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Lorna Thayer
Lorna Thayer (born Lorna Patricia Casey; August 16, 1919 – June 4, 2005) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thayer was the daughter of silent screen actress Louise Gibney. She appeared often in theatre and on television. In 1955, she played in '' The Beast with a Million Eyes'' with Paul Birch. She played minor roles in ''The Lusty Men'', ''Texas City'' and '' Frankie and Johnny''. She is most likely to be remembered for her role in the iconic 1970 film ''Five Easy Pieces'' as the waitress who refuses to allow Jack Nicholson's character to order a side of wheat toast. The scene has come to be known as the " chicken salad sandwich scene". Thayer was cast in an historical role as Jessie Benton Frémont, loyal wife of John C. Frémont (Roy Engel), in the 1960 episode "The Gentle Sword" of the anthology series ''Death Valley Days''. In the story, the Frémonts are in California during the gold rush. The couple becomes involved in a minin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast With A Million Eyes
''The Beast with a Million Eyes'' (a.k.a. ''The Unseen'') is a 1955 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by David Kramarsky, that stars Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, and Dona Cole. Some film sources have said that the film was co-directed by Lou Place. The film was co-produced by Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff. and was released by American Releasing Corporation, which later became American International Pictures. The film's storyline concerns a space alien that is able to see through the eyes of a large array of Earth life that it can also mentally control, part of its plan to conquer the Earth. Plot Allan Kelley and his family struggle to survive on their small date ranch, located in the bleak California desert landscape well away from civilization. His wife Carol hates living so far from civilization, often taking her frustration out on their daughter Sandra. The only bright spot in Sandra's life is her boyfriend Larry Brewster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Roddenberry
Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer, and creator of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', its sequel spin-off series ''Star Trek: The Animated Series,'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the United States Army Air Forces, Army Air Forces during World War II and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television. As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for ''Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series), Highway Patrol'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', and other series, before creating and producing his own television series, ''The Lieutenant.'' In 1964, Roddenberry created ''Star Trek'', which premiered in 1966 and ran for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shakiest Gun In The West
''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' is a 1968 American comedy Western film starring Don Knotts. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. The film is a remake of '' The Paleface'', a 1948 movie starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Plot Jesse W. Heywood graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. As a "city slicker", he finds himself bungling in a new environment. On his way west, his stagecoach is held up and robbed by two masked bandits. A posse catches one of them, Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing. Facing prison, Penelope is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers that also involves a local Indian tribe. Because the wagon train she plans to accompany will not permit single women to join, she tricks Heywood into a sham marriage. Jesse, excited for his wedding night and not realizing that his marriage is a sham, looks for Penelope, who is investigating crates of "Bible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Heat On A Merry-Go-Round
''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. Plot Con man Eli Kotch ( James Coburn) charms his way into a parole by playing on the emotions of a pretty psychologist ( Marian McCargo), but drops her at the first opportunity to move around the country, romancing women and then stealing their possessions, or those of their employers. He's made a down payment on the blueprints to a bank at Los Angeles International Airport, but needs to raise $85,000 to complete the purchase. In Boston, he seduces and marries Inger Knudsen (Camilla Sparv), the secretary of a wealthy elderly woman. Eli sends her to L.A. to set up housekeeping, on the pretext that a songwriter there is interested in his poetry. Meanwhile, he burgles another woman (Rose Marie) to get the final amount of money he needs. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Nurse
''Police Nurse'' is a 1963 American drama film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Harry Spalding. The film stars Ken Scott, Merry Anders, Oscar Beregi (Jr.), Barbara Mansell, John Holland and Byron Morrow. The film was released in May 1963, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Ken Scott as Art Devlin *Merry Anders as Joan Olson * Oscar Beregi (Jr.) as Dr. Leon Claudel *Barbara Mansell as Irene Kersey *John Holland as Edward Mayhall *Byron Morrow as Capt. Pete Ingersoll *Ivan Bonar as Dr. C. F. Sears *Jerry Murray as Terry *Justin Smith as Pharmacist *Carol Brewster Carol Brewster (born Miriam Elizabeth Hechler; February 25, 1927 – February 1, 2013) was an American actress and model. After she had a role as a model in a ''Ziegfeld Follies'' film, Brewster's first acting role came in ''The Barkleys of Bro ... as Mrs. Mayhall Production Dexter says the film's title was an idea of Robert L. Lippert who asked Spalding to write a story to suit it. Dexter later wrote "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freckles (1960 Film)
''Freckles'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It stars Martin West and Carol Christensen. It was filmed in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, and is the fourth of five adaptations of Gene Stratton-Porter's 1904 novel of the same name. Plot Disabled by a missing hand since childhood, Freckles ( Martin West) works for timber baron John McLean (Roy Barcroft). He rounds up a gang of lumber thieves headed by Duncan ( Jack Lambert). John's foreman, Duncan, gives Freckles a tour and points out the troubles they have been facing due to a gang of timber thieves, led by Jack Barbeau. Freckles begs to be a guard that requires him to be alone in a small, isolated cabin. John eventually agrees, and Freckles is quick to start patrolling a large area of land on horseback with a rifle in hand. One day, Freckles meets a naturalist, Alice Cooper, who is photographing birds. Alice asks Freckles to watch her niece, Chris, who lives nearby. Meanwhile, Chris has fallen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want To Live!
''I Want to Live!'' is a 1958 American biographical film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal who is convicted of murder and faces capital punishment. The screenplay, written by Nelson Gidding and Don Mankiewicz, was adapted from personal letters written by Graham in addition to newspaper articles written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Montgomery. The film presents a highly fictionalized version of the case, indicating the possibility that Graham may have been innocent. Released in late 1958, ''I Want to Live!'' was a commercial and critical success, garnering favorable reviews from critics for Hayward's performance as well as the film's realistic depiction of capital punishment. The film earned a total of six Academy Award nominations, with Hayward winning a Best Actress Oscar at the 31st Academy Awards as well as the Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Women Of Pitcairn Island
''The Women of Pitcairn Island'' is a 1956 American adventure drama film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Lynn Bari, John Smith and Sue England. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. Plot Nearly twenty years after the Bounty mutineers landed on Pitcairn Island, the last survivor has died leaving only their local-born widows and children. Tensions arise on the island when a fresh load of shipwrecked sailors arrive. Cast * James Craig as Capt. Jeb Page * Lynn Bari as Queen Maimiti Christian * John Smith as Thursday October Christian * Sue England as Nana'i Young * Arleen Whelan as Hutia * Harry Lauter as Ben Fish * Henry Rowland as Muskie * Pierce Lyden as Dan Scruggs * Paul Sorensen as Sam Allard * Rico Alaniz as The Spanisher * John Stevens as Charles Quintal, island boy * Tim Johnson as John Martin * Carol Thurston as Balhadi * Sonia Sorel as Taharua Young * Lorna Thayer as Moa'tua, weeping woman * Michael Miller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Lived Before
''I've Lived Before'' is a 1956 American fantasy drama film directed by Richard Bartlett and starring Jock Mahoney, Leigh Snowden, Ann Harding, John McIntire, and Raymond Bailey. The film was released by Universal Pictures in September 1956. Plot Cast *Jock Mahoney as John Bolan / Lt. Peter Stevens *Leigh Snowden as Lois Gordon *Ann Harding as Mrs. Jane Stone *John McIntire as Dr. Thomas Bryant *Raymond Bailey as Joseph Hackett, Federal Airways *Jerry Paris as Russell Smith, Copilot * Simon Scott as Robert Allen, Attorney *April Kent as Grace Hoydt, Stewardess *Vernon Rich as Dave Anderson Federal's Lawyer *Phil Harvey as Dr. Miller * Brad Morrow as Johnny Bolan (12 years old) *Beatrice Gray as Spectator (uncredited) *James Seay as Fred Bolan (uncredited) *Marjorie Stapp as Spectator (uncredited) *Lorna Thayer Lorna Thayer (born Lorna Patricia Casey; August 16, 1919 – June 4, 2005) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thayer was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1955 Film)
''Women's Prison'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Cleo Moore, Audrey Totter, Phyllis Thaxter and Howard Duff. The film is noted today for the appearance of Moore, and for Lupino's performance as the aggressively cruel warden. In the 1980s the film became rather popular, Sony Pictures subsequently released it in the boxed set ''Bad Girls of Film Noir: Volume II'' along with '' Night Editor'', ''One Girl's Confession'' and '' Over-Exposed''. Plot A ruthless superintendent of a prison, Amelia van Zandt, makes life hell for the female inmates. Her rules are rigid and she makes no exceptions. The newcomer Helene Jensen is not a hardened criminal by any means, but a woman convicted of vehicular homicide after she accidentally killed a child. Out of place here, Helene is so distraught that Van Zandt has her placed in solitary confinement. When Helene goes into hysterics, Van Zandt has her put in a straitjacket. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer (1953 Film)
''Jennifer'' is a 1953 drama film directed by Joel Newton and starring Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, and Robert Nichols. The film is notable for the introduction of the jazz standard " Angel Eyes," composed and performed by Matt Dennis. Plot Down on her luck, Agnes Langley (Ida Lupino) is hired by Lorna Gale (Mary Shipp) to replace the "missing" Jennifer as caretaker for the Gale family's currently unoccupied Southern California estate. Agnes is immediately affected by the mysterious house and, after she finds a diary apparently belonging to Jennifer, becomes obsessed with determining the cause of the woman's "disappearance". Cast * Ida Lupino as Agnes Langley * Howard Duff as Jim Hollis * Robert Nichols as Orin * Mary Shipp as Lorna Gale * Ned Glass as Grocery Clerk * Kitty McHugh as Landlady * Lorna Thayer Lorna Thayer (born Lorna Patricia Casey; August 16, 1919 – June 4, 2005) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thayer was the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Across The Street
''Just Across the Street'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Ann Sheridan and John Lund.Bubbeo p.206 Plot Henrietta applies for a job as a social secretary for the wealthy Medford family, and while at their residence is mistaken for the spoiled daughter of the house by a young plumber. Rejected for a job at the house, she instead is employed as secretary by Fred the plumber who still thinks she is a rich girl, but believes she wants to do something useful in this life. As she is attracted by Fred, Henrietta keeps up this façade, even to the point of letting him drive her home to the wealthy section of town, only to then catch the bus to her real home. Further complications ensue when both Mr. Medford and his wife believe that the other is having a secret affair with Henrietta and Fred, respectively. Cast * Ann Sheridan as Henrietta Smith * John Lund as Fred Newcombe * Robert Keith as Walter Medford * Cecil Kellaway as Pop Smith * Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
