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Joseph Pevney is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 15 september 1911 at New York City (USA)
Joseph Pevney (September 15, 1911 – May 18, 2008) was an American film and television director.
Subsequently Pevney became a prolific film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. Among those were films including Female on the Beach (1955) with Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler, Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) with Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen, the James Cagney vehicle Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), The Crowded Sky (1960), and Westerns such as The Plunderers (1960).
Pevney also helmed multiple episodes of noted television series, including Bonanza, Star Trek, The Paper Chase, and Trapper John, M.D.. He tied with Marc Daniels for directing the greatest number of original Star Trek episodes, including such fan favorites as "The Devil in the Dark, "Arena", "The City on the Edge of Forever", "Amok Time", "Journey to Babel", and "The Trouble With Tribbles". Star Trek NBC executive Herb Solow and executive co-producer Robert Justman write, in their 1996 book Star Trek The Real Story, of Pevney:
Joseph Pevney was an ex-actor turned director. Some former actors become good directors; some become hack directors. Pevney was the former, but more than just "good."
He continued directing TV shows during the 1970s and 1980s. The last he stayed with was Trapper John M.D. running between 1979 and 1986, followed by retirement. He died in 2008, and is survived by his third wife and four children from his first marriage.
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 september 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 may 2008 (at 96 years) at Palm Desert (USA)
Birth 15 september 1911 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 may 2008 (at 96 years) at Palm Desert (USA)
Biography
The son of a Jewish watchmaker, Pevney made his debut in vaudeville as a boy soprano in 1924. Although he hated vaudeville, he loved the theatre and developed a career as a stage actor, appearing in such plays as Home of the Brave, The World We Make, Key Largo, Golden Boy and Nature Son. A short career as a film actor followed, his most notable appearance being in the classic 1947 boxing film Body and Soul, in which he played the role of Shorty Pulaski. Before turning to film, he served in the Signal Corps in World War II, then did more time on stage. He would also marry three times, with his last wife surviving him.Subsequently Pevney became a prolific film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. Among those were films including Female on the Beach (1955) with Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler, Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) with Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen, the James Cagney vehicle Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), The Crowded Sky (1960), and Westerns such as The Plunderers (1960).
Pevney also helmed multiple episodes of noted television series, including Bonanza, Star Trek, The Paper Chase, and Trapper John, M.D.. He tied with Marc Daniels for directing the greatest number of original Star Trek episodes, including such fan favorites as "The Devil in the Dark, "Arena", "The City on the Edge of Forever", "Amok Time", "Journey to Babel", and "The Trouble With Tribbles". Star Trek NBC executive Herb Solow and executive co-producer Robert Justman write, in their 1996 book Star Trek The Real Story, of Pevney:
Joseph Pevney was an ex-actor turned director. Some former actors become good directors; some become hack directors. Pevney was the former, but more than just "good."
He continued directing TV shows during the 1970s and 1980s. The last he stayed with was Trapper John M.D. running between 1979 and 1986, followed by retirement. He died in 2008, and is survived by his third wife and four children from his first marriage.
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Shakedown (1950)
, 1h20Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Chester Conklin, Brian Donlevy, Howard Duff, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett
Roles Keller - Reporter (uncredited)
Rating70%
Unscrupulous newspaper photographer Jack Early (Duff) is sent to take a picture of racketeer Nick Palmer (Brian Donlevy), who doesn't like to be captured on celluloid. Palmer takes a liking to Early and asks him to frame his henchmen Colton (Tierney). Duff double-crosses Palmer and informes Colton that his boss had planned to frame him. Shortly afterward Palmer is killed by a car bomb and Duff becomes famous for taking a picture of the event. Eventually Duff is himself killed by Colton but he manages to snap a picture of his murderer in the act.
Outside the Wall (1950)
, 1h20Directed by Crane Wilbur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Richard Basehart, Marilyn Maxwell, Signe Hasso, Dorothy Hart, Joseph Pevney, John Hoyt
Roles Gus Wormser
Rating66%
Ex-convict Larry Nelson (Basehart), paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, has problems finding employment. Determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, he takes a job as a lab assistant in a country sanitarium. There he falls for attractive nurse Charlotte (Maxwell). Larry learns that the sanitarium is a front for a robbery syndicate and finally finds himself a clay pigeon for the gang. Sweet-and-wholesome nurse Ann (Hart) helps Larry to get out of the unpleasant situation.
Thieves' Highway (1949)
, 1h34Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Trucker films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell
Roles Pete
Rating74%
A war-veteran-turned-truck driver Nico "Nick" Garcos (Richard Conte) arrives at home to find that his foreign-born father, a fruit farmer, has lost his legs and was forced to sell his truck. He learns that his father was crippled at the hands of an unscrupulous produce dealer in San Francisco, Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Garcos vows revenge.
The Street with No Name (1948)
, 1h31Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence, Ed Begley, John McIntire
Roles Matty
Rating69%
The opening credits include the following foreword: The motion picture you are about to see was adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wherever possible, it was photographed in the original locale and played by the actual FBI personnel involved.
Body and Soul (1947)
, 1h44Directed by Robert Rossen, Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad, Joseph Pevney
Roles Shorty Polaski
Rating75%
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Nocturne (1946)
, 1h27Directed by Edwin L. Marin, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, Joseph Pevney, Myrna Dell, Mabel Paige
Roles Ned "Fingers" Ford
Rating64%
A Hollywood film composer is found dead. The police think it is suicide but a cop, Joe Warne (Raft), suspects murder. Warne begins looking for "Dolores," a name in a song by the dead man. While investigating, Warne finds out the dead man has had a list of models as girlfriends and that ten of them have a motive for the suspected murder.
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The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
, 1h42Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Kulp, Ellen Corby, Jack Elam
Rating64%
Jim Cole, his wife Angela, along with their children Charlie and Gypsy, niece May, and friend Sam Potts arrive in a small Wyoming town. Jim had inherited a ranch from his late uncle, and decided to give up his former job as a lawman and become a rancher instead. In town they meet Mr. Benson the banker, who tells them about there is still a $675 mortgage on the property. Jim initially hesitates to take the land title when he learns of this, since it would take nearly all their savings but when told that another rancher Jed Curry wants the land for himself, he relents. Mr. Benson then explains that Jed Curry initially owned the property but lost it to Jim's late uncle in a card game, and wants it back for his sons. Meanwhile, a group of town boys make fun of Charlie, shooting a rock into his back. Determined to get back at them, he fights back and gets into a severe tussle. At Mr. Benson's office, Jim finally agrees to keep the land when Mr. Benson hands him the money/landowner's bill and settles the mortgage. Before they leave, Jim and Angela break up the fight involving Charlie and scold him.
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
, 1h48Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Vic Morrow, Leslie Parrish, Peter Breck, Norman Alden, Robert McQueeney, Ken Lynch
Rating65%
Up-and-coming racketeer Dutch Schultz joins the Legs Diamond gang in Prohibition-era New York. A bootlegger named Murphy is murdered by Dutch, who falls for the dead man's daughter, Iris.
The Plunderers (1960)
, 1h34Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, John Saxon, Dolores Hart, Marsha Hunt, Jay C. Flippen, Ray Stricklyn
Rating65%
Unruly cowboys Rondo, Jeb, Mule and Davy ride into town. They can't pay for their drinks, so Sheriff McCauley jails them for a night. Then they refuse to pay clerk Ellie Walters at the general store, and take rooms at Kate Miller's hotel.
Cash McCall (1960)
, 1h42Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger, E. G. Marshall, Henry Jones
Rating62%
Grant Austen (Dean Jagger), the head of Austen Plastics, yearns for retirement. So when Scofield Industries, by far his largest customer, threatens to take its business elsewhere, Austen considers selling his company. He hires a consulting firm, which finds an interested potential buyer, the notorious Cash McCall (James Garner).
The Crowded Sky (1960)
, 1h45Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist II, John Kerr, Anne Francis, Keenan Wynn
Rating57%
A US Navy Lockheed TV-2 jet piloted by Captain Dale Heath (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), with an enlisted man (Troy Donahue) as a passenger, runs into trouble as soon as it is in the air. Both Heath's radio and his navigation system become disabled, with no way to correctly determine their altitude. At the same time, a Douglas DC-7 airliner piloted by veteran Dick Barnett (Dana Andrews), is carrying a full load of passengers, each with their own worries and problems to deal with.
Twilight for the Gods (1958)
, 2hDirected by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, John Arthur Kennedy, Leif Erickson, Charles McGraw, Ernest Truex
Rating58%
After being court-martialed and discharged from the Navy, Captain Bell (Rock Hudson) turns to drink. Reduced to skippering a rundown schooner in the South Seas he takes on board a disparate group of passengers and crew; including a prostitute, a show-biz entrepreneur, a missionary, a washed up opera singer, and a couple of refugees. During a storm at sea, the true characters of all on board are revealed.
Torpedo Run (1958)
, 1h38Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Robert Hardy, Paul Picerni, Dean Jones
Rating63%
The American submarine Grayfish, under Lieutenant Commander/Commander Barney Doyle (Glenn Ford), searches for the Shinaru, one of the Japanese aircraft carriers that led the attack on Pearl Harbor. Doyle receives word that the target has an escort, including a transport ship carrying his wife and child, who were captured in the Philippines.
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
, 2h2Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about television, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Troy Donahue
Rating70%
In the early 1900s, actor Lon Chaney (James Cagney) is working in vaudeville with his wife Cleva (Dorothy Malone). Chaney quits the show and Cleva announces that she is pregnant. Lon is happy and tells Cleva that he has been hired by the famous comedy team Kolb and Dill for an upcoming show.
Istanbul (1957)
, 1h24Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Errol Flynn, Cornell Borchers, John Bentley, Torin Thatcher, Leif Erickson, Peggy Knudsen
Rating60%
An American becomes mixed up with various criminal activities in Istanbul.