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Nick Dennis
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece. Biography The supporting actor, who began in films in 1947, was known for playing ethnic types (usually Greek) in films such as ''Kiss Me Deadly'' and the Humphrey Bogart film ''Sirocco''. Dennis, who spoke Greek fluently, appeared in a number of television programs in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s including playing the parts of Orderly Nick Kanavaras on the medical drama ''Ben Casey'' and Uncle Constantine on the detective show ''Kojak''. Nick Dennis also played the role of Pablo Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' play, ''A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of person ...'', as well as its subsequent film version in 1951. Filmography References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaly
Thessaly ( el, Θεσσαλία, translit=Thessalía, ; ancient Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (, ), and appears thus in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule. Since 1987 it has formed one of the country's 13 regions and is further (since the Kallikratis reform of 2011) sub-divided into five regional units and 25 municipalities. The capital of the region is Larissa. Thessaly lies in northern Greece and borders the regions of Macedonia on the north, Epirus on the west, Central Greece on the south, and the Aegean Sea on the east. The Thessaly region also includes the Sporades islands. Name and etymology Thessaly is named after the ''Thessaloi'', an ancient Greek tribe. The meaning of the name of this tribe is unknow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Tall Men
''Ten Tall Men'' is a 1951 American adventure film starring Burt Lancaster about the French Foreign Legion during the Rif War in Morocco. Though co-written and directed by Willis Goldbeck, Goldbeck walked off the film due to disputes with Lancaster (whose own company, Norma Productions, produced the film) with the movie being completed by Robert Parrish. Credited as an associate producer, Robert Aldrich was a production manager on the film where he met Lancaster, which led him to direct '' Vera Cruz'' for him. Robert Clary made his debut in the film as an Arab batman. Portions of the film were filmed in Palm Springs, California. The story was released as a Fawcett Movie Comic #16 in April 1951. Plot After capturing an important Rif prisoner in an undercover operation, Sergeant Mike Kincaid (Lancaster) is imprisoned himself for striking a lieutenant ( Stephen Bekassy) who beats a French woman (Mari Blanchard) with his riding crop for preferring Kincaid to him. Kincaid has a longst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Late Blues
''Too Late Blues'' is a 1961 black-and-white American film directed by John Cassavetes and starring Bobby Darin, Stella Stevens and Everett Chambers. It is the story of jazz musician "Ghost" Wakefield and his relationship with both his fellow band members and his love interest, Jess, a beautiful would-be singer. The film was written by Cassavetes and Richard Carr. It was the first film that Cassavetes produced for a major Hollywood studio, Paramount, and Darin's first nonsinging role. Plot "Ghost" Wakefield is the leader of a struggling jazz band. At a party he meets the attractive singer Jess, who is in a relationship with the Ghost's agent, Benny. At Ghost's insistence, she joins the band, and he begins a relationship with her, antagonizing Benny. Benny arranges for the band to cut a record. In a party at a bar celebrating the recording session, Benny encourages a tough guy, Tommy, to pick a fight with the band. Ghost avoids fighting, causing a rift with Jess. She leaves the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartacus (film)
''Spartacus'' is a 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Howard Fast. It is inspired by the life story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the Third Servile War. It stars Kirk Douglas in the title role, Laurence Olivier as Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, Peter Ustinov as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus, John Gavin as Julius Caesar, Jean Simmons as Varinia, Charles Laughton as Sempronius Gracchus, and Tony Curtis as Antoninus. Douglas, whose company Bryna Productions was producing the film, removed original director Anthony Mann after the first week of shooting. Kubrick, with whom Douglas had made ''Paths of Glory'' (1957), was brought on board to take over direction.Kirk Douglas. ''The Ragman's Son'' (Autobiography). Pocket Books, 1990. Chapter 26: The Wars of Spartacus. It was the only film directed by Kubrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Passage
''Alaska Passage'' is a 1959 drama film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Bill Williams and Naura Hayden. It was the first film from Associated Producers Inc to go into general release. Premise Al manages a company in a small town from which trucks make regular runs to Fairbanks. Cast * Bill Williams as Al Graham * Naura Hayden as Tina Boyd (as Nora Hayden) * Lyn Thomas as Janet Mason * Leslie Bradley as Gerard Mason * Nick Dennis as Pete Harris * Raymond Hatton as Prospector Hank * Fred Sherman as Radabaugh * Court Shepard as Mac Killop (as Court Sheppard) * Gregg Martell as McCormick * Jess Kirkpatrick as Barney * Jorie Wyler as Claudette * Tommy Cook as Hubie * Gene Roth * Al Baffert * Ralph Sanford as Anderson Production ''Alaska Passage'' was the first film made by Associated Producers, who had a deal with Fox to make one film a year. It was also known as ''Alaska Highway''. See also * List of American films of 1959 The American films of 1959 are listed in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (film)
''Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams. The film is a story of crime on New York's waterfront. It is based on the non-fiction book ''The Man Who Rocked the Boat'', an autobiography by William Keating, played by Egan in the film. The book chronicles Keating's experiences as an assistant district attorney and as counsel to the New York City Anti-Crime Committee. In the portion of the book depicted in the film, Keating pursued a murder prosecution for a waterfront hit despite widespread corruption that stretched all the way into the district attorney's office. The title comes from the Richard Rodgers ballet of the same name, which was featured in the 1936 play ''On Your Toes''. The plot line of the movie has no relation to the play, but the composition by Rodgers is indeed heard in the film, in an adaptation by Herschel Burke Gilbert (under the direction of music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Blood
''Hot Blood'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope Technicolor musical film starring Jane Russell and Cornel Wilde and directed by Nicholas Ray. Plot Marco Torino, king of the gypsies in southern California, is terminally ill. He wants his younger brother to succeed him, but Stephano is determined to become a dancer instead. After turning a potential employer against him, Marco arranges a marriage for his brother to Annie Caldash, another gypsy. Stephano angers Annie's father Theodore and brother Xano by resisting Annie's charms and refusing to marry her, as he loves Velma. Annie comes up with a scheme. Her father wants her to be paid a rich dowry from Stephano's family, then run off before the marriage. Stephano's brother is trying to raise money for a trip to "the promised land." She persuades Stephano to stage a phony wedding at which she will faint during the ceremony, whereupon they will split the dowry and teach their greedy relatives a lesson. But it is Stephano whom she ends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Knife
''The Big Knife'' is a 1955 melodrama directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane. Plot Charlie Castle, a very successful Hollywood actor, lives in a huge home with all the amenities associated with his stardom. Influential gossip columnist Patty Benedict visits him to get the lowdown on his marriage, but Castle refuses to confirm anything for her. His wife Marion has taken their young son and is living separately from him; she is, in fact, on the verge of filing for divorce. She has had enough of his drunken womanizing and of his having relinquished his ideals for lower Hollywood expectations. Marion does not want him to renew his contract with powerful studio boss Stanley Shriner Hoff, and will not agree to a reconciliation with her husband if he signs. An emotionally-tortured Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The World (1955 Film)
''Top of the World'' is a 1955 American aviation adventure film, directed by Lewis R. Foster, and written by John D. Klorer and N. Richard Nash."Full credits: 'Top of the World'." '' Turner Classic Movies'', December 11, 2014. The film starred Dale Robertson, Evelyn Keyes, , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of Eden (film)
''East of Eden'' is a 1955 American period drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Paul Osborn, loosely based on the fourth and final part of the 1952 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. It stars James Dean as a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. Appearing in supporting roles are Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet. Although set in early 20th century Monterey, California, much of the film was actually shot on location in Mendocino, California. Some scenes were filmed in the Salinas Valley. Of the three films in which James Dean played the lead, this is the only one to have been released during his lifetime. ''East of Eden'', along with Dean's other films ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955) and ''Giant'' (1956) was named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glory Brigade
''The Glory Brigade'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Robert D. Webb. It stars Victor Mature and Alexander Scourby. The film was referred to in ''M*A*S*H'' (1970), directed by Robert Altman. Plot US Army engineer Lt. Pryor's detachment is assigned to work with Greek troops during the Korean War. The Greek forces are led by Captain Charos and Lieutenant Niklas. Cast * Victor Mature as Lt. Sam Pryor *Alexander Scourby as Lt. Niklas * Lee Marvin as Cpl. Bowman * Richard Egan as Sgt. Johnson * Nick Dennis as Cpl. Marakis *Roy Roberts as Sgt. Chuck Anderson *Alvy Moore as Pvt. "Stoney" Stone *Henry Kulky as Sgt. "Smitty" Smitowsky *Russell Evans as Pvt. Taylor *Greg Martell as Pvt. Ryan Real soldiers were cast as extras, and all Greek characters were portrayed by actors of Greek descent. However, none are listed in the screen credits. Production The film's original title was ''Baptism of Fire''. Victor Mature was to have been loaned to RKO for ''Split Second'', but Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man In The Dark
''Man in the Dark'' is a 1953 film noir drama 3-D film directed by Lew Landers and starring Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter and Ted de Corsia. It is a remake of the 1936 Ralph Bellamy film ''The Man Who Lived Twice''. It was the first Columbia Pictures film released in 3-D. Plot Steve Rawley is serving a 10-year prison sentence for a Christmas Eve factory robbery that netted $130,000 which he hid somewhere. He agrees to experimental brain surgery which is meant to remove the 'criminal element' from him. He is paroled into the custody of Dr. Marsden, who performs this operation. Insurance investigator Jawald, having learned about this situation from a police acquaintance, visits Marsden. Jawald is determined to find out from Steve where the money is hidden, but the doctor informs him that, if the surgery is successful, Steve will have amnesia; he will know nothing about his past, and will believe he lost his memory in a car accident. After a polygraph and other tests, Marsden is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
