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Range Feud
''The Range Feud'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman for Columbia Pictures, that stars Buck Jones and John Wayne. Wayne biographer Ronald L. Davis referred to the film as the first in a collection of "cheap, assembly-line pictures" Wayne would make in the 1930s. It was remade in 1934 as a 15-chapter Buck Jones serial called ''The Red Rider'' (without Wayne).Cline, William C. (1984). "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 10. . Plot Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy Walton's father. Clint falls under suspicion because the dead man was a rival rancher who had been an enemy of Clint's father years before. It is Sheriff Gordon's job to sort the whole thing out. Cast * Buck Jones as Sheriff Buck Gordon * John Wayne as Clint Turner * Susan Fleming as Judy Walton * Edward LeSaint as John Walton * Will Walling as Dad Turner * Wallace MacDonald as Hank * Harry Woods as Vandall * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, military service Jones was born Charles Frederick Gebhart on the outskirts of Vincennes, Indiana, on December 12, 1891—some sources indicate December 4, 1889, but his marriage license and military records confirm the 1891 date. In 1907 he joined the United States Army a month after his 16th birthday: his mother had signed a consent form that gave his age as 18. He was assigned to Troop G, 6th Cavalry Regiment, and was deployed to the Philippines in October 1907, where he served in combat and was wounded during the Moro Rebellion. Upon his return to the US in December 1909, he was honorably discharged at Fort McDowell, California. Jones had an affection for race cars and the racing industry and became close friends with early driver Harry Sti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Austin (actor)
George Francis Austin (October 9, 1877 – May 13, 1954) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1917 and 1950. He died in Los Angeles on May 13, 1954, at age 76. Selected filmography * ''The Secret of Black Mountain'' (1917) * ''The Circus Cyclone'' (1925) * '' The Desert Demon'' (1925) * ''The Monster (1925 film)'' (1925) * '' Snowed In'' (1926) * ''Code of the Northwest'' (1926) * '' Sweet Adeline'' (1926) * ''The Terror'' (1928) * '' The Desert Bride'' (1928) * ''Court Martial'' (1928) * '' The Drifter'' (1929) * ''The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case'' (1930) * '' Bad Girl'' (1931) * ''The Range Feud'' (1931) * ''Another Wild Idea'' (1934) * '' Babes in Toyland'' (1934) * '' Young Dynamite'' (1937) * '' The Harvey Girls'' (1944) * ''Jiggs and Maggie in Court ''Jiggs and Maggie in Court'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus.Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Films
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1930s English-language Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Western (genre) Films
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1931 Western (genre) Films
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wayne Filmography
American actor, director, and producer John Wayne (1907–1979) began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the Fox Film Corporation. He frequently worked in minor roles with director John Ford and when Raoul Walsh suggested him for the lead in ''The Big Trail'' (1930), an epic Western shot in an early widescreen process called Fox Grandeur, Ford vouched for him. Wayne's early period as a star would be brief, as Fox dropped him after only three leads. He then appeared in a string of low-budget action films (mostly Westerns) before garnering more recognition with the 1939 film ''Stagecoach''. During the 1940s and early 1950s, Wayne starred in ''Dark Command'' (1940), '' Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942), '' Wake of the Red Witch'' (1948), '' Fort Apache'' (1948), '' She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'' (1949), ''Rio Grande'' (1950), and '' Red River'' (1948). Some of his more notable war movies include ''Flying Tigers'' (1942), ''The Fighting Seabees'' (1944), '' They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Taylor (actor)
Al Taylor (August 8, 1887 – March 2, 1951) was an American character actor during the silent and sound film eras. Biography Born in Boston in 1887, Taylor began in films with a small role in the 1926 silent film, ''The Fighting Cheat'', starring Wally Wales and Jean Arthur. During his career he appeared in over 200 films, mostly in small, uncredited roles. The vast majority of his roles were in Westerns, such as ''The Lawless Nineties'' (1936), starring John Wayne, 1940's ''Heroes of the Saddle'', a The Three Mesquiteers' film, and the 1942 Roy Rogers film, ''Man from Cheyenne''. Filmography (Per AFI database) * ''The Fighting Cheat'' (1926) ... Cook * ''The Bandit Buster'' (1926) ... Hotel clerk * ''The Bonanza Buckaroo'' (1926) ... Carney * ''The Dangerous Dub'' (1926) ... Scar-Face Hanan * '' Rawhide'' (1926) ... Jim Reep * ''The Ramblin' Galoot'' (1926) * ''Soda Water Cowboy'' (1927) ... Joe * ''The Interferin' Gent'' (1927) ... Ben Douglas * ''Between Dangers'' (1927) .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Strange
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's ''Gunsmoke'' television series. Early life Strange was born in Weed, New Mexico Territory,Raw, Laurence (2012)"Glenn Strange" ''Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930–1960'' (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2012), p. 175. Retrieved October 29, 2017. 13 years prior to New Mexico gaining statehood. Strange grew up in the West Texas town of Cross Cut. His father was a bartender and later a rancher. Strange learned by ear how to play the fiddle and guitar. By the time he was 12, he was performing at cowboy dances. By 1928, he was on radio in El Paso, Texas. He was a young rancher, but in 1930, he came to Hollywood as a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Curtis (actor)
Jack Curtis (May 28, 1880 – March 16, 1956) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Hollywood, California. Curtis performed on stage and in vaudeville before he began working in films in 1915. Curtis was married to actress Anna Chandler. Their daughter, Beatrice Antoinette Curtis, performed in vaudeville. Partial filmography * '' Graft'' (1915) * '' Secret Love'' (1916) * ''The Woman's Law'' (1916) * '' The Secret of the Swamp'' (1916) * '' It Happened in Honolulu'' (1916) * ''The Iron Hand'' (1916) * ''The Yaqui'' (1916) * ''Up or Down?'' (1917) * '' Broadway Arizona'' (1917) * ''Mutiny'' (1917) * '' The Greater Law'' (1917) * ''Southern Justice'' (1917) * '' God's Crucible'' (1917) * ''Little Red Decides'' (1918) * '' The Golden Fleece'' (1918) * ''The Last Rebel'' (1918) * ''Treat 'Em Rough'' (1919) * ''The Coming of the Law'' (1919) * '' The Pest'' (1919) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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