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Norman Leavitt
Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan. He began his stage career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway play ''How Beautiful With Shoes''. Leavitt made his film debut in 1941. in 1946 he appeared in ''The Harvey Girls''. During the 1940s and 1950s he mainly appeared in films in uncredited and supporting roles. Films he appeared in during the 1950s and 1960s including ''It's a Dog's Life (film), It's a Dog's Life'', ''The Long, Long Trailer'', ''Stars and Stripes Forever (film), Stars and Stripes Forever'', ''Somebody Loves Me (film), Somebody Loves Me'', ''The Merry Widow (1952 film), The Merry Widow'', ''Hannah Lee: An American Primitive'', ''O. Henry's Full House'', ''California Passage'', ''Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell'', ''Harvey (1950 film), Harvey'', ''The Killer That Stalked New York'', ''Wabash Avenue (film), Wabash Avenue'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:en:Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond
''Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond'' (also known as ''One Step Beyond'') is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series was broadcast for three seasons by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from January 1959 to July 1961. Overview Created by Merwin Gerard and produced by Collier Young, ''One Step Beyond'' was hosted by John Newland, "your guide to the supernatural" (also credited as "Our guide into the world of the unknown"). Newland, who also directed every episode, presented tales that explored paranormal events and various situations that defied "logical" explanation. ''One Step Beyond'' purported only to tell stories based on "human record" (documented historical events). Unlike other anthology programs, the ABC network series episodes were presented in the form of straightforward 30-minute docudramas, all said to be based on "human record" (implying historically factual events); however, the incidents depicted were closer to popular ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey (1950 Film)
''Harvey'' is a 1950 American comedy-drama film based on Mary Chase's 1944 play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and starring James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Victoria Horne, Wallace Ford, and Peggy Dow. The story centers on a man whose best friend is a púca named Harvey, a tall white invisible rabbit, and the ensuing debacle when the man's sister tries to have him committed to a sanatarium. Plot Elwood P. Dowd is an amiable but eccentric man whose best friend is an invisible, white rabbit named Harvey. As described by Elwood, Harvey is a púca, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology. Elwood spends most of his time taking Harvey around town, drinking at various bars and introducing Harvey to almost everyone he meets, much to the puzzlement of strangers although Elwood's friends have accepted Harvey's (supposed) existence. His older sister Veta and his niece Myrtle Mae live with him in his large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury At Gunsight Pass
''Fury at Gunsight Pass'' is a 1956 American western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring David Brian, Neville Brand and Richard Long. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Bank robbers hold townspeople hostage, threatening to kill one of them every thirty minutes until $35,000 from an earlier robbery, hidden by a deceased accomplice, is found. Cast * David Brian as Whitney Turner * Neville Brand as Dirk Hogan * Richard Long as Roy Hanford * Lisa Davis as Kathy Phillips * Katharine Warren as Mrs. Boggs * Percy Helton as Peter Boggs * Morris Ankrum as Doc Phillips * Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. Richards appeared in more than 300 films between 1933 and his death in 1964. Biography A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Richard ... as Charles Hanford * Joe Forte as Andrew Ferguson * Wally Vernon as Okay, Okay * Paul E. Burns as Squint * Frank F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ten Commandments (1956 Film)
''The Ten Commandments'' is a 1956 American epic religious drama film produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the Bible's first five books and other sources, it dramatizes the story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and thereafter leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments. The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi I, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yochabel, Judith Anderson as Memnet, and Vincent Price as Baka, among others. First announced in 1952, ''The Ten Commandments'' is a remake of the prologue of DeMille's 1923 silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shadow On The Window
''The Shadow on the Window'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by William Asher and starring Philip Carey, Betty Garrett and John Drew Barrymore.. The screenplay involves a boy (Jerry Mathers) who is traumatized after seeing his mother being terrorized by thugs. Plot Upon seeing his mother Linda terrorized by three thugs, young Petey (Jerry Mathers) is traumatized and wanders off. Truck drivers find him and the boy is taken to police headquarters, where he is recognized as the son of detective Tony Atlas ( Philip Carey). Petey is in shock and cannot even recognize his dad, much less explain what happened. Three young men - Joey ( Gerald Sarracini), Gil ( Corey Allen), and Jess ( John Drew Barrymore) - are holding Linda Atlas hostage in the home of a man named Canfield (Watson Downs), for whom she had been working freelance as a stenographer. In the course of robbery, Canfield has been killed and the three are now arguing incessantly about whether to also kill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way To The Gold
''The Way to the Gold'' is a 1957 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Sheree North, and Barry Sullivan. It was released by 20th Century-Fox. Plot After serving his time in prison, Joe Mundy (Hunter) regains his freedom. He forms an unexpected bond with a fellow inmate, who confides in him about the whereabouts of stolen gold. Upon his release, Joe is shadowed by the menacing Little Brother Williams (portrayed by Neville Brand) as he arrives in Glendale, Arizona. In this unfamiliar town, he encounters Henrietta Clifford (North), an empathetic woman who comes to his aid after he suffers a brutal assault by Williams. As Joe and Henrietta's connection deepens, they embark on a quest to uncover the hidden gold for themselves. Their journey takes them through a series of challenges, unexpected alliances, and moments of danger. Through their determination and teamwork, they navigate the complexities of their shared goal while grappling with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie (film)
''Valerie'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg and Anthony Steel. The film was apparently inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 1950 classic ''Rashomon''. Plot Rancher John Garth is arrested for critically wounding his wife Valerie and killing her parents. During Garth's trial, contradictory flashback sequences are depicted. Cast Production Filming for ''Valerie'' started in December 1956. It was the only film that Anthony Steel and Anita Ekberg made together during their marriage. Reception ''Variety'' called the film "a challenging experiment." In a contemporary review in Baltimore's '' The Evening Sun'', reviewer Hope Pantell wrote: "This opus opens with an assortment of bodies, then proceeds to show, sometimes in painfully long-winded fashion, how they got to be so stiff." Writing in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', reviewer Samuel L. Singer assessed the lead actors' performances: "Lovely Anita Ekberg, Swedish bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Is My Partner
''God Is My Partner'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Walter Brennan, John Hoyt, Marion Ross, Jesse White, Nelson Leigh and Charles Lane. The film was released in July 1957, by 20th Century Fox. It cost $150,000 and returned more than $750,000. Plot Prominent surgeon Charles Grayson retires from his practice, intending to donate his money to charitable religious causes. His family launches a suit against him, hoping to have him declared legally incompetent and unable to manage his money. But Grayson's faithful niece Frances, an attorney, takes on his courtroom defense. Thanks to the testimony of many of his grateful patients, Brennan is declared sane and is permitted by court decree to spend his money as he sees fit. Cast * Walter Brennan as Dr. Charles Grayson * John Hoyt as Gordon Palmer * Marion Ross as Frances Denning * Jesse White as Louis 'The Lump' Lumpkin * Nelson Leigh as Rev. William Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showdown At Boot Hill
''Showdown at Boot Hill'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., written by Louis Vittes, and starring Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Carole Mathews, Fintan Meyler and Paul Maxey. The film was released on May 1, 1958, by 20th Century Fox. It was the first film Gene Fowler Jr. made for Regal Films. Plot US Marshall Luke Welsh rides into a Mound City to serve a warrant and arrest Con Maynor with the plan of collecting the $200 bounty. Maynor decides to try and outdraw the Marshall but ends up losing. At the coroner's inquest the shooting is ruled as self defense. When the Marshall asks for the judge to sign an affidavit to the facts the judge does but does not put the name of the deceased on the affidavit. Without the name on the paper the Marshall will not be able to collect the bounty. It turns out that Maynor was well liked by the community and noone will attest to the dead man being Maynor. The Marshall keeps trying to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Luck Of The Irish (1948 Film)
''The Luck of the Irish'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter. The film was based on the 1948 novel ''There Was a Little Man'' by Guy Pearce Jones and Constance Bridges Jones. Plot Stephen Fitzgerald, a newspaper reporter from New York, meets a leprechaun and beautiful young Nora, while traveling in Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan .... When he returns to his fiancée, Frances, and her wealthy father, David C. Augur, in the midst of a political campaign in New York, he finds that the leprechaun and the young woman are now in the big city as well. Stephen is torn between the wealth he might enjoy in New York and returning to his roots in Ireland. Cast Awards and nominations * Best Supporting A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off Limits (1953 Film)
''Off Limits'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney and Marilyn Maxwell. Hope plays a manager who enlists in the army to keep an eye on his boxer, who has been drafted. The picture was written by Hal Kanter and Jack Sher, and was released in the UK as ''Military Policemen'', as the characters played by Hope and Rooney join the military police. Plot After a difficult climb to the top, Wally Hogan has things finally going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. Life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn, however, when Bullet gets drafted. Hogan's gangster partners persuade him to enlist and keep an eye on the fighter, who is subsequently declared psychologically unfit for the Army. Enter Herbert Tuttle, a draftee eager to have Hogan turn him into a fighter. Hogan reluctantly agrees only after he discovers Tuttle's aunt is the beautiful singer at a nightc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of Distinction
''A Woman of Distinction'' is a 1950 American screwball romantic comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Rosalind Russell, Ray Milland and Edmund Gwenn. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Born to a wealthy and well-respected New England family, Susan Manning Middlecott excelled at school from a young age. Earning her bachelor's, master's and doctorate, she became a teacher, then enlisted during WWII, staying afterwards to care for French orphans. Shortly after her return, Susan becomes dean of a New England school called Benton College and it is her whole life, apart from living with dad Mark and raising her adopted daughter Louisa. Featured on the cover of Time Magazine for her accomplishments, a French department colleague is interested in her, but she insists she has no time for a relationship. British astronomy professor Alec Stevenson, arrives to the US to present at his lecture-tour. The event's publicist Teddy Evans is told he has a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
