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Guy Williams is a Actor American born on 14 january 1924 at New York City (USA)
Guy Williams (January 14, 1924 – c. April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion model, who played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s, but never quite achieved movie-star status despite his appearance (including hazel eyes, 6′ 3″ (1m90) height, and 190 lb (86 kg) weight) and charisma, which helped launch his early successful photographic modeling career.
Among his most prominent achievements were two memorable TV series: Zorro, in the title role and Lost in Space, as the father of the Robinson family. The sci-fi TV program was highly popular, noted for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Guy Williams wore in many publicity photos (see image at right).
His hobbies included: astronomy, chess, music (mostly classical), fencing, tropical fish, and sailing: he owned a 40-foot (12m) ketch called The Oceana.
In the late 1970s, Guy Williams retired near Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he died of a brain aneurysm in 1989.
Guy Williams was born on January 14, 1924, as Armand Joseph Catalano (nicknamed "Armando" by his family) of Sicilian parentage, in the Washington Heights area in New York City. He was the son of Attilio (son of a wealthy timber grower in Messina who purchased land in New Jersey), who was working as an insurance broker, and Clare Catalano. His parents, who arrived from the Island of Sicily, were by then living in poverty. He grew up in the Little Italy, Brooklyn neighborhood.
In NYC's Public School 189, Armand stood out in mathematics. Later he attended George Washington High School, where he occasionally worked in its soda fountain. He then left to attend the Peekskill Military Academy, where he was an enthusiastic student. His interests included football and chess.
First artistic steps
Williams wanted to be an actor, spurred by his good looks and 6'3" height. When Armand decided not to continue studying, his mother (who later became an executive of a foreign film company) was very disappointed because they expected that he would follow in his father's footsteps as an insurance broker.
After working as a welder, cost accountant and aircraft-parts inspector during World War II, Armand became a salesman in the luggage department at Wanamaker's. While there, he decided to send his photos to a modeling agency. He quickly found great success with assignments resulting in photographs in newspapers and magazines (like Harper's Bazaar) as well as on billboards and book covers. He was paid well and became famous. He then adopted the name "Guy Williams" (1940s).
In 1946, he signed a single-year contract offered by MGM and moved to Hollywood. Guy Williams had a featured role as a pilot in the film The Beginning or the End (1947), about the first U.S. deployed atom bomb. He appeared in only a few films and soon moved back to New York.
In 1948, to advertise cigarettes while skiing, Guy Williams did an extensive filming trip accompanied by Janice Cooper, a beautiful John Robert Powers model. During the long photographic sessions, they fell in love, marrying on December 8, just after they returned to New York City. Later they had two children, Guy Steven Catalano (aka Guy Williams, Jr.) and Antoinette Catalano (aka Toni Williams), both of whom act.
By 1950, Guy Williams had begun to film some of the pioneering television commercials in the USA. Unfortunately, his father died in 1951, never to witness his son's full rise to fame. Guy Williams then obtained a new one-year contract with Universal-International in 1952 and moved to Hollywood.
Early Hollywood (1952–1957)
Guy Williams appeared in small supporting roles in films, including:
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) – as Ronald Calkins,
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) – as Andre
The Golden Blade (1953) – as Baghdad's town crier
The Man from the Alamo (1953) – as a sergeant
Take Me to Town (1953) – as a small hero
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) – as police officer
In 1953, he suffered a serious accident when he fell from a horse and was dragged over 200 yards, resulting in a long scar on his left shoulder. Because of this he returned to New York to continue acting and modeling there and temporarily abandoned his film career. In 1953, he left Universal and became a freelancer for movies produced by Allied Artists and Warner Brothers.
Zorro (1957–1959, 1960–1961)
Early in 1957, Williams appeared twice in the role of Steve Clay in the syndicated television series, Men of Annapolis, a military drama set at the United States Naval Academy. He also appeared in the Rod Cameron drama State Trooper in the episode "No Fancy Cowboys" about the defrauding of guests at a dude ranch.
About this time, the Walt Disney Company was casting for Disney's Zorro, a new television series based on the character. To play the main character, the chosen actor would have to be handsome and have some experience with fencing. Walt Disney himself interviewed Guy Williams, telling him to start growing a mustache "neither very long or thick." The exclusive contract paid Williams the then very high wage of $2,500 per week, as he had demanded. Williams resumed his professional training in fencing with the Belgian champion Fred Cavens (who also trained Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power), since the show required sword fights in most episodes. He also took guitar lessons with the famous Vicente Gomez.
Williams first appearance as Zorro was on the Disney anthology television series, "The Fourth Anniversary Show", where he challenged the notion that Zorro was a "fictional character".
The series of half-hour episodes finally debuted on ABC on October 10, 1957. It was an instant hit in the USA.
Seventy-eight episodes were produced over two seasons (1957–1959), and two movies were edited from TV episodes: The Sign of Zorro (1958) and Zorro the Avenger (1959). The theme song was composed by Norman Foster and George Bruns, and performed by The Mellomen; it reached #17 of the Hit Parade. In 1959, a legal dispute arose between Disney and ABC, causing a hiatus and the eventual cancellation of Zorro. However, four hour long episodes were later produced with the original primary cast, including Williams. These episodes were released as part of the Walt Disney Presents series between October 30, 1960 and April 12, 1961.
On March 5, 1959, as Zorro was ending its original run, Williams was a guest star, along with Sally Brophy and Tom Nolan, on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.
In 1962, Williams played Sir Miles Hendon in the Walt Disney's The Prince and the Pauper, which was shot in England.
After finishing his contract with Disney, Guy Williams went to Europe to film two movies:
Damon and Pythias (MGM production filmed in Italy in 1962, directed by Curtis Bernhardt), as Damon, the classic Greek hero who offers his life as warrant of the word of Pythias, his friend who has been condemned to death for political reasons;
Captain Sindbad (MGM production filmed in Germany in 1962, directed by the American adventure director Byron Haskin, based on the classic tale of the Arabian Nights), in the role of Sindbad the Sailor.
Bonanza (1964)
In 1964, Guy Williams returned to Hollywood to resume his career, being added to the cast of the NBC's hit TV series Bonanza as Ben's nephew Will Cartwright.
Williams found himself forced out of the series after only five episodes, despite being originally slated to become one of the four permanent leads. He was originally to replace Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright), who had planned to leave the show at the end of that season, thus allowing the format with four regular leads to continue.
Roberts decided late in the season to stay for one more year. This, plus the cast's concern that replacement of a regular character might create a threatening precedent, cost Williams the role.
Lost in Space (1965–1968)
In 1965, Guy Williams returned to weekly television in the popular CBS science-fiction family series Lost In Space.
Guy Williams played Professor John Robinson, expert in astrophysics and geology, who commanded the mission of the Jupiter 2 spaceship, taking his family in a voyage to colonize the Alpha Centauri star system.
Retirement in Argentina (1979–1989)
After Lost in Space, Guy Williams decided to retire in order to better enjoy his wealth, which had been largely generated by investments in several businesses, buying and selling on the stock market.
When Guy had first visited Argentina in 1973 he was quite taken by the admiration and fascination the Argentine people expressed for him and his character of 'El Zorro'. In return, Guy fell in love with the culture and people of Argentina. In the late 1970s he retired, except for personal appearances, to Recoleta, an upscale neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
In subsequent years, Guy Williams also brought to Argentina some of the original cast members of the Zorro series, including Henry Calvin who played Sergeant Garcia. Williams even formed a circus (Circo Real Madrid) with the local fencing champion Fernando Lupiz, traveling all over South America (1977).
In 1983, Williams returned to Los Angeles for two final television appearances. He joined Lost in Space cast members June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Bob May and Marta Kristen for a celebrity episode of Family Feud against the cast of Gilligan's Island. He later appeared as a guest on Good Morning America.
Death
Later in 1989, while spending solitary months in Argentina, Williams disappeared. The local police searched his apartment in Recoleta on May 6, 1989 finding his body.Neighbors of the actor said police found the body "nude and next to the bed" and in a state of decomposition, he apparently died of natural causes. Due to his great popularity in Argentina, his ashes lay for two years at the Argentine Actors' Society cemetery at La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. In 1991, in accordance with his wishes, Williams' ashes were spread over the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California.
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Birth name Armand Joseph Catalano
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Birth 14 january 1924 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 may 1989 (at 65 years) at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 january 1924 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 may 1989 (at 65 years) at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Among his most prominent achievements were two memorable TV series: Zorro, in the title role and Lost in Space, as the father of the Robinson family. The sci-fi TV program was highly popular, noted for the design of the sleek silver spacesuits, which Guy Williams wore in many publicity photos (see image at right).
His hobbies included: astronomy, chess, music (mostly classical), fencing, tropical fish, and sailing: he owned a 40-foot (12m) ketch called The Oceana.
In the late 1970s, Guy Williams retired near Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he died of a brain aneurysm in 1989.
Biography
Early lifeGuy Williams was born on January 14, 1924, as Armand Joseph Catalano (nicknamed "Armando" by his family) of Sicilian parentage, in the Washington Heights area in New York City. He was the son of Attilio (son of a wealthy timber grower in Messina who purchased land in New Jersey), who was working as an insurance broker, and Clare Catalano. His parents, who arrived from the Island of Sicily, were by then living in poverty. He grew up in the Little Italy, Brooklyn neighborhood.
In NYC's Public School 189, Armand stood out in mathematics. Later he attended George Washington High School, where he occasionally worked in its soda fountain. He then left to attend the Peekskill Military Academy, where he was an enthusiastic student. His interests included football and chess.
First artistic steps
Williams wanted to be an actor, spurred by his good looks and 6'3" height. When Armand decided not to continue studying, his mother (who later became an executive of a foreign film company) was very disappointed because they expected that he would follow in his father's footsteps as an insurance broker.
After working as a welder, cost accountant and aircraft-parts inspector during World War II, Armand became a salesman in the luggage department at Wanamaker's. While there, he decided to send his photos to a modeling agency. He quickly found great success with assignments resulting in photographs in newspapers and magazines (like Harper's Bazaar) as well as on billboards and book covers. He was paid well and became famous. He then adopted the name "Guy Williams" (1940s).
In 1946, he signed a single-year contract offered by MGM and moved to Hollywood. Guy Williams had a featured role as a pilot in the film The Beginning or the End (1947), about the first U.S. deployed atom bomb. He appeared in only a few films and soon moved back to New York.
In 1948, to advertise cigarettes while skiing, Guy Williams did an extensive filming trip accompanied by Janice Cooper, a beautiful John Robert Powers model. During the long photographic sessions, they fell in love, marrying on December 8, just after they returned to New York City. Later they had two children, Guy Steven Catalano (aka Guy Williams, Jr.) and Antoinette Catalano (aka Toni Williams), both of whom act.
By 1950, Guy Williams had begun to film some of the pioneering television commercials in the USA. Unfortunately, his father died in 1951, never to witness his son's full rise to fame. Guy Williams then obtained a new one-year contract with Universal-International in 1952 and moved to Hollywood.
Early Hollywood (1952–1957)
Guy Williams appeared in small supporting roles in films, including:
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) – as Ronald Calkins,
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) – as Andre
The Golden Blade (1953) – as Baghdad's town crier
The Man from the Alamo (1953) – as a sergeant
Take Me to Town (1953) – as a small hero
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) – as police officer
In 1953, he suffered a serious accident when he fell from a horse and was dragged over 200 yards, resulting in a long scar on his left shoulder. Because of this he returned to New York to continue acting and modeling there and temporarily abandoned his film career. In 1953, he left Universal and became a freelancer for movies produced by Allied Artists and Warner Brothers.
Zorro (1957–1959, 1960–1961)
Early in 1957, Williams appeared twice in the role of Steve Clay in the syndicated television series, Men of Annapolis, a military drama set at the United States Naval Academy. He also appeared in the Rod Cameron drama State Trooper in the episode "No Fancy Cowboys" about the defrauding of guests at a dude ranch.
About this time, the Walt Disney Company was casting for Disney's Zorro, a new television series based on the character. To play the main character, the chosen actor would have to be handsome and have some experience with fencing. Walt Disney himself interviewed Guy Williams, telling him to start growing a mustache "neither very long or thick." The exclusive contract paid Williams the then very high wage of $2,500 per week, as he had demanded. Williams resumed his professional training in fencing with the Belgian champion Fred Cavens (who also trained Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power), since the show required sword fights in most episodes. He also took guitar lessons with the famous Vicente Gomez.
Williams first appearance as Zorro was on the Disney anthology television series, "The Fourth Anniversary Show", where he challenged the notion that Zorro was a "fictional character".
The series of half-hour episodes finally debuted on ABC on October 10, 1957. It was an instant hit in the USA.
Seventy-eight episodes were produced over two seasons (1957–1959), and two movies were edited from TV episodes: The Sign of Zorro (1958) and Zorro the Avenger (1959). The theme song was composed by Norman Foster and George Bruns, and performed by The Mellomen; it reached #17 of the Hit Parade. In 1959, a legal dispute arose between Disney and ABC, causing a hiatus and the eventual cancellation of Zorro. However, four hour long episodes were later produced with the original primary cast, including Williams. These episodes were released as part of the Walt Disney Presents series between October 30, 1960 and April 12, 1961.
On March 5, 1959, as Zorro was ending its original run, Williams was a guest star, along with Sally Brophy and Tom Nolan, on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.
In 1962, Williams played Sir Miles Hendon in the Walt Disney's The Prince and the Pauper, which was shot in England.
After finishing his contract with Disney, Guy Williams went to Europe to film two movies:
Damon and Pythias (MGM production filmed in Italy in 1962, directed by Curtis Bernhardt), as Damon, the classic Greek hero who offers his life as warrant of the word of Pythias, his friend who has been condemned to death for political reasons;
Captain Sindbad (MGM production filmed in Germany in 1962, directed by the American adventure director Byron Haskin, based on the classic tale of the Arabian Nights), in the role of Sindbad the Sailor.
Bonanza (1964)
In 1964, Guy Williams returned to Hollywood to resume his career, being added to the cast of the NBC's hit TV series Bonanza as Ben's nephew Will Cartwright.
Williams found himself forced out of the series after only five episodes, despite being originally slated to become one of the four permanent leads. He was originally to replace Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright), who had planned to leave the show at the end of that season, thus allowing the format with four regular leads to continue.
Roberts decided late in the season to stay for one more year. This, plus the cast's concern that replacement of a regular character might create a threatening precedent, cost Williams the role.
Lost in Space (1965–1968)
In 1965, Guy Williams returned to weekly television in the popular CBS science-fiction family series Lost In Space.
Guy Williams played Professor John Robinson, expert in astrophysics and geology, who commanded the mission of the Jupiter 2 spaceship, taking his family in a voyage to colonize the Alpha Centauri star system.
Retirement in Argentina (1979–1989)
After Lost in Space, Guy Williams decided to retire in order to better enjoy his wealth, which had been largely generated by investments in several businesses, buying and selling on the stock market.
When Guy had first visited Argentina in 1973 he was quite taken by the admiration and fascination the Argentine people expressed for him and his character of 'El Zorro'. In return, Guy fell in love with the culture and people of Argentina. In the late 1970s he retired, except for personal appearances, to Recoleta, an upscale neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
In subsequent years, Guy Williams also brought to Argentina some of the original cast members of the Zorro series, including Henry Calvin who played Sergeant Garcia. Williams even formed a circus (Circo Real Madrid) with the local fencing champion Fernando Lupiz, traveling all over South America (1977).
In 1983, Williams returned to Los Angeles for two final television appearances. He joined Lost in Space cast members June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Bob May and Marta Kristen for a celebrity episode of Family Feud against the cast of Gilligan's Island. He later appeared as a guest on Good Morning America.
Death
Later in 1989, while spending solitary months in Argentina, Williams disappeared. The local police searched his apartment in Recoleta on May 6, 1989 finding his body.Neighbors of the actor said police found the body "nude and next to the bed" and in a state of decomposition, he apparently died of natural causes. Due to his great popularity in Argentina, his ashes lay for two years at the Argentine Actors' Society cemetery at La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. In 1991, in accordance with his wishes, Williams' ashes were spread over the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California.
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The Cosmonaut (2013)
, 1h20Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Space opera
Actors Leon Ockenden, Katrine De Candole, Guy Williams
Roles Kamanin
Rating40%
In 1967, two young friends, Stas and Andrei, arrive to the newly built Star City (near Moscow) where the first cosmonauts trained to go into space, and where a race against the clock to beat the Americans into space takes place.
Roger & Me (1989)
, 1h31Directed by Michael Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Historical
Themes Politique, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about technology, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Political films, Road movies
Actors Michael Moore, Ronald Reagan, Guy Williams, Pat Boone
Rating74%
Michael Moore begins by introducing himself and his family through 8 mm archival home movies; he describes himself as the Irish American Catholic middle-class son of a General Motors employee assembling AC spark plugs. Moore chronicles how GM had previously defined his childhood in Flint, Michigan, and how the company was the primary economic and social hub of the town. He points out that Flint is the place where the Flint Sit-Down Strike occurred, resulting in the birth of the United Auto Workers. He reveals that his heroes were the Flint natives who had escaped the oppressive life in GM's factories, including "Flint's most famous native son," game show host Bob Eubanks.
Guerilla Hellcats (1968)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin, Jean Leduc
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Guy Williams, Elga Andersen, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Robert Woods, Giorgia Moll
Roles Capitaine Sinbad
Rating54%
De retour au pays, Sinbad découvre que le trône royal est convoité par le terrible El Kerim. Il décide alors de l'affronter...
Captain Sindbad (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Abraham Sofaer, Bernie Hamilton, Henry Brandon
Roles Captain Sinbad
Rating54%
The peaceful kingdom of Baristan has an evil ruler named El-Carim. He plans to capture his rival, Sindbad, who will soon return from sea in order to marry Princess Jana. The Princess convinces the magician Galgo to turn her into a small bird, so that she may fly off to warn Sinbad of the trap set against him. She flies off just as Galgo is discovered by the guards, who take him to El-Carim. As Sindbad and his crew sail towards Baristan, the Princess-Firebird descends and lands on the ship.
Damon and Pythias (1962)
, 1h39Directed by Alberto Cardone, Curtis Bernhardt
Origin Italie
Genres Adventure, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Guy Williams, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei, Arnoldo Foà, Carlo Giustini, Enrico Glori
Roles Damon
Rating50%
This script must be run from the command line
The Prince and the Pauper (1962)
, 3hDirected by Don Chaffey
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Guy Williams, Laurence Naismith, Donald Houston, Niall MacGinnis, Geoffrey Keen, Walter Hudd
Roles Miles Hendon
Rating63%
Dans un lointain royaume, deux garçons identiques se rencontrent et échangent leurs places : un pauvre nommé Mickey et le prince héritier. Ils doivent sauver le royaume d’un capitaine qui veut le trône !
Signé Zorro (1958)
, 1h31Directed by Norman Foster, Lewis R. Foster, Vincent McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Children's films, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Romney Brent, Don Diamond, George J. Lewis
Roles Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro (archive footage)
Rating68%
Au début du XIX siècle, de retour d'Espagne où il faisait ses études, Don Diego de la Vega découvre que Los Angeles est tyrannisée par le commandant de la garnison de cette petite ville de la Californie espagnole. Le jeune noble décide alors de combattre ces abus de pouvoir et prend les armes sous le nom de Zorro (renard en espagnol).
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
, 1h16Directed by Gene Fowler Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Musical films
Actors Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Fedderson, Tony Marshall, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, Malcolm Atterbury
Roles Officer Chris Stanley
Rating51%
Tony Rivers (Michael Landon), a troubled teenager at Rockdale High, is known for losing his temper and overreacting. A campus fight between Tony and classmate Jimmy (Tony Marshall) gets the attention of the local police, Det. Donovan (Barney Phillips) in particular. Donovan breaks up the fight and advises Tony to talk with a “psychologist” that works at the local aircraft plant, Dr. Alfred Brandon (Whit Bissell), a practitioner of hypnotherapy.
The Last Frontier (1955)
, 1h38Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston, Anne Bancroft, James Whitmore, Russell Collins
Roles Lieutenant Benton (uncredited)
Rating62%
Trapper Jed Cooper (Victor Mature) and his two best friends Gus (James Whitmore) and Mungo (Pat Hogan) are relieved of their possessions by some unfriendly Indians, so they seek shelter at a nearby army fort, commanded by Captain Riordan (Guy Madison). The captain recruits the three men as scouts. Also at the fort is Corrina Marston (Anne Bancroft), waiting for her missing husband, Colonel Frank Marston (Robert Preston).
Sincerely Yours (1955)
, 1h55Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Liberace, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol, William Demarest, Lori Nelson
Roles Dick Cosgrove (uncredited)
Rating53%
Seven Angry Men (1955)
, 1h30Directed by Charles Marquis Warren
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Historical, Western
Actors Raymond Massey, Dennis Weaver, Debra Paget, James Best, Jeffrey Hunter, Larry Pennell
Roles Salmon Brown
Rating63%
John Brown (Raymond Massey) a controversial 19th-century abolitionist. After cutting a bloody swath through Kansas, Brown and his followers hole up in a warehouse at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, where he meets his own personal Waterloo at the hands of federal troops.
All I Desire (1953)
, 1h19Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Long
Rating69%
Naomi Murdoch abandons her husband and children in Wisconsin, setting off to become an actress and also to flee from an aggressive former suitor, Dutch Heineman. She decides to return 10 years later at the invitation of daughter Lily, who is appearing in a high school play and about to graduate.
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
, 1h19Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, Chill Wills, Victor Jory, Neville Brand
Roles Sergeant
Rating63%
During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen to leave the fort and warn the families of the mission's defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Anna. But when everyone around him is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud has no proof that he was ordered to leave his post, and is therefore branded a coward.
The Golden Blade (1953)
, 1h17Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Rock Hudson, Piper Laurie, Gene Evans, George Macready, Guy Williams, Kathleen Hughes
Roles Town Crier (uncredited)
Rating56%
The movie opens with a raging desert battle between the cities of Basra and Baghdad, during which Harun's (Rock Hudson)father, Basran is fatally wounded. Before he dies, he gives his son a medallion he has pulled from his killer's neck, and urges him to somehow end the senseless killings.
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
, 1h39Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Anita Ekberg, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Paul Cavanagh
Roles Andre
Rating66%
On a riverboat, Mark Fallon impresses fellow gambler Kansas John Polly, who takes him under his wing. The advice includes being wary of the rich and dishonest F. Montague Caldwell, who is caught cheating by Mark in a poker game.