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Nicholas Nayfack is a Producer and Original Music Composer American born on 27 january 1909 at New York City (USA)

Nicholas Nayfack

Nicholas Nayfack
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 january 1909 at New York City (USA)
Death 31 march 1958 (at 49 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)

Nicholas Nayfack (January 1, 1909 – March 31, 1958) was an American movie producer whose notable works include Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy. He was the nephew of MGM studio chief Nicholas Schenck and United Artists studio boss Joseph M. Schenck. He married actress Lynne Carver in 1937. Nicholas Nayfack died of a heart attack at the age of forty-eight on March 31, 1958
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Helen Rose
Helen Rose
(3 films)
Malcolm Brown
Malcolm Brown
(3 films)
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Filmography of Nicholas Nayfack (14 films)

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Producer

Gun Glory
Gun Glory (1957)
, 1h29
Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Stewart Granger, Chill Wills, Rhonda Fleming, James Gregory, Jacques Aubuchon, Arch Johnson
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.096753.096753.096753.096753.09675
Tom Early rides into a Wyoming town where he once lived with his wife and son. In the general store, owner Wainscott is annoyed when he believes clerk Jo is flirtatious with Early.
The Invisible Boy, 1h30
Directed by Herman Hoffman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone, Robert H. Harris, Than Wyenn
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.651722.651722.651722.651722.65172
The Invisible Boy is a mixture of lighthearted playfulness and menacing evil. As it begins, ten-year-old Timmie Merinoe (Eyer) seems only to want a playmate. After he is mysteriously invested with superior intelligence, he reassembles a robot that his father and other scientists had been ready to discard as unrepairable junk. No one pays much attention to the robot, named Robby, after Timmie gets it operating again, until Timmie's mother becomes angry when her son is taken aloft by a huge powered kite that Robby has built at Timmie's urging.
Forbidden Planet, 1h38
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Théâtre, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Invisibilité
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson
Roles Producer
Rating74% 3.748123.748123.748123.748123.74812
In the 23rd century, to discover the fate of an expedition sent 20 years earlier, starship C-57D reaches the distant planet Altair IV. Dr. Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon), one of the expedition's scientists, contacts the starship. He states no assistance is required, warning the Earth ship away, saying he cannot guarantee their safety. Commander John Adams (Leslie Nielsen) insists on landing.
Ransom!
Ransom! (1956)
, 1h49
Directed by Alex Segal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about families
Actors Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Keith, Juano Hernández, Richard Gaines
Roles Producer
Rating68% 3.44883.44883.44883.44883.4488
Young Andy Stannard (Bobby Clark) is the son of Dave Stannard (Glenn Ford) , a wealthy executive, and his wife Edith (Donna Reed). One day, Edith and Dave feel that each has miscommunicated with the other about the whereabouts of their son. The principal of Andy's school telephones and informs Edith that Andy was picked up by a nurse and taken to Dr. Gorman's office for treatment of a viral infection. However, when Dave phones Dr. Gorman, he finds out that Andy has not been at his office at all that day. Realizing that their son has been kidnapped, the Stannards call the police.
The Scarlet Coat, 1h35
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, Anne Francis, Robert Douglas, John McIntire
Roles Producer
Rating62% 3.1479753.1479753.1479753.1479753.147975
In 1780, General Benedict Arnold commands the Continental Army defences at West Point, New York. Major John Bolton (Cornel Wilde), a dragoon officer assigned to counter-intelligence, intercepts and kills a British spy leaving the Storm King Tavern, and captures a letter found on the spy. He reports to Gen. Robert Howe (John McIntire), that the coded message was from the British spy calling himself "Gustavus" to "James Osborn", in care of Dr. Jonathan Odell of New York, stating that Arnold has taken command at West Point. The secret knowledge indicates that the spy is a "highly placed person". Bolton returns to the tavern, where one of his contacts, stableboy Ben Potter (Bobby Driscoll), tells him that the Tory wife of a redcoat, Mrs. Sally Cameron (Anne Francis), is travelling under a flag of truce possibly carrying information to the enemy. She catches them searching her room, where Bolton takes her safe conduct pass after verbally sparring with her. Mrs. Cameron tries to seduce Bolton to obtain its return, but he rebuffs her. A messenger arrives with a package for "Mr. Moody," but when no one by that name can be found, another traveler, Col. Winfield, offers to deliver the package. Bolton recognizes that Winfield is an imposter, and in a struggle over the package, kills him. Other American officers arrest Bolton for murder and deliver him to Howe.
Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop (1954)
, 1h29
Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft, Steve Forrest, Anne Francis, Alan Hale Jr.
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.291983.291983.291983.291983.29198
Christopher Kelvaney is a crooked police officer who takes bribes and payoffs from criminals and other nefarious folk. His brother Eddie is a young member of the police force who is honest and loyal.
Escape from Fort Bravo, 1h39
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, William Campbell, Polly Bergen
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.293813.293813.293813.293813.29381
Fort Bravo is a Union prison camp run by a strict Captain Roper (William Holden). A pretty woman named Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) shows up to help free the prisoners, especially Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe). Roper falls in love with her (and she with him), so he has an additional motive to recapture the escapees. He does just that, but on the way back to the fort, they are attacked by fierce Mescalero Indians who are hostile to both sides and trapped in a shallow exposed depression. Roper frees and arms his prisoners, but even then, it looks like the Indians will wipe them out. Bailey (John Lupton) escapes to call for help. One by one, they are killed, including Campbell (William Demarest), Young (William Campbell), and the American Indian guide. Marsh and Lieutenant Beecher (Richard Anderson) are wounded. The next morning, to try to save Carla, Roper makes it look like he is the only one left alive and walks out in plain view. He is wounded, but the cavalry comes to the rescue just in time. Roper thanks Bailey for coming with help, while Marsh dies after smiling at Bailey.
Glory Alley, 1h19
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Kurt Kasznar, Gilbert Roland, John McIntire, Dan Seymour
Roles Producer
Rating56% 2.8085052.8085052.8085052.8085052.808505
New Orleans newspaper columnist Gabe Jordan, about to retire, tells the story of a most unforgettable character, boxer Socks Barbarossa.
The Sellout, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond, Thomas Gomez, Cameron Mitchell
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2910853.2910853.2910853.2910853.291085
Big-city newspaper editor Haven D. Allridge (Pidgeon) starts a crusade against corrupt small-town sheriff Burke (Gomez) after he gets a first-hand taste of Burke's version of justice. Although Burke blackmails Allridge into silence using the misdeeds of Allridge's son-in-law, county prosecutor Randy Stauton (Mitchell), state attorney Chick Johnson (Hodiak) continues the fight.
Vengeance Valley, 1h18
Directed by John Ireland, Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Richard Thorpe, Irving Ravetch
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, Ted de Corsia
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.947442.947442.947442.947442.94744
Fifteen years ago, wealthy but crippled Colorado cattleman Arch Strobie (Ray Collins), whose own son Lee (Robert Walker) is wild, took in young Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) as a foster son to help raise him. Now Owen is ranch foreman, but Lee, despite being married to Jen (Joanne Dru), is wilder than ever.
No Questions Asked, 1h20
Directed by Harold F. Kress
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy, Jean Hagen, Richard Anderson, Moroni Olsen
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2911653.2911653.2911653.2911653.291165
Ellen Jessman returns from a skiing vacation and Steve Keiver is at the airport to pick her up in his pal Harry's taxi. Keiver wants to marry Ellen, but as an insurance company's investigator, he doesn't make much money and knows that concerns her.
No Questions Asked, 1h20
Directed by Harold F. Kress
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy, Jean Hagen, Richard Anderson, Moroni Olsen
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2911653.2911653.2911653.2911653.291165
Steve Kiever (Barry Sullivan) est un jeune avocat travaillant pour une compagnie d'assurances. Il souhaite obtenir de l'avancement afin de contenter les goûts de luxe de sa petite amie, Ellen (Arlene Dahl). Cette dernière, de retour de voyage, se dérobe une nouvelle fois à la proposition de mariage de Kiever.
Devil's Doorway, 1h24
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Producer
Rating71% 3.592783.592783.592783.592783.59278
The Civil War may be over back East, but prejudice still rules the West. A full-blooded Shoshone Indian named Lance Poole distinguished himself in the war, winning the Congressional Medal of Honor, only to return home to Medicine Bow, Wyoming, to something a far cry from a hero's welcome.
Border Incident, 1h34
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about immigration
Actors Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, James Mitchell, Arnold Moss, Alfonso Bedoya
Roles Producer
Rating69% 3.4967453.4967453.4967453.4967453.496745
"Here is the All-American Canal. It runs through the desert for miles along the California-Mexico border... Farming in Imperial Valley... [requires] a vast army of farm workers... and this army of workers comes from our neighbor to the south, from Mexico. ... It is this problem of human suffering and injustice about which you should know. The following composite case is based upon factual information supplied by the Immigration and Naturalization Service..."

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Escape from Fort Bravo, 1h39
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, William Campbell, Polly Bergen
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating65% 3.293813.293813.293813.293813.29381
Fort Bravo is a Union prison camp run by a strict Captain Roper (William Holden). A pretty woman named Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker) shows up to help free the prisoners, especially Confederate Captain John Marsh (John Forsythe). Roper falls in love with her (and she with him), so he has an additional motive to recapture the escapees. He does just that, but on the way back to the fort, they are attacked by fierce Mescalero Indians who are hostile to both sides and trapped in a shallow exposed depression. Roper frees and arms his prisoners, but even then, it looks like the Indians will wipe them out. Bailey (John Lupton) escapes to call for help. One by one, they are killed, including Campbell (William Demarest), Young (William Campbell), and the American Indian guide. Marsh and Lieutenant Beecher (Richard Anderson) are wounded. The next morning, to try to save Carla, Roper makes it look like he is the only one left alive and walks out in plain view. He is wounded, but the cavalry comes to the rescue just in time. Roper thanks Bailey for coming with help, while Marsh dies after smiling at Bailey.