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Richard Avonde
Richard Avonde (1914–1981) was a Canadian film actor who settled in the United States. He appeared in more than 50 films and television series. In 1956, Avonde completed his 200th role in a television series when he appeared in an episode of ''Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers'' on NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta .... Filmography Selected Television References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1914 births 1981 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian emigrants to the United States {{Canada-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis L
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada * Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) * Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Francis, Oklahoma *Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell * FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia * Francis turbine, a type of water turbine * Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also * Saint Francis (other) * Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name * Francisco (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951 Film)
''The Wild Blue Yonder'' (also known as ''The Wild Blue Yonder, The Story of the B-29 Superfortress'') is a 1951 war film directed by Allan Dwan. (The film was re-released in 1958.) The film stars Wendell Corey, Vera Ralston, Forrest Tucker and Phil Harris. ''Wild Blue Yonder'' deals with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress air raids on Japan during World War II. Plot In 1943, Capt. Harold "Cal" Calvert (Wendell Corey) is sent on a course at Smoky Hill, Kansas, to learn to fly a new bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. His instructor is his cousin, Major Tom West (Forrest Tucker), an officer who the other pilots think has shirked his duties by claiming engine trouble on the raid over the Ploesti oil fields. Cal stands up for Tom when a crewman taunts his cousin in front of Helen (Vera Ralston), a nurse that Tom has been seeing. Cal and the other students learn that the pressurized B-29 can fly higher, faster and farther than any other bomber. On a test flight, when an overconfid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Of The Rue Morgue
''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' is a 1954 American mystery horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin and Patricia Medina. The film is an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 short story ''The Murders in the Rue Morgue''. Warner Bros. released several 3D productions during the 1950s, including the big-budget ''The Charge at Feather River'' (1953). Following another western, ''The Moonlighter'' (1953), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, the studio attempted to repeat the success they had with '' House of Wax'' the previous year. This movie was based on the same story which had formed the basis of a 1932 horror film which stars Bela Lugosi. Plot In France in the 1870s, a string of strange murders happen in the Rue Morgue. The authorities are baffled, but they do have one man who may have the answers, Prof. Dupin. When Dupin is approached by the police to help, he agrees. Soon a set of suspects are found, including a sailor named Jacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilante Terror
''Vigilante Terror'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Sidney Theil. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Mary Ellen Kay, Robert Bray, I. Stanford Jolley, Henry Rowland and Myron Healey. The film was released on November 15, 1953, by Allied Artists Pictures. Plot Things have gotten so bad that the citizens of Pinetop have formed a vigilante committee to maintain order, but the Brewer gang continues to operate. Tack Hamlin (Wild Bill Elliott) comes to town and is soon recruited for sheriff, and he gets right to work, trying to stop both the bandits and the masked vigilantes. Turns out that Brett (Myron Healey), who owns the saloon, leads both the outlaws and the vigilantes, and is planting false evidence on others to divert suspicion from himself. Cast *Wild Bill Elliott as Tack Hamlin *Mary Ellen Kay as Lucy Taylor *Robert Bray as Gene Smith * I. Stanford Jolley as Matt Taylor * Henry Rowland as Mayor Winch *Myron Healey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of Tombstone
''Shadows of Tombstone'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Rex Allen, Jeanne Cooper and Slim Pickens.Drew p.624 The film's art direction was by Frank Hotaling Frank Hotaling (April 4, 1909 – April 13, 1977) was an American art director, born in New York City, whose career encompassed over 100 films, mostly B movies. His association with famed director John Ford led to an Oscar nomination, shared .... Plot Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1953 films 1953 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by William Witney Republic Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Adventures Of Captain Kidd
''The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' (1953) was the 52nd serial released by Columbia Pictures. It is based in the historical figure of Captain William Kidd. Plot In 1697, agents Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an undercover mission by the British Fleet to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain William Kidd. Dale and Duncan soon join Kidd's crew and discover, to their surprise, that the Captain is quite different from what they had expected. Cast * Richard Crane as Richard Dale * David Bruce as Alan Duncan * John Crawford as Capt. Kidd (Crawford was equally proficient at playing both good and bad characters. His casting added to ambiguity over Captain Kidd's guilt or innocence.) * George Wallace as Buller *Lee Roberts as DeVry *Paul Newlan as Long Ben Avery * Nick Stuart as Dr. Brandt *Terry Frost as Moore * John Hart as Jenkins *Marshall Reed Marshall Jewel Reed (May 28, 1917 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor who appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Frontier (film)
''Savage Frontier'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Dorothy Patrick and Eddy Waller.Drew p.18 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Frank Arrigo. Plot Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1953 films 1953 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Harry Keller Republic Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 49th Man
''The 49th Man'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring John Ireland and Richard Denning. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The Cold War thriller was based on a story by Ivan Tors and the screenplay written by Harry Essex. The film's title is a cryptic reference to the men in the film hired to smuggle 48 nuclear weapons components into the United States as part of a secret war game and the unexpected 49th man, using the war game as cover, smuggling in a real atomic bomb as part of a plot to destroy an American city. Plot After a fatal car crash in Lordsburg, New Mexico, investigators find a mysterious machine component that they turn over to the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory for identification. Scientists there declare that it is one component of an advanced portable nuclear weapon designed by an unknown, presumably hostile power. The discovery prompts Paul Reagan (Richard Denning), chief of the Security Investigation Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel City
''Rebel City'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Marjorie Lord and Robert Kent. The film is set in Junction City in Kansas during the American Civil War where Southern supporters are attempting to launch an uprising.Britton p.36 Plot Cast * Wild Bill Elliott as Frank Graham * Marjorie Lord as Jane Dudley * Robert Kent as Captain Ramsey * Keith Richards as Temple * I. Stanford Jolley as Perry * Denver Pyle as Greeley * Henry Rowland as Hardy * John Crawford as Joe Spencer * Otto Waldis as Spain - the Jeweler * Stanley Price as Herb * Ray Walker as Colonel Barnes * Michael Vallon as Sam - the Barber * Bill Walker Bill Walker may refer to: Australian rules football * Bill A. Walker (1886–1934), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Bill Walker (Australian footballer, born 1883) (1883–1971), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Bill J. V. Wal ... as William References Bibliog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangs Of The Arctic
''Fangs of the Arctic'' is a 1953 American Northern film directed by Rex Bailey and starring Kirby Grant, Lorna Hanson and Warren Douglas. The film was the eighth in the series of ten films featuring Kirby Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225. Cast * Kirby Grant as RCMP Corporal Rod Webb * Lorna Hanson as Sandra Dubois * Warren Douglas as Matt Oliver * Leonard Penn as Henchman Morgan * Richard Avonde as Henchman Cheval * Robert Sherman as RCMP Constable Mike Kelly * John Close as Henchman Howell * Phil Tead as MacGregor, Trading Post Owner * Roy Gordon as Briggs * Kit Carson (actor) as Andrews * Chinook as Chinook, Webb's dog See also * ''Trail of the Yukon'' (1949) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1949) * ''Snow Dog'' (1950) * ''Call of the Klondike'' (1950) * ''Northwest Territory'' (1951) * ''Yukon Manhunt'' (1951) * '' Yukon Gold'' (1952) * ''Northern Patrol'' (1953) * ''Yukon Vengeance ''Yukon Vengeance'' is a 1954 American Northern film directed by Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Man's Trail
''Dead Man's Trail'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Barbara Woodell.Drew, Bernard A. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. p. 179. . The film's sets were designed by the art director Martin Obzina. Plot Texas Ranger Johnny Mack Brown is sent to capture escaped convict Walt Winslow, who had been imprisoned for a $100,000 express robbery. The loot from the robbery was never recovered. When Brown finds him, Winslow has been fatally wounded by his ex-gang members in a stagecoach holdup and is only able to give the ranger a one-word clue to the stolen loot's hiding place before he dies. Brown finally discovers the money is hidden in a painting in a place called Silvertown. Cast *Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack Brown *James Ellison as Dan Winslow *Barbara Woodell as Mrs. Amelia Winslow * I. Stanford Jolley as Silvertown Sheriff *Terry Frost as Deputy Kelvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Women
''Outlaw Women'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Ron Ormond and starring Marie Windsor, Richard Rober and Carla Balenda.Pitts p.239 It is set in a remote small town run entirely by women. The film was made in Cinecolor and released by the low-budget specialist Lippert Pictures. Plot Cast * Marie Windsor as Iron Mae McLeod * Richard Rober as Woody Callaway * Carla Balenda as Beth Larabee * Jackie Coogan as Piute Bill * Allan Nixon as Dr. Bob Ridgeway * Jacqueline Fontaine as Ellen Larabee * Billy House as Uncle Barney * Richard Avonde as Frank Slater * Lyle Talbot as Judge Roger Dixon * Maria Hart as Dora * Leonard Penn as Sam Bass * Tom Tyler as Chillawaka Charlie * Lou Lubin as Danny * Cliff Taylor as Old Barfly * The Four Dandies as Saloon Quartet * Connie Cezon as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Paula Hill as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Sandy Sanders as Curly * Diane Fortier as One of Uncle Barney's Girls * Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
