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Henry Levin (director)
Henry Levin (5 June 1909 – 1 May 1980) was an American film director. He helmed over 50 feature films between 1944 and 1980, with his best known works including ''Jolson Sings Again'' (1949), ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959) and '' Where the Boys Are'' (1960). Biography Acting Levin began as an actor. He was on Broadway in ''Somewhere in France'' (1941) and appeared in summer stock in ''Cuckoos on the Hearth'' (1941). He worked for Brock Pemberton stage productions. Columbia Pictures Dialogue Director In May 1943 Levin signed a contract to work at Columbia Pictures. He was one of three stage director recruited by the studio – the others were William Castle and Leslie Urbach. Levin's job was to work with the younger Columbia actors. In April Levin was hired to work as dialogue director on '' The Clock Struck Twelve'' (later titled ''Passport to Suez'') with Warren William, one of the Lone Wolf films. He later went on to be dialogue director on '' Dangerous Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County. It was the federal capital, capital of the United States from November 1 until December 24, 1784.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton are the two principal cities of the Trenton–Princeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Mercer County for statistical purposes and constitutes part of the New York metropolitan area#Combined statistical area, New York combined statistical area by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Ferrer
Melchor Gastón FerrerAncestry Library Edition (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with '' Scaramouche'' (1952), '' Lili'' (1953), and '' Knights of the Round Table'' (also 1953)''.'' He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in '' War and Peace'' (1956) and produced her film ''Wait Until Dark'' (1967). Beginning in the 1970s, Ferrer acted extensively in Italian films and appeared in several cult hits, including '' The Antichrist'' (1974), '' The Black Corsair'' (1976) and '' Nightmare City'' (1980). He was also a co-founder of the La Jolla Playhouse. Early life Ferrer was born in Elberon, New Jersey, of Spanish and Irish descent. His father, Dr. José María Ferrer (December 3, 1857 – February 23, 1920), was born in Havana, Cuba, of Spanish ancestry. José was an authority on pneumonia and served as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Mask
''The Devil's Mask'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Anita Louise, Jim Bannon and Michael Duane.The film was the second of three B pictures based on the popular radio series '' I Love a Mystery''. As well as its crime theme, the film also incorporates elements of horror. It was preceded by '' I Love a Mystery'', and followed by '' The Unknown''. Plot Two private detectives are asked to go to a museum to meet a woman who claims she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case becomes linked to a plane crash, a shrunken head just sent to the museum, and a scientist who disappeared during an expedition to South America. Cast * Anita Louise as Janet Mitchell * Jim Bannon as Jack Packard * Michael Duane as Rex Kennedy * Mona Barrie as Louise Mitchell * Barton Yarborough as Doc Long * Ludwig Donath as Dr. Karger * Paul E. Burns as Leon Hartman * Frank Wilcox as Prof. Arthur Logan * Bud Averill as Museum Guard * Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Editor
''Night Editor'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring William Gargan, Janis Carter and Jeff Donnell. It was based on a popular radio program of the same name. The script for the film was based on a previous radio program episode "Inside Story." A B-movie produced by Columbia Pictures, the movie was to be the first in a series of films featuring stories about the graveyard-shift police beat reporters at a fictional newspaper, the ''New York Star'', but no other ''Night Editor'' films were made. Sony Pictures released it in the boxed set ''Bad Girls of Film Noir: Volume II'' along with '' Women's Prison'', '' One Girl's Confession'' and ''Over-Exposed''. Plot Crane Stewart (Charles D. Brown), the editor of the ''New York Star,'' while playing poker with his friends, tells a story about a cop involved in a murder investigation. In flashback, the editor tells the tale of police lieutenant Tony Cochrane (William Gargan), a family man who cheats on hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depicted as being of noble birth, and in modern retellings he is sometimes depicted as having fought in the Crusades before returning to England to find his lands taken by the Sheriff of Nottingham (position), Sheriff. In the oldest known versions, he is instead a member of the yeoman class. He is traditionally depicted dressed in Lincoln green. Today, he is most closely associated with his stance of "redistribution of income and wealth, robbing the rich to give to the poor". There exists no canonical version of the Robin Hood mythos, which has resulted in different creators imbuing their adaptations with different messages over the centuries. Adaptations have often vacillated between a libertarian version of Robin Hood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bandit Of Sherwood Forest
''The Bandit of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1946 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin & George Sherman and starring Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan. Plot Robin Hood's son ( Cornel Wilde) returns to save ''Magna Carta'', flirt with Lady Catherine ( Anita Louise) and protect a boy king. Cast * Anita Louise as Lady Catherine Maitland * Jill Esmond as the Queen Mother * Edgar Buchanan as Friar Tuck * Cornel Wilde as Robert of Nottingham * Henry Daniell as the Regent, William of Pembroke * George Macready as Fitz-Herbert * Russell Hicks as Robin Hood, Earl of Huntingdon * John Abbott as Will Scarlet * Lloyd Corrigan as the Sheriff of Nottingham * Eva Moore as Mother Meg * Ray Teal as Little John * Leslie Denison as Allan-A-Dale * Ian Wolfe as Lord Mortimer * Maurice Tauzin as The King * Miles Mander as Lord Warrick * Mark Roberts as Robin Hood's Man * Harry Cording as Prioress Guard (uncredited) * Harry Wilson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Guardsman
''The Fighting Guardsman'' is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring Willard Parker, Anita Louise, Janis Carter and John Loder. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is a swashbuckler based on the 1857 novel '' The Companions of Jehu'' by Alexander Dumas. Plot A French baron leads rebels like a Robin Hood, stealing Louis XVI's taxes to give to the poor. Cast * Willard Parker as Roland, also known as the Baron de Saint-Hermaine * Anita Louise as Amelie de Montrevel * Janis Carter as Christine Roualt * John Loder as Sir John Tanlay * Edgar Buchanan as Pepe * George Macready as Gaston de Montrevel * Lloyd Corrigan as King Louis XVI * Shelley Winters as Nanette * Edith Evanson as Madame Paquin * Mauritz Hugo as Andre * Ray Teal as Albert * Maurice Tauzin as Edouard de Montrevel * Victor Kilian as Montebar * Elisabeth Risdon as Madame de Montrevel * Ted Hecht as Emile * Ian Wolfe Ian Marcus Wolfe (November 4, 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love A Mystery (film)
''I Love a Mystery'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Henry Levin and starring Jim Bannon, Nina Foch, George Macready, and Barton Yarborough. Based on Carlton E. Morse's popular radio serial of the same name, ''I Love a Mystery'' was the first of three Columbia "B" pictures inspired by the radio series and the only one actually based on a script written by Morse for the radio series. ''The Devil's Mask'' and '' The Unknown'' followed in 1946. Plot Two private detectives, Jim Packard (Jim Bannon) and Doc Long (Barton Yarborough), make the uneasy acquaintance of Jefferson Monk (George Macready) at a nightclub. When a flaming dessert is nearly spilled onto the trio, Monk reveals it was meant for him. He explains that, according to a prophecy, he is to die in three days. Upon learning their profession, Monk hires the two for protection, particularly from a hideous, peg-legged horror who stalks the streets, toting a valise, supposedly to use in transporting Monk's severed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Negro Sailor
''The Negro Sailor'' is a 1945 documentary short film made for the U.S. Navy and shown by All-American News, a company producing newsreels and later feature films for the race film market. It was directed by Henry Levin. The film was inspired by the success of the film '' The Negro Soldier'', and was one of only five films documenting the war time activities of African Americans in a positive light before 1950. Released after the surrender of Japan, the film highlights the service of African American seamen. Plot At an African American newspaper, employee Bill Johnson enlists in the U.S. Navy. Frank Roberts, the sports editor for the paper, convinces the newspaper's editor it would be a great idea for the paper to publish a column called "The Navy Team" where Bill would write about his experiences serving. The film follows Bill from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, including a spell in the brig, to a variety of technical training. Bill later serves on a ship esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In Manhattan
''Dancing in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American film directed by Henry Levin. It was originally called ''Tonight We Dance''.FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times4 Nov 1944: 5. Plot A garbage truck driver, Eddie Martin (Fred Brady) from Manhattan finds a bag of $5,000 during his rounds. He decides to take his sweetheart, Julie Connors (Jeff Donnell) for a wild night on the town, buying and spending on things they've always wanted, but never thought they would have. Problem 1 is that the money actually belonged to a blackmailing hood named Steve Crawford (William Wright). Problem 2 is when the police start asking uncomfortable questions about why the marked money they hoped to trap Crawford with, is now in the possession of Martin and Conners. Cast * Fred Brady as Eddie Martin * Jeff Donnell as Julie Connors * William Wright as Steve Crawford * Ann Savage as Valerie Crawford * Cy Kendall as Inspector J. J. Kirby * Carla Balenda as Billie References External links * ''Dancing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Parks
Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: '' The Jolson Story'' (1946) and '' Jolson Sings Again'' (1949). Life and career Parks was born in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Nellie (Klusman) and Frank H. Parks. He was raised in his mother's religion of Judaism. He grew up in Joliet, Illinois, and graduated from Joliet Township High School in 1932. He attended the University of Illinois as a pre-med student, and played in stock companies for some years. He traveled to Hollywood at John Garfield's suggestion, for a role in a Warner Bros. production of ''Mama Ravioli''. Although the movie was cancelled, Parks did sign a contract with C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Mike
''Sergeant Mike'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Henry Levin, which stars Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates, and Loren Tindall. Plot Cast * Larry Parks as Pvt. Tom Allen * Jeanne Bates as Terry Arno * Loren Tindall as Simms * Jim Bannon as Patrick Henry * Robert Williams as Sgt. Rankin * Richard Powers Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel ''The Echo Maker'' won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.Eddie Acuff as Monnohan * John Tyrrell as Pvt. Rogers * Charles Wagenheim as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
