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Wallace Grissell is a Director and Editor British born on 3 september 1904 at Hounslow (United-kingdom)
Wallace Grissell (September 3, 1904 – April 5, 1954) was a British director and editor.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 september 1904 at Hounslow (United-kingdom)
Death 5 april 1954 (at 49 years) at Camarillo (USA)
Birth 3 september 1904 at Hounslow (United-kingdom)
Death 5 april 1954 (at 49 years) at Camarillo (USA)
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King of the Congo (1952)
, 4h12Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes La préhistoire
Actors Buster Crabbe, Leonard Penn, Jack Ingram, Rick Vallin, William Fawcett, Rusty Wescoatt
Rating65%
The film series is a complicated serial with more twists than a maze that basically centers around a U.S. Air Force captain and his quest for missing microfilm that contains vital information. The heroic Buster Crabbe plays Captain Roger Drum, who shoots down an enemy plane on its way to Africa with the secret microfilm. Intent on revealing the subversive group that the message was for, Drum assumes the pilot's identity and flies to Africa himself and crashes in the jungle. He is rescued by the pacific Rock People, led by Princess Pha (Gloria Dea), and is renamed Thunda, King of the Congo, after he rings a temple gong in alarm. With the subversives believing Thunda is their missing pilot and under constant attack by another tribe called the Cave Men, our hero plots to bring down the subversives who are searching for a new metal more radioactive than uranium. At the end, Thunda (or Drum) clears the jungle of villains and reunites the Rock People and Cave Men for well.
, 4h47Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Adventure
Actors Judd Holdren, George Eldredge, Gene Roth, Don C. Harvey, Skelton Knaggs, William Fawcett
Rating54%
Judd Holdren, in what was only his second starring screen role, plays Captain Video, the leader of a group of crime-fighters known as the Video Rangers. He faces an interplanetary menace, as the evil dictator of the planet Atoma, Vultura (Gene Roth) and his lackey, the traitorous earth scientist Dr. Tobor (George Eldredge) are planning to conquer the earth.
Western Heritage (1948)
, 1h1Directed by Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Tim Holt, Nanette June "Nan" Leslie, Lois Andrews, Walter Reed, Harry Woods, Tom Keene
Rating59%
Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
, 1h1Directed by Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tim Holt, Nanette June "Nan" Leslie, Tom Keene, Robert Bray, Jason Robards Sr., Harry Woods
Rating60%
Federal Operator 99 (1945)
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors George J. Lewis, Lorna Gray, Wally Wales, LeRoy Mason, Maurice Cass, Forrest Taylor
Rating72%
Crime Lord James 'Jim' Belmont escapes FBI custody and resumes his criminal empire, only to be thwarted at every turning point by Jerry Blake, the FBI's Operator 99...
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Actors Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan, Forrest Taylor, Jack Ingram, Harry Strang
Rating70%
A breakthrough scientific device will revolutionize the world's energy usage if the kidnapped creator can be found. To rescue her father, Claire Forrest enlists the help of private detective, Lance Reardon. Clues lead them to a remote Pacific isle known only as Mystery Island, where the two confront sinister and astonishing forces. The descendants of a long-dead pirate, Captain Mephisto are holding the scientist for their own gain. Worst of all, one of the heirs possesses a Transformation Machine with the impossible ability of changing him into the molecular duplicate of his ancestor, Mephisto...
Who's Guilty? (1945)
Directed by Howard Bretherton, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Robert Kent, Minerva Urecal, Amelita Ward, Charles Middleton, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee
Rating64%
Walter Calvert (Clark) calls upon his brother Henry at his eerie old house and demands a share of the family fortune, and threatening to kill Henry if he doesn't get it. Within days, Henry's car goes over a cliff and he is presumed dead. Bob Stewart, Kent - a detective whom Henry asked to investigate the matter if he should die, begins his investigation and Duke Ellis, a newspaper reporter friend is with him. Bob meets the family at their mansion and questions Henry's sister, his half-brother, his nephew and his nephew's bride, and Ruth Allen (Ward), whose father was in business with Henry. Henry's brother Patton (Middleton) and a shadowy figure known as The Voice, plan to kill all the relatives and divide the fortune. As the murder attempts multiply, Bob, Ruth and Duke endeavor to track down the masterminds and bring them to justice.
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
, 1h7Directed by Wallace Grissell, Edward Killy
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audrey Long, Robert Barrat, Robert Clarke, Harry Woods, Minerva Urecal, Tommy Cook
Rating61%
In 1880 the Rafferty family is traveling by covered wagon across the Mojave Desert with their sheep when young Chito hears a voice crying out for help. A boy named Adam Larey stumbles in from the unforgiving sands of Death Valley and leads them to his parents' burning wagon, where they discover the body of his murdered father—the mother having died earlier that day. The family's ten thousand dollars and a framed picture of his mother are missing. The only clue left behind is the crescent J brand on the murderer's dead horse. Angered by the loss, Adam vows to avenge his father's death. The kindhearted Raffertys adopt Adam and raise him as their own.
Haunted Harbor (1944)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge, Roy Barcroft, Clancy Cooper, Oscar O'Shea, Marshall Reed
Rating69%
Sea captain Jim Marsden is about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit, and is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. To clear the captain's name, they head for the island of Pulinan, where they believe the real murderer is hiding. During the search for the killer, one thing leads to another and Jim and the crew soon find that their troubles have just started. Investigating a possible hiding place of the killer, Jim encounters huge sea monsters in Haunted Harbor.
The Tiger Woman (1944)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Adventure
Actors Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, George J. Lewis, Duncan Renaldo, LeRoy Mason, Robert Frazer
Rating66%
Evil oil speculators in South America attempt to drive away a native tribe and their leader, the Tiger Woman. The Tiger Woman, a white woman, might be the lost heiress to a vast fortune, and later plotlines in the serial are built around determining her true identity.
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
, 3h31Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Linda Stirling, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Francis McDonald, Wally Wales, John Hamilton
Rating61%
In Zorro's Black Whip the word Zorro never occurs, but a female who behaves like Don Diego in Idaho fights a cabal of corrupt politicians as "The Black Whip" after her brother (the original Black Whip) is killed.
Marshal of Reno (1944)
, 1h10Directed by Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Herbert Rawlinson, LeRoy Mason
Rating66%
An avalanche of crime prevents the Judge of Blue Springs (Tom Chatterton) from making this western town the new county seat. Behind the anarchy lie a number of devious citizens of a nearby town seeking to make certain that it is their town that is chosen. This town’s news editor, John Palmer (Herbert Rawlinson), head up the gang of lawless troublemakers that plot to defeat Blue Springs chances of success. Two Eastern youths, Danny Boyd and Lee Graham (Jay Kirby and Blake Edwards) ride into the situation and are mistaken for road agents. The outlaws frame the violence on Boyd whose friend, Lee, is unjustly murdered. Red Ryder and Little Beaver intervene to prevent Boyd from going after revenge. Editor Palmer is exposed as being head of the gang and is brought to justice, along with his gang of outlaws.
Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944)
, 1h4Directed by Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, LeRoy Mason, Kenne Duncan
Rating69%
Luther Jennings (LeRoy Mason) seeks to take over the Ryder freight lines run by Red Ryder’s Aunt, the Duchess (Alice Fleming). His gang robs their stages and rustles the horses that Red Ryder (Wild Bill Elliott) is delivering to the Army in order to put them out of business. Jennings tries to buy the Ryder Stage Lines but the Duchess refuses to sell because of Jennings' low offer. When the Army Captain arrives, he arrests Ryder for rustling, believing that Ryder has stolen his own horses to defraud the Army. However, when they are stopped on the way to the fort, Jennings’ hired gunman, Benteen (Bud Geary) tries to kill Glover and make Red look responsible. When Red saves the officer, Glover realizes that Red is innocent.
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Captain America (1944)
, 4h4Directed by Elmer Clifton, John English
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Dick Purcell, Lorna Gray, Lionel Atwill, Charles Trowbridge, Russell Hicks, George J. Lewis
Roles Editor
Rating53%
A rash of suspicious suicides among scientists and businessmen, all found holding a small scarab, gets the attention of Mayor Randolph. He demands that Police Commissioner Dryden and District Attorney Grant Gardner get to the bottom of the case, while openly wishing that Captain America, a masked man who has helped defeat crime in the past, were around to solve the mystery. Gail Richards, Grant Gardner's secretary, investigates and realises someone knows of the "Purple Death", a hypnotic chemical responsible for the suicides. However he then pulls out a gun and takes her into another room. He then orders an associate to tie her up. The D.A. realises she is there and forces the man to take him to her. He finds her tied up and gagged. He frees her but it is threatened that the purple death will be dropped killing them all. But the D.A. shoots him then gets out of the room with Gail.
The Masked Marvel (1943)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Superhero films, Political films
Actors William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Anthony Warde, David Bacon, Tom Steele
Roles Editor
Rating71%
In the The Masked Marvel, a hero dressed in a business suit and a face mask fights the Japanese saboteur Sakima and his espionage organization. The hook of the story is that, in a reversal of the common serial "Masked Mystery Villain" stock character, the audience doesn't know who the hero is until the final reel - all the audience is told is that The Masked Marvel is one of a group of special investigators (the same plotline is used in the Republic serial The Lone Ranger).