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Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh (May 31, 1918 – April 16, 2001) was an American actor. In a career spanning 20 years, he appeared in films such as '' The Dark Past'' (1948), '' The Wild One'' (1953), ''I Bury the Living'' (1958) and '' Young Dillinger'' (1965). Biography Osterloh was the son of Dr. Charles T. Osterloh and Emma Geiselhart Osterloh. As a student at Perry High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was president of the student council and the Dramatic Club, and he had the lead in the school's senior play. An agent discovered Osterloh while he was acting in stock theater. He had a supporting role in '' The Dark Past''. Osterloh continued his career for 20 years, mainly in the 1950s, playing roles in films such as '' Illegal Entry'' (1949), '' White Heat'' (1949) (as a gangster killed by gang boss James Cagney), '' One Minute to Zero'' (1952), '' Star in the Dust'' (1956) and ''I Bury the Living'' (1958). In the 1960s, however, he appeared in only a few films such as '' Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Public Defender (TV Series)
''The Public Defender'' is an American legal drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from March 11, 1954, to June 23, 1955. Premise Reed Hadley had the title role of public defender Bart Matthews. Each episode opened with him in a courtroom setting explaining the role of a public defender and the increase in the number of public defenders from the first one (created in January 1913). In each episode Matthews sought to show that his client was not guilty or to at least obtain a shorter sentence if the person was guilty. He sometimes had to investigate to learn more facts about the client's situation. Hadley portrayed Matthews as "such a character as butter will not melt in his mouth. His hollow eyes and sepulchral voice are enlisted in the defense of parties at odds with the law by force of circumstances." Episodes were adapted from actual cases that occurred across the United States when people accused of crimes who could not afford an attorney were provided with one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coogan's Bluff (film)
''Coogan's Bluff'' is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed and produced by Don Siegel. It stars Clint Eastwood, Susan Clark, Don Stroud, Tisha Sterling, Betty Field and Lee J. Cobb. The film marks the first of five collaborations between Siegel and Eastwood, which continued with ''Two Mules for Sister Sara'' (1970), '' The Beguiled'' (1971), '' Dirty Harry'' (1971) and '' Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979). Eastwood plays the part of a veteran deputy sheriff from a rural county in Arizona who travels to New York City to extradite an apprehended fugitive named Jimmy Ringerman, played by Stroud, who is wanted for murder. The name of the film itself is a reference to a New York City natural landmark, Coogan's Bluff, a promontory in upper Manhattan overlooking the site of the former long-time home of the New York Giants baseball club, the Polo Grounds, with a double meaning derived from the name of the lead character. Plot Walter "Walt" Coogan, a deputy sheriff of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doolins Of Oklahoma
''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Randolph Scott as Bill Doolin / Bill Daley * George Macready as Marshal Sam Hughes * Louise Allbritton as Rose of Cimarron * John Ireland as Bitter Creek * Virginia Huston as Elaine Burton * Charles Kemper as Thomas "Arkansas" Jones * Noah Beery Jr. as Little Bill * Dona Drake as Cattle Annie * Robert Barrat Robert Harriot Barrat (July 10, 1891 – January 7, 1970) was an American stage, motion picture, and television character actor. Early years Barratt was born on July 10, 1891 in New York City, and educated in the public schools there. He left ... as Marshal Heck Thomas * Lee Patrick as Melissa Price * Griff Barnett as Deacon Burton * Frank Fenton as Red Buck * Jock Mahoney as Tulsa Jack Blake (as Jock O'Mahoney) Reception In his 2007 review, Denn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Across The River
''City Across the River'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane and starring Stephen McNally, with Sue England and Barbara Whiting in principal support. The screenplay is based on the novel '' The Amboy Dukes'' by Irving Shulman. The film is the credited screen debut of Tony Curtis (billed onscreen as "Anthony Curtis"). Plot Two members of a tough Brooklyn street gang accidentally kill one of their teachers. Frank Cusack is a leading member of the Amboy Dukes teenage gang based in a slum-ridden area of Brooklyn. His activities with the gang ultimately lead from vandalism and hooliganism to complicity in the murder of a school teacher. His hopes—and those of his parents—for an escape from the bleakness of slum life are dashed by circumstance and by his willingness to accept the gang code of not informing to the police. Cast * Peter Fernandez as Frank Cusack * Stephen McNally as Stan Albert * Thelma Ritter as Mrs. Katie Cusack * Luis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Undercover Man
''The Undercover Man'' is a 1949 American crime film noir starring Glenn Ford and Nina Foch, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. James Whitmore made his film debut in support. Plot Frank Warren is a United States Treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. The agent struggles to put together a case, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers. Although most informants end up dead, Agent Warren gets critical information about the mob from an unlikely source. Cast * Glenn Ford as Frank Warren * Nina Foch as Judith Warren * James Whitmore as George Pappas * Barry Kelley as Edward O'Rourke * David Bauer as Stanley Weinburg (as David Wolfe) * Frank Tweddell as Insp. Herzog * Howard St. John as Joseph S. Horan * John F. Hamilton as Police Sergeant Shannon * Leo Penn as Sydney Gordon * Joan Lazer as Rosa Rocco * Esther Minciotti as Maria Rocco * Angela Clarke as Theresa Rocco * Anthony Caruso a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Cheated The Law
''I Cheated the Law'' is a 1949 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Richard G. Hubler. The film stars Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley, Russell Hicks and James Seay. The film was released on March 4, 1949, by 20th Century Fox. It received positive reviews from critics Plot In court, criminal attorney John Campbell defends a man, Frank Bricolle, who is charged with murdering a night watchman in a fur warehouse during a robbery. Frank having saved his life during the war, John believes in him so much that both he and wife Ruth provide the defendant with an alibi, resulting in his acquittal. Frank later confesses to John how he did indeed commit the crime, aided by Joe Corsi and other accomplices. John expresses regret for his actions and leaves Ruth, wanting to be alone for a while. He is actually busy scheming to frame Corsi for the murder. Corsi tries to avoid a conviction by accusing Bricolle in the courtroom, where Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criss Cross (film)
''Criss Cross'' is a 1949 American noir crime tragedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea, directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Daniel Fuchs based on Don Tracy's 1934 novel of the same name. The film was shot partly on location in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. Miklós Rózsa scored the film's soundtrack. Plot Steve Thompson returns to Los Angeles after two years of drifting trying to shake off a bad divorce, looking for his ex-wife Anna but tormented over seeing her again. Against all better judgment he continues to, resuming his old job as a driver at an armored-truck company. Fended away by Steve's family and friends, Anna marries mobster Slim Dundee, but kindles a clandestine affair with Thompson. Caught together by Dundee, Thompson leads him and his gang into an armored-truck robbery caper, only to have the plan break down in the heist's chaos. Infuriated that his elderly partner - a close family friend who was supposed to have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incident (1948 Film) as Secretary in Hartley's office (uncredited)
''Incident'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by William Beaudine and featuring Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee and Robert Osterloh. Plot A man is mistaken for a hoodlum and beaten up, leading him to a sordid web of violence and danger. Cast * Warren Douglas as Joe Downey * Jane Frazee as Marion Roberts * Robert Osterloh as James "Slats" Slattery * Joyce Compton as Joan * Anthony Caruso as Nails * Harry Lauter as Bill * Eddie Dunn as Lt. Madigan * Meyer Grace as Knuckles Morgan * Harry Cheshire as Hartley * Lynn Millan as Sally O'Brien * Robert Emmett Keane as Rinsel * Pierre Watkin as C. W. Sloan * Gerry Pattison Geraldine Marilyn Pattison (January 6, 1924 – 2016), ''Glamour Girls of the Silver Scr ... Reception Film historian and cr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagon Train
''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the Nielsen ratings. It is the fictional adventure story of a large westbound wagon train through the American frontier from Missouri to California. Its format attracted famous guest stars for each episode, appearing as travelers or residents of the settlements whom the regular cast encountered. The show initially starred film actor Ward Bond as the wagon master (replaced after his death in 1960 by John McIntire) and Robert Horton as the scout (eventually replaced by Robert Fuller). The series was inspired by the 1950 film '' Wagon Master'' and the 1930 early widescreen film '' The Big Trail'', both featuring Bond. The series influenced the development of ''Star Trek'', pitched as "''Wagon Train'' to the stars" and launched in 1966. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stack
Robert Stack (born Charles Langford Modini Stack; January 13, 1919 – May 14, 2003) was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over forty feature films. He starred in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'' (1959–1963), for which he won the 1960 Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series, and later hosted/narrated the true-crime series ''Unsolved Mysteries'' (1987–2002). He was also nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film ''Written on the Wind'' (1956). Later in his career, Stack was known for his deadpan comedy roles that lampooned his dramatic on-screen persona, most notably as Captain Rex Kramer in ''Airplane!'' (1980). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
''Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse'' is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on the Columbia Broadcasting System between 1958 and 1960. Three of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series ''The Twilight Zone'' (one episode) and '' The Untouchables'' (two episodes). History Between 1951 and 1957, Desi Arnaz (1917–1986) and Lucille Ball (1911–1989) starred in and produced (via their Desilu production company) the immensely popular ''I Love Lucy'' show. In early 1958, Desi Arnaz convinced CBS to purchase ''Desilu Playhouse'' with the promise that a bi-monthly ''Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Show'' (later rebroadcast as '' The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour'') would be among the dramas, comedies and musicals planned for the show. Westinghouse Electric Company paid a then-record $12 million to sponsor the show, which resulted in the cancellation of the prestigious anthology series '' Studio One'', also sponsored by Westing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-book
An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book", some e-books exist without a printed equivalent. E-books can be read on dedicated e-reader devices, also on any computer device that features a controllable viewing screen, including desktop computers, laptops, tablet computer, tablets and smartphones. In the 2000s, there was a trend of print and e-book sales moving to the Internet, where readers buy traditional paper books and e-books on websites using e-commerce systems. With print books, readers are increasingly browsing through images of the covers of books on publisher or bookstore websites and selecting and ordering titles online. The paper books are then delivered to the reader by mail or any other delivery servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
