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David Howard (director)
David Howard (born David Paget Davis III; October 6, 1896 – December 21, 1941) was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941, 29 of them westerns starring George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, including the acclaimed Mystery Ranch (1932 film), ''Mystery Ranch'' (1932). Biography He was born as David Paget Davis III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at St. Vincent Medical Center (Los Angeles), St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, California on December 21, 1941. Selected filmography * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * ''The Rainbow Trail (film), The Rainbow Trail'' (1931) * ''The Golden West (1932 film), The Golden West'' (1932) * ''Mystery Ranch (1932 film), Mystery Ranch'' (1932) * ''The Mystery Squadron'' (1933) (writer & director) * ''Robbers' Roost (1933 film), Robbers' Roost'' (1933) * ''Smoke Lightning'' (1933) * ''The Lost Jungle'' (1934) (writer & screenplay) * ''In Old Santa Fe'' (1934) * ''The Marines Are Coming'' (1934) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Mountain (1935 Film)
''Thunder Mountain'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Howard, written by Daniel Jarrett and Don Swift, and starring George O'Brien, Barbara Fritchie, Frances Grant, Morgan Wallace, George "Gabby" Hayes and Edward LeSaint. It is based on the 1935 novel ''Thunder Mountain'' by Zane Grey. The film was released on September 27, 1935, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast * George O'Brien as Kal Emerson *Barbara Fritchie as Sydney Blair *Frances Grant as Nugget *Morgan Wallace as Rand Leavitt *George "Gabby" Hayes as Foley *Edward LeSaint Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and Film director, director whose career began in the silent film, silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes ... as Samuel Blair *Dean Benton as Steve Sloan * William Bailey as Cliff Borden * Sid Jordan as Warns Leavitt References External links * 1935 films Films based on works b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rookie Cop
''The Rookie Cop'' is a 1939 film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt as a rookie cop who wants to prove his friend wasn't involved with a robbery. The film also stars Virginia Weidler, Janet Shaw, Frank M. Thomas, and Muriel Evans. Plot Cast Reception The film made a profit of $18,000. The ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of new ...'' called it "an unusually agreeable picture". References External links * * * 1939 films 1939 drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by David Howard American drama films Films produced by Bert Gilroy 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Law (1938 Film)
''Gun Law'' is a 1938 film. It made a profit of $47,000. Plot After he finds the wanted outlaw "The Raven" dead from having sipped water from a contaminated stream, U.S. Marshal Tom O'Malley decides to impersonate him and investigate criminal activities in the Arizona town of Gunsight. Saloon keeper Flash Arnold and a corrupt mayor are engaged in various nefarious deeds. At first they believe O'Malley to be the Raven and even appoint him the town's sheriff. Then they try to frame him after the lawman begins foiling their robbery attempts, but O'Malley prevails. Cast * George O'Brien as Tom O'Malley * Ward Bond as Pecos * Robert Gleckler as Flash Arnold * Rita Oehmen as Ruth Ross * Ray Whitley as Singing Sam McGee * Paul Everton as John Blaine * Francis McDonald as Henchman Nevada * Edward Pawley Edward Joel Pawley (March 16, 1901 – January 27, 1988) was an American actor of radio, films and Broadway. The full name on his birth certificate is Edward Joel Stone Pawley; h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Renegade Ranger
''The Renegade Ranger'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by David Howard. It was the first film Tim Holt made for RKO, for whom he would be one of the studio's biggest stars.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p123 Plot Captain Jack Steele of the Texas Rangers is sent to arrest the beautiful Judith Alvarez. She claims she is innocent. Cast * George O'Brien as Captain Jack Steele * Rita Hayworth as Judith Alvarez * Tim Holt as Larry Corwin * Ray Whitley as Happy * Lucio Villegas as Don Juan Campielo * William Royle as Ben Sanderson * Cecilia Callejo as Toñia Campielo * Neal Hart as Sheriff Joe Rawlings * Monte Montague as Henchman Monte * Bob Kortman as Henchman Idaho * Charles Stevens as Manuel * Jim Mason as Hank * Tom London as Henchman Red Production RKO borrowed Rita Hayworth from Columbia Pictures for this production. Scenes for the production were shot in Chatsworth, CA. Soundtrack * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
''Hollywood Stadium Mystery'' is a 1938 American film directed by David Howard. Plot A rivalry develops between a district attorney named Devons, who finds murder mysteries amusing but amateurish, and Pauline Ward, a crime novelist. They play tricks on one another, attempting to prove their point over how to solve a crime. One night before a prizefight, when the lights are momentarily dimmed, a boxer is suddenly killed in the ring. The only clue Devons and Ward have is a tune that a man was whistling. The police detain every spectator from ringside, considering them all as suspects, including Edna Mayberry, a woman who had an involvement with the dead fighter. Pauline is threatened in a dressing room before the case is solved. Cast * Neil Hamilton as Bill Devons * Evelyn Venable as Pauline Ward * Jimmy Wallington as Nick Nicholls *Barbara Pepper as Althea Ames *Lucien Littlefield as Watchman * Lynne Roberts as Edna Mayberry * Charles Williams as Jake *James Spottswood as Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless Valley (1938 Film)
''Lawless Valley'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Oliver Drake, based on the short story "No Law in Shadow Valley" by W. C. Tuttle. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it opened on November 4, 1938. The film stars George O'Brien, Kay Sutton and Fred Kohler. Kohler died one week before the film's release. Plot In the Old West, Larry Rhodes, framed for robbery, is paroled and returns to seek the killer of his father, who allegedly died by suicide. The town is run by ruthless cattle baron Tom Marsh and his son, Jeff Marsh. Tom is the guardian of Norma Rogers who is Larry's sweetheart, but Tom intends Norma to marry Jeff. Larry retrieves his father's gun, a .41 Colt, from a local, Tim Wade. Larry discovers the gun is unable to fire because it lacks a spring. Marsh attempts to have Larry arrested by Sheriff Heck Hampton and Deputy Speedy McGow for violating his parole for possession of the gun. However, Larry avoids arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border G-Man
''Border G-Man'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by David Howard and written by Oliver Drake. The film stars George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Ray Whitley, John Miljan and Rita La Roy. The film was released on June 24, 1938, by RKO Pictures. Plot Jim Galloway, posing as a ranch foreman, is sent to investigate a suspicion that ammunition, horses and men are being smuggled out of the country and becomes involved in a mystery and a romance. Cast * George O'Brien as Jim Galloway * Laraine Day as Betty Holden * Ray Whitley as Luke Jones * John Miljan as Louis Rankin * Rita La Roy as Mrs. Rita Browning * Edgar Dearing as Smoky Joslin * William Stelling as Leslie Holden * Edward Keane as Colonel Christie * Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, from 1923 to 1962. Laidlaw was born in Bu .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Desert (1938 Film)
''Painted Desert'' is a 1938 Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien and Laraine Day (billed as "Laraine Johnson"). The picture is a remake of '' The Painted Desert'', which stars William Boyd and features an early appearance by Clark Gable in a major supporting role. The movie was partially filmed on location in Red Rock Canyon, a popular filming location during the 1930s and 1940s, with a multitude of B-Westerns being filmed there. Plot Bob, a young rancher, buys a mine on his leased land to prevent the working of it. However, surveys show a valuable mineral deposit, so he and Carol, the granddaughter of the discoverer of the mine, who has been forced to sell it to a crook, start operations on it. Fawcett, the crook, schemes to get the mine back, but is outwitted at every turn and loses his life in the dynamiting which he inspired. Cast * George O'Brien: Bob McVey * Laraine Day: Carol Banning (billed as Laraine Johnson) * Ray Whitley: Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Avenue Logger
''Park Avenue Logger'' is a 1937 American lumberjack Western film directed by David Howard. The film is also known as ''Millionaire Playboy'' in the United Kingdom and ''Tall Timber'' (American reissue title). It is based on the short story of the same name by Bruce Hutchison that appeared in the 30 November 1935 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Plot Mike Curran believes his son Grant is an effete aesthete and decides to toughen him up by sending him under a false name to work at one of Mike's logging camps. Unknown to the elder Curren, his son spends his evenings as a masked wrestler; Grant believes his family would be embarrassed if they knew the truth. Also unknown to Mike Curran is the fact that his friend and logging camp boss Ben Morton and his stooge Paul Sangar are embezzling money from the Curren owned camp and are trying to force Peggy O'Shea's rival logging camp out of business by deadly acts of sabotage. The pair send Grant to work at Peggy's camp with a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windjammer (1937 Film)
''Windjammer'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Ewing Scott. Plot In San Francisco, Bruce Lane, a lawyer, has to serve a summons to a millionaire, Commodore Selby. The latter escapes on a yacht race to Honolulu. Cast * George O'Brien as Bruce Lane *Constance Worth as Betty Selby * William Hall as Captain Morgan *Brandon Evans as Commodore Russell P. Selby * Gavin Gordon as J. Montague Forsythe *Stanley Blystone as Peterson * Lal Chand Mehra as Willy *Ben Hendricks as Dolan *Lee Shumway as Yacht Captain *Frank Hagney as Slum *Sam Flint as Marvin T. Bishop Al Baffert, John Bagni, Jack Cheatham, Kernan Cripps, Lester Dorr, Jerry Frank, Al Herman, Warren Jackson, House Peters Jr., Marin Sais Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Sais' acting career spanned over four decades and she is possibly best ..., Ted Stanhope a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mine With The Iron Door (1936 Film)
''The Mine with the Iron Door'' is a 1936 American adventure western film directed by David Howard and starring Richard Arlen, Cecilia Parker and Henry B. Walthall.Goble p.868 It is an adaptation of Harold Bell Wright's novel of the same title which had previously been turned into a 1924 silent '' The Mine with the Iron Door''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ben Carré and Lewis J. Rachmil. Plot Cast * Richard Arlen as Bob Harvey * Cecilia Parker as Marta Hill * Henry B. Walthall as David Burton * Stanley Fields as Dempsey * Spencer Charters Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles. Biography Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Until aroun ... as Thad Hill * Charles C. Wilson as Pitkins * Barbara Bedford as Secretary * Horace Murphy as Garage Man * Buck the Dog as Buck * Lester Dorr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
