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Preston Foster is a Actor American born on 22 august 1900 at Pitman (USA)
Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970), sometimes credited as Preston S. Foster, was an American stage and film actor. He also had a career as a vocalist.
Foster entered films in 1929 after acting on Broadway. He was still appearing on Broadway as late as November 1931, in the cast of the play Two Seconds. He soon reprised that role in a filmed version. His most notable films include Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Annie Oakley (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), The Informer (1935), and My Friend Flicka (1943).
While serving with the United States Coast Guard during World War II, he rose to the rank of captain, temporary reserve. He eventually held the honorary rank of commodore.
Foster enjoyed a secondary career as a vocalist. In 1948, he created a trio consisting of himself, his wife, Sheila and guitarist Gene Leis. Leis arranged the songs and the trio performed on radio and in clubs, appearing with Orrin Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner and Rita Hayworth. Got My Mojo Working is a 1956 song written by Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957, whose rendition of the song was featured on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #359. was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, and was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
He starred in the television drama Waterfront (1954–1955), playing Captain John Herrick. He guest-starred in the ABC drama series Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly.
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 august 1900 at Pitman (USA)
Death 14 july 1970 (at 69 years) at La Jolla (USA)
Birth 22 august 1900 at Pitman (USA)
Death 14 july 1970 (at 69 years) at La Jolla (USA)
Preston Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970), sometimes credited as Preston S. Foster, was an American stage and film actor. He also had a career as a vocalist.
Foster entered films in 1929 after acting on Broadway. He was still appearing on Broadway as late as November 1931, in the cast of the play Two Seconds. He soon reprised that role in a filmed version. His most notable films include Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Annie Oakley (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), The Informer (1935), and My Friend Flicka (1943).
While serving with the United States Coast Guard during World War II, he rose to the rank of captain, temporary reserve. He eventually held the honorary rank of commodore.
Foster enjoyed a secondary career as a vocalist. In 1948, he created a trio consisting of himself, his wife, Sheila and guitarist Gene Leis. Leis arranged the songs and the trio performed on radio and in clubs, appearing with Orrin Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner and Rita Hayworth. Got My Mojo Working is a 1956 song written by Foster and first recorded by Ann Cole, but popularized by Muddy Waters in 1957, whose rendition of the song was featured on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at #359. was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, and was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
He starred in the television drama Waterfront (1954–1955), playing Captain John Herrick. He guest-starred in the ABC drama series Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly.
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, 1h50Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, James Dunn
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating70%
You've Got To Be Smart (1967)
, 1h28Directed by Ellis Kadison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Roger Perry, Gloria Castillo, Mamie Van Doren, Preston Foster, Tom Stern, Shug Fisher
Roles D. O. Griggs
Rating33%
Advance to the Rear (1964)
, 1h40Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Western
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Jim Backus, Joan Blondell, Andrew Prine
Roles Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Rating58%
Union Colonel Claude Brackenbury has a cozy arrangement with his Confederate counterpart. They fire a few artillery rounds in each other's general direction at precisely the same time each morning, then go back to contentedly waiting for the war to end.
The Time Travelers (1964)
, 1h22Directed by Ib Melchior
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror, Romance
Themes Time travel films, Films set in the future
Actors Preston Foster, Merry Anders, Philip Carey, John Hoyt, Joan Woodbury, Dennis Patrick
Roles Dr. Erik von Steiner
Rating51%
Scientists Dr. Erik von Steiner (Preston Foster), Dr. Steve Connors (Philip Carey) and Carol White (Merry Anders) are testing their time viewing device, drawing enormous amounts of power. Danny McKee (Franken), a technician from the power plant, has been sent to tell them to shut down their experiment. During the test, odd shadows quickly cross the room before the screen shows a stark, barren landscape. Danny discovers the screen has become a portal and steps through.
Destination 60,000 (1957)
, 1h5Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Preston Foster, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Jeff Donnell, Coleen Gray, Robert Clark, Denver Pyle
Roles Col. Ed Buckley
Rating64%
A new experimental aircraft, "The Dream" is the pride of the Buckley Aircraft Corporation. Owner Colonel Ed Buckley (Preston Foster), has designed and built a prototype that his former wartime flying buddy, Jeff Connors (Pat Conway), wants to fly. Buckley's wife Ruth likes Jeff, who is godfather to their son "Skip" (Bobby Clark). Test flying is dangerous work, and Jeff has to learn how to fly to supersonic speeds, coached by Mickey Hill (Denver Pyle). Ed's secretary, Mary Ellen (Coleen Gray), is another reason for Jeff to want to join the company.
I, the Jury (1953)
, 1h27Directed by Harry Essex
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan, Alan Reed, Mary Anderson
Roles Capt. Pat Chambers
Rating60%
Shortly before Christmas in New York City, one-armed insurance investigator Jack Williams (Robert Swanger) is looking at a college yearbook photo of John Hansen when someone slips into his apartment and shoots him to death. Hot-headed private investigator Mike Hammer (Biff Elliot), Jack's war buddy, vows to avenge his friend's death despite a warning from Pat Chambers (Preston Foster), captain of the homicide squad, to let the police handle the case. Pat is unable to calm Mike, who roughs up a wisecracking reporter before leaving the crime scene. Knowing that Mike will forge ahead with an investigation regardless of his advice, Pat urges the offended reporter to publish an article disclosing that Mike is on the job.
Law and Order (1953)
, 1h20Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Ronald Reagan, Dorothy Malone, Preston Foster, Alex Nicol, Russell Johnson, Barry Kelley
Roles Kurt Durling
Rating60%
Having cleaned up Tombstone, Arizona, marshal Frame Johnson (Ronald Reagan) quits after an attempted lynching. He hopes to settle down on a ranch near Cottonwood with his sweetheart Jeannie (Dorothy Malone). Before he can do so, he may have to clean up Cottonwood, too, making a great sacrifice to restore law and order.
The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
, 1h11Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Hoot Gibson, Preston Foster, John Mack Brown, Ken Murray, Jimmy Wakely, Harry Lauter
Roles Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Rating58%
This script must be run from the command line
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
, 1h39Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Actors John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam
Roles Tim Foster
Rating72%
A nameless, ruthless man (Preston Foster) who identifies himself as Mr. Big is timing to the minute the arrival of two trucks. One is an armored car routinely picking up bags containing lots of money from a bank. The other truck delivers to a flower shop next door. The man’s timing shows that, for a very few minutes, the schedule of both trucks coincidentally parks them next to each other. He is casing the armored car. He needs a gang to help him rob it. He selects three men for the gang -- the addictive gambler Peter Harris (Jack Elam) wanted for murder, gum-chewing thug Boyd Kane (Neville Brand) and the womaniziing Tony Romano (Lee Van Cleef). When interviewing them, he wears a mask so they cannot identify him. He has selected them because each has a reason for fleeing the US. They will fit perfectly into Mr. Big’s complex plan, which appears to be an ordinary robbery but is much more.
Montana Territory (1952)
, 1h4Directed by Ray Nazarro
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Lon McCallister, Clayton Moore, Hugh Sanders, Wanda Hendrix, Preston Foster, Jack Elam
Roles Sheriff Henry Plummer
Rating60%
Montana is on the brink of statehood, but in need of law and order. John Malvin (Lon McCallister) witnesses the murder of a miner and his son by men who turn out to be Yeager (Robert Griffin), Ives (Clayton Moore) and Gimp (Jack Elam). He learns later that Ives is a deputy to the sheriff, Henry Plummer (Preston Foster).
Tomahawk (1951)
, 1h22Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Van Heflin, Yvonne De Carlo, Preston Foster, Alex Nicol, Jack Oakie, Tom Tully
Roles Col. Carrington
Rating62%
En 1866, alors que l'armée américaine veut s'installer sur des territoires qui avaient été cédés aux Sioux, l'explorateur Jim Bridger tente de pacifier les rapports entre Tuniques Bleues et Peaux-Rouges.
The Big Night (1951)
, 1h15Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors John Drew Barrymore, Preston Foster, Joan Lorring, Isabella Rossellini, Howard St. John, Myron Daniel Healey
Roles Andy La Main
Rating63%
On his teenaged son Georgie's birthday, Andy LaMain is beaten with a cane by Al Judge, a crippled newspaperman. He does not fight back, confusing Georgie, who also wonders why his widower Dad's girlfriend Frances did not come to the birthday party.
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
, 1h21Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Western
Themes Films about families, Jesse James, Gangster films
Actors Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Tom Tyler, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg
Roles John Kelley
Rating67%
Bob Ford of the Jesse James gang is wounded during a bank robbery. He mends at Jesse's home in Missouri for six months, although Jesse's wife Zee doesn't trust him.
The Big Cat (1949)
, 1h15Directed by Noel M. Smith, Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Skip Homeier, Sara Haden
Roles Tom Eggers
Rating55%
Drought during the 1930s forces a large cougar to come down from the high country in Utah to prey on farmers' cattle. This has prompted many farmers to pursue and kill the cat, but so far all have failed.
The Hunted (1948)
, 1h28Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin, Russell Hicks, Frank Ferguson, Joseph Crehan
Roles Johnny Saxon
Rating64%
A policeman sends his girlfriend to prison and won't leave her alone when she gets out.