independent second feature on Poverty Row and distributed by Puritan Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor. Synopsis A gang of smugglers hoping to outwit Captain John Kent, a pilot with United States Border Patrol, use an attractive nightclub singer to try and trick his younger brother Doug into assisting them. Cast * Lloyd Hughes as Capt. John Kent * Edward J. Nugent as Doug Kent * Lona Andre as Teddy Blaine * Grant Withers as Chet Morley * Claire Rochelle as Marion Kent * John Cowell as Clyde Faber * Harry Harvey as George Duncan * Sam Lufkin as William Saunders * Loren Rowell as Maj. Duncan * Mabel Mason as Cafe Cashier * Jack Gardner as Patrol Flyer * Robert Dillon as Patrol Flyer * Jack Cheatham as Joe - Patrol Flyer * John Fox Stone as Patrol Flyer * Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutiny Ahead
''Mutiny Ahead'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Thomas Atkins and starring Neil Hamilton, Kathleen Burke and Leon Ames.Pitts p.237 Main cast * Neil Hamilton Kent Brewster * Kathleen Burke as Carol Bixby * Leon Ames as McMurtrie * Reginald Barlow as Captain Martin * Noel Francis as Mimi * Paul Fix as Teeter Smith * Dick Curtis as Stevens * Ray Turner as Sassafras * Katherine Jackson as Glory Bell * Maidel Turner as Kitty Vanderpool * Roger Moore as Darby * Edward Earle as Barnes * Boothe Howard as Dudley - Casino Proprietor * Matthew Betz Matthew Betz (September 13, 1881 – January 26, 1938) was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play w ... as Dixon References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Courage (1935 Film)
''Western Courage'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Ken Maynard, Geneva Mitchell and Charles K. French.Pitts p.390 Plot Cast * Ken Maynard as Ken Baxter * Geneva Mitchell as Gloria Hanley * Charles K. French as Henry Hanley * Betty Blythe as Mrs. Hanley * Cornelius Keefe as Eric Simpson * Ward Bond as Lacrosse * E.H. Calvert as Colonel Austin * Renee Whitney as Eric's Girl Friend * Hal Taliaferro Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally ... as Slim References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Clue
''The Perfect Clue'' is a 1935 American comedy crime film produced by Larry Darmour for Majestic Pictures, directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring David Manners, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher and Betty Blythe. The screenplay was written by Albert DeMond based on the story ''Lawless Honeymoon'' by Lolita Ann Westman. The film was released on March 13, 1935. Plot Jerome Stewart (William P. Carleton) throws an elegant dinner party to announce his engagement to Ursula Chesebrough (Betty Blythe), but the engagement comes as a total surprise to his daughter, Mona (Dorothy Libaire), who doesn't like Ursula and takes it badly. Longtime admirer and inebriate Ronnie Van Zandt (Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher) convinces her to run away and elope with him, although she does not love him. The two board the train for Buffalo but Mona soon changes her mind and gets off the train at a whistle stop and attempts to hire a car from Johnny Rourke to drive her to Albany, but instead employs David Manneri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Lightning Strikes (film)
''When Lightning Strikes'' is a 1934 American action film directed by Burton L. King and Harry Revier and starring Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alice Dahl and J.P. McGowan.Pitts p.301 Cast * Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Matt Caldwell * Alice Dahl as Helen Stevens * J.P. McGowan as Lafe Broderick * Tom London as Wolf * Blackie Whiteford as Hunky * William Desmond as Marshal Jack Stevens * Marin Sais as Mrs. Stevens * Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie (August 25, 1878 – August 20, 1942) was an American silent film actor and director. His name was also seen as Murdock McQuarrie. MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California, and attended school there. He was the ... as Jim Caldwell * Lightning the Wonder Dog as Lightning References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1934 films 1930s action fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticket To A Crime
''Ticket to a Crime'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Ralph Graves, Lois Wilson and Lola Lane.Langman & Finn p.270 A private detective and his assistant solve a murder at a country club. Cast * Ralph Graves as Clay Holt * Lois Wilson as Elaine Purdy * Lola Lane as Peggy Cummings * James Burke as Detective Lt. John Aloysius McGinnis * Charles Ray as Courtney Mallory * Edward Earle Edward Earle (16 July 1882 – 15 December 1972) was a Canadian-American stage, film and television actor. In a career which lasted from the 1910s to 1966, he appeared in almost 400 films between 1914 and 1956. He was born in Toronto and died ... as Willis Purdy * Hyram A. Hoover as Jerry Papolas * John Elliott as Mr. Davidson References Bibliography * Larry Langman & Daniel Finn. ''A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties''. Greenwood Press, 1995. External links * 1934 films 1930s mystery films 1930s English-language films Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontier Days (film)
''Frontier Days'' is a 1934 American western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bill Cody, Ada Ince and Wheeler Oakman. It was produced by independent Poverty Row outfit Altmount Pictures for release as a second feature.Pitts p.359 Location shooting took place in the Alabama Hills in California. Synopsis A detective working for Wells Fargo goes undercover as The Pinto Kid to investigate the killings of a series of stagecoach drivers. However this leads to himself being accused of the murder of one of them. Cast * Bill Cody as Bill Maywood - aka The Pinto Kid * Ada Ince as Beth Wilson * Wheeler Oakman as enry Jethrow * Bill Cody Jr. as Bart Wilson * Franklyn Farnum as George Wilson * Lafe McKee as Hank Wilson * Victor Potel as Deputy Tex Hatch * William Desmond as Sheriff Barnes * Robert McKenzie as Casey * Harry Martell as Deputy Rio * Barney Beasley as Barfly / Deputy * Herman Hack as Townsman * Robert F. Hill as Chief Burrows * Lew Meehan James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trail Beyond
''The Trail Beyond'' is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Noah Beery Sr., and Noah Beery Jr. The motion picture was based on the novel ''The Wolf Hunters'' by James Oliver Curwood, which was also adapted as a silent film (1926) and a later sound film (1949), both called ''The Wolf Hunters''. Stunning location backgrounds filmed around Mammoth Lakes, California, set this film firmly apart from most of the other Poverty Row westerns shot during the decade in which Wayne found himself trapped between his screen masterpieces ''The Big Trail'' (1930) and '' Stagecoach'' (1939). Cast * John Wayne as Rod Drew * Verna Hillie as Felice Newsome * Noah Beery Sr. as George Newsome * Noah Beery Jr. as Wabi * Robert Frazer as Jules LaRocque * Iris Lancaster as Marie LaFleur * James A. Marcus as Felice's uncle * Eddie Parker as Ryan, the Mountie * Earl Dwire as Henchman Benoit See also * John Wayne filmography * List of American films of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
