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Tom Payne (director)
Tom Payne (4 October 1914 – 15 September 1996) was a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for '' The Landowner's Daughter'' (1955), '' Payne and Hilliard'' (1931) and ''Curucu, Beast of the Amazon'' (1956). He was married to Eliane Lage. He died on 15 September 1996 in Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. His film '' Sinhá Moça'' was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography As Director * ''Caiçara'' (1950) * '' Ângela'' (1951) * '' Terra É Sempre Terra'' (1952) * ''Sai da Frente'' (1952) * '' Sinhá Moça'' (1953) * '' Arara Vermelha'' (1957) As Actor * '' No Hiding Place'' (1963)(TV Series) 3 episodes * '' Ghost Squad'' (1963) (TV Series) * '' Z Cars'' (TV Series) Undetermined role * '' Found Abandoned'' (1962) ... Undetermined role (uncredited) * ''Soldier, Soldier'' (1961) (TV Movie) * '' Sykes and A...'' (1961) (TV Series) - Sykes and a Movie Camera * '' The Larkins'' (1958) (TV Series) * '' Arara Vermelha'' (1957) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curucu, Beast Of The Amazon
''Curucu, Beast of the Amazon'' is a 1956 American adventure/monster film, directed and written by Curt Siodmak and starring John Bromfield, Beverly Garland and Tom Payne. The title creature is pronounced "Koo-Ruh-SOO" ( pt, Curuçu). The film was distributed in the United States as a double feature with ''The Mole People''.McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). "You Won't Believe Your Eyes". Bear Manor Media. . Page 254 Plot Plantation owner Rock Dean (Bromfield) travels up the Amazon River to investigate why the workers have left in panic. Dean's guide, Tupanico (Payne) warns him of Curucu, a birdlike monster who is said to live up the river where no white man has ever been. Accompanying him is Dr. Andrea Romar (Garland), in search of a drug which (in this story) the natives use to shrink heads. She hopes this drug will be effective in reducing cancerous tissue. Tupanico guides the couple through the jungle, where they see a strange shimmering form in the river which driv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |