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Jess Kirkpatrick
Jesse Bertram Kirkpatrick (October 2, 1897 – August 9, 1976) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Kirkpatrick was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a halfback in football in the 1920s. Kirkpatrick was named in Walter Eckersall's All-American team and in football coach Robert Zuppke’s all-time backfield. Kirkpatrick supported himself at University by playing as a jazz dummer in a student band. He was also a singer, appearing with Earl Burtnett’s orchestra in 1931, and as a singer and master of ceremonies with Harold Stokes on the WGN radio show ''Melodies from the Sky''. Kirkpatrick worked as an announcer for the radio broadcasting station WGN for ten years. Kirkpatrick moved to Hollywood, California, starting his screen career playing a broadcaster in the 1946 film ''My Dog Shep''. He also played Patrick Riley in the 1949 film '' The Judge''. Kirkpatrick played as a barten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champaign County, Illinois
Champaign County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 205,865, making it the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Urbana. Champaign County is part of the Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are the only cities in the county, and they nearly surround the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. History Champaign County was organized in 1833, having been previously a part of Vermilion County. The development of the county was greatly furthered by the arrival of the Chicago Branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, and even more by the establishment of the land-grant university. Later, the county also got an airport and a mass transit district. The northern part of the county experienced an economic and demographic setback with the closing of Chanute Air Training Center in the 1990s. In the 2004 Presidential election, it was one of only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private War Of Major Benson
''The Private War of Major Benson'' is 1955 comedy film starring Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo and Tim Hovey, about a tough-talking U.S. Army officer who must shape up the JROTC program at Sheridan Academy, a Catholic boys' military academy, or be forced out of the Army. The film was shot on St. Catherine's Military School campus in 1955, with cadets as the actors in all but the leading roles. Universal Pictures chose St. Catherine's cadets and location for their humorous comedy about the challenges facing the new commandant of a military school by the antics of a group of grade school cadets. The picture featured a full battalion of St. Catherine's students. The film has not been remade, but its basic premise was done twice in the following forty years, such as ''Hard Knox'' (1984) for TV and most notably with '' Major Payne'' (1995), which was also filmed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Charlton Heston as Maj. Barney Benson * Julie Adams as Dr. Kay Lambert * Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star In The Dust
''Star in the Dust'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring John Agar, Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone. In the town of Gunlock, sheriff Bill Jorden is due to hang Sam Hall for cattle-stealing. Jorden has to contend, however, with various citizens, including the cowboys who want to rescue Hall and the cattlemen and farmers who want to lynch him. Hall, meanwhile, is planning his escape with girlfriend Nellie. Plot In the late 1800s in the western town of Gunlock, gunslinger Sam Hall, who has murdered three farmers, is scheduled to be hanged at sundown. Sheriff Bill Jorden faces opposition from the cattlemen’s association, who had hired Hall to kill the farmers as part of a plot to acquire more grazing land. A group of farmers, fearing that the cattlemen will spring the killer before he is hanged, want the sheriff to hang Hall as quickly as possible. Fearing violence between the ranchers and farmers, Jorden tries to call for additional help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweethearts On Parade (1953 Film)
''Sweethearts on Parade'' is a 1953 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Houston Branch, and starring Ray Middleton, Lucille Norman, Eileen Christy, Bill Shirley, Estelita Rodriguez and Clinton Sundberg. It was released on July 15, 1953, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Ray Middleton as Cam Ellerby * Lucille Norman as Kathleen Townsend *Eileen Christy as Sylvia Townsend Ellerby *Bill Shirley as Bill Gamble *Estelita Rodriguez as Lolita Lamont *Clinton Sundberg as Dr. Harold Wayne * Harry Carey, Jr. as Jim Riley, aka James Whitcomb Riley *Irving Bacon as Sheriff Doolittle *Leon Tyler as Tommy Wayne *Marjorie Wood as Wardrobe Woman *Mara Corday as Belle *Ann McCrea as Flo *Tex Terry as Zebe *Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career. Early years Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Parnell trained as a musician at Morningside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captive City (1952 Film)
''The Captive City'' is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Wise and starring John Forsythe. The screenplay is based on real life experiences of ''Time'' magazine reporter Alvin M. Josephy, Jr., who co-wrote the script. Plot Newspaper editor and co-owner Jim Austin and his wife are fleeing Kennington, where they live and work, so that he may testify before a U.S. Senate Special Committee investigating crime in interstate commerce. They are being pursued by the criminal element from their town and pull off the highway in a place called Warren, where they take refuge in a police station. Austin requests an escort to ensure they arrive safely at the committee location. He also gets permission to use the station's tape recorder, on which he chronicles the events which have brought him to this point. Austin began investigating bookmaking in town after the suspicious death of private detective Clyde Nelson, who discovered police complicity with illegal gambling w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Ringo
John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County War in Texas during which he committed his first murder. He was arrested and charged with murder. He was affiliated with Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan, Ike Clanton, and Frank Stilwell during 1881–1882. He got into a confrontation in Tombstone with Doc Holliday and was suspected by Wyatt Earp of having taken part in the attempted murder of Virgil Earp and the ambush and death of Morgan Earp. Ringo was found dead with a bullet wound to his temple which was ruled a suicide. Modern writers have advanced various theories attributing his death to Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Frank Leslie, and Michael O'Rourke. Early life Johnny Ringo, son of Martin and Mary Peters Ringo, had distant Dutch ancestry, and was born in (what would later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured veterans of ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' show exhibiting skills acquired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartender
A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but also occasionally at private parties. Bartenders also usually maintain the supplies and inventory for the bar. As well as serving beer and wine, a bartender can generally also mix classic cocktails such as a Cosmopolitan, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Mojito. Bartenders are also responsible for confirming that customers meet the legal drinking age requirements before serving them alcoholic beverages. In certain countries, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Sweden, bartenders are legally required to refuse more alcohol to drunk customers. History Historically, bartending was a profession with a low reputation. It was perceived through the lens of ethical issues and various legal constraint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judge (1949 Film)
''The Judge'' is a 1949 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille and Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902), Paul Guilfoyle.Fetrow p.244 Plot Cast * Milburn Stone as Martin Strang * Katherine DeMille as Lucille Strang * Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902), Paul Guilfoyle as William Jackson * Stanley Waxman (actor), Stanley Waxman as Dr. James Anderson * Norman Budd as James Tillton * Jonathan Hale as Judge Allan J. Brooks * John Hamilton (actor), John Hamilton as Lt. Edwards * Joseph Forte (actor), Joseph Forte as District Attorney * Jess Kirkpatrick as Patrolman Patrick Riley * Herb Vigran as Reporter * Barney Phillips as Reporter * Charles Williams (American actor), Charles Williams as Reporter * Tom Holland as Court Photographer * Bob Jellison as Court Clerk References Bibliography * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994. External links * 1949 films 1949 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Dog Shep
''My Dog Shep'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Ford Beebe. It was made by Golden Gate Productions and released through the newly-formed Screen Guild Productions. They had just made ''Flight to Nowhere''. Filming started August 15, 1946. Greg McClure was meant to be in the cast. Lanny Rees was borrowed from RKO. Plot Danny, an orphan, tries to find a home along with his dog, Shep. He goes to live with a mean Uncle Matt but loving Aunt Carrie. Cousin Arthur squeals on him that he secretly has been keeping a German Shepherd that he named Shep. Danny runs away with his dog. Elderly Carter lives with his son who overhears his daughter-in-law bitterly complaining about him. Carter tells his son he will move to the Soldier's Home and leaves that same day. Along the road Danny and Carter cross paths and join up. Both were not wanted where they lived and they bond. Uncle Matt was happy Danny was gone until an attorney arrives and tells him Danny is to inherit $100,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
