Gerald Drayson Adams

Nascimento : 1900-06-25, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Morte : 1988-08-23

Filmes

Feriado no Harém
Screenplay
Ao visitar um país no Oriente Médio um ídolo das matinês, Johnny Tyronne (Elvis Presley), é forçado a ajudar assassinos que desejam destronar o rei. Simultaneamente ele se apaixona por Shalimar (Mary Ann Mobley), a filha do monarca.
Com Caipira Não se Brinca
Story
Como oficial da Força Aerea, Josh Morgan é indicado para a tarefa de persuadir os Tatum, seus parentes distantes por parte de mãe, a vender as suas terras para serem usadas como uma base de mísseis. Quando ele visita os Tatum, Josh encontra também duas primas lindas, Azalea e Selena. As duas garotas (Yvonne Craig e Pam Austin) respectivamente querem o amor de Josh.
Com Caipira Não se Brinca
Screenplay
Como oficial da Força Aerea, Josh Morgan é indicado para a tarefa de persuadir os Tatum, seus parentes distantes por parte de mãe, a vender as suas terras para serem usadas como uma base de mísseis. Quando ele visita os Tatum, Josh encontra também duas primas lindas, Azalea e Selena. As duas garotas (Yvonne Craig e Pam Austin) respectivamente querem o amor de Josh.
The Wild Westerners
Writer
Sheriff Plummer and his men are using their badges to easily rob gold shipments and kill the drivers. Marshal McDowell and his men are looking for the killers. They catch one who is murdered to keep from talking but his killer is identified as Plummer's Deputy. Plummer is still not suspected when McDowell's wife is kidnaped and the outlaws demand the big gold shipment be sent unguarded. So McDowell heads out alone to face the gang with a load of gunpowder instead of gold and only a few trusted Deputies nearby.
Fury River
Screenplay
Rogers Rangers fight the French & Indians in Canada while searching for a waterway which will lead to this ocean.
Gun Fight
Story
Action Western directed by Edward L. Cahn . After courageously protecting a pretty dance hall girl (Joan Staley) from peril, former cavalry soldier Wayne (James Brown) refuses to join his brother Brad's (Gregg Palmer) unlawful cattle rustling gang, which leads to heated disagreements, bitter betrayals and life-threatening danger.
Gun Fight
Screenplay
Action Western directed by Edward L. Cahn . After courageously protecting a pretty dance hall girl (Joan Staley) from peril, former cavalry soldier Wayne (James Brown) refuses to join his brother Brad's (Gregg Palmer) unlawful cattle rustling gang, which leads to heated disagreements, bitter betrayals and life-threatening danger.
Frontier Rangers
Writer
A pastiche of three episodes from the 1958 TV series Northwest Passage, stitched together as a feature and released theatrically in Europe.
War Drums
Screenplay
The friendship between a white man & an Apache chief is tested when they fall in love with the same woman
Affair in Reno
Story
The story of a PR man hired by a millionaire to go to Reno to prevent his daughter from marrying an opportunistic gambler.
Gun Brothers
Story
Recently discharged cavalry sergeant Chad Santee (Buster Crabbe) joins his brother, Jubal (Neville Brand), and discovers that Jubal is a wanted outlaw. On the way he meets Rose Fargo and rescues her from the unwanted advances of a gambler, "Blackjack". When Chad and Rose arrive they find that Jubal and his partner, Shawnee, are really rustlers and outlaws. Jubal tries to get Chad to join them but he refuses, and leaves to set up his own homestead with Rose at his side. Later, the repentant Jubal comes to join him. Shawnee, angry at what he considers a double-cross, attacks the brothers with his gang.
Gun Brothers
Screenplay
Recently discharged cavalry sergeant Chad Santee (Buster Crabbe) joins his brother, Jubal (Neville Brand), and discovers that Jubal is a wanted outlaw. On the way he meets Rose Fargo and rescues her from the unwanted advances of a gambler, "Blackjack". When Chad and Rose arrive they find that Jubal and his partner, Shawnee, are really rustlers and outlaws. Jubal tries to get Chad to join them but he refuses, and leaves to set up his own homestead with Rose at his side. Later, the repentant Jubal comes to join him. Shawnee, angry at what he considers a double-cross, attacks the brothers with his gang.
A Torre dos Monstros
Story
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...
Three Bad Sisters
Screenplay
Following the death of a wealthy man, his three daughters squabble about who should be the principal heiress.
A Mestiça do Mississippi
Story
In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold, and pirates like Lili Scarlet (Patricia Medina, Mr. Arkadin) will do anything to get it. After robbing Jules Tulane’s (John Dehner, The Boys from Brazil) estate of his crop, Scarlet takes over Tulane’s land debt and forces him to pay or go to prison. In exchange for postponing his debt, Scarlet allows Tulane’s son, André (Lex Barker, Robin Hood and the Pirates), to work as her servant. When André and Scarlet fall in love, it leads to jealous rage from Scarlet’s former paramour, expert swordsman Hugo (Warren Stevens, Forbidden Planet) — and when Hugo looks to raid the Tulane estate again, it is up to André and Scarlet to take him down and save the estate.
A Mestiça do Mississippi
Screenplay
In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold, and pirates like Lili Scarlet (Patricia Medina, Mr. Arkadin) will do anything to get it. After robbing Jules Tulane’s (John Dehner, The Boys from Brazil) estate of his crop, Scarlet takes over Tulane’s land debt and forces him to pay or go to prison. In exchange for postponing his debt, Scarlet allows Tulane’s son, André (Lex Barker, Robin Hood and the Pirates), to work as her servant. When André and Scarlet fall in love, it leads to jealous rage from Scarlet’s former paramour, expert swordsman Hugo (Warren Stevens, Forbidden Planet) — and when Hugo looks to raid the Tulane estate again, it is up to André and Scarlet to take him down and save the estate.
O Grande Guerreiro
Story
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
O Grande Guerreiro
Screenplay
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
Roleta Fatal
Screenplay
Três jovens texanos estão prestes a mudar os seus destinos para sempre: o primeiro deles assalta um trem a fim de impedir que o pai cometa o crime, o segundo é uma jovem que tenta ajudá-lo depois de tomar conhecimento do roubo e finalmente um terceiro que exige uma parte do dinheiro.
Eu Me Vingarei
Screenplay
A discharged army Captain returns home to New Orleans to take revenge on the men who murdered his father.
Eu Me Vingarei
Story
A discharged army Captain returns home to New Orleans to take revenge on the men who murdered his father.
A Princesa do Nilo
Writer
Ano 1249 DC, Shalimar (Debra Paget), uma princesa egípcia, lutando para libertar seu país dos conquistadores beduínos, e contra um conselheiro misterioso do Príncipe Selim, seu pai, forma uma aliança com o Príncipe Haidi (Jeffrey Hunter), filho do Califa de Bagdad. Vivendo uma vida dupla, Shalimar semeia intrigas tanto na corte quanto disfarçada como dançarina, no mercado local.
Herança Sagrada
Adaptation
Três anos após o final das Guerras Apache, o chefe pacificador Cochise vem a falecer. O seu filho mais velho, Taza (Rock Hudson), também divide com o pai as mesmas idéias sobre a paz entre os povos, mas seu irmão Naiche (Bart Roberts) anseia pela guerra... e também por destronar seu irmão e conseguir o amor de Oona (Barbara Rush). Naiche não perde tempo para começar uma nova briga com o homem branco, e graças ao orgulho desmedido do oficial da cavalaria local, o estopim da guerra finalmente explode. O renegado capturado Gerônimo (Ian MacDonald) logo se junta a eles nessa nova batalha, e ninguém sabe ao certo quem poderá vencer essa guerra que parece nunca ter fim...
Herança Sagrada
Story
Três anos após o final das Guerras Apache, o chefe pacificador Cochise vem a falecer. O seu filho mais velho, Taza (Rock Hudson), também divide com o pai as mesmas idéias sobre a paz entre os povos, mas seu irmão Naiche (Bart Roberts) anseia pela guerra... e também por destronar seu irmão e conseguir o amor de Oona (Barbara Rush). Naiche não perde tempo para começar uma nova briga com o homem branco, e graças ao orgulho desmedido do oficial da cavalaria local, o estopim da guerra finalmente explode. O renegado capturado Gerônimo (Ian MacDonald) logo se junta a eles nessa nova batalha, e ninguém sabe ao certo quem poderá vencer essa guerra que parece nunca ter fim...
Wings of the Hawk
Novel
Gringo miner Gallager is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-11 when corrupt administrator Ruiz appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life of guerilla leader Raquel, then finds there's a price on his head; he becomes romantically involved with her in the course of a series of rescues and ambushes, leading up to Orozco's march on Ciudad Juarez.
Onde Impera a Traição
Screenplay
Os mineradores vivem com medo dos bandidos que chegam de uma hora para outra, obrigando-lhes a assinarem a transferência de propriedade para os assaltantes. O xerife Tyrone, mais conhecido como Relâmpago, vai atrás dos bandidos. No meio do caminho, ele encontra a simpática Opal, mas ela tem um segredo que o esperto xerife terá que descobrir ele, mas é ferido durante a perseguição aos bandidos… Porem ao voltar Ele também tentará que descobrir quem matou o seu companheiro Dan Musick em sua ausência e vingar a sua morte, então nomeia o jovem Luke Cromwell, chamado de Silver Kid, como seu novo braço direito. Luke, aliás, esse está em busca de vingança, porque o pai foi uma das vítimas dos salteadores.
Onde Impera a Traição
Story
Os mineradores vivem com medo dos bandidos que chegam de uma hora para outra, obrigando-lhes a assinarem a transferência de propriedade para os assaltantes. O xerife Tyrone, mais conhecido como Relâmpago, vai atrás dos bandidos. No meio do caminho, ele encontra a simpática Opal, mas ela tem um segredo que o esperto xerife terá que descobrir ele, mas é ferido durante a perseguição aos bandidos… Porem ao voltar Ele também tentará que descobrir quem matou o seu companheiro Dan Musick em sua ausência e vingar a sua morte, então nomeia o jovem Luke Cromwell, chamado de Silver Kid, como seu novo braço direito. Luke, aliás, esse está em busca de vingança, porque o pai foi uma das vítimas dos salteadores.
O Filho de Ali Babá
Screenplay
In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl who he later finds is an escaped slave girl belonging to the wicked Caliph. They flee to his father's palace. But alas, there's more to her than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!
Homens em Revolta
Screenplay
The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries Jane, the only witness who's in love with him. But the woman favors the settlers...
O Levante dos Apaches
Screenplay
O oficial da cavalaria dos EUA, major Jim Colton (John Lund), é um líder compreensivo que tem um relacionamento de trabalho com o líder do Apache Cochise ( Jeff Chandler). O major Colton é prejudicado pelo agente indiano corrupto e politicamente ambicioso Neil Baylor (Bruce Cowling), que inicia um ataque falso e o sequestro do filho de um fazendeiro local. Enquanto Colton está investigando o assunto, Baylor convence o tenente George Bascom (John Hudson) de que a banda de Cochise é a culpada e o incita a liderar uma expedição contra a banda Apache para devolver o garoto. A expedição termina em desastre, com reféns executados de ambos os lados. Os Apaches e Cavalaria mais tarde se encontram em uma batalha no Apache Pass, a primeira vez que os índios encontram artilharia moderna (para a época)
Steel Town
Writer
Steve Kostain (Lund), nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the McNamaras, and falls for the daughter, "Red" (Sheridan), who is already involved with another steelworker, Jim (Duff.) Although he is at first has a hard time with his co-workers, he eventually wins them over, and also wins the girl.
O Levante dos Apaches
Story
O oficial da cavalaria dos EUA, major Jim Colton (John Lund), é um líder compreensivo que tem um relacionamento de trabalho com o líder do Apache Cochise ( Jeff Chandler). O major Colton é prejudicado pelo agente indiano corrupto e politicamente ambicioso Neil Baylor (Bruce Cowling), que inicia um ataque falso e o sequestro do filho de um fazendeiro local. Enquanto Colton está investigando o assunto, Baylor convence o tenente George Bascom (John Hudson) de que a banda de Cochise é a culpada e o incita a liderar uma expedição contra a banda Apache para devolver o garoto. A expedição termina em desastre, com reféns executados de ambos os lados. Os Apaches e Cavalaria mais tarde se encontram em uma batalha no Apache Pass, a primeira vez que os índios encontram artilharia moderna (para a época)
Flechas Incendiárias
Screenplay
A mysterious outlaw known as the Sidewinder, phantom leader of renegade Ute Indians, terrorizes the people of the Arizona Territory in the 1870s. When rancher Tex McCloud has his place burned out, he vows to find and kill the Sidewinder.
Paixão de Beduíno
Writer
Uma princesa das mil e uma noites e um chefe beduíno lutam pela posse de um garanhão, mas se unem para se opor a um inimigo comum.
The Sea Hornet
Screenplay
"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the California Coast during World War Two. Six years later when his buddy is killed, attempting to blow up the sunken ship, on the orders of Suntan Radford and Tony Sullivan, deep-sea diver "Gunner" McNeil has his suspicions aroused... especially since Suntan is the daughter of the ship's captain that died when the ship sunk, and Sullivan was a crew member. Plus the fact the ship had over a million dollars in cash on board. During the course of his investigation, he becomes romantically involved with Ginger Sullivan
A Princesa e os Bárbaros
Writer
The Princess of Samarkand and an English knight confront the armies of Genghis Khan.
The Lady from Texas
Screenplay
An eccentric Civil War widow is accused of being insane.
O Príncipe Ladrão
Screenplay
Século XIII. Um político mal e ambicioso que busca proclamar-se rei de Tânger, encontra uma dificuldade, o Príncipe Hussein, uma criança que é o legítimo herdeiro do trono. Para elimina-lo contrata um assassino, mas este fica com pena da criança e ao invés de mata-lo o carrega com ele. Assim, o príncipe cresce no meio de um bando de ladrões que irão ajudá-lo quando adulto a recuperar o trono.
A Patrulha da Morte
Story
Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Both are attracted to the radio voice of communicator Kate Mallory; but in person, Kate proves reluctant to get involved with men who just might stop a bullet. By lucky chance, Rocky and Dan cause big trouble for murderous racketeer Ritchie Garris; but when he swears vengeance, Kate's fears may prove justified.
O Gavião do Deserto
Screenplay
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
Armored Car Robbery
Screenplay
The film tells the story of a well-planned robbery of an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. Yet, the heist goes awry, and a tough Los Angeles cop is in hot pursuit.
Cais da Maldição
Screenplay
Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
The Plunderers
Screenplay
Hero Rod Cameron kills Sheriff Sam Borden (George Cleveland) at point-blank range and in front of several witnesses in the opening of this Republic Pictures Western, released in the company's patented Trucolor system. The "killing," however, is merely a ruse set up to allow army agent Johnny Drum (Cameron) to infiltrate a gang of highway robbers.
The Gallant Legion
Screenplay
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
Old Los Angeles
Screenplay
Also known as California Outpost, Old Los Angeles stars Bill Elliot in one of his expanded-budget Republic "specials." The film is set during the early statehood days of California, with Elliot keeping the peace and warding off plunderers and marauders. As always, Elliot is a "peaceable man"--until he beats the tar out of those who rile him. The problem with Elliot's more expensive Republic vehicles is that action invariably took a back seat to plot, romance, costumes and decor. Within a year of Old Los Angeles, Elliot started a more austere, less prettified and far superior western series.
Confissão
Story
Um soldado foge ao invés de receber a Medalha de Honra. Então o seu amigo recebe permissão para investigar o caso. E amor e morte logo surgem na história. Ele não confia em ninguém... especialmente em mulheres!
The Magnificent Rogue
Story
A serviceman returns home at the end of WWII to discover his wife has become the head of her own very successful advertising agency. Comedy.
The Invisible Informer
Original Story
An aristocratic but destitute southern family attempts to swindle an insurance company by faking the theft of a valuable emerald necklace. The company assigns operatives Eve Rogers and Mike Regan to the case.
Tell It to a Star
Original Story
Carol (Ruth Terry), the cigarette girl at a swank Palm Springs hotel, dreams of singing in the establishment's nightclub. She gets a chance when her well-to-do uncle, "Colonel" Morgan (Alan Mowbray), and a pal blow into town ... until their visit turns out to be a con job. Carol's voice impresses the bandleader (Robert Livingston), but the hotel manager (Franklin Pangborn), still smarting from Morgan's chicanery, isn't ready to give her a chance.
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Story
A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger.
Duke of the Navy
Screenplay
A fake general sends two sailors on a wild-goose chase for buried treasure.
Duke of the Navy
Story
A fake general sends two sailors on a wild-goose chase for buried treasure.
The Miracle Kid
Screenplay
A young boxer finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring.