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Houseley Stevenson is a Actor British born on 30 july 1879
Houseley Stevenson (parfois crédité Houseley Stevens), né le 30 juillet 1879 à Londres (Angleterre) et mort le 6 août 1953 à Duarte (Californie), est un acteur américain d'origine anglaise.
Un de ses rôles les plus connus est celui du chirurgien esthétique opérant Humphrey Bogart dans Les Passagers de la nuit de Delmer Daves (1947). Mentionnons également Jeanne d'Arc de Victor Fleming (1948, avec Ingrid Bergman dans le rôle-titre), ainsi que les westerns La Fille du désert de Raoul Walsh (1949, avec Joel McCrea et Virginia Mayo) et Au pays de la peur d'Andrew Marton (son avant-dernier film, 1952, avec Stewart Granger et Cyd Charisse).
À la télévision américaine, il apparaît dans huit séries de 1948 à 1954 (diffusion après sa mort survenue en 1953, à 74 ans), dont Les Aventures de Superman (un épisode, 1952).
Au théâtre enfin, Houseley Stevenson joue notamment à Broadway (New York) dans cinq pièces entre 1938 et 1940, dont On the Rocks de George Bernard Shaw (1938, avec Joseph Anthony et Philip Bourneuf) et The Time of Your Life de William Saroyan (1939-1940, avec William Bendix, Celeste Holm et Gene Kelly).
De son mariage sont nés trois enfants, dont l'acteur Onslow Stevens (1902-1977).
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Ayant quitté son Angleterre natale pour s'installer définitivement aux États-Unis (dont il obtient la citoyenneté), Houseley Stevenson contribue ainsi au cinéma à soixante-six films américains sortis entre 1936 et 1952.Un de ses rôles les plus connus est celui du chirurgien esthétique opérant Humphrey Bogart dans Les Passagers de la nuit de Delmer Daves (1947). Mentionnons également Jeanne d'Arc de Victor Fleming (1948, avec Ingrid Bergman dans le rôle-titre), ainsi que les westerns La Fille du désert de Raoul Walsh (1949, avec Joel McCrea et Virginia Mayo) et Au pays de la peur d'Andrew Marton (son avant-dernier film, 1952, avec Stewart Granger et Cyd Charisse).
À la télévision américaine, il apparaît dans huit séries de 1948 à 1954 (diffusion après sa mort survenue en 1953, à 74 ans), dont Les Aventures de Superman (un épisode, 1952).
Au théâtre enfin, Houseley Stevenson joue notamment à Broadway (New York) dans cinq pièces entre 1938 et 1940, dont On the Rocks de George Bernard Shaw (1938, avec Joseph Anthony et Philip Bourneuf) et The Time of Your Life de William Saroyan (1939-1940, avec William Bendix, Celeste Holm et Gene Kelly).
De son mariage sont nés trois enfants, dont l'acteur Onslow Stevens (1902-1977).
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The Wild North (1952)
, 1h37Directed by Andrew Marton, Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse, J. M. Kerrigan, Morgan Farley, Henry Corden
Roles Old Man
Rating64%
A trapper goes on the run in the Canadian wilderness, pursued by a lawman.
As Young as You Feel (1951)
, 1h17Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Marilyn Monroe, Constance Bennett
Roles Le vieil homme sur le banc dans le parc
Rating64%
When printer John R. Hodges (Monty Woolley) is forced to retire at age 65 because of a company policy, he decides to do something about it. Dyeing his hair black, he poses as Harold P. Cleveland, the president of his former employer's parent company and goes on an inspection tour of his old workplace, with the firm's nervous, mystified executives in tow. While walking around the plant, Hodges runs into Joe Elliott (David Wayne), the boyfriend of his granddaughter Alice (Jean Peters), and winks at him to let him in on the joke. Afterward, Hodges complains about the lack of experienced older employees, causing company president Louis McKinley (Albert Dekker) to promise to rescind the retirement policy and rehire all those affected by it within the past year.
Darling, How Could You! (1951)
, 1h36Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Fontaine, John Lund, Mona Freeman, Peter Hansen, Angela Clarke, Angela Clarke
Roles Old Man (Uncredited)
Rating61%
In late 1906, brother and sister Cosmo and Amy Grey have not seen their parents for many years, their father being a doctor who has been in Panama during work on the canal. Their housekeeper sends them to see a play, Peter Pan, but by mistake they end up seeing a rather sophisticated family drama instead.
Hollywood Story (1951)
, 1h16Directed by William Castle, Frederick Kohner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull, Fred Clark, Jim Backus
Roles John Miller, Studio Guard
Rating66%
New York theatrical producer Larry O'Brien (Conte) plans to found a motion picture company in Hollywood. He buys an old studio which was unused since the days of silent movies. There he's shown the office where a famous director was murdered twenty years earlier. Although there were many suspects the case hasn't been solved. O'Brian becomes fascinated by the subject and decides to make a film based on the case. To this end he begins interviewing the surviving participants and soon gets into danger himself. In the end it turns out that the murderer is the victim's jealous brother.
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
, 1h23Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Zachary Scott, Ann Dvorak, Cyril Cusack
Roles Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)
Rating68%
In 1871, six convicts escape from a Carson City prison. A posse loses them in a mountain blizzard, and after the posse turn back, the convicts continue on foot and one of the fugitives freezes to death. The five remaining are Canfield, Greer, Cockerell, Anderson and Maxwell. They make it to a lake called Monte Diablo, where five women live in a settlement while their men are away prospecting for silver. Granny is the elder, watching over Marcia, Rachel, Harriet and Barbara.
Edge of Doom (1950)
, 1h39Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Dana Andrews, Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Robert Keith, Paul Stewart, Mala Powers
Roles Mr. Swanson
Rating63%
The story concerns a young mentally disturbed man, Martin Lynn (Farley Granger), who goes on a rampage after his sick mother dies. One of the man's biggest beefs is with the Catholic Church who, in addition to slighting him when his mother needed a priest, once refused to bury his father years earlier because he committed suicide. The man, blaming the environment he lives in, goes on a rampage taking revenge on his cheap boss, a mortician and a priest, Father Kirkman (Harold Vermilyea), who refuses to give his poor mother a big funeral. He begins his rampage by killing the hard-line Catholic priest, who slighted him, by beating him with a heavy crucifix. Later, another young priest, Father Roth (Dana Andrews), suspects the young man, now arrested for another crime, for the killing.
The Gunfighter (1950)
, 1h25Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Verna Felton
Roles Mr. Barlow (uncredited)
Rating76%
A young, reckless cowboy named Eddie (Richard Jaeckel) deliberately provokes an argument with the notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck). Ringo is widely known as the fastest draw in the West, making him the perpetual target of every young gunslinger eager to become famous as "the man who shot Ringo". When Eddie ignores Ringo's warnings and draws his weapon, Ringo has no choice but to kill him. Eddie's three brothers pursue Ringo as he leaves town, seeking revenge, but Ringo ambushes them, takes their guns, and drives off their horses, leaving them to walk back to town.
The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950)
, 1h11Directed by Paul Sloane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Walter Reed, Houseley Stevenson, Howard St. John, Louise Lorimer, Charles Meredith, King Donovan
Roles Pops
Rating60%
A young man in sits in prison on the night before his execution, while his girlfriend waits for the inevitable in the prison governor's house. The governor and his wife sympathize with both of them. It is the first use of the electric chair in the state, and there are teething problems with its installation. Meanwhile a group of reporters discussing the case, realize that the M.O. of the crime bears a similar style to that of a criminal, "Parrot" Farucco, who was supposed to have died three years previously. As the execution takes place off camera, a prison orderly collecting mail in the cafe identifies a customer as Farucco. He confronts him and is shot by the criminal, who is subdued and tied by other customers who happen to be prison officers waiting to begin work.
Sierra (1950)
, 1h23Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Wanda Hendrix, Burl Ives, Dean Jagger, Tony Curtis, Elliott Reid
Roles Sam Coulter
Rating63%
Jeff Hassard (Dean Jagger) and his son Ring (Audie Murphy) lead an isolated existence in the mountains breaking horses, because Jeff is wanted for a murder he did not commit. Their lives are interrupted when they stumble upon a young woman, Riley (Wanda Hendrix). When Jeff is injured, Ring has to go into town to get help.
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
, 1h24Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, Scott Brady, John Russell, James Millican, Myrna Dell
Roles Ted (as old Timer)
Rating61%
- 1949 - Un journaliste enquête en Arizona sur l'histoire de la famille O'Hara; aux archives du musée local, il préfère des témoignages recueillis auprès de témoins de l'époque encore en vie, en l'occurrence trois vieillards portés sur la bouteille... dont les versions diffèrent quant aux motivations des protagonistes...
Bride of Vengeance (1949)
, 1h32Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Paulette Goddard, John Lund, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, John Sutton, Raymond Burr
Roles Councillor
Rating56%
Knock on Any Door (1949)
, 3h20Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Mickey Knox, Barry Kelley
Roles Junior (uncredited)
Rating65%
Against the wishes of his law partners, lawyer Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart) takes the case of Nick Romano (John Derek), a troubled young man from the slums, partly because he himself came from the same slums, and partly because he feels guilty for botching the criminal trial of Nick's father years earlier (he was innocent). Nick is on trial for viciously killing a policeman point-blank and faces execution if convicted (the event is shown in a dark opening scene, but the killer's face is not seen).
The Lady Gambles (1949)
, 1h39Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Preston, Stephen McNally, Edith Barrett, John Hoyt, John Harmon
Roles Pawnbroker
Rating65%
When his estranged wife Joan is found badly beaten after using loaded dice in a back-alley game, David Boothe looks back on how she came to this sorry state.
Song of Surrender (1949)
, 1h33Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains, Macdonald Carey, Andrea King, Elizabeth Patterson, Henry Hull
Roles Abernathy
Rating65%
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
, 1h28Directed by Sidney Lanfield, Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest, Bruce Cabot, Thomas Gomez, Houseley Stevenson
Roles Doc Chesley
Rating68%
Sorrowful Jones is a New York bookie who keeps his operation hidden behind a trap door in a Broadway barber shop. He suffers from a financial setback when a horse named Dreamy Joe, owned by gangster Big Steve Holloway, unexpectedly wins a race. Jones has to pay all the many customers betting on the horse to win, which empties his pockets completely.