Stuart Heisler

Stuart Heisler

Nascimento : 1896-12-05, Los Angeles, California, USA

Morte : 1979-08-21

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stoops Heisler (December 5, 1896 - August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director. Director of 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans. He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stoops Heisler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Stuart Heisler

Filmes

Cinzas Sem Glória
Director
Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history in this probing psychological study of a man who nearly gained dominance over the entire western world--at the cost of millions of lives--Hitler.
The Burning Hills
Director
When Trace Jordan's brother is murdered by members of the land-grabbing Sutton family, he vows to report this injustice to the nearest Army fort.
O Justiceiro Mascarado 1956
Director
Aventura ambientada no velho oeste que traz o personagem do Cavaleiro Solitário (Clayton Moore) e seu amigo Tonto (Jay Silverheels). Juntos eles terão de enfrentar o inescrupuloso rancheiro Reece Kilgore (Lyle Bettger), que incentiva a guerra contra os índios para se tornar um grande proprietário de terras. O "Zorro" no título nacional é apenas um chamariz. O herói da história, Lone Ranger, foi criado numa série de rádio nos anos de 1930, criou o bordão "Hi Yo Silver!" e nada tem a ver com Don Diego Vega (nome verdadeiro de Zorro). Este é o quarto filme no cinema que apresenta Lone Ranger - a estréia do personagem se deu em 1938, num filme exibido em 15 capítulos, e chegou a ganhar uma série de TV em 1949 e outra em 1956. Depois desse foi lançado apenas mais um filme, "Zorro e a Cidade de Ouro Perdida".
Morrendo a Cada Instante
Director
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
This Is My Love
Director
A single woman tries to keep her sister from another man by framing her for her husband's murder.
Cabeça de Praia
Director
Em uma ilha ocupada pelos japoneses durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, apenas dois soldados restaram vivos após uma missão que acabou terrivelmente mal. Presos na ilha, eles devem escoltar um cientista e sua filha até o outro lado da ilha, onde um navio os espera. Precisam lutar contra a natureza, o terreno difícil, e o avanço das tropas japonesas.
Lágrimas Amargas
Director
Uma ex rainha do cinema encontra romance, mas continua a desejar um retorno ao estrelato.
Saturday Island
Screenstory
When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.
Saturday Island
Director
When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.
Journey Into Light
Director
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side.
Dilema de uma Consciência
Director
Na viajem para um trabalho, a modelo de Nova York Marsha Mitchell (Ginger Rogers) decide parar por menos de 24 horas na cidade sulista americana de Rock Point para visitar sua irmã, Lucy Rice (Doris Day), que ela não vê há dois anos, e conhecer o marido de Lucy, Hank Rice (Steve Cochran), pela primeira vez. Ao chegar em Rock Point, Marsha testemunha um assassinato de Walter Adams (Stuart Randall) pela Ku Klux Klan. O promotor do condado Burt Rainey (Ronald Regan) sabe que a Klan cometeu o assassinato, todo mundo na cidade sabe que a Klan cometeu o assassinato, mas Rainey sabe que ninguém vai se expor para denunciar a Klan. Não tem classificação do Brasil mas pelos outros países, deve ser 14 anos.
Vingador Impiedoso
Director
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.
A Morte não é o Fim
Director
Matt Brennan encontra Jo Holloway, a garota da Cruz Vermelha que ele namorou na Europa quando era aviador na Segunda Guerra Mundial, quando lhe foi oferecido um emprego pela fabricante de jatos Leland Willis como piloto de teste. Carl Troxell, quer vender um cockpit de fuga para a Força Aérea. Ele quer que Matt pare a apresentação do JA-3, o protótipo que não inclui o assento de ejeção, para lhe dar mais tempo para o JA-4 experimental. Mas Matt não acredita que ainda seja seguro o suficiente para tentar. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Tóquio Joe
Director
Um americano retorna a Tóquio e tenta resgatar sua vida anterior à Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas se vê encurralado entre criminosos e autoridades. Joe Barrett retorna a Tóquio após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, onde ele tinha um bar, o Tokyo Joe's, e onde abandonou sua esposa Trina. Eles têm uma filha de sete anos. O barão Kimura obriga Joe a pilotar para criminosos de guerra, chantageando revelar que durante a guerra Trina fez transmissões de propaganda traiçoeira.
Tulsa
Director
It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in a fight with the Tanner Oil Company. Cherokee plans revenge by bringing in her own wells with the help of oil expert Brad Brady and childhood friend Jim Redbird. When the oil and the money start gushing in, both Brad and Jim want to protect the land but Cherokee has different ideas. What started out as revenge for her father's death has turned into an obsession for wealth and power.
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Director
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
Romance Inacabado
Director
Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.
Tudo Por uma Mulher
Director
An easy-going cowboy is mistaken by the townsfolk for a notorious gunman. The cowboy decides it would be best to leave town, until he meets the gunman's girlfriend.
O Soldado Negro
Director
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Capitulou Sorrindo
Director
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
The Remarkable Andrew
Director
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.
Herança de Ódio
Director
Um homem mentalmente instável, que foi mantido em isolamento por anos, escapa e causa problemas para seu irmão gêmeo idêntico.
A Bela e o Monstro
Director
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
The Biscuit Eater
Director
Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' fathers. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs.
O Furacão
Other
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Editor
A cream-of-the-crop gathering of 1930's radio stars, who lend themselves to a storyline about a failing radio station which needs to put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. An interesting mixture of the stars whose fame continued to grow, those who became bit players in show business history, and those who have been forgotten entirely, except at the Internet Movie Database of course!
A Queima Roupa
Director
A mob witness is hiding in a remote mountain cabin together with his young son.
A Sereia do Alaska
Editor
A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska.
O Sonho Eterno
Editor
O arquiteto Peter Ibbetson é contratado pelo Duque de Towers para um trabalho de restauração em sua propriedade. Quando chega, descobre que a Duquesa Mary é, na verdade, a sua namoradinha de infância. A velha chama é reacesa e o duque, com ciúmes, tenta atirar em Peter, porém é morto por este. Peter recebe a pena de prisão perpétua e começa a se comunicar com Mary através dos sonhos de ambos.
Men Without Names
Editor
A G-man woos a newswoman and corners bank robbers with a hostage in a factory.
A Noite Nupcial
Editor
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett (Cooper) becomes attracted to Manya (Sten), the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik (Bellamy). Due to a snowstorm, Tony and Manya are trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.
Kid Millions
Editor
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.
The Masquerader
Editor
A drug-addicted member of Parliament needs to take time off and secretly pull his life together, so he gets his lookalike cousin to agree to temporarily assume his identity.
Roman Scandals
Editor
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
The Kid from Spain
Editor
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie gets mixed up in a bank robbery and is forced to drive the robbers to safety. To get rid of him they force him to leave the USA for Mexico, but a cop is following him. Eddie meets Ricardo there, Ricardo helps him avoid being arrested by the cop when he introduces Eddie as the great Spanish bullfighter Don Sebastian II. The problem is, the cop is still curious and has tickets for the bullfight. Eddie's situation becomes more critical, when he tries to help Ricardo to win the girl he loves, but she's engaged to a "real" Mexican, who is, unknown to her father, involved in illegal business. While trying to avoid all this trouble, Eddie himself falls in love with his friend's girl friend's sister Rosalie, who also want to see the great Don Sebastian II to kill the bull in the arena.
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Editor
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair clothing, backbiting and catfighting as they steal each other's boyfriends.
One Heavenly Night
Editor
A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star.
Whoopee!
Editor
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
Raffles
Editor
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.
Condemned
Editor
Suave thief Colman is sent to Devil's Island, where he becomes romantically involved with the wife of sadistic warden Digges.
His Captive Woman
Editor
Cabaret dancer Anna Janssen kills her sugardaddy and escapes to a South Seas island on the yacht of a wealthy admirer. Stolid, conscientious Tom McCarthy, a New York detective, is sent after Anna and arrests her, chartering a steamer to bring her back to the United States. The steamer sinks, and Anna and Tom are stranded on a small island. They fall in love, and Tom's influence brings about a benign change in Anna's character. They are rescued, however, and Anna is placed on trial for her life. Tom takes the stand in her defense and informs the judge of Anna's conversion in the solitude of the island. The judge instructs Tom to marry Anna and then sentences them to life--on the island where they found happiness together.
The Barker
Editor
A successful carnival barker deals with the arrival of his eager son, who he'd hoped would stay far from the carnival world, his son's entanglement with a showgirl, and his own jealous mistress.
Stella Dallas
Editor
An eccentric lower class woman struggles to gain respect in high society after marrying a wealthy man, and the problem gets worse when their daughter starts growing up.
A Thief in Paradise
Editor
Years of failure and bad luck have made Maurice Blake a beachcomber on an island in the Samoas, earning a precarious living by diving for pearls with Philip Jardine, the disinherited son of a San Francisco millionaire. When Philip is killed by a shark, his half caste common-law wife, Rosa, informs Maurice that Philip had been forgiven by his father, and she persuades him to assume Philip's identity and return to the States - The film is now considered a lost film.
His Supreme Moment
Editor
John Douglas, a down-on-his-luck engineer, takes his sweetheart, Sara Deeping, to a play starring Carla King, and he falls in love with the actress.
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Editor
A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from their 1923 debut film, also produced by Goldwyn, but with a different actor for Potash.
Tarnish
Editor
Cytherea
Editor
Lee Randon, weary of business duties and a conventional home life, acquires a long-lost sense of excitement and romance with young flapper Claire Morris. When he meets her married aunt, Savina Grove, she appears to be the woman he imagines whenever he gazes at a doll he has christened Cytherea, goddess of love -----Cytherea features two dream sequences filmed in an early version of the Technicolor color film process.
The Love Light
Editor
Angela maintains a coastal lighthouse in Italy, where she awaits the return of her brothers from the war. She learns they are casualties and takes solace in the arms of an American sailor washed ashore. However, the sailor turns out to be a German spy, and she is torn between her love for him and her realization that he is part of the enemy force that has destroyed her family.