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Wilderness Mail
''Wilderness Mail'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Forrest Sheldon and written by Bennett Cohen and Robert Dillon. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Fred Kohler, Paul Hurst, Doris Brook, Syd Saylor and Dick Curtis. The film was released on March 9, 1935, by Ambassador Pictures. Plot Cast *Kermit Maynard as Rance Raine / Keith Raine *Fred Kohler as Lobo McBain / Landau *Paul Hurst as Jules *Doris Brook as Lila Landau *Syd Saylor as Mora *Dick Curtis as Jacques *Nelson McDowell Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attend ... as Mac *Kernan Cripps as Inspector Logan References External links * {{IMDb title, 0027218, Wilderness Mail 1935 films American adventure films 1935 adventure films Films based on works by James Oliver Curwood American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Conn
Maurice Conn (1906-1973) was an American film producer, his first credit being '' The Fighting Trooper'' in 1934. Over the next 15 years he would produce 45 films. Filmography (Per AFI database) *'' The Fighting Trooper'' (1934) *''Wilderness Mail'' (1935) *''Northern Frontier'' (1935) *''Valley of Wanted Men'' (1935) *''Men of Action'' (1935) *''Trails of the Wild'' (1935) *''Red Blood of Courage'' (1935) *''His Fighting Blood'' (1935) *'' The Code of the Mounted'' (1935 *''Timber War'' (1935) *'' Black Gold'' (1936) *''Phantom Patrol'' (1936) *''Galloping Dynamite'' (1936) *'' Racing Blood'' (1936) *''Song of the Trail'' (1936) *''Headline Crasher'' (1936) *''Wildcat Trooper'' (1936) *'' Robin Hood Jr.'' (1936) *'' Born to Fight'' (1936) *''With Love and Kisses'' (1936) *''Wild Horse Round-Up'' (1936) *''Anything for a Thrill'' (1937) *''Roaring Six Guns'' (1937) *'' Thanks for Listening'' (1937) *''Sing While You're Able'' (1937) *''Whistling Bullets'' (1937) *''Valley of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson McDowell
Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attended Leadville (Colorado) High School and Normal College in Freemont, Nebraska, before earning A.B. and D.D.S. degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago. Prior to embarking on a theatrical career, McDowell had a career in dentistry. In 1901, he was appointed professor of orthodontics at the University of Illinois. In 1902, McDowell acted on stage in Chicago and in Lincoln, Nebraska. His film debut came in 1910 with Biograph. McDowell died in Hollywood, California after he shot himself. Partial filmography * ''The Scarlet Car'' (1917) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * '' Masked'' (1920) * ''Cupid the Cowpuncher'' (1920) * ''Going Some'' (1920) * '' Down Home'' (1920) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * ''Home Stuff'' (1921) * ''Shadows of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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Films Based On Works By James Oliver Curwood
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] |
1935 Adventure Films
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American Adventure Films
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 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, family, horror, or war. Overview Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms. A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal, embarking on travels, quests, tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Cohen
Bennett Cohen (August 28, 1890 – June 10, 1964) was an American screenwriter and director. He wrote for more than 180 films between 1915 and 1953. He also directed 17 films between 1925 and 1934. He was born in Trinidad, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''Guilty'' (1916) *''The Man Who Took a Chance'' (1917) * ''The Unknown Wife'' (1921) * '' Mind Over Motor'' (1923) * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1924) * ''Dangerous Traffic'' (1926) * ''The Grey Devil'' (1926) * ''Midnight Faces'' (1926) * ''The Grey Devil'' (1926) * ''Thunderbolt's Tracks'' (1927) * '' The Avenging Shadow'' (1928) * ''Laddie Be Good'' (1928) * ''The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928) * ''Cheyenne'' (1929) * '' Some Mother's Boy'' (1929) * ''Señor Americano'' (1929) * '' The Saddle King'' (1929) * ''Under Montana Skies'' (1930) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1931) * '' Come on Danger!'' (1932) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) * ''The New Adventures of Tarzan'' (1935) * ''Wilderness Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John English (director)
John Wilkinson English (25 June 1903 – 11 October 1969) was a British film editor and film director. He is most famous for the serial film, film serials he co-directed with William Witney for Republic Pictures such as ''Zorro's Fighting Legion'' and ''Drums of Fu Manchu''. He was credited variously as John W English, John English or Jack English. Career John English was born in Cumberland in the United Kingdom but moved to Canada at an early age. He first worked as a film editor before getting a break into directing at Republic in 1935. For a period in the 1930s and 1940s, starting with ''Zorro Rides Again'' (1937), he directed Movie Serials in partnership with William Witney. It was customary at the time for two directors to work on each serial, each working on alternate days. Witney customarily worked on the action scenes while English concentrated on character and story elements. Together they are regarded as having produced the best examples of the serial medium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Curtis
Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Early years Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye and Elizabeth Faulkner Dye. Career After having limited work in Hollywood, Curtis acted on stage in New York and toured in a variety of productions from 1926 to 1930. Standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his films, he played villains or heavies. He made television appearances on ''The Lone Ranger'' and ''The Range Rider''. He appeared in ''California Gold Rush'', ''Spook Town'', ''The Gene Autry Show'', and many others. Curtis appeared in such Three Stooges films as '' Yes, We Have No Bonanza'', ''You Nazty Spy!'', and '' The Three Troubledoers''. Pioneertown With the help of his friend and actor Russell Hayden, Curtis helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
