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Vicente Padula
Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gardel and appeared in several of his American films including '' Suburban Melody'' (1933) which was one of the highest-grossing film in their native Argentina that year.Finkielman p.182 Partial filmography * '' Winds of the Pampas'' (1927) - Emilio * '' Charros, gauchos y manolas'' (1930) - Argentinian artist * ''El cuerpo del delito'' (1930) - Sargento Heath * ''La fuerza del querer'' (1930) - Steve * ''Amor audaz'' (1930) - Silvestre Corbett * ''Del mismo barro'' (1930) - Sr. Fullerton * ''El último de los Vargas'' (1930) - Blanco * ''El presidio'' (1930) - Dunn * ''Monsieur Le Fox'' (1930) * ''Gente alegre'' (1931) - Max * '' The Lights of Buenos Aires'' (1931) - Ciriaco * ''La barra de Taponazo'' (1932) * '' Suburban Melody'' (1933) - G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Hotel (film)
''Gran Hotel'' (English: ''Grand Hotel'') is a 1944 Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas.Balderston, González & López, p. 274. Plot Cantinflas is a tramp who is evicted for not paying the rent. After wandering, he gets a job at the "Gran Hotel" through a friend, where he is confused with the Duke of Alfanje, who is incognito in the hotel, and the theft of a jewel complicates the situation more. Cast *Cantinflas as Cantinflas / El Treece *Jacqueline Dalya as Mrs. White *Josefina Martínez as Carmelita * Luis G. Barreiro as Sr. Garnier * Fernando Soto as Compadre * Vicente Padula as Conde Zapattini *Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Estefania *Rafael Icardo as Señor Polilla *Luz María Núñez as Eloisa *Ángel T. Sala as Agente secreto en hotel *Carlos Villarías as Don Pepe *Roberto Meyer as Agente de procuraduria *Roberto Corell as Maître * Estanislao Schillinsky as Recepcionista de hotel *Carolina Barret as Vecina (uncredited) *Roberto Cañedo as Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymie
''Raymie'' is a 1960 drama film directed by Frank McDonald and starring David Ladd. It is perhaps best known for its title song, which was sung by comedian Jerry Lewis and written by Ronald Stein. Plot A nine-year-old boy and an experienced fisherman dream to catch a barracuda known as Old Moe. However, when the fish is caught, the boy and fisherman regret their act and see that the fish's life has meaning. Cast * David Ladd as Raymie Boston * Julie Adams as Helen * John Agar as Ike * Charles Winninger as R. J. Parsons * Richard Arlen as Garber * Frank Ferguson as Rex * Ray Kellogg as Neil * John Damler as John * Jester Hairston Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include " ... as Veulo External links 1960 films Allied Artists films Films about fishing Films scored by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier 5, Havana
''Pier 5, Havana'' is a 1959 American Neo- noir, action, adventure, mystery, thriller crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Cameron Mitchell and Allison Hayes. Plot Steve Daggett ( Cameron Mitchell) fights to protect Fidel Castro from dangerous pro-Batista counterrevolutionaries. Steve comes to Cuba to find his friend Hank Miller (Logan Field) who has been missing for a while. It turns out that he has been captured by Fernando ( Eduardo Noriega), the leader of the pro-Batista forces, who needs Hank to convert their airplanes into bombers. Steve's former girlfriend Monica ( Allison Hayes) is now Mrs. Hank Miller. 'Pier 5, Havana' was filmed in the Los Angeles area just after the Cuban Revolution. The Errol Flynn semi-documentary Cuban Rebel Girls and the black comedy Our Man in Havana were shot on location on the island in the same post-revolution period. Cast * Cameron Mitchell as Steve Daggett * Allison Hayes as Monica Gray * Eduardo Noriega as Fernando Ricard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame Barrier
''The Flame Barrier'' is a 1958 American jungle adventure/ science fiction film produced by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy, directed by Paul Landres, and written by Pat Fielder and George Worthing Yates. The film stars Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley and Robert Brown. It was released in the U.S. on April 2, 1958 by United Artists as the bottom half of a double feature with ''The Return of Dracula'' (1958). Plot American satellite X-117, carrying a chimpanzee, has unexpectedly fallen back to Earth after entering a non-existent/fictional part of the stratosphere known as "the flame barrier", which encircles Earth at an altitude of 200 miles. Howard Dahlman (Dan Gachman), a rich businessman and ardent amateur space program enthusiast, went into the Mexican jungle to recover the satellite, but never returned. His wife, Carol (Kathleen Crowley), sets out to find him. Arriving in Campeche, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico, Carol meets two jungle guides, the ill-tempered Dave Hollister ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Canyon Outlaws
''Hell Canyon Outlaws'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Paul Landres and written by Allan Kaufman and Max Glandbard. The film stars Dale Robertson, Brian Keith, Rossana Rory, Dick Kallman, Don Megowan and Mike Lane. The film was released on October 6, 1957, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Dale Robertson as Sheriff Caleb Wells *Brian Keith as Happy Waters *Rossana Rory as Maria *Dick Kallman as Smiley Andrews *Don Megowan as Henchman Walt *Mike Lane as Henchman Nels *Buddy Baer as Henchman Stan *Charles Fredericks as Deputy Bear *Alexander Lockwood as Bert *James Nusser as Oscar Schultz *James Maloney as Rudy *William Pullen as Tom *George Ross as Cliff *George Pembroke as Jed *Vicente Padula Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gard ... as Julio *Tom Hubbard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cyclops (film)
''The Cyclops'' is a 1957 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, starring James Craig, Lon Chaney Jr. and Gloria Talbott. The theme of a monster created as a result of radioactivity was a common one in the 1950s. Plot Test pilot Bruce Barton is missing and his girlfriend, Susan Winter, organizes a search party, which is sent out in the jungles of Mexico. The team of scientist Russ Bradford, mining expert Martin "Marty" Melville, and pilot Lee Brand fly into unknown territory. While searching the area, however, they uncover giant mutated Earth animals such as a mouse, an eagle, a mygale, a green iguana, a tegu and a boa. More importantly, they encounter a mutated 25-ft tall, one-eyed human monster who became disfigured due to an exposure to radioactivity from massive radium deposits in the area. This is responsible for the unusual size of all the other giant inhabitants of the region. He kills Melville, but appears to recognize the gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brass Legend
''The Brass Legend'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Gerd Oswald and written by Don Martin. The film stars Hugh O'Brian, Nancy Gates, Raymond Burr, Rebecca Welles, Donald MacDonald and Robert Burton. The film was released on December 12, 1956, by United Artists. Plot Wanted outlaw Tris Hatten turns up in Apache Bend, looking for former sweetheart Millie Street, a saloon girl. Clay Gipson, the little brother of Sheriff Wade Addams' girlfriend, spots the fugitive and informs the sheriff, who knocks Hatten cold and takes him to jail. Town opinion turns against the popular Wade, who is suspected by girlfriend Linda's father, rancher Tom Gipson, of being after a reward for Hatten that rightfully should go to the boy, Clay. In truth, Wade is trying to protect the child, particularly when the notorious Barlow gang rides into town to try to spring Hatten. A reporter named Tatum helps damage the sheriff's reputation by revealing Clay to be the informant. Clay is wounded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Outlaws
''The Three Outlaws'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy, Alan Hale Jr. as the Sundance Kid, and Bruce Bennett.Pitts p.353 Plot Cast * Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy * Alan Hale Jr. as the Sundance Kid * Bruce Bennett as Charlie Trenton * Jose Gonzales-Gonzales as El Raton * Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as El Gallo * Jonathan Hale as Pinkerton * Stanley Andrews as Railroad President * Lillian Molieri as Rita Aguilar * Jeanne Carmen as Polimita * Robert Tafur as Col. Aguilar * Robert Christopher as Bill Carver * Vicente Padula Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – January 16, 1967) was an Argentine film actor. Padula moved to the United States, and appeared regularly in Hollywood films. He also made films in Mexico. Padula was a friend of the Argentine film star Carlos Gard ... as Mr. Gutzmer * Henry A. Escalante as Corporal * William Henry as Tall Texan References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade (1956 Film)
In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian word , which itself derives from the Latin . Sense influenced by Italian ''sera'' "evening," from Latin ''sera'', fem. of ''serus'' "late." Early serenade music In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a musical greeting performed for a lover, friend, person of rank or other person to be honored. The classic usage would be from a lover to his lady love through a window. It was considered an evening piece, one to be performed on a quiet and pleasant evening, as opposed to an aubade, which would be performed in the morning. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval era, and the word "serenade" as commonly used in current English is related to this custom. Music performed fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Rush
''The Girl Rush'' is a 1955 American musical comedy film starring Rosalind Russell, filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision, and released by Paramount Pictures. at Plot Gambling is second nature to Kim Halliday (Russell), whose father taught her all its ins and outs. Unfortunately, he also left her broke, living in and working as a receptionist in a museum run by her aunt Clara (Lorne). A stroke of luck comes Kim's way when notified that an uncle in Las Vegas has died and left her a 50% interest in a hotel-casino. She excitedly takes Aunt Clara there, but in real ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Command (1955 Film)
''The Last Command'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Frank Lloyd starring Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Borgnine and J. Carrol Naish based on the life of Jim Bowie and the Battle of the Alamo. Plot In 1835, Jim Bowie discovers uneasy disputes between the Mexican government and the American immigrants who've settled in Texas. Dozens of American men, including Stephen F. Austin have been arrested for supposedly igniting rebellions against the Mexican governor Juan Almonte and the Mexican garrisons throughout Texas. Bowie attends a meeting of the Texian malcontents, listens to their arguments but urges calm and patience. When several of the Texians confront Bowie that he is not only a large landowner and he is married to a daughter of a Mexican Lieutenant Governor. Bowie says these things are true. When faced with accusations he is disloyal to the American settlers, Bowie, who has only recently used his influence to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
