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Richard Crockett
Richard DeHart Crockett (February 27, 1915 – January 25, 1979) was an American television and film actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, producer, and director, best known for his work with director Blake Edwards. Career Crockett's first film was ''Room Service'' (1938) starring the Marx Brothers. The following year he began acting and doing stunt work in ''Bachelor Mother'' and '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', respectively. He appeared in ''Munster, Go Home!'' and ''Batman'', both released in 1966 and based on their respective television programs. Crockett continued working as an actor and a stuntman until the late 1970s. Crockett was an associate producer for four films directed by Blake Edwards in the 1960s: ''The Pink Panther'' (1963), ''The Great Race'' (1965), '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' (1966) and '' Gunn'' (1967). A few years later, he became a second unit director for Edwards' '' Darling Lili'' (1970), and ''Wild Rovers'' (1971). In 1976, Crocket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman (1966 Film)
''Batman'' (also known as ''Batman: The Movie'') is a 1966 American superhero film directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Based on the television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character of the same name, the film stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. The film hit theaters two months after the last episode of the first season of the television series. The film includes most members of the original TV cast, with the exception of Julie Newmar as Catwoman, who, in the film, was replaced by Lee Meriwether. Plot When Batman and Robin get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp, owner of the Big Ben Distillery, is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission using the Batcopter. As Batman descends on the bat-ladder to land on the yacht, it suddenly vanishes beneath him. He rises out of the sea with a shark attacking his leg. After Batman dislodges it with bat- shark repellent, the shark explodes. Batman and Robin head back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president of the United States, vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973. Ford was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan, where he played for Michigan Wolverines football, the university football team, before eventually attending Yale Law School. Afterward, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1946. Ford began his political career in 1949 as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district, serving in this capacity for nearly 25 ... [...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] |
Panhandle (film)
''Panhandle'' is a 1948 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron. This Western marked the writing and producing debuts of Blake Edwards and John C. Champion. Champion later reworked the story as the 1966 Audie Murphy western, '' The Texican''. The team of Edwards, Champion, Selander, and star Rod Cameron reteamed for the 1949 western ''Stampede''. Edwards later produced the police drama '' City Detective'' starring Cameron. The series was the first syndicated on television. Plot Cast * Rod Cameron as John Sands * Cathy Downs as Jean 'Dusty' Stewart * Reed Hadley as Matt Garson * Anne Gwynne as June O'Carroll *Blake Edwards Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio scripts ... as Floyd Schofield *Dick Crockett as Elliott Crockett *Rory Mallinson as Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Horse (1946 Film)
''The Dark Horse'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Leo Solomon. The film stars Phillip Terry, Ann Savage, Allen Jenkins, Jane Darwell, Donald MacBride and Edward Gargan. The film was released on July 19, 1946, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Phillip Terry as George Willoughby Kelly *Ann Savage as Mary Burton *Allen Jenkins as Willis Trimble *Jane Darwell as Aunt Hattie *Donald MacBride as John Rooney *Edward Gargan Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor. Career Gargan was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan. As soon as Gargan had left colle ... as Eustace Kelly *Raymond Largay as Mr. Aldrich * Ruth Lee as Mrs. Aldrich *Henri DeSoto as Maitre d' Hotel *Si Jenks as Old Man References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Horse (1946 film), The 1946 films American drama films 1946 drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 Film)
''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Tay Garnett and starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, and Cecil Kellaway. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel also features Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames and Audrey Totter. The musical score was written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl (the latter uncredited). This version was the third filming of ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'', but the first under the novel's original title and the first in English. Previously, the novel had been filmed as '' Le Dernier Tournant'' (''The Last Turning'') in France in 1939 and as '' Ossessione'' (''Obsession'') in Italy in 1943. Plot Drifter Frank Chambers hitches a ride with District Attorney Kyle Sackett. Kyle drops Frank off at "Twin Oaks", a rural diner/service station on a highway in the hills outside Los Angeles. Frank begins working there. The diner is operated by the stodgy Nick Smith and his much y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde Alibi
''Blonde Alibi'' is a 1946 American black-and-white noir thriller directed by Will Jason and starring Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride, and Peter Whitney. Plot Cast *Tom Neal as Rick Lavery *Martha O'Driscoll as Marian Gale *Donald MacBride as Insp. Carmichael *Peter Whitney as Police Lt. Melody Haynes *Samuel S. Hinds as Prof. Slater *Robert Armstrong as Williams * Elisha Cook Jr. as Sam Collins *Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith; February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Early life Lawrence w ... as Joe DeRita *Oliver Blake as Pat Tenny *John Berkes as Louie Comey Home media In 2004 the film was released on DVD by Teakwood Video. References External links * * 1946 films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Will Jason 1940s thriller films American black-and-white films American thrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Letter For Evie
''A Letter for Evie'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Jules Dassin and starring Marsha Hunt, John Carroll and Hume Cronyn. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The story is a spinoff of Cyrano de Bergerac, updated to a modern setting. Plot In the last months of World War II, New York City girl Evie O'Connor works as a secretary for the Trojan Shirt Co. in Brooklyn, which provides uniform shirts to the Army. She has her mind set on finding a tall, strong man to marry—one that can wear a Trojan shirt with a 16 1/2 neck size. She writes a short letter and puts it in a shirt that eventually ends up on Private Edgar "Wolf" Larsen, who has quite a reputation as a ladies' man. Wolf reads the letter aloud to his bunk mate, John Phoneas McPherson, then throws it away. John picks it up again and becomes interested in finding the woman behind the letter. Although John is not big and strong like Wolf, but short and small, he decides to pursue Evie by writing her back. Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Week-End At The Waldorf
''Week-End at the Waldorf'', an American comedy drama film starring Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, its screenplay is based on Vicki Baum's novel '' Grand Hotel'' and Baum's subsequent stage adaptation of her novel; both of which also served as the source material for the 1932 film '' Grand Hotel''. Guy Bolton is credited with adapting Baum's play for the film with Samuel and Bella Spewack as screenwriters. Plot Hollywood superstar Irene Malvern is in New York City for a friend's wedding and the premiere of her latest blockbuster. She’s staying at the Waldorf-Astoria. So is weary war correspondent Chip Collyer, catching a quick rest before shipping back out overseas; also there is Air Force Capt. James Hollis, wounded in World War II, facing perilous surgery in three days; so is notorious shyster Martin Edley, trying to hoodwink the Bey of Aribajan into a shady oil deal; both have suites on the same floor as Chip an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man's Navy
''This Man's Navy'' (aka ''Airship Squadron No. 4.'' and ''Lighter Than Air'') is a 1945 World War II film about U.S. Navy blimps directed by William A. Wellman and starring Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton and James Gleason. The supporting cast features Selena Royle and Beery's brother Noah Beery Sr., and presents a rare opportunity to see both Beery brothers work together in their later years. The picture is also one of the very few films, other than training films, to depict U.S. Navy airship operations.Hardwick and Schnepf 1989, p. 62. Plot During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet (Wallace Beery) is the commander of a U.S. Navy K class blimp at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. "Old Gas Bag", who has a reputation for telling tall tales, brags about his fictional son to his skeptical friend Jimmy Shannon ( James Gleason) and, then realizes that he will need to find someone to impersonate his "son". By chance, Trumpet soon meets Jess Weaver ( Tom Drake) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music For Millions
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer. Music often plays a key r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of Captain Marvel
''Adventures of Captain Marvel'' is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures. The serial was produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, and stars Tom Tyler as the superhero Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson. It was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character, who at the time appeared in the Fawcett Comics publications '' Whiz Comics'' and ''Captain Marvel Adventures''. (The character is today is owned by DC Comics). ''Adventures of Captain Marvel'' was the twenty-first of 66 film serials produced by Republic and their first comic book character adaptation (not counting comic strips). The serial featured the Fawcett Comics superhero placed within an original screen story and is considered the first theatrical film adaptation of a comic book superhero. In the serial, a young man named Billy Batson is given the power to become the superhuman Captain Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
