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Black Eagle (1948 Film)
''Black Eagle'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Gordon and starring William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones and James Bell. It is based on the 1909 short story, '' The Passing of Black Eagle'' by O. Henry. Plot A tramp steals a ride in a horsebox, and becomes involved in the fight of the horse's owner against a crooked stock dealer. Cast * William Bishop as Jason Bond * Virginia Patton as Ginny Long * Gordon Jones as Benji Laughton * James Bell as Frank Hayden * Trevor Bardette as Mike Long * Will Wright as Sheriff Claney * Edmund MacDonald as Si * Paul E. Burns as Hank Daniels (as Paul Burns) See also * List of American films of 1948 A list of American films released in 1948. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P-Q R S T U-V W Y Documentaries Serials Shorts See also * 1948 in the United States References External links 1948 fil ... References External links * 1948 films 1948 Western (ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gordon (director)
Robert Gordon (August 21, 1913 in Pittsburgh – December 1, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American director and actor. His acting career, in which he was usually credited as Bobby Gordon, began in 1923 while he was a child, and continued through 1939. His first directing credit came with the 1947 film '' Blind Spot'', after which he directed several films, including '' The Joe Louis Story'' in 1953, ''It Came from Beneath the Sea'' in 1955, '' Black Zoo'' in 1963; and television series episodes including ''My Friend Flicka'', '' Zane Grey Theater'', '' The Texan'' and ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. Except for Myrna Loy, who died in 1993, he was the last surviving cast member of ''The Jazz Singer''. Selected filmography * ''The Jazz Singer ''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Wright (actor)
William Henry Wright (March 26, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American actor.Obituary '' Variety'', June 27, 1962, p. 52. He was frequently cast in Westerns and as a curmudgeonly and argumentative old man. Over the course of his career, Wright appeared in more than 200 film and television roles. Career Born in San Francisco, Wright worked as a newspaperman before beginning a career in show business. He started his acting career in vaudeville and later moved to the stage. While on the NY stages, he picked up some film roles at Vitaphone Studios in Brooklyn; one confirmed sighting is in the Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy short subject ''Pure Feud'' (1934) as 'Lem'. Wright also worked in radio, appearing in more than 5,000 radio programs. His radio performances have included Zeb on ''Al Pearce and His Gang'', George Honeywell in '' My Little Margie'', Mahoney on ''Glamour Manor'' and the title character, Ephraim Tutt in ''The Amazing Mr. Tutt''. He has also guest starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Robert Gordon
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Western (genre) Films
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Columbia Pictures Films
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1948 Western (genre) Films
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Films
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * May 3 – The Supreme Court of the United States decide in '' United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1948 United States unless stated # *''3 Godfathers'', starring John Wayne A *'' Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *'' Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *'' Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton *'' The Amazing Mr. X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1948
A list of American films released in 1948. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P-Q R S T U-V W Y Documentaries Serials Shorts See also * 1948 in the United States References External links 1948 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1948 1948 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ... Lists of 1948 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul E
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Edmund MacDonald
Edmund Francis MacDonald (May 7, 1908 – September 2, 1951) was an American actor. Early years MacDonald was born in Boston. He had one brother. Career MacDonald gained early acting experience in stock theater on Long Island. He made his Broadway debut in ''Getting Even'' (1929). His other Broadway credits include ''Her Tin Soldier'' (1933) and ''I, Myself'' (1934). In 1938, he was a regular on ''Hollywood Showcase'', an old-time radio variety show. MacDonald was also a regular on the Alan Ladd radio program " Box 13". MacDonald worked primarily as a character actor in B films. He appeared in films such as '' Call of the Canyon'' 1942, '' The Mantrap'' 1943, and ''Detour __NOTOC__ A detour or (British English: diversion) is a (normally temporary) route taking traffic around an area of prohibited or reduced access, such as a construction site. Standard operating procedure for many roads departments is to route an ...'' 1945. His last film was '' Red Canyon'' in 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette (born Terva Gaston Hubbard; November 19, 1902 – November 28, 1977) was an American film and television actor. Among many other roles in his long and prolific career, Bardette appeared in several episodes of '' Adventures of Superman'' and as Newman Haynes Clanton, or Old Man Clanton, in 21 episodes of the ABC/ Desilu western series, '' The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.'' Early years Bardette was born in Nashville in Howard County in southwestern Arkansas. He acted with the dramatic club at Oregon State University, where he graduated in 1925 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He then earned a master of science degree at Northwestern University. Career Bardette began working in film in 1936, after leaving a planned mechanical engineering career. His first role was in the 1937 movie '' Borderland'', a Hopalong Cassidy "Old West" feature. He made over 172 movies and 72 television appearances in his career, and was seen as a rustler, gangster, wartim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
