Joseph Pevney

Joseph Pevney

Рождение : 1911-09-15, New York City, New York, United States

Смерть : 2008-05-18

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Pevney (September 15, 1911 – May 18, 2008) was an American film and television director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Pevney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Профиль

Joseph Pevney
Joseph Pevney

Фильмы

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women
Director
The all-male crew of an oil company makes an emergency landing on an island and finds itself at the mercy of a tribe of hostile women programmed to kill all men.
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
Director
In 1947 Los Angeles, a police detective tries to solve the shocking and grisly murder of 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short.
My Darling Daughters' Anniversary
Director
In this sequel, the daughters' anniversary present is the news that their widowed father is about to get remarried.
Ночь гризли
Director
Бывший шериф отправляется со своей семьей в Вайоминг, где собирается начать жизнь на ранчо. Для этого ему приходится преодолеть немало препятствий, схватиться с грозным медведем-шатуном и завоевать уважение собственного сына.
Portrait of a Mobster
Director
A vicious hood rises to the top of the rackets in Depression-era New York in this account of the life of Dutch Schultz.
The Plunderers
Producer
Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying and gunplay. The whole town will be overrun by lawlessness if decent folks like rancher and Civil War veteran Sam Christy don’t take a stand.
The Plunderers
Director
Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying and gunplay. The whole town will be overrun by lawlessness if decent folks like rancher and Civil War veteran Sam Christy don’t take a stand.
The Crowded Sky
Director
When Navy pilot Dale Heath takes off, he doesn't expect his navigational equipment to fail and must adapt when it goes out along with his radio. Heading straight for a commercial jet piloted by Dick Barnett, whose plane is full of passengers, Heath can't tell which way to turn in order to avoid a catastrophe.
Кэш МакКолл
Director
Кэш МакКолл - молодой и ловкий бизнесмен, который скупает предприятия, находящиеся на грани банкротства, и перепродаёт их. Компания «Остин Пластикс» является ещё более желанной для него, так как Кэш делает ставку на красивую дочь Гранта Остина, хозяина компании, - Лори. Эта сделка оказывается для Кэша и семьи Остин самым трудным испытанием.
Destination Space
Director
1959 television science fiction
Пуск торпеды
Director
Вторая мировая война. 1942 год. Американская подводная лодка в Тихом океане получает задание потопить японский авианосец. Ситуация осложняется тем, что авианосец сопровождает транспорт с американскими пленными, включая жену и дочь командира подводной лодки…
Twilight for the Gods
Director
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.
Человек с тысячью лиц
Director
История жизни знаменитого актера Лона Чейни, родители которого были глухонемыми, и ему пришлось с детства овладеть мимикой. Это сильно пригодилось Чейни в жизни и карьере. Не окончив школу, он пошел работать в театр вместе с братом. Женившись на певице Клеве, Чейни путешествовал с ее театральной труппой по стране. А когда ревность женщины зашла слишком далеко, актер развелся с ней. Чейни был вынужден покинуть театральные подмостки и «заделаться» в киноактеры. Начав свою карьеру с эпизодических ролей, очень скоро он стал известен благодаря быстрому умению гримироваться. За Лоном Чейни закрепилось прозвище «человек с тысячью лиц» после съемок в картине «Собор Парижском богоматери».
The Midnight Story
Director
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties.
Тэмми и холостяк
Director
Весёлая девушка из деревни спасает богатого холостяка из авиакатастрофы и влюбляется в него. Одновременно борется с дурными наклонностями и занятиями родственников.
Istanbul
Director
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
Очистить территорию
Director
Конец 1943 года, война с японцами в Тихом океане продолжается. На только что отремонтированный военный транспортный корабль "Белинда" вступил новый экипаж. Но большинство офицеров команды не имеет опыта ни ведения войны, ни плавания в далеких походах. Однако у капитана Джеба Хокса в команду назначен офицер, который когда-то был капитаном торгового судна, чтобы стать военным моряком, он пожертвовал своим званием. Именно на него Хокс возлагает всю надежду в самые опасные моменты сражений и благодаря его опыту и отваги корабль, и экипаж спасен от гибели. Динамичная военная драма с прекрасными кадрами подводных съемок и отличной актерской игрой. История личного мужества офицеров и суровой мужской дружбы
Congo Crossing
Director
Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. The latest plane from Europe carries lovely Louise Whitman, fleeing a French murder charge, and Mannering, who pays resident hit man O'Connell to kill her. Through a chain of circumstances Louise, O'Connell, and heroic surveyor David Carr end up alone in the jungle on Carr's mission to determine the true border of Congotanga... in which Rittner is keenly interested.
Female on the Beach
Director
Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home. Lynn soon has no doubts of what her scheming neighbors are up to, but she finds Drummond's physical charms hard to resist. And she still doesn't know what really happened to Eloise.
Foxfire
Director
A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.
Six Bridges to Cross
Director
Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
3 Ring Circus
Director
Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown.
Playgirl
Director
If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!
Yankee Pasha
Director
Director Joseph Pevney's 1954 swashbuckling adventure saga stars Jeff Chandler as an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates. The cast also includes Rhonda Fleming, Mamie Van Doren, Rex Reason, Lee J. Cobb, Hal March, Arthur Space, Benny Rubin, Harry Lauter and, as a promotional gimmick, Miss Universe 1953 (Christiane Martel of France) and a slew of other pageant contestants (Miss USA, Miss Japan, Miss Panama, Miss Norway, Miss Uruguay, Miss South Africa and Miss Australia).
Back to God's Country
Director
In a small village in the icy wilderness of Alaska Captain Peter Keith has to defend himself against two especially mean villains, who are after his wife Dolores and a boatload of precious hides.
Desert Legion
Director
A commander in the Foreign Legion romances a mysterious and exotic princess.
It Happens Every Thursday
Director
New York reporter Bob MacAvoy is persuaded by pregnant wife Jane to buy a broken-down weekly newspaper in Eden, California. They have humorous problems with small town mores and eccentric citizens. But their schemes to increase circulation get them in over their heads.
Because of You
Director
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
Flesh and Fury
Director
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.
Just Across the Street
Director
A plumber's secretary poses as the daughter of a prominent society couple.
Meet Danny Wilson
Director
A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.
Iron Man
Director
In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be more successful as a boxer, knowing that when he fights he's consumed with a murderous rage that makes him an "iron man." Seeing dollar signs in Rose's eyes, Coke reluctantly agrees, though he's fearful of the "killer instinct" that makes him a knockout success in the ring...and brings him the booing hatred of the fans. Will Coke throw off his personal demon before he kills someone?
The Lady from Texas
Director
An eccentric Civil War widow is accused of being insane.
Загадочная дверь
Director
The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.
Air Cadet
Director
A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.
Undercover Girl
Director
After her father is murdered, a girl joins the police force in an effort to track down the killers.
Shakedown
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.
Shakedown
Director
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.
Outside the Wall
Gus Wormser
Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium. Thete, he meets and falls for a nurse, Charlotte Maynard, and he knows the only way to enter her web is to have a lot of money, for Miss Maynard is somewhat of a gold-digger.
Воровское шоссе
Pete
Воровское Шоссе ярко изображает рискованный мир «мальчиков долгого пути», кто двигается ночью, чтобы доставить свои товары на рынки городов Америки. Ричард Конте в роли американского ветерана Ника Гаркоса, водителя-новичка, вынужденного работать на человека, ответственного за нанесение вреда его отцу — оператору рынка Майку Фиглии. Но когда Фиглиа прислушивается к его плану, Ник оказывается в сети предательства и горя.
The Street with No Name
Matty
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.
Тело и душа
Shorty Polaski
Чарли Дэвис, несмотря на упреки матери, стал боксером. На своем пути к вершине бокса он встречает все больше сомнительных личностей, среди которых и промоутер Робертс. Теперь Чарли необходимо сделать сложный выбор…
Ноктюрн
Ned "Fingers" Ford
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.