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Untamed Frontier
''Untamed Frontier'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters and Scott Brady. The film, featuring the working title of ''The Untamed'' featured the feature film debuts of Suzan Ball and Fess Parker.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/94527/Untamed-Frontier/notes.html Plot To the irritation of the US Government, the Denbow family freeze out homesteaders by denying access across their land, using the government land for grazing their cattle herds. Meanwhile, to evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries the only witness, Jane, who's conveniently in love with him, but favors the settlers. When Glenn goes back to his blackmailing old flame Lottie, a warm regard develops between Jane and cousin Kirk Denbow. Things come to a head when an impending range war coincides with a rustling foray. Cast * Joseph Cotten as Kirk Denbow * Shelley Winters as Jane Stevens * Scott Brady as Glenn Denbow * Suzan Ball as Lottie * Minor Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Fregonese
Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (April 8, 1908 in Mendoza – January 11, 1987 in Tigre) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country.''Cine Nacional''Hugo Fregonese filmographyCinenacional.com He made his directorial debut in 1943. In 1949, he directed '' Apenas un delincuente''. Most of Fregonese's American films were Westerns and crime melodramas, like ''Man in the Attic'' (1953)'' and Black Tuesday'' (1954). He worked with worldwide renowned actors such as Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Quinn, Edward G. Robinson, Luisa Vehil, Víctor Laplace, Soledad Silveyra, Paul Naschy, and Joel McCrea, among others. For directing the now-almost forgotten film ''My Six Convicts'' (1952), Fregonese was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film. Biography A former sports journalist, Fregonese attended Columbia University in 1935, and then was hired to be a technical advisor for fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fess Parker
Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F. E. Parker Jr.;Weaver, Tom.Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers p. 148 (McFarland 2012). August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010),(March 18, 2010Daniel Boone Actor Fess Parker Dies at 85" ''CBS News''; Accessed March 18, 2010. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the titular characters in the Walt Disney television miniseries ''Davy Crockett'' (1954–55; ABC) and the long-running television series ''Daniel Boone'' (1964–70; NBC). He was also a winemaker and resort owner-operator. Early years Parker was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised on a farm in Tom Green County near San Angelo."Disney Legends Award: Fess Parker-1991" '' |
American Western (genre) Films
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Films Scored By Hans J
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Films Set In Texas
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] |
Universal Pictures Films
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1952 Western (genre) Films
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1952 Films
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1952 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International Events *January 10 – Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, '' The Greatest Show on Earth'', is premièred at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *March 27 – The MGM musical '' Singin' in the Rain'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. *May 26 – Decision reached in Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson determining that certain provisions of the New York Education Law allowing a censor to forbid the commercial showing of any non-licensed motion picture film, or revoke or deny the license of a film deemed to be "sacrilegious," was a "restraint on freedom of speech" and thereby a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. *September 19 – While Charlie Chaplin is at sea on his way to the United Kingdom, the United States Attorney-General, James P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalo Ríos
Lalo Ríos (7 February 1927 – 7 March 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor best known for his lead role in '' The Ring'' (1952) as Tommy. Biography Lalo Ríos was born on February 7, 1927, in San Miguelito, Sonora, Mexico. At the age of 9 he moved to East Los Angeles, California, with his family. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School. During Ríos' work as a carpenter he got his first acting role with the Paramount film ''The Lawless'' (1950)''.'' The film cast Ríos as a young Mexican who faces a racist lynch mob in a small North California town. Since his start, his career spanned nearly twenty years. In 1952, Ríos was then cast in his most well-known role as "Tommy", in '' The Ring'' (1952), in which he played the lead actor and protagonist. Ríos was also known for certain relevance in films such as ''Big Leaguer'' (1953), and ''Touch of Evil'' (1958). He eventually ended his career in film in 1962, with ''Lonely Are the Brave''. After ending his career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Janssen
David Janssen (born David Harold Meyer) (March 27, 1931February 13, 1980) was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series '' The Fugitive'' (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other series: ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective''; ''Harry O''; and '' O'Hara, U.S. Treasury''. In 1996 ''TV Guide'' ranked him number 36 on its ''50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time'' list. Early life David Janssen was born on March 27, 1931, in Naponee, a village in Franklin County in southern Nebraska, to Harold Edward Meyer, a banker, and Berniece Graf, a former Miss Nebraska and Ziegfeld girl. Following his parents' divorce in 1935, his mother moved with five-year-old David to Los Angeles, and married Eugene Janssen in 1940. Young David used his stepfather's name after he entered show business as a child. He attended Fairfax High School, where he excelled on the basketball court, setting a school s ... [...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] |
Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of Italian Spaghetti Westerns, particularly the Sergio Leone-directed ''Dollars Trilogy'' films '' For a Few Dollars More'' (1965) and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966). Born and raised in New Jersey, Van Cleef served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard a minesweeper, earning a Bronze Star for his actions. After acting on stage in regional theatre, he made his film debut in the Oscar-winning Western '' High Noon'' (1952) in a non-speaking outlaw cast role. With distinctive, angular features and a taciturn screen persona, Van Cleef was typecast as minor villain and supporting player in Westerns and crime dramas. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef's acting career started to decline. However, he achieved unexpected stardom when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
