Tor Johnson
Nascimento : 1903-10-19,
Morte : 1971-05-12
História
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tor Johnson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971) was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in a number of B-movies, including police inspector turned zombie Daniel Clay in Plan 9 from Outer Space and playing the role of a recurring lab assistant often named "Lobo".
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Himself (archive footage)
Chronicles Stephen C. Apostolof's rise from Eastern-European fugitive to producer and director of sexploitation films in the 60's and 70's, his turbulent relationship with infamous Ed Wood and his downfall in the late 70's with advent of hardcore pornography.
Guard
In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
Joseph Javorsky
Um cientista russo vai aos Estados Unidos a fim de entregar documentos secretos. Ele e seus contatos sofrem um atentado em Yucca Flats, local onde são realizados testes de armas atômicas. Com a explosão de uma bomba nuclear, o cientista é afetado e se transforma em uma besta irracional.
Inspector Clay
Uma dupla de alienígenas que estava irritada com as "estúpidas mentes" do planeta Terra, faz sua base em um cemitério da Califórnia, pois planejavam através do "Plano 9", que se refere a um eletrodo de longa distância que é colocado nas glândulas pineal e pituitária dos mortos, criar um exército de zumbis que marchassem para conquistar as capitais do mundo. O fato de ressuscitarem só três mortos não os desencoraja. Jeff Trent (Gregory Walcott), um piloto de uma linha aérea que vive perto do cemitério precisa salvar Paula (Mona McKinnon), sua mulher, destes seres.
Lobo
Reports of strange activities out by the Old Willow's place signal new adventures for Kelton the Cop & Co. An apparent mystic, Dr. Acula is engaging in rituals designed to raise the dead. But he may get more than he bargained for...
Lobo
Mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to create longevity by surgically installing an artificial gland in their skulls, with disastrous results.
An Eastern European escapes to America, where Communist agents try to track him down.
Mr. Curry
In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...
Lobo
Dr. Eric Vornoff, with the help of his mute assistant Lobo, captures twelve men for a grisly experiment; His goal to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Reporter Janet Lawton, fiancée of the local lieutenant, vows to investigate Vornoff's supposedly haunted house.
Renac (uncredited)
A female version of the man in the iron mask. In this version the mask is put on a princess (patricia medina) rather than a prince as in the original book by Alexander Dumas.
Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
Seria preciso um milagre para a equipe de beisebol Pittsburgh Pirates ganhar a bandeira da vitória. Mas quando uma mocinha pede um milagre, sua adorada equipe começa ganhando - e ela acredita que está sendo ajudada pelos Anjos (que) Entram em Campo! As preces da jovem Bridgit White (Donna Corcoran) são ouvidas quando o Arcanjo Gabriel diz ao gerente combativo dos Pirates, Guffy McGovern (Paul Douglas), que começarão a acontecer milagres se McGovern prescindir de sua presidência. Agora, no que parece ser um milagre, os Pirates começam ganhando, mas a vida de McGovern começa a se complicar quando uma repórter de jornal ouve por acaso Bridgit dizendo que vê as formas angelicais do antigo grande jogador de beisebol ajudando os Pirates neste clássico deleitoso.
The new gardener (uncredited)
Mirian Wilkins, the teenage daughter of Senator Wilkins, starts a Society for the Rehabilitation of Criminals and, without the approval or knowledge of her father, elects him to the position of honorary president. When the family's new gardener, Baxter, turns out to be a notorious ex-convict who was sentenced to prison by Senator Wilkins when he was a judge, Wilkins considers firing him until his daughter points out that would be an unwise decision considering the position her father held on society.
Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.
Abou Ben
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid. Bits include Lou's mirage sightings, one a New York newsboy ("they gave me a bad corner").
Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler
Slammin’ Sammy Menacker is killed in the ring, and Gorgeous George (in his only film appearance) is arrested for murder. Out to clear his name is his manager Lorraine and cop Ron Peterson, who was already on the scene to investigate the Mob’s influence on pro wrestling.
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.
Wrestler (uncredited)
Um empresário é levado a candidatar-se a presidente dos EUA, mas isso requer compromissos desconfortáveis tanto no nível político quanto no matrimonial.
Kay Thordyke adora Grant Matthews e ajuda-o a se tornar o candidato republicano para a presidência dos EUA. A máquina do partido começa a se preocupar quando Grant começa a colocar suas próprias ideias. Em um importante jantar importante, sua esposa Mary condena os políticos corruptos, o que incentiva Grant a começar a falar com mais coragem.
Majordomo (uncredited)
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Weightlifter
The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr. Anthony". The host of a "What's your problem?" radio hour tries to smooth the romantic path of singer Rich Cleveland (Haymes) and his socialite wife Penelope (Lynn Merrick). The fly in the ointment is Dena Marshall (Janis Carter), who has set her sights on the handsome Rich.
Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tries to convince the world he's a ruthless heel. Suddenly he's the most popular lawyer in town -- but he could lose his fiancée.
The Mauler (uncredited)
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
"The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.