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Louis King is a Actor and Director American born on 28 june 1898 at Christiansburg (USA)
Louis King (born June 28, 1898, Christiansburg, Virginia – died September 7, 1962) was an American actor and movie director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King, he entered the movie business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: The Bantam Cowboy (1928), The Fightin' Redhead (1928), The Pinto Kid (1928), The Little Buckaroo (1928), The Slingshot Kid (1927), The Boy Rider (1927), Montana Bill (1921), Pirates of the West (1921), and The Gun Runners (1921).
He directed action adventures and westerns in the 1930s and 1940s in Hollywood. He directed the 20th Century Fox wartime film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas in 1943. In the 1950s, he directed westerns on television. He directed episodes of Gunsmoke in 1957, the Zane Grey Theater in 1958, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and The Deputy in 1960-61.
He died on September 7, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, aged 64.
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Nationality USA
Birth 28 june 1898 at Christiansburg (USA)
Death 7 september 1962 (at 64 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 28 june 1898 at Christiansburg (USA)
Death 7 september 1962 (at 64 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Louis King (born June 28, 1898, Christiansburg, Virginia – died September 7, 1962) was an American actor and movie director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King, he entered the movie business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: The Bantam Cowboy (1928), The Fightin' Redhead (1928), The Pinto Kid (1928), The Little Buckaroo (1928), The Slingshot Kid (1927), The Boy Rider (1927), Montana Bill (1921), Pirates of the West (1921), and The Gun Runners (1921).
He directed action adventures and westerns in the 1930s and 1940s in Hollywood. He directed the 20th Century Fox wartime film Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas in 1943. In the 1950s, he directed westerns on television. He directed episodes of Gunsmoke in 1957, the Zane Grey Theater in 1958, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and The Deputy in 1960-61.
He died on September 7, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, aged 64.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
, 1h57Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about religion
Actors Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Davenport
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating77%
The film opens in 1482 with King Louis XI and his close advisor, Frollo, the King's Chief Justice of Paris, in a printing shop. Frollo is determined to do everything in his power to rid Paris of anything he sees as evil, including the printing press and gypsies, who at the time are persecuted and prohibited from entering Paris. That day is Paris' annual celebration, the Festival of Fools. Esmeralda, a young gypsy girl, is seen dancing in front of an audience of people, including the King and Frollo. Quasimodo, the hunchback and bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, is crowned the Pope of Fools until Frollo catches up to him and takes him back to the church.
5th Ave Girl (1939)
, 1h23Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison, Tim Holt, Kathryn Adams Doty
Roles (uncredited)
Rating67%
Wealthy industrialist Alfred Borden (Walter Connolly) has problems both at work and at home. His employees at Amalgamated Pump are making demands that may drive the business he has built up from nothing into bankruptcy, and his son Tim (Tim Holt) has lost a major customer through neglect (he prefers playing polo). On his birthday, Borden's secretary gives him a loud tie as a gift, but when he goes home to his Fifth Avenue mansion, he finds nobody there but the servants. His unfaithful wife Martha (Verree Teasdale), his daughter Katherine (Kathryn Adams), and Tim have all forgotten or do not care.
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
, 2h6Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller
Roles Man (uncredited)
Rating77%
Successful banker Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold) has just returned from Washington, D.C., where he was effectively granted a government-sanctioned munitions monopoly, which will make him very rich. He intends to buy up a 12-block radius around a competitor's factory to put him out of business, but there is one house that is a holdout to selling. Kirby instructs his real estate broker, John Blakely (Clarence Wilson), to offer a huge sum for the house, and if that is not accepted, to cause trouble for the family.
The Lady Objects (1938)
, 1h6Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Gloria Stuart, Joan Marsh, Pierre Watkin, Robert Paige, Arthur Loft, Stanley Andrews
Roles Porter
Rating54%
Football hero (Lanny Ross) weds sweetheart (Gloria Stuart), but the marriage suffers when she becomes a prominent lawyer.
The White Angel (1936)
, 1h32Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Poésie, Political films, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Donald Woods, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, Henry O'Neill
Roles Secretary (uncredited)
Rating65%
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale (Kay Francis) decides to become a nurse, puzzling her upper-class family. She travels to Germany to the only nursing school. The training is arduous, but she endures and graduates. When she returns home, however, no one is willing to employ her.
Way Down East (1935)
, 1h20Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Margaret Hamilton, Louis King
Roles Minister
Rating60%
The story centers upon a starving, impoverished gamin who lost everything after a wicked millionaire tricked her into a marriage and impregnated her. The baby doesn't survive the ordeal and the poor girl ends up sheltered by a puritanical farm family. While there, she falls in love with the son.
It's A Small World (1935)
, 1h10Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Spencer Tracy, Wendy Barrie, Raymond Walburn, Virginia Sale, Astrid Allwyn, Irving Bacon
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating58%
Jane Dale, une fille de St. Louis en vacances avec sa mère à la Nouvelle-Orléans, ramène la voiture de sa cousine Nancy Naylor pour rentrer à St. Louis. Sur une route de campagne en Louisiane, elle percute la voiture de l'avocat Bill Shevlin. Un veau est tué dans l'accident, et Bill s'amuse de ce que Jane menace de le poursuivre. Un juge arrive d'une ville voisine et les poursuit pour conduite imprudente. Bill est reconnu coupable et doit payer une amende, alors que Jane reçoit l'appui de témoins qui confirment son innocence.
Mexicali Rose (1929)
, 1hDirected by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Sam Hardy, William Janney, Louis Natheaux, Louis King, Dorothy Gulliver
Roles Dad, the Drunk
Rating55%
The Devil's Cargo (1925)
, 1h20Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Wallace Beery, Pauline Starke, Claire Adams, William Collier Jr., Raymond Hatton, George Cooper
Rating61%
Main Street (1923)
, 1h30Directed by Harry Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Florence Vidor, Monte Blue, Alan Hale, Harry Myers, Louise Fazenda, Noah Beery Sr.
Roles Mr. Volstead
Rating24%
The Printer's Devil (1923)
Directed by William Beaudine
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Wesley Barry, Harry Myers, Kathryn McGuire, Louis King, George C. Pearce, Raymond Cannon
Roles Lem Kirk
Watch Your Step (1922)
, 50minutesDirected by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Cullen Landis, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bert Woodruff, George C. Pearce, Raymond Cannon, Gus Leonard
Roles Lote Spivey
Un jeune homme d'une famille aisée aime parcourir la ville au volant de sa voiture ; il s'amuse à distancer la police qui le poursuit, bien qu'il soit généralement rattrapé. Après son dernier incident, son père l'avertit de cesser ce jeu, et le jeune homme promet de se calmer. Cependant, il cède bientôt à ses anciennes habitudes. Mais cette fois, en tentant de fuir deux policiers à moto, il a un accident. Pensant qu'il a tué un des policiers, il fuit en ville et se retrouve sans le sou, dans une petite ville à plusieurs kilomètres de là. Bientôt, il rencontre une jeune fille dont il tombe amoureux, qui s'avère être la fille du chef de la police locale.
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Dangerous Mission (1954)
, 1h15Directed by Irwin Allen, Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Psychologie
Actors Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, Vincent Price, William Bendix, Betta St. John, Dennis Weaver
Rating57%
After a young woman, Louise Graham, witnesses the murder of a crime boss, she flees the city, deciding to hide out in Glacier National Park. She is followed by two men, Matt Hallett and Paul Adams, one of whom is a federal agent, who had sworn to protect her and bring her back as a witness, the other a ruthless killer, determined to murder her.
Powder River (1953)
Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, Cameron Mitchell, Mae Marsh, Carl Betz, John Dehner
Rating61%
Chino Bullock, un ancien marshal, décide de prendre sa retraite pour chercher de l'or avec son ami Jack Slater. Mais quand ce dernier se fait tuer, Chino reprend du service...
Sabre Jet (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Robert Stack, Coleen Gray, Richard Arlen, Julie Bishop, Leon Ames, Kathleen Crowley
Rating53%
The United States Air Force at Itazuke Air Base during the Korean War has a visitor: Jane Carter, a female journalist who wishes to do a feature story on the wives of the American pilots. Jane admits to the wing commander General Hale that she is the wife of one of his squadron leaders, Colonel Gil Manton. This is news to everyone.