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Carlos Rivas (actor)
Carlos Rivas (born, Oscar Weber, February 16, 1925 – June 16, 2003) was an American actor, best remembered as Lun Tha in ''The King and I'' (1956), Dirty Bob in '' True Grit'' (1969), and Hernandez in ''Topaz'' (1969). Early life Rivas was born in El Paso, Texas, to a German father and Mexican mother. English was his first language and he was also known as Oscar von Weber and Karl Weber. Career Carlos Rivas was discovered in a bar in Mexico. He began his career in Mexican and Argentinian Westerns, though his Argentinian films were actually filmed in Mexico. His American debut was in ''The King and I'' (1956) opposite Rita Moreno. After this career highlight, he was quickly reduced to supporting roles. That same year, he appeared as Johnny Bravo in the TV Western ''Cheyenne'' in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo", and in the 1961 episode of '' Maverick'' titled "Poker Face" starring Jack Kelly. Rivas had co-starring roles in two science-fiction films, ''The Beast of Hollow Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Scorpion (film)
''The Black Scorpion'' is a 1957 black-and-white giant arachnid horror film from Warner Bros., produced by Jack Dietz and Frank Melford, directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro. The film's stop-motion animation special effects were created by Willis O'Brien. In the film, volcanic activity releases giant prehistoric scorpions from the earth. They wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. Plot An earthquake strikes Mexico, resulting in the overnight birth of a new volcano. Geologists Dr. Hank Scott and Dr. Arturo Ramos are dispatched to study this crisis at the village of San Lorenzo, the two men finding a destroyed house and a totaled police car en route. They find a dead policeman nearby, and an abandoned and seemingly orphaned infant. They take the infant to San Lorenzo and give it to friends of the child's missing parents, while being welcomed by the village's priest, Father Delga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Club Del Clan
''The Clan Club'' (''El club del clan'') is a 1964 Argentine film directed by Enrique Carreras. Cast * Cachita Galán *Palito Ortega * Violeta Rivas *Johny Tedesco Johny may refer to: * Johny, a character in the nursery rhyme "Johny Johny Yes Papa" * Johny Fritz (born 1944), Luxembourgish composer * Johny Hendricks (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Johny Joseph (civil servant) (born 1952), Municipa ... * Jolly Land External links * 1964 films 1960s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1960s Argentine films Films directed by Enrique Carreras {{1960s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Viciosos (1962 Film)
''Los viciosos'' ("The Vicious") is an Argentine black-and-white thriller film directed by Enrique Carreras and adapted from a screenplay by Sixto Pondal Ríos. The film was released on October 25, 1962 and starred Graciela Borges, Jorge Salcedo, Eduardo Cuitiño, Myriam de Urquijo and Coccinelle. Synopsis Police investigate a drug trafficking ring. Cast * Graciela Borges * Jorge Salcedo * Eduardo Cuitiño * Myriam de Urquijo * Inés Moreno * Jorge Acuña * Héctor Gancé * Coccinelle * Irma Roy * Rodolfo Onetto * Lalo Hartich * Alberto Barcel * Enrique Carreras Enrique Carreras (6 January 1925 – 29 August 1995) was a Peruvian-born Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was one of the most prolific film directors in the history of the cinema of Argentina and a prominent ... * References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Viciosos, Los Argentine thriller films 1960s thriller films Films directed by Enrique Carreras 1962 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Saved Hitler's Brain
''They Saved Hitler's Brain'' is a 1968 TV movie directed by David Bradley. It was adapted for television from a shorter 1963 theatrical feature film, ''Madmen of Mandoras'', directed by Bradley and produced by Carl Edwards. The film was lengthened by about 20 minutes with additional footage shot by UCLA students at the request of the distributor. It is often cited as being one of the worst films ever made. Plot World War II is over, and Nazi officials remove Adolf Hitler's living head and hide it in the fictional South American country of Mandoras, so that they can resurrect Nazi Germany in the future. Fast-forwarding into the 1960s, the surviving officials kidnap a scientist with expertise in nerve gas in an attempt to conquer the world. The scientist's son-in-law, who is a security operative, and the scientist's daughter travel to Mandoras to rescue the scientist and foil the evil plot. Cast * Walter Stocker as Phil Day * Audrey Caire as Kathy Coleman "K.C." Day * Carlos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepe (1960 Film)
''Pepe'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title role, directed by George Sidney. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of Cantinflas' American debut ''Around the World in 80 Days''. The film received generally unfavorable reviews from critics and failed to match the box-office success of his previous American film. The movie was issued on VHS tape in 1998; to date, a DVD and a Blu-ray have been released in Spain, but none in the United States. Plot Pepe is a hired hand, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director, Mr. Holt, buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to go to Hollywood. There he meets film stars, including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from ''Some Like It Hot''. He is also surprised by things that were new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unforgiven (1960 Film)
''The Unforgiven'' is a 1960 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John Huston, and starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn. Filmed in Durango, Mexico, the supporting cast features Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford, Lillian Gish, John Saxon, Joseph Wiseman, Doug McClure, and Albert Salmi. The story is based on the novel ''The Unforgiven'' (1957) by Alan Le May. Uncommonly for its time, the film spotlights the issue of racism in the Old West against Native Americans and people who were believed to have Native American blood. The film is also known for the problems that occurred during production. Plot The Zacharys are a thriving and respected family on the Texas frontier. Will Zachary was killed by Kiowa Native Americans in the United States, Indians, leaving his oldest son Ben (Burt Lancaster) as head of the family. Ben and his mother Mattilda (Lillian Gish) are very protective of Rachel (Audrey Hepburn), who was adopted as an infant; she is doted on by the whole fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle (1959 Film)
''The Miracle'' is a 1959 American historical fiction film directed by Irving Rapper and starring Carroll Baker and Roger Moore. It is a remake of the 1912 hand-colored, black-and-white film '' The Miracle'', which was in turn a production of the 1911 pantomime play, '' The Miracle'', written by Karl Vollmöller and directed by Max Reinhardt. The 1959 film version for Warner Bros. was shot in Technirama and Technicolor, with an original score by Elmer Bernstein. The film was shot in the Los Angeles area, the Gypsy camp sequence was shot in the Santa Susana Mountains around Calabasas, California. Plot Teresa, a postulant at the convent of Miraflores in Salamanca, Spain, is an orphan taken in by the sisters there. She enjoys the convent life, despite being a handful for her superiors. She sings worldly love songs to the other postulants and reads secular stories and plays such as ''Romeo and Juliet''. Still, she has a lively devotion to Christ and to His Blessed Moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonatas (film)
''Sonatas'' is a 1959 Mexican-Spanish historical film, historical drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring María Félix, Francisco Rabal and Aurora Bautista.Baugh p.81 It premiered at the 20th Venice International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival. It is based on novels written by the Spanish author Ramón del Valle-Inclán. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Francisco Canet and Gunther Gerszo. Some location shooting took place in Galicia (Spain), Galicia as well as various locations around Mexico. The film was shot in Eastmancolor. Plot Cast * María Félix as La Niña Chole * Francisco Rabal as Marqués Javier de Bradomín * Aurora Bautista as Concha * Fernando Rey as Capitán Casares * Carlos Rivas (actor), Carlos Rivas as Juan Guzmán * Ignacio López Tarso as Jefe de guerrilleros * Carlos Casaravilla as Conde de Brandeso * David Reynoso as Teniente Elizondo * Nela Conjiu as Joven loca * Manuel Alexandre as Teniente Andrade * Ada Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machete (1958 Film)
''Machete'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Kurt Neumann and Carroll Young. The film stars Mari Blanchard, Ruth Cains, Albert Dekker, Juano Hernandez, Carlos Rivas and Lee Van Cleef. The film was released in December 1958 by United Artists. Plot Sugar plantation owner Don Luis Montoya gets married in New York and brings his bride Jean back to Puerto Rico, unaware that she wed him only for his money. Friends at their San Juan honeymoon hotel recognize her as a notorious party girl, so Jean urges her husband to take her home right away, before the marriage has even been consummated. At the plantation, Jean's arrival is met with mistrust by Luis' longtime protege, Carlos, and by his cousin, Miguel, who help run the business. A drunken Miguel insults her and is slapped by Carlos. In vengeance, he attacks Carlos later with a machete. Luis orders him to leave, but Miguel sabotages the cane-cutting machinery and is asked back by Luis to repair it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Are Our Children Going?
''Where Are Our Children Going?'' () is a 1958 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was released in 1958. It starred Dolores del Río, and was based on the play ''Half Tone'' (''Medio tono'') by Rodolfo Usigli. Plot Martín (Tito Junco) is a bureaucrat who lives with his wife Rosa (Dolores del Río) and their children Julio, Gabriela, Sara, Victor, and little Martín. When each of their children begins to face problems of life, Martín and Rosa reach a point in their long relationship in which indecision and clashes seem to become daily bread, and their marriage will be in danger ... together with the family unit of their children. Cast * Dolores del Río - as Rosa * Tito Junco - as Martín * Ana Bertha Lepe - as Gabriela * Martha Mijares Martha Mijares (19 January 1938 – 18 October 2018) was a Mexican film actress.Sicre p.32 She appeared in twenty seven films between 1954 and 1960 including the crime adventure '' Raffles''. She belongs to the Golden Age of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Sal
''Panama Sal'' is a 1957 American musical comedy film directed by William Witney and written by Arnold Belgard. The film stars Elena Verdugo, Ed Kemmer, Carlos Rivas, Harry Jackson, Joe Flynn and Christine White. The film was released on October 18, 1957 by Republic Pictures. Plot Three wealthy American playboys and pals fly to South America for a final fling before one of them, Dennis, is to be married. His fiancee Patricia uses the time to fly to France to have a wedding dress designed by Henri Moray. The plane runs out of fuel, making a forced landing in the wilds of Panama. There the three men have a chance encounter with a singer, beautiful Sal Regan, who immediately catches Dennis's rapt attention. Claiming to be a music producer, Dennis invites her to return to Los Angeles with him. Although this upsets Manuel Ortego, a jealous man who loves her, Sal decides to settle the matter on the flip of a coin. Dennis wins. Ensconced in a Beverly Hills apartment, Sal enjoys th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
