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Tarnished Knight
''Tarnished'' is a 1950 American action film directed by Harry Keller, written by John K. Butler, and starring Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Franz, Barbra Fuller, Jimmy Lydon, Harry Shannon and Don Beddoe. It was released on February 28, 1950 by Republic Pictures. Plot Lou Jellison is a woman living in Maine whose colleague and romantic suitor Joe Pettigrew takes her for a drive. They pick up a hitchhiker, who turns out to be Bud Dolliver, a childhood friend of Lou's who has been gone for many years, believed to be in jail. Bud bumps into old girlfriend Nina in town. Needing a job, he follows her suggestion that he try the sardine cannery. There he finds that Lou is a secretary and Joe the personnel manager. Joe refuses to hire an ex-convict. Bud next tries boatyard owner Kelsey Bunker, who lets him work in the machine shop. Kelsey's irritable son Junior causes an accident that renders Bud unconscious. A tattoo is discovered revealing Bud had been in the Marines, not in jail. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Keller
Harry Keller (22 February 1913 – 19 January 1987) was an American film editor, producer and director, who made a number of westerns and worked for many years at Universal Pictures. In 1958, Keller was tasked by Universal Pictures with directing re-shoots and additional scenes on the Orson Welles film ''Touch of Evil''. Select Credits * ''The Witness Vanishes'' (1939) editor *''Inside Information'' (1939) * ''Mystery of the White Room'' (1939) *'' Black Hills Express'' (1943) editor *''Days of Old Cheyenne'' (1943) editor *''Sheriff of Sundown'' (1944) editor *''Northwest Outpost'' (1947) editor *''Moonrise'' (1948) editor *'' The Blonde Bandit'' (1949) director *'' The Red Menace'' (1949) editor *''The Arizona Cowboy'' (1950) editor *'' Tarnished'' (1950) director *'' Fort Dodge Stampede'' (1951) assoc. producer *'' Desert of Lost Men'' (1951) associ. producer *''Belle Le Grand'' (1951) director *'' The Dakota Kid'' (1951) editor *'' Thundering Caravans'' (1952) director *''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in New England not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the U.S. after Wyoming. It is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area. The state's capital Montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the U.S., while its most-populous city, Burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest. For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area. The competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Harry Keller
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Pictures Films
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1950s Action Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Action Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Films
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's '' Samson and Delilah'' opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 23rd Academy Awards. * February 15 – Walt Disney Studios' animated film ''Cinderella'' debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since '' Dumbo'', and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt. * July 19 – Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action film '' Treasure Island'' debuts. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1950 US unless stated # *''47 morto che parla'', starring Totò – ( Italy) *'' 711 Ocean Drive'', starring Edmond O'Brien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Wales
Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university". Wales had a multifaceted professional relationship with Cecil DeMille and William deMille, beginning with her acting in their plays in the eastern United States. When the brothers moved to Hollywood and began working with films, Wales was their secretary and casting director. In 1927, Cecil De Mille signed her to a long-term contract to act in films. Her first film for Cecil DeMille was ''The Whispering Chorus'' (1918). She was the first wife of Wellington E. Wales, Mary Pickford's business manager during the height of her popularity. The couple had one son, Wellington Charles Wales, an editorial writer for ''The New York Times'', who died of a heart attack shortly after his 19-year-old son Samuel was killed in a train mishap. Ethel's second husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul E
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general *Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary * Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals * Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people * Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk * Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Price
Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard. On stage, Price toured for three months with Will Rogers in a production of ''Ah, Wilderness!''. He also performed with Leo Carillo and William Gillette. He had the role of Willem in the Broadway production of '' The Red Mill'' (1945). Personal life Price was born in Wauseon, Ohio, and died in Los Angeles, California, from arteriosclerosis. His daughter Mary Lou was an actress, known as Lu Leonard. Partial filmography * '' Night Ride'' (1930) * '' See America Thirst'' (1930) * '' The Lawyer's Secret'' (1931) * ''The Last Man'' (1932) * '' Sin's Pay Day'' (1932) * '' The Widow in Scarlet'' (1932) * ''Lady and Gent'' (1932) * '' This Sporting Age'' (1932) * '' Vanity Street'' (1932) * '' The Final Edition'' (1932) * '' Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) * '' Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Barr
Byron Barr (August 18, 1917 – November 3, 1966), sometimes billed as Byron S. Barr, was an American actor. He appeared in 19 films from 1944 to 1951. Barr perhaps is best known for his role as Nino Zachetti in ''Double Indemnity'', his first appearance. He also had a role in films like ''Love Letters'', '' Pitfall'', ''Down Dakota Way'', '' They Made Me a Killer'', and ''The File on Thelma Jordon''. His only lead role came in the 1946 B-movie ''Tokyo Rose''. Barr retired from acting in 1951. He died on November 3, 1966, in Sacramento County, California, of unknown causes at age 49. Filmography * ''Double Indemnity'' (1944) - Nino Zachetti * '' Practically Yours'' (1944) - Navigator (uncredited) * '' The Affairs of Susan'' (1945) - Chick * ''Love Letters'' (1945) - Derek Quinton * ''Follow That Woman'' (1945) - John Evans * ''Tokyo Rose'' (1946) - Pete Sherman * '' They Made Me a Killer'' (1946) - Steve Reynolds * ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' (1946) - Roger (uncredited) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
