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Joe Dougherty
Joseph Tapley Dougherty (November 4, 1898 – April 19, 1978) was an American actor, who provided the original voice of the Warner Bros. animation character, Porky Pig, starting with the character's debut in '' I Haven't Got a Hat'' in 1935 through '' Porky's Romance'' in 1937. Treg Brown changed his voice for Porky. Due to Dougherty's stutter, Count Cutelli was brought for additional lines due to the length of the audio and budgetary issues. After that, Mel Blanc took over the role and voiced Porky for 52 years. Dougherty spoke with a natural stutter that became one of the character's trademarks; Dougherty's inability to control his stutter was a factor in the part being recast. According to Friz Freleng, the director of ''I Haven't Got a Hat'', Dougherty would get nervous every time they said cut. Freleng also called the casting for someone who stuttered and they landed on Dougherty. Early life and career Dougherty was born in Missouri. Before becoming an actor, Dougherty atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. At 1.5 billion years old, the St. Francois Mountains are among the oldest in the world. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With over six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield, and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia. The Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom Boom (film)
''Boom Boom'' is a 1936 ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon directed by Jack King. The cartoon stars Beans the Cat and Porky Pig Porky Pig is a cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his celebrity, star power, and the animators created man .... Plot The short begins with a bunch of explosions, with bombs, bullets, rockets, and fireworks; and many people immediately rushed into war. One worker who appears climbing up the steps from a nearby shelter, he starts giving attention by blowing his trumpet until a nearby rocket exploded on him. His clothes are wrinkled, the part of the area went into deep-land, and his trumpet went out of shape with many curves. He later flattens itself up as he slowly faints and dies. On the next scene, another person (who appears to be a dog) shoots a machine gun in front on top of the abandoned brick house's chimney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of Eden (film)
''East of Eden'' is a 1955 American epic period drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Paul Osborn, adapted from the fourth and final part of John Steinbeck's epic 1952 novel. It stars James Dean as a wayward young man who, while seeking his own identity, vies for the affection of his deeply religious father against his favored brother, thus retelling the story of Cain and Abel. Appearing in supporting roles are Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van Fleet. Although set in early 20th century Monterey, California, much of the film was actually shot on location in Mendocino, California. Some scenes were filmed in the Salinas Valley. Of the three films in which James Dean played the lead, this is the only one to have been released during his lifetime. ''East of Eden'', along with Dean's other films '' Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955) and ''Giant'' (1956), was named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the American Film In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Star Is Born (1954 Film)
''A Star Is Born'' is a 1954 American musical film, musical drama film directed by George Cukor, written by Moss Hart, and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Hart's screenplay is an Film adaptation, adaptation of the A Star Is Born (1937 film), original 1937 film, based on the original screenplay by Robert Carson (writer), Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell (screenwriter), Alan Campbell, and from the same story by William A. Wellman and Carson, with uncredited input from six additional writers—David O. Selznick, Ben Hecht, Ring Lardner Jr., John Lee Mahin, Budd Schulberg and Adela Rogers St. Johns. Garland had not made a film since she had negotiated release from her MGM contract soon after filming began on ''Royal Wedding'' in 1950, and ''Star'' was promoted heavily as her comeback. For her performance, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is the second of four official productions of ''A Star Is Born'', with the first in A Star Is Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Warning (1950 Film)
''Storm Warning'' is a 1950 American thriller film noir starring Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, and Steve Cochran. Directed by Stuart Heisler, it follows a fashion model (Rogers) traveling to a small Southern town to visit her sister (Day), who witnesses the brutal murder of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The original screenplay was written by Richard Brooks and Daniel Fuchs. Filmed in Corona, California in late 1949, ''Storm Warning'' premiered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1950, before receiving an expanded theatrical release in the United States on February 10, 1951. The film earned $1.25 million in North America, and was a box-office flop. In the years since its original release, it has been subject to analysis by film scholars as an allegory for the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations, while both contemporary and modern critics have noted that its depiction of the KKK does not address the organization's pred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakedown (1950 Film)
''Shakedown'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon.. Plot Unscrupulous newspaper photographer Jack Early is sent to take a picture of racketeer Nick Palmer, who doesn't like to be photographed. Palmer takes a liking to Early and asks him to frame his henchman Colton, but Early double-crosses Palmer and informs Colton that his boss had planned to frame him. Shortly afterward, Palmer is killed by a car bomb and Early becomes famous for snapping a photo of the event. Eventually Early is killed by Colton but he manages to take a picture of his murderer in the act. Cast * Howard Duff as Jack Early * Brian Donlevy as Nick Palmer * Peggy Dow as Ellen Bennett * Lawrence Tierney as Colton * Bruce Bennett as David Glover * Anne Vernon as Nita Palmer (as Ann Vernon) * Stapleton Kent as City Editor * Peter Virgo as Roy * Charles Sherlock as Sam *Rock Hudson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock On Any Door
''Knock on Any Door'' is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The movie was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role as young hoodlum Nick Romano, whose motto was "Live fast, die young, and have a good-looking corpse." Plot Against the wishes of his law partners, slick talking lawyer Andrew Morton takes the case of Nick Romano, a troubled punk from the slums, partly because he himself came from the same slums and partly because he feels guilty for his partner botching the criminal trial of Nick's father years earlier. Nick is on trial for shooting a policeman point-blank and faces execution if convicted. Nick's history is presented through flashbacks showing him as a hoodlum committing one petty crime after another. Morton's wife Adele convinces him to play nursemaid to Nick to make Nick a better person. Nick then robs Morton of $100 after a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky In The North Woods
''Porky in the North Woods'' is a Warner Brothers ''Looney Tunes'' short animated film directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on December 19, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot Porky has to combat a rough French Canadian French Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French people, French colonists first arriving in Canada (New France), France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of ... who causes havoc in the woods. The man's actions range from setting the forest on fire to trapping innocent forest animals. Home media ''Porky in the North Woods'' was released on the '' Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4'' and on '' Porky Pig 101''. References External links ''Porky in the North Woods'' at IMDB 1936 films 1936 comedy films Short films directed by Frank Tashlin Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Films scored by Carl Stalling 1930s Warner Bros. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Beau Porky
''Little Beau Porky'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Frank Tashlin. The short was released on November 14, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. In the cartoon, Porky is in the French Foreign Legion as a camel scrubber, but after fighting off the enemy, ends up as Commandant. Plot In a desert fortress belonging to the French Foreign Legion, Porky and his fellow servicemen face scrutiny from their Commandant for their lackluster performance. During an inspection, Porky's clumsiness leads to chaos, earning him the Commandant's ire. When news arrives of an attack by Ali Mode's Riff Raffs, the Commandant rallies the troops, but Porky is relegated to camel washing duty. Feeling disheartened, Porky encounters a Wanted poster of Ali Mode and becomes determined to defend the fortress. He unwittingly lets Ali Mode inside but ultimately defeats him and his henchmen, earning recognition for his bravery and a promotion to jingle-bell General. Colorization The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milk And Money
''Milk and Money'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short film directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on October 3, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot A farmer is busy with hoeing while his son Porky is ploughing the fields with his horse Dobbin. Hank Horsefly speeds up the process. The farmer and Porky are about to take a turn for the worse as Mr. Viper the Snake comes with a mortgage form ready to evict them unless a sum of rent money is paid. Porky applies for a job as a driving milkman with a strict condition not to break a single bottle. Porky is doing well until Hank, having followed their trail, sends Dobbin at full speed and to crash and cause all the milk bottles to break. As Porky despairs, Dobbin accidentally enters a horse race. When the race starts, Dobbin isn't getting far, until Hank stings Dobbin and he overtakes every racer and wins a $10,000 prize. Porky makes it to the farm in the nick of time, riding in a roofless limo, to pay the owed mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky's Poultry Plant
''Porky's Poultry Plant'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin and composed by Carl Stalling (their first short as director and composer, respectively for Warner Bros.). The short was released on August 22, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot Porky Pig Porky Pig is a cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his celebrity, star power, and the animators created man ... is running his own poultry plant consisting of chickens, chicks, ducks and geese. Porky does his daily morning corn feeding. Later Porky sadly looks at photos of some of his chickens all taken away by a chicken-hawk and he shakes his fists at the poster of said chicken-hawk, vowing to get it once and for all. Soon that very chicken-hawk approaches the poultry plant. Porky raises the alarm and all birds manage to hide except one little chick. The moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky's Pet
''Porky's Pet'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Jack King. The short was released on July 11, 1936, and stars Porky Pig. Plot A mailman heads to Porky Pig's house and delivers a telegram to Porky. When Porky reads the telegram, he sees it is an offer from a big shot producer in Broadway, New York City, who wants Porky and his pet ostrich, Lulu, in his show, offering $75 a day (equal to $ today). Porky wants the job, so he tells Lulu the good news and takes her on a leash to the train station. Once there a passenger train speeds right past the station and Porky has to change the signal to stop the second train. Porky and Lulu get on board, but the conductor kicks them off, on account of a "no pets" policy. Porky tells Lulu to go down the tracks so he can pick her up when the train passes by. Porky gets on board and the train departs. When it passes by Lulu, Porky grabs her and pulls her in. Realizing what will happen if the conductor finds out, Porky s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
