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Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff (born Wilton Calvert Ratcliffe; August 13, 1903 – January 13, 1969) was an American actor. Early years The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Graff, he was born Wilton Calvert Ratcliffe in St. Louis, Missouri, US. He graduated from West Hartford High School in 1921. Career Before he became an actor, Graff worked for newspapers, including ''The Hartford Times'', '' The Springfield Republican'', and the ''Paris Herald''. Graff debuted on Broadway in ''Fantasia'' (1933). His last Broadway appearance was in ''Gabrielle'' (1941). He began working in movies in the 1940s and eventually appeared in dozens, usually as a professional man or an authority figure, such as a military officer. He starred in only one film, ''Bloodlust!'', playing against type as an obvious, deranged villain. Most of his work in the last 10 years of his career was on television. In 1956, he guest starred on James Arness’s TV Western Series ''Gunsmoke'', as “Troy Carver”, in the episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodlust!
''Bloodlust!'' is a 1961 American horror thriller film written, directed and produced by Ralph Brooke and starring Wilton Graff, June Kenney, Joan Lora, Eugene Persson, and Robert Reed. It is based on Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game." It was produced by Robert H. Bagley. Its plot follows four young adults who visit a tropical island only to become prey for a sadistic hunter. It was filmed in 1959 but not released until 1961, when it was the second film on a double feature with ''The Devil's Hand''. Plot Two couples- Betty and Johnny, and Jeanne and Pete - vacation at sea together. When the ship's captain passes out drunk, they decide to go to a nearby jungle island. As they depart, Capt. Tony awakens and calls out, warning them not to. As they explore the island, Johnny falls into a pit. While pulling him out, the others look up to see Dr. Balleau and two servants. Balleau orders the servants to help get Johnny out. That night at his house, Balleau t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because Of Him
''Because of Him'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone. Plot Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan (Charles Laughton) into signing a letter of introduction. Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor (Franchot Tone). Cast * Deanna Durbin as Kim Walker * Charles Laughton as John Sheridan * Franchot Tone as Paul Taylor * Helen Broderick as Nora * Stanley Ridges as Charles Gilbert * Donald Meek as Martin * Regina Wallace as Head Nurse * Charles Halton as Mr. Dunlap * Douglas Wood as Samual Hapgood Production In February 1945 Universal announced that Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, who had previously appeared together in ''It Started with Eve'', would be reunited in ''Catherine the Last'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something In The Wind
''Something in the Wind'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, and John Dall. Durbin's third husband Charles David said she "hated" making her last three films and that she would watch all her old movies except those three. Plot The film is about the grandson of a recently deceased millionaire who mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated his grandfather. It was O'Connor's first film after he returned from military service in World War II. The film includes the famous "I Love a Mystery" number performed by O'Connor. Cast * Deanna Durbin as Mary Collins * Donald O'Connor as Charlie Read * John Dall as Donald Read * Charles Winninger as Uncle Chester Read * Helena Carter as Clarissa Prentice * Margaret Wycherly as Grandma Read * Jean Adair as Aunt Mary Collins * The Williams Brothers as Singing Quartet * Jacqueline deWit as Fashion Show Saleslady * Jan Peerce as Tony, the Policema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Won't Believe Me
''They Won't Believe Me'' is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Irving Pichel and starring Robert Young, Susan Hayward and Jane Greer. It was produced by Alfred Hitchcock's longtime assistant and collaborator, Joan Harrison. Plot After the prosecution rests its case in the murder trial of Larry Ballentine, the defendant takes the stand to tell his story. In flashback, Larry recounts how he started seeing Janice Bell, innocently enough, but feelings developed between them. Unwilling to break up his marriage to Greta, whom Larry had married for her money, Janice gets a job transfer. Larry tells her he will run off with her, that he will dump Greta. But Greta knows all about the relationship and is unwilling to give Larry up. She tells him she has purchased a quarter-interest in a brokerage in Los Angeles for him. The financial temptation for Larry is too great and he abandons Janice, never explaining or saying goodbye. At the brokerage, Larry is reprimanded by his bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Conquest
''High Conquest'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Irving Allen and starring Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, and Warren Douglas. It was adapted from the 1941 book of the same title by James Ramsey Ullman. It was distributed by Monogram Pictures. Synopsis In 1932 at the Alpine Club in London Colonel Hugh Banning recounts a fatal expedition to the Matterhorn in Switzerland thirty years before in which a local guide fell and brought down an American climber, both tumbling to their deaths. Jeffrey Stevens, a chemist and the son of the American who fell is heading to visit his father's grave, but rejects any suggestion that he should climb the mountain. He meets an attractive pianist Marie who is returning home and the two hit it off. This provokes jealous from Hugo, the son of the guide who had died with Jeffrey's father decades before. Eventually Jeffrey is goaded into overcoming his fear of the mountain and taking part in a climb with Hugo, who tries to murder him at the summit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corpse Came C
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Web (film)
''The Web'' is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix and Vincent Price. Plot Leopold Kroner (Fritz Leiber, Sr.), formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby (Price), claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan (Edmond O'Brien) as a personal bodyguard. That evening, Regan hears a gunshot from Colby's study and finds Kroner there, apparently trying to kill Colby. Regan kills Kroner when he turns around, pointing the gun at him. Regan believes Colby's explanation that Kroner had become delusional and threatening, until Regan's police buddy Damico (William Bendix) lets on that he's suspicious that Regan murdered Kroner. Kroner's daughter Martha Kroner (Maria Palmer) shows up at Regan's apartment and tries, but fails, to murder him. She reveals that Colby had invited Kroner to the house that night and Kroner was of sound mind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Reckoning (1947 Film)
''Dead Reckoning'' is a 1947 American film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott and featuring Morris Carnovsky. The picture was directed by John Cromwell and written by Steve Fisher and Oliver H.P. Garrett based on a story by Gerald Drayson Adams and Sidney Biddell, adapted by Allen Rivkin. Plot Leaving a church, Father Logan, a well-known ex-paratrooper padre, is approached by Captain "Rip" Murdock. Murdock needs to tell someone what has happened to him in the past few days in case his enemies get to him. A flashback follows. Just after World War II, paratroopers and close friends Captain Murdock and Sergeant Johnny Drake are mysteriously ordered to travel from Paris to Washington, D.C. When Drake learns that he is to be awarded the Medal of Honor (and Murdock the Distinguished Service Cross), he disappears before newspaper photographers can take his picture. Murdock goes AWOL, follows the clues and tracks his friend to Gulf City in the southern United States, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowed
''Shadowed'', also known as ''The Gloved Hand'', is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by John Sturges and starring Anita Louise, Lloyd Corrigan, and Robert Scott. Plot Salesman Fred J. Johnson manages to hit a hole-in-one as he plays golf one day, and he writes his initials and the date on the lucky ball. He swings at the same ball once more, but sends it into a ditch instead of towards the hole. When he goes to the ditch to get the ball, he finds a dead woman, as well, and next to the body lies a small package, which contains plates for forging dollar bills. Fred takes the package from the dead woman. The returning murderer and his wife find Fred's marked golf ball upon returning for the packet of plates, and suspect that a man with the initials F.J. has taken the package. Before leaving, the man raises his voice in the culvert, because he suspects the golfer is in hiding, and warns "F.J." not to go to the police with the package, threatening to kill him and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown (1946 Film)
''The Unknown'' is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Henry Levin made by Columbia Pictures as the third and final part of its '' I Love a Mystery'' series based on the popular radio program. The previous films were '' I Love a Mystery'' (1945) and '' The Devil's Mask'' (1946). It was a loose adaptation of the I Love a Mystery radio episode ''Faith, Hope, and Charity, Sisters'', which was remade in a later version of the radio series, in '49, as ''The Thing That Cries in the Night'', starring Russell Thorson, Jim Boles, and Tony Randall as the private detectives, and Mercedes MacCambridge as the stewardess and Cherry (Charity). It was known as ''The Coffin''. Cast Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corpora ...'' gave the film two out of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalanche (1946 Film)
''Avalanche'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Irving Allen. Premise Steve, a US treasury agent, tracks down a tax evader to a ski lodge. Cast *Bruce Cabot as Steve Batchellor *Roscoe Karns as Red Kelly *Helen Mowery as Ann Watson *Veda Ann Borg as Claire Jeremy *Regina Wallace as Mrs. Carlton Morris va*John Good as Sven Worden *Philip Van Zandt as Malone *Eddie Parks as Mr. Carlton Morris *Wilton Graff as Austin Jeremy *Henry Hayes Morgan as Duncan *Eddie Hyams as Jean *Eddy Waller as Sam Production Filming started February 1946. Location shooting at the Alta Ski Area began February 19, 1946, with Utah's Alf Engen and Corey Engen doing most of the skiing for the cameras. The location cast and crew of 40 stayed at the Hotel Utah, commuting to Alta each day for filming. Albert Broccoli was the production manager. He and directed Irwin Allen were classmates at New York's Bryant High School. They teamed up on this film together and would go on to collaborate a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic In Crime
''Traffic in Crime'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander, written by David Lang, and starring Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara, Wade Crosby, Wilton Graff and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 28, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Kane Richmond as Sam Wire *Anne Nagel as Ann Marlowe *Adele Mara as Silk Cantrell *Wade Crosby as Dumbo *Wilton Graff as Nick Cantrell *Roy Barcroft as Insp. Tip Hogan *Dick Curtis as Jake Schultz * Arthur Loft as Police Chief Jim Murphy *Harry Cheshire as Dan Marlowe * Robert J. Wilke as Hogan's Driver *Earle Hodgins as Bartender *Horace Murphy as Joe * Charles Sullivan as Cab Driver * Ernie Adams as Counter Man *Budd Buster Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), usually credited as Budd Buster (and sometimes Bud Buster), was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work. Early life Bus ... as Watchman References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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