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Thunder Riders (film)
''Thunder Riders'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Ted Wells, Charlotte Stevens and William Steele.Langman, p. 454 The film's sets were designed by the art director David S. Garber. Cast * Ted Wells as Jack Duncan * Charlotte Stevens as Betty Barton * William Steele as Lem Dawson * William J. Dyer as Lon Seeright * Leo White as Prof. Wilfred Winkle * Julia Griffith as Cythia Straight * Bob Burns as Sheriff * Gilbert Holmes Gilbert Holmes (1772–1846) was a clergyman in the Church of Ireland during the late 18th century and the first four decades of the nineteenth century. Holmes was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was Dean of Ardfert The Dean of Limeric ... as Rider * Richard L'Estrange as Rider References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wyler
William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for ''Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1946), and '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), all of which also won for Best Picture. In total, he holds a record twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Born in Alsace, then in Germany, but later part of France, Wyler was a troublemaker in the schools of his youth. He immigrated to United States in 1921, working first for Universal Studios in New York before moving to Los Angeles. By 1925, he was the youngest director at Universal, and in 1929 he directed '' Hell's Heroes'', Universal's first sound production filmed entirely on location. In 1936, he earned his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Dodsworth'', starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor, "sparking a 20-year run of alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
