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Forty Guns
''Forty Guns'' is a 1957 American Western film starring Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan and Gene Barry. Written and directed by Samuel Fuller, the independent black-and-white picture was filmed in CinemaScope and released by 20th Century Fox. Plot In the 1880s, Griff Bonnell, and his brothers, Wes and Chico, arrive in the town of Tombstone in Cochise County, Arizona. Griff is a reformed gunslinger, now working for the Attorney General's office, looking to arrest Howard Swain for mail robbery. Swain is one of landowner Jessica Drummond's forty hired guns. She runs the territory with an iron fist, allowing the town to be terrorized and trashed by her brother, Brockie Drummond, and his boys. Brockie is an arrogant drunk and bully, but he goes too far by shooting vision-impaired town Marshal Chisolm in the leg. Brockie and his drunken friends then start trashing the town. Griff intervenes and pistol-whips Brockie with a single blow while Wes covers him with a rifle from the guns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney General Of Arizona
The Arizona attorney general is the General counsel, chief legal officer of the Arizona, State of Arizona, in the United States. This state officer is the head of the Arizona Department of Law, more commonly known as the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The state attorney general is a Arizona Constitution, constitutionally-established officer, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term. The state attorney general is second (behind the Secretary of State of Arizona, Secretary of State) in the Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States, line of succession to the office of List of governors of Arizona, Governor of Arizona. Headed by the attorney general of Arizona, the Arizona Attorney General's Office is the largest law office in the state, with approximately 400 attorneys and 1,000 employees. , the Attorney General's Office is divided into the following divisions: * Executive Office * Solicitor General * Operations * Child and Family Protection * State Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Young
Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956)"Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", ''Oakland Tribune'', November 12, 1956. was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Young was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for '' Around the World in 80 Days'' at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957. Biography Young is commonly said to have been born in Chicago on August 8, 1900, but according to Census data and his birth certificate, his birth year is 1899. His grave marker shows his birth year as 1901. He was born into a very musical Jewish family, his father being a tenor with Joseph Sheehan's touring opera company. After his mother died, his father abandoned the family. The young Victor, who had begun playing violin at the age of six, was sent to Poland when he was ten to stay with his grandfather and study at Warsaw Imperial Conservatory (his teacher was Polish composer Roman Statkowski), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Adamson
Harold Campbell Adamson (December 10, 1906 – August 17, 1980)Larkin, pp. 41-42 was an American lyricist from the 1930s through the 1960s. Early life Adamson, the son of building contractor Harold Adamson and Marion "Minnie" Campbell Adamson, was born in Greenville, New Jersey, United States.Jasen, p. 2 He was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he went to public schools. He later attended the Hackley prep school in Tarrytown, New York.Ewen Adamson suffered from polio as a child which limited the use of his right hand. Initially, Adamson was interested in acting, but he began writing songs and poetry as a teenager. He went on to study acting at the University of Kansas and Harvard, where he wrote the book and lyrics for ''Close-Up'', the first musical produced by the Harvard Dramatic Club. Career Vincent Youmans had noticed Adamson's work at Harvard and, after Adamson graduated, recruited him to write lyrics for his 1930 Broadway musical ''Smiles''. Adamson then began work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-production
Pre-production is the process of planning some of the elements involved in a film, television show, play, video game, or other performance, as distinct from production and post-production. Pre-production ends when the planning ends and the content starts being produced. In film Pre-production formally begins once a project has been greenlit. It involves finalizing the script, hiring the actors and crew, finding locations, determining what equipment is needed, and figuring out the budget. At this stage, finalizing preparations for production go into effect. Financing will generally be confirmed and many of the key elements such as principal cast members, director, and cinematographer are set. By the end of pre-production, the screenplay is usually finalized and satisfactory to all the financiers and other stakeholders. During pre-production, the script is broken down into individual scenes with storyboards and all the locations, props, cast members, costumes, spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Brent
Jean Ann Ewers (September 11, 1929 – August 27, 2011), known professionally as Eve Brent and Jean Lewis, was an American actress who portrayed Jane in '' Tarzan's Fight for Life''. Biography Early years Brent was born Jean Ann Ewers in Houston, Texas, in 1929, and raised in Fort Worth. She appeared on radio, in guest-starring roles and commercials on television, in movies, and on the theater stage. Career Some of her early film work includes roles in '' Gun Girls'' (1956), '' Journey to Freedom'' (1957), and '' Forty Guns'' (1957). She became the 12th actress to play Jane when she appeared opposite Gordon Scott's Tarzan in the film '' Tarzan's Fight for Life'', (1958). She also played the role in '' Tarzan and the Trappers'' 1958, three episodes filmed as a pilot for a proposed Tarzan television series and subsequently edited together into a feature film when the series wasn't picked up. She also appeared in the "Girl on the Road" episode of ''The Veil'', a short 1958 Bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Hayward
Charles Bert Hayward (January 20, 1920 – February 23, 1998) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. He was associated particularly with the films of John Wayne. He doubled for most of the great Western and action stars of the 1950s-1980s. Life and career His parents, Bert and Hazel Hayward, were cattle ranchers on a farm near Hyannis, Nebraska, about sixty miles east of Hayward's birthplace in Alliance. He spent his early youth working cattle, then, at 16, left home to join the rodeo circuit as a bronc rider and horse trainer. In 1947, he arrived in Los Angeles and sought work as a wrangler on motion pictures. He began doing stunts in 1949 on '' The Fighting Kentuckian'', doubling for John Wayne. The two became pals and Hayward subsequently stunted and doubled for Wayne on nearly two dozen of the latter's films.Variety, March 23, 1998 Excelling at all sorts of horseback stunts, Hayward doubled most stars of the period who found themselves in Westerns or otherwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Roberson
Charles Hugh Roberson (May 10, 1919 – June 8, 1988) was an American actor and stuntman. Biography Roberson grew up on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, he left school at 13 to become a cowhand and oilfield roughneck. He married and took his wife and daughter to California, where he joined the Culver City Police Department and guarded the gate at MGM studios. Following army service in World War II, he returned to the police force. During duty at Warner Bros. studios during a labor strike, he met stuntman Guy Teague, who alerted him to a stunt job at Republic Pictures. Teague had been John Wayne's stunt double for many years and was able to show him the ropes. Chuck also resembled John Carroll whom Roberson doubled in his first picture, ''Wyoming'' (1947). He played small roles and stunted in other roles in the same film. He graduated to larger supporting roles in westerns for Wayne and John Ford, and to a parallel career as a second-unit director. His television appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neyle Morrow
Francis Neyle Marx Jr. (October 28, 1914 – September 30, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He regularly appeared in films made by film director Samuel Fuller. Career Morrow was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He began his screen career in 1940, appearing in the film '' Drums of the Desert''. In the same year he appeared in the films '' Meet the Wildcat'' and ''Three Men from Texas''. In 1941, Morrow starred in the film '' The Phantom Cowboy'', and appeared in the film '' Raiders of the Desert''. Later film appearances include '' Danger in the Pacific'' (1942), '' Where Are Your Children?'' (1943), '' The Cisco Kid Returns'' (1945), '' Spoilers of the North'' (1947), '' The Big Sombrero'' (1949), '' Harbor of Missing Men'' (1950), ''Let's Go Navy!'' (1951) and, '' The Raiders'' (1952). He appeared in Samuel Fuller's '' The Steel Helmet'' (1951), ''Fixed Bayonets!'' (1951), '' Park Row'' (1952). '' Hell and High Water'' (1954), '' Run of the Arrow'' (1957), '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziva Rodann
Ziva Rodann (, born Ziva Blechman ; 2 March 1933), known first as Ziva Shapir (), is an Israeli-American actress. She was a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film star and a frequent guest star on television series from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The ''Canadian Jewish Chronicle'' described her as "the first Israeli actress to be signed to a long-term deal with a major motion picture studio." Early life Rodann was born in Haifa to Yeshaiahu "Shaya" Blechman, a professor of mathematics, and his wife, Rosa. She first arrived in the United States in 1947, when she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., where she attended and graduated from Kirkwood High School as Ziva Blackman. When she returned to Israel, she took night classes at Tel Aviv University and majored in art, history, and languages. She was accepted at the Habima Theatre, where she studied acting, and then joined the Israeli army in 1952. In 1954, she worked at the Chamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dubov
Paul Dubov (October 10, 1918 – September 20, 1979) was an American radio, film and television actor as well as screenwriter. He frequently appeared in the works of Sam Fuller. Biography Among Dubov's radio credits include the 05/02/1953 episode of Gunsmoke entitled "Tacetta". Dubov became a screenwriter and often worked with his wife, Gwen Bagni (1913–2001), whom he married in 1963. The couple co-developed the 1965–66 series ''Honey West (TV series), Honey West'', starring Anne Francis, and wrote scripts for the series from which it was a spin off, ''Burke's Law (1963 TV series), Burke's Law'' starring Gene Barry. Both series were on ABC-TV and produced by Four Star Television. Another television role as an actor included Federal Agent and wiretap specialist Jack Rossman in the original pilot episode of ABC-TV's ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'', starring Robert Stack, which was later released into theaters as ''The Scarface Mob''. For the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Worden
Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including a dozen John Ford films, such as ''The Searchers'', and the TV series ''The Lone Ranger''. Biography Worden was born in Rolfe, Iowa, and raised on a cattle ranch near Glendive. He was educated as an engineer at Stanford University and the University of Nevada He enlisted in the U.S. Army hoping to become an Army Air Force aviator but failed to pass flight school. An expert horseman, he toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. During one ride his horse landed atop him and fractured his neck, but aside from a temporary soreness, Worden did not know the severity of the damage until x-rayed 20 years later. While participating in a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York, he and fellow cowboy Tex Ritter were chosen to appear in the Broadway play '' Green Grow the Lilacs'' (1931). Following the run of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
