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The Man From Bitter Ridge
''The Man from Bitter Ridge'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Lex Barker, Mara Corday and Stephen McNally. Plot A stranger comes to the town of Tomahawk to investigate who is behind a series of stagecoach holdups. Cast * Lex Barker as Jeff Carr * Mara Corday as Holly Kenton * Stephen McNally as Alec Black * John Dehner as Rance Jackman * Trevor Bardette as Sheriff Dunham * Ray Teal as Shep Bascom * Warren Stevens as Linc Jackman * Myron Healey as Clem Jackman * John Harmon as Norman Roberts * John Cliff as Wolf Landers * Richard Garland as Jace Gordon See also *List of American films of 1955 A list of American films released in 1955. The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955. A–B C–D E–H I–L M–R S–Z See also * 1955 in the United States External links 1955 filmsat ... External links * * * 1955 films Films directed by Jack Arnold 1955 Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Arnold (director)
Jack Arnold (born John Arnold Waks; October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992) was an American actor and film and television director, best known as one of the leading filmmakers of 1950s science fiction films. His most notable films are '' It Came from Outer Space'' (1953), ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954), '' Tarantula'' (1955), and '' The Incredible Shrinking Man'' (1957). Early years Jack Arnold was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Russian immigrants.Fischer, Dennis. ''Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998'', McFarland & Co. (2000) As a child he read a lot of science fiction, which laid the foundations for his genre films of the 1950s. He hoped to become a professional actor and in his late teens he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where his classmates included Hume Cronyn, Betty Field and Garson Kanin. After graduating he worked as a vaudeville dancer and, in 1935, began getting roles in Broadway plays. He was acting in ''My Sister Eileen'' whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myron Healey
Myron Daniel Healey (June 8, 1923 – December 21, 2005) was an American actor. He began his career in Hollywood, California during the early 1940s and eventually made hundreds of appearances in movies and on television during a career spanning more than half a century. Early years Healey was born in Petaluma in Sonoma County, California, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Healey. He served in World War II as an Air Corps navigator and bombardier, flying in B-26 Martin Marauders in the European Theatre. After the war he continued military duties, retiring in the early 1960s as a captain in the United States Air Force Reserve. Acting career Healey's film debut came in 1943 with ''Young Ideas.'' Returning to film work after the war, Healey played villains and henchmen in low-budget Western films. He also did some screenwriting. In the post-war period he was frequently seen in Westerns from Monogram Pictures, often starring Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Whip Wilson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Pictures Films
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American Western (genre) Films
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1955 Western (genre) Films
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Fleet hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jack Arnold
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Films
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States. Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America. Events * January 7 – U.K. release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. *February 24 - 12th Golden Globe Awards announced: '' On The Waterfront'', Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win * March 18 – The film adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel ''Blackboard Jungle'' previews in New York City, featuring the single " Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets over the opening credits, the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to it. * June 1 – Premiere of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1955
A list of American films released in 1955. The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955. A–B C–D E–H I–L M–R S–Z See also * 1955 in the United States External links 1955 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1955 1955 Films 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 ... Lists of 1955 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Garland
Charles Richard Garland Jr. (July 7, 1927 – May 24, 1969) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of Constable Clay Horton in CBS's television series '' Lassie'' from 1954 to 1956. Life and career Garland was born in Mineral Wells, Texas. He began his career in 1951, first appearing in the stage play '' Dark of the Moon'' at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Garland made his film debut in 1951 in the film '' Week-End with Father''. He then made an appearance in the 1952 film ''The Cimarron Kid''. Garland played Big Jim Moore in the film. In the same year, he appeared in the films ''The Battle at Apache Pass'', ''Red Ball Express'', ''Scarlet Angel'', ''Untamed Frontier'', ''Son of Ali Baba'', and ''Torpedo Alley''. Later film appearances included ''Forever Female'' (1953), ''The Desperado'' (1954), ''The Man from Bitter Ridge'' (1955), '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956), '' My Gun Is Quick'' (1957), '' 13 Fighting Men'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cliff (actor)
Jack Clifford (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Cliff was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, where his father was running a minstrel show, He moved to California, where worked as a laborer in film studios. In California Cliff learned to fly and obtained a flight instructor’s licence, but his plans to go into business as an instructor were interrupted by World War II. During the war he served in the United States Army Air Force, reaching the rank of captain. He wanted to work as a pilot in commercial aviation but was turned down because he did not have a college degree. Cliff began his acting career in 1949 in the film ''Fighting Man of the Plains''. His film appearances included '' Frenchie'' (1950), '' Best of the Badmen'' (1951), ''Siege at Red River'' (1954), ''The Second Greatest Sex'' (1955), ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956), ''The Midnight Story'' (1957), ''Period of Adjustment'' and '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1968). His television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Harmon (actor)
John Harmon (June 30, 1905 – August 6, 1985) was an American character actor. Harmon was a very prolific bit actor. His career spanned over six decades and almost 300 movie and television roles in a wide variety of genres. Many of his earlier appearances are uncredited. His first major screen credit was in ''I Was Framed'' (1942). His movie career highlights were roles in '' Gallant Bess'', ''The Monster of Piedras Blancas'', '' Live Fast, Die Young'' and ''The Street is my Beat''. The movie in which he made his last screen appearance, ''The Naked Monster'', was released in 2005, twenty years after his death. Harmon's most notable TV roles were in ''Bonanza'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Perry Mason'' (as a police fingerprint/ballistics expert), ''Star Trek'' (in the episodes "The City on the Edge of Forever" and " A Piece of The Action"), ''The Rifleman'' (as the hotel clerk Eddie Halstead) and again as a hotel clerk in ''Gunsmoke'' (in S1E15’s “Gold Mine”). He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Stevens
Warren Albert Stevens (November 2, 1919 – March 27, 2012) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Early life and career Born in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, Stevens entered the United States Naval Academy in 1937 but was medically discharged in 1940. During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot. A founding member of the Actors Studio in New York, Stevens received notice on Broadway in the late 1940s, and thereafter was offered a Hollywood contract at 20th Century Fox. His first Broadway role was in '' The Life of Galileo'' (1947) and his first movie role followed in ''The Frogmen'' (1951). As a young studio contract player, Stevens had little choice of material, and he appeared in films that included ''Phone Call from a Stranger'' (1952), '' Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie'' (1952), and '' Gorilla at Large'' (1954). A memorable movie role was that of the ill-fated "Doc" Ostrow in the science fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
