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The Crime Doctor's Gamble
''The Crime Doctor's Gamble'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William Castle and starring Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel and Roger Dann.Erickson p.203 It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures. Plot While in Paris, Doctor Robert Ordway assists the local police to investigate a murder. Cast * Warner Baxter as Dr. Robert Ordway * Micheline Cheirel as Mignon Duval Jardin * Roger Dann as Henri Jardin * Steven Geray as Jules Daudet * Marcel Journet as Inspector Jacques Morrell * Eduardo Ciannelli as Maurice Duval * Maurice Marsac as Anton Geroux * Henri Letondal as Louis Chabonet * Jean Del Val as Theodore - Butler * Leonardo Scavino as Brevoir - Auctioneer * Wheaton Chambers as Brown * Emory Parnell as O'Reilly * George Davis as Paul Romaine * Frank Arnold as Buyer * Paul Bradley as Lecture Guest * Peter Camlin as Wagon Driver * Jack Chefe as Jacques, Waiter * Marcel De la Brosse as Buyer * Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Castle
William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired. He learned the trade of filmmaking and became a director, acquiring a reputation for the ability to churn out competent B-movies quickly and on budget. He eventually struck out on his own, producing and directing Thriller (genre), thrillers, which, despite their low budgets, he effectively promoted using film promotion, gimmicks, a trademark for which he is best known. He was also the producer for ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby''. Personal life Castle was born in New York City, the son of Saidie (Snellenberg) and William Schloss. His family was Jewish. His mother died when he was nine. When his father followed a year later, he was left an orphan at the age of 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Geray
Steven Geray (born István Gyergyai, 10 November 190426 December 1973) was a Hungarian-born American film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in numerous famed A-pictures, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' Spellbound'' (1945) and ''To Catch a Thief'' (1955), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''All About Eve'' (1950), and Howard Hawks' '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953). However, it was in film noir that be became a fixture, being cast in over a dozen pictures in the genre. Among them were ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' (1944), ''Gilda'' (1946), '' The Unfaithful'' (1947), ''In a Lonely Place'' (1950), and ''The House on Telegraph Hill'' (1951). Early life Geray was born István Gyergyai in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine) and educated at the University of Budapest. Career Geray made his first stage appearance at the Hungarian National Theater under his real name and after nearly four years he made his London stage debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel De La Brosse
Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian striker * Marcel (footballer, born 1983), Marcel Silva Cardoso, Brazilian left back * Marcel (footballer, born 1992), Marcel Henrique Garcia Alves Pereira, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (singer), American country music singer * Étienne Marcel (died 1358), provost of merchants of Paris * Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), French philosopher, Christian existentialist and playwright * Jean Marcel (died 1980), Madagascan Anglican bishop * Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French football player * Rosie Marcel (born 1977), English actor * Sylvain Marcel (born 1974), Canadian actor * Terry Marcel (born 1942), British film director * Claude Marcel (1793-1876), French diplomat and applied linguist Other uses * Marcel (''Friends''), a fictional monkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
