
Houseley Stevenson
Oyuncu · 1879 – 1953 · London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Houseley Stevenson (July 30, 1879 – August 6, 1953) was an American character actor who was born in London on July 30, 1879, and died in Duarte, California on August 6, 1953. He began his movie career in 1936 and had a short career in early television productions. Stevenson performed in live stage productions in New York under the name Houseley Stevens. He was a resident teacher at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.
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Film7.0DramPopülizm ve hırsın aynı bünyede birleştiği bir politikacı olan Willie Stark, hedefi uğruna herşeyi göze alan ve mubah sayan bir kişiliktir. Bu özelliği, ilk zamanlarda başarı kazanmasını sağlasa da, sonradan hızla düşüşe geçen kariyerinin de baş nedeni olacaktır. Steven Zaillian yönetimindeki film, 1949 yılında Robert Rossen tarafından yönetilmiş aynı isimli filmin yeniden çevrimi. İlk filmin, En İyi Film, En İyi Erkek Oyuncu da dahil üç dalda Oscar kazandığını, aynı zamanda Robert Penn Warren imzalı romanın da Pulitzer ödüllü başarılı bir roman olduğunu belirtelim.
Film7.5RomantikFantastikBir denizcinin hayaleti olan Kaptan Gregg (Rex Harrison), uzun yıllar yaşadığı evinden ayrılmak istememektedir. Eve gelen kiracıların hepsini korkutup kaçırmıştır. Ama romantik bir genç kadın olan Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney), deniz kenarındaki sakin bir tepede olan bu evi çok beğenir. Küçük kızı Anna (Natalie Wood) ile birlikte, şehrin gürültüsünün uzağında sakin bir yaşam arzulamaktadır. Burasının hayaletli bir yer olduğunu belirten komisyoncunun tüm ısrarlarına rağmen vazgeçmez ve evi kiralar. İlk gece, esrarengiz Kaptan Gregg gelir ve Lucy Muir’e kendisiyle ilgili söylenen saçmalıklari açıklar kızgınlıkla: İntihar etmediğini, tersine, bir kaza sonucu yasamdan ayrıldığını bu güzel kadına anlatır. Lucy Muir korkmuştur, ama yine de bu sözünü esirgemeyen, sert oldugu kadar da içtenlikli ve yapmacıksız davranan Kaptan’a yakınlık duymuştur. Ve Lucy Muir evde kalmaya karar verir.
Film6.5GizemGerilimAfter a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · 166 votes
Film7.3GerilimGizemVincent Parry, masumiyetini kanıtlamak için hapisten kaçıp karısını öldürme planları yapan bir adamdır. Böylece karanlık bir yolculuğa adım atmaktadır.
Film6.2DramSuçAn attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Knock on Any Door
1949 · 75 votes
Film7.4WesternThe fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
The Gunfighter
1950 · 217 votes
Film6.1WesternDrifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the sheriff's sister) and that wild frontiers woman, Calamity Jane. Circumstances make Sam richer by a very fast race horse. But his seemingly good luck with horses and women leads him to disaster. Will he be forced into a life of crime?
Film6.2DramTarihFransa, 15. yüzyılda İngiltere'ye karşı yapılan Yüz Yıl Savaşları'ndan sonra mağlup ve perişan bir millettir. On dört yaşındaki çiftçi kızı Joan of Arc, Cennetten, Orleans'a karşı Tanrı'nın Ordusuna liderlik etmesini ve zayıf Dauphin Charles VII'yi Fransa Kralı olarak taçlandırmasını isteyen sesler duyduğunu iddia eder. Joan, inancıyla insanları bir araya toplar, bir ordu kurar ve Orleans'ı fetheder.
Film7.2DramIn Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable profession.
The White Angel
1936 · 6 votes
Film6.6WesternAfter a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent man who was jailed under false pretenses. When Canfield and his fellow fugitives reach an isolated farming settlement where the men are all away, it creates tension with the local women. Things get direr when rumors of hidden money arise, and Canfield discovers that the man who framed him is part of the community.
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951 · 31 votes
Film6.1DramTarihAmber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
Forever Amber
1947 · 33 votes
Film6.9MaceraRomantikIn the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
The Wild North
1952 · 9 votes
Film6.1DramWhen Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
The Lady Gambles
1949 · 34 votes
Film5.3RomantikKomediThe third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · 14 votes
Film7.2KomediTwo absentee American parents get to know their three children again after spending five years in Panama.
Darling, How Could You!
1951 · 5 votes
Film6.8KomediRomantikIndecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · 18 votes
Film7.0WesternSuçAfter escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
Colorado Territory
1949 · 79 votes
Film6.0WesternIn order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.
The Gal Who Took the West
1949 · 12 votes
Film6.3KomediRomantikKit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Without Reservations
1946 · 21 votes
Film7.2AksiyonSuçAn accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942 · 4 votes
Film5.4SuçDramCatherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.
Take One False Step
1949 · 18 votes
Film6.5WesternA cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.
Ramrod
1947 · 54 votes
Film6.1SuçDramA Catholic priest finds himself investigating the murder of his colleague.
Edge of Doom
1950 · 22 votes
Film7.0KomediDramComedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter's romance with a serviceman.
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 · 1 votes
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Dizi6.7Aksiyon ve MaceraBilim Kurgu ve FantastikIt's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.
Adventures of Superman
1952 · 63 votes