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Pickup On 101
''Pickup on 101'' is a 1972 American drama film directed by John Florea and written by Anthony Blake. The film stars Jack Albertson, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Sheen, Hal Baylor, George Chandler and Robert Donner. The film was released in May 1972, by American International Pictures. Plot An elderly wanderer, a sexy young girl running away from home and a folk singer looking for stardom hitch-hike their way cross-country, trying to get to California. Cast *Jack Albertson as Jedediah Bradley *Lesley Ann Warren as Nicky *Martin Sheen as Lester Baumgartner *Hal Baylor as Railroad cop * George Chandler as Pawnshop owner *Robert Donner as Jesse *Eddie Firestone as Auto Mechanic *William Lally as Motorist *William Mims as Antique Shop Owner *Michael Ontkean as Chuck *Mike Road Mike Road (born Milton Brustin;The Boston Advertiser, June 29, 1958 March 18, 1918 – April 14, 2013) was an American voice actor and Warner Bros. television series contract player whose telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Florea
John Florea (born in Alliance, Ohio on May 28, 1916; died in Las Vegas on August 25, 2000) was an American television director and a photographer. Career Florea started as a photographer for the San Francisco Examiner, then was signed onto the staff of LIFE in 1941, living in Hollywood and specializing in celebrity portraits of actresses, such as Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor which led to U.S. involvement in World War II he joined America's first war correspondents for the Pacific war, where he covered the Marines and the Navy, especially during the Battle of Tarawa in December 1943, and from 1944 until the end of the war, he followed the American army in French and Belgian campaigns, documenting the bombing of German cities and liberation of inmates of Nordhausen Nazi concentration camp. A picture of his of an emaciated American POW was given exposure throughout the US, and his photograph "Read My Vote", made in Japan in 1947, was included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Road
Mike Road (born Milton Brustin;The Boston Advertiser, June 29, 1958 March 18, 1918 – April 14, 2013) was an American voice actor and Warner Bros. television series contract player whose television career dates back to the 1950s and in films to the 1940s. Biography Road was born in Malden in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He got his start as an actor in school plays while in Malden High School, which led to him joining a theatre troupe in Boston. His Broadway debut came in the late 1930s in the short-lived play ''Doodle Dandy of the U.S.A.'' He supported himself by doing odd jobs such as usher, waiter, truck driver, delivery man and sign painter. Road had a role in the play ''The Moonvine''. His film career had also begun by this time. Between 1943 and 1946, he appeared in ''Gildersleeve on Broadway'', ''Tender Comrade'', ''Music in Manhattan'', ''Heavenly Days'' and several other motion pictures. In 1946, he returned to the stage, playing the lead role in ''Dear Ruth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s English-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Stu Phillips
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American International Pictures Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Drama Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies American films of 1972, United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 American films of 1972, United States unless stated # *''The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho (actress), Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong films of 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Stewart (actress)
Peggy Stewart (born Peggy O'Rourke; June 5, 1923 – May 29, 2019) was an American actress known for her roles in Western B movies and television series. Early life Stewart was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she was raised, the daughter of John Francis O'Rourke and Frances Velma (McCampbell) Splane, who were from Bessemer, Alabama. She distinguished herself as a swimming champion in high school; in the 1930s, her family moved to California, where she met character actor Henry O'Neill. He recommended her to Paramount Pictures executives who were looking for a new actress for the part of Joel McCrea's teenage daughter in ''Wells Fargo'' (1937). Her work in the film led to numerous other film roles. Career In April 1944, Stewart signed a contract with Republic Pictures and began starring in Western B movies opposite such actors as Allan Lane, Sunset Carson, and Wild Bill Elliott. During that time she played in several episodes of ''Adventures of Red Ryder''. She u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Young
John Otto "Buck" Young (April 12, 1920 – February 9, 2000) was an American actor who played the role as Sergeant Whipple on the ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' TV series, and Deputy Joe Watson on ''The Andy Griffith Show''. In 1944, during World War II, Young was drafted into the US Army Air Forces. He married actress Peggy Stewart in 1953 and had two children, Grey Young and Abigail Young who each acted in one film. He was the brother-in-law of Stewart's sister, Patricia O'Rourke, and her husband, Wayne Morris. In 1962, he appeared in James Arness’s TV Western series ''Gunsmoke'', playing “Corporal Stone” in S7E27’s “”Wagon Girls”. Buck Young took the part as Sgt Whipple in the ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' TV series at the beginning of the show in 1964. He acted in a total of 95 films and the ''Gomer Pyle. U.S.M.C.'' series. Buck Young also played in Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974). Young died on February 9, 2000, in Los Angele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold J
Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts and entertainment * Harold (film), ''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton * ''Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by Eduard Nápravník * Harold, a character from the cartoon List of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy characters#Harold, ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' *Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show. Places ;In the United States * Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold * Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community * Harold, Kentucky, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ontkean
Michael Leonard Ontkean (born 24 January 1946) is a retired Canadian actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s. He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series ''The Rookies'' from 1972 to 1974, followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film ''Slap Shot'' (1977) and the romantic comedy ''Willie & Phil'' (1980). In 1982, he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama ''Making Love'', in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality. Ontkean continued to appear in films, such as ''Clara's Heart'' (1988) and '' Postcards from the Edge'' (1990) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch's ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991), the role for which he is probably best known. Early life Ontkean was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
