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Fred C. Brannon is a Director American born on 26 april 1901 at Louisiana (USA)
Fred C. Brannon (April 26, 1901 – April 6, 1953) was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.
He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.
His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett.
Son dernier film a été le serial The Jungle Drums of Africa en 1953, mais même après sa mort, certains de ses serials ont été réédités et rediffusés à la télévision sous des titres souvent modifiés. Par exemple, Le Fantôme de Zorro (1949) est remonté sous forme de film en 1959 et Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1955) réutilise des images de King of the Rocket Men (1949).
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Fred C. Brannon
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Nationality USA
Birth 26 april 1901 at Louisiana (USA)
Death 6 april 1953 (at 51 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 26 april 1901 at Louisiana (USA)
Death 6 april 1953 (at 51 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.
His first film The Purple Monster Strikes in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett.
Biography
Fred C. Brannon a débuté sa carrière comme responsable des objets de scène chez Fox Film et a travaillé pour plusieurs sociétés de cinéma pour de petits travaux. En 1944, il passe chez Republic Pictures comme scripte, avant de passer réalisateur en 1945. Son premier film est un serial, Le Monstre écarlate (The Purple Monster Strikes, 1945) qui a été co-réalisé avec Spencer Gordon Bennet.Son dernier film a été le serial The Jungle Drums of Africa en 1953, mais même après sa mort, certains de ses serials ont été réédités et rediffusés à la télévision sous des titres souvent modifiés. Par exemple, Le Fantôme de Zorro (1949) est remonté sous forme de film en 1959 et Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1955) réutilise des images de King of the Rocket Men (1949).
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Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Roy Glenn, Johnny Sands, Henry Rowland, William Walker
Rating59%
The daughter of a medical missionary in Africa carries on her father's work after he dies. She later befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium. But it isn't long before she finds herself in danger from crooks trying to get the uranium for themselves and a local witch doctor, who sees her as a threat to his power.
Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Sur la Lune, Musical films, Space opera
Actors George D. Wallace, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, William Bakewell, Clayton Moore, Peter Brocco
Rating46%
Commando Cody (George Wallace) is a civilian researcher and inventor with a number of employees. He uses a streamlined helmet and a sonic-powered rocket backpack attached to a leather flying jacket. Cody also uses a rocket ship capable of reaching the Moon. When the U. S. finds itself under attack from a mysterious force that can wipe out entire military bases and industrial complexes, Cody surmises (correctly) that the Earth is coming under attack from our own Moon. He then flies his rocket ship there and confronts the Moon's dictator, Retik (Roy Barcroft), who boldly announces his plans to both conquer Earth and then move the Moon's entire population here using spaceships.
Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, John Crawford, Leonard Nimoy, Ray Boyle
Rating48%
Larry Martin (Judd Holdren), a leader in the Inter-Planetary Patrol, detects a rocket coming to Earth. He takes to the air in his rocket suit and helmet to investigate and discovers two Martian invaders, Marex (Lane Bradford) and Narab (Leonard Nimoy). Since Mars is now orbiting too far from the Sun and its ecology has been dying, the Martian invaders want to swap Earth's and Mars' orbits, so Mars will then be closer to the Sun. They plan on achieving this by using hydrogen bomb plans stolen from Earth scientists to cause the two planets' orbits to swap, using specifically placed atomic explosions on both worlds.
Captive of Billy the Kid (1952)
, 54minutesDirected by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Allan Lane, Grant Withers, Clem Bevans, Roy Barcroft, Clayton Moore, Mauritz Hugo
Rating59%
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)
, 1h30Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Ken Curtis, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Lane Bradford, I. Stanford Jolley, Hank Patterson
Rating62%
Une jeune orpheline demande à son cousin, le jeune avocat Lee Hadley, de l'aider à se débarrasser d'une bande de voyous. Sous le masque noir de Zorro, il fait régner la justice au service des fermiers...
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Walter Reed, Dick Curtis, Mary Ellen Kay, George Meeker, John M. Pickard, Arthur Space
Rating59%
Two US government agents, Hal Duncan and Sam Bradley, must prevent agents of a foreign power, led by Regan and Cady, from hijacking trucks and stealing defence materials being transported by truck. They are hired by an interstate trucking
Lost Planet Airmen (1951)
, 1h5Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Tristram "Tris" Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., I. Stanford Jolley, Ted Adams
Rating53%
Arizona Manhunt (1951)
, 1hDirected by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen, James Bell, Lucille Barkley, Roy Barcroft, Harry Harvey, Sr.
Rating58%
Alors que les citoyens de Mesquite dans le territoire de l'Arizona sont préoccupés par les conséquences d'une explosion, le gang Willard vole facilement la banque. Cependant, ils sont repérés.
Desperadoes of the West (1950)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tom Keene, Roy Barcroft, I. Stanford Jolley, Lee Phelps, Lee Roberts, Edmund F. Cobb
Rating63%
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye, Harry Lauter, Richard Irving, Tom Steele
Rating52%
Martian invader, Mota (Gregory Gaye), attempts to conquer the Earth as Mars is worried about its use of new atomic technology. They consider that it would be much safer, and beneficial for both Earth and Mars, if the Martians were in charge. Mota, having been shot down by an experimental ray gun, blackmails American scientist, and former Nazi, Dr. Bryant (James Craven) into assisting him and hires some criminals to be his henchmen.
The Invisible Monster (1950)
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, Stanley Price, George Meeker, John Crawford
Rating45%
A would-be dictator and scientist, known only as The Phantom Ruler, has developed a formula which, when sprayed on some solid object, renders that object and everything it contains invisible when exposed to rays emitted by a special lamp, also his own invention. Covered from head to toe in formula-treated cloth, he thus moves about unseen, presently with the objective of stealing enough money and formula components to render an entire army of willing followers invisible. Two henchmen assist him, along with several illegal aliens smuggled into the US by him and used to infiltrate, as employees, possible sites for him to later rob while invisible. When he successfully robs a bank vault, an investigator from the bank's insuror teams up with a woman police detective to solve the mystery of the money which to all outside appearances has just vanished. Tracking clues and interrupting other attempts by the Phantom Ruler to commit crimes, the protagonists round up enough evidence that they are not merely dealing with an ordinary crime ring. Eventually they discover the invisibility fluid and lamp, and the Phantom Ruler is killed when he trips over an open high-power electric cable he had laid on the floor of his den to do in the forces of law and order closing in upon him.
Rustlers on Horseback (1950)
, 1hDirected by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Allan Lane, Claudia Barrett, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, John Eldredge, George Nader
Rating63%
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Genres Western
Themes Films about families, Gangster films
Actors Robert Bice, Noel Neill, Roy Barcroft, Lane Bradford, Gene Roth, John Hamilton
Rating64%
Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Kirk Alyn, Roy Barcroft, Rosemary LaPlanche, Carol Forman, Tristram "Tris" Coffin
Rating55%
Nila, an Abistahnian criminal, and Spade Gordon, an American gangster, conspire to form a super-mob dubbed Underworld, Incorporated, funded by the treasure of Kurigal I of Abistahn, instructions for the location of which are contained in hieroglyphics written on two golden statues in the shape of hands, found in Kurigal's tomb. When the professor in charge of the tomb's dig disappears under mysterious circumstances while translating the writing on one of the hands back at his American office, a team of special government agents led by David Worth and his aide Steve Evans, assisted by the professor's aide Laura Keith, set out to find the professor and the now-missing hands.
Ghost of Zorro (1949)
, 2h47Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake, Roy Barcroft, Tom Steele, George J. Lewis, Gene Roth
Rating60%
It's 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. George Crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. One of the main engineers on the job is Ken Mason, the grandson of the original Zorro. As Crane hires his men to stop the work, Mason finds himself in the legendary role his ancestor originated.