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The Return Of The Fly
''Return of the Fly'' is a 1959 American horror science-fiction film and sequel to '' The Fly'' (1958). It is the second installment in ''The Fly'' film series. It was released in 1959 as a double feature with ''The Alligator People''. It was directed by Edward Bernds. Unlike the previous film, ''Return of the Fly'' was shot in black and white. Vincent Price was the only returning cast member from the original. It was intended that Herbert Marshall reprise his role as the police inspector, but due to illness he was replaced by John Sutton. The film was followed by a second sequel, ''Curse of the Fly'' (1965). Plot Now an adult, Phillipe Delambre is determined to vindicate his father by successfully completing the experiment he had worked on. His uncle François refuses to help. Phillipe hires Alan Hinds from Delambre Frere and uses his own finances, but the funds run out before the equipment is complete. When Phillipe threatens to sell his half of Delambre Frere, Françoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Bernds
Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois. Career While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur licenses. In the early 1920s, there was considerable prestige for amateur operators to have commercial radio licenses, and Bernds was in a good position to enter broadcasting when he graduated in 1923, a year when radio stations began to be established all over Chicago. He found employment — at age 20 — as chief operator at Chicago's WENR. When talking pictures began in the late 1920s, Bernds and broadcast operators like him relocated to Hollywood to work as sound technicians in "the talkies". After a brief period at United Artists, Bernds resigned and worked at Columbia Pictures, where he functioned as sound engineer on many of Frank Capra's classics in the 1930s. He soon established himself as Columbia's best recording techni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Bill
The double feature is a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatres would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown. Opera use Opera houses staged two operas together for the sake of providing long performance for the audience. This was related to one-act or two-act short operas that were otherwise commercially hard to stage alone. A prominent example is the double-bill of ''Pagliacci'' with '' Cavalleria rusticana'' first staged on 22 December 1893 by the Met. The two operas have since been frequently performed as a double-bill, a pairing referred to in the operatic world colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and format The double feature originated in the later 1930s. Though the dominant presentation model, consisting of all or some of the following, continued well into the 1940s: * One or more live acts * An animated cartoon short subject * One or more live-action com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Man (1941 Film)
''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 American horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role. Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya star in supporting roles. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful '' Werewolf of London'' (1935). This film is part of the Universal Monsters movies and is of great cinematic acclaim for its production. After this movie's success, Lon Chaney Jr. would reprise his role as "The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' in 1943. Plot Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home in Llan place name element, Llanwelly, Wales to bury his recently deceased brother and reconcile with his es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Master X-7
''Space Master X-7'' is a 1958 American Horror film, horror science fiction film in CinemaScope, Regalscope from Robert L. Lippert, Regal Films, produced by Bernard Glasser, directed by Edward Bernds, that stars Bill Williams (actor), Bill Williams, Lyn Thomas, and Robert Ellis (actor born 1933), Robert Ellis. Paul Frees, Judd Holdren, and Moe Howard have supporting roles. The screenplay was written by George Worthing Yates and Daniel Mainwaring. Plot A space probe returns to Earth covered with a mysterious fungus, which, when accidentally mixed with human blood, transforms into an ever-growing pile of space rust. If not stopped, the infection could eventually cover the entire world. Cast * Bill Williams (actor), Bill Williams as John Hand * Lyn Thomas as Laura Greeling * Robert Ellis (actor born 1933), Robert Ellis as Pvt. Joe Rattigan * Paul Frees as Dr. Charles T. Pommer * Rhoda Williams as Stewardess Archer * Joan Barry (American actress), Joan Barry as Jean Meyers, a brune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Wolff (actor)
Ed Wolff (July 2, 1907 — July 7, 1966) was an American actor known for his height of 7'4" and for his monster roles in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925), ''The Phantom Creeps'' (1939), '' Invaders from Mars'' (1953), ''The Colossus of New York'' (1958) and '' The Return of the Fly'' (1959). Biography Wolff was born on July 2, 1907, in Trinidad, Colorado. Before becoming an actor, he was a circus giant. His first movie as an actor was ''The Phantom of the Opera'' in 1925 at age 18. Wolf died on July 7, 1966, in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ..., five days after his 59th birthday. Filmography References External links * 1907 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American male actors People with gigantism Male actors from Colorado America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mark (actor)
Michael Mark (born Morris Schulman; 15 March 1886 – 3 February 1975) was a Russian-born American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1928 and 1969. Biography Born in 1886 in Mogilev, Russian Empire (now Belarus), he immigrated to the United States in 1910. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was used by Universal Studios in minor roles for several Frankenstein movies, although he played different parts in each of them. He may perhaps best-remembered, if not by name, as the desperate father of the killed girl in ''Frankenstein'' (1931) with Boris Karloff. Michael Mark died in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, in 1975. Selected filmography * ''Four Sons'' (1928) - Von Stomm's Orderly (uncredited) * '' Tempest'' (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Woman Disputed'' (1928) - Russian Soldier (uncredited) * '' Napoleon's Barber'' (1928, Short) - Peasant * '' City Girl'' (1930) - Man Standing at Cafe (uncredited) * ''Remote Control'' (1930) - Thug (unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour (February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993) was an American character actor who frequently played villains in Warner Bros. films. He appeared in several Humphrey Bogart films, including ''Casablanca'' (1942), ''To Have and Have Not'' (1944) and ''Key Largo'' (1948). He should not be confused with the Dan Seymour who was the announcer of Orson Welles' Halloween broadcast of ''The War of the Worlds'' and other radio programs. Early life He was born Daniel Seymour Katz in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Fine Arts. Career Seymour worked in burlesque as a song-and-dance man and worked at night as an emcee in New York night clubs. He moved to Hollywood, where his large build made him suitable casting for roles as dubious characters. After 16 months of dieting and swimming, his weight dropped to 244 pounds in 1946 having lost 100 pounds. He played Vichy French Captain Renard, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle De Metz
Danielle De Metz (born 27 July 1938) is a French actress who appeared in movies and television during the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Movie columnist Louella Parsons reported that film director Jean Negulesco met De Metz when he was in Paris, France, and told her to contact him if she came to Hollywood, California. When she came and called him, he had no role available, so he put her in school at 20th Century Fox. De Metz guest starred in such shows as ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', '' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' The Tab Hunter Show'', ''My Three Sons'', '' I Dream of Jeannie'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Combat!'', '' Lock-Up'', ''Perry Mason'', '' Thriller'', ''I Spy'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' and '' Have Gun - Will Travel''. Her film work includes '' Return of the Fly'' (1959), '' Valley of the Dragons'' (1961), '' The Magic Sword'' (1962), ''Gidget Goes to Rome'' (1963), '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Frankham
David Frankham (born 16 February 1926) is a British retired actor. After serving in India and British Malaya, Malaya in the Second World War, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 to 1955. In 1955, Frankham moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. He soon found work, appearing on five episodes of the live television programme ''Matinee Theatre''. He worked steadily in television, as well as appearing in films such as ''Return of the Fly'' (1959), ''Ten Who Dared'' (1960), ''Master of the World (1961 film), Master of the World'' (1961), ''Tales of Terror'' (1962), ''The Spiral Road'' (1962), ''King Rat (film), King Rat'' (1965), and ''The Great Santini'' (1979). Frankham provided the voice of Sergeant Tibbs the cat in Walt Disney's ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961). He appeared in guest roles on American television from the late 1950s to the 1980s. His career peaked in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the American Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean, and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of New York, and demarcates part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It also provides the foundation for the commercial St. Lawrence Seaway. Names Originally known by a variety of names by local First Nations, the St. Lawrence became known in French as ''le fleuve Saint-Laurent'' (also spelled ''St-Laurent'') in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain. Opting for the ''grande riviere de sainct Laurens'' and ''fleuve sainct Laurens'' in his writings and on his maps, de Champlain supplanted previous Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
