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Pride Of The Plains
''Pride of the Plains'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Gay, Steve Barclay, Kenneth MacDonald and Charles Miller. The film was released on January 5, 1944, by Republic Pictures. Plot Laws that protect wild horses frustrate cowboy Dan Hurley (Kenneth MacDonald) who wants to sell the horses. In an effort to get the laws changed, Hurley has his shady partners paint his trained horse to disguise it, then get the horse to kill a man; all in an effort to get his petition signed. Hero Johnny Revere (Robert Livingston) finds suspicious traces of paint on a horse, and attempts to arrest the Hurley gang. The effort goes south, and the bad guys capture Revere, then plan to have him be the next horse death victim. Cast * Robert Livingston as Johnny Revere (John Paul Revere) * Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse *Nancy Gay as Joan Bradford * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Fox
Wallace Fox (March 9, 1895 – June 30, 1958) was an American film director. He directed more than 80 films between 1927 and 1953. He was born in Purcell, Oklahoma, and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * ''Trail of Courage'' (1928) * ''The Ridin' Renegade'' (1928) * ''The Avenging Rider (1928 film), The Avenging Rider'' (1928) * ''Driftin' Sands'' (1928) * ''Partners of the Trail (1931 film), Partners of the Trail'' (1931) * ''Devil on Deck'' (1932) * ''Cannonball Express (film), Cannonball Express'' (1932) * ''Bowery Blitzkrieg'' (1941) * ''The Corpse Vanishes'' (1942) * ''Let's Get Tough!'' (1942) * ''Bowery at Midnight'' (1942) * '''Neath Brooklyn Bridge'' (1942) * ''Bullets for Bandits'' (1942) * ''The Girl from Monterrey'' (1943) * ''The Great Mike'' (1944) * ''Brenda Starr, Reporter (film), Brenda Starr, Reporter'' (1945) * ''Docks of New York'' (1945) * ''Pillow of Death'' (1945) * ''The Vigilante'' (1947) * ''The Gay Amigo'' (1949) * ''West of Wyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kirk
Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954. Selected filmography * ''The Stolen Ranch'' (1926) * ''Dames Ahoy!'' (1930) * ''The Lone Rider'' (1930) * ''Law of the Rio Grande'' (1931) * ''Border Law'' (1931) * ''Riders of the Rio'' (1931) * ''The Fighting Fool'' (1932) * ''Texas Cyclone'' (1932) * ''The Saddle Buster'' (1932) * ''Mark of the Spur'' (1932) * '' Ghost Valley'' (1932) * ''The Western Code'' (1932) * ''Unknown Valley'' (1933) * '' Fighting Through'' (1934) * ''Outlaw Rule'' (1935) * ''The Man From Guntown'' (1935) * ''The Rider of the Law'' (1935) * ''Lawless Range'' (1935) * '' Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1936) * ''California Mail'' (1936) * ''Guns of the Pecos'' (1937) * ''State Police'' (1938) * ''Outlaw Express'' (1938) * ''Rhythm of the Saddle'' (1938) * '' Gold Mine in the Sky'' (1938) * ''The Night Riders'' (1939) * ''Lone Star R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white 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] |
Films Directed By Wallace Fox
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Pictures Films
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional republic), but more recently it has also been used of autocratic or dictatorial states not ruled by a monarch. It is now chiefly used to denote any non-monarchical state headed by an elected or appointed president. , 159 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all states with elected governments. The word ''republic'' comes from the Latin term ''res publica'', which literally means "public thing", "public matter", or "public affair" and was used to refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Western (genre) Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-PÅ‚aszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – WWI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1944 Films
The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning ''Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'' and '' Laura''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *March 10 – MGM's ''A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. *May 3 – The film ''Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary, Best Actor for Crosby and Best Original Song for "Swinging on a Star". *May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – '' Cowboy and the Senorita''. *July 20 – ''Since You Went Away'' is released. *August 16–September 11 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them. Early years Born Enos Edward Canutt in the Snake River Hills near Colfax, Washington, he was one of five children of John Lemuel Canutt, a rancher, and his wife Nettie Ellen Stevens. He grew up in eastern Washington on a ranch near Penawawa Creek, founded by his grandfather. His father operated the ranch and also served a term in the state legislature. Canutt's formal education was limited to elementary school in Green Lake, then a suburb of Seattle. He gained the education for his life's work on the family ranch, where he learned to hunt, trap, shoot, and ride.World Bio. 2001. Canutt first broke a wild bronco when he was 11. As a 16-year-old, he started bronc riding at the Whitman County Fair in Colfax in 1912, and at 17 he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Geary
Bud Geary (February 15, 1898 – February 22, 1946), was an American film actor. He appeared in 258 films between years 1920 and 1946. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California, aged 48. Partial filmography *'' Everyman's Price'' (1921) * ''Robin Hood'' (1922) * ''Why Women Remarry'' (1923) * ''The Scarlet Honeymoon'' (1925) * ''Soft Living'' (1928) * ''The Flying Fleet'' (1929) * '' Shipmates'' (1931) * '' The Circus Queen Murder'' (1933) * '' The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934) * '' The Spider's Web'' (1938) * ''Mysterious Doctor Satan'' (1940) * ''Secret Service in Darkest Africa'' (1943) * ''Thundering Trails'' (1943) * ''Sheriff of Sundown'' (1944) * '' Tucson Raiders'' (1944) * ''Marshal of Reno'' (1944) * ''The San Antonio Kid'' (1944) * ''Cheyenne Wildcat'' (1944) * ''Vigilantes of Dodge City'' (1944) * ''Sheriff of Las Vegas'' (1944) * ''Great Stagecoach Robbery'' (1945) * ''Lone Texas Ranger'' (1945) * '' Phantom of the Plains'' (1945) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenne Duncan
Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but he also did occasional forays into horror, crime drama, and science fiction. He also appeared in over a dozen serials. Early years Duncan was born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan in Ontario, Canada. Before he became an actor, Duncan enjoyed riding, and for a time he worked as a jockey. His accomplishments in that field included winning the steeplechase at Blue Bonnets raceway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Career Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with Ed Wood. Duncan appeared in five Wood productions: ''Night of the Ghouls'', '' Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan'', ''Crossroad Avenger'', '' The Sinister Urge'', and ''The Lawless Rider'', a film Wood did with Yakima Canutt in the Director's chair. Duncan's final appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Drake (filmmaker)
Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974. His films include ''Today I Hang'' (1942). Selected filmography * '' Red Blood and Blue'' (1925) * '' Cyclone of the Range'' (1927) * ''The Cherokee Kid'' (1927) *''The Flying U Ranch'' (1927) * '' The Boy Rider'' (1927) * ''The Desert Pirate'' (1927) * ''Red Riders of Canada'' (1928) * ''When the Law Rides'' (1928) * ''Phantom of the Range'' (1928) * ''The Little Buckaroo'' (1928) * ''Driftin' Sands'' (1928) *'' Orphan of the Sage'' (1928) * '' The Pinto Kid'' (1928) * '' The Drifter'' (1929) * ''The Vagabond Cub'' (1929) * ''The Cheyen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
