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Maury Gertsman
Morris Gertsman (17 April 1907 – 13 December 1999) was a senior-ranked cinematographer at Universal Pictures from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s. Career Gertsman's first film of note was ''Jungle Captive''; he shot the final two Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, ''Terror by Night'' and '' Dressed to Kill'', and the final Rondo Hatton vehicle, ''The Brute Man''. At American International Pictures he photographed the horror satire '' How to Make a Monster'', while at United Artists he lensed ''Invisible Invaders'' and ''The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake''. In 1959, he became the cinematographer on the television series ''Adventures in Paradise''. His film work became far less frequent after 1960. Like many of his contemporaries, Gertsman finished his career working in television, on shows like Arthur Lubin's ''Mister Ed'' series (1961-66) for Filmways Television and most specifically for superstar Lucille Ball and her two subsequent sitcoms ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dressed To Kill 1946
Dressing commonly refers to: * Dressing (knot), the process of arranging a knot * Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth * Dressing, putting on clothing Dressing may also refer to: Food * Salad dressing, a type of sauce which is generally poured on a salad, or spread on the bread of a sandwich * Stuffing, also called dressing, a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item Other uses * Dressing, the application of a profile onto a grinding wheel * Dressing, a covering or enhanced construction method to improve an object's appearance: ** Ashlar, stone dressing(s) ** Brickwork dressings, using counter-coloured or complementary coloured bricks ** Stucco (also known as render or rendering): *** Binder (material) and water applied in decorative fashion; it can also refer to interior *** aggregates, *** Plasterwork in relief ** Well dressing (decoration), a tradition practised in some parts of rural England * Dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She earned many honors, including the Women in Film Crystal Award, an induction into the Television Hall of Fame, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Ball's career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. Shortly thereafter, she began her performing career on Broadway using the stage name Diane (or Dianne) Belmont. She later appeared in films in the 1930s and 1940s as a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, being cast as a chorus girl or in similar roles, with lead roles in B-pictures and supporting roles in A-pictures. During this time, she met Cuban bandlea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spoilers (1955 Film)
''The Spoilers'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Jesse Hibbs and starring Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun. Set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, it culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister (Chandler) and McNamara (Calhoun). Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1923 (with Noah Beery, Sr. as McNamara), 1930 (with Gary Cooper as Glennister and Betty Compson as Malotte), and 1942 (with John Wayne as Glennister, Betty Compson lookalike Marlene Dietrich as Malotte, and Randolph Scott as McNamara). The 1930 and 1942 versions were the only instances of Gary Cooper and John Wayne playing the same role in the same story in two different films; Jeff Chandler portrays the part in this version. Plot Struggling miners Flapjack and Banty go to the office of Alex McNamara, the new gold commissioner in Nome, Alaska, to complain about claim jumpers. He isn't there, so they drown their sorrows at Cherry Malotte's gambling house and saloon. ... [...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] |
Never Say Goodbye (1956 Film)
''Never Say Goodbye'' is a 1956 American drama romance film directed by Jerry Hopper starring Rock Hudson. The film is loosely based on the play ''Come Prima Meglio Di Prima'' by Luigi Pirandello. It is a remake of ''This Love of Ours'' (1945). Plot Dr. Mike Parker departs California to speak at a conference in New York. A widower, he and daughter Suzy have a deal with each other to never actually say goodbye. She remains behind with Miss Tucker, her governess. While Mike is having a drink after the conference, a caricature artist, Victor, comes to Mike's table along with a woman who plays piano at the nightclub, Dorian Kent. To their mutual shock, Mike recognizes Dorian as his late wife, Lisa. Dorian flees into the street, where she is hit by a car. While he waits for her injuries to heal, Mike recalls how they met in Vienna, Austria in 1945, when Mike was a US Army doctor. At that time, Lisa and Victor also had an act together as entertainers. Mike treated her for a sprained a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raw Edge
''Raw Edge'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by John Sherwood starring Rory Calhoun, Yvonne de Carlo, Mara Corday. It marked the movie debut of John Gavin under the name "John Gilmore". Plot In 1842, before law and order has come to Oregon, a wealthy man named Montgomery makes the rules, including one that any unmarried woman must go with whichever man puts in a claim for her. (After all, there is a 1000:1 men to women ratio). After his wife Hannah is attacked by an unseen man in the barn, Montgomery uses the opportunity to blame his rival, Dan Kirby, and lynch him. Dan's wife an Indian woman, Paca, races to the Montgomery ranch to enlist the help of his wife, Hannah to save her husband. Hannah and Paca return to the Kirby's ranch but are unable to prevent his murder on Montgomery's command. Knowing she is about to become an unwilling free agent to any man that wants her, Paca makes a break for it with Hannah escorting her out of town as she attempts to return to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Creature Walks Among Us
''The Creature Walks Among Us'' is a 1956 American monster horror film and the third and final installment of the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' series from Universal Pictures, following the previous year's ''Revenge of the Creature''. The film was directed by John Sherwood, the long-time Universal-International assistant director, in his directorial debut. Jack Arnold, who had directed the first two films in the series, had moved on to "A-list" films, and felt he had no more to contribute to the horror genre. He suggested that his assistant director, Sherwood, could move up to full director, which partly affected Universal's decision to allow him to direct the film.Weaver et al. 2014, p. 234. ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' starred Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer, and Maurice Manson. The Creature was played by Don Megowan on land, and for his final appearance as the Gill-man, played by Ricou Browning underwater. Like the original ''Creature from the Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly And Me
''Kelly and Me'' is a 1957 American comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Everett Freeman. The film stars Van Johnson, Piper Laurie, Martha Hyer, Onslow Stevens, Herbert Anderson, Douglas Fowley and Frank Wilcox. The film was released on April 10, 1957, by Universal Pictures. Plot Len Carmody, a failure in theatrical venues, finds success in talking films when he finds a trained dog. Cast *Van Johnson as Len Carmody *Piper Laurie as Mina Van Runkel *Martha Hyer as Lucy Castle *Onslow Stevens as Walter Van Runkel *Herbert Anderson as Ben Collins *Douglas Fowley as Dave Gans *Frank Wilcox as George Halderman *Dan Riss as Stu Baker *Maurice Manson as Mr. Johnson *Gregory Gaye as Milo *Yvonne Peattie as Miss Boyle *Elizabeth Flournoy as Miss Wilk *Lyle Latell as Joe Webb References External links * {{Robert Z. Leonard 1957 films American comedy films 1957 comedy films CinemaScope films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbuktu (1959 Film)
''Timbuktu'' is a 1959 American black-and-white adventure film, adventure film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Victor Mature and Yvonne de Carlo. It is set in Timbuktu (Africa), but was filmed in the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Kanab, Utah. Plot In 1940, France is at war with Germany. The French have removed large numbers of troops from their African possessions, leaving the way open for revolt. American Adventurer, soldier of fortune Mike Conway (Victor Mature) sees a chance to pay his way back to the United States by Arms trafficking, running guns to hostile Tuareg people, Tuaregs. Wearing a slouch hat and bush jacket, Conway is armed with a Thompson submachine gun and a wristwatch with an alarm engraved "From Conway to Conway". He finds himself walking a razor's edge between an anti-French Tuareg leader (John Dehner) keen for Conway's supply of weapons but keener to use his tarantulas on his prisoners, a moderate imam (Leonard Mudie) wanting peace, the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunfighters Of Abilene
''Gunfighters of Abilene'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane and Judith Ames. accessed 3 June 2013 Plot A gunfighter, Kip Tanner, is ambushed by three men who believe Kip's brother Gene swindled their boss, rancher Seth Heinline. A last-minute arrival by Marshal Wilkinson results in the men riding off and Kip coming to town, where he intends to find out what happened to Gene. Kip concludes that Seth's men framed Gene, which concerns Seth's daughter Alice Heinline, who wanted Gene to marry her. Her own brother Jud makes an attempt on Kip's life, but hotel desk clerk Raquel Tareda comes to his rescue because she knows Gene to be innocent. Seth shoots at the wrong man, accidentally killing his own son instead of Kip, and ends ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Job (1946 Film)
An inside job is a crime committed by a person in a position of trust, or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs or premises. Inside Job may also refer to: Books * Inside Job (novella), ''Inside Job'' (novella), a 2005 novella by Connie Willis Film * Inside Job (1946 film), ''Inside Job'' (1946 film), a 1946 film noir directed by Jean Yarborough * Inside Job (2010 film), ''Inside Job'' (2010 film), a 2010 documentary film about the financial crisis of 2007–2010 by Charles H. Ferguson Television * ''The Alpha Caper'' (also known as ''The Inside Job''), a 1973 crime thriller made-for-TV movie * Inside Job (2014 TV series), ''Inside Job'' (2014 TV series), a reality show on TNT * Inside Job (2021 TV series), ''Inside Job'' (2021 TV series), an adult animated Netflix original series created by Shion Takeuchi with Alex Hirsch as executive producer * "Inside Job", a 1994 episode of ''Melody Rules'' * The In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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