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Irving Pichel (June 24, 1891 – July 13, 1954) was an American actor and film director, who won acclaim both as an actor and director in his Hollywood career.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pichel graduated from Harvard University in 1914 and went immediately into the theater. Pichel's first work in musical theatre was as a technical director for the theater of the San Francisco Bohemian Club; he also helped with the annual summer pageant, held at the elite Bohemian Grove, in which up to 300 of its wealthy, influential members from finance and government participate. With this expertise, he was also hired by Wallace Rice as the main narrator in Rice's ambitious pageant play, Primavera, the Masque of Santa Barbara in 1920. He founded the Berkeley Playhouse in 1923 and served as its director until 1926.
Pichel moved to Los Angeles where he studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. It was there that Pichel achieved considerable acclaim as the title character in the landmark Pasadena Playhouse production of Eugene O'Neill's play Lazarus Laughed in 1927. Two years later, when the studios were hiring any theater-trained actors suitable for talkies, he was signed to a contract with Paramount.
Torture Ship is a 1939 American film directed by Victor Halperin. A mad scientist performs experiments on "the criminal mind" on captured criminals on board his private ship. CAST Lyle Talbot as Lt. Bob Bennett Irving Pichel as Dr. Herbert Stander Julie Bishop as Joan Martel Sheila Bromley as Poison Mary Slavish Anthony Averill as Dirk - Stander's Aide Russell Hopton as Harry "The Carver" Bogard Julian Madison as Paul - Stander's Aide Eddie Holden as Ole Olson Wheeler Oakman as John Ritter Stanley Blystone as Captain Mike Briggs Leander De Cordova as Ezra Matthews Demetrius Alexis as Steve Murano Skelton Knaggs as Jesse Bixel
Biopic of German priest Martin Luther covering his life between 1505-1530 A.D. and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046051 Please consider helping the channel grow by making a donation : https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=SHWZFCCLS7BLG
A Pre Hays-Code adaptation of the 1924 short story of the same name by Richard Connell, the first film version of that story. The plot concerns a big game hunter on an island who hunts humans for sport. The film stars Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks, and King Kong leads Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong. The actor playing "Ivan the Cossack" was Noble Johnson, a multi-talented African American who was a childhood friend of Lon Chaney. This is the 1st known instance of a black actor working in "whiteface" to play a Caucasian character. Zaroff's dogs were Great Danes borrowed from Harold Lloyd. The debut of Leslie Banks. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023238 CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions...
A Christmas Wish is a heartwarming holiday classic about a New York family (led by Durante) who is down on their luck at Christmas time. Shortly before Christmas, they move into a ground floor apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just when it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel, not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever. The film is enlivened with the warmth and sweetness of an unforgettable love story between Terry Moore (of Mighty Joe Young) and Tom Drake (of Meet Me in St. Louis). Rupert the Squirrel (created using George Pal's Academy Award winning animation technique) will charm young and old alike. Jimmy Durante shines when he sings Jingle Bells and other w...
An engrossing film noir with Mickey Rooney, Peter Lorre, and Jeanne Cagney. Needing money for a date, Rooney borrows $20 from the cash register, starting a chain of events that includes car theft, burglary, and possibly murder. This movie is part of the collection: Film Noir Director: Irving Pichel Production Company: Samuel H. Stiefel Productions Audio/Visual: sound, black and white Keywords: suspense; noir; crime; Mickey Rooney; Peter Lorre
United Artists film noir starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre in a story about a garage mechanic's descent into crime. The film has been described as "film noir in a teacup... a pretty nifty little picture" in which Rooney "cast himself against his Andy Hardy goody goody image." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042869/ CHANGE BEFORE GOING PRODUCTIONS: http://www.cbgp.com http://www.facebook.com/changebeforegoingproductions http://www.twitter.com/cbgproductions http://www.gplus.to/changebeforegoing http://www.pinterest.com/cbgproductions Feature films added regularly to the channel. We hope you enjoy these movies and cartoons.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC126T76JjnP1Fyc9VuwVQvw An orphan boy in 183039s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves imdb titlett0024405 Oliver Twist 1933 Dickie MooreAn orphan boy in 183039s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thievesDirector William J CowenWriters Charles Dickens novel, Elizabeth Meehan screenplayStars Dickie Moore, Irving Pichel and William 39Stage39 BoydThis film has be conserved by The Video Cellar archive detailsolivertwist imdb titlett0024405 quotOliver Twistquot is a 1933 American film directed by William J Cowen It is an adaptation of Charles Dickens39s popular novel with the same name and was the first sound version of the classic It stars Irving Pichel as Fagin, Dickie Moore a...
Evil Russian game hunter, Count Zoroff traps unsuspecting shipwreck survivors on his remote island. Bored with hunting animals, the bloodthirsty count decides his new sport is hunting humans. Upon meeting shipwreck survivors Robert Rainsford and Eve Trowbridge, he decides they shall be the next prey in his insane game. The stranded guests are sent off on the mysterious island and must now find a way to outsmart Zoroff and to survive through the night in The Most Dangerous Game! Max Steiner's brilliant score sets the suspenseful and terrifying mood, accentuating this fast-paced race for survival. This film has been restored and is presented in vibrant color under the creative direction of legendary effects master, Ray Harryhausen.
Destination Moon (aka Operation Moon) is a 1950 American Technicolor science fiction film independently produced by George Pal, directed by Irving Pichel, and starring John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, and Dick Wesson. One of the first science fiction films to attempt a high level of accurate technical detail tells the story of the first trip to the moon. When their latest rocket test fails and government funding collapses, rocket scientist Dr. Charles Cargraves (Warner Anderson) and space enthusiast General Thayer (Tom Powers) enlist the aid of aircraft magnate Jim Barnes (John Archer)…
The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there is a plan afoot to tear down Confederate Monument Square. He begins a campaign to rally the townspeople to save the square. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037607 Please consider helping the channel grow by making a donation : https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted;_button_id=SHWZFCCLS7BLG
Child actor Dickie Moore is interviewed in 1984 by Sue Simmons at the studios of WNBC TV in New York. Moore had just published a book called, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" regarding the lives of child actors. Having worked with many people, Moore is perhaps best known for being one of Hal Roach's 'Little Rascals' (a.k.a. 'Our Gang').
Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Peggy Ann Garner Directed by Irving Pichel
10 minutes from the very early rough cut of the 2015 film FAY WRAY, chronicling filmmaker Rick McKay's decade-long friendship and adventures with actress/author/screen icon Fay Wray while on the road in numerous countries. The film cuts between conversations in Fay's home, in the car while Rick is driving with Fay in different towns, long lost home movies and archival footage from Fay's work in Hollywood. The film also includes appearances by Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts, Gore Vidal, Leonard Maltin, Hume Cronyn, William Wegman, Stan Winston as well as her family, Victoria Riskin, Susan Riskin and Bob Riskin. The film is still in production and is tentatively slated to open in theatres in Fall 2015, followed by TV/DVD/BluRay/Streaming by year's end. Although currently only a placeholder, chec...
CITY AT NIGHT - Originally broadcast live on KTLA Channel 5, Los Angeles from the set of the movie "Destination Moon"
Interview with Eddie Overholt, who was arrested for disrupting a meeting of the Greene County Industrial Development Board on July 18, 2014.