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William L. Nolte
William Lewis Nolte (1889–1965) was a screenwriter and film director in the United States. He directed the musical film ''The Duke Is Tops'' released by Million Dollar Productions. It was re-released in 1943 under the title The ''Bronze Venus''. He is credited as a production manager for the 1942 film ''Thunder River Feud'' and as a line producer on the 1947 film ''Shadow Valley''. From 1949 until at least 1957 he was an assistant director on several films. He was co-writer for the 1951 television show ''Buckskin Rangers''. Selected filmography *'' Romance Revier'' (1934), assistant director *'' West on Parade'' (1934), assistant director * ''Gun Play'' (1935) *'' Wolf Riders'' (1935), assistant director *''The Duke Is Tops'' (1938), director *'' Life Goes On'' (1938), director. Reissued in 1944 as ''His Harlem Wife'' *''Take My Life'' (1942), production manager *''Saddle Mountain Roundup'' (1941), original story *''Square Dance Jubilee ''Square Dance Jubilee'' is a 1949 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duke Is Tops
''The Duke Is Tops'' is a 1938 American musical film released by Million Dollar Productions and directed by William Nolte. The film was later released in 1943 under the title ''The Bronze Venus''. It features top-billed Lena Horne in her film debut. The film was one of the low-budget musical film " race movies" made in the 1930s and 1940s for the African-American market. The casts and production teams of these films were almost all black, and the music reflected current tastes in jazz and rhythm and blues. The film was scripted, co-directed and featured Ralph Cooper who also acted as the film's production manager. Casting Ralph Cooper planned to star alongside Nina Mae McKinney as the female lead but her delayed return from her appearances in Australia led to the role to be recast. ''The Duke Is Tops'' features the film debut of singer Lena Horne, then aged 20, who had yet to develop the style she would use in her later films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She has a rare major acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saddle Mountain Roundup
''Saddle Mountain Roundup'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the ninth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Terhune as Alibi, with Lita Conway, Jack Mulhall and Willie Fung. Plot summary Cast * Ray Corrigan as Crash Corrigan * John 'Dusty' King as Dusty King * Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune * Lita Conway as Nancy Henderson * Jack Mulhall as Dan Freeman (lawyer) * Willie Fung as Fang Way * John Elliott as 'Magpie' Harper * George Chesebro as Foreman Blackie Stone * Jack Holmes as Sheriff * Steve Clark as Jack Henderson * Carl Mathews as Bill (henchman at shack) * Elmer as Elmer, Alibi's Dummy * Harold Goodman as Cousin Harold (singing / comic ranch hand) Soundtrack See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ''Trail of the Silver Spurs'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Television Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Deaths
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCAM) is formed as successor to the Afro-Malagasy Union for Economic Cooperation ('; UAMCE), formerly the African and Malagasy Union ('; UAM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square Dance Jubilee
''Square Dance Jubilee'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western musical film directed by Paul Landres starring Don "Red" Barry, Mary Beth Hughes and Wally Vernon. Plot While searching for entertainers to place on a TV show, two talent scouts become entangled in cattle rustling. Cast * Don "Red" Barry as Don Blake (as Don Barry) * Mary Beth Hughes as Barbara Clayton * Wally Vernon as Seldom Sam Jenks * Spade Cooley as Spade Cooley * Max Terhune as Sheriff * John Eldredge (actor), John Eldredge as Jed Stratton * Thurston Hall as G.K. * Chester Clute as Yes-Man * Tom Tyler as Henchman Buck * Tom Kennedy (actor), Tom Kennedy as Bartender Tom * Britt Wood as Grubby * Clark Stevens as Henchman Jim Clark * Marshall Reed as Charlie Jordan * Lee Roberts as Line-Shack Henchman * Alex Montoya as Alvin * Cliff Taylor as Short Comic * Ralph Moody (actor), Ralph Moody as Indian Chief * Hazel Nilsen as Secretary Betty (as Hazel Nilson) * Snub Pollard as Show Spectator * Tex Cooper as Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take My Life
''Take My Life'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt and Marius Goring. It was adapted from Winston Graham's 1947 novel of the same name. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location at York railway station. The film's sets were designed by the art directors John Bryan and Wilfred Shingleton Plot Nicholas "Nicky" Talbot attends the London debut of his wife, opera singer Philippa Shelley, at Covent Garden. After her successful performance, Nicky runs into former girlfriend Elizabeth Rusman backstage, a musician in the orchestra, who asks for his help. She gives him her address (and keeps his personalised pencil) before Philippa appears. At home, Nicky and a jealous Philippa quarrel over Elizabeth. When Philippa throws an object that strikes her husband in the forehead, he leaves in a huff. The scene then shifts to a courtroom, where the prosecuting counsel reveals that Nicky is on trial for the strangulation of Eliza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Productions
Million Dollar Productions was a movie studio in the United States active from 1937 until 1940. It was established to produce films with African American casts. It was a partnership between Harry M. Popkin, Leo C. Popkin and Ralph Cooper. History Ralph Cooper was an experienced black actor nicknamed "Dark Gable" who was also a singer, dancer, comedian and emcee at the Apollo Theatre Amateur Night in Harlem. While contracted to 20th Century Fox, Cooper learned film making skills. Together with George Randol, he formed Cooper-Randol Productions to produce ''Dark Manhattan'' (1937). Using the experience he went into partnership with the Popkin brothers, Harry and Leo to form Million Dollar Productions. Harry Popkin owned and managed a chain of Circle Theatres in Los Angeles. One of these was the Million Dollar Theatre that catered to a black clientele. The production company made several fast moving genre pictures with budgets, despite its name, of approximately $8,000 to $10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Goes On (1938 Film)
''Life Goes On'' (reissued in 1944 as ''His Harlem Wife'') is a 1938 crime drama directed by William Nolte and starring Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, and Laurence Criner. It was produced by Million Dollar Productions, which created race films with African-American casts for distribution to "colored only" theaters during the years of segregation. The Library of Congress has a movie poster promoting ''Life Goes On'' that features inset images of Laurence Criner and Louise Beavers. Plot summary A mother raises two sons. One becomes a lawyer and the other a criminal. Cast *Louise Beavers as Sally Weston * Edward Thompson as Bob Weston *Reginald Fenderson as Henry Weston, aka Monte Howard *Laurence Criner as Bull Connors *Monte Hawley Monte Hawley (? - November 30, 1950) was an American actor from Chicago, Illinois. Biography He began his entertainment career as one of the original Lafayette Players. He studied under Richard B. Harrison and, after moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Riders
''Wolf Riders'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Lillian Gilmore and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.313 Plot Cast * Jack Perrin as Jack Jennings * Lillian Gilmore as Mary Clark * Lafe McKee as John Clark - Indian Agent * Nancy Deshon as Peggy Packard * William Gould as Butch Weldon * George Chesebro as Al Pierce * Earl Dwire Earl Dwire (October 3, 1883 – January 16, 1940), born Earl Dean Dwire, was an American character actor who appeared in more than 150 movies between 1921 and his death in 1940. Dwire acted for three years in stock theater with companies i ... as Red Wolf References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
