Jerry Hopper

Рождение : 1907-07-29, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Смерть : 1988-12-17

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jerry Hopper (July 29, 1907 - December 17, 1988) was an American film and television director, active from the mid-1940s through the early 1970s. He was an editor at Paramount Pictures before moving to the directors' chair for several installments of their Musical Parade series (1946–48). Hopper went on to direct feature films, such as, The Atomic City (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), and The Private War of Major Benson (1955), the later two with actor Charlton Heston. He then moved primarily into episodic television, helming a notable number of episodes from "Bachelor Father", "Wagon Train", "Gunsmoke", "The Addams Family", "Burke's Law", "Perry Mason", "The Fugitive", "Gilligan's Island", and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", among many, many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Hopper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Фильмы

Бык с запада
Director
Бен Джастин – волк-одиночка, который не подчиняется никому и не примиряется ни с чем. Его лучший друг — виски, а заветная мечта – стадо элитных черных бычков. Бескрайняя гордыня Джастина не позволяет ему принять помощь даже родного сына Уилла и бесконечно любящей молоденькой жены Мэри. Однако независимости приходит конец после того, как жизнь вынуждает героя встретить почитаемого среди ковбоев судью Гарта и его команду…
Мэдрон
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Чудом оставшаяся в живых после нападения индейцев на обоз монахиня встречает угрюмого ковбоя, с которым пытается пересечь пустыню, спасаясь от преследующих их апачей.
Maharlika
Director
The (alleged) heroic World War Two adventures of Ferdinand Marcos, fighting against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Blueprint for Robbery
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A gang of career criminals plots the robbery of an armored car company's headquarters. Although the robbery itself goes off as planned, it's not long before the gang members are fighting among themselves over everybody's share of the loot and trying to avoid capture by the police, who are pouring all their resources into capturing the robbers. Based on a real-life 1950 Brinks Armored Car Co. robbery in Boston.
The Missouri Traveler
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Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobias Brown.
Everything But the Truth
Director
Upset with the prevarications of the adult world, Willie launches a truth-telling campaign at school, with the blessings of his pretty teacher Joan Madison.
The Sharkfighters
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Landing on a small island not far from Havana, Cuba, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves joins a Navy scientific project engaged in finding an effective shark repellent to help save the lives of WWII military personnel stranded in shark-infested waters. His zeal for completing the project as fast as possible is explained by his having lost a large percentage of his crew to sharks when his ship was sunk by the Japanese. Against the advice of the others on the project, Staves demands that the new repellent be tested on a live subject surrounded by hungry sharks and will allow no one but himself to be the test subject!
Toy Tiger
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Advertising executive Gwen Taylor sends her art director Rick Todd on a mission to bring an artist back to the commercial fold. Meanwhile, Gwen's fatherless son Timmie, at a remote boys' school, is riding for a fall by manufacturing evidence of his "explorer father." By an amazing coincidence, Rick steps off the bus at just the right moment for Timmie to recruit him as "father" without his knowledge. With no intention of collaborating, the befuddled Rick is carried along by the sweep of events. Who can predict the outcome?
Никогда не прощайся
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Большая часть фильма показывает Австрию времен Второй мировой войны, рассказывая историю о том, как доктор Паркер, известный хирург, встретил свою будущую жену, но одна ошибка изменит очень многое...
The Square Jungle
Director
Grocery clerk Eddie Quaid, in danger of losing his father to alcoholism and his girl Julie through lack of career prospects, goes into boxing.
The Private War of Major Benson
Director
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.
One Desire
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The "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their shady former lives and settle down to respectability. With Clint's younger brother and an orphaned girl in tow, the couple moves to a Colorado mining town where their love is tested by Judith Watrous, daughter of the town banker, who has her sights on Clint.
Дымовой сигнал
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Капитан Харпер приезжает в форт, осажденный индейцами народа Юты. Очевидной причиной осады является желание ютов освободить армейского дезертира капитана Бретта Холлидея, который перешел на их сторону, и был арестован комендантом форта. Но Бретт рассказывает о себе совершенно другую историю. У небольшой группы выживших остается единственный шанс на спасение — отправиться на лодках вниз по дикой, неизведанной реке, где Харперу и Холлидею придется объеденить свои силы против бешеного течения и индейских стрел.
Naked Alibi
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Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?
Secret of the Incas
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Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
Alaska Seas
Director
A crooked salmon fishermantries to steal his best friend's fiancée and put him out of business.
Pony Express
Director
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way they must battle bad weather, hostile Indians and outlaws intent on robbing the mail and shutting down the entire operation.
Hurricane Smith
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South Sea freebooters fight for hidden treasure and the love of the beautiful Luana.
The Atomic City
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Spies hold the son of a nuclear physicist (Gene Barry) hostage in exchange for the Los Alamos bomb formula.
The Cinematographer
Director
A behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities of the cinematographer.
History Brought to Life
Director
This short turns the spotlight on studio research departments. They are responsible for assuring that the sets, costumes, and props are as accurate as possible for the period in which the film takes place. This includes a broad range of subjects, such as Biblical epics, historical novels, biographies of the famous and not-so-famous, and contemporary drama.