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Stuart E. McGowan is a Director, Scriptwriter and Associate Producer American born on 17 august 1904

Stuart E. McGowan

Stuart E. McGowan
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 august 1904
Death 18 september 1999 (at 95 years)

Stuart E. McGowan est un scénariste, réalisateur et producteur américain né le 17 août 1904 à Chicago, Illinois (États-Unis), mort le 18 septembre 1999 à North Hollywood (États-Unis).

Best films

Singing Guns
Singing Guns
(1950)
(Scriptwriter)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Stuart E. McGowan (41 films)

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Director

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
, 1h36
Directed by Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tim Conway, Chuck McCann, Richard Kiel, Joe Dorsey, Dub Taylor, Reni Santoni
Rating50% 2.5153252.5153252.5153252.5153252.515325
Dewey (Tim Conway) and Wallace (Chuck McCann) are small-town lawmen who are ordered by the governor to go undercover as prison inmates to find out where a gang of thieves have hidden their loot. While they're undercover, however, the governor dies, and because no one else knows about the ruse Dewey and Wallace are stranded in prison.
The Billion Dollar Hobo
The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)
, 1h36
Directed by Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tim Conway, Will Geer, Ellen Gerstein, Sydney Lassick, John Myhers, Frank Sivero
Rating45% 2.2829852.2829852.2829852.2829852.282985
Conway is Vernon Praiseworthy, only heir to his uncle's fortune, who faced poverty and misfortune during the Great Depression but managed to build up his riches despite these hardships. To become eligible for the inheritance, Vernon must suffer as his uncle did by becoming a migrant hobo for a time. Soon after, Vernon and the dog sent to protect him are caught up in a dognapping scheme.
The Ice House
The Ice House (1969)
, 1h25
Directed by Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Jim Davis, Sabrina, Scott Brady, Nancy Dow, John C. Holmes
Rating47% 2.3521452.3521452.3521452.3521452.352145
Ric Martin (Robert Story), a disgraced and long-fired cop, hits on Ice House dancer Venus De Marco (Sabrina) and is struck with a beer bottle for his efforts. Angered, he stalks the dancer, and when she again raises a bottle in a defensive manner, he strangles her. He is thwarted in efforts to hide the body at a local lover's lane, and ends up hiding it at The Ice House, where he works in the menial position of attendant. Other women become his victims and their bodies are stored there as well. His identical twin brother Fred Martin (David Story), himself a cop and investigating the disappearances, cannot understand why his brother is acting oddly. In trying to slow down the hunt for the serial killer, Ric kills Fred and takes his place in the investigation.
Tokyo File 212
Tokyo File 212 (1951)
, 1h24
Directed by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Florence Marly, Tatsuo Saitō
Rating52% 2.631192.631192.631192.631192.63119
U.S. intelligence agent Jim Carter is sent to Japan as a National Weekly Indicator journalist to find Taro Matsudo who is helping the Communists there. Matsudo happens to be Carter's college friend. In his hotel, Carter meets Steffi Novak, a mysterious woman who speaks six languages and wishes to accompany him. Together they both reach a place where Taro is present. However, he does not want to meet Jim. Back at his hotel, Jim receives a telegram informing him to reach Enoshima island. Here he meets Taro who refuses to divulge any information about his commander. He comes to know that Matsudo aspired to be a kamikaze pilot but when Japan surrendered during World War II he sided with the Communists. When Jim returns to his hotel room, he is beaten by a group of Japanese men who tell him to stay away from Taro.

Scriptwriter

The Billion Dollar Hobo
The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)
, 1h36
Directed by Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tim Conway, Will Geer, Ellen Gerstein, Sydney Lassick, John Myhers, Frank Sivero
Roles Story
Rating45% 2.2829852.2829852.2829852.2829852.282985
Conway is Vernon Praiseworthy, only heir to his uncle's fortune, who faced poverty and misfortune during the Great Depression but managed to build up his riches despite these hardships. To become eligible for the inheritance, Vernon must suffer as his uncle did by becoming a migrant hobo for a time. Soon after, Vernon and the dog sent to protect him are caught up in a dognapping scheme.
The Ice House
The Ice House (1969)
, 1h25
Directed by Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Jim Davis, Sabrina, Scott Brady, Nancy Dow, John C. Holmes
Rating47% 2.3521452.3521452.3521452.3521452.352145
Ric Martin (Robert Story), a disgraced and long-fired cop, hits on Ice House dancer Venus De Marco (Sabrina) and is struck with a beer bottle for his efforts. Angered, he stalks the dancer, and when she again raises a bottle in a defensive manner, he strangles her. He is thwarted in efforts to hide the body at a local lover's lane, and ends up hiding it at The Ice House, where he works in the menial position of attendant. Other women become his victims and their bodies are stored there as well. His identical twin brother Fred Martin (David Story), himself a cop and investigating the disappearances, cannot understand why his brother is acting oddly. In trying to slow down the hunt for the serial killer, Ric kills Fred and takes his place in the investigation.
Tokyo File 212
Tokyo File 212 (1951)
, 1h24
Directed by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Florence Marly, Tatsuo Saitō
Rating52% 2.631192.631192.631192.631192.63119
U.S. intelligence agent Jim Carter is sent to Japan as a National Weekly Indicator journalist to find Taro Matsudo who is helping the Communists there. Matsudo happens to be Carter's college friend. In his hotel, Carter meets Steffi Novak, a mysterious woman who speaks six languages and wishes to accompany him. Together they both reach a place where Taro is present. However, he does not want to meet Jim. Back at his hotel, Jim receives a telegram informing him to reach Enoshima island. Here he meets Taro who refuses to divulge any information about his commander. He comes to know that Matsudo aspired to be a kamikaze pilot but when Japan surrendered during World War II he sided with the Communists. When Jim returns to his hotel room, he is beaten by a group of Japanese men who tell him to stay away from Taro.
Hellfire
Hellfire (1949)
, 1h30
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Marie Windsor, Wild Bill Elliott, Forrest Tucker, Jim Davis, H. B. Warner, Paul Fix
Roles Ecrivain
Rating65% 3.2860053.2860053.2860053.2860053.286005
Drifting gambler Zeb Smith promises a dying preacher who saved his life that he'll fulfill the preacher's lifelong goal to build a church.
Saddle Pals
Saddle Pals (1947)
, 1h12
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, Damian O'Flynn, Charles Arnt
Roles Story
Rating64% 3.226083.226083.226083.226083.22608
Gene est envoyé par les éleveurs mécontents de hausse des cotisations, auprès de Waldo T.Brooks, le responsable de l'association qui affirme que quelqu'un manœuvre pour l'acculer à la ruine. Gene consulte les livres de comptes et trouve un trou de 50.000 dollars.