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L. William O'Connell
L. William O'Connell (sometimes credited as L.W. O'Connell, and nicknamed "Connie") was an American cinematographer who worked in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood between 1918 and 1950 (starting during the silent era). He frequently worked with directors Howard Hawks and William K. Howard. Biography William was born in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, to Lewis O'Connell and Caroline Stumpf. He appears to have started his career as a cinematographer around 1918, although he left Los Angeles for a time while serving in World War I, working as an army photographer in Siberia. By 1930, he was the head cameraman at Fox. He married Joyce Burns, a Busby Berkeley dancing girl, and the pair had a son, Lew, together, who became a sound editor in the film industry. Selected filmography * ''Jiggs and Maggie Out West'' (1950) * ''Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters'' (1949) * ''Jiggs and Maggie in Court'' (1948) * ''Assigned to Danger'' (1948) * ''Jiggs and Maggie in Society'' (1947) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light film crew, crews working on such projects. They would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, photographic lens, lenses, filter (photography), filters, etc. The study and practice of this field are referred to as ''cinematography''. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the film director, director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with the director's vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desert Horseman
''The Desert Horseman'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Charles Starrett, Adele Roberts, Walt Shrum and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on July 11, 1946, by Columbia Pictures. This was the fourteenth of 65 films in the ''Durango Kid'' series. Plot Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Godfrey / The Durango Kid *Adele Roberts as Mary Ann Jarvis *Walt Shrum as Bass Player *Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette *Richard Bailey as Sam Treadway * John Merton as Rex Young *George Morgan as Pete *Tommy Coats as Baldy *Jack Kirk as Sheriff *Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ... as Walt * Riley Hill as Eddie References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Desert Horseman 1946 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars On Parade (1944 Film)
''Stars on Parade'' is a 1944 American comedy musical film directed by Lew Landers and starring Larry Parks.Stars on Parade Monthly Film Bulletin; London11.121 (Jan 1, 1944): 107. Plot Cast * Larry Parks as Danny Davis * Lynn Merrick as Dorothy Dean * Ray Walker as Billy Blake * Jeff Donnell as Mary Brooks * Selmer Jackson as J. L. Carson * Edythe Elliott as Mrs. Dean * Mary Currier as Nan McNair * Danny O'Neil ''(formerly known as'' Bill Shumate; ''né'' William Petree; 1920–2002) as Danny * Frank Hubert as Frank * Jean Hubert as The Chords Member * Nat King Cole as Nat King Cole * Judy Clark as The Chords Member * Ben Carter as Ben Carter Choir Member References External links * ''Stars on Parade''at BFI ''Stars on Parade''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Hayride (film)
''Louisiana Hayride'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter and Richard Lane.Hischak p.124 It was made by Columbia Pictures rather than Republic, with whom Canova mostly worked during the decade. The film's art direction was by Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher. Plot Cast * Judy Canova as Judy Crocker * Ross Hunter as Gordon Pearson * Richard Lane as J. Huntington McMasters * Lloyd Bridges as Montague Price * Matt Willis as Jeb Crocker * George McKay as Canada Brown * Minerva Urecal as Ma Crocker * Hobart Cavanaugh as Malcolm Cartwright * Jessie Arnold as Aunt Hepzibah (uncredited) * Russell Hicks as H.C. Forbes * Arthur Loft as Studio director * Ernie Adams as Pawnbroker * Eddie Kane as Warburton * Nelson Leigh as Wiffle, Makeup Artist * Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. Life and career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry Of The Werewolf
''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane. Plot A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change into a wolf at will, just like her late mother. When she learns that Marie LaTour's tomb has been discovered, she decides to use her talent to kill everyone who knows the location, because it is a sacred secret that only her people are allowed to know. Cast * Nina Foch as Princess Celeste LaTour * Stephen Crane as Robert 'Bob' Morris * Osa Massen as Elsa Chauvet * Blanche Yurka as Bianca * Barton MacLane as Police Lt. Barry Lane Production The film was developed with the working title of ''Bride of the Vampire''. Release ''Cry of the Werewolf'' premiered in New York on August 17, 1944. ''Cry of the Werewolf'' was issued theatrically as a double feature with '' The Soul of a Monster'' and continued to receive theatrical re-releases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Mysterious Night
''One Mysterious Night'' is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' and followed by '' Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion''. Blackie is called upon to recover a stolen diamond. The film is noteworthy as the directorial debut of Budd Boetticher, though he is credited under his real name, Oscar Boetticher, Jr. He had been working at Columbia as an assistant director on such films as '' The Desperadoes'' and ''Cover Girl''. He had been called in to help complete films but called this his "first real picture".Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. He helmed four more B-pictures before leaving the studio in 1945. Plot The Blue Star of the Nile is stolen from an exhibition guarded by the police under Inspector Farraday. Under intense pressure from the police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Mike
''Sergeant Mike'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Henry Levin, which stars Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, and Loren Tindall. Plot Cast * Larry Parks as Pvt. Tom Allen * Jeanne Bates as Terry Arno * Loren Tindall as Simms * Jim Bannon as Patrick Henry * Robert Williams as Sgt. Rankin * Richard Powers Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel ''The Echo Maker'' won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.Eddie Acuff as Monnohan * John Tyrrell as Pvt. Rogers * Charles Wagenheim as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Juror
''The Missing Juror'' is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready and Jean Stevens.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot In this suspenseful film, a sinister figure is targeting the individuals who played a role in condemning a murderer to death. In the midst of this drama, after six members of the pivotal jury have met gruesome fates, investigative journalist Jim Bannon embarks on a relentless pursuit to locate the surviving jurors and ultimately unveil the enigmatic killer. What emerges is a shocking revelation: the original murderer, presumed dead in a conflagration at a mental institution, has somehow managed to escape his supposed demise. To add to the twisted plot, the body of the jury foreman was mistakenly identified as the murderer's, thereby allowing the vengeful culprit t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In Manhattan
''Dancing in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American film directed by Henry Levin. It was originally called ''Tonight We Dance''.FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times4 Nov 1944: 5. Plot A garbage truck driver, Eddie Martin (Fred Brady) from Manhattan finds a bag of $5,000 during his rounds. He decides to take his sweetheart, Julie Connors (Jeff Donnell) for a wild night on the town, buying and spending on things they've always wanted, but never thought they would have. Problem 1 is that the money actually belonged to a blackmailing hood named Steve Crawford (William Wright). Problem 2 is when the police start asking uncomfortable questions about why the marked money they hoped to trap Crawford with, is now in the possession of Martin and Conners. Cast * Fred Brady as Eddie Martin * Jeff Donnell as Julie Connors * William Wright as Steve Crawford * Ann Savage as Valerie Crawford * Cy Kendall as Inspector J. J. Kirby * Carla Balenda as Billie References External links * ''Dancing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crime Doctor's Courage
''The Crime Doctor's Courage'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and starring Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke and Jerome Cowan.Erickson p.203 It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Warner Baxter as Dr. Robert Ordway * Hillary Brooke as Kathleen Carson * Jerome Cowan as Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome * Mark Roberts as Bob Rencoret * Lloyd Corrigan as John Massey * Emory Parnell as Police Captain Birch * Joseph Stephen Crane as Gordon Carson * Charles Arnt Charles E. Arnt (August 20, 1906 – August 6, 1990) was an American film actor from 1933 to 1962. Arnt appeared as a character actor in more than 200 films. Arnt was born in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of a banker. He graduated from ... as Butler * Anthony Caruso as Miguel Bragga * Lupita Tovar as Dolores Bragga References Bibliography * Erickson, Hal. ''From Radio to the Big Screen: Hollywood Films Featuring Broadcast Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of The Whistler
''The Power of the Whistler'' is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama '' The Whistler''. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix. Plot Dix plays an amnesiac who learns about his name and past through the help of amateur fortune teller Jean Lang (Janis Carter). The fortune teller sees the mysterious-looking man when she is in a restaurant with her sister and the sister's boyfriend. Without meeting him, she predicts that he will be near death twice in the coming day. Outside the restaurant, she saves him from being struck by a car. It is then that he realizes he has no memory of his past. Charmed by his pleasant, cultured manner, she resolves to help him uncover the mystery of his life. She continues to do so, even as she encounters signs that they may find something scary. Cast * Richard Dix as William Everest * Janis Carter as Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monster And The Ape
''The Monster and the Ape'' was the 26th serial released by Columbia Pictures and was released in 1945. Plot The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor. Ken Morgan leads the attempts to recover the stolen robot. Cast * Robert Lowery as Ken Morgan * George Macready as Prof. Ernst * Ralph Morgan as Prof. Arnold * Carole Mathews as Babs Arnold * Willie Best as Flash, Arnold's assistant * Jack Ingram as Dick Nordik, henchmen * Anthony Warde as Joe Flint, henchmen * Ted Mapes as Joe Butler, henchmen * Eddie Parker as Blake * Stanley Price as Mead, henchmen * Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
