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William Post Jr.
William Post Jr. (February 19, 1901 – September 26, 1989) was an American actor and drama instructor. He was sometimes billed without the use of "Jr." following his surname. Early life Post was born February 19, 1901, in Montclair, New Jersey. He was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips-Exeter Academy and Yale University. After graduating from Yale, he studied acting at the American Laboratory Theatre. Career In the 1930s and 1940s, Post appeared in motion pictures and Broadway productions in supporting roles of varied prominence, but was notable as one of the six actors to portray the character of John Perry on the radio soap opera, ''John's Other Wife''. His acting career from the early 1950s onward, however, was spent exclusively and extensively in television. He portrayed Harry Henderson on the TV version of ''Beulah (radio and TV series), Beulah'' and Harley Naughton on the TV version of ''Claudia (American TV series), Claudia''. On March 6, 1949, he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes And The Secret Weapon
''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon'' (1942) is the fourth in the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of 14 Sherlock Holmes films which updated the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the then present day. The film is credited as an adaptation of Conan Doyle's 1903 short story "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," though the only element from the source material is the dancing men code. Rather, it is a spy film taking place on the background of the then ongoing Second World War with an original premise. The film concerns the kidnapping of a Swiss scientist by their nemesis Professor Moriarty, to steal a new bomb sight and sell it to Nazi Germany. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson have to crack a secret code in order to save the country. The film is one of four films in the series which are in the public domain. Plot Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) pretends to be a Nazi spy to aid scientist Dr. Franz Tobel (William Post Jr.) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Service (1931 Film)
''Secret Service'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by Bernard Schubert. The film based on a play by William Gillette, stars Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey, and Nance O'Neil. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by RKO Pictures. Plot Two Union officers, Captain Lewis Dumont and his younger brother, Lieutenant Henry Dumont, receive orders from General Ulysses S. Grant Grant to go behind enemy lines and become undercover agents to feed false information to the Confederate States Army. Lewis is tasked with becoming part of a Confederate telegraph office in Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ..., under the guise of a deceased Confederate officer, Thorne. Meanwhile, Henry is order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colgate Theatre (1949 TV Series)
''Colgate Theatre'' is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC from January 3, 1949, to June 25, 1950. The series is unrelated to NBC's 1958 series of the same name. Production and content ''Colgate Theatre'' was a live television anthology series. Its episodes included a variety of comedies, dramas, and mysteries. Some were based on short stories, plays, or radio shows — the first season included the first television adaptations of the radio shows '' Mr. and Mrs. North'' and '' Vic and Sade'' — while others used scripts specifically written for television. Although top names usually did not appear on ''Colgate Theatre'', casts included a wide variety of actors and actresses. Each episode began with a "Broadway Theater" theme playing while cameras showed the audience members take their seats in the theater, look through the program for the episode's title, and then focus their attention on the stage as the curtain rose. Broadcast history ''Colgate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philco Television Playhouse
''The Philco Television Playhouse'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956. Season overview and highlights For the first season, Philco entered into a partnership with the Actors’ Equity Association to produce adaptations of Broadway plays and musicals with Bert Lytell, silent film era actor and Honorary Life President of Equity, as host. The first episode was '' Dinner at Eight'' by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Ronald Wayne Rodman, in his book ''Tuning in: American Narrative Television Music'', noted, "Despite ensuing complications over the legalities of broadcasting copyrighted plays on television and several legal battles that ensued, the show flourished." That flourishing came at a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clock (TV Series)
''The Clock'' is a 30-minute American suspense anthology television series that was broadcast on NBC May 16, 1949 - August 31, 1951, and on ABC October 17, 1951 - January 9, 1952. The program was based on the American Broadcasting Company radio series of the same name (1946-1948). Larry Semon narrated episodes, most of which were original dramas presented live. A consistent theme in the series was prominent featuring of a clock, with each episode (often related to murder or insanity) having time as a key element. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time". Each week a new set of guest stars was featured. They included Grace Kelly, Eva Marie Saint, Charlton Heston, Cloris Leachman, Raymond Massey, Jackie Cooper, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Sterling, George Reeves, Jack Albertson and Anna Lee. Production Among the program's directors was Fred Coe, one of the pioneering producers in the Golden Age of Television The first Golden Age of Television is an era of television i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Presents
''NBC Presents'' is a live American anthology series produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). A total of thirty-six episodes aired on NBC from January 3, 1949 to October 10, 1949. Guest stars included Cloris Leachman, John Forsythe John Lincoln Forsythe ( Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several t ..., Tom Ewell, Natalie Schafer, and Mary Wickes. External links *''NBC Presents'' at CVTA with list of episodes 1940s American anthology television series 1949 American television series debuts 1949 American television series endings NBC original programming American live television series {{US-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio One In Hollywood
''Studio One'' is an American anthology drama television series that was adapted from a radio series. It was created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. It premiered on November 7, 1948, and ended on September 29, 1958, with a total of 467 episodes over the course of 10 seasons. History Radio On April 29, 1947, Fletcher Markle launched the 60-minute CBS Radio series with an adaptation of Malcolm Lowry's ''Under the Volcano''. Broadcast on Tuesdays opposite '' Fibber McGee and Molly'' and '' The Bob Hope Show'' at 9:30 pm Eastern Time, the radio series continued until July 27, 1948, showcasing such adaptations as '' Dodsworth'', ''Pride and Prejudice'', '' The Red Badge of Courage'' and '' Ah, Wilderness''. Top performers were heard on this series, including John Garfield, Walter Huston, Mercedes McCambridge, Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. CBS Radio received a Peabody Award for ''Studio One'' in 1947, citing Markle's choice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House On 92nd Street
''The House on 92nd Street'' is a 1945 black-and-white American spy film directed by Henry Hathaway. The movie, shot mostly in New York City, was released shortly after the end of World War II. ''The House on 92nd Street'' was made with the full cooperation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), whose director, J. Edgar Hoover, appears during the introductory montage. The FBI agents shown in Washington, D.C. were played by actual agents. The film's semidocumentary style inspired other films, including '' The Naked City'' and ''Boomerang''. Plot The film begins, and is interspersed with, documentary footage, and is narrated throughout. The opening footage is described as derived from FBI surveillance, showing officials at the German Embassy in Washington, and describing them as actively recruiting spies. A German spy is killed in a traffic accident; dying, he is heard to murmur "Mr. Christopher." The FBI finds a secret message among his possessions stating that Mr. Christo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experiment Perilous
''Experiment Perilous'' is a 1944 American melodrama film set at the turn of the 20th century. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Seymour Carpenter, Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and Claude E. Carpenter were nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Production Design, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Hedy Lamarr's singing voice was dubbed by Paula Raymond. Plot The story takes place in 1903. During a train trip, psychiatrist Dr. Huntington Bailey (George Brent) meets a friendly older lady (Olive Blakeney), when she turns to him for reassurance during a torrential downpour. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida, both of whom she effectively raised. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died while visiting her brother for tea. Shortly afterwards, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride By Mistake
''Bride by Mistake'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, and starring Alan Marshal and Laraine Day. The screenplay is by Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron, based on a story by Norman Krasna, and is a remake of '' The Richest Girl in the World'' (1934). Plot Home from the war, Captain Tony Travis ( Alan Marshal) eyes an estate in Santa Barbara and wonders what it must be like to be that rich. It is the property of the fabulously wealthy Nora Hunter ( Laraine Day), who has secretary and friend Sylvia Lockwood ( Marsha Hunt) impersonate her in public. Longtime guardian Jonathan Connors (Edgar Buchanan) protects his ward's privacy zealously. During a ship launch, a press photographer takes Nora's picture, but Connors sees that the camera film is ruined. Sylvia tells Nora that she is quitting so that she can accompany her husband, Phil Vernon ( Allyn Joslyn), whose job requires him to move to Washington. Nora decides to marry her fiancé Donald ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Touhy, Gangster
''Roger Touhy, Gangster'' is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey. Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ..., where Touhy himself was serving time. Although the story was fictionalized, Touhy successfully sued the studio for defamation of character. After six years, he won a judgment of $15,000, although Fox was able to profitably distribute the film overseas without legal repercussions.Hedda Hopper, "Looking at Hollywood," ''Chicago Daily Tribune,'' February 27, 1943; "The Graphic Little Theater Presents Preston Foster and Lois Andrews in 'Roger Touhy, Last of the Gangsters'," ''Chicago Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon Is Down (film)
''The Moon Is Down'' is a 1943 American war film starring Cedric Hardwicke, Lee J. Cobb and Henry Travers and directed by Irving Pichel. The Screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. This was Dorris Bowdon's last movie and Natalie Wood's first movie and features an uncredited John Banner, who would go on to play Sgt. Shultz in the TV comedy series ''Hogan's Heroes''. Plot During World War II, German soldiers occupy a small Norwegian town. The citizens are forced to work the mines for the German war effort. The Allies attempt to aid the growing resistance movement by dropping canisters filled with explosives, weapons, ammo, and even chocolate. German soldiers are confounded by the fact that the locals resent them. Several German soldiers are killed or wounded and the townspeople pay a great price for their resistance. Cast * Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Col. Lanser * Henry Travers as Mayor Orden * Lee J. Cobb as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
