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The Gamblers (1915 Film)
''The Gamblers'' may refer to: Film * ''The Gamblers'' (1919 film), a 1919 American drama film directed by Paul Scardon * ''The Gamblers'' (1929 film), a 1929 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Gamblers'' (1950 film), a 1950 French film based on the play by Nikolai Gogol * ''The Gamblers'' (1970 film), a 1970 American film directed by Ron Winston and based on Dostoevsky's 1867 novel ''The Gambler'' Music * ''The Gamblers'' (Shostakovich), or ''Igroki'', an unfinished opera by Dmitri Shostakovich * The Gamblers (British band), primarily backing band of Billy Fury on Decca then Parlophone *The Gamblers (surf band), an American surf rock band * Guitar Ray & The Gamblers, Italian blues band founded in 2002 Other * ''The Gamblers'' (play), an 1840 play by Nikolai Gogol * Houston Gamblers The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The Gamblers were coached by veteran NFL head coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Scardon
Paul Scardon (6 May 1874 – 17 January 1954) was an actor, a producer, and a director on both Australian and New York stages. When he was 15, Scardon debuted on stage as a contortionist in vaudeville. He progressed from that to pantomime and then joined a troupe headed by J. C. Williamson, touring New Zealand and Australia for five years. In 1905, he joined a company headed by Nance O'Neil, and that group's tour brought him to the United States. Scardon's Broadway credits include ''Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh'' (1911), ''Becky Sharp'' (1911), ''The Green Cockatoo'' (1910), ''Hannele'' (1910), ''The Debtors'' (1909), ''Agnes''(1908), ''Our American Cousin'' (1908), and ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1906). Scardon went to Hollywood in 1910. In motion pictures, he worked for Majestic Pictures, Reliance-Majestic Studios and Vitagraph Studios. He directed Blanche Sweet in ''Unwilling Husband'', Bessie Barriscale in some of her most successful productions, and most of the melodramas which starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (1929 Film)
''The Gamblers'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring H.B. Warner, Lois Wilson and Jason Robards Sr. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot Jason Robards Sr. (Carvel Emerson) and George Fawcett (Emerson Jr.) play a father-and-son team of cons who gamble their firm's assets. Emerson Jr. is caught investing money that does not belong to him and is indicted on a swindling charge. The district attorney handling the case is the husband of his former sweetheart. This gives the district attorney an opportunity to prosecute his romantic rival. Cast * H. B. Warner as James Darwin * Lois Wilson as Catherine Darwin * Jason Robards Sr. as Carvel Emerson * George Fawcett as Emerson Sr * Johnny Arthur as George Cowper * Frank Campeau as Raymond * Pauline Garon as Isabel Emerson * Charles Sellon as Tooker See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (1950 Film)
''The Gamblers'' (French: ''Les joueurs''), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Claude Barma, and starring Louis de Funès. It is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Gamblers (1836). Cast * Louis de Funès: Piotr Petrovitch Shvokhniev * Jacques Morel: Uteshitelny Stepan Ivanovich * Pierre Gallon: Alexandr Mikhailovich Glov jr. * Jacques Grello * Daniel Lecourtois: Ikhariev * Alexandre Rignault: Krugel * Henri Rollan: Mikhail Alexandrovich Glov sr. * Jean-Marc Tennberg Jean-Marc Tennberg (1924–1971) was a French film, stage and television actor. He played a number of supporting roles in post-war French cinema. He was also a poet known for his television recitals.Andrew p.98 Selected filmography * ''Cyrano de ... References External links * Les Joueursat the ''Films de France'' 1950 films French comedy films 1950s French-language films French black-and-white films Films based on works by Nikolai Gogol Films directed by Claude Barma 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (1970 Film)
''The Gamblers'' is a 1970 American drama film directed by Ron Winston and starring Suzy Kendall, Don Gordon and Pierre Olaf. Its plot involves a confidence trickster who goes for a trip of a luxury cruise liner, where he is himself conned out of his money. It is loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1866 novel '' The Gambler''. Its alternative title was ''Kockari''. Cast * Suzy Kendall – Candace * Don Gordon – Rooney * Pierre Olaf – Cozzier * Kenneth Griffith – Broadfoot * Stuart Margolin – Goldy * Richard Woo – Koboyashi * Massimo Serato – Del Isolla * Faith Domergue – Signora Del Isolla * Relja Bašić – Yakov * Anthony Chinn – Nono See also * List of American films of 1970 This is a list of American films released in 1970. ''Patton'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The top-grossing film at the U.S. box office was ''Airport''. __TOC__ A–B C–F G–I J–M N–S T–Z See also * 1970 in ... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (Shostakovich)
''The Gamblers'' (russian: Игроки, translit=Igroki, links=no), Op. 63, is an unfinished opera, composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941/42 to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol's comedy '' The Gamblers'' (1842). The surviving first act lasts around 47 minutes. Krzysztof Meyer realised a completion in German, ''Die Spieler'', in 1981. Both versions were performed on stage and recorded. History Shostakovich based his first opera, '' The Nose'', on a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol. For ''The Gamblers'', he turned again to the same author, this time to the play '' The Gamblers''. Shostakovich tried to set Gogol's play word for word. He realised when arriving at the end of the first act that the opera would become too long and unwieldy, and also that its mocking text and the bitter irony of the music would not be performed under the repressive regime at the time. He abandoned the project. He reused material from the opera in the scherzo of his final composition, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (British Band)
Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 weeks on the UK chart. His hit singles include "Wondrous Place", "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy". Fury also maintained a film career, notably playing rock performers in '' Play It Cool'' in 1962 and ''That'll Be the Day'' in 1973. AllMusic journalist Bruce Eder stated that Fury's "mix of rough-hewn good looks and unassuming masculinity, coupled with an underlying vulnerability, all presented with a good voice and some serious musical talent, helped turn iminto a major rock and roll star in short order". Others have suggested that his rapid rise to prominence was due to his "Elvis-influenced hip swivelling and, at times, highly suggestive stage act". Early years Fury was born Ronald Wycherley at Smithdown Hospital (later Sefton General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (surf Band)
The Gamblers were an American surf rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1959. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early instrumental surf songs, the Gamblers are one of the first influential musical acts that recorded surf music, a genre popularized initially in Southern California. The group, led by primary songwriter Derry Weaver, recorded the "Moon Dawg!" single in late 1959, acknowledged as one of the earliest known surf records, and covered by West Coast groups such as the Beach Boys. In 1961, the group disbanded but its members, including Elliot Ingber, Larry Taylor, Bruce Johnston, and Sandy Nelson, went on to have successful music careers of their own. History Early in October 1959, Nick Venet began working for Richard Bock, a respected West coast jazz record producer at World Pacific, and was enlisted with creating new hit-ready single artists and buying master tapes for World Pacific to release. Venet, with the help of guitarist and songwriter Derry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Ray & The Gamblers
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand. A plectrum or individual finger picks may also be used to strike the strings. The sound of the guitar is projected either acoustically, by means of a resonant chamber on the instrument, or amplified by an electronic pickup and an amplifier. The guitar is classified as a chordophone – meaning the sound is produced by a vibrating string stretched between two fixed points. Historically, a guitar was constructed from wood with its strings made of catgut. Steel guitar strings were introduced near the end of the nineteenth century in the United States; nylon strings came in the 1940s. The guitar's ancestors include the gittern, the vihuela, the four-course Renaissance guitar, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (play)
''The Gamblers'' (russian: «Игроки») is an 1840 play by Nikolai Gogol.Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich Gippius, Robert A. Maguire ''Gogol'' 1981 p.90 "In The Gamblers Gogol made even greater use of traditional materials and departed even further from them. It has not been precisely determined just when this play was written. There are some grounds for dating it as 1840: after returning ..." Dmitri Shostakovich tried to compose an opera of the same title based upon the play. History The play was first published in a publication called "The Works of Nikolai Gogol" in 1842. This publication was the fourth section of "Dramatic Excerpts and Other Scenes". The whole section was dated by Gogol himself from 1832 to 1837. The final version of "The Gamblers" was released in 1842 but the play had been in the works before then. When he sent the play from Germany to Nikolai Prokopovich on August 29th, 1842, Gogol wrote "''I am now sending the play "The Gamblers" which I forcefully collected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Gamblers
The Houston Gamblers were an American football team that competed in the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. The Gamblers were coached by veteran NFL head coach Jack Pardee in both their seasons. They were noteworthy for introducing former Middletown (Ohio) High School football coach Glenn "Tiger" Ellison's Run & Shoot offense to the world of pro football. The Run & Shoot puts the USFL on the map Run & Shoot advocate and chief refiner Darell "Mouse" Davis was hired by the progressive Pardee to install the offense as the team's Offensive Coordinator. (Davis was a former head coach at Portland State University where he developed the St. Louis Cardinals' two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Neil Lomax.) Led by former Miami Hurricanes QB Jim Kelly (who snubbed the NFL's Buffalo Bills to play in the USFL) the Gamblers wrecked secondaries across the USFL, getting national media attention in demolishing the league's single season scoring record (The Gamblers scored 618 points i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
