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Charles O'Neal is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Additional Writing American born on 6 january 1904 at Raeford (USA)
Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal, Sr. (January 6, 1904 - August 29, 1996) was an American film and television screenwriter and novelist.
Born in Raeford, North Carolina, O'Neal attended the University of Iowa, then moved to San Diego, where he joined an acting troupe that included his future wife Patricia Callaghan. After publishing a short story in Esquire, he decided to forgo performing and turned to screenwriting mostly B-movies, among them The Seventh Victim, Cry of the Werewolf, The Missing Juror, I Love a Mystery, Montana, and Golden Girl. O'Neal's television credits include The 20th Century Fox Hour and The Untouchables. Together with Abe Burrows, O'Neal adapted his 1949 novel Three Wishes for Jamie McRuin for the short-lived 1952 musical Three Wishes for Jamie.
O'Neal was the father of actor Ryan O'Neal and screenwriter/actor Kevin O'Neal and grandfather of Tatum and Griffin O'Neal. He died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 92. O'Neal was given the nickname "Blackie" while attending the University of Iowa, and was known by this name to his friends through much of his life.
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Nationality USA
Birth 6 january 1904 at Raeford (USA)
Death 29 august 1996 (at 92 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Birth 6 january 1904 at Raeford (USA)
Death 29 august 1996 (at 92 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Born in Raeford, North Carolina, O'Neal attended the University of Iowa, then moved to San Diego, where he joined an acting troupe that included his future wife Patricia Callaghan. After publishing a short story in Esquire, he decided to forgo performing and turned to screenwriting mostly B-movies, among them The Seventh Victim, Cry of the Werewolf, The Missing Juror, I Love a Mystery, Montana, and Golden Girl. O'Neal's television credits include The 20th Century Fox Hour and The Untouchables. Together with Abe Burrows, O'Neal adapted his 1949 novel Three Wishes for Jamie McRuin for the short-lived 1952 musical Three Wishes for Jamie.
O'Neal was the father of actor Ryan O'Neal and screenwriter/actor Kevin O'Neal and grandfather of Tatum and Griffin O'Neal. He died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 92. O'Neal was given the nickname "Blackie" while attending the University of Iowa, and was known by this name to his friends through much of his life.
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The Hearts of Age (1934)
, 8minutesDirected by Orson Welles
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Actors Orson Welles, Charles O'Neal
Rating55%
An elderly woman sits on a bell as it rocks back and forth, while a servant in blackface pulls at a rope. A dandified gentleman appears at the top of a stairway and doffs his hat to the lady; he smiles and courts her attention. She does not respond, but the servant hangs himself. The scene changes to an darkened interior: the gentleman sits at a grand piano and plays, but something is wrong. He opens the piano's lid and finds the woman lying inside, dead. He leafs through a number of tombstone-shaped cards with different inscriptions - "Sleeping", "At Rest", "With The Lord" - and finally chooses one that says "The End".
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The Alligator People (1959)
, 1h14Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, George Macready, Lon Chaney, Jr., Frieda Inescort, Richard Crane
Roles Story
Rating56%
After she is administered the drug pentothal by psychiatrists Dr. Erik Lorimer (Bruce Bennett) and Dr. Wayne McGregor (Douglas Kennedy), nurse Jane Marvin recalls a series events from her forgotten past when she was known as Joyce Webster (Beverly Garland).
Mutiny (1952)
, 1h17Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans, Rhys Williams, Robert Osterloh
Rating52%
During the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall has to run the blockade enforced by the British in order to collect a war loan obtained from France. His first mate is Ben Waldridge, who is a former Royal Navy captain cashiered by the navy. Waldridge brings his former gun crew along and as soon as they realize that there's gold coming on board, they plot mutiny. Leslie, Waldridge's gold-loving former sweetheart, arrives at the same time.
Golden Girl (1951)
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, Dale Robertson, James Barton, Dennis Day, Una Merkel, James Barton
Rating59%
In her hometown of Rabbit Creek, vivacious teenager Lotta Crabtree is thrilled when the famed performer Lola Montez comes to town in 1863. She wants to become a singer like Lola herself someday, although parents Mary Ann and John Crabtree, who run a boarding house, don't necessarily approve.
Montana (1950)
, 1h16Directed by Raoul Walsh, Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Errol Flynn, Stanley Tucci, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Robin Tunney, Douglas Kennedy
Rating61%
A narrator tells of the great wars that raged in Montana territory over the grazing of cattle versus sheep. Men on both sides of the battle died, but eventually it was the sheep herders who were driven out. Morgan Lane (Flynn), an Australian sheepman, rides to Montana territory in 1871. He and his men come across a sign declaring that any sheep herders crossing the line into the area will be shot on sight as the surrounding plains are strictly for cattle grazing. The men set up camp for the night just before the boarder. During the night their young unarmed Mexican watchman is shot dead by a local gang of cattle raisers.
Return of the Bad Men (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie
Rating62%
In 1880s Indian Territory (future Oklahoma), a rancher reluctantly agrees to take up the post of federal marshal and tackle a violent gang of outlaws ravaging the territory.
Something in the Wind (1947)
, 1h34Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Actors Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, John Dall, Charles Winninger, Helena Carter, Margaret Wycherly
Roles Story
Rating64%
The Unknown (1946)
, 1h10Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Karen Morley, Jim Bannon, Jeff Donnell, Mark Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Barton Yarborough
Roles Adaptation
Rating60%
Relatives arrive for the reading of a will at a creepy mansion. Is someone is trying to murder amnesiac Nina Arnold (Jeff Donnell) to claim a share of her grandmother's legacy? Could that someone be her emotionally unstable mother Rachel Martin (Karen Morley)? Investigators Jack Packard (Jim Bannon) and Doc Long (Barton Yarborough) are put on the case.
The Devil's Mask (1946)
, 1h5Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Anita Louise, Jim Bannon, Mona Barrie, Barton Yarborough, Ludwig Donath, Frank Wilcox
Rating58%
Two private detectives are asked to meet a woman in a museum who claims she fears that she is about to be murdered by her stepdaughter. The case proves to be linked to a shrunken head recently sent to the museum, a recent plane crash and a scientist whose expedition to South America has disappeared.
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
, 1h1Directed by Ray McCarey, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Vince Barnett, Jane Greer, Elisha Cook, Jr., Emory Parnell
Rating62%
After attending a birthday party for the wealthy Gloria Peabody, The Falcon is employed by her secretary to find some missing jewels which she fears she will be blamed for. Before long, a man is murdered, bringing unwelcome police involvement in the case.
I Love a Mystery (1945)
, 1h9Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors George Macready, Jim Bannon, Nina Foch, Barton Yarborough, Carole Mathews, Ernie Adams
Roles Ecrivain
Rating60%
Two detectives, Jim Packard (Bannon) and Doc Long (Yarborough), make the acquaintance of Jefferson Monk (Macready) in a nightclub they frequent. When a flaming dessert is nearly spilled onto the trio, Monk informs them that it was meant for him. He explains that, according to a prophecy, he is to die in three days. Upon learning their profession, he hires them to protect him, particularly from a man with a peg leg and a valise, the latter (he suspects) to transport his severed head to the ancient secret society of the Barokan. The leader of the society, Mr. Gee (Matthews), has offered to buy Monk's head (after he is dead) because he looks exactly like the ancient mummified founder of his order. When the two trail Monk and his woman companion, Jean Anderson (Mathews), out into the night, the one-legged man does approach, but eludes their efforts to catch him.
Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
, 1h3Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film
Actors Nina Foch, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka, Barton MacLane, Ivan Triesault, John Abbott
Rating53%
A Romany princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change into a wolf at will, just like her late mother. When she learns that Marie LaTour's tomb has been discovered, she decides to use her talent to kill everyone who knows the location, because it is a sacred secret that only her people are allowed to know.
The Missing Juror (1944)
, 1h6Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready, Joseph Crehan, Carole Mathews, Edmund F. Cobb
Rating61%
Un détective essaye de stopper l'assassinat des différents jurés d'un procès pour meurtre.
The Seventh Victim (1943)
, 1h11Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Hugh Beaumont, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, Evelyn Brent
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Mary (Kim Hunter), a young woman at Miss Highcliff's boarding school, learns that her sister Jacqueline (Jean Brooks), her only relative, has gone missing and has not paid her tuition in months. The school officials tell Mary she can only stay on if she works for the school, to pay her tuition.
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Mutiny (1952)
, 1h17Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans, Rhys Williams, Robert Osterloh
Roles Additional Writing
Rating52%
During the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall has to run the blockade enforced by the British in order to collect a war loan obtained from France. His first mate is Ben Waldridge, who is a former Royal Navy captain cashiered by the navy. Waldridge brings his former gun crew along and as soon as they realize that there's gold coming on board, they plot mutiny. Leslie, Waldridge's gold-loving former sweetheart, arrives at the same time.