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Seven Ways From Sundown
''Seven Ways from Sundown'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy Rooney is the son of actors Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers. Plot Seven Jones (Murphy) is a young Texas Ranger on his first assignment, following in the footsteps of his brother, Two Jones, who was also a Ranger. He initially comes across a town that try to attack him, who are angry at the lack of support from Texas Rangers. He learns that the town had just been attacked by outlaw Jim Flood (Sullivan), who had killed two men in a shoot out over a card game, and burnt down the saloon. Jones reports for duty at the Texas Rangers headquarters, and it is revealed Jones's brother, Two, was also a Ranger there. Here he meets a woman, Joy (Venetia Stevenson) who is the daughter of the lady who looks after the Rangers' meals, and he starts to fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Keller
Harry Keller (22 February 1913 – 19 January 1987) was an American film editor, producer and director, who made a number of westerns and worked for many years at Universal Pictures. In 1958, Keller was tasked by Universal Pictures with directing re-shoots and additional scenes on the Orson Welles film ''Touch of Evil''. Select Credits * ''The Witness Vanishes'' (1939) editor *''Inside Information'' (1939) * ''Mystery of the White Room'' (1939) *''Black Hills Express'' (1943) editor *''Days of Old Cheyenne'' (1943) editor *''Sheriff of Sundown'' (1944) editor *''Northwest Outpost'' (1947) editor *''Moonrise'' (1948) editor *'' The Blonde Bandit'' (1949) director *'' The Red Menace'' (1949) editor *''The Arizona Cowboy'' (1950) editor *''Tarnished'' (1950) director *''Fort Dodge Stampede'' (1951) assoc. producer *''Desert of Lost Men'' (1951) associ. producer *'' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) director *''The Dakota Kid'' (1951) editor *''Thundering Caravans'' (1952) director *''Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Field
Mary Field (born Olivia Rockefeller; June 10, 1909 – June 12, 1996) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles. Early life She was born in New York City. As a child, she never knew her biological parents; during her infancy, she was left outside the doors of a church with a note pinned to her saying that her name was Olivia Rockefeller. She was later adopted.''Mary Field'' by Doug McClelland, ''Film Fan Monthly'', October 1973 She attended the Brentwood Hall School in Westchester County, New York. Hollywood and television In 1937, she was signed under contract to Warner Bros. Studios and made her film debut in ''The Prince and the Pauper'' which was released during the year. Her other screen credits include parts in such films as ''Jezebel'' (1938), ''Cowboy from Brooklyn'' (1938), ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938), '' Eternally Yours'' (1939), ''When Tomorrow Comes'' (1939), ''Broadway Melody of 1940'', ''Ball of Fire'' (1941), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Films
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America. Events * March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film ''G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, '' Psycho'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 10 – Filming of ''West Side Story'' begins. * October 6 & December 16 – Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, receives full screenwriting credit for his work on the films ''Spartacus'' and ''Exodus'', released in the United States on these dates. * October 27 – Film ''Saturday Night and Sunday M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1960
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George Sherman
George Sherman (July 14, 1908 – March 15, 1991) was an American film director and producer of low-budget Western films. One obituary said his "credits rival in number those of anyone in the entertainment industry." Biography George Sherman was born in New York City on July 14, 1908. At age 14 he sailed aboard the SS ''Mongolia'' to Los Angeles, California, where he found work in the mail room at Warner Bros. studios via a film editor friend. Sherman was credited for working on props on '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1928). Mack Sennett He worked as an assistant director on the Mack Sennett comedy ''The Lion and the House'' (1932), then the short feature ''Hypnotized'' (1932). He worked on the shorts ''A Wrestler's Bride'' (1933), '' The Plumber and the Lady'' (1933), ''Uncle Jake'' (1933), ''See You Tonight'' (1933), ''Husbands' Reunion'' (1933), and ''The Big Fibber'' (1933). Assistant Director Sherman went to First Division Productions where he assisted on ''Sunset Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Harris Van Sickel (November 29, 1907 – January 25, 1977) was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years. Van Sickel played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as the first-ever first-team All-American in the history of the Florida Gators football program. Early life Dale Van Sickel was born in Eatonton, Georgia,Internet Movie Database Dale Van Sickel Retrieved March 25, 2010. on November 29, 1907 to William Milton Van Sickel and Ella McGaen, but grew up in Gainesville, Florida. His father William owned a photography studio in Gainesville. The family came to Georgia originally from Guernsey County, Ohio. High school Van Sickel attended Gainesville High School, where he played high school football for the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Graham (actor)
Fred Graham (October 26, 1908 – October 10, 1979) was an American actor and stuntman who performed in films from the 1930s to the 1970s. Graham was a semiprofessional baseball player. Graham entered the film business in 1928. He was a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild. He appeared in ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935)."Obituaries". ''Variety''. Nov 7, 1979. 297, 1; Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. Pg. 98. Via Proquest. He broke his ankle while working as Basil Rathbone's stunt double on ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Graham coordinated stunts of John Wayne, with whom he made 26 films; Errol Flynn; and Ward Bond. He played small roles in two Alfred Hitchcock films, notably ''Vertigo'', as the Police Officer who falls to his death in its famous opening scene while trying to help James Stewart. He continued working in films until the 1970s. Graham moved to Arizona in 1963. He was in charge of the Arizona Governor's Office for Motion Picture D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burton (actor)
'' Robert George Burton (August 13, 1895 – September 29, 1962) was an American film and television actor. Born in Eastman, Georgia. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for playing Tom Gipson in the 1956 film '' The Brass Legend''. He also appeared in a 1957 Episode of Gunsmoke (as a Sherrif in S2E31’s “What The Whiskey Drummer Heard"). Burton died in September 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 67. Partial filmography * ''Fearless Fagan ''Fearless Fagan'' is a 1952 comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and stars Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter. It is about a clown who is drafted into the military and tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. The film was inspired by the 12 ...'' (1952) - Owen Gillman * ''My Man and I'' (1952) - Sheriff * ''Everything I Have Is Yours (film), Everything I Have Is Yours'' (1952) - Dr. Charles * ''Desperate Search'' (1952) - Wayne Langmuir * ''Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) - Customer * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty (July 3, 1914 – August 19, 1988) was an American actor of film and television. Early life and education Before he began appearing in films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University athlete and served in the United States Army from March 1943 to March 1946.Bailey, Mike"Heart failure claims actor Haggerty" ''Florida Today'', Cape Publications Inc., Melbourne, Florida, August 20, 1988, volume 23, number 145, page 1. Career Usually cast as tough policemen or cowboys, Haggerty appeared in films such as ''Sands of Iwo Jima'' (1949), ''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1951), '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) and ''The Narrow Margin''. The B-movie actor continued to appear in films until the early 1980s. Between 1949 and 1955, Haggerty made four guest appearances in the television series ''The Lone Ranger'' – twice as outlaws, once as a crooked sheriff and once as a genuine sheriff. From 1954 to 1955, he starred in the syndicated private eye series '' The Files of Jeffrey Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Rooney
The Yellow Payges is an American rock band, led by singer Dan Hortter, that was formed in Los Angeles in 1966. Although their commercial success was limited, they toured widely and recorded ten singles and an LP before splitting up in 1970. History The band was formed by singer Dan Hortter in Los Angeles in April 1966. Hortter had been a member of a Torrance-based surf rock band, the Driftones, who had just split up. At a performance by his friends in another band, the Palace Guard (whose drummer was Emitt Rhodes), at the Hullabaloo club in Hollywood, he joined the group onstage to play harmonica and sing " I'm a Man". His performance so impressed club owner Gary Bookasta that he invited Hortter to bring his own band to support The Newbeats two weeks later. Hortter recruited guitarists John Knox and Larry Tyre, bassist Herby Ratzloff, and drummer Terry Rae (formerly of the Driftones) to play the gig. Rae was then replaced by Dan Gorman, and the group changed its name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Barrett
Claudia Barrett (born Imagene Williams; November 3, 1929 – April 30, 2021) was an American television and film actress. Early life Barrett was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Williams. She began taking acting classes at an early age to overcome her timidness. After high school, she studied at Pasadena Community Playhouse for a year and acted at Encino Little Theatre. Career Although she was mainly involved with television, Barrett's acting career began with film in the late 1940s and 1950s. At age 18, she was signed (as Imagene Williams) to a contract with Warner Bros. Her first movie appearance was in the 1949 classic film noir ''White Heat'' starring James Cagney and Virginia Mayo. The next year, she had the part of Miss Dolly Travers in MGM's ''The Happy Years'', which starred Dean Stockwell, Darryl Hickman, and Leo G. Carroll. After leaving Warner Bros., she appeared in several films at Republic Pictures, a studio that for the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kruschen
Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Dreyfuss in the 1960 comedy-drama ''The Apartment''. Early life Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as Jacob Kruschen, to Moses (aka Maurice and Morris) Kruschen and Sophie (née Bogushevsky) Kruschen, both of Russian Jewish descent, Kruschen and his family migrated to New York City in the early 1920s, and then to California. His sister, Miriam, was born in New York City in 1927. His acting in an operetta produced at Hollywood High School brought him to the attention of CBS. Career Radio Kruschen began working at a radio station in Los Angeles when he was 16 and still in high school. During the 1940s, he became a staple of American West Coast radio drama. During World War II, he served in the Army, assigned to the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
