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Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn (January 29, 1907 – August 8, 1982) was an Irish- American actor of film and television originally from Holt, Nebraska. Biography Damian Francis Flynn, stage name Damian O'Flynn, began his stage career in Omaha before attempting the New York stage. He moved to Los Angeles in 1936 and made his screen debut in '' Marked Woman'' (1937), after which he was a freelance player for such studios as Warner Brothers, Paramount, and RKO Pictures. While serving in World War II, he was cast with several other actors-in-uniform in '' Winged Victory'', a production of 20th Century Fox. O'Flynn appeared in many western films and television series. He was cast with Ben Cooper in '' Gunfight at Comanche Creek'' (1963) and had a bit part in '' The Far Country'' (1954). He appeared in two secondary roles in sixty episodes of ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. In addition to his work in westerns, O'Flynn guest-starred in two episodes of the CBS situation comedy '' Mr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Marks The Spot (1942 Film)
''X Marks the Spot'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman and Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, and Dick Purcell. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name. Plot In 1942, during the Second World War, rubber is a valuable commodity. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the army, but also a private detective. Eddy swings into action when his father, police-sergeant Timothy J. Delaney, is gunned down by rubber racketeers. Cast * Damian O'Flynn as Eddie Delaney * Helen Parrish as Linda Ward * Dick Purcell as Lieutenant William 'Bill' Decker * Jack La Rue as Marty Clark * Neil Hamilton as John J. Underwood * Robert Homans as Police Sergeant Timothy J. Delaney * Anne Jeffreys as Lulu * Dick Wessel as Henchman Dizzy * Esther Muir as Bonnie Bascomb * Joe Kirk as Henchman Jerry * Edna Mae Harris as Billie (as Edna Harris) * Fred Kelsey as Police Officer Martin * Vince Barnett as George Sam Bernard, Edmund Cobb, Martin Faust, Jack Gardner, Sam Lufk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper (September 30, 1933 – February 24, 2020) was an American film and television actor who won a Golden Boot Award in 2005 for his work in Westerns. Stage Cooper appeared on Broadway in '' Life with Father'' (1939). He debuted in the role of Harlan at age 9; before the play performances ended in 1943, Cooper had grown enough to play Whitney. Radio Cooper acted in thirty-four radio serials, many of them soap operas, in the era of old-time radio. Film and television career Cooper's earliest credited screen appearance was as an eighteen-year-old in 1952–1953 on the ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'', then on NBC, in the two episodes "The Commandant's Clock" and "Changing Dream". Thereafter, he appeared in numerous films with Republic Pictures such as '' Thunderbirds'', '' Johnny Guitar'', '' The Last Command'', '' Duel at Apache Wells'' (1956), and other films such as '' The Rose Tattoo''. Cooper began appearing on dozens of television Westerns. He was cast as Clint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powder Town
''Powder Town'' is a 1942 comedy about an eccentric scientist thrust into danger and romance. Max Brand worked on the screenplay and published a novelisation under his own name. Plot Young J. Quincy Pennant is a brilliant but absent-minded scientist who is experimenting with an explosive method which directs a shock wave past obstructions to impact a distant target. He is sent to a rapidly growing "powder town" being developed around an arsenal and munitions factory where population growth has attracted criminals, foreign spies and saboteurs. Pennant is placed in a boarding house where he is the only male sharing with five female entertainers who work at a local casino run by gangsters. The rambunctious and physically imposing Jeems O'Shea, head of the powder monkeys at the factory, and his sycophant Billy arrive at the house. O'Shea plays rough with the ladies, chasing them around the boarding house and playfully molesting them. Pennant gives O'Shea a casual punch, putting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway (1942 Film)
''Broadway'' is a 1942 crime drama musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring George Raft as himself and Pat O'Brien as a detective. The supporting cast features Janet Blair and Broderick Crawford. Another fictionalized biographical movie based on Raft's life, ''The George Raft Story'' (1961), featured a different actor (Ray Danton) playing Raft. Plot George Raft, a Hollywood dancer, returns to Manhattan and recalls working in a nightclub with a bootlegger's girlfriend. Cast * George Raft as George Raft * Pat O'Brien as Dan McCorn * Janet Blair as Billie Moore * Broderick Crawford as Steve Crandall * Marjorie Rambeau as Lillian (Lil) Rice * Anne Gwynne as Pearl * S. Z. Sakall as Nick * Edward Brophy as Porky (as Edward S. Brophy) * Marie Wilson as Grace * Gus Schilling as Joe * Ralf Harolde as Dolph * Arthur Shields as Pete Dailey * Iris Adrian as Maisie * Janet Warren as Ruby (as Elaine Morey) * Dorothy Moore as Ann * Nestor Paiva as Rinalti * Abner Biberma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Man's Lady
''The Great Man's Lady'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. It is based on the short story "The Human Side" by Viña Delmar. It was filmed at two locations in Thousand Oaks, California: Joel McCrea Ranch and nearby Moorpark Road.Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). ''Western Filming Locations Book 6''. CP Entertainment Books. Page 37. . Plot A statue is being dedicated to the late founder of Hoyt City, and reporters from around the country have gathered, speculating that "the old lady's going to talk." When the anticipated "old lady" does not appear at the event, they rush to her home. She is centenarian, Hannah Sempler Hoyt, who lives in an old mansion among the skyscrapers of Hoyt City. As she confronts the press who have barged in, a photographer says, "Hold it, Mrs. Hoyt!" She replies that her name is Hannah Sempler, and refuses to answer their questions as to whether she and Hoyt had been married, which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gay Falcon
''The Gay Falcon'' is a 1941 American mystery thriller film directed by Irving Reis and starring George Sanders, Wendy Barrie and Allen Jenkins. A B film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures, it the first in a series of sixteen films about a suave detective nicknamed The Falcon. Intended to replace the earlier The Saint detective series, the first film took its title from the lead character, Gay Laurence. Sanders was cast in the title role; he had played The Saint in the prior RKO series. He was teamed again with Wendy Barrie who had been with him in three previous ''Saint'' films. The first four films starred Sanders as Gay Lawrence and the rest featured Tom Conway, Sanders' real-life brother, as Tom Lawrence, brother of Gay. Plot Ladies' man and amateur crime solver Gay Laurence (George Sanders), the "Gay Falcon", reluctantly agrees to give up both habits to mollify his fiancée, Elinor Benford ( Nina Vale). He and his uncouth sidekick, Jonathan "Goldie" Locke ( Allen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Scarface
''Lady Scarface'' is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, and Mildred Coles. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Plot The scar-faced gangster Slade is on the loose. Lieutenant Bill Mason travels to a hotel in New York to try and track her down. In New York Lt. Mason works together with Lt. Onslow and the crime reporter Ann Rogers to catch Slade, under the assumption that she is a man. An innocent couple at the hotel inadvertently gets involved. Cast * Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. Early years O'Keefe was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, as Edward Vance Flanagan, the son of Edward J. Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan ( ... as Lt. Bill Mason * Judith Anderson as Slade * Frances E. Neal as Ann Rogers * Mildred Coles as Mary Jordan Powell * Eric Blore as Mr. Hartford * Marc Lawrence as Lefty Landers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage In Heaven
''Rage in Heaven'' is a 1941 American psychological thriller film noir about the destructive power of jealousy. It was directed by W.S. Van Dyke and based on the 1932 novel by James Hilton. It features Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, and George Sanders. Plot The film opens with the following quote: "Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned." which is incorrectly attributed to Milton (quote is from William Congreve's ''The Mourning Bride''). At a mental institution in Paris, Doctor Rameau ( Oscar Homolka) discusses with the British consul the case of a man who identifies himself as Ward Andrews. The doctor believes Andrews to be English and wants the consul's assistance in verifying this. Outwardly the man may seem sane, but underneath he suffers from paranoia, suicidal tendencies and is capable of murder. The doctor takes the consul to meet Andrews, but they discover he has escaped. Phillip Monrell ( Robert Montgomery) and his former college roommate Ward Andrews ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Acres
''Green Acres'' is an American television absurdist sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to ''Petticoat Junction'', the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971. Although it received solid ratings during its six-year run, ''Green Acres'' was cancelled in 1971 as part of the " rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available on DVD and VHS releases. A reunion movie aired in 1990. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold Is Born" was ranked No. 59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. Radio origins ''Green Acres'' derives from '' Granby's Green Acres'', a comedy show aired on the CBS radio network from July 3 to August 21, 1950. The eight-episode summer series was created by Jay Sommers, who also wrote, produced, and directed. The principal characters, a married couple played by Bea Benad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
