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Frank Leyva is a Actor and Casting American born on 26 october 1897
Frank Leyva est un acteur et directeur de casting américain né le 26 octobre 1897 à El Paso (Texas), et mort le 26 février 1981 à North Hollywood (Californie).
(1956)
(Casting)
(1960)
(Casting)
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
, 1h54Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dean Martin, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Eva Bartok, Dewey Martin, Walter Slezak, Paul Henreid
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating56%
Millionaire hotel mogul Ray Hunter (Dean Martin) flies to Rome to buy another property, the Regent. He is picked up at the airport by lovely Maria Martelli (Eva Bartok), who works for the hotel's owner, the Countess Alzani.
The Tall Men (1955)
, 2h2Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Harry Shannon, Argentina Brunetti
Roles Waiter (uncredited)
Rating66%
Ben Allison (Clark Gable) and his brother Clint (Cameron Mitchell) journey to Montana in search of gold. They were on their way home after four years of absence serving the Confederate Army where Ben Allison was a Colonel and they were broke. They come upon wealthy businessman Nathan Stark (Robert Ryan) who they rob and kidnap before he talks them into becoming partners with him on a cattle drive to Montana. As they travel to Texas to buy the cattle, their pack mule loaded with supplies and food fell in a snowy river. They come upon a party of settlers with Nella Turner (Jane Russell) serving as the spokesperson who share their fire and agree to slaughter a mule for food; as they leave the next day they realize the Indians (Sioux) are likely to attack the settlers. Ben believed that unless someone would help, the settlers including Nella would be massacred. Ben told brother Clint and Stark to go on to San Antonio to buy the cattle and he will just join them there. Ben heads back to the settlers camp just in time to see the last of the settlers being attacked by a war party and shoots several of them. He saves Nella Turner (Jane Russell) Ben and Nella have a fling while stuck in a cabin during a snow storm. The love between Nella and Ben abruptly joined the harsh cold winter environment as Nella vehemently disagreed with Ben's plan once they get married. Nella rejects him as he "dreams too small" for just wanting to settle down to a ranch in his hometown of Prairie Dog Creek and she sees Ben's lifestyle as the road to unhappiness given her parents' experience.
Where Danger Lives (1950)
, 1h22Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Psychologie
Actors Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ralph Dumke, Charles Kemper
Roles Mexican (uncredited)
Rating66%
Dr. Jeff Cameron (Mitchum) saves an attempted suicide victim (Domergue) brought to San Francisco General Hospital. She checks out, but sends a telegram telling him her name, Margo, and address. To his surprise, he finds she lives in a mansion. He breaks a date with his nurse girlfriend, Julie (Maureen O'Sullivan), because he is worried Margo may try to commit suicide again.
The Feathered Serpent (1948)
, 1hDirected by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Actors Roland Winters, Mantan Moreland, Keye Luke, Victor Sen Yung, Robert Livingston, Carol Forman
Roles José (uncredited)
Rating60%
Gilda (1946)
, 1h50Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Striptease
Actors Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Eduardo Ciannelli, Steven Geray
Roles Argentine Cartel Member (uncredited)
Rating75%
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), a small-time American gambler newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, narrates. When he wins a lot of money cheating at craps, he has to be rescued from a robbery attempt by a complete stranger, Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Mundson tells him about an illegal high-class casino, but warns him not to practice his skills there. Farrell ignores his advice, cheats at blackjack, and is taken by two men to see the casino's owner, who turns out to be Mundson. Farrell talks Mundson into hiring him and quickly gains his confidence. However, the unimpressed washroom attendant, Uncle Pio (Steven Geray), keeps calling him "Mr.
Gunga Din (1939)
, 1h57Directed by Robert Parrish, George Stevens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Poésie, Political films, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Eduardo Ciannelli, Sam Jaffe, Joan Fontaine
Roles Merchant (uncredited)
Rating71%
On the Northwest Frontier of India, circa 1880, contact has been lost with a British outpost at Tantrapur in the midst of a telegraph message. Colonel Weed (Montagu Love) dispatches a detachment of 25 British Indian Army troops to investigate, led by three sergeants of the Royal Engineers, MacChesney (Victor McLaglen), Cutter (Cary Grant), and Ballantine (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), long-time friends and veteran campaigners. Although they are a disciplinary headache for their colonel, they are the right men to send on a dangerous mission. Accompanying the detail are six Indian camp workers, including regimental bhisti (water carrier) Gunga Din (Sam Jaffe), who longs to throw off his lowly status and become a soldier of the Queen.
The Texas Rangers (1936)
, 1h33Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan, Frank Shannon, Edward Ellis
Roles Mexican (uncredited)
Rating65%
Trois bandits, longtemps amis, Jim Hawkins, Henry B. Wahoo Jones et Sam McGee en viennent à se séparer. Les deux premiers, après quelque temps d'incarcération, décident de rejoindre les rangs des Texas Rangers. Le troisième continue sa vie de rapine. Hawkins tombe sous le charme d'Amanda Bailey. Lorsque Wahoo Jones se promet d'arrêter son ancien complice McGee, il ne se doute pas qu'il va trouver la mort. Dès lors, entre les deux survivants, la haine devient farouche…
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The Alamo (1960)
, 2h47Directed by John Wayne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal
Roles Casting
Rating68%
The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high.
, 2h47Directed by John Farrow, Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke
Roles Casting
Rating66%
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.