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The Driftin' Kid (1941 Film)
''The Driftin' Kid'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli, Glenn Strange, Stanley Price and Fred Hoose. The film was released on October 17, 1941, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast * Tom Keene as Tom Sterling / Jim Vernon *Betty Miles as Betty Lane *Frank Yaconelli as Lopez Mendoza * Glenn Strange as Jeff Payson *Stanley Price Stanley Price (December 31, 1892July 13, 1955) was an American film supporting actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1956. He was a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild. Career Price was an actor whose artistic career sp ... as Rex Jenkins *Fred Hoose as Sheriff Parker *Slim Andrews as Slim Chance *Gene Alsace as Blackie Thompson *Steve Clark as Roger Lane *Earl Douglas as Ace Reed *James Sheridan as Buckhorn References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Driftin' Kid 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Emmett Tansey
Robert Emmett Tansey (June 28, 1897 – June 17, 1951) was an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was active in cinema in various roles from the 1910s to the 1950s. He was sometimes credited as Robert E. Tansey or Robert Tansey. Selected filmography * ''Riding to Fame'' (1927) * ''Romance of the West (1930 film), Romance of the West'' (1930) * ''Riders of the Rio'' (1931) * ''The Way of the West'' (1934) * ''Badge of Honor (film), Badge of Honor'' (1934) * ''Paradise Canyon'' (1935) * ''Courage of the North'' (1935) * ''Timber Terrors'' (1935) * ''Westward Ho (1935 film), Westward Ho'' (1935) * ''Song of the Gringo'' (1936) * ''Pinto Rustlers'' (1936) * ''Where Trails Divide'' (1937) * ''Riders of the Dawn (1937 film), Riders of the Dawn'' (1937) * ''The Painted Trail (1938 film), The Painted Trail'' (1938) * ''Man from Texas (1939 film), Man from Texas'' (1939) * ''Overland Mail (1939 film), Overland Mail'' (1939) *''Across the Plains (1939 film), Acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Robert Emmett Tansey
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogram Pictures Films
A monogram is a motif (art), motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a cypher (e.g. a royal cypher) and is not a monogram. History Monograms first appeared on coins, as early as 350 BC. The earliest known examples are of the names of Greek cities which issued the coins, often the first two letters of the city's name. For example, the monogram of Achaea (ancient region), Achaea consisted of the letters alpha (Α) and chi (letter), chi (Χ) joined together. Monograms have been used as signatures by artists and Artisan, craft workers on paintings, sculptures and pieces of furniture, especially when guilds enforced measures against unauthorized participation in the trade. A famous example of a monogram serving as an artist's signature is the "AD" us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Western (genre) Films
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American Western (genre) Films
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1940s English-language Films
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1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in the golden age of Hollywood, generally referred to collectively as Poverty Row. Lacking the financial resources to deliver the lavish sets, production values, and star power of the larger studios, Monogram sought to attract its audiences with the promise of action and adventure. The company's trademark is now owned by Allied Artists International. The original sprawling brick complex which functioned as home to both Monogram and Allied Artists remains at 4376 Sunset Drive, utilized as part of the Church of Scientology Media Center (formerly KCET's television facilities). History Monogram was created in the early 1930s from two earlier companies; W. Ray Johnston's Rayart Productions (renamed Raytone when sound pictures came in) and Tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Kavanaugh
Frances Kavanaugh (February 5, 1915 – January 23, 2009) was an American screenwriter known for penning B-Westerns. Biography Beginnings Born in Dallas, Texas, to Clyde and Robbie Kavanaugh, Frances grew up in Houston around ranching, cowboys, and horseback riding. She graduated from San Jacinto High School and then studied accounting at the University of Texas before moving to Los Angeles with her parents in 1940. She was married and divorced some time before 1940. Hollywood career She began writing scenarios after attending a workshop held by director Max Reinhart, and her scripts soon caught the eye of director Robert Emmett Tansey. He gave her a job at his production company, and she eventually proved her talent for screenwriting. Due to her prolific output of Western scripts in the 1940s, Kavanaugh was dubbed "the Cowgirl of the Typewriter." In fact, she penned more than 30 scripts over the course of the decade, including '' Song of Old Wyoming'' and ''Cattle Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Bain
Fred Bain (1895–1965) was an American film editor.Pitts p.259 A prolific worker, he edited over a hundred and seventy films, mainly westerns and action films, and also directed three. He worked at a variety of low-budget studios including Reliable Pictures, Grand National and Monogram Pictures. He was sometimes credited as Frederick Bain. Selected filmography * '' Blood Test'' (1923) * '' Midnight Faces'' (1926) * '' The Ramblin' Galoot'' (1926) * ''Overland Bound'' (1929) * ''Untamed Justice'' (1929) * ''Beyond the Rio Grande'' (1930) * '' Westward Bound'' (1930) * ''Firebrand Jordan'' (1930) * ''The Phantom of the Desert'' (1930) * ''Rogue of the Rio Grande'' (1930) * '' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) * '' Quick Trigger Lee'' (1931) * ''The Kid from Arizona'' (1931) * ''Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931) * '' Swanee River'' (1931) * ''So This Is Arizona'' (1931) * '' The Cyclone Kid'' (1931) * ''Headin' for Trouble'' (1931) * ''Mounted Fury'' (1931) * '' Human Targets'' (1932 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Le Picard
Marcel Le Picard (1887–1952) was a French cinematographer known for his work on American films.American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.129 He shot around two hundred films between 1916 and 1953. He did much of his prolific work for low-budget studios such as Republic Pictures, Monogram Pictures and Producers Releasing Corporation. Selected filmography * ''The Outlaw's Revenge'' (1915) * ''A Daughter of the Gods'' (1916) * '' Day Dreams'' (1919) * ''Through the Wrong Door'' (1919) * ''Leave It to Susan'' (1919) * '' Water, Water, Everywhere'' (1920) * '' Cyclone Jones'' (1923) * '' I Am the Man'' (1924) * ''White Mice'' (1926) * ''The Broadway Boob'' (1926) * ''Back to Liberty'' (1927) * ''His Rise to Fame'' (1927) * ''Combat'' (1927) * ''The Winning Oar'' (1927) * ''The Broadway Drifter'' (1927) * ''Inspiration'' (1928) * ''The Legion of Missing Men'' (1937) * ''The Shadow Strikes'' (1937) * '' Man from Texas'' (1939) * '' The Golden Trail' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
