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Ted Donaldson
Ted Donaldson (born August 20, 1933 in New York City) is an American former child actor. Early years Born in Brooklyn, New York, Donaldson was the son of singer-composer Will Donaldson and Will's wife, Jo. His mother died when he was years old. His stepmother was radio organist and composer Muriel Pollock. He attended the Professional Children's School in New York City. Career Donaldson began his acting career in December 1937 when he appeared in an NBC radio show. In 1941, he played Tiny Tim in a week-long serialized version of Dickens' ''A Christmas Carol'' that was presented on ''Wheatena Playhouse''. From 1949 to 1954, he played Bud, the son of Robert Young's character in the radio version of ''Father Knows Best''. He was offered the same role on the television version of the series, but turned it down, saying, "I didn't want to be typed. I didn't want to be a 21-year-old playing a 15- or 16-year-old kid. I wanted to do other things." As an adult, he called that "one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Nagel
John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early life Born in Keokuk, Iowa, into an upper-middle-class family, he was the son of a musician father, Dr. Frank L. Nagel, who was of German descent, and a mother, Frances (née Murphy), who was a locally praised singer. Nagel's mother died early in his life, and he always attributed his artistic inclination to growing up in a family environment that encouraged self-expression. When Nagel was three, his father, Frank, became dean of the music conservatory at Highland Park College in Des Moines, and the family moved there. After graduating from Highland Park College, Nagel left for California to pursue a career in the relatively new medium of motion pictures where he garnered instant a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Blair
Janet Blair (born Martha Janet Lafferty; April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007) was an American big-band singer who later became a popular film and television actress. Early years Janet Blair was born Martha Janet Lafferty on April 23, 1921, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of musically oriented parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Lafferty. Her father led the choir and sang solos in his church, and her mother played both piano and organ. She had a brother, Fred Jr., and a sister, Louise. Film Blair began her acting career on film in 1941, being placed under contract to Columbia Pictures. Before that, she was a featured singer in the Hal Kemp Orchestra. During World War II, she appeared as the pin-up girl in the March 1944 issue of ''Yank'' magazine. She made a string of successful pictures, although she is today best remembered for playing Rosalind Russell's sister in ''My Sister Eileen'' (1942) and Rita Hayworth's best friend in '' Tonight and Every Night'' (1945). In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pal
"My Pal" is a 1988 single from Australian band God. Details Formed in Melbourne in 1986, the members of God were all 15 or 16 at the time Bruce Milne of Au Go Go Records signed the band and released "My Pal" as their debut single in January 1988. It was written by Silbersher. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' Silbersher later said, "It was the first good song I ever wrote. And it was extremely easy to write the music. I thought up that line that goes through the whole thing and I was trying to think of another one, and then went... oh no, if you just do this... that's a song. That's a whole piece of music. And then I had the 'You're my only friend / You don't even like me' bit but then it took a while to erode the other lyrics into it. Elsewhere, he has said that he wrote it in the shower when he was 15. Milne said, "I remember playing the tape. And I don't think I even got towards the end of it before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Stallion
''The Red Stallion'' is a 1947 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Lesley Selander shot in Cinecolor. It is about a young boy who trains his beloved pet horse to be a racehorse in order to save his grandmother's farm from foreclosure. It was filmed at Mount Shasta and the Shasta Starr Ranch in northern California. Plot summary Joel Curtis (Ted Donaldson) is a young orphan who is living with his grandmother, Aggie Curtis (Jane Darwell), on her ranch. Joel finds an orphaned colt in the nearby woods, and names the horse Red. Joel learns that Grandma Curtis has extensive debts, and will be forced to sell her ranch to pay them off. Joel is friends with Andy McBride (Robert Paige), a ranch hand at the nearby Moresby Farms. Joel convinces Andy to help him train Red as a racehorse, with the intention of selling his beloved horse to pay off his grandmother's debts. Joel and Andy convinced Moresby Farms horse trainer Ellen Reynolds (Noreen Nash) to race Red against the farm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Son Of Rusty
''The Son of Rusty'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, Stephen Dunne and Ann Doran. It was part of Columbia Pictures' eight-film Rusty series about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd. Plot Danny Mitchell and friends, Squeaky Foley, Gerald Hebble, Nip and Tuck Worden hang out in their clubhouse, listening to the radio serial "Fang, the Detective Dog" while they collect enough Vitabark box tops to send off for a book ''How to Train Your Dog to Be a Detective'' so they can train Danny's German Shepherd, Rusty. The clubhouse is on private property belonging to retired lawyer Franklyn B. Gibson, who instead of running the boys off, uses it as an opportunity to teach a lesson in responsibility. When a mysterious young man Jed Barlow and his German Shepherd Barb move to Lawtonville, rumors soon spread that Jed is a former "jailbird" based on a letter addressed to him from a U.S. Army Military Prison. Barlow is surly and uncommunicative, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Rusty
''For the Love of Rusty'' is a 1947 drama film directed by John Sturges. It was the third of the "Rusty" film series involving the adventures of German shepherd Rusty and his human companions - young Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson) and his pals. This film details Danny's friendship with an eccentric and itinerant "veterinarian" Dr. Fay (Aubrey Mather), and Danny's attempts to form a closer relationship with his father (Tom Powers). In this installment, Rusty was played for the first time by Flame, who would portray Rusty in four of the eight Rusty films. Plot Busy attorney Hugh Mitchell wants to become closer to his son, Danny, whom he knows little. He starts arranging a luncheon, but soon finds out that Danny prefers going to the carnival. Still he attends the luncheon, and brings along his dog Rusty, a German Shepherd. All the other boys attending with their fathers are quite amused when Rusty starts fighting with another dog, and the luncheon is abruptly interrupted. The cala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personality Kid
''Personality Kid'' is a 1946 American adventure drama film directed by George Sherman and starring Anita Louise, Michael Duane and Ted Donaldson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell. Synopsis Cast * Anita Louise as Laura Howard * Michael Duane as Harry Roberts * Ted Donaldson as Davey Roberts * Barbara Brown as Mrs. Roberts * Bobby Larson as Albert Partridge * Oscar O'Shea as Officer O'Brien * Harlan Briggs as Mr. Howard * Regina Wallace as Mrs. Partridge * Edythe Elliott as Mrs. Howard * Martin Garralaga as Melendez * Paul Maxey as Mr. Partridge References External links *''Personality Kid''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... 1946 films 1940s English-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Rusty
''The Return of Rusty'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Castle and starring Ted Donaldson, John Litel and Mark Dennis. It was the second in the eight part Rusty film series produced by Columbia Pictures.Blottnerp.280 Cast * Ted Donaldson as Danny Mitchell * John Litel as Hugh Mitchell * Mark Dennis as Loddy Bicek * Barbara Wooddell as Mrs. Mitchell * Robert Kellard as Sgt. Jack Beals * Mickey Kuhn as Marty Connors * Teddy Infuhr as Herbie * Dwayne Hickman as Bobby * Mickey McGuire as Porky * Gene Collins as Motor policeman * David Ackles David Thomas Ackles (February 20, 1937 – March 2, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and child actor. He recorded four albums between 1968 and 1973. Describing Ackles' style in 2003, critic Colin McElligatt wrote, "An unlikely ... as Peanuts * Donald Davis as Trailer boy * Pat O'Malley as Immigration Officer References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Guy, A Gal And A Pal
''A Guy, a Gal and a Pal'' is a 1945 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Ross Hunter and Lynn Merrick.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger. Cast * Ross Hunter as Jimmy Jones * Lynn Merrick as Helen Carter * Ted Donaldson as Butch * George Meeker as Granville Breckenridge * Jack Norton as Norton * Will Stanton as Barclay See also * List of American films of 1945 References External links *''A Guy a Gal and a Pal''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... 1945 films American comedy-drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phone Call From A Stranger
''Phone Call from a Stranger'' is a 1952 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Nunnally Johnson, based on the 1950 novelette of the same name by I. A. R. Wylie. The film centers on the survivor of an aircraft crash who contacts the relatives of three of the victims he came to know on board the flight. The story employs flashbacks to relive the three characters' pasts. At the 13th Venice International Film Festival, the film earned Negulesco a nomination for the Golden Lion, while Johnson was nominated for the Golden Osella for Best Original Screenplay. Plot After his wife Jane (Helen Westcott) admits to an extramarital affair, Iowa attorney David Trask (Gary Merrill) abandons her and their daughters and heads for Los Angeles. His flight is delayed, and while waiting in the airport restaurant he meets a few of his fellow passengers. Troubled alcoholic Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie), haunted by his responsibility for a car accide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Shepherd
The German Shepherd or Alsatian is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police work, and warfare. It is commonly kept as a companion dog, and according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale had the second-highest number of annual registrations in 2013. History During the 1890s, attempts were being made to standardise dog breeds. Dogs were being bred to preserve traits that assisted in their job of herding sheep and protecting their flocks from predators. In Germany this was practised within local communities, where shepherds selected and bred dogs. It was recognised that the breed had the necessary skills for herding sheep, such as intelligence, speed, strength and keen senses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty (film Series)
The Rusty film series comprises eight American films produced for young audiences between 1945 and 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Child actor Ted Donaldson starred as Danny Mitchell in the series, which relates the adventures of a German Shepherd dog named Rusty. The role of Rusty was played by Ace the Wonder Dog in the first feature, '' Adventures of Rusty'' (1945). A police dog named Rip took over the role for the second film, ''The Return of Rusty'' (1946). In the later films Rusty was played by Flame, a charismatic dog star who was featured in three separate series. The Rusty films were B-movies, primarily shown as the second half of a double bill. The basic boy-and-his-dog stories usually addressed social issues of the era, and provided civics lessons to its young audiences. Directors at Columbia usually broke in with the studio's "B" features. Only William Castle and John Sturges advanced from the Rusty pictures to more ambitious projects; the series was usually entrusted to low- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
