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Harry S. Webb
Harry S. Webb (October 15, 1892 – July 4, 1959) was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940. He was the brother of "B"-film producer and director Ira S. Webb and the husband of screenwriter Rose Gordon, who wrote many of his films. In 1933 Webb and Bernard B. Ray created Reliable Pictures Corporation with a studio at Beachwood and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Reliable produced and released many Westerns, starting with ''Girl Trouble'' (1933), until the company closed in 1937. Its final release was ''The Silver Trail''. Webb and Ray then started Metropolitan Pictures Corporation in 1938, which produced and released several films until 1940, its last being ''Pinto Canyon''. Webb then produced Westerns for Monogram Pictures. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Hollywood, from a heart attack. Selected filmography * ''Reputation (1921 film), Reputation'' (1921) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The North
''The Phantom of the North'', also known as ''Phantoms of the North'', is a 1929 American drama film directed by Harry S. Webb for the independent Biltmore Productions and featuring Boris Karloff. Although the full film is now considered lost, approximately 20 minutes is known to survive and has been released on DVD by Alpha Video under the title ''Phantoms of the North''. Cast * Edith Roberts as Doris Rayburn * Donald Keith as Bob Donald * Kathleen Key as Colette * Boris Karloff as Jules Gregg * Joe Bonomo as Pierre Blanc * Josef Swickard as Colonel Rayburn * Muro the Dog as himself * Arab the Horse as himself See also * Boris Karloff filmography Boris Karloff (1887–1969) was an English actor. He became known for his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 ''Frankenstein'' (his 82nd film), leading to a long career in film, radio, and television. Born William Henry Pratt in England, ... References External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' Thru
''Ridin' Thru'' is a 1934 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Ruth Hiatt and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.311 Plot Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Saunders * Ruth Hiatt as Dolores Brooks * Lafe McKee as Elmer 'Dad' Brooks * Philo McCullough as Winthrop * Ben Corbett as Barney * Lew Meehan as Henchman Joe * Bud Osborne as Sheriff * Jayne Regan Bobbie Stoffregen (July 28, 1909 – March 19, 2000), known professionally as Jayne Regan, was an American film actress. Her original name was sometimes seen as Bobby Stoffregen. Regan was the daughter of Herman C. and Anna Stoffregen. From age ... as Ranch Guest References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1934 films 1934 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riot Squad (1933 Film)
''Riot Squad'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Madge Bellamy, Pat O'Malley and Addison Richards. It was produced as a second feature and distributed by the independent company Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.126 Plot Police detectives trying to nail notorious gangster Nolan and his henchman Diamonds Jareck infiltrate the nightclub Nolan operates with the assistance of Lil Daley, who works there. Two detectives with a friendly rivalry are dropped from the detective department and transferred to the riot squad. There they continue to work at the case. Cast * Madge Bellamy as Lil Daley * Pat O'Malley as Det. Bob Larkin *James Flavin as Det. Mack McCue *Addison Richards as Diamonds Jareck *Harrison Greene as Nolan * Ralph Lewis as Judge Nathaniel Moore * Alene Carroll as Peggy Moore * Bee Eddels as Ruth - Lil's Maid * Kit Guard Kit Guard (born Christen Klitgaard May 5, 1894 - July 18, 1961) was a Danish-American actor whose career started i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Trail
''The Lone Trail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Forrest Sheldon and Harry S. Webb and starring Rex Lease, Virginia Brown Faire and Jack Mower. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row. According to a modern source it partly used edited footage from the earlier serial '' The Sign of the Wolf'', although no contemporary confirmation of this exists.https://catalog.afi.com/Film/6420-LONE-TRAIL?sid=e4462b50-18ee-4242-918e-791b9b0194af&sr=0.3211308&cp=1&pos=1 It has strong similarities to the plot of the 1935 film '' Skull and Crown'' which was based on an earlier story James Oliver Curwood. Plot Cast * Rex Lease as Ranger Tom Lanning * Virginia Brown Faire as Ruth Farnum * Joe Bonomo as Jed * Billy O'Brien as Bud O'Brien * Jack Mower as The Tiger * Robert Walker as Joe * Harry Todd as John Farnum * Josephine Hill as Tom's Sister * Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanee River (1931 Film)
''Swanee River'' is a 1931 American musical drama film directed by Raymond Cannon and starring Grant Withers, Thelma Todd and Philo McCullough.Pitts p.340 It is now considered a lost film. There is also an unrelated 1939 film of the same title. Plot An energy company plans to flood a Tennessee Valley in order to construct a new hydro power plant. Northern engineer Garry arrives in the area to oversee the project. He falls in love with Caroline, the adopted daughter of local landowner Colonel Bradford but makes an enemy of the Colonel's nephew Jack. Jack kills the Colonel during a dispute and tries to frame Garry. He then destroys a dam which leads to Caroline being trapped in a cave until she is rescued by Garry. Cast * Grant Withers as Garry * Thelma Todd as Caroline * Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Fork Range
''Red Fork Range'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Hal Taliaferro, Ruth Mix and Al Ferguson. Main cast * Hal Taliaferro as Wally Hamilton * Ruth Mix as Ruth Farell * Al Ferguson as Black Bard * Cliff Lyons as 'Skeeter' Beldon * Bud Osborne as 'Whip' Roden * Lafe McKee as Charles Farell / Colonel Leading Wagon Train * Will Armstrong as Sergeant O'Flaherty * George Gerwing as Henchman Steve Alden * Jim Corey as 'Apache' Joe * Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree (born Isaac Johnny John, June 2, 1877 – July 6, 1967) was a member of the Seneca Nation and an actor who appeared in 59 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Buffalo, New York and died in Onondaga Indian Reserva ... as Chief Barking Fox Plot Hamilton wins a stagecoach race, overcomes a group of troublesome Indians, and rescues Farrel from outlaw Bard. References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Valley
''Hell's Valley'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Hal Taliaferro, Virginia Brown Faire and Walter Miller.Pitts, p. 65. It is a remake of '' When a Man Rides Alone'' (1919). Synopsis A Captain in the Texas Rangers goes in pursuit of the notorious bandit gang of the Valdez brothers. Cast * Hal Taliaferro as Wally, Texas Rangers Captain * Virginia Brown Faire as Rosita Flores * Walter Miller as Carlos Valdez * Franklyn Farnum as Manuel Valdez * Vivian Rich as Housekeeper * Lafe McKee as Don Flores * Jack Phipps as Jose Valdez * Frank Lackteen as Henchman * Bobby Dunn Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Cops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended ... as Shorty, Texas Ranger References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Cheyenne (1931 Film)
''West of Cheyenne'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Josephine Hill and Harry Woods. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Langdon * Josephine Hill as Bess * Harry Woods as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid * Fern Emmett as Rose * Ben Corbett as Banty * Lafe McKee as Lafe Langdon * Robert D. Walker as Henchman Nevada * Lew Meehan as Henchman * Tex Palmer as Langdon Cowhand * Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack ... as Henchman Steve Plot Langdon tracks down the outlaw gang that murdered his father. References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westward Bound (1930 Film)
''Westward Bound'' is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jay Wilsey, Allene Ray and Buddy Roosevelt. Plot Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bob Lansing * Allene Ray as Marge Holt * Buddy Roosevelt as Frank (Ranch Foreman) * Fern Emmett as Emma * Ben Corbett as Ben * Yakima Canutt as Jim (gang leader) * Tom London as Dick (rustler) * Robert Walker as Steve (henchman) * Pete Morrison as rustler * Frank Ellis as car thief * Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ... as Tony (bartender) References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebrand Jordan
''Firebrand Jordan'' is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Alan James and starring Lane Chandler, Sheldon Lewis and Yakima Canutt.Munden, p. 247 Plot Cast * Lane Chandler as Firebrand Jordan * Aline Goodwin as Joan Howe * Yakima Canutt as Red Carson * Sheldon Lewis as David Hampton * Marguerite Ainslee as Peggy Howe * Tom London as Ed Burns * Lew Meehan as Spike * Frank Yaconelli as Tony * Alfred Hewston as Ah Sing * Fred Harvey as Judd Howe * Cliff Lyons as Pete * Thomas G. Lingham Thomas G. Lingham (April 7, 1870 – February 19, 1950; also credited as Thomas Lingham, Tom Lingham, and as T. G. Lingham) was an American stage performer and then a film actor during both the Silent film, silent and early Sound film, sound ... as Henchman References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Desert
''The Phantom of the Desert'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ... western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Eva Novak and Josef Swickard.Pitts p.248 Plot Cast * Jack Perrin as Jack Saunders * Eva Novak as Mary Van Horn * Josef Swickard as Colonel Van Horn * Lila Eccles as Nora (the cook) * Ben Corbett as Benny Mack * Edward Earle as Dan Denton * Robert Walker (actor, born 1888), Robert Walker as Steve (henchman) * Pete Morrison as Jim (henchman) * Starlight the Horse as Phantom References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1930 films 1930 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
