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George H. Plympton
George H. Plympton (September 2, 1889 – April 11, 1972) was an American screenwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. A prolific screenwriter, Plympton collaborated in almost 300 films. His earliest known credits date back to 1912 as he concentrated almost exclusively on westerns. During the sound era he switched his focus to serials mostly for Columbia, Republic and Universal studios, co-scripting and adapting such chapter plays as '' Tarzan the Fearless'' (1933), ''Flash Gordon'' (1936), '' The Spider's Web'' (1938), ''The Phantom Creeps'' (1939), ''The Green Hornet'' (1940), ''Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe'' (1940), ''The Masked Marvel'' (1943), '' Chick Carter, Detective'' (1946), ''Brick Bradford'' (1947), ''Superman'' (1948), ''Batman and Robin'' (1949), and ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950). Active until 1957, he also was one of the principal writers on Columbia's ''Durango Kid'' and ''Jungle Jim'' series. Plympton died in Bakersfield, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masked Marvel
''The Masked Marvel'' (1943) is a 12-chapter film serial created by Republic Pictures, who produced many other well known serials. It was Republic's thirty-first serial, of the sixty-six they produced. Plot In ''The Masked Marvel'', a hero dressed in a business suit and a face mask fights the Japanese saboteur Sakima and his espionage organization. The hook of the story is that, in a reversal of the common serial " Masked Mystery Villain" stock character, the audience doesn't know who the hero is until the final reel—all the audience is told is that The Masked Marvel is one of a group of special investigators (the same plotline is used in the Republic serial ''The Lone Ranger''). Cast * William Forrest as Martin Crane * Louise Currie as Alice Hamilton * Johnny Arthur as Mura Sakima, Japanese saboteur * Rod Bacon as Jim Arnold * Richard Clarke as Frank Jeffers * Anthony Warde as 'Killer' Mace * David Bacon as Bob Barton/The Masked Marvel * Bill Healy as Terry Morton * Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Satin Girl
''The Satin Girl'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Mabel Forrest, Norman Kerry and Marc McDermott. The main themes of the film are amnesia and brainwashing. Lenore Vance, the main character, loses her memory due to shock. A wicked uncle reprograms her into a robber. Plot The story revolves around a young woman named Lenore Vance (Mabel Forrest), who loses her memory after witnessing the death of her father Silas Gregg (William H Turner). She commits a series of robberies due to being brainwashed by her elderly, reclusive, chemist uncle named Fargo (Marc Mac Dermott). She later becomes the person of interest in the murder of her father, being labelled by the authorities as "The Satin Girl". A physician named Dr. Richard Taunton (Norman Kerry) meets Lenore at a party thrown by Millie Brown-Potter (Kate Lester), and becomes infatuated with her. After discovering that Lenore has taken pieces of jewelry from himself and Mrs. Potter, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Trackers
''The Man Trackers'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Edward A. Kull and starring George Larkin, Josephine Hill and Albert J. Smith.Munden, p. 485. Plot Cast * George Larkin as Jimmy Hearn * Josephine Hill as Molly Killbride * Albert J. Smith as Hanley * Barney Furey as Jules * Ruth Royce as Lizette * Harold Holland as Inspector * Ralph McCullough Ralph McCullough (1895–1943) was an American film actor of the silent era who occasionally played male leads as well as more numerous supporting roles. Later in his career he mostly appeared in smaller, often uncredited, roles in the sound er ... as Morgan References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Help Wanted - Male
Help is a word meaning to give aid or signal distress. Help may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film * ''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film * ''Help!'' (film), a 1965 film directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles * ''Help'' (2021 television film), a TV film about the COVID-19 pandemic * ''The Help'' (film), a 2011 period drama, set in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963 Television * ''Help'' (Australian TV series), a documentary series * ''Help'' (Dutch TV series), a drama series * ''Help'' (British TV series), a comedy series * ''H.E.L.P.'', a 1990 American TV drama series * ''The Help'' (TV series), a 2004 American sitcom * '' Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People'', also known as ''H.E.L.P.!'', a 1979 American series of animated public service announcements Episodes * "Help" (''Buffy'' episode) * "Help", an episode of ''The Protector'' Literature * ''Help!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Broadway Cowboy
''A Broadway Cowboy'' is a 1920 American silent Western comedy film directed by Joseph Franz and starring William Desmond. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange. Plot As described in a film magazine, Betty Jordan (Francisco), daughter of a Montana banker, is in the East attending boarding school and falls desperately in love with Burke Randolph (Desmond), a matinee idol, who performs valiant deeds behind the footlights each night in the title role of an old-fashioned melodrama, ''The Western Knight''. She is expelled from school after Burke treats a chaperon rather roughly during an automobile ride. When Betty returns home to Montana, Sheriff Pat McGann (Delmar), who is in love with her, finds a picture she has of Burke in his cowboy suit, and in a fit of jealousy sends copies of it out to the other neighboring sheriffs with the request that Burke be arrested on sight. When his show hits a small western town, Burke is arrested. He manages to escape, and in a series of exciti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Shop
''The Adventure Shop'' is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Corinne Griffith, Walter McGrail and Robert Gaillard.Koszarski p.108 Plot Cast * Corinne Griffith as Phyllis Blake * Walter McGrail as Josephus Potts, Jr * Warren Chandler as Josephus Potts * Priestly Morrison as John Montgomery * Robert Gaillard Robert Gaillard (November 14, 1868 – September 24, 1941) was an American male actor who appeared on stage and in film. He also directed a number of films during the silent era.Gmür p.154 Selected filmography Actor * '' Cardinal Wolsey'' (191 ... as Franklin Herbert References Bibliography * Koszarski, Richard. ''Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff''. Rutgers University Press, 2008. External links * 1919 films 1919 adventure films American adventure films Films directed by Kenneth Webb American silent feature films 1910s English-language films Vitagraph Studios f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Men Are Tempted
''When Men Are Tempted'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Wolbert and starring Mary Anderson, Gayne Whitman and Robert N. Bradbury.Weaver p.499 Plot Cast * Mary Anderson as Jessie Garden * Gayne Whitman as John Burt * Robert N. Bradbury as Peter Burt * Otto Lederer Otto Lederer (April 17, 1886 – September 3, 1965) was a Czech-American film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1912 and 1933, most notably '' The Jazz Singer'', the first full-length film to have sound sequences, and the Laurel and ... as General Garden * S.E. Jennings as Kinsley References Bibliography * John T. Weaver. ''Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928''. Scarecrow Press, 1971. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Wolbert Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1910s Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Jim
Jungle Jim is the fictional hero of a series of jungle adventures in various media. The series began on January 7, 1934, as an American newspaper comic strip chronicling the adventures of Asia-based hunter Jim Bradley, who was nicknamed Jungle Jim. The character also trekked through radio, film, comic book and television adaptations. Ron Goulart, ''The Adventurous Decade''. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1975 (pp. 54, 65, 81) Notable was a series of films and television episodes in which Johnny Weissmuller portrayed the safari-suit wearing character, after hanging up his Tarzan loincloth. The strip concluded on August 8, 1954. Publication history The strip was created by King Features Syndicate in order to compete with the popular United Feature Syndicate comic strip ''Tarzan'', by Hal Foster.Robert C. Harvey, ''The Art of The Funnies :An Aesthetic History''. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1994.(pp. 124,127,132,135,137) Illustrator Alex Raymond and pul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Starrett
Charles Robert Starrett (March 28, 1903 – March 22, 1986) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the ''Durango Kid'' westerns. Starrett still holds the record for starring in the longest series of theatrical features: 131 westerns, all produced by Columbia Pictures. Early years Starrett was born in Athol, Massachusetts, where his grandfather had built a prosperous tool works. He attended Worcester Academy, then graduated from Dartmouth College. Career A graduate of Worcester Academy in 1922, Starrett went on to study at Dartmouth College. While on the Dartmouth football team he was hired to play a football extra in the film ''The Quarterback'' (1926). Bitten by the acting bug, Starrett played minor roles in films and leading roles in stage plays. In 1928, he was a member of the Walker Company, a repertory theatre troupe headed by Stuart Walker. He played the romantic lead in his first movie, '' Fast and Loose'' (1930), which starred Frank Morgan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atom Man Vs
Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus. The nucleus is made of one or more protons and a number of neutrons. Only the most common variety of hydrogen has no neutrons. Every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms. Atoms are extremely small, typically around 100 picometers across. They are so small that accurately predicting their behavior using classical physics, as if they were tennis balls for example, is not possible due to quantum effects. More than 99.94% of an atom's mass is in the nucleus. The protons have a positive electric charge, the electrons have a negative electric charge, and the neutrons have no electric charge. If the number of protons and electrons are equal, then the atom is electrically neutral. If an atom has more or fewer electrons than protons, then it has an overall negative or positive charge, respectively – such atoms are called ions. The electrons of an atom are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman And Robin (serial)
''New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder'', also known as simply ''Batman and Robin'', is a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1943 serial ''Batman'', although with different actors. Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon. The serials were re-released as Video On Demand titles by Rifftrax, the alumni project of former ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' members Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. As of September 2014, they have released the entire serial. Turner Classic Movies has broadcast the film serial from June to November 2015 and from October 2021 to January 2022 in a weekly half-hour slot on Saturday mornings. Plot The dynamic duo face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electrical device which controls cars to augment his compulsion to set challen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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