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Don Terry
Don Terry (born Donald Prescott Loker, August 8, 1902 – October 6, 1988) was an American film actor, best known for his lead appearances in B films and serials in the 1930s and early 1940s. Perhaps his best-known role is Naval Commander Don Winslow in two Universal Pictures serials of the early 1940s, '' Don Winslow of the Navy'' (1942) and '' Don Winslow of the Coast Guard'' (1943). Early life and background Terry was born Donald Loker in Natick, Massachusetts, in 1902. He was a 1925 graduate of Harvard. Some sources give the family name as ''Locher'', perhaps confusing him with actor Charles Locher who became famous as Jon Hall; the Loker spelling is correct, as many charitable enterprises bear the Loker name, as detailed below. Don Terry was discovered while visiting Los Angeles as a tourist. During the visit, he hoped to see some film stars, but had been disappointed. Nearing the end of his trip, he decided to have lunch at Hollywood's Café Montmartre since it was ...
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Natick, Massachusetts
Natick ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 37,006 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. west of Boston, Natick is part of the Greater Boston area. Massachusetts's center of population was in Natick at the censuses of 2000–2020, most recently in the vicinity of Hunters Lane. Etymology The name ''Natick'' comes from the Massachusett language, language of the Massachusett Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe and is commonly thought to mean "Place of Hills." A more accurate translation may be "place of [our] searching," after John Eliot (missionary), John Eliot's successful search for a location for his Praying Indian settlement. History Natick was settled in 1651 by John Eliot, a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, Widford, England, who received a commission and funds from England's Long Parliament to settle the Massa ...
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Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (other), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gujarat, India * Don, Nord, a ''commune'' of the Nord ''département'' in northern France *Don, Tasmania, a small village on the Don River, located just outside Devonport, Tasmania *Don, Trentino, a commune in Trentino, Italy *Don, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Don Republic, a temporary state in 1918–1920 *Don Jail, a jail in Toronto, Canada *DON, Chapman code for County Donegal, Ireland People and characters Role or title *Don (honorific), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian title, given as a mark of respect *Don (academia), a fellow or tutor of a college or university in the U.K. and elsewhere *Don, a crime boss, especially in the Mafia People with the name *Don (given name), a short form of the masculine given name Do ...
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You Can't Cheat An Honest Man
''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the story on which the film is based under the name Charles Bogle. Plot Circus proprietor Larsen E. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy (Bergen's ventriloquist's dummy/alter-ego, whom Whipsnade hates). Whipsnade's co-ed daughter pays a visit and falls in love with Bergen, but after she sees the financial mess that her father is in, she decides to marry Roger, a tiresome young millionaire. Whipsnade initially approves of the marriage, and just to be sure that the penniless Bergen doesn't win out (and make McCarthy an in-law), he sets the pair adrift in a hot-air balloon. However, Whipsnade creates a scene at the engagement party, and father and daughter escape together in a chariot, with Bergen and McCarthy in purs ...
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Overland Mail (film)
''Overland Mail'' is a 1942 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures which stars Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr. and Noah Beery Sr. It was subsequently edited into a film version called ''The Indian Raiders'' in 1956. Plot Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to discover why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They find that the culprits are bandits disguised as Indians, and they set out to find out who is behind the plot. Cast * Lon Chaney Jr. as Jim Lane * Helen Parrish as Barbara Gilbert * Noah Beery Jr. as Sierra Pete * Don Terry as Buckskin Billy Burke * Bob Baker as Bill Cody * Noah Beery Sr. as Frank Chadwick * Tom Chatterton as Tom Gilbert * Charles Stevens as Puma * Robert Barron as Charles Darson * Harry Cording as Sam Gregg, Henchman * Marguerite De La Motte as Rose, the Waitress * Ben Taggart as Lamont * Jack Rockwell as Slade, hired gun * Riley Hill as Mack, phoney Indian * Carleton Young as Lem, phoney Indian Adolf H ...
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The Secret Of Treasure Island
''The Secret of Treasure Island'' is a 1938 Columbia movie serial based on the serialized ''Argosy'' magazine story ''Murder at Pirate Castle'' (1936). The magazine story was written by L. Ron Hubbard, at the time a writer of pulp fiction who went on to found the Scientology religion. The film version is divided into 15 chapters. The serial was well received by fans, and William C. Cline wrote positively of the action sequences in his book ''In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials''. Plot The serial is set on a remote island near the Mexican border, where the island's ruthless owner Carter Collins ( Walter Miller) holds half of an antique treasure map leading to a cache of gold hidden somewhere on the island. Reporter Larry Kent ( Don Terry) arrives on the island in search of another reporter who had gone missing. Local postmaster Toni Morrell ( Gwen Gaze) is summoned by Captain Tom Faxton ( Warner Richmond) who, on his deathbed, gives Toni the other half of the t ...
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Squadron Of Honor
''Squadron of Honor'' is a 1938 American action film directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Don Terry, Mary Russell, and Thurston Hall. It was produced as a second feature by Columbia Pictures.Miller p.61 The film's sets were designed by the art director Stephen Goosson. Plot American Legion commander Bob Metcalf and district attorney Don Blane join forces to battle a crooked operator who tries to frame Metcalf for murder. To assist him Blane calls on the help of a hundred thousand American Legion members. Cast * Don Terry as District Attorney Don Blane * Mary Russell as Eve Rogers * Thurston Hall as Bob Metcalf * Arthur Loft as Lou Tanner * Robert Warwick as Kimball * Marc Lawrence as Lawlor * Dick Curtis as Craig * George McKay as Todd * Eddie Fetherston as Denton * Edward LeSaint as Forsythe * Ivan Miller as Chief Finley * Harry Strang as Capt. Riley * Jimmy Hollywood as Sid Hinkle * Edward Earle as Haynes * Jack Pennick as Elmer * Mary Mersch as Mrs. ...
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When G-Men Step In
''When G-Men Step In'' is a 1938 American action film, directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Don Terry, Julie Bishop (billed as Jacqueline Wells), and Robert Paige. It released by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Don Terry as Frederick 'Fred' Garth * Julie Bishop as Marjory Drake * Robert Paige as G-Man Bruce Garth * Gene Morgan as G-Man Theodore Neale * Paul Fix as Clip Phillips - Fred's Henchman * Stanley Andrews as Preston * Edward Earle as Morton * Horace McMahon as Jennings References External links''When G-Men Step In''at IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... 1938 films American action films 1930s action films Films directed by Charles C. Coleman American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films {{action-film ...
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Who Killed Gail Preston?
''Who Killed Gail Preston?'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Leon Barsha and starring Don Terry, Rita Hayworth, and Robert Paige. Plot When singer Gail Preston is murdered at the Swing Swing Club, inspector Tom Kellogg takes the case and finds that many at the club disliked the victim. Suspicion at first falls on a man named Owen, but when is also found dead, bandleader Swing Traynor becomes the prime suspect. Discovering that Preston was killed by a gun rigged to a spotlight, Kellogg gathers all the suspects in a room and trains the spotlight on each. Cast * Don Terry as Insp. Kellogg * Rita Hayworth as Gail Preston * Robert Paige as Swing Traynor * Wyn Cahoon as Ann Bishop * Gene Morgan as Cliff Connolly References External links''Who Killed Gail Preston?''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and str ...
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Paid To Dance
''Paid to Dance'' (also known as ''Hard to Hold'') is a 1937 American drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth. Plot Government agents William Dennis and Joan Bradley are undercover, working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" of the many dance halls operated by Jack Miranda and his henchman Nifty. Dennis sets himself up as a theatrical booking agent, and shows his power by the opening and closing of Miranda's Paradise Club at will. Cast * Don Terry as William Dennis * Jacqueline Wells as Joan Bradley * Rita Hayworth as Betty Morgan * Arthur Loft as Jack Miranda * Paul Stanton as Charles Kennedy * Paul Fix as Nifty * Louise Stanley as Phyllis Parker * Ralph Byrd as Nickels Brown * Beatrice Curtis as Frances Mitchell * Bess Flowers as Suzy * Beatrice Blinn as Lois * Jane Hamilton as Evelyn * Dick Curtis as Mike Givens * Al Herman as Joe Krause * Thurston Hall as Governor * John Gallaudet as Barney Wilson * Horace MacMah ...
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A Fight To The Finish (1937 Film)
''A Fight to the Finish'' is a 1937 American drama film, directed by Charles C. Coleman. It stars Don Terry, Rosalind Keith, and Ward Bond. Plot Cast * Don Terry as Duke Mallor * Rosalind Keith as Ellen Ames * Ward Bond as Eddie Hawkins * George McKay as Spudsy * Wade Boteler as A. K. McDonald * Lucille Lund as Mabel * Tom Chatterton Tom Chatterton (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) was an American actor and director. Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton was active in sports as a youth. He gained early acting experience with Ben Horning's stock theater company in Syracu ... as Mayberry * Ivan Miller as Captain Jameson * Frank Sheridan as Prison Warden * Harold Goodwin as Henry References External links * 1937 films American drama films 1937 drama films Films directed by Charles C. Coleman American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ...
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Charles Quigley
Charles Quigley (February 12, 1906 – August 5, 1964) was an American actor. Early years Quigley was the son of Charles P. Quigley, who was a sales manager for a hardware business. He was a 1924 graduate of New Britain High School, and he attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Career On stage, Quigley acted for a year with a stock theater company in Portland, Maine, after which he worked with a touring company of ''Expressing Willie''. He portrayed Christian for a year in a production of ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' and then was Ethel Barrymore's leading man for two years. In Hollywood, Quigley starred in many serials and movies. He appeared opposite Rita Hayworth in several films including ''Convicted'', '' Special Inspector'', '' Girls Can Play'' and ''The Shadow'', as well as in ''A Woman's Face'' with Joan Crawford. He also starred in '' The Crimson Ghost'' and appeared in the serial version of ''Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry ...
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Paul Kelly (actor)
Paul Michael Kelly (August 9, 1899 – November 6, 1956) was an American actor. His career survived a manslaughter conviction, tied to an affair he was having with the victim's wife, that caused him to spend time in prison in the late 1920s. In the course of his career, and relatively short life, it has been estimated that Kelly worked on stage, screen, and television in over four hundred roles.Profile
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