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Rollin' Westward
''Rollin' Westward'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Albert Herman, written by Fred Myton, starring Tex Ritter and released on March 1 by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Ramsey *Dorothy Fay as Betty Lawson *Horace Murphy as Missouri *Slim Whitaker as Bart * Herbert Corthell as Tug Lawson *Harry Harvey Sr. as Lem Watkins * Charles King as Pat Haines *Hank Worden as Slim Regan * Dave O'Brien as Red *Bob Terry as Jeff *Tom London as Sheriff *Rudy Sooter as Bass Player *Snub Pollard Harold Fraser (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962), known professionally as Snub Pollard, was an Australian-born vaudevillian who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s. Career Born in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 No ... as Poker Player (uncredited) References External links * {{Albert Herman 1939 films American Western (genre) films 1939 Western (genre) films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Albert Herman Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Herman
Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. Selected filmography Director * ''Sporting Chance (film), Sporting Chance'' (1931) * ''Exposed (1932 film), Exposed'' (1932) * ''The Big Chance (1933 film), The Big Chance'' (1933) * ''The Whispering Shadow'' (1933, serial) * ''Twisted Rails'' (1934) * ''Hot Off the Press'' (1935) * ''Speed Limited'' (1935) * ''Danger Ahead (1935 film), Danger Ahead'' (1935) * ''The Drunkard (1935 film), The Drunkard'' (1935) * ''Bars of Hate'' (1935) * ''Gun Play'' (1935) * ''Big Boy Rides Again'' (1935) * ''Western Frontier (film), Western Frontier'' (1935) *''Million Dollar Haul'' (1935) * ''What Price Crime'' (1935) * ''The Cowboy and the Bandit'' (1935) * ''Trails End (1935 film), Trails End'' (1935) * ''Blazing Justice'' (1936) * ''Outlaws of the Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Worden
Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including a dozen John Ford films, such as ''The Searchers'', and the TV series ''The Lone Ranger''. Biography Worden was born in Rolfe, Iowa, and raised on a cattle ranch near Glendive. He was educated as an engineer at Stanford University and the University of Nevada He enlisted in the U.S. Army hoping to become an Army Air Force aviator but failed to pass flight school. An expert horseman, he toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. During one ride his horse landed atop him and fractured his neck, but aside from a temporary soreness, Worden did not know the severity of the damage until x-rayed 20 years later. While participating in a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York, he and fellow cowboy Tex Ritter were chosen to appear in the Broadway play '' Green Grow the Lilacs'' (1931). Following the run of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s American Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off; Marcus Didius Julianus the highe ... [...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 that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Albert Herman
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogram Pictures Films
A monogram is a motif (visual arts), motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a cypher (e.g. a royal cypher) and is not a monogram. Many of today's monograms are embroidered on items for the home like towels, bedding, robes etc. History Monograms first appeared on coins, as early as 350 BC. The earliest known examples are of the names of Greek cities which issued the coins, often the first two letters of the city's name. For example, the monogram of Achaea (ancient region), Achaea consisted of the letters alpha (Α) and chi (letter), chi (Χ) joined together. Monograms have been used as signatures by artists and Artisan, craft workers on paintings, sculptures and pieces of furniture, especially when guilds enforced measures against unauthor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Western (genre) Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Germany of: *** The Protection of Young Persons Act, passed on April 30, 1938, the Working Hours Regulations. *** The small businesses obligation to maintain adequate accounting. *** The Jews name change decree. ** With his traditional call to the New Year in Nazi Germany, Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler addresses the members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). ** The Hewlett-Packard technology and scientific instruments manufacturing company is founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, in a garage in Palo Alto, California, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. ** Philipp Etter takes over as President of the Swiss Confederation. ** The Third Soviet Five Year Plan is launched. * January 5 – Pioneering U.S. a ... [...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 that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards (which honored the best in film for 1939)—''Dark Victory'', '' Gone with the Wind'', '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', '' Love Affair'', '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', '' Ninotchka'', ''Of Mice and Men'', ''Stagecoach'', '' The Wizard of Oz'', and '' Wuthering Heights''—range in genre and are considered classics. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood studios were at the height of their Golden Age, producing a number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which became honored as all-time classic films. * February 15 – John Ford's Western film ''Stagecoach'' starring John Wayne premieres in New York City and Los Angeles. * March 31 – Release of the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snub Pollard
Harold Fraser (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962), known professionally as Snub Pollard, was an Australian-born vaudevillian who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s. Career Born in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 November 1889, young Harry Fraser began performing with Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company. The company ran several highly successful professional children's troupes that traveled Australia and New Zealand in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Like many of the actors in the popular juvenile company -- among them Daphne Trott -- Fraser adopted Pollard as his stage name. In 1908, Harry Pollard joined the company tour to North America. After the completion of the tour, he returned to the United States. By 1915, he was regularly appearing in uncredited roles in movies, for example, Charles Epting notes that Pollard can clearly be seen in Chaplin's 1915 short '' By the Sea''. In later years, Pollard said Hal Roach had discovered h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Sooter
Rudy Sooter (June 17, 1905 – June 9, 1991) was a Canadian-American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of bartender Rudy in the American western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Life and career Sooter was born in British Columbia. He began his career in 1930, appearing in the film '' Trailing Trouble'', starring Hoot Gibson and Margaret Quimby. Later in his career, Sooter appeared in numerous films such as '' The Unknown Ranger'' (1936), '' Rhythm of the Saddle'' (1938), ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939), ''Bad Man from Red Butte'' (1940), ''Texas Trouble Shooters'' (1942), '' Gunning for Vengeance'' (1946), '' Short Grass'' (1950), ''Top Gun'' (1955), ''The Oklahoman'' (1957), ''One Foot in Hell'' (1960) and ''Apache Uprising'' (1965). He also appeared in numerous television programs including ''Bonanza'', '' Wanted Dead or Alive'', ''Rawhide'', ''Bat Masterson'', ''Wagon Train'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' and ''Death Valley Days ''Deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
