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The James Brothers Of Missouri
''The James Brothers of Missouri'' is a 1949 American Republic Western film serial. Cast * Keith Richards as Jesse James * Robert Bice as Frank James * Noel Neill as Peg Royer * Roy Barcroft as Ace Marlin * Patricia Knox as Belle Calhoun * Lane Bradford as Monk Tucker Production ''The James Brothers of Missouri'' was budgeted at $164,986 although the final negative cost was $164,757 (a $229, or 0.1%, under spend). It was filmed between 6 July and 27 July 1949. The serial's production number was 1705. Stunts * David Sharpe * Tom Steele * Dale Van Sickel Special effects Special effects created by the Lydecker brothers. Release Theatrical ''The James Brothers of Missouris official release date is 31 August 1949, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. Critical reception William C. Cline, author of ''In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials'', dismisses this serial as a "quick warm-over" of the first two Jesse Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred C
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * ''Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * '' Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. After the war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, Jesse and Frank robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains across the Midwest, gaining national fame and often popular sympathy despite the brutality of their crimes. The James brothers were most active as members of their own gang from about 1866 until 1876, when as a result of their attempted robbery of a bank in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radar Patrol Vs Spy King
''Radar Patrol vs. Spy King'' is a 1949 12-chapter black-and-white spy film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures from an original, commissioned screenplay collaboratively written by Royal K. Cole, William Lively and Sol Shor. Kirk Alyn played the lead. Plot John Baroda, a neo-Nazi and his alter ego, ''The Spy King'' and his aide Nitra, are part of a sabotaging team for a vast defense system of radar stations along the US borders. Radar Defense Bureau operative Chris Calvert comes to the rescue of radar scientist, Joan Hughes, who has been kidnapped by Baroda's henchmen... Cast * Kirk Alyn as Chris Calvert * Jean Dean as Joan Hughes * John Merton as John Baroda/Spy King * George J. Lewis as Lt Manuel Agura * Eve Whitney as Nitra * Anthony Warde as Ricco * Stephen Gregory as Hugo * Tristram Coffin as Franklin Lord Production ''Radar Patrol vs. Spy King'' was budgeted at $164,970 although the final negative cost was $164,632 (a $338, or 0.2%, under spend). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 In Film
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies ''Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles on Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Rocket Men
''King of the Rocket Men'' is a 1949 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, and I. Stanford Jolley. This movie serial is notable for featuring the only character actually called "Rocket Man", a misnomer applied by fans to the other Republic rocket-powered heroes that followed in their later serials: ''Radar Men from the Moon'' (1952), ''Zombies of the Stratosphere'' (1952), and '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'' (1953). Plot An evil genius of unknown identity, calling himself "Dr. Vulcan" (heard only as a voice and seen as a mysterious shadow on a brightly lit wall), plots to conquer the world. He needs to first eliminate, one by one, the members of the Science Associates, an organization of America's greatest scientists. After narrowly escaping an attempt on his life by Vulcan, one member of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
