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Trader Horn (1973 Film)
''Trader Horn'' is a 1973 Metrocolor film directed by Reza Badiyi and starring Rod Taylor as the African adventurer Alfred Aloysius Horn (1861–1931). It is a remake (or perhaps more accurately a reboot) of the 1931 film, also released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Neither picture is faithful to the original memoirs of Horn, who was 53 when World War I began. Plot During World War I, Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn leads an expedition in search of a platinum mine in an unexplored region of Africa. The trio encounter warring natives, rhinos and lions. They travel through jungle, swamps, and desert. They are pursued by German soldiers wanting the platinum for the war effort and by a British officer hunting Horn as a traitor. Cast * Rod Taylor as Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn * Anne Heywood as Nicole Mercer * Jean Sorel as Emil DuMond * Don Knight as Colonel Sinclair * Ed Bernard as Apague * Stack Pierce as Malugi * Erik Holland as Lt. Medford * Robert Miller Driscoll as Alfredo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reza Badiyi
Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the opening montages for '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Get Smart'', and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Early life and education Badiyi was born April 17, 1930, in Arak, Pahlavi Iran. His parents were from Isfahan, Iran. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. He worked with the Audio Visual Department in Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and completed 24 documentary films, prior to leaving the country. Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955, in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University. He was invited by the United States Department of State to continue his studies in America after winning an international film award for ''Flood in Khuzestan''. He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking. Career Badiyi moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Bernard
Ed Bernard (born July 4, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Joe Styles on '' Police Woman'', Principal Jim Willis on '' The White Shadow'', and as Lieutenant Bill Giles on ''Hardcastle and McCormick''. Career Bernard is a television actor. He played Detective Joe Styles in 91 episodes of the television series '' Police Woman'' between 1974 and 1978. After ''Police Woman'', he portrayed Jim Willis in the cast in the television series '' The White Shadow'' from 1978 to 1980 and Lt. Bill Giles on Hardcastle and McCormick from 1984 to 1985. Bernard has made guest appearances on many television shows, including ''Mannix'', ''Love Story'', ''Kojak'', '' Police Story'', ''T.J. Hooker'', '' In the House'', and '' Becker''. Filmography *''Shaft'' (1971) as Peerce *'' The Hot Rock'' (1972) Cop *''Across 110th Street'' (1972) Joe Logart *'' Trader Horn'' (1973) Apague *''Love Story'' (1973), episode "A Glow of Dying Embers" as Peter *'' Police Story'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogambo
''Mogambo'' is a 1953 Technicolor adventure/ romantic drama film directed by John Ford and starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly, and featuring Donald Sinden. Shot on location in Equatorial Africa, with a musical soundtrack consisting entirely of actual African tribal music recorded in the Congo, the film was adapted by John Lee Mahin from the play ''Red Dust'' by Wilson Collison. The picture is a remake of '' Red Dust'' (1932), which was set in Vietnam and also starred Gable in the same role. Although the original trailer for the film explains that "Mogambo" means "the Greatest," in fact, the word "Mogambo" has no meaning at all. Producer Sam Zimbalist came up with the title by altering the name of the '' Mocambo'', a famous Hollywood nightclub. Plot Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharajah acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm. While waiting for the next river boat out, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Solomon's Mines (1950 Film)
''King Solomon's Mines'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film, and the second film adaptation of the 1885 novel of the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. It stars Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. It was adapted by Helen Deutsch, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot In "British East Africa" (Kenya Colony) in 1897, experienced British safari guide Allan Quatermain is persuaded by Elizabeth Curtis to look for her husband, who disappeared in the unexplored African interior while searching for the legendary titular mines. She has a copy of the map he used. A tall, mysterious native, Umbopa, joins the safari, as do Elizabeth and her brother John Goode. Allan has no use for women on a safari, but during the long and grueling journey, he and Elizabeth begin to fall in love. The party encounters Van Brun, a lone white man living with a tribe. They learn that he met Curtis. However, when Allan recognizes him as a fugitiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backlot
A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a movie studio containing permanent exterior buildings for outdoor scenes in filmmaking or television productions, or space for temporary set construction. Uses Some movie studios build a wide variety of sets on the backlot, which can be modified for different purposes as need requires and "dressed" to resemble any time period or look. These sets include everything from mountains, forests, ships, to small-town settings from around the world, as well as streets from the Old West, to whole modern-day city blocks from New York City, Paris, Berlin, and London. There are streets that comprise an assortment of architectural styles, Victorian architecture, Victorian to suburban homes, and 19th century-style townhouses that encircle a central park with trees. An example of this is (the former) Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank, California seen in the title sequence of ''Friends'' or, in the case of Universal Studios, the home of Norman Bates from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Siegfried
John J. Siegfried (born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on February 23, 1945) is an American economist and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Vanderbilt University. He is one of the world's leading education economists in terms of research output. Biography A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, John J. Siegfried earned a B.Sc. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in economics in 1967, a M.A. in economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1969, and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) in 1972. After obtaining his Ph.D., Siegfried became an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University, with which he remained affiliated throughout his academic career, being promoted to associate professor in 1975, full professor in 1981, chairing the Department of Economics (1980–1986), and being emerited in 2010. Additionally, he also worked intermittently at Vanderbilt University as lecturer in law (1973–1981) and as adjunct professor in manageme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Lowens
Curt Lowens (17 November 1925 – 8 May 2017) was a German actor of the stage and in feature films and television, as well as a Holocaust survivor and a rescuer who saved about 150 Jewish children during the Holocaust. Life and career Born Curt Löwenstein in the East Prussian town of Allenstein (now Olsztyn, Poland), his father was a respected lawyer, and his mother was active with several local Jewish community organizations. His father's career declined due to loss of clients after the Nazis' takeover of Germany, so the family moved to Berlin hoping that the city's large Jewish community could provide more protection. Young Curt continued to receive an education and to prepare for his bar mitzvah under the guidance of Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky of the Fasanenstrasse Synagogue. After the violence of Kristallnacht (also known as the November Pogrom) in November 1938, the Nazis closed his school. In early 1939, Lowens received his bar mitzvah in a school auditorium with 34 oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Givens
Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie * Oliver (Disney character) * Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Oliver Hampton, in the American television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Oliver Jones (''The Bold and the Beautiful''), on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Oliver Lightload, in the movie ''Cars'' * Oliver Oken, from ''Hannah Montana'' * Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France * Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow * Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise * Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of ''The O.C.'' * Oliver Twist (character) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Kenyatta
Caro may refer to: Places * Caro, Michigan, United States * Caro, Morbihan, France * Çaro, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Other uses * Caro (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Caro (surname), including a list of people with the surname * Caro (drink), a drink by Nestlé * Caro (horse) (1967–1989), a French Thoroughbred racehorse * "Caro" (Bad Bunny song), 2018 * "Caro" (L.A.X and Wizkid song), 2013 * CARO, Computer Antivirus Research Organization * Caro Ru Lushe, a fictional character in ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS'' * Caro, a Vietnamese variant of the game Gomoku * Polonez Caro or FSO Polonez, a Polish automobile See also * Frank–Caro process, used to produce cyanamide from calcium carbide and nitrogen gas in an electric furnace * Linde–Frank–Caro process, another process used to produce hydrogen from water gas * Peroxymonosulfuric acid Peroxymonosulfuric acid, , also known as persulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid, or Caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Harris (actor)
William Charles Harris (born June 22, 1978) is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the third base coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former Major League Baseball outfielder and second baseman with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds between 2001 and 2012. With the White Sox, he won the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He attended Middle Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University and lives in Cairo, Georgia during the off-season. He is the nephew of former third baseman and shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants, Ernest Riles. Career Versatility and speed are his biggest strengths, as Harris has the ability to play all three outfield positions as well as second base, where he started 28 games in 2005. He started two games at shortstop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Ji-Tu Cumbuka (March 4, 1940 – July 4, 2017) was an American actor. He is best remembered as "Torque" in the hit TV series ''A Man Called Sloane'' together with Robert Conrad and Dan O'Herlihy. In 2011, Cumbuka published his autobiography ''A Giant to Remember: The Black Actor in Hollywood''. He has a son and a granddaughter. Early life Cumbuka was born in 1940 in Helena, Alabama, to a Baptist minister. After Texas Southern, he moved to California to pursue his acting career, and went to Columbia College in New York City, earning a bachelor of arts in theatre and a master's degree in cinematography. He landed a role in the 1968 movie '' Uptight'' directed by Jules Dassin. Acting career Cumbuka appeared in such television productions as the ''Roots'' miniseries, ''Daniel Boone'', '' Young Dan'l Boone'', ''Knots Landing'', ''The A-Team'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''Murder She Wrote'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Amen'', ''227'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Karriem
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of David, according to the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. He is described as having been the penultimate ruler of an amalgamated Israel and Judah. The hypothesized dates of Solomon's reign are 970–931 BCE. After his death, his son and successor Rehoboam would adopt harsh policy towards the northern tribes, eventually leading to the splitting of the Israelites between the Kingdom of Israel in the north and the Kingdom of Judah in the south. Following the split, his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone. The Bible says Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem, dedicating the temple to Yahweh, or God in Judaism. Solomon is portrayed as wealthy, wise and powerful, and as one of the 48 Jewish prophets. He is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
