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Big Town
''Big Town'' is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had played in the film '' Five Star Final''. Edward Pawley played the lead role longer, 1943–52, in plots that made the editor more of a hands-on crime-fighter. During the later Pawley years, Big Town was adapted to film and television series, and a comic book published by DC Comics. Radio The radio program aired from October 19, 1937, to June 25, 1952. It was produced by William N. Robson and Crane Wilbur, and written by Jerry McGill. Theme music was by Fran Frey. Edward G. Robinson had the lead role of Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the ''Illustrated Press'', from 1937 to 1943. Claire Trevor was Wilson's reporter sidekick "Lorelei," with Ona Munson taking over that role in 1939. The female lead evolved from the initial script's desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramatic Programming
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ona Munson
Ona Munson (born Owena Elizabeth Wolcott; June 16, 1903 – February 11, 1955) was an American film and stage actress. She starred in nine Broadway productions and 20 feature films in her career, which spanned over 30 years. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Munson began her stage career in New York theater in 1919, debuting on Broadway in ''George White's Scandals''. She starred in another four Broadway plays and musicals before the end of the 1920s. In 1930, she moved to Los Angeles to embark on a career in film, but after appearing as leads in several films, such as ''Going Wild'' (1930) and '' The Hot Heiress'' (1931), she returned to Broadway, starring in several productions, including Henrik Ibsen's ''Ghosts'' (1935). Munson resumed her film career in the late 1930s, and was cast as madam Belle Watling in David O. Selznick's ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), a role which became her most famous. She starred in numerous films for Warner Bros. in the 1940s, but was often typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Television
Live television is a television production broadcast in real-time, as events happen, in the present. In a secondary meaning, it may refer to streaming television where all viewers watch the same stream simultaneously, rather than watching video on demand. Shows broadcast live include newscasts, morning shows, awards shows, sports programs, reality programs and, occasionally, episodes of scripted television series. Live television was more common until the late 1950s, when videotape technology was invented. Because of the prohibitive cost, adoption was slow, and some scripted television shows remained live until the 1970s, such as soap operas. To prevent unforeseen issues, live television programs may be delayed, which allows censors to edit the program. Some programs may be broadcast live in certain time zones and delayed in others. Types of programs From the early days of television until about 1958, live television was used heavily, except for filmed programs such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (American TV Series)
''Big Town'' is an American television dramatic series that was broadcast beginning on October 5, 1950, and ending on October 2, 1956. It debuted on CBS and moved to NBC in 1954. Overview ''Big Town'' began as an American radio series of the same name (1937–1952). The series was set in fictitious Big Town, with stories centered around ''The Illustrated Press'' newspaper, the largest and most influential paper in the city. The newspaper's motto was "Freedom of the press is a flaming sword. Use it justly; hold it high; guard it well." The main characters were Steve Wilson and Lorelei Kilbourne. Guest stars included Dennis Weaver, Tommy Kirk, Russell Thorson, Marianne Stewart, Richard Kiley, and Audra Lindley. CBS version ''Big Town'' was on CBS from October 5, 1950, through September 16, 1954. When the TV version began, Wilson was the newspaper's former managing editor who had become an "intrepid crime reporter", with Kilbourne covering society news and "obviously sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Stevens Trudy Wroe Big Town 1954
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Hillary Brooke
Hillary Brooke (born Beatrice Sofia Mathilda Peterson; September 8, 1914 – May 25, 1999) was an American film actress. Career A 5′6″ blonde from the Astoria neighborhood of New York City's borough of Queens, Brooke, who was of Swedish ancestry, started work as a model while attending Columbia University. She spent a year in the United Kingdom, mastering an RP accent that she used in several of her films. She frequently played English women in Hollywood films, and also had such a role in her only British-made film, '' The House Across the Lake''. Brooke began her acting career in movies, where she changed her name to Hillary Brooke because, as she put it, she thought her own name was “so long and so heavy". She co-starred in three Sherlock Holmes films with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, '' Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' (1942), '' Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' (1943) and '' The Woman in Green'' (1945). She was a regular on several television series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Reed
Phillip Reed (born Milton LeRoy; March 25, 1908 – December 7, 1996) was an American actor. He played Steve Wilson in a series of four films (1947–1948) based on the '' Big Town'' radio series. Early years Reed was a star athlete at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and attended college for one year before going into acting. His name was changed after he went to Hollywood. Acting career Billed as Milton Leroy, Reed appeared in two Broadway plays: ''Melody'' and ''Ballyhoo of 1932''. Reed was also often credited as Philip Reed, such as in his appearances in the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Reed played Russ Barrington in the soap opera ''Society Girl'' on CBS radio and Brian Wells in the soap opera ''David Harum'', also on CBS.Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 94. Reed's television appearances include a lead role in the 1955 anthology drama series '' Police Call' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town Scandal
''Big Town Scandal'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman, Carl Switzer and Roland Dupree. It was released on May 27, 1948 by Paramount Pictures. The film was the fourth and last one in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program ''Big Town''. Plot After juvenile boys get caught robbing a sporting goods store, reporter Lorelei Kilbourne pleads for leniency in court and her boss and boyfriend, editor Steve Wilson, ends up reluctantly vouching for the boys. He converts an old newspaper building into a recreation center, where he coaches the boys in basketball. Tommy Malone goes for a joy ride in the car of a gangster, Joe Moreley. A business arrangement is struck, where Moreley will stash stolen goods at the rec center while betting on the team's basketball games, which Tommy will deliberately lose. The other boys try to return so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town After Dark
''Big Town After Dark'' is a 1947 American crime drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Whitman Chambers. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer and Robert Kent. It was released on December 12, 1947, by Paramount Pictures.The film was the third in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program ''Big Town''. Plot Cast *Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson *Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne * Richard Travis as Chuck LaRue *Ann Gillis as Susan Peabody LaRue *Vince Barnett as Louie Snead *Joe Sawyer as Monk * Robert Kent as Jake Sebastian *Charles Arnt as Amos Peabody *Joseph Allen as Wally Blake *William Haade as Marcus See also *''Big Town ''Big Town'' is a popular long-running radio drama featuring a corruption-fighting newspaper editor initially played from 1937 to 1942 by Edward G. Robinson in his first radio role, with echoes of the conscience-stricken tabloid editor he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Cover Big Town
''I Cover Big Town'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery, Robert Shayne, Mona Barrie and Vince Barnett. It was released on February 27, 1947 by Paramount Pictures and was the second in the ''Big Town'' series of films. Plot ''Illustrated Press'' society editor Lorelei Kilbourne is assigned to a police case. Her crusading newspaper editor Steve Wilson suspects that hard-luck suspect Harry Hilton has been framed on a murder rap. Lorelei and Steve proceed to help the police solve the crime, at the same time uncovering a conspiracy to bring a building firm to bankruptcy. Cast *Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson *Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne *Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery as Pete Ryan *Robert Shayne as Chief Tom Blake *Mona Barrie as Dora Hilton *Vince Barnett as Louis Murkil *Louis Jean Heydt as John Moulton *Frank Wilcox as Harry Hilton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town (1947 Film)
''Big Town'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by William C. Thomas and written by Daniel Mainwaring and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Robert Lowery, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr and Charles Arnt. The first in a series of four films based on the long-running radio program '' Big Town'', it was released on May 23, 1947 by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson * Hillary Brooke as Lorelei Kilbourne * Robert Lowery as Pete Ryan * Veda Ann Borg as Vivian LeRoy * Byron Barr as Vance Crane * Charles Arnt as Amos Peabody *Nana Bryant as Mrs. Crane *Roy Gordon as Editor Post *Eddie Parks as Gerald Meeker * Nella Walker as Mrs. Johannsen * Thomas E. Jackson as Police Chief Berkley Production Pine Thomas bought film rights in 1945 intended to make two films a year in the series. The script was written by Daniel Mainwaring who later recalled, "Bill Thomas of Pine and Thomas, who made very small and very bad pictures at Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine-Thomas Productions
Pine-Thomas Productions was a prolific B-picture unit of Paramount Pictures from 1940–1957, producing 81 films. Co-producers William H. Pine (February 15, 1896 – April 29, 1955) and William C. Thomas (August 11, 1903 – April 2, 1984) were known as the "Dollar Bills" because none of their economically made films ever lost money. "We don't want to make million dollar pictures," they said. "We just want to make a million dollars."William Paine, Filmmaker New York Times 30 Apr 1955: 17. History William Pine and William Thomas William Pine was a graduate of Columbia University who went to work as a publicist at Paramount in 1933 becoming head of publicity. He became an associate director for Cecil B. De Mille at the studio and worked on several films. William Thomas was also a publicist who was working at Paramount producing "B" movies. Pine and Thomas struck up a partnership and swapped theories about how films could be produced for lower budgets. First Three Films: Picture Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
