Barbara Payton

Birth : 1927-11-16, Cloquet, Minnesota, USA

Death : 1967-05-08

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Payton (November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and eventual battles with alcohol and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several books including Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story (2007), by John O'Dowd, and L.A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times (2005), by John Gilmore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Payton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

Murder Is My Beat

Eden Lane

Mr. Dean's body is found face down in the fireplace, burned beyond recognition. Nightclub-singer Eden Lane is convicted of the crime. She is escorted to prison by one of the arresting detectives when she convinces him that she just spotted the murderer outside their train.

The Great Jesse James Raid

Kate

The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.

Four Sided Triangle

Lena / Helen

A young man, in love with a woman who can never be his, discovers a way to fulfil his dreams. In their childhood the three were the best of friends, the perfect triangle. But years later when Lena returns to her sleepy home the tone of the relationship changes and it is Robin she loves. Bill has discovered a method of duplication and decides to make an exact replica of the woman he cannot have... .with disastrous consequences for them all.

Run for the Hills

Jane Johnson

Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.

The Flanagan Boy

Lorna Vecchi

Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.

Bride of the Gorilla

Dina Van Gleder

The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?

Drums in the Deep South

Kathy Summers

Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.

Only the Valiant

Cathy Eversham

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

Dallas

Flo

After the Civil War, Confederate soldier Blayde Hollister travels to Dallas to avenge the savage murder of his family. Discovering his enemy is now an esteemed citizen, Hollister plots to expose the outlaw and his syndicate.

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Holiday Carleton

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

The Pecos Pistol

Kate McCormick

A partial remake of and using footage from 1941's "Rawhide Rangers" this Western short is about a ranger who pretends to turn outlaw in order to track down the gang who killed his brother, also a ranger.

Trapped

Meg Dixon

U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters.

Once More, My Darling

Girl Photographer

An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany and the trail leads to the boyfriend of a young debutante from Bel Air.

Silver Butte

Rita Landon

Shipments of silver are going astray after leaving the mine, and Tex and his pals investigate. With 3 songs.