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Richard Travis (actor)
Richard Travis (born William Benton Justice, April 17, 1913 – July 11, 1989) was an American actor in films and television. Early years The son of William Justice and Ella Justice, née Spain, he was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico and grew up in Paragould, Arkansas.1920 United States Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=84054592&usePUB=true His father owned and operated a marble yard in Paragould. He was a radio announcer and a sportscaster before he became an actor. Film Travis began his Hollywood career in 1930s action films. The high point of his career was a supporting role in the 1942 film comedy ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (1942), playing opposite Bette Davis. He had some other fairly important roles in the early 1940s, but his career soon declined. He spent World War II with the Army Air Forces's Broadway show ''Winged Victory''. In 1947, he starred in the B movie ''Backlash'', which has become something of a cult classic among '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' is a 1941 Universal black-and-white 15 chapter movie serial based on ''The Green Hornet'' radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial ''The Green Hornet'' (1940). This was the 117th serial (the 49th with sound) of the 137 that Universal produced. The plot involves racketeering and is unusual for a movie serial by having mostly stand-alone chapters instead of each running into the next; this was also the case for Universal's first ''Green Hornet'' serial. Plot Wealthy publisher Britt Reid and his trusted Korean valet and sidekick disguise themselves as the crime fighting vigilantes, The Green Hornet and Kato. Over the course of 15 chapters, they battle the growing power of ruthless crime lord "Boss" Crogan and his varied rackets and henchmen across the city. Unknown to them, Crogan also has strong ties to foreign powers unfriendly to America... Cast * Warren Hull as Britt Reid and his alter e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Ride (1944 Film)
''The Last Ride'' is a 1944 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. According to Warner Bros accounts the film earned $249,000 domestically and $8,000 foreign. Plot The film, made during World War II, is about a "tire bootlegging" ring. The United States was largely cut off from foreign rubber supplies during the war, so tires and other rubber products were rationed on the home front. The bootleggers trafficked in rubber on the black market. As part of that, they stole good tires off people's cars, then made and sold almost worthless tires that looked good but contained very little real rubber. In the story, after a set of fake tires causes a fatal crash, police launch a murder investigation. Detective Pat Harrigan is assigned to lead the probe. Two people are able to identify the men who sold the illegal goods, but the criminals kill these witnesses by planting a car bomb, making it impossible to take the case to court. Pat, the detective, is living in a house owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Train
''Spy Train'' is a 1943 American crime film directed by Harold Young and written by Leslie Swabacker and Bart Lytton. The film stars Richard Travis, Catherine Craig, Chick Chandler, Thelma White, Evelyn Brent and Warren Hymer. The film was released on July 9, 1943, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Bruce Grant is the author of ''Darkest Germany'', an exposé about Nazi Germany. He and his friend Stew Stewart board a train in the United States to go meet Max Thornwald, owner of a chain of newspapers. Nazi agents in America have fabricated a photograph showing Thornwald's daughter, Jane, having lunch with Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler, and have successfully blackmailed Thornwald into suppressing Bruce's articles exposing Nazi atrocities. Bruce wants to know why his items aren't being published. Jane and her maid, Millie, happen to be on the train as well. Meanwhile, Nazi husband-wife spy team Hugo and Frieda Molte have left a suitcase bomb in the train station's baggage check. Other s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission To Moscow
''Mission to Moscow'' is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies. The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet Union and was made in response to a request by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was made during World War II, when the Americans and Soviets were allies, and takes an extremely solicitous view of not only the USSR in general but of Stalinism and Stalinist repressions in particular. For that reason, it was scrutinized by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Source book The film is based on Joseph E. Davies' memoir about his time as the United States ambassador to the Soviet Union from November 1936 to June 1938. It was published by Simon & Schuster in 1941 and was a critical and commercial success—700,000 copies were sold, and the book was translated into thirteen languages.Koppes, Clayton R. and Black, Gregory D. (1987) ''Hollywood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truck Busters
''Truck Busters'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, written by Robert E. Kent and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Richard Travis, Virginia Christine, Charles Lang, Ruth Ford, Richard Fraser, Tod Andrews and Frank Wilcox. It was released by Warner Bros. on February 6, 1943. Plot Cast *Richard Travis as Casey Dorgan *Virginia Christine as Eadie Watkins *Charles Lang as Jimmy Dorgan *Ruth Ford as Pearl * Richard Fraser as Limey *Tod Andrews as Dave Todd *Frank Wilcox as Police Capt. Gear *Don Costello as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti *Rex Williams as Al Wilson *Bill Crago as Joe Moore *Monte Blue as Scrappy O'Brien * Bill Kennedy as Tim Shaughnessy *William B. Davidson as Stephen S. Gray *George Humbert as Andy Panopolos *Peggy Diggins as Babe * John Harmon as Maxie * John Maxwell as District Attorney Danton *Glen Cavender as Mack *Frank Ferguson as George Havelock *Robert Middlemass Robert Middlemass (September 3, 1883 – September 10, 1949) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busses Roar
''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop. Plot A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.Pryor, Thomas "Movie Review: At the Palace" ''New York Times''. The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities. Cast *Richard Travis as Sergeant Ryan *Julie Bishop as Reba Richards * Charles Drake as Eddie Sloan *Eleanor Parker as Norma *Elisabeth Fraser as Betty * Richard Fraser as Dick Remick *Peter Whitney as Frederick Hoff *Frank Wilcox as Detective Quinn *Willie Best as Sunshine *Rex Williams as Jerry Silva * Harry Lewis as Danny * Bill Kennedy as The Moocher *George Meeker as Nick Stoddard *Vera Lewis as Mrs. Dipper * Harry C. Bradley as Henry Dipper *Lottie Williams as First Old Maid *Leah Baird as Second Old Maid *Chester Gan Chester Gan (1908-1959) was an American character actor of Chinese descent who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From Crime
''Escape from Crime'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It has essentially the same plot as the earlier ''Picture Snatcher'' (1933). December 19, 2010, accessed March 14, 2015. Cast * as Red O'Hara * as Molly O'Hara * as Screwball Evans (as Jackie C. Gleason) * |
The Postman Didn't Ring
''The Postman Didn't Ring'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Mortimer Braus. The film stars Richard Travis, Brenda Joyce, Spencer Charters, Stanley Andrews, William Bakewell and Emma Dunn. The film was released on July 3, 1942, by 20th Century Fox. Plot An old mail bag is discovered whilst cleaning out an attic containing letters postmarked 1889. Postal Inspector Brennon (Stanley Andrews) vows that he will hand-deliver the letters to the addressees or their descendants, and his decision has profound effects on a number of lives. Cast *Richard Travis as Daniel Carter * Brenda Joyce as Julie Martin *Spencer Charters as Judge Ben Holt *Stanley Andrews as Postal Insp. Brennan *William Bakewell as Robert Harwood Jr. *Emma Dunn as Martha Carter *Joseph Cawthorn as Silas Harwood *Oscar O'Shea as Judge Barrington *Erville Alderson as Robert Harwood Sr. *Jeff Corey as Harwood Green *Frank M. Thomas as Prosecutor * Will Wright as Mr. Slade * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Shot (1942 Film)
''The Big Shot'' (1942) is an American film noir crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a crime boss and Irene Manning as the woman he falls in love with. Having finally reached stardom with such projects as '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941), this would be the last film in which former supporting player Bogart would portray a gangster for Warner Bros. (He would play a gangster one last time in his penultimate film, '' The Desperate Hours'', distributed by Paramount). Although ''The Big Shot'' entered production after ''Across the Pacific'', it was released nearly three months earlier. Considered one of Bogart's lesser-known works, contemporary reviews of ''The Big Shot'' describe it as an unexceptional throwback to his earlier gangster films, most likely trying to take advantage of the success of crime drama '' High Sierra'' (1941). It was released on DVD for the first time by Warner Archive early in 2015. Plot summary Three-time loser Duke Berne is dying in a prison hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy Blues (1941 Film)
''Navy Blues'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Arthur T. Horman and Sam Perrin. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye, Jack Haley, Herbert Anderson, Jack Carson, Jackie Gleason (in his screen debut) and William T. Orr. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 13, 1941. Plot Margie Jordan and her friend Lilibelle Bolton arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii, much to the surprise of Lillibelle's former husband, Powerhouse Bolton, a sailor who is behind on the alimony he owes her. In need of money, Powerhouse and his shipmate Cake O'Hara come up with a scheme. Learning that the crew is about to include Homer Matthews, a marksman, they make bets with practically everybody aboard on how a shooting competition will turn out. They are then stunned when it turns out Homer's going home, his service hitch being up before the contest. Although he misses the family farm, Homer falls in love with Margi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Squadron (film)
''International Squadron'' (aka ''Flight Patrol'') is a 1941 American war film directed by Lewis Seiler and Lothar Mendes that starred Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna and in his final film, James Stephenson. The film is based on the Eagle Squadrons, American pilots who volunteered to fly for the Royal Air Force during World War II. ''International Squadron'' featured noted Hollywood pilot Paul Mantz who acted as the film's aerial coordinator and flew during the production. Plot Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Charles Wyatt (James Stephenson) asks his friend, Jimmy Grant (Ronald Reagan), a daredevil pilot on the airshow circuit, to join the RAF's International Squadron, made up of Americans. Jimmy turns him down, saying that he intends to stay safe at home. Faced with a breach-of-promise suit, Jimmy, however, is hired to deliver a new American-designed Lockheed Hudson bomber to the RAF, flying to England with his mechanic, "Omaha" McGrath (Cliff Edwards). When they encounter a heavy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
