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Rage At Dawn
''Rage at Dawn'' is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by Tim Whelan, and starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, and J. Carrol Naish. It purports to tell the true story of the Reno Brothers, an outlaw gang which terrorized the American Midwest, particularly Southern Indiana, in the period immediately following the American Civil War. A more successful version of the Reno brothers' story was released the following year as ''Love Me Tender (film), Love Me Tender'', starring Elvis Presley as Clint Reno. Plot Four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbery, robbers and killers while a fifth, Clint, is a respected Indiana farming, farmer. A sister, Laura, who has inherited the family home, serves as a housekeeper and cook to the brothers. Some of them served in the Civil War, which has given them a hardened attitude toward violence. One brother is killed when they go after a banking, bank in a nearby town, leading them to draw the conclusion that someone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan (November 2, 1893 – August 12, 1957) was an American film director, writer, producer and actor best remembered for his writing credits on ''Harold Lloyd'' and ''Harry Langdon'' comedies, and his directing of mostly British films (e.g.''The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film), The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940). Whelan died at his home in Beverley Hills. Selected filmography * ''Safety Last!'' (1923) * ''Why Worry?'' (1923) * ''Girl Shy'' (1924) * ''Hot Water (1924 film), Hot Water'' (1924) * ''The Freshman (1925 film), The Freshman'' (1925) * ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' (1926) * ''The Strong Man'' (1926) * ''Exit Smiling'' (1926) * ''My Best Girl (1927 film), My Best Girl'' (1927) * ''Adam's Apple (film), Adam's Apple'' (1928) * ''When Knights Were Bold (1929 film), When Knights Were Bold'' (1929) * ''The Fall Guy (1930 film), The Fall Guy'' (1930) * ''The Crooked Circle (1932 film), The Crooked Circle'' (1932) * ''Girl Crazy (1932 film), Girl Crazy'' (1932) * ''It's a Boy (film), I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Buchanan
William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ''Petticoat Junction'', ''Green Acres'', and ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' television sitcoms of the 1960s. Biography Early life The son of Dr. and Mrs. William Edgar Buchanan, he was born in Humansville, Missouri, and moved with his family to Oregon when he was seven. In 1928, he earned a DDS degree from North Pacific College School of Dentistry, which later became Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry. His wife Mildred (1907–1987) and he, classmates in dental school, were married in 1928, the year he graduated. They had one child, a son named Buck. In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California, where they relocated their dental practice. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. He appeared in his first film in 1939, at the age of 36, after which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
