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Prairie Stranger
''Prairie Stranger'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Winston Miller. It is based on the 1936 novel ''The Medico Rides the Trail'' by James L. Rubel. The film stars Charles Starrett, Cliff Edwards, Patti McCarty, Forbes Murray, Frank LaRue and Archie R. Twitchell. The film was released on September 18, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steven Monroe * Cliff Edwards as 'Bones' Mallory * Patti McCarty as Sue Evans *Forbes Murray as Jud Evans *Frank LaRue as Jim Dawson *Archie R. Twitchell as Barton *Francis Walker as Craig *Edmund Cobb as Dr. Westridge *Jim Corey as Undertaker *Russ Powell Russ Powell (September 16, 1875 – November 28, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in 186 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Fa ... as Whittling Jones *Lew Preston as Lew Preston *Lopez Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. Biography Lambert Harwood Hillyer was born July 8, 1893, in Tyner, Indiana. His mother was character actress Lydia Knott. A graduate of Drake University, Drake College, he worked as a newspaper reporter and an actor in vaudeville and stock theater. During World War I he began working in motion pictures and became a prolific director and screenwriter, working on many silent-era Westerns by William S. Hart, Buck Jones, Tom Mix and others. Often associated with producer Thomas H. Ince, Hillyer expanded into romantic melodramas and crime films in the 1920s. In 1936 he directed two chillers for Universal Studios, Universal, the science-fiction film ''The Invisible Ray (1936 film), The Invisible Ray'' and the cult horror film ''Dracula's Daughter''. He directed Batman (serial), the first screen depiction of Batman, a 15-part serial produced in 1943 that was re-released as a the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Corey
James Warren Corey (October 19, 1883 – January 10, 1956) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' The Master Key'' (1914) - Wah Sing * ''Cheyenne's Pal'' (1917, Short) - Noisy Jim * '' The Phantom Riders'' (1918) - Foreman * '' His Nose in the Book'' (1920) * '' Wolf Tracks'' (1920) * '' Masked'' (1920) * '' The Broncho Kid'' (1920) * '' The Fightin' Terror'' (1920) * '' The Shootin' Kid'' (1920) * '' The Smilin' Kid'' (1920) * '' The Champion Liar'' (1920) * ''The Big Catch'' (1920) * ''A Gamblin' Fool'' (1920) * ''The Grinning Granger'' (1920) * ''One Law for All'' (1920) * '' The Shootin' Fool'' (1920, Short) * '' 'In Wrong' Wright'' (1920) * '' Cinders'' (1920) * '' Double Danger'' (1920) * ''The Two-Fisted Lover'' (1920) * '' Tipped Off'' (1920) * ''Superstition'' (1920) * ''Fight It O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s English-language Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Lambert Hillyer
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Columbia Pictures Films
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1941 Western (genre) Films
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American Western (genre) 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] |
1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Powell
Russ Powell (September 16, 1875 – November 28, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in 186 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Fashion Shop'' (1915, Short) - Fat Customer * ''The Tale of the Night Before'' (1915) - Henry's friend * ''Fat and Furious'' (1917) - Merta's Father * '' Clean Sweep'' (1918) - The Butcher * ''Smoldering Embers'' (1920) - Tramp * ''Dangerous Days'' (1920) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''The Slim Princess'' (1920) - The Governor General * ''The Soul of Youth'' (1920) - Patrolman Jones * ''One Stolen Night'' (1923) * ''Kindled Courage'' (1923) - Marshal * ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (uncredited) (1923) * '' A Boy of Flanders'' - Baas Kronstadt (1924) * '' Open All Night'' (1924) (uncredited) * '' Dynamite Smith'' (1924) * '' The Wheel'' (1925) * ''The Red Mill'' (1927) * ''Tillie the Toiler'' (1927) (uncredited) * ''Soft Cushions'' (1927) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundie) Ross. His maternal grandfather, Edmund G. Ross, was a newspaper editor, a governor of the New Mexico territory, a senator from Kansas, and a leader in the abolitionist movement in the United States. Despite his grandfather's efforts to lead Cobb into a career in politics, an initial effort in acting in a locally produced play turned him in that direction for a career. When he was 18, he worked for the St. Louis Motion Picture Company when it made a film in Albuquerque. Other roles with other companies followed. One of his earliest roles was a bit part in the Essanay Studios film ''A Pueblo Legend'' (1912). Much of Cobb's work in films came after he signed with Universal in 1925. He continued to act after sound came into films, but in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Berke
William A. Berke (born October 3, 1903 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – died February 15, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He wrote, directed, and/or produced some 200 films over a three-decade career. Biography Berke broke into motion pictures in 1922 as a writer for silent westerns. For these assignments he used the pseudonym "William Lester." In the early 1930s he formed a partnership with independent producer Bernard B. Ray to make feature films at Ray's Reliable Pictures studio, next door to the Columbia Pictures studio. Berke, now using his own name for screen credits, was equally capable making comedies, mysteries, action adventures, and westerns. In 1942 he joined Columbia, at first directing that studio's Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden westerns, and then branching out into more mainstream fare. In 1944 he moved to RKO Radio Pictures, handling equally diverse pictures including detective fiction ( Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
