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Peter Whitney is a Actor American born on 24 may 1916 at Long Branch (USA)
Peter Whitney (May 24, 1916 – March 30, 1972) was an American actor in film and television. He was born Peter King Engle in Long Branch, New Jersey. Tall and corpulent, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Nationality USA
Birth 24 may 1916 at Long Branch (USA)
Death 30 march 1972 (at 55 years) at Santa Barbara (USA)
Birth 24 may 1916 at Long Branch (USA)
Death 30 march 1972 (at 55 years) at Santa Barbara (USA)
Peter Whitney (May 24, 1916 – March 30, 1972) was an American actor in film and television. He was born Peter King Engle in Long Branch, New Jersey. Tall and corpulent, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
, 2h1Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Le désert
Actors Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Slim Pickens, L. Q. Jones, Gene Evans
Roles Cushing
Rating71%
Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) is isolated in the desert, awaiting his partners, Taggart (L. Q. Jones) and Bowen (Strother Martin), who are scouting for water. The two plot to seize what little water remains to save themselves. Hogue, who hesitates to defend himself, is disarmed and abandoned to almost certain death.
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
, 1h38Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Roles Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling
Rating56%
Un faux prêtre et une fausse bonne sœur qui, accompagnés de faux moines, se retrouve confrontée à d'autres malfaiteurs lorsqu'ils tentent de braquer une banque.
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
, 1h38Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Heist films
Actors Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch
Roles Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling
Rating56%
Gold stolen by outlaws is stashed in the impenetrable bank of Friendly, a small town in Texas. A preacher, Rev. Pious Blue, is actually a thief. He and his associates, including partner Lyda Kebanov, plan to tunnel into the vault and blow it up with TNT, just as a Fourth of July celebration drowns out the noise.
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
, 1h49Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant, James Patterson, William Schallert
Roles Deputy Courtney
Rating78%
Mr. Colbert, a wealthy man from Chicago who was planning to build a factory in Sparta, Mississippi, is found murdered. White police Chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) comes under pressure to quickly find his killer. African-American northerner Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), passing through town, is picked up at the train station between trains with a substantial amount of cash in his wallet. Gillespie, prejudiced against blacks, jumps to the conclusion that he has his culprit but is embarrassed to learn that Tibbs is an experienced Philadelphia homicide detective who is simply passing through town after visiting his mother. After the racist treatment that he receives, Tibbs wants nothing more than to leave as quickly as possible, but his own chief, after questioning whether Tibbs himself is prejudiced, has him stay and help. Leslie Colbert (Lee Grant), the victim's widow, already frustrated by the ineptitude of the local police, is impressed by Tibbs's expertise when he clears another wrongly accused suspect whom Gillespie has arrested on circumstantial evidence. She threatens to stop construction on the much needed factory unless Tibbs leads the investigation. Unwilling to accept help, but under orders from the town's mayor, Gillespie talks a reluctant Tibbs into working on the case.
, 2h15Directed by Henry Levin, George Pal
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Biography, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about writers, Films about magic and magicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karlheinz Böhm, Barbara Eden, Walter Slezak, Oskar Homolka
Roles The Giant
Rating63%
The story focuses on the Grimm brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) and Jacob (Karlheinz Böhm), and is biographical and fantastical at the same time. They are working to finish a history for a local Duke (Oscar Homolka), though Wilhelm is more interested in collecting fairy tales and often spends their money to hear them from locals. Tales such as "The Dancing Princess" and "The Cobbler and the Elves" are integrated into the main plot. One of the tales is told as an experiment to three children in a book store to see if publishing a collection of fairytales has any merit. Another tale, "The Singing Bone", is told by an old woman (Martita Hunt) in the forest who tells stories to children, while the uninvited Wilhelm secretly listens through an open window. The culmination of this tale involves a jeweled dragon and features the most involved usage of the film's special effects.
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
, 1h18Directed by Harry Joe Brown, Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley, Tol Avery, Peter Whitney, L. Q. Jones
Roles Amos Agry
Rating67%
On his way home to West Texas, Tom Buchanan (Randolph Scott) rides into the Californian border town of Agry, and into a feud between several members of the Agry family. In helping out a Mexican seeking revenge on one of them, Buchanan finds himself against the whole family.
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
, 1h32Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Regis Toomey
Roles Phil the Cannibal (uncredited)
Rating63%
In the year 1861, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War in the Colorado Territory, Owen Pentecost (Robert Stack) is a man from North Carolina who comes west to Denver on a whim. He encounters Ann Merry Alaine (Virginia Mayo), who is going there to open a dress shop.
Man from Del Rio (1956)
, 1h22Directed by Harry Horner
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney, Douglas Fowley, John Larch, Whit Bissell
Roles Ed Bannister
Rating63%
This script must be run from the command line
The Sea Chase (1955)
, 1h57Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, La bataille de l'Atlantique, Political films
Actors John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab Hunter, James Arness
Roles Bachman
Rating63%
Captain Karl Ehrlich (John Wayne) is the master of the elderly German steam freighter Ergenstrasse, in port at Sydney, Australia on the eve of the Second World War. Ehrlich is depicted as a patriot, a former career naval officer who lost his rank and position after falling out of favour with the current regime and refusing to support the Nazi Party. As his ship prepares for sea (or to be interned if war is declared) he meets with an old friend, British Commander Jeff Napier (David Farrar) and his fiancée Elsa Keller (Lana Turner).
The Last Frontier (1955)
, 1h38Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston, Anne Bancroft, James Whitmore, Russell Collins
Roles Sergeant Major Decker
Rating62%
Trapper Jed Cooper (Victor Mature) and his two best friends Gus (James Whitmore) and Mungo (Pat Hogan) are relieved of their possessions by some unfriendly Indians, so they seek shelter at a nearby army fort, commanded by Captain Riordan (Guy Madison). The captain recruits the three men as scouts. Also at the fort is Corrina Marston (Anne Bancroft), waiting for her missing husband, Colonel Frank Marston (Robert Preston).
Gorilla at Large (1954)
, 1h23Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Circus films
Actors Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Burr, Lee Marvin, Peter Whitney
Roles Kovacs
Rating54%
Cyrus Miller's circus has come to the fairgrounds, where barker Joey Matthews invites the crowd to come see the great gorilla, Goliath.
The Black Dakotas (1954)
, 1h5Directed by Ray Nazarro
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Gary Merrill, Wanda Hendrix, John Bromfield, Noah Beery, Jr, Fay Roope, Jay Silverheels
Roles Grimes
Rating54%
Over footage from The Man from Colorado, opening titles inform the audience that during the Civil War the Confederate States of America sent agitators to the American West to incite Indian tribes against the Federal Government to draw troops away from battles in the East.
The Big Heat (1953)
, 1h30Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about suicide
Actors Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan
Roles Tierney
Rating78%
Homicide detective Sergeant Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford), is an honest cop who investigates the death of fellow officer Tom Duncan. It would seem to be an open-and-shut case, suicide brought on by ill health. Bannion is contacted by the late cop's mistress, Lucy Chapman (Dorothy Green), who claims it could not have been suicide. She says that the Duncans had a second home, which would not have been possible on his salary. Bannion visits Mrs. Duncan (Jeanette Nolan). He asks for particulars on the second home and she resents the implication. The next day, Bannion gets a dressing-down by Lieutenant Ted Wilks (Willis Bouchey), who is under pressure from "upstairs" to close the case.
, 1h41Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Betta St. John, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore
Roles James Finch
Rating61%
Seafaring saga of two brothers and the woman they both love. Set against South Pacific islands, this love triangle pits the good brother against the bad as they squabble over a woman and a bag of pearls on the floor of a lagoon; the bad brother redeems himself, however, by helping fend off a mutiny.
The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
, 1h20Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue, Lyle Bettger, Peter Whitney, Stacy Harris, Walter Sande
Roles Ahab Jones
Rating55%
Pendant la Guerre de Sécession, dans le Wyoming, les vendeurs de chevaux Joan Britton (Faith Domergue) et Stephen Cook (Lyle Bettger) sont en concurrence pour fournir l'armée de l'Union en chevaux. En manque de montures, Stephen décide de voler un troupeau de chevaux sioux. L'ancien médecin de l'armée Jonathan Westgate (Jeff Chandler) s'oppose aux méthodes peu scrupuleuses de Cook et est également son rival dans la conquête du cœur de Joan. Il semble que Westgate soit le seul capable d'empêcher une nouvelle guerre indienne.