 | The Beverly Hillbillies: The Race for Queen - Season 2, Episode 19 - Robert Cummings (1964)
thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com February 5, 1964 Elly May enters a Beverly Hills beauty pageant, but may have to face competition from Granny. Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 -- December 2, 1990), mostly known professionally as Robert Cummings but sometimes as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor. Cummings performed mainly in comedies, but was effective in his few dramas, especially two Alfred Hitchcock films, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He achieved stardom in 1939 in Three Smart Girls Grow Up, opposite Deanna Durbin. His many film comedies include: The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) with Jean Arthur, and The Bride Wore Boots (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Cummings gave memorable performances in three notable dramas: Kings Row (1942) with friend Ronald Reagan, Saboteur (1942) with Priscilla Lane and Norman Lloyd, and Dial M for Murder (1954), with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Cummings also starred in You Came Along (1945), which featured a screenplay by Ayn Rand. The Army Air Forces pilot Cummings played ("Bob Collins") died off camera, but was resurrected ten years later for his television show. Cummings was chosen by producer John Wayne as his co-star to play airline pilot Captain Sullivan in The High and the Mighty, partly due to Cummings's flying experience. However, director William A. Wellman overruled Wayne and hired Robert Stack for the part. Cummings made his mark in the CBS Radio network's ...
2011年11月12日再生回数 24023
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 | They Drive by Night: Starring Emlyn Williams and Ernest Thesiger (1938 Movie)
thefilmarchive.org They Drive by Night is a 1938 British black-and-white, crime thriller, directed by Arthur B. Woods starring Ronald Shiner as Charlie, the café proprietor. It was produced by Warner Brothers - First National Productions. The film is based on the novel of the same name by James Curtis. The picture is sometimes confused with the 1940 American film, They Drive by Night, based on the novel The Long Haul by AI Bezzerides and featuring George Raft and Humphrey Bogart. "Shorty" Matthews (Emlyn Williams) having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover (Ernest Thesiger), continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence. Cast * Emlyn Williams as Shorty Matthews * Ernest Thesiger as Walter Hoover * Anna Konstam as Molly O'Neill * Allan Jeayes as Wally Mason * Anthony Holles as Murray * Ronald Shiner as Charlie, the café proprietor * William Hartnell as Bus Conductor James Curtis adapted his own novel, They Drive by Night to provide the screenplay for the film. The female victims of the book were prostitutes and to prevent censorship this aspect was watered down. Additionally, the book featured scenes of police brutality ...
2011年04月20日再生回数 51120
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 | Part 5 (Chs 23-26) - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Part 5 (Chs 23-26). Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by John Greenman. Playlist for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain: www.youtube.com A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court free audiobook at Librivox: librivox.org A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court free eBook at Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org View a list of all our videobooks: www.ccprose.com
2011年11月28日再生回数 42164
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 | Part 2 (Chs 07-11) - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
Part 2 (Chs 07-11). Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by John Greenman. Playlist for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain: www.youtube.com A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court free audiobook at Librivox: librivox.org A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court free eBook at Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org View a list of all our videobooks: www.ccprose.com
2011年11月28日再生回数 35347
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