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Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The entire crew perished from starvation, hypothermia, tuberculosis, lead poisoning and scurvy, and the expedition's icebound ships were abandoned in desperation.[citation needed]
Franklin was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, in 1786 and educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth. John Franklin was the ninth of twelve children. One of his sisters was the mother of Emily Tennyson. Franklin's father initially opposed his son's interest in a career at sea. However, Franklin was determined and his father reluctantly allowed him to go on a trial voyage with a merchant ship. This hardened young Franklin's resolve, so at the age of 14 his father secured him a Royal Navy appointment on HMS Polyphemus. Franklin was later present at a number of historic voyages and naval battles. These included the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, an expedition to explore the coast of Australia on HMS Investigator with his uncle, Captain Matthew Flinders, a return to the Napoleonic Wars, serving aboard HMS Bellerophon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and he was at the Battle of New Orleans.
Actors: Nathan Hill (actor), Nathan Hill (producer), Nathan Hill (director), Nathan Hill (writer), Jamie Murgatroyd (composer), William Emmons (actor), Nick Levy (writer), Tony Markulin (actor), Clem Maloney (actor), John McCullough (actor), Kim Maloney (actor), Ruben Francis (actor), Damian Hill (actor), Naomi Lisner (actor), Steven Vandenberg (producer),
Plot: Jordan Rhodes is an honest detective investigating the heinous murder of a leading talent agent. As he delves into a melting pot of beauty, ego and violence, the stakes are raised when the killer distributes horrific crime-scene photographs to the press, thrusting a reluctant Jordan into the spotlight in a city where everybody wants to be famous. Suspicion is immediately thrown onto statuesque model Alexis Clarke, an up-and-coming beauty with a blunt tongue and desire for success. But in an industry where everyone wants to get ahead, everyone has a motive and everyone is a suspect. As young models begin to fall victim to appalling deaths, Jordan discovers that no-one, not even himself, is demonstrating model behavior. He must deal with mounting public pressure and consider the unique possibility that the serial killer he hunts is not only female, but also has an ultimate goal - infamy. But how far will they go to achieve it? And how far will Jordan go to stop it?
Keywords: gun, love, murder, policeActors: Dominic West (actor), Tarn Harper (miscellaneous crew), David M. Thompson (producer), John Shrapnel (actor), Steve Joberns (miscellaneous crew), Imelda Staunton (actress), Daniel Pemberton (composer), Richard Durden (actor), Helene Lenszner (miscellaneous crew), Jane Hawley (miscellaneous crew), Norman Merry (producer), Glynn Henderson (miscellaneous crew), Tilly Vosburgh (actress), David Broder (miscellaneous crew), Neil Calder (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In 1921, in London, the arrogant and skeptical Florence Cathcart is famous for exposing hoaxes and helping the police to arrest con artists. The stranger Robert Mallory tells her that the headmaster of a boarding school in Rookford had invited her to travel to Cumbria to investigate a ghost that is frightening the pupils to death. He also tells that many years ago there was a murder in the estate and recently pupil Walter Portman had died. The reluctant Florence finally accepts to go to Cumbria. On arrival, she is welcomed by governess Maud and the boy Thomas Hill. Soon Florence discovers what had happened to Walter and then the students, teachers and staff are released on vacation, and Florence remains alone with Robert, Maud and Tom in the school. Florence is ready to leave the boarding school when strange things happen, leaving Florence scared.
Keywords: 1920s, arch-bridge, author, boarding-school, boat-dock, boy, boys'-boarding-school, british, camera, caneActors: John Swihart (composer), Beth Grant (actress), Keith Carradine (actor), Adam W. Rosen (miscellaneous crew), Cheryl Hines (actress), Rhoda Griffis (actress), Allison Janney (actress), Jason Ritter (actor), Dale Dickey (actress), Danny Vinson (actor), Courtney Gordon (miscellaneous crew), Autumn Reeser (miscellaneous crew), Autumn Reeser (actress), Hilarie Burton (actress), John Will Clay (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Michael Eklund (actor), Uwe Boll (director), James Shavick (producer), Michael Eklund (actor), Shawn Williamson (producer), Uwe Boll (writer), Uwe Boll (producer), Clint Howard (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Patrick Muldoon (actor), Michael Paré (actor), Nathaniel DeVeaux (actor), Matthew Walker (actor), Darren Robertson (miscellaneous crew), Brad E. Danks (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Matt is haunted by the death of a girl from a car accident he caused years ago. Matt was drunk and as he reached for the car radio, he struck the girl as she crossed the road. The guilt that he feels has altered his sense of reality, making Matt's life a mystery full of shadows and phantoms. Now, years later Matt goes away for weekend with his new girlfriend Dawn. After a wild session of lovemaking, Dawn goes for a walk. While she is away a strange man with an ax comes into the motel room and attacks Matt. After that incident Matt goes into the woods, looking for Dawn. There he encounters Dawn's family who tie him down and put him on trail for the murder of the girl years before. They find him guilty and he is sent back into the forest to be hunted down by the family. The deeper Matt runs into the forest the farther his mind is lost to the Blackwoods.
Keywords: backwoods, car-accident, drunk-driving, flashback, guilt, guilty-conscience, hit-by-a-car, motel, sheriffActors: Bernard Kay (actor), Eileen Way (actress), Cécile Paoli (actress), John Flanagan (actor), Julian Bond (writer), H.E. Bates (writer), David Beames (actor), David Beames (actor), Martyn Friend (director), Michael Heath (actor), Colin Tucker (producer), Dick Allen (editor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,Actors: David Warner (actor), Strother Martin (actor), Stephen Macht (actor), Arthur Hiller (director), Charles Hallahan (actor), Pat Corley (actor), Henry Mancini (composer), Nick Mancuso (actor), Marie Kenney (miscellaneous crew), Martin Ransohoff (producer), Ben Piazza (actor), Alice Hirson (actress), Kathryn Harrold (actress), Donald Hotton (actor), Steve Shagan (writer),
Plot: A colony of vampire bats terrorize a small Indian community in New Mexico. Standard "Nature goes berserk" plot turns extra hokey toward the end when supernatural forces are discovered working through the bats.
Keywords: animal-attack, based-on-novel, bat, blood, cave, murder, native-american, native-american-reservation, plague, rabiesActors: Marsha Jordan (actress), Terri Johnson (actress), Steve Vincent (actor), Donald A. Davis (producer), Donald A. Davis (director), Michael Perrotta (actor), Chet Moore (composer), Capri (actress), Jim Moore (composer), Lynne Lori (actress), Fern Holbrook (actress), Byron Cole (actor), Jeanette Mills (actress), Revel Quinn (actress), Dianna Rosano (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: William Morgan (editor), Charles Bickford (actor), Charles Bickford (actor), Maurice Cass (actor), Robert Gleckler (actor), Jonathan Hale (actor), Harold Huber (actor), Fred Kohler (actor), George Magrill (actor), Pat McKee (actor), Samuel Fuller (writer), Wellyn Totman (writer), Jack Townley (writer), Alberto Colombo (composer), James Cruze (director),
Plot: The undercover cop Rocky Thorpe infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss John Franklin. Franklin conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day Franklin is caught and placed in solitary confinement. Thorpe, Franklin's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. Thorpe orders the mob to keep careful records of their activities, to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when Franklin escapes from jail.
Keywords: cop, evil-man, gangster, police-shootout, prisonActors: Richard Alexander (actor), Yakima Canutt (actor), Horace B. Carpenter (actor), Griff Barnett (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Ray Corrigan (actor), Curley Dresden (actor), Tex Driscoll (actor), John Elliott (actor), Elmer (actor), William Farnum (actor), Jerry Frank (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Charles King (actor),
Plot: The Mesquiteers partner Carson has found gold. Town boss Byron wants it and has Carson killed. Then he has his stooge Sheriff arrest Stony for the murder. While Tucson and Lullaby are away looking for the two witnesses that can free Stony, Byron incites the townsmen to lynch him.
Keywords: anger, angry-mob, arson, battering-ram, chase, contempt-of-court, cowboy, crooked-judge, crooked-lawyer, crooked-politicianActors: Cornelius Keefe (actor), Una Merkel (actress), William Black (actor), Leslie Stowe (actor), Al Stewart (actor), Joseph Depew (actor), Alice May (actress), Philip Van Loan (actor), Horace Haine (actor), Charles Brook (actor), Louis Reinhard (actor), E.M. McMahon (producer), E.M. McMahon (writer), E.M. McMahon (director), Gregory Blackton (actor),
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