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Jerry Hopper is a Director American born on 29 july 1907 at Guthrie (USA)
Jerry Hopper (July 29, 1907 - December 17, 1988) was an American film and television director, active from the mid-1940s through the early 1970s.
He was an editor at Paramount Pictures before moving to the directors' chair for several installments of their Musical Parade series (1946–48). Hopper went on to direct feature films, such as, The Atomic City (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), and The Private War of Major Benson (1955), the later two with actor Charlton Heston. In 1958 he directed Brandon De Wilde and Lee Marvin in The Missouri Traveler.
He then moved primarily into episodic television, having appeared in Colt .45, Bachelor Father, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Addams Family, Burke's Law, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Gilligan's Island, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, among many others.
Dans les années 1960, il fut très actif dans la réalisation d'épisodes de séries télévisées : Perry Mason, L'Homme à la carabine, Les Incorruptibles, Le Fugitif, Suspicion, L'Île aux naufragés, Au cœur du temps, La Famille Addams, Max la Menace... Sa plus longue participation fut pour Gunsmoke (Gunsmoke) entre 1955 et 1975.
Son dernier long métrage fut le western Madron.
Jerry Hopper était le neveu de l'actrice Glenda Farrell. Il épousa Marsha Hunt en 1938. Ils divorcèrent en 1943.
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Birth name Gerald Hooper
Nationality USA
Birth 29 july 1907 at Guthrie (USA)
Death 17 december 1988 (at 81 years) at San Clemente (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 29 july 1907 at Guthrie (USA)
Death 17 december 1988 (at 81 years) at San Clemente (USA)
He was an editor at Paramount Pictures before moving to the directors' chair for several installments of their Musical Parade series (1946–48). Hopper went on to direct feature films, such as, The Atomic City (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), and The Private War of Major Benson (1955), the later two with actor Charlton Heston. In 1958 he directed Brandon De Wilde and Lee Marvin in The Missouri Traveler.
He then moved primarily into episodic television, having appeared in Colt .45, Bachelor Father, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Addams Family, Burke's Law, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Gilligan's Island, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, among many others.
Biography
Jerry Hopper commença sa carrière comme auteur de radio, directeur de casting puis monteur de cinéma. Il réalisa son premier long métrage pour la Paramount Pictures en 1952 : The Atomic City, film d'action dans lequel un spécialiste de l'énergie nucléaire est enlevé pour lui extorquer les secrets de la bombe H. Ce film fut nommé aux Oscars en 1953 dans la catégorie Meilleur scénario. En 1954, toujours pour la Paramount, avec qui il resta associé de nombreuses années, il réalisa Le Triomphe de Buffalo Bill (Pony Express), mettant en scène Buffalo Bill et Wild Bill Hickok luttant pour le succès du Pony Express.Dans les années 1960, il fut très actif dans la réalisation d'épisodes de séries télévisées : Perry Mason, L'Homme à la carabine, Les Incorruptibles, Le Fugitif, Suspicion, L'Île aux naufragés, Au cœur du temps, La Famille Addams, Max la Menace... Sa plus longue participation fut pour Gunsmoke (Gunsmoke) entre 1955 et 1975.
Son dernier long métrage fut le western Madron.
Jerry Hopper était le neveu de l'actrice Glenda Farrell. Il épousa Marsha Hunt en 1938. Ils divorcèrent en 1943.
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Add to a movie listMadron (1970)
, 1h30Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin Israel
Genres Western
Actors Richard Boone, Leslie Caron, Paul L. Smith, Mosko Alkalai
Rating53%
A nun, the only survivor of an Indian massacre of a wagon train, is taken in by a cantankerous old gunfighter.
Blueprint for Robbery (1961)
, 1h27Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors J. Pat O'Malley, Robert J. Wilke, Robert Gist, Henry Corden, Romo Vincent, Jay Barney
Rating62%
À Boston, Chips McCann, patron d'une boîte de nuit, forme un commando afin de braquer un fourgon blindé transportant un magot de 2 millions de dollars. Il confie l'opération à Red Mack, attendant alors la sortie de prison de son vieil ami Pop Kane. Quand ce dernier est enfin libéré, les préparatifs du coup débutent et durent plusieurs semaines. Le braquage se déroule à merveille, les voyous portant des masques d'Halloween...
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
, 1h43Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Brandon deWilde, Lee Marvin, Gary Merrill, Paul Ford, Ken Curtis, Kathleen Freeman
Rating62%
Brandon deWilde leads a cast lengthy in character actors playing subdued Biarn Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum bound for Florida in the post-World War I time period of 1926. He receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobias Brown (Lee Marvin). There, after an episode in the town square involving most of the populace, he meets crusty newspaper man Doyle Magee (Gary Merrill).
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
, 1h36Directed by Douglas Sirk, Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers, George Sanders, Ray Collins, Shelley Fabares, David Janssen
Rating61%
Dr. Mike Parker must leave California to speak at a conference in New York. A widower, he and daughter Suzy have a deal with each other to never actually say goodbye. She remains behind with Miss Tucker, her governess.
Toy Tiger (1956)
, 1h28Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jeff Chandler, Laraine Day, Timothy Hovey, Richard Haydn, Cecil Kellaway, Judson Pratt
Rating63%
New York City advertising executive Gwen Harkinson is a widow with a son, Timmy, who lives full-time in an upstate boarding school. She sends art director Rick Todd in that direction to try to rehire Mike Wyman, a former creative talent for the ad agency who has given up that life to become a sculptor.
The Sharkfighters (1956)
, 1h13Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Victor Mature, James Olson, Claude Akins, Philip Coolidge, Karen Steele, George N. Neise
Rating51%
In August 1943, Lt. Commander Ben Staves (Mature), recovering from the sinking of his destroyer in battle and the loss of part of his surviving crew to shark attack, is flown to Project Shark Chaser, a tiny and isolated Naval Research Laboratory post on the Isle of Pines in Cuba. Its rich environment for sharks and indigenous English-speaking population of Caymanero fishermen makes it an ideal testing ground for the development of an effective shark repellent. The small research team has been led during its first ten months of investigation by Lt. Commander Leonard "Len" Evans (Coolidge), an ichthyologist formerly with the Scripps Institution, assisted by a chemist, Ensign "Dunk" Duncan (Olson), and a cameraman, Chief Petty Officer "Gordy" Gordon (Akins). Ben assures Evans that he is there to help him, not take over the project. When Evans tells him they'll get started "first thing in the morning," Ben counters with "Why not now?" and the team heads out into the bay on a small fishing boat crewed by a local Caymanero and his teenage son Carlos (Campos) to test copper acetate as a repellent. Evans advises that the project has already tested over 200 methods, including poisons, repulsive odors, color clouds, and ultrasonics, none of which has a lasting effect in driving away sharks. The test is initially successful until the acetate cloud dissipates after a few minutes.
Everything But the Truth (1956)
, 1h23Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe, Barry Atwater, Timothy Hovey, Frank Faylen, Philip Bourneuf
Rating62%
A schoolboy who has been urged to always tell the truth blurts out that an uncle of his has received a payoff from a politician. Chaos ensues, as teacher Joan Madison fights the school principal's decision to expel the boy from classes and enlists a newspaper columnist, Ernie Miller, to help support her cause.
Smoke Signal (1955)
, 1h28Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Piper Laurie, Rex Reason, William Talman, Milburn Stone, Gordon Jones
Rating62%
1852. Le capitaine Harper découvre, en arrivant au fort, que le commandant de celui-ci a été tué. Il quitte le fort avec quelques hommes, la jeune Laura Evans, fille du commandant, et Brett Halliday, accusé d’avoir déserté pour rejoindre les indiens Utes. Hallyday tente vainement de se justifier en déclarant à Harper, qui le déteste, que sa volonté était d’empêcher un bain de sang entre les indiens et les soldats. Il conseille à Harper de fuir en barque, ce que l’officier finit par accepter. Le trajet est périlleux, car les Utes sont toujours en train de guetter leurs adversaires. Halliday révèle à plusieurs reprises son courage et Laura comprend qu’il avait bien agi. Ford devient jaloux de Halliday et tente de le tuer mais c’est lui qui fait une chute mortelle.
, 1h45Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Films about education
Actors Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, William Demarest, Timothy Hovey, Nana Bryant, Tim Considine
Rating64%
Le major Benson mène ses troupes à la dure, répétant à l'envi que les soldats sont des faibles et qu'il faut les façonner de force. Lorsque ses paroles sont reprises dans Newsweek, le général Ramsey lui indique qu'il se doit de le punir pour avoir ainsi publiquement calomnié l'armée. Barney se retrouve alors obligé de prendre la direction de l'académie militaire de Sheraton, à Santa Barbara (Californie). Arrivé sur place, Barney découvre qu'il s'agit d'une institution catholique et que les élèves ont entre 6 et 14 ans...
The Square Jungle (1955)
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Tony Curtis, Barney Phillips, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Kelly, Jim Backus
Rating64%
Pat Quaid, an alcoholic San Francisco widower, ends up in jail. His grocery-clerk son, Eddie, needs $25 to bail him out. When he can't borrow it, Eddie enters an amateur fight contest and wins it.
One Desire (1955)
, 1h34Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Carl Benton Reid, Natalie Wood, William Hopper
Rating61%
Clint Saunders tient la banque dans une luxueuse salle de jeux de la petite ville d'Oil Hill. Sa petite amie Tracy Cromwell est hôtesse au même endroit. Quand Clint perd son travail, ils se séparent. Ce dernier trouve un poste à Randsberg dans le Colorado, dans un important établissement financier. Tracy rejoint son ami alors que ce dernier se fait charmer par l'envoûtante Judy, imparable séductrice .....
Alaska Seas (1954)
, 1h18Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Robert Ryan, Brian Keith, Jan Sterling, Gene Barry, Ralph Dumke, Fay Roope
Rating60%
Matt Kelly (Robert Ryan) is released from jail and skips town in his boat without paying outstanding storage fees. Back in his home town he is hired by his old friend Jim Kimmerly (Brian Keith), the head of the local salmon fishermen who have formed a canning co-operative. The fishermen are battling against an organised gang who are robbing the fishing traps. Matt however, short on cash, joins the raiders, whilst Jim, unaware of his duplicity, keeps covering for him amongst the other fishermen. Furthermore Kelly has his eyes upon Jim’s fiancée, Nicki (Jan Sterling). Kelly's recklessness eventually causes the loss of Kimmerly's fishing boat in a glacier avalanche. He tries to make amends for his misdemeanours in an act of self-sacrifice.
Naked Alibi (1954)
, 1h26Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Chuck Connors, Max Showalter, Billy Chapin
Rating64%
Police chief Joe Conroy (Hayden) is relieved of his police duties after he accuses a "respected community man" Al Willis (Barry) of murdering a group of police officers. Despite his lack of authority, Conroy puts so much heat on Willis that the latter, making the excuse to his wife Helen (Marcia Henderson) that he needs time to clear his head, skips town for Border City, where he's living a double life as a hoodlum with bar-singer mistress Marianna (Grahame), whom he treats abusively.
Secret of the Incas (1954)
, 1h40Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Thomas Mitchell, Glenda Farrell, Michael Pate
Rating59%
American adventurer Harry Steele (Heston) earns a living as a tourist guide in Cusco, Peru but plans to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure. He possesses an ancient carved stone which gives the location of the Sunburst but has no means to travel there. He is also menaced by his dubious associate Ed Morgan (Mitchell) who wants the treasure for himself and tries to have Harry killed.
Pony Express (1953)
, 1h41Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael D. Moore, Porter Hall
Rating57%
In 1860 Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. On the way they battle the weather, hostile Indians and California secessionists intent on shutting the operation down to encourage California to secede from the Union.