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Rodolfo Hoyos
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (March 14, 1916 – April 15, 1983) was a Mexican-American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of "Rafael Rosillo" in the 1956 film '' The Brave One''. Hoyos died in April 1983 from a stroke in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67. Partial filmography *''Masquerade in Mexico'' (1945) - Bullfight Spectator (uncredited) *''Gilda'' (1946) - Peasant (uncredited) *''Perilous Holiday'' (1946) - Castone (uncredited) *''Honeymoon'' (1947) - Flanner's Friend (uncredited) *''We Were Strangers'' (1949) - (uncredited) *''The Big Steal'' (1949) - Customs Inspector (uncredited) *'' The Capture'' (1950) - Baggage Agent (uncredited) *''Crisis'' - Chauffeur (uncredited) *''A Lady Without Passport'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) *''Raton Pass'' (1951) - Ben *'' Smuggler's Island'' (1951) - Sikh Policeman (uncredited) *'' The Magic Carpet'' (1951) - Sergeant (uncredited) *''The Fighter'' (1952) - Alvarado *'' Second Chance'' (1953) - Vasco *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Table (film)
''Time Table'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film produced and directed by Mark Stevens, who also stars as the lead character. The film includes early appearances by both Jack Klugman and Felicia Farr. She had earlier appeared (as Randy Farr) in ''Big House, U.S.A.'' (1955). Plot Paul Bruckner, a surgeon whose license has been revoked for alcoholism, poses as "Dr. Sloane" aboard a train passing through Arizona. His presence there is part of a caper involving a fictitious patient, on whose behalf he gains access to his physician's bag in the baggage car. There he blows the safe and steals a cash payroll of $500,000. Bruckner and the "patient," supposedly infected with polio, are let off at a remote small town with a hospital, which is also far from any scheduled train stop, and escape with the money in an ambulance. The railroad officials do not discover the robbery until the train reaches Phoenix, many hours later. In response, the insurance company puts a claim investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Capture (film)
''The Capture'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Lew Ayres and Teresa Wright. The story, told in flashback deals with an ex-oil worker driven by guilt at causing the death of an innocent man to find out the truth about a robbery. Plot Lin Vanner is the manager of an oil company. The payroll has been stolen in a holdup. His fiancée urges him to pursue the suspect in hope that he will gain recognition. Deducing the road the robber may have taken over the border with Mexico, he sets out to intercept him. He shoots a man who shouts back at him and does not raise his hands when challenged by Lin. Too late Lin learns that the man could not raise one arm because it was injured and this was the reason for his shouting rather than complying with the demand he raise his hands; he was not guilty of the robbery. Troubled by his action and abandoned by his fiancée, Lin takes it on himself to tell the dead man's wife, Ellen, but is mistaken for an appl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Americano (1955 Film)
''The Americano'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by William Castle and starring Glenn Ford. Plot Texas rancher Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) takes a small herd of three Brahman bulls to Brazil, where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of a range war, as well as in love. Following this, he must find out who are his friends and who are his enemies. Cast * Glenn Ford as Sam Dent * Frank Lovejoy as Bento Hermany * Cesar Romero as Manuel Silvera / "El Gato" / Etc. * Ursula Thiess as Marianna * Abbe Lane as Teresa * Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Cristino * Salvador Baguez as Captain Gonzalez * Tom Powers as Jim Rogers * Dan White as Barney Dent * Frank Marlowe as Captain of Ship * George Navarro as Tuba Masero * Nyra Monsour as Tuba's Sister Production ''The Americano'' began filming in July 1953 in São Paulo, Brazil. Budd Boetticher was initially the director and Clifford Stine the cinematographer. Due to bad weather in Brazil, production stopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Fire
''Green Fire'' is a 1954 American CinemaScope and Eastmancolor adventure drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Andrew Marton and produced by Armand Deutsch, with original music by Miklós Rózsa. The picture stars Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas and John Ericson. Grace Kelly was under contract to MGM, which released ''Green Fire,'' though she was often dissatisfied with the roles that MGM gave her. She made many of her more famous and critically acclaimed films while loaned out to other studios such as Warner Bros. and Paramount. Plot Rugged mining engineer Rian Mitchell ( Stewart Granger) discovers a lost emerald mine in the highlands of Colombia, which had last been operated by the Spanish conquistadors. Rian is a man consumed by the quest for wealth. However, he has to contend with local bandits and a savage jaguar. Taken to recuperate at the plantation home of local coffee grower Catherine Knowland (Grace Kelly) and her brother Donal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Of The Incas
''Secret of the Incas'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as adventurer Harry Steele, on the trail of an ancient Incan artifact. Shot on location at Machu Picchu in Peru, the film is often credited as the inspiration for ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''. The supporting cast features Robert Young, Nicole Maurey and Thomas Mitchell, as well as a rare film appearance by Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. Plot American adventurer Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) earns a living as a tourist guide in Cusco, Peru but plans to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure. He possesses an ancient carved stone which gives the location of the Sunburst but has no means to travel there. He is also menaced by his dubious associate Ed Morgan ( Thomas Mitchell) who wants the treasure for himself and tries to have Harry killed. When Romanian defector Elena Antonescu (Nicole Maurey) arrives, Harry apparently agrees to help her travel to Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Colt
''Gypsy Colt'' is a 1954 American drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond and Frances Dee. Shot in Ansco Color, it was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film's basic plot was taken from ''Lassie Come Home'' with the focus changed from a dog to the eponymous horse. A 60-minute version of ''Gypsy Colt'' was made available in 1967 as part of the weekly TV anthology ''Off to See the Wizard''. Plot A young girl, Meg (Donna Corcoran), is disheartened when her parents Frank ( Ward Bond) and Em MacWade (Frances Dee) are forced to sell Gypsy Colt, her favorite horse, to a rancher. Gypsy Colt escapes several times, ultimately taking a 500-mile journey to return to his rightful owner. Cast * Donna Corcoran as Meg * Ward Bond as Frank * Frances Dee as Em * Lee Van Cleef as Hank * Larry Keating as Wade Y. Gerald * Nacho Galindo as Pancho * Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Rodolfo * Peggy Maley as Pat * Robert Hyatt as Phil Gera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubilee Trail (film)
''Jubilee Trail'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane, starring Vera Ralston, Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, John Russell, Ray Middleton, and Pat O'Brien. Plot In 1845, trader Oliver Hale and his new wife are returning from New York to California. In a New Orleans music hall they meet and befriend an entertainer who uses the stage name of Florinda Grove. The dance hall singer is actually on the run from the New York police since she's wanted for a murder she claims to be innocent of. The Hales believe her story and help her escape the city under the guise of a widow bound for St. Louis on a riverboat. The newlyweds themselves reach New Mexico where they plan to join a wagon train bound for California. In Santa Fe, the Hales bump into entertainer Florinda again. While Oliver Hale is away on a short business trip, a messenger from his brother Charles Hale arrives in town, bringing a special letter from Charles. In the letter, Charles explains that Carmelita Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings Of The Hawk
''Wings of the Hawk'' is a 1953 3-D American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Van Heflin and Julie Adams. It is set during the Mexican Revolution.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot Mexico, 1911: An expatriate American known as "Irish" Gallagher joins up with Mexican revolutionaries when the mine where he and partner Marco have just struck gold is seized by Colonel Paco Ruiz, a corrupt official who rules the province. Marco is killed by Ruiz. A band of rebels saves Irish from certain death, with a particularly brave one, a woman, Raquel Noriega, being wounded by gunfire. The rebels aren't sure about Irish so they take him back to their leader, Arturo Torres. As they talk, Raquel faints from her injury, and Irish offers to remove the bullet. Raquel is engaged to marry Arturo. Her sister Elena has been kidnapped. When they go search for the sister, Raquel and Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Chance (1953 Film)
''Second Chance'' is a 1953 Technicolor crime film directed by Rudolph Maté. The picture, shot on location in Mexico in 3D, features Robert Mitchum, Linda Darnell, and Jack Palance. It is notable as the first RKO film produced in 3D. Plot A mob bookkeeper (played by Milburn Stone) is confronted, shot, and killed by the utterly ruthless hitman Cappy Gordon (Jack Palance), under orders from the notorious gangster Vic Spilato, who is currently under investigation by the U.S. Senate. Cappy then heads for San Cristóbal, a bustling town in an unspecified Latin American country, with plans to deliver a similar fate to Spilato's estranged girlfriend, the singer Clare Shepperd (Linda Darnell), who is trying to escape her past connections with Spilato. Meanwhile, Russ Lambert (played by Robert Mitchum), an American prizefighter, also heads to San Cristóbal to take his mind off his recent, accidental killing of an opponent in the ring. Lambert prepares to fight a local challenger n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighter (1952 Film)
''The Fighter'' is a 1952 American film noir boxing film based on the 1911 short story "The Mexican" by Jack London. The film is directed by Herbert Kline and produced by Alex Gottlieb. Kline and Aben Kandel wrote the adapted screenplay. The film was released by United Artists in the United States on , 1952. Plot A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings to purchase weapons. Cast * Richard Conte as Felipe Rivera * Vanessa Brown as Kathy * Lee J. Cobb as Durango * Frank Silvera as Paulino * Roberta Haynes as Nevis * Hugh Sanders as Roberts * Claire Carleton as Stella * Martin Garralaga as Luis * Argentina Brunetti as Maria * Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. as Alvarado * Margaret Padilla as Elba * Paul Fierro as Fierro * Rico Alaniz as Carlos * Paul Marion as Rivas * Robert Wells as Tex See also *The Mexican (1955 film) , image = The Mexican Russian poster.jpg , caption = Russian poster , director = Vl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Carpet (film)
''The Magic Carpet'' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and written by David Mathews. The film, shot in Cinecolor, SuperCinecolor, stars Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, George Tobias, Raymond Burr, Gregory Gaye, Rick Vallin and H3h3Productions, Gary Klein. It was released on October 18, 1951 by Columbia Pictures, three days after Ball's ''I Love Lucy'' premiered. Plot Omar, a Caliphate, caliph, and Yazmina, a queen, arrange their infant son Ramoth's escape when rival Ali moves to forcibly overthrow them. Before they are slain, they ensure that the baby, his locket and magic carpet are kept in the safe hands of Ahkmid, an uncle and physician who raises Ramoth to manhood. Ramoth, unaware that he is the rightful heir but disapproving of Ali's tyranny, disguises himself as the Scarlet Falcon and, assisted by his friend Razi and Razi's beautiful sister Lida, attempts to disrupt the caliph's reign. The evil Boreg becomes his nemesis, as does Narah, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smuggler's Island
''Smuggler's Island'' is a 1951 American Technicolor film noir adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig starring Jeff Chandler and Evelyn Keyes Chandler called the film one of his favourites because "I played myself". Around this time Chandler typically played characters of varying nationalities from different historical periods; this was a rare opportunity for him to play a contemporary American. "This is the most conscious effort made so far to sell the Chandler personality per se", he said. "Just plain Jeff Chandler – a nondescript American down on his luck. Filming started in June 1950. Plot Steve Kent's boat is repossessed in Macao, leaving him without a way to make his living as a deep sea diver. At a casino, he is introduced to wealthy and beautiful Vivian Craig, who at first seems interest in Steve romantically, then lets him know that what she needs more is his diving expertise. Agreeing to search for medical supplies lost in a plane crash, Steve goes underwater and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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