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James Kirkwood Sr. is a Actor, Director and Writer American born on 22 february 1876 at Grand Rapids (USA)
James Kirkwood, Sr. (February 22, 1875, Grand Rapids, Michigan – August 24, 1963, Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor and director.
His film career would span more than two hundred films over nearly a half century. Many years later his son, James Jr., would become a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for A Chorus Line.
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 february 1876 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 24 august 1963 (at 87 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 22 february 1876 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 24 august 1963 (at 87 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Biography
Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D.W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of Mary Pickford. In 1923 he married actress Lila Lee; with her, he had a son, James Kirkwood, Jr., who became a writer. He was George Melford's original choice for the starring role of Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan in The Sheik, which was later famously passed to Rudolph Valentino. His directing career fizzled in 1920, but he continued acting well into the 1950s.His film career would span more than two hundred films over nearly a half century. Many years later his son, James Jr., would become a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for A Chorus Line.
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A Holy Terror (2005)
, 53minutesDirected by Irving Cummings, Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Robert Carlyle, Daniel Mays, Sally Eilers, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Skinner
Roles William Drew
Rating53%
Polo player Tony Bard (George O'Brien) travels West to investigate his father's murder, and meets Jerry Foster (Sally Eilers) on a Wyoming ranch. After being kidnapped, Tony escapes and discovers his true father (James Kirkwood) and learns that he was raised by another man (Robert Warwick) who was in love with his mother.
Over the Hill (1992)
, 1h27Directed by Henry King, George Trumbull Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Melodrama
Themes Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème, Children's films
Actors Olympia Dukakis, Mae Marsh, James Kirkwood Sr., Sigrid Thornton, Derek Fowlds, Bill Kerr
Roles Pa Shelby
Rating69%
Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia. But Alma doesn't fit into her daughter's political-hostess life even for a visit, and she finds more sympathy in her granddaughter. Alma, in a burst of rebellion, buys a supercharged hotrod and sets out on a voyage of self-discovery to Melbourne. Along the way, she meets con artists, gangsters, and a ponytailed white-knight in a camper and she finds not only adventure and romance, but also the courage to go back and face her relationship with her daughter and set it right.
Two Rode Together (1961)
, 1h49Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones, Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, John McIntire
Roles Officer (uncredited)
Rating66%
In the 1880s, Marshal Guthrie McCabe (James Stewart) is content to be the business and personal partner of attractive saloon owner Belle Aragon (Annelle Hayes), receiving ten percent of the profits. When relatives of Comanche captives demand that Army Major Fraser (John McIntire) free them, he uses a combination of army pressure and high pay to get the reluctant McCabe to take on the job of ransoming any he can find. He assigns Lieutenant Jim Gary (Richard Widmark) to accompany McCabe.
The Gazebo (1960)
, 1h40Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Martin Landau, John McGiver, Mabel Albertson
Roles Mr MacGruder (scenes deleted)
Rating67%
Television writer and director Elliott Nash (Glenn Ford) is being blackmailed by Dan Shelby (Stanley Adams) over nude photographs of his wife Nell (Debbie Reynolds), taken when she was 18 years old. Elliott does not inform Nell, the star of a Broadway musical, what is going on, but works feverishly to make enough money to pay off the ever-increasing demands.
The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956)
Directed by Noel Langley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates, Kenneth Tobey, Richard Anderson, Walter Kingsford
Roles Brian MacCarthy Age 68
Rating60%
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
, 1h30Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Western
Actors Charles Winninger, John Russell, Arleen Whelan, Russell Simpson, Stepin Fetchit, Francis Ford
Roles General Fairfield
Rating68%
Sur fond de campagne électorale en 1905 dans une petite ville du Kentucky, des hommes se déchirent pour une femme. Alcoolique notoire, le juge Priest se représente aux élections locales. Prenant la défense d'un jeune Noir accusé injustement d'un viol d’une Blanche et participe aux obsèques d’une prostituée notoire, ce qui lui vaut le respect des uns et l’hostilité des autres. De vieux secrets de familles resurgissent...
The Last Posse (1953)
, 1h13Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Derek, Broderick Crawford, Wanda Hendrix, Charles Bickford, Warner Anderson, Henry Hull
Roles Judge Parker
Rating64%
When the anxiously awaited posse returns with neither prisoners nor the stolen money, we learn through flashbacks from three different characters, what took place. Having been cheated by Sampson Drune, a father and his two sons have robbed him and fled. A posse led by Drune took off after them and although unwanted, the town's drunken Sheriff joined them. The Sheriff's influence on Jed, the adopted son of Drune, is the key to Jed later revealing who killed Drune, the robbers, and what happened to the money.
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Western
Actors John Lund, Brian Donlevy, Audrey Totter, Joan Leslie, Ben Cooper, James Brown
Roles Old Man
Rating64%
Civil War factions along the Arkansas-Missouri border are warned by Border City's mayor, Delilah Courtney, to stay five miles from her neutral town or risk arrest. Quantrill, a former Confederate officer gone rogue, brings his gang of marauders to the region, including wife Kate, who he kidnapped from Border City two years ago.
I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
, 1h30Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Bill Shirley, Ray Middleton, Lynn Bari, Rex Allen, Richard "Dick" Simmons, Andrew Tombes
Roles Doctor
Rating58%
In 1849 the song Oh, Susannah is a nationwide hit--but bookkeeper Stephen Foster has given his work to several music houses without charge and without credit. His refined true love Inez McDowell, a classically trained singer, despises popular music, especially Stephen's songs. Foster's world changes when Edwin P. Christy sets him straight on the music business and launches his career as an author of the songs the Christy Minstrels use in their shows.
Man in the Saddle (1951)
, 1h27Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, Alexander Knox, Richard Steven Rauber, John Russell
Roles Sheriff Medary (uncredited)
Rating62%
Owen Merritt, petit propriétaire d'un ranch, se fait voler la femme qu'il aime par un important propriétaire terrien, Will Isham. Mais quand celui-ci apprend que c'est un mariage d'intérêt, il décide de se débarrasser définitivement de celui qui reste son rival. Merritt ne réagit pas, jusqu'au jour où ses deux amis et associés sont assassinés par l'homme de main de Isham.
Santa Fe (1951)
, 1h27Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, John Archer, Warner Anderson
Rating61%
A la fin de la Guerre de Sécession. Devenu contremaître sur le chantier de construction de chemin de fer de Santa Fe, Britt Canfield (Randolph Scott), un ancien soldat confédéré, s'oppose à ses trois frères Clint (John Archer), Tom (Peter M. Thompson) et Terry (Jerome Courtland), qui font tout pour empêcher l'avancée des travaux par haine des Nordistes. Pour y parvenir, ces derniers décident de travailler pour un casino itinérant qui débauchent les ouvriers en leur vendant de l'alcool.
Two of a Kind (1951)
, 1h15Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Lizabeth Scott, Terry Moore, Alexander Knox, Griff Barnett, Virginia Brissac
Rating64%
Mike Farrell (O'Brien) is induced by con artists Brandy Kirby (Scott) and attorney Vincent Mailer (Knox) to purloin a rich couple's ten million dollar estate by having Farrell pose as their long-lost son.
Man in the Saddle (1951)
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, Alexander Knox, Richard Steven Rauber, John Russell
Roles Sheriff Medary (uncredited)
Rating62%
Owen Merritt, petit propriétaire d'un ranch, se fait voler la femme qu'il aime par un important propriétaire terrien, Will Isham. Mais quand celui-ci apprend que c'est un mariage d'intérêt, il décide de se débarrasser définitivement de celui qui reste son rival. Merritt ne réagit pas, jusqu'au jour où ses deux amis et associés sont assassinés par l'homme de main de Isham.
Belle Le Grand (1951)
, 1h35Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Carroll, Vera Ralston, William Ching, Hope Emerson, Grant Withers, John Qualen
Rating60%
Un propriétaire de mines d'or dans le Montana hésite entre deux sœurs, une chanteuse classique et une tenancière d'une maison de jeu, Belle Le Grand, tout juste sortie de prison après avoir été emprisonnée à la place de son mari.
Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
, 1h31Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready, Curt Bois, Dona Drake, Lowell Gilmore
Rating57%
The film follows the standard story about Captain Blood. An Irishman banished for his treatment on a wounded rebel during the Monmouth Rebellion, Dr. Peter Blood has become a feared buccaneer on the high seas. King Charles II of Spain (Curt Bois) thus calls upon the Marquis de Riconete to capture the evasive Captain Blood and end his attacks upon Spanish ships. Blood is safe until he docks to resupply his crew; while his men are out they are betrayed by their supplier, the slave trader George Fairfax. Once captured, the pirates are tortured by the Marquis to find Blood's whereabouts.