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Flaming Frontiers
''Flaming Frontiers'' (1938) is a Universal movie serial starring Johnny Mack Brown. It was a remake of '' Heroes of the West'' (1932). It was re-edited into a TV series in 1966. Much of the material was reused in Lon Chaney Jr.'s 1942 serial '' Overland Mail''. Synopsis Prospector Tom Grant discovers a rich gold vein up South. His findings however, soon attract landowner Bart Eaton. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gold fields with Eaton and his men following. Eaton teams up with Ace Daggett who plans to doublecross him and get the gold for himself. They then frame Tom for murder and then try to get him to sign over his claim. The scout Tex Houston is on hand, escaping the attempts on his life, saving Mary from various perils, and trying to bring in the real killer and clear Tom… Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Tex Houston * Eleanor Hansen as Mary Grant * James Blaine as Bart Eaton * Charles Stevens as Henchman Breed * William Royle as Henchman Crosby * Edward Cassidy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan James
Alan James (March 23, 1890 – December 30, 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1916 and 1943. He also wrote for more than 60 films between 1916 and 1951. He was born in Port Townsend, Washington, and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * ''Fighting Back (1917 film), Fighting Back'' (1917) * ''The Boss of the Lazy Y'' (1917) * ''The Medicine Man (1917 film), The Medicine Man'' (1917) * ''The Learning of Jim Benton'' (1917) * ''The Crow (1919 film), The Crow'' (1919) * ''3 Gold Coins'' (1920) * ''Crossing Trails'' (1921) * ''Outlawed (1921 film), Outlawed'' (1921) * ''The Firebrand (1922 film), The Firebrand'' (1922) * ''Back Fire'' (1922) * ''Dangerous Trails'' (1923) * ''The White Panther'' (1924) * ''The Cowboy and the Flapper'' (1924) * ''The Virgin (film), The Virgin'' (1924) * ''The Reckless Sex'' (1925) * ''Beyond All Odds'' (1926) * ''The Fighting Peacemaker'' (1926) * ''A Six Shootin' Romance' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rutherford (actor)
Jack Rutherford (April 12, 1893 – August 21, 1982) was a British film and television actor. Rutherford first appeared in British films in leading or prominent supporting roles during the silent era. He later went to Hollywood, where he often played villains in Western films. His most significant American role was as the Sheriff in the 1930 comedy ''Whoopee!'' (1930).Hark p.45 Selected filmography * '' The Great Shadow'' (1920) - Bo Sherwood *'' The Marriage Business'' (1927) - Duncan *'' The Streets of London'' (1929) - Mark Livingstone *''Whoopee!'' (1930) - Sheriff Bob Wells *''Half Shot at Sunrise'' (1930) - MP Sergeant *'' Mr. Lemon of Orange'' (1931) - Henchman Castro (uncredited) *''The Woman from Monte Carlo'' (1932) - Verguson *''My Pal, the King'' (1932) - Herald (uncredited) *'' A Successful Calamity'' (1932) - Wilton's Chauffeur *'' Cowboy Counsellor'' (1932) - Bill Clary *'' Roman Scandals'' (1933) - Manius *''The Affairs of Cellini'' (1934) - Captain of the Guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * The Flash, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Barry Allen ** Wally West, the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash ** Bart Allen, the second Kid Flash who also became the adult hero for a time * Flash (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Flash, a robot in the video game ''Brave Saga 2'' * Flash, a character in the comedy film ''Daddy Day Care'' (2003) * Flash, a character in the TV science fiction drama '' Real Humans'' * Flash, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''Speed Zone'' * Flash, a character in the TV sitcom '' Step by Step'' * Flash, a character in the film ''Zootopia'' (2016) * Flash Gordon, the titular hero of science fiction comic strip * Flash Sentry, in ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' * Flash Thompson, a Marvel comic book character * Flash, known as Furzz in the US, an anthropomorphic rabbit from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Film Serials By Studio
This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered to be Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Republic Pictures. All three were active during the 1930s and 1940s. The other two major studios are Mascot Pictures, which later merged into Republic, and Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's silent film, silent era. Known for its trailblazing newsreel and wide array of short film, s ..., which ceased serial production before the advent of sound. Major studios These studios were the main producers of serials. Columbia Pictures Mascot Pictures Note: Mascot later became part of Republic ( see below) Pathé Exchange Note: All of Pathé Exchange's seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Film Serials
A list of film serials by year of release. 1910s 1920s 1930s (Film prints exist unless noted otherwise) 1940s 1950s See also * Serial (film) * List of film serials by studio References {{reflist External linksSerial Squadron * Serials Film serials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1938
This list of American films of 1938 compiles American feature films that were film release, released in 1938 in film, 1938. The comedy film, comedy ''You Can't Take It with You (film), You Can't Take It with You'' won the 11th Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–P R–S T–U V–Z Short films See also * 1938 in the United States References External links 1938 films at the IMDb, Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1938 Lists of American films by year, 1938 Lists of 1938 films by country 1938 in American cinema, Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Waller
Edward Waller (June 14, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor. Early years Waller's involvement with dramatics began when he was a student at the University of Wisconsin. Career Stage Waller performed in vaudeville and the legitimate theater before he entered films in Hollywood. His professional stage debut came in Chicago, Illinois. An item published in ''The Indianapolis News'' May 3, 1923, reported, "He has had several years' experience as leading man and also as director, and produces the Grand Players' plays as well as taking the leading roles." Waller became noted for his character impersonations of elderly men on stage and screen. Film Waller appeared in more than 250 sound films between 1929 and 1963 (Thomas M. Feramisco, in his book, ''The Mummy Unwrapped: Scenes Left on Universal's Cutting Room'', has Waller "making the move to celluloid in 1936."), including 116 westerns and six serials. In 1955 Waller appeared as "Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Farley
James Aloysius Farley (May 30, 1888 – June 9, 1976) was an American politician who simultaneously served as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and United States Postmaster General, postmaster general under U.S. President, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose gubernatorial and presidential campaigns were run by Farley. Born and raised in Rockland County, New York, Farley entered politics at a young age and quickly rose to run the Rockland County Democratic Party. After short stints campaigning for governor Al Smith and serving in the state legislature, he befriended Roosevelt and worked to build an effective Democratic machine across the entire state. Following Roosevelt's victories in the gubernatorial elections of 1928 New York state election, 1928 and 1930 New York state election, 1930, he ran Roosevelt's 1932 United States presidential election, 1932 and 1936 United States presidential election, 1936 preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Many Treaties
Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank Other titles * Chief ''x'' officer, a corporate title in the c-suite * Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan in Ireland and Scotland * Chief engineer, the most senior licensed mariner of an engine department on a ship, typically a merchant ship * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization * Fire chief, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Roper (actor)
John Herbert Roper Sr. (born August 9, 1948) is an American historian. The University of North Carolina has a collection of his papers. He was born in South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A., received an M.A. and a Ph.D from the University of North Carolina, and an M.S. in economics from North Carolina State University. He is an emeritus history department chair and former Richardson Professor of American History at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia. He now teaches at Coastal Carolina University. He wrote books on Southern history and several biographies, on C. Vann Woodward, Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, Paul Green, William Jennings Bryan Dorn, and Benjamin Mays Benjamin Elijah Mays (August 1, 1894 – March 28, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and American rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the American civil rights movement. Mays taught and mentored many i .... He has written several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Hackett
Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore. On October 24, 1948, Hackett died from bronchopneumonia in Los Angeles, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ..., aged 55. He was buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hackett, Karl 1893 births 1948 deaths Deaths from bronchopneumonia Deaths from pneumonia in California Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery American male film actors Male Western (genre) film actors 20th-century American male actors People from Carthage, Missouri Male actors from Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953. Early years Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the band for the Newton Family Wagon Show. The next spring, he became the leader of a 45-piece band for the C.W. Parker Carnival Company. After two years in that position, he left to work in Dr. Rucker's Korak Wonder Medicine Show in order to be able to act in addition to leading the band. Radio Murphy played Will Kimble, the storekeeper, in ''Granby's Green Acres'', a radio show which was on CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ... in the summer of 1950. He also had roles in several radio westerns, including Shorty on ''Gene Aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
