Frank Paul Sylos

Nascimento : 1900-10-12, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Morte : 1976-04-16

Filmes

Hex
Art Direction
Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleepy little town of Bingo. The locals are friendly until one of the vets beats a local kid in a drag race, after which the six are driven out of town. After coming upon a small farm, the fugitives are allowed to hide out by the two sisters who run the place. Things go smoothly until one of the vets, after smoking the locoweed growing nearby, tries to rape one of the hosts. Being part Native American, her sister decides to get revenge by casting a hex that steadily does in each of the unwelcome guests.
Rage
Art Direction
An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable for their actions, he runs up against a wall of silence.
Necromancy
Art Direction
After Lori Brandon suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a toy company in northern California. Frank's new boss, the mysterious Mr. Cato, explains that Frank's position will involve magic. Cato, who seemingly holds enormous influence over the town, is pursuing the power of necromancy and believes that Lori holds the key that will help him resurrect his own dead son.
Honky
Art Direction
Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.
The Christine Jorgensen Story
Art Direction
Christine Jorgensen goes to 1950s Denmark and makes headlines for having the first sex-change operation.
Sede de Crime
Art Direction
A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.
Heaven with a Gun
Art Direction
Jim Killian arrives in a small Arizona town hoping to establish a peaceful life as the local preacher, but he soon finds himself in the middle of a feud between sheep ranchers and cattlemen. Leloopa, a young Native American woman, pleads for Killian's help after her shepherd father is hung by Coke Beck, the vicious son of the head cattle rancher. Killian must weigh his actions carefully lest he perpetuate the cycle of retribution and revenge.
They Saved Hitler's Brain
Art Direction
At the end of WWII, Nazi officials spirited the living head of Adolf Hitler out of Germany to a hiding place in the South American country of Mandoras, in order to revive the Third Reich at a later date. By the 1960s, the time has come, so a top scientist is kidnapped in order to help keep Hitler alive. This film is a re-edit of The Madmen of Mandoras released in theaters in 1963.
The Violent Ones
Art Direction
When a girl in a town that's populated by Hispanics is attacked, the only thing she says before falling into a coma is that her attacker is an outsider, a Caucasian. So the sheriff arrests the only outsiders there are. All he can do is hope that one of them will admit to being the attacker or that the girl can wake up long enough to identify him. But at the same time her father is preparing a lynch mob.
Rifles Apaches
Art Direction
A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
Os Que Sabem Morrer
Art Direction
Na Coréia, em 6 de Setembro de 1950, o tenente de pelotão Benson encontra-se isolado em território controlado pelos inimigo depois de uma retirada. Logo eles se juntam ao sargento Montana, cuja preocupação primordial é cuidar de seu coronel catatônico. Benson e Montana não podem se ajudar, mas, juntos eles chegam com os sobreviventes na Colina 465, onde esperam encontrar o resto da divisão. É uma longa e angustiante marcha, repleta de todos os perigos que o inimigo evasivo pode provocar. Quem vai sobreviver?
Bailout at 43,000
Art Direction
An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.
The Boss
Art Direction
A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
Pesadelo
Art Direction
Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.
The Snow Creature
Art Direction
A botanical expedition to the Himalayas captures a Yeti and brings it back alive to Los Angeles, where it escapes and runs amok, seeking food.
Overland Pacific
Art Direction
A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.
Meu Ofício é Matar
Art Direction
The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.
Southwest Passage
Art Direction
Director Ray Nazarro's 1954 western, originally filmed in 3-D, stars John Ireland and Joanne Dru as fugitive bank robbers who hide out by joining a government expedition bound for California.
Miss Robin Crusoe
Art Direction
This 1954 feminist version of "Robinson Crusoe" stars Amanda Blake as a woman shipwrecked on a jungle island. Also with George Nader and Rosalind Hayes.
A Morte Ronda o Cais
Art Direction
Um ex-boxeador que virou motorista de táxi tem que esconder da polícia quando sua irritante esposa é assassinada pelo ladrão de joias com quem ela estava tendo um caso. Depois de perder o campeonato dos pesos pesados, o boxeador Ernie Driscoll agora dirige um táxi para ganhar a vida e ganha o desprezo de sua irritante esposa, Pauline, que o culpa pela sua falta de status social. Envolvida com o ladrão de joias Victor Rawlins, Pauline é assassinada por ele quando ela atrapalha a sua atividade de passar as joias para frente. Responsabilizado pelo assassinato de sua esposa, Ernie deve rastrear Rawlins antes que ele deixe o país. e16.
Vivendo no Inferno
Art Direction
Um homem é acusado de espionagem para os confederados, e condenado à prisão. Depois que ele tenta sem sucesso a fuga, e é condenado a solitária, ele se redime quando a prisão sofre uma praga.
Outlaw Women
Art Direction
A old west town run by women. All the town's business is controlled by a woman gambler who tries not to succumb to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.
Guerrilheiros do Sertão
Art Direction
Cansado de derramamentos de sangue sem sentido, veterano da guerra civil americana promete nunca usar uma arma novamente. Isso se torna difícil quando ele se indispõe com o tirano da cidade.
Bride of the Gorilla
Art Direction
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?
Leave It to the Marines
Art Direction
Gerald Meek and Myrna McAllister go to city hall to apply for a marriage license. Gerald wanders into the Marine Recruiting office by mistake and Sergeant Delaney signs him into the Marine Corps and sends him for a medical examination before Gerald realizes what has happened. He finds himself in uniform and ready to be shipped to boot camp without any delay, other than explain to his intended-bride that Uncle Sam has other plans for him.
Drums in the Deep South
Art Direction
Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides during the Civil War in a desperate battle atop an impregnable mountain.
Continente Perdido
Art Direction
When an experimental atomic rocket crashes somewhere off-radar, its three developing scientists are joined by three Air Force men in tracking it down to a small Pacific island, where it apparently has landed on the plateau of the island's steep-walled, taboo mountain...
Varieties on Parade
Art Direction
Following a live orchestra opening, emcee Eddie Garr greets the audience and tells them about his trip to Los Angeles, where out-of-work actors are always 'acting' while in their service-industry jobs. What follows is a cavalcade of wild and wacky performances.
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
Art Direction
A young boy finds himself in a home for retired minstrel acts. He's anxious to find out as much as he can about them, and flashbacks show what it was like back in the days of the minstrel shows.
Again Pioneers
Art Direction
Citizens of Fairview are outraged when they learn children from the "Patch", a squalid migrant camp on the outskirts of town, will soon be attending Fairview's school.
Second Chance
Art Direction
A bank president and his wife, facing a crisis in their life and both nearing the age of fifty, look back on what has happened to them over the years of their marriage.
A Wonderful Life
Art Direction
Sponsored by The Protestant Film Commission, this religiously-affiliated tale centers around citizen Henry Wood (played by Oscar winner James Dunn from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"), who loved family and church, gave to the needy, and donated most of his money to charity. Now deceased, his somewhat neglected daughter reflects on his past and ponders that age-old question, did he indeed have such "a wonderful life"?
The Return of Jesse James
Art Direction
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
Motor Patrol
Art Direction
A cop poses as a member of a stolen-car ring to capture the men responsible for the murder of his fiancee's brother.
O Barão Aventureiro
Art Direction
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
Coração Prisioneiro
Art Direction
Uma jovem e ambiciosa modelo de loja de departamentos de Los Angeles tem o sonho de se casar com um milionário, mas descobre que a vida na riqueza nem sempre é feliz. E o sonho de infância de Leonora Eames se torna realidade. Se casa com Smith Ohlrig, um homem que vale milhões. Mas seu sonho inocente torna-se um pesadelo, quando percebe a verdade sobre seu marido - ele é louco por poder e insano! Como ele não lhe dará o divórcio, ela deixa sua vida de luxo em Long Island e vai trabalhar como recepcionista em um pobre consultório médico no Lower East Side de Nova York. Depois que Smith a engana em uma reconciliação temporária, Leonora fica grávida. Quando ela percebe que está esperando, ela e um dos médicos, Larry Quinada (James Mason), se apaixonaram. Mas ela é novamente atraída para seu marido rico em busca de segurança financeira para seu filho. Seu marido sádico está empenhado em manter ela e seu filho prisioneiros. O que vai acontecer com Leonora? (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Bungalow 13
Art Direction
In this detective drama, a gumshoe must find a priceless hunk of jade. His several leads evaporate when the police succeed in killing all of the suspects.
The Babe Ruth Story
Art Direction
The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
So This Is New York
Art Direction
A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon they are continually shocked at the alien culture of the Big Apple.
Smart Woman
Art Direction
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
Ruthless
Art Direction
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.
The Hunted
Art Direction
A cop investigating a jewel robbery finds that all trails lead to his girlfriend - but she claims she's being framed.
O Romântico Defensor
Art Direction
Cole Armin vai para Albuquerque trabalhar com seu tio John. Cansado das táticas de John, Cole resolve ficar ao lado de Ted Wallece e sua irmã Celia, rivais de seu tio.
Blonde Savage
Art Direction
An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall white blonde woman.
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Art Direction
A World War II European orphan, Paul, has lost all faith in humanity. Brought to the United States by Father Mathew, Paul's confidence and faith are gradually restored through his close association with a dog, Rin-Tin-Tin.
The Burning Cross
Art Direction
Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which have occurred in his hometown while he was away, a young man becomes easily talked into joining the Ku Klux Klan. Banned by the Virginia Board of Censors, and financed independently because no bank would loan money for it.
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
Art Direction
The Gas House Kids, the very poor man's Bowery Boys, head for Hollywood.
Jungle Flight
Art Direction
Kelly Jordan and Andy Melton are former AAF fliers operating a cargo service over the South American mountain ranges in order to get enough money to return to Texas and buy a commercial line.
Dragnet
Art Direction
Scotland Yard Inspector Geoffrey James comes to the United States looking for a band of international gem-thieves who have smuggled a rich load of jewels from England to America via a trans-ocean airline. Mary Hogan, an airline hostess, aids him in his quest.
Hollywood Barn Dance
Art Direction
Based on and built around the west coast radio program, "The Hollywood Barn Dance", although no members of the 1947 cast of the program are in the film, but the better-known (on a national scale) Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadors, Jack Guthrie and Jimmy and Leon Short more than make up for that. The slight plot, around 18 songs, begins with Tubb and his band searching for $2000 needed to rebuild their town chuch after it burned down while they were rehearsing in it. Hollywood, here they come!
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Art Direction
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.
Fear in the Night
Art Direction
The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.
Swamp Fire
Art Direction
Highlights in this one include a fist-fight between Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe (I won't give away the winner, but check the cast order); a cat-fight between Virginia Grey and Carol Thurston that the male cast of Sienfeld would pay to see and, just to keep things moving, Weissmuller wrestles an alligator, and there are two mid-water collisions between small-craft boats, a big ship wreck and a blazing swamp fire finale. Toss in a plot that has Weissmuller as a psycho-neurotic war veteran who, because he piled up his Navy destroyer on the rocks, now dreads returning to his pre-war occupation of a pilot guiding ships through the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi. Throw in icy Virginia Grey as a spoiled heiress out to take Johnny away from his job, his friends and the girl he loves (who knows why), and you have enough plot and action for two Pine-Thomas jewels.
A Scandal in Paris
Art Direction
A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
Suspense
Art Direction
The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor at the show to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the show's star, who also happens to be the owner's wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes is appropriate...
Algemas do Destino
Art Direction
A fugitive receives help from a victim's sister as he tries to clear his name of robbery and murder charges.
Midnight Manhunt
Art Direction
Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.
Scared Stiff
Art Direction
A meek reporter happens upon a murder, an escaped gangster and a stolen jade chess set.
High Powered
Art Direction
Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in which he was injured and another workman was killed.
A Grande Paixão
Art Direction
Homem tem como único objetivo é manter-se como o grande e renomado artista, fazendo do espetáculo um escape de vida. Quando sua ajudante vê nele um alvo fácil de sedução, planeja o assassinato do inconveniente marido. O que ela não sabe é que o despertar do amor em Flamarion pode tornar-se uma obsessão mortal.
Double Exposure
Art Direction
In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistaken for evidence of a murder and she must try to prove her own innocence.
One Body Too Many
Art Direction
An insurance salesman, Albert Tuttle, is hired as a body guard for a millionaire.
I'm from Arkansas
Art Direction
A town in Arkansas makes national headlines when a local sow gives birth to 18 piglets.
Uma Estranha Aventura
Art Direction
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.
Gambler's Choice
Art Direction
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...
Jive Junction
Art Direction
A young classical musician becomes the conductor a high-school all-girl jive band to entertain the troops.
Tornado
Art Direction
The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unaware that among his employees is a saboteur planning destruction and chaos.
Corregidor
Art Direction
A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.
The Moon and Sixpence
Art Direction
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.
Wildcat
Art Direction
Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal go to a town in oil country offering $25,000 to the person who brings in the first well. They find oil on the outskirts but have to sell a share to a promoter who hires Johnny's old enemy.
No Hands on the Clock
Art Direction
A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.
No Greater Sin
Art Direction
The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s. The story centers upon an intrepid health commissioner who is out to get rid of the tawdry hookers responsible for spreading the disease.
Paper Bullets
Art Direction
Circumstances force naive Rita Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it a cynical criminal who rises to power in the local crime organization.
South of Panama
Art Direction
Secret agent Roger Pryor is dispatched below the border to protect an important scientific formula. Believe it or don't, this mixture has the ability to render things invisible.
Federal Fugitives
Art Direction
A government agent goes undercover in order to apprehend a saboteur who caused a plane crash.
The Mad Empress
Art Direction
The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.
I Demand Payment
Art Direction
A just-married young woman attempts suicide after her husband tells her he really doesn't love her because he has become involved in an extortion racket, then finds herself becoming involved with the doctor who has saved her life and become attracted to her.
Sunset Murder Case
Art Direction
Small-time showgirl poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed responsible for her father's murder.
La vida bohemia
Art Direction
Based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger, and the Giacomo Puccini opera. The young, tubercular seamstress, Mimi, falls in love with the impoverished playwright, Rodolfo, but poverty takes its toll on their relationship. When Mimi meets a wealthy suitor, Viscount Paul, to ask him for financial help, Rodolfo dumps her.
Love Takes Flight
Art Direction
A commercial pilot romances both a Hollywood actress and a female aviator. 1937.
Bank Alarm
Art Direction
A federal agent learns the gangsters he's been investigating have kidnapped his sister.
Park Avenue Logger
Art Direction
Millioniare Curran, thinking his son too intellectual, sends him west to learn logging at one of his lumber camps. Unknown to his father, Grant Curan is a professional wrestler and easily able to handle the thugs that attack him at the lumber camp. This enables him to stay on the job and he soon undercovers how his father is being cheated by the local boss.
Pilot X
Art Direction
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.