Howard Wright
Biography: Howard Wright (born Frederick Howard Wright) was a songwriter ("The Strawberry Roan," "When the Bloom Is on the Sage"), composer, author, singer, radio actor, writer, producer and director, educated in college and then an Army officer in World War I. He appeared in musical comedies and tab shows, and also directed and produced in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; Oakland; Long Beach; San Diego; and Honolulu. He toured in vaudeville and was a member of the radio and recording team The Happie Chappies, with Nat Vincent. Also he wrote for acts, including the original Beverly Hillbillies. For twelve years, he acted in the "Ma Perkins" radio series, as well as in many other radio shows. In addition, he wrote scripts for radio series ("Mystery Is My Hobby," "Deadline") and extras. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborator was Nat Vincent, and other examples of his popular-song compositions include "Mellow Mountain Moon," "Little Girl Dressed in Blue," "At the End of the Lane," "Sitting on the Bank by the River," "It's Great to Love Someone Who Loves You Too," "My Pretty Quadroon," "Me and My Burro," "Old Black Mountain Trail," "My Dear Old Arizona Home," and "It's Time to Say Aloha."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 30, 1896
Deathday: July 02, 1990
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Cell 2455 Death Row
1955-04-19
Cell 2455 Death Row
Overview: A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-19
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Young Jesse James
1960-08-02
Young Jesse James
Overview: When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes his family's homestead to find his brother Frank, a soldier in Quantrill's Raiders, a renegade band of Confederates. Bent on revenge, Jesse begs to join the raiders.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-02
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The Spider
1958-09-01
The Spider
Overview: Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-01
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Five Minutes to Live
1961-12-07
Five Minutes to Live
Overview: A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-07
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The Bonnie Parker Story
1958-05-28
The Bonnie Parker Story
Overview: In the 1930s, amoral blonde tommy-gun girl Bonnie Parker cut a swath of bodies across the South-West. Starting out on gas stations and bars with side-kick Guy Darrow she graduated to bank hold-ups with Darrow's brother and, after bloodily springing him, her jailed husband. But there was never any doubt who was in charge.
Genres: Crime Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-28
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What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
1969-08-20
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Overview: An aging widow hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to keep buried.
Genres: Crime Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-20
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The Gun That Won the West
1955-09-01
The Gun That Won the West
Overview: In the late 1880s, Colonel Carrington and his command are assigned the job of constructing a chain of forts in the Sious Indian territory of Wyoming. Carrington recruits former cavalry scouts Jim Bridger and "Dakota Jack" Gaines to lead the project. Bridger and Gaines are friendly with Sioux chief Red Cloud, and they feel a peace treaty with the Indians can be made. If an Indian-war breaks out, the cavalry is depending on getting a new type of Springfield rifle. Bridger, Gaines and Gaines wife, Maxine, arrive at the fort for the conference. Gaines, in a drunken fit, tries to intimidate the Indians unto signing a treaty. Chied Red Fox threatens war if his territory is invaded by any troops building forts.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-01
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Stranger at My Door
1956-04-06
Stranger at My Door
Overview: Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard, Clay's horse goes lame and he is forced to pull-up at a nearby farm. He soon discovers that the place belongs to local preacher Hollis Jarret, his new wife, and a son from a previous marriage. Clay, posing as a weary traveler, tries to insinuate himself into a secure hideout, but the reverend isn't fooled. He agrees to allow Clay to remain at the farm for a few days, but his motive isn't the preservation of his family's safety. Hollis reasons that, with time, patience and a lot of faith, he can convince the outlaw to turn over a new leaf. But Clay's criminal tendencies may run deeper than the preacher had imagined
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-06
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Last of the Pony Riders
1953-11-03
Last of the Pony Riders
Overview: Ex-Pony Express rider Autry ties to protect his US mail franchise as the Pony Express gives way to stage coach mail and the telegraph. Gene's last film appearance as a singing cowboy.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-11-03
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The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959-07-01
The Legend of Tom Dooley
Overview: Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-01
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Tennessee Champ
1954-03-03
Tennessee Champ
Overview: A boxer desperate for money falls in with a shady promoter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-03-03
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Seminole Uprising
1955-05-01
Seminole Uprising
Overview: An angry Seminole chief wages war after his tribe is relocated from Florida to the American West.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-05-01
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Headline Hunters
1955-09-15
Headline Hunters
Overview: A rookie reporter in pursuit of an expose gets tangled up with big-time mobsters.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-09-15
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One Desire
1955-07-20
One Desire
Overview: The "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their shady former lives and settle down to respectability. With Clint's younger brother and an orphaned girl in tow, the couple moves to a Colorado mining town where their love is tested by Judith Watrous, daughter of the town banker, who has her sights on Clint.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-20
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The Louisiana Hussy
1959-04-01
The Louisiana Hussy
Overview: Cajun newlyweds must deal with the jealousy of his brother, who also loved her, and the arrival of a mysterious seductress in their bayou backwater.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-01
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Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956-10-02
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Overview: A programmer with a Latin American beat.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-02
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The Chase
1966-02-18
The Chase
Overview: The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-02-18
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The Solid Gold Girl
1964-02-14
The Solid Gold Girl
Overview: While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of his is being tried for robbery and murder. The outlaw has hidden the loot and offers to reveal the location to Destry, but instead provides the location to Patience Dailey, a gold digging saloon singer played by Tammy Grimes.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-14
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Good Times
1967-04-11
Good Times
Overview: Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and Cher have three days to come up with an idea for a hit movie or they'll have to use the studio's hackneyed script.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-11
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War of the Colossal Beast
1958-06-04
War of the Colossal Beast
Overview: Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-04
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The Legend of Earl Durand
1974-10-08
The Legend of Earl Durand
Overview: The Legend Of Earl Durand was the story of a young child whose family lived near DuBois, Wyoming and made Earl live in a hut in the wild because they thought he had a contagious disease. When the local Aboriginal people discovered his plight, they took him under their wing so he grew up as a sort of wild man, completely able to live off the land. He was known as the "Robin Hood" of the West because he hunted game on Federal land which was very illegal and gave the meat to the poor.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-10-08
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Apache Rifles
1964-11-26
Apache Rifles
Overview: A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-26
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The Raid
1954-08-04
The Raid
Overview: A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-04
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