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The Toughest Gun In Tombstone
''The Toughest Gun in Tombstone'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring George Montgomery. Opening narration "In the early eighteen-eighties, when all law enforcement failed in Arizona Territory, cattle rustling, robbery and murder began a notorious reign. As law agencies became disorganized, crime organized and grew powerful under the leadership of three of the West's most vicious outlaws — Johnny Ringo, Ike Clanton and Curly Bill Brocious. The situation became so bad that President Chester A. Arthur, on April the twenty-sixth, eighteen eighty two, authorized the governor of Arizona Territory to resort to any means he saw fit to crush the rule of the outlaws. The last desperate battle against the murderous gangs of the West was to begin in a very strange way — in a remote stretch of country just outside the town of Phoenix." Plot Before initiating an undercover investigation in Tombstone, Arizona, Captain Matt Sloane (George Montgomery) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Bellamy
Earl Arthur Bellamy (March 11, 1917 – November 30, 2003) was an American television and film director. Biography Bellamy was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was also known as Earl J. Bellamy, or Earl J. Bellamy, Jr. "Earl Bellamy." Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Volume 28. Gale Group, 2000. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K1609009682. Fee. Retrieved December 28, 2008. His father was Richard James Bellamy. He moved to Hollywood in 1920 with his parents; his father was a railroad engineer. After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1935, Bellamy received a degree from Los Angeles City College and took a job as a messenger for Columbia Studios. Within four years, Bellamy had worked his way up to second assistant director before taking time off to serve in the U.S. Navy's photographic unit during World War II. When Bellamy returned to Hollywood, he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the List of United States cities by population, fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people . Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, has the largest area of all cities in Arizona, with an area of , and is also the List of United States cities by area, 11th largest city by area in the United States. It is the largest metropolitan area, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Smith (actor)
Milan Smith (April 27, 1923 – May 2, 2001) was an American actor and stuntman. He was known for playing the role of Kyle in the American Western (genre), western television series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide''. Life and career Smith was born in South Dakota, where he was raised on a Sioux Indian reservation, reservation. He served the Pacific in World War II. Smith worked for almost 20 years as a stunt double. His first appearances were in 1951 in the Western (genre), western television series ''The Lone Ranger (TV series), The Lone Ranger''. While appearing in the show he became friends with the actor Jay Silverheels, who played the role of Tonto. Smith appeared on numerous television westerns including, ''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Tombstone Territory'', ''The Rifleman'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Maverick (TV series), Maverick'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Strang
Harry Strang (December 13, 1892 – April 10, 1972) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 500 films and television shows between 1929 and 1965. On Broadway, Strang appeared in ''The Girl in the Train'' (1910). Primarily a character actor, Strang often appeared in film roles that included clerks in stores, policemen on beats, and soldiers. He also was often seen in two-reel comedies made by RKO Radio Pictures. His work on television included appearances on ''Maverick'', ''One Step Beyond'', and ''Perry Mason''. Strang was a machine-gun instructor for recruits in the United States Marines. Partial filmography * ''The Greene Murder Case'' (1929) - Cop in House (uncredited) * ''Illusion'' (1929) - Military Man in Rifle Act (uncredited) * ''Around the Corner'' (1930) * '' The Last Parade'' (1931) * '' Hell Bound'' (1931) * ''The Widow in Scarlet'' (1932) * ''The Final Edition'' (1932) * '' Alias Mary Smith'' (1932) * ''King Kong'' (1933) - Policeman at Headquarters (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Forrest (actor)
William Forrest (October 10, 1902 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre, film, and television actor. Biography Forest attended Princeton University, where he was a star in athletics. His acting career began in 1938 at the Pasadena Playhouse, and he appeared in more than 250 films between 1939 and 1977. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died in Santa Monica, California, from heart failure. Partial filmography * ''The Green Hornet Strikes Again'' (1940) * ''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' (1940) *''The Secret Seven'' (1940) * ''The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance'' (1941) * ''Keep 'Em Flying'' (1941) * ''Of Pups and Puzzles'' (1941) (short) * ''Daring Young Man'' (1942) * ''Tarzan's New York Adventure'' (1942) * ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) as 1st Critic (uncredited) * ''The Masked Marvel'' (1943) * '' Good Morning, Judge'' (1943) * ''The Fighting Seabees'' (1944) * '' Adventures of Kitty O'Day'' (1945) * ''Girls of the Big House'' (1945) * ''Gangs of the Waterfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Alaniz
Americo Zorilla "Rico" Alaniz (October 25, 1919 – March 9, 2015) was a Mexican-American actor. Early years Alaniz was born in Juárez, Mexico, and began riding when he was a child. Selected filmography * '' The Capture'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''A Lady Without Passport'' (1950) - Young Cuban Man (uncredited) * ''Mister 880'' (1950) - Carlos - Spanish Interpreter (uncredited) * '' Smuggler's Island'' (1951) - Young Portuguese (uncredited) * ''Hollywood Story'' (1951) - Spanish Actor (uncredited) * '' Golden Girl'' (1951) - Bandit (uncredited) * ''The Fighter'' (1952) - Carlos * ''Viva Zapata!'' (1952) - Guard (uncredited) * ''Macao'' (1952) - Bus Driver (uncredited) * ''California Conquest'' (1952) - Pedro * ''Tropic Zone'' (1953) - Capt. Basilio (uncredited) * ''Jeopardy'' (1953) - Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited) * ''Column South'' (1953) - Trooper Chavez * ''The Desert Song'' (1953) - Legionnaire (uncredited) * ''Wings of the Hawk'' (1953) - Capt. Gomez * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tex Terry
Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies. He died in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana. Filmography Television credits External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Worden
Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including many John Ford films such as ''The Searchers'' and the TV series ''The Lone Ranger''. Biography Born in Rolfe, Iowa, Worden was raised on a cattle ranch near Glendive, Montana and was educated at Stanford University and the University of Nevada as an engineer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army hoping to become an Army pilot, but failed to pass flight school. An expert horseman, he toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. During one ride, his horse landed atop him and fractured his neck, but aside from a temporary soreness, Worden did not know of the nature of the damage until x-rayed 20 years later. While appearing in a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York, he and fellow cowboy Tex Ritter were chosen to appear in the Broadway play ''Green Grow the Lilacs'' (1931). Following the run of the play, Worden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Barton
Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series. Career Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having played the role of Stan Richter in the syndicated television series ''The Gene Autry Show''. He appeared sixteen times on another syndicated series, ''The Range Rider'', eleven times on ''Annie Oakley'', seven times each on ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' and ''The Lone Ranger'', six times on ''26 Men'', five times on ABC's ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', four times on NBC's '' Laramie'', and three times each on '' The Texan'' and ''Tales of the Texas Rangers''. Barton played guest roles in other series too, such as ''Sky King'' (1952 and 1956), '' Adventures of Superman'' (1953), ''The Cisco Kid'' (1954), ''Steve Donovan, Western Marshal'' (1956), '' Fury'' (1958), ''Jefferson Drum'' (1958), ''The Deputy'' (1959), ''Bonan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
William Brocius
William Brocius (c. 1845 – March 24, 1882), better known as Curly Bill Brocius, was an American gunman, rustler and an outlaw Cowboy in the Cochise County area of the Arizona Territory during the late 1870s and early 1880s. His name is likely an alias or nickname, and some evidence links him to another outlaw named William "Curly Bill" Bresnaham, who was convicted of an 1878 attempted robbery and murder in El Paso, Texas. Brocius had a number of conflicts with the lawmen of the Earp family, and he was named as one of the individuals who participated in Morgan Earp's assassination. Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp and a group of deputies including his brother Warren Earp pursued those they believed responsible for Morgan's death. The Earp posse unexpectedly encountered Curly Bill and other Cowboys on March 24, 1882, at Iron Springs (present-day Mescal Springs). Wyatt killed Curly Bill during the shootout. In his journal written in October 1881, George Parsons referred to Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford (born John Myrtland Le Varre, Jr., August 29, 1922 – June 6, 1973) was an American actor, who appeared in more than 250 films and television series between 1940 and 1973, specializing in supporting "tough-guy" roles predominantly in Westerns but also in more contemporary crime dramas such as '' Dragnet'', '' The Fugitive'', and ''Hawaii Five-O''. Early life Lane Bradford was born in 1923, the son of John Merton. Career Bradford appeared in many television series and "B" western films. On stage, he co-starred in ''Desperadoes' Outpost'' (1952), ''The Great Sioux Uprising'' (1953, and ''Apache Warrior'' (1957). Bradford played the historical figure, Sequoyah, the namesake of Sequoia National Park, in the 1954 episode "Sequoia" of the western anthology series ''Death Valley Days'' hosted by Stanley Andrews. The segment covers Sequoyah from earliest years to his development of the Cherokee alphabet. Carol Thurston and Angie Dickinson played Sali and Ayoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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