Joel Friedkin

Joel Friedkin

Рождение : 1885-05-15, Kalpni, Russia

Смерть : 1954-09-19

Профиль

Joel Friedkin

Фильмы

Bedtime for Bonzo
Mr. De Witt
College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
Fury of the Congo
Prof. Dunham
Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance
Hootleman
A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.
The Secret Fury
Cavendish (uncredited)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
Dakota Lil
Doctor
Female outlaw helps lawmen trap railroad bandits.
Strange Bargain
Canon (uncredited)
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.
Удар
Uncle Ben
Успешный бизнесмен из Сан-Франциско Уолтер Уильямс с одобрения совета директоров покупает три завода в Денвере. Его любимая жена Ирэн из-за плохого самочувствия не может поехать с ним, но просит подвезти её двоюродного брата Джима. В дороге Джим, который на самом деле любовник Ирен, пытается убить Уолтера.
Strange Gamble
Dr. White
Hoppy and his pals arrive in a remote town to investigate the counterfeiting of both U.S. and Mexican money; his only clues are the name "Mordigan" and a drawing of a comet. He quickly finds out that Mordigan is the town "boss"; but what or who is "the comet", and why are Mordigan and his henchmen intent on persecuting a young woman, her drunken brother, and her deathly ill sister-in-law who've also just arrived in town?
False Paradise
Prof. Alonzo Larson
A banker is trying to cheat people out of their silver-rich land. Hoppy learns that the banker is in league with an outlaw gang.
The Scar
William (uncredited)
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Stage Passenger
A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community.
Money Madness
Dr. Wagner
A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.
Волшебный город
Dingle
Специалист по проведению опросов общественного мнения находит город, который является идеальным зеркалом общественных мнений США.
Unexpected Guest
Phineas Phipps
At the reading of his late cousin's will, California learns the estate will be divied among whoever remains of the seven relatives. With one already dead, another immediately murdered, and the Lawyer telling them the ranch is almost worthless, Hoppy investigates.
Angel on My Shoulder
Malvola (uncredited)
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Night Train to Memphis
Minister
A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.
Chick Carter, Detective
Jules Hoyt
Detective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot)finds himself on his most exciting case when Sherry Martin (Julie Gibson), a singer at the Century Club, reports the robbery of the famous Blue Diamond, owned by Joe Carney (Charles King), the owner of the nightclub.
Почтальон всегда звонит дважды
John X. McHugh (uncredited)
Фрэнк, путешествующий по Калифорнии в поисках работы, заходит перекусить в придорожную забегаловку. Её владелец Ник предлагает поработать у него, но Фрэнку не очень-то нравится место, пока на сцену не выходит жена Ника. Появление платиновой блондинки Коры в дверном проеме в обтягивающих белых шортах нокаутировало бы любого. Одно из лучших появлений героини в истории кино: мгновенное влечение выплескивается на экран, с самого начала Фрэнк понимает: эта женщина — для него одного. Он остается работать за небольшие деньги и бесплатную комнату, в которой вскоре появляется ОНА! Кора признается Фрэнку, что не любит пожилого мужа и готова бежать с ним отсюда, но они бедны, начинать жизнь с нуля красавица не хочет, а деньги можно получить, только если Ник умрет… Всё идет как по маслу, но от посланника Смерти уйти нельзя — старый Почтальон всегда найдёт Вас и позвонит в Вашу дверь…
California Gold Rush
Murphy
California Gold Rush is set in 1849. Ryder heads to Sutter's Mill, where he must contend with claim-jumping and treachery.
Murder, He Says
Little Man (uncredited)
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete then believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Twice Blessed
Mr. Winters
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.
The Great John L.
Michael Sullivan
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise to become the first gloved World Heavyweight Champion. But the famed boxer is no match for the two women with holds on him, love struck actress Kathy Harkness and the real love of his life, beautiful but unyielding Anne Livingstone.
Sagebrush Heroes
Doctor Webb
This Columbia western starring Charles Starrett finds Steve Randall (Charles Starrett) forming a radio show with Jimmy Wakely (Jimmy Wakely) and his Saddle Pals, and are in town for a rodeo. Reporter Connie Pearson (Constance Worth) persuades them to visit Marty Jones (Elvin Fields), a fatherless boy, who has been sent to a boy's home after stealing Steve's wallet, ran by Tom Goodwin (Forrest Taylor.) Marty tells Steve that the home is a phony and is a front for cattle rustlers. Steve passes the information on to Connie, who doesn't believe him, so he and Jimmy wire the ranch for sound. They are caught and Goodwin turns them over to Sheriff Barnes (Edmund Cobb), and then plans to skip the country
Рискованный эксперимент
Brakeman (uncredited)
В 1903 году доктор Бэйли встречает в поезде очень странную женщину, а позже узнает, что она умерла при загадочных обстоятельствах. Через своего друга он знакомится с семьей Бедеро, все члены которой выглядят замкнутыми или неврастеничными. Вопреки своим намерениям, он все глубже увязает в кругу этой семьи, и причиной тому - необыкновенная красота Алиды Бедеро.
Faces in the Fog
Harris, Justice of the Peace
Tom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary and son Les. Fred Mason, Tom's neighbor and the doctor at the defense plant employing Tom, worries about the effect that Tom and Cora's drinking and socializing have on the children....
The Chance of a Lifetime
Joe Painter (Uncredited)
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
Reunion in France
Frenchman (uncredited)
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Pardon My Gun
Mr. Cameron
In this western, a rancher is ambushed, killed, and robbed, but for some reason the killers through his money pouch in the bushes without opening it. Later a woman happens upon the cash and finds herself a prime suspect in the killing. Fortunately, a survey engineer proves her innocence, and they begin looking for the real villains.
Bad Men of the Hills
Judge Sam Malotte
U.S. Marshal Dave Upjohn arrives in Sundown to investigate reports of lawlessness.
The Sombrero Kid
Uriah Martin
A well-acted, well-paced entry in the Don "Red" Barry Western series from Republic Pictures, The Sombrero Kid featured the diminutive Barry as Jerry Holden, the apparent son and heir of veteran lawman Tom Holden (Robert Homans). But when Holden Sr. is killed by one of Banker Martin's (Joel Friedkin) gang of claim jumpers, Jerry learns that his real father was Bart Clanton, a notorious bandit killed by Marshal Holden, who then raised the orphaned boy as his own.
The Cyclone Kid
Judge Phillips
A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious means. The brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a range war between homesteaders and a crooked cattleman.
The Devil's Trail
Doc Willoughby
Our heroes head to a wide-open town in search of a gang of desperadoes, headed by swarthy Noah Beery Jr. Along the way, Elliot and Ritter find time to pitch woo to leading lady Eileen O'Hearn. The Devil's Trail was based on a story with the more intriguing title "The Town in Hell's Backyard."
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this venture, all the moreso when some of its citizens begin to be murdered. The radio personality and the local newspaper's young daughter collaborate on solving the murders while revealing Valentine, who has become one of the suspects.
Doctors Don't Tell
Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
Judge
The Cherokee Strip is off limits to the Rangers, so that is where badman Lemar operates from. When the Rangers capture his brother and the jury sentences him to hang, Lemar starts killing the jurists. Then the scoundrels kidnap the Captain's daughter Doris... Written by Tony Fontana
Bad Man of Deadwood
Businessman
Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.
The Richest Man in Town
Ed Gunther
The conflicting views of two leading citizens in a small town are reconciled when they come across a promoter who is planning to defraud the town. He is reformed by the daughter of one.
Bad Men of Missouri
Sedalia Postmaster
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick, a crooked banker who has been buying up warrants on back-taxes and dispossessing the farmers.
The Border Legion
Gus
Wanted by the law in New York, Dr. Steve Kells heads west and arrives in an area controlled by an outlaw gang known as the Border Legion. When the gang's boss is wounded, they kidnap Kells and force him to remove the bullet. Not allowed to leave and being a wanted man, he joins the gang. Now wanted as a gang member also, he nevertheless plans a raid that will lead the entire gang into a trap.
Colorado
Judge Newton
Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke is sent to investigate. Macklin and his gang are causing the problems and Capt. Mason joins them. When Burke catches up with them he also finds Mason, his brother.
The Last Alarm
Burt Stafford
A recently retired fire captain suffers from boredom, until one of his friends is killed battling an arson fire. It becomes his purpose in life to track down the arsonist. As he gets closer to finding the killer, things become dangerous for him and his family.
Gaucho Serenade
Small Official
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in their car and a horse trailer carrying Gene's horse, Champion. They discover that Ronnie Willoughby, a young boy just off the boat from school in England, has hitched a ride, thinking that Gene and Frog were sent by his father to meet him. Ronnie thinks his father is a big rancher in the west and doesn't know that his father, Alfred Willoughby, is serving time in San Quentin prison because of a frame-up by the officials of a packing company. To keep the father from testifying against them, the packing company officials, Carter, Jenkins and Martin, have arranged for the boy to be kidnapped. Along the way a runaway bride, Joyce Halloway, and her young sister Patsy join the troupe.