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Pedro Regas
Petros 'Pedro' Regas (born Panagiotis Thomas Regakos; April 18, 1897 – August 10, 1974 in Hollywood, Los Angeles), a veteran stage actor, Regas was spotted on the Broadway stage by Mary Pickford who persuaded him to go to Hollywood and be in pictures, which he did in 1920 and continued to play in films for 50 years. Regas died of a heart attack and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Partial filmography * ''Señorita'' (1927) - Hernandez Gaucho (uncredited) * '' The Ridin' Renegade'' (1928) - Little Wolf * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1931) - Henchman Cheyenne Charlie * ''Law and Order'' (1932) - Mexican (uncredited) * '' Scarface'' (1932) - Tony - Bodyguard (uncredited) * ''The Mouthpiece'' (1932) - One of J.B.'s Henchmen (uncredited) * ''Thunder Below'' (1932) - Messenger (uncredited) * ''Tiger Shark'' (1932) - Crewman (uncredited) * '' Trailing the Killer'' (1932) - Manuel * '' The Barbarian'' (1933) - Dragoman (uncredited) * ''Fighting Texans'' (1933) - Store C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Buck (animal Collector) (1887–1942), U.S. representative from California 1933–1942
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Frank Buck may refer to: *Frank Buck (Tennessee politician) (born 1943), state legislator in Tennessee * Frank Buck (animal collector) (1884–1950), American wildlife importer and media personality * Frank E. Buck (1884-1970), Canadian horticulturalist *Frank H. Buck Frank Henry Buck (September 23, 1887 – September 17, 1942) was an American heir, businessman and politician. He served as U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1942. Biography Early life Frank Buck was born on a ranch near Vac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Shark (film)
''Tiger Shark'' is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama romantic film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen and Zita Johann. Plot The wife of one-handed tuna fisherman Mike Mascarenhas falls for the man whose life Mike had saved while at sea. Cast Production notes The film was made in the same year as '' Scarface'', which is considered to be the Howard Hawks' best film of the early sound era. The general storyline was repeated several times in later films such as ''Manpower'' (1941) with Marlene Dietrich and George Raft, in which Robinson plays the same role but as a powerline worker. The film's leading lady Zita Johann may be best remembered for her role in Karl Freund's ''The Mummy A mummy is an unusually well preserved corpse. Mummy or The Mummy may also refer to: Places *Mummy Range, a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States *Mummy Cave, a rock shelter and archeological site in Par ...'' (1932) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traitor (1936 American Film)
''The Traitor'' is a 1936 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Frances Grant, and Frank Melton (actor), Frank Melton. It was released on August 29, 1936. Cast list * Tim McCoy as Tim Vallance * Frances Grant as Mary Allen * Frank Melton as Jimmy Allen * Pedro Regas as Pedro Moreno * Frank Glendon as Big George * Karl Hackett as Captain John Hughes (credited as Carl Hackett) * Dick Curtis as Morgan * Roger Williams (actor), Roger Williams as Sheriff * Jack Rockwell as Smoky * Dick Botiller as Remos References American Western (genre) films 1936 Western (genre) films 1936 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Sam Newfield 1930s American films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood Of El Dorado (film)
''Robin Hood of El Dorado'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman for MGM. It stars Warner Baxter as real-life Mexican folk hero Joaquin Murrieta and Ann Loring as his love interest, with Bruce Cabot as Bill Warren and J. Carrol Naish as Murrietta's notorious partner, Three-Fingered Jack. The film is based on the life of Murrietta as the Robin Hood of Old California in 1850, a kind, gentle man who is driven to violence. Plot summary In 1848 in California, Mexican farmer Joaquin Murietta has become a criminal to avenge the rape and murder of his wife Rosita and lynching of his brother Jose at the hands of the Americans. Cast *Warner Baxter as Joaquin Murrietta *Ann Loring as Juanita de la Cuesta * Bruce Cabot as Bill Warren *Margo as Rosita *J. Carrol Naish as Three-Fingered Jack *Soledad Jiménez as Madre Murrietta *Carlos de Valdez as Jose Murrietta *Eric Linden as Johnnie Warren *Edgar Kennedy as Sheriff Judd *Charles Trowbridge as Ramon de la Cuesta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Us This Night
''Give Us This Night'' is one of five movies produced by Paramount Pictures featuring Gladys Swarthout, a very popular Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano. The studio was attempting to build on the popularity of Grace Moore, another opera singer, who had also expanded her talents into movies. ''''. January 25, 1937. Plot 
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Sutter's Gold
''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast includes Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katherine Alexander, Montagu Love, and Harry Carey as Kit Carson. The film was directed by James Cruze. The film is based on the novel "L'Or; la merveilleuse histoire du général Johann August Suter" by Blaise Cendrars (Paris, 1925); , and a play by Bruno Frank. Cast * Edward Arnold as John Sutter *Lee Tracy as Pete Perkin *Binnie Barnes as Countess Elizabeth Bartoffski *Katharine Alexander as Anna Sutter *Montagu Love as Capt. Kettleson *Addison Richards as James Marshall *John Miljan as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado *Harry Carey as Kit Carson *William Janney as John Sutter, Jr. *Nan Grey as Ann Eliza Sutter *Robert Warwick as Gen. Alexander Rotscheff *Morgan Wallace as General Fremont *Allen Vincent as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Rex And Rinty
''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Cast * Rex the king of wild horses as himself * Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Rinty * Kane Richmond as Frank Bradley * Norma Taylor as Dorothy Bruce * Mischa Auer as Tanaga * Smiley Burnette as Jensen * Harry Woods as Crawford * Pedro Regas as Pasha * Hooper Atchley as Debor * Wheeler Oakman as Henchman Wheeler * Victor Potel as Kinso, Royal Guard Commander * Allan Cavan as Mr. Bruce Additional crew * Story: B. Reeves Easton, Maurice Geraghty, Ray Trampe * Musical Director: Lee Zahler * Supervising Editor: Joseph H. Lewis * Sound Effects Editor: Roy Granville * Sound Engineer: Clifford A. Ruberg (as Cliff Ruberg) * Stunts: Tracy Layne, Ted Mapes, Eddie Parker, Joe Yrigoyen (all uncredited) Chapter titles # God Horse of Sujan # Sport of Kings # Fangs of Flame # Homewards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Pampas Moon
''Under the Pampas Moon'', also known as ''The Gaucho'', is a 1935 American Western film directed by James Tinling and starring Warner Baxter and Ketti Gallian. Baxter plays an Argentine gaucho. Rita Hayworth also had an early role in the film. The film has been cited as a "ludicrously dated essay into South American caricature". Plot The womanizing gaucho Cesar Campo lives a carefree life on the Pampas. However, when a plane lands nearby he meets an attractive French singer and her unscrupulous fiancée who is so impressed by Cesar's horse that he arranges to have it stolen to enter in a horse race under a false name. Cesar pursues them to Buenos Aires and after a flirtation with the French singer and a series of culture clashes in sophisticated hotels and restaurants he rescues the horse and returns home. Cast *Warner Baxter as Cesar Campo *Ketti Gallian as Yvonne LaMarr *J. Carrol Naish as Tito *John Miljan as Graham Scott *Armida as Rosa *Ann Codee as Madame LaMarr *Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Fury (film)
''Black Fury'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Paul Muni, Karen Morley, and William Gargan. It was adapted by Abem Finkel and Carl Erickson from the short story "Jan Volkanik" by Judge Michael A. Musmanno and the play ''Bohunk'' by Harry R. Irving.Herzberg, Bob. ''The Left Side of the Screen: Communist and Left-Wing Ideology in Hollywood, 1929-2009.'' Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2011, p. 42-46. The plot is based on a historic incident during a Pennsylvania walk-out in 1929, in which John Barkowski, a striking coal miner, was beaten to death by private company police.Robertson, James C. ''The Casablanca Man: The Cinema of Michael Curtiz.'' London: Routledge, 1993, p. 31-32. In 1936, at the 8th Academy Awards, Muni was not officially nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but he came in second on the basis of write-in votes, which were allowed that year. Plot Set in Pennsylvania coal country, the film tells the story of Joe Radek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of The Pecos (1934 Film)
''West of the Pecos'' is a 1934 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Richard Dix and Martha Sleeper. The screenplay was written Milton Krims and John Twist, who adapted the serial of the same name by Zane Grey, appearing beginning in ''The American Magazine'' in 1931 and later as the 1937 novel. The film, which is thought to be lost, was remade as ''West of the Pecos (1945 film), West of the Pecos'' in 1945. References External links * Films produced by Cliff Reid Films directed by Phil Rosen RKO Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1934 Western (genre) films 1934 films American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canary (film)
''Grand Canary'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Madge Evans and Marjorie Rambeau. It is an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1933 novel of the same title.Goble p.99 Synopsis A British Doctor is forced to leave England after three of his patents die during experimental treatment. He boards a freighter from Liverpool and lands in the Canary Islands. He encounters the Lady Mary Fielding, wife of one of the wealthiest landowners in the area, and explains to her that the patients died ''before'' he could administer his new serum to them, and he has been falsely scapegoated by the medical profession. When a yellow fever outbreak threatens the health of many on the island, including Lady Fielding, he takes a key role in quelling the disease. In this time he bonds with Suzan Tranter, running a medical mission, who he has known for some years. Lady Fielding returns to her husband and the Doctor finds happiness with Susan. Cast *Warner B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Villa!
''Viva Villa!'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Jack Conway and starring Wallace Beery as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The screenplay was written by Ben Hecht, adapted from the 1933 book ''Viva Villa!'' by Edgecumb Pinchon and O. B. Stade. The film was shot on location in Mexico and produced by David O. Selznick. There was uncredited assistance with the script by Howard Hawks, James Kevin McGuinness, and Howard Emmett Rogers. Hawks and William A. Wellman were also uncredited directors on the film. The film is a fictionalized biography of Pancho Villa starring Beery in the titular role and featuring Fay Wray, who had played the leading lady in ''King Kong'' the previous year. The supporting cast includes Leo Carillo, Donald Cook, Stuart Erwin, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Schildkraut and Katherine DeMille. Plot After seeing his poor father lose his land and be whipped to death for protesting, young Pancho Villa stabs one of the killers, then heads off into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |