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The Fastest Gun Alive
''The Fastest Gun Alive'' is a 1956 MGM Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford directed by Russell Rouse. Plot Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) settle down in the peaceful town of Cross Creek as the owner of a general store under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become famous for shooting down the "fastest gun alive". Now known as George Temple, he becomes a mild-mannered teetotalling shopkeeper, little respected by the other townsfolk. One day comes news that outlaw Vinnie Harold (Crawford) has gunned down Clint Fallon (Walter Coy), reputedly the "fastest draw in the west." George listens to the townsmen talk about Wyatt Earp, Wes Hardin, and other so-called "fast guns". They are also laughing at George, seeing him as nothing but a "ribbon clerk". His pride stung, George retrieves a gun from hiding (he told his wife he had tossed it into a rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Rouse
Russell Rouse (November 20, 1913 – October 2, 1987) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer who is noted for the "offbeat creativity and originality" of his screenplays and for film noir movies and television episodes produced in the 1950s. Life and career Rouse was the son of film pioneer Edwin Russell; his great uncle was the 1920s actor William Russell. He was educated at UCLA. His first employment in films was in the prop department at Paramount Studios, where he began writing screenplays. His play, ''Yokel Boy'', was filmed in 1942 and became his first film writing credit. Rouse has 18 credits as a screenwriter between 1942 and 1988. Starting with ''The Town Went Wild'' (1944), Rouse co-wrote many stories and scripts with Clarence Greene. The partners are noted for their work on a series of six film noirs, starting with ''D.O.A.'' (directed by Rudolph Maté-1949). With the second film in the series, ''The Well'' (1951), they also took on directing and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. At the time of sentencing, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men, while contemporary newspaper accounts attributed 27 deaths to him. While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. Within a year of his 1894 release from prison, Hardin was killed by John Selman in an El Paso saloon. Early life Hardin was born in 1853 near Bonham, Texas, to James "Gip" Hardin, a Methodist preacher and circuit rider, and Mary Elizabeth Dixson. He was named afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Strange
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's ''Gunsmoke'' television series. Early life Strange was born in Weed, New Mexico Territory,Raw, Laurence (2012)"Glenn Strange" ''Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930–1960'' (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2012), p. 175. Retrieved October 29, 2017. 13 years prior to New Mexico gaining statehood. Strange grew up in the West Texas town of Cross Cut. His father was a bartender and later a rancher. Strange learned by ear how to play the fiddle and guitar. By the time he was 12, he was performing at cowboy dances. By 1928, he was on radio in El Paso, Texas. He was a young rancher, but in 1930, he came to Hollywood as a member of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Sweeney (actor)
Joseph Sweeney (July 26, 1884 (other sources state 1882) – November 25, 1963) was an American actor who worked in stage productions, television and movies. His best-known role was as the elderly Juror #9 in the 1957 classic ''12 Angry Men'', the role he originated in a 1954 ''Westinghouse Studio One'' live teleplay of which the film was an adaptation. Stage career Born in Philadelphia, Sweeney debuted on stage in stock theater with a company in Norwich, Connecticut. He had a successful career as a stage performer in such productions as ''The Clansmen'', ''George Washington Slept Here'', ''Ladies and Gentlemen'', ''A Slight Case of Murder'', ''Dear Old Darlin'', and ''Days To Remember''. In the 1940s he made the switch to television as audiences' interests changed. He returned to the stage in 1953 to portray Giles Corey in Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible''.''The Crucible'', Bantam Book edition, 1959 at page xiii Later life Sweeney kept acting until his death, appearing in nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Birch (actor)
Paul Birch (born Paul Lowery Smith; January 13, 1912 – May 24, 1969) was an American actor. He was a film star of 39 movies, 50 stage dramas, and numerous television series, including the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (1951). Early life Birch was born Paul Lowery Smith in Atmore, Alabama. He attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute.Aaker, Everett (2006). ''Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . Pp. 56-58. Career Television In the late 1950s, Birch starred, along with William Campbell, in the syndicated Canadian series ''Cannonball'' (1958), a half-hour drama/adventure show about truck drivers. He also was a regular in ''The Court of Last Resort'' on NBC in 1957-1958. He also appeared in one 1958 episode, Torn Flag, of the western series “The Restless Gun”. In the mid 1950s he appeared in magazine and TV ads as the first widely publicized "Cowboy" Marlboro Man. In 1959, Birch was cast as Sergeant Major Carmody, with Doug McClure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Olsen (actor)
Christopher Olsen is an American former child actor. Olsen is perhaps best known as the kidnapped boy Hank McKenna in '' The Man Who Knew Too Much''. Other roles include ''The Fastest Gun Alive'', with Glenn Ford; ''Return to Warbow'', with Phil Carey; James Mason's son in ''Bigger Than Life;'' and Dorothy Malone's son, Jack Shumann, in ''The Tarnished Angels''. He also appeared in numerous television series episodes, including ''Cheyenne'', ''Lassie'', '' The Millionaire'', ''Make Room for Daddy'', and ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Personal life Olsen was born in Los Angeles, California at Saint Vincent's Hospital. He has been married to Patricia Taulbee since December 6, 1980. They have one child. His youngest sister is Susan Olsen of ''The Brady Bunch'' fame, and his older brother, Larry, played the title character in the Hal Roach comedy, ''Curley''. Olsen was a big fan of Anime. Their favorite is "Cory In The House" and "Rugrats: GO Wild" Filmography *''Crash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doucette
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he proved equally adept at portraying characters in Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. He is perhaps best remembered, however, for his villainous roles as a movie and television "tough guy". Early years John Doucette was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, the eldest of three children of Nellie S. (née Bishop) and Arthur J. Doucette."California Death Index, 1940–1997" database, California Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento, California. FamilySearch. Retrieved November 7, 2017. During his childhood, his family moved frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubby Johnson
Charles Randolph "Chubby" Johnson (August 13, 1903 – October 31, 1974) was an American film and television supporting character actor with a genial demeanor and warm, country-accented voice. Early years Johnson was the son of entertainers. His father was a comedian in vaudeville, and his mother was a concert pianist. As a child, Johnson performed with his father in vaudeville. Career Before he became an actor, Johnson was a journalist whose employers included the ''Las Vegas Sun''. He also acted on stage, including a five-year span during which he appeared in a new play each week at the Warner Egyptian Theater in Pasadena. Beginning with the Randolph Scott Western ''Abilene Town'', in which he had an uncredited part as a homesteader, Johnson made more than 80 screen appearances between 1946 and 1972. Johnson appeared in eight roles between 1957 and 1961 in the ABC/Warner Bros. television series ''Maverick'', usually playing a stagecoach driver or deputy. No supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Gregg
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the growing p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Williams (Welsh-American Actor)
Rhys Williams (31 December 1897 – 28 May 1969) was a Welsh character actor. He appeared in 78 films over a span of 30 years and later appeared on American television series. Career He made his 1941 film debut in the role of Dai Bando in ''How Green Was My Valley'', a drama about a working-class Welsh family that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Williams was the only Welsh actor in the cast. He is believed to have been the original narrator of the film, and was originally hired by director John Ford as a dialogue coach. During television's early years in America, Williams was in scores of series episodes, including the '' Adventures of Superman'' as a sadistic character in the 1952 episode "The Evil Three". Williams played art collector Rufus Varner in the 1958 ''Perry Mason'' episode, "The Case of the Purple Woman", and appeared on the religion anthology series, ''Crossroads''. His other television work was on such programmes as ''The Rifleman'', ''The DuPont Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leif Erickson (actor)
Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson; October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Military service Erickson enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. Rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, he served as a military photographer, shooting film in combat zones, and as an instructor. He was shot down twice in the Pacific, and received two Purple Hearts. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Over four years service, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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