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William Murphy (actor)
William Murphy was an American film actor active from the 1940s through the 1970s. A long-time friend of John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, Williams also spent many nights with Elvis Presley and his entourage the "Memphis Mafia". He reportedly regarded Hollywood as "an open invitation to party all night long". Played “Lt. Edlridge” on "Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ..." in the 1959 episode “Blue Horse” (S4E38). Death Murphy died on November 6, 1989 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 67. He had 6 children and was married once. Filmography References Guralnick, Peter. ''Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley'', p. 72. External links * American male film actors 1922 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American male actors [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tex Palmer
Luther Palmer (July 31, 1904 – March 22, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Born in Xenia, Ohio. He appeared in over 300 films and television programs between 1929 to 1962. Palmer died in March 1982 of an illness, at the age of 77. He was buried in Eternal Valley Memorial Park. Partial filmography * ''Ridin' Leather'' (1929) * ''Half Pint Polly'' (1930) * ''Near the Rainbow's End'' (1930) * ''Canyon Hawks'' (1930) * ''The Land of Missing Men'' (1930) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1931) * '' Not Exactly Gentlemen'' (1931) * ''Texas Cyclone'' (1932) * ''Spirit of the West'' (1932) * ''The Riding Tornado'' (1932) * ''Mason of the Mounted'' (1932) * ''Law of the North'' (1932) * ''Son of Oklahoma'' (1932) * ''Broadway to Cheyenne'' (1932) * '' Come On Danger!'' (1932) * ''Outlaw Justice'' (1932) * ''Between Fighting Men'' (1932) * '' Young Blood'' (1932) * ''Renegades of the West'' (1932) * ''Lucky Larrigan'' (1932) * ''The Fighting Champ'' (1932) * ''Crashin' Broadway'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of GI Joe
''The Story of G.I. Joe'', also credited in prints as ''Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe'', is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Mitchum's only Oscar nomination which was for Best Supporting Actor. This was the film that established him as one of the world's biggest movie stars. The story is a tribute to the American infantryman ("G.I. Joe") during World War II, told through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle, with dialogue and narration lifted from Pyle's columns. The film concentrates on one company, ("C Company, 18th Infantry"), that Pyle accompanies into combat in Tunisia and Italy. The friendships that grow out of his coverage led Pyle to relate the misery and sacrifice inherent in their plight and their heroic endurance of it. Although the company has the designation of an actual unit, that unit did not participate in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Foreign Affair
''A Foreign Affair'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, and John Lund. The screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari. The film is about a United States Army captain in post-World War II Berlin, occupied by the Allies during the early days of the Cold War, who is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the United States congresswoman investigating her. Though a comedy, the film has a serious and cynical political tone, attesting to the fascination of both Wilder and American audiences with the multiple legacies of Berlin. Plot In 1947, a United States congressional committee which includes prim Phoebe Frost of Iowa arrives in post-World War II Berlin to visit the American troops stationed there. Phoebe hears rumors that cabaret torch singer Erika von Schlütow, suspected of being the former mistress of either Hermann Gör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prairie (film)
''The Prairie'' is a 1947 American Western film based on the novel ''The Prairie'' by James Fenimore Cooper. Cast *Lenore Aubert as Ellen Wade * Alan Baxter as Paul Hover *Russ Vincent as Abiram White *Jack Mitchum as Asa Bush *Charles Evans as Ishmael Bush *Edna Holland as Esther Bush * Chief Thundercloud as Eagle Feather *Fred Coby as Abner Bush *Bill Murphy as Jess Bush *David Gerber as Gabe Bush *Don Lynch as Enoch Bush *George Morrell as Luke Production The film was made by a new company, a co-operative venture between director Frank Wisbar, production manager Edward Finney and writer Arthur St Claire. The financed, cast and made the picture themselves. Reportedly Wisbar raised some finance from his family back in Germany. It was shot at a new studios, the Motion Picture Center, over 12 days at an estimated $10,000 a day. "This is an interesting, a desperate, attempt to break the deadlock on independent production", said Wisbar. "The other boys and I made up our minds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Old Spanish Trail
''On the Old Spanish Trail'' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by William Witney. Plot Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers *Trigger as Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West *Tito Guízar as Rico / The Gypsy *Jane Frazee as Candy Martin *Andy Devine as Constable Cookie Bullfincher *Estelita Rodriguez as Lolita *Charles McGraw as Harry Blaisdell * Fred Graham as Henchman Marcos * Steve Darrell as Henchman Al *Marshall Reed as Henchman Gus *Wheaton Chambers as Oil Co. Clerk Silas MacIntyre *Bob Nolan as Bob *Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians Soundtrack * Tito Guízar - "I'll Never Love Again" based on "La borrachita" (Written by Ignacio Fernández Esperón, English lyrics by Al Stewart) * Estelita Rodriguez and Tito Guízar - "Guadalajara" (Written by Pepe Guízar) * Roy Rogers and Jane Frazee - "My Adobe Hacienda" (Written by Louise Massey and Lee Penny) * Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers - "On the Old Spanish Trail" (Music by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unconquered (1947 Film)
''Unconquered'' is a 1947 American historical epic adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Boris Karloff, Cecil Kellaway, Ward Bond, Howard Da Silva, Katherine DeMille (the director's daughter), C. Aubrey Smith and Mike Mazurki. Released by Paramount Pictures, the film depicts the violent struggles between American colonists and Native Americans on the western frontier in the mid-18th century during the 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion, primarily around Fort Pitt (modern-day Pittsburgh). The film is characterized by DeMille's lavish style, including colourful costumes and sets, thousands of extras, violence, and sensationalism. Plot In London in 1763, Abigail "Abby" Hale (Paulette Goddard) is tried for the death of a Royal Navy officer which occurred when she tried to save her sick brother from the press gang. The judge condemns her to be hanged, then offers her the "king's mercy": transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Cross
''The Burning Cross'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Walter Colmes. It was written by Aubrey Wisberg and released by Screen Guild Productions. The film depicts Ku Klux Klan activities and was censored in Virginia and Detroit. Plot A war veteran joins the Ku Klux Klan and comes to regard it as evil. Cast *Henry H. Daniels Jr. as Johnny Larrimer * Virginia Patton as Doris Greene *Dick Rich as Lud Harris *Joel Fluellen as Charlie West *John Fostini as Tony Areni *Betty Roadman as Agatha Larimer *Raymond Bond as Chester Larrimer *Matt Willis as Mort Dauson - the Grand Dragon *John Doucette as Toby Mason Production The film was made by Somerset Pictures, established in 1947 by Walter Combes, Solly Levenstein and Jake Milstein. It was their first movie. They signed an agreement with Screen Guild Productions Lippert Pictures was an American film production and distribution company controlled by Robert L. Lippert. History Robert L. Lippert (1909-1976) was a successful exh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (film)
''I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring June Haver and Mark Stevens. ''I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'' is a biographical film about Joseph E. Howard, the "writer" of the popular song of the same title. Plot Set in the turn of the 20th century, the film focuses on Joseph E. Howard, an aspiring songwriter who happily sells a song to performer Lulu Madison, who later takes sole credit for the writing. He angrily confronts her, but she distracts him by seducing him in her hotel suite. Thinking that she can use Joe's talent for her career, she invites him to serve as her personal piano player on her tour. He accepts her invitation and bids farewell to Katie, the young niece of his guardian John McCullem who reluctantly says goodbye. Over the following period, Joe grows to become a successful songwriter. Katie follows him to Philadelphia and joins the tour by lying, saying that her uncle has died. Katie's presence distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilroy Was Here (1947 Film)
''Kilroy Was Here'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan, Wanda McKay, Frank Jenks, Norman Phillips Jr. and Rand Brooks. It was released on July 19, 1947 by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Jackie Cooper as John J. Kilroy *Jackie Coogan as Pappy Collins *Wanda McKay as Connie Harcourt *Frank Jenks as Butch Miller *Norman Phillips Jr. as Elmer Hatch *Rand Brooks as Rodney Meadows *Barton Yarborough as Prof. Thomas Shepherd * Frank J. Scannell as 1st Cab Driver *Patti Brill as Marge Connors *Robert Coogan as Soldier Cheer Leader *Joseph Forte as College Registrar *Sid Melton as Joe *Pat Goldin as Waiter *Raymond Largay as Dean Butler *Gil Stratton as Jimmy White *William Edwin Self as Murdock *Therese Lyon as Mother Dunlap *Allen Mathews as Mike *Eric Sinclair as Dick *Jimmy Clark as Richard *Gregg Barton as Guard *Phil Arnold as Sugar Bowl Proprietor *Nita Bieber N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till The End Of Time (film)
''Till the End of Time'' is a 1946 drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum, and Bill Williams. Released the same year but preceding the better known ''The Best Years of Our Lives'', it covers much the same topic: the adjustment of World War II veterans to post-war civilian life. It was based on the novel ''They Dream of Home'' by Niven Busch (whose wife Teresa Wright appeared in ''The Best Years of Our Lives''); unlike the soldier, sailor and airman of that film, the male leads in ''Till the End of Time'' are all U.S. Marines. Frédéric Chopin's Polonaise Op. 53 is played throughout the film; it was given lyrics and adapted by Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman and became a major hit for Perry Como at the time spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard popular music charts. Plot Right after VJ Day, two decorated Marine Corps buddies, Cpl. William "Bill" Tabeshaw and Pfc. Cliff Harper, are among a group being immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Widow
''Young Widow'' is a 1946 drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Jane Russell and Louis Hayward. It focuses on Joan Kenwood, a young journalist who cannot get over her husband's death in World War II. Kenwood is reminded in large ways and small of her late husband during every one of her assignments. With ''The Outlaw'' still being withheld from general release, ''Young Widow'' was Jane Russell's debut. Plot Set during World War II, journalist Joan Kenwood (Jane Russell), whose Air Corps photographer husband was killed on an air mission, returns to New York City from England. The managing editor of the newspaper for which she worked, Peter Waring (Kent Taylor), offers Joan work, but she despondently rejects it and instead stays with two aunts on their farm in Virginia. Unable to stop thinking about the death, however, she decides to return to New York. On the train, young bomber pilot Lt. Jim Cameron (Louis Hayward) persistently tries to charm her, but Joan rebuff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doll Face
''Doll Face'' is a 1945 American film released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Lewis Seiler starring Vivian Blaine as "Doll Face" Carroll. It also stars actor Dennis O'Keefe and singers Carmen Miranda and Perry Como. The film is based on the 1943 play '' The Naked Genius'' written by Gypsy Rose Lee. In the opening credits, she is billed under her birth name, Louise Hovick. The film is also known as ''Come Back to Me'' in the United Kingdom. Synopsis "Doll Face" Carroll is an entertainer looking to expand her repertoire. After a failed audition, where she is recognized as a burlesque performer from the Gaiety Theatre, her manager and fiancé Mike Hannegan suggests she write an autobiography to project a more literate image and he hires Frederick Manly Gerard as a ghostwriter. Doll Face agrees on the condition she is allowed to dedicate the book to Mike with "For the love of Mike". Another performer in the burlesque show, Chita Chula, remarks that if the book is a success a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
