Malcolm Atterbury

Malcolm MacLeod Atterbury (February 20, 1907 – August 16, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudevillian. Atterbury is perhaps best known for his uncredited role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as the rural man who exclaims, "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Four years later, Atterbury appeared as the Deputy in Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). He further appeared in such films as I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Crime of Passion (1957), Blue Denim (1959), Wild River (1960), Advise and Consent (1962), and Hawaii (1966). His last film was Emperor of the North Pole (1973). Atterbury was married on February 6, 1937 to Ellen Ayres Hardies (1915–1994) of Amsterdam, New York, daughter of judge Charles E. Hardies Sr. and sister of Charles Hardies Jr., who later became Montgomery County district attorney. He died in Beverly Hills of old age in 1992. CLR

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The Lone Ranger (1956)

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

North by Northwest (1959)

ClassicThrillingFast pacedSuspenseful

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Emperor of the North (1973)

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Keith Carradine  •  Charles Tyner

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Aldrich
CAST:  Lee Marvin  •  Ernest Borgnine  •  Keith Carradine  •  Charles Tyner

Hawaii (1966)

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Max von Sydow  •  Richard Harris  •  Gene Hackman

Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Julie Andrews  •  Max von Sydow  •  Richard Harris  •  Gene Hackman

I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Fowler Jr.
CAST:  Michael Landon  •  Yvonne Lime  •  Whit Bissell  •  Charles Willcox

A hypnotherapist uses a temperamental teenager as a guinea pig for a serum which transforms him into a vicious werewolf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Fowler Jr.
CAST:  Michael Landon  •  Yvonne Lime  •  Whit Bissell  •  Charles Willcox

Rio Bravo (1959)

ClassicCleverFunSimple

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Dean Martin  •  Ricky Nelson  •  Walter Brennan

The Birds (1963)

IntenseViolentBrilliantEmotional

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Rod Taylor  •  Tippi Hedren  •  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Veronica Cartwright

The Learning Tree (1969)

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Parks
CAST:  Kyle Johnson  •  Alex Clarke  •  Estelle Evans  •  Dana Elcar

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Parks
CAST:  Kyle Johnson  •  Alex Clarke  •  Estelle Evans  •  Dana Elcar

Wild River (1960)

A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Montgomery Clift  •  Lee Remick  •  Jo Van Fleet  •  Albert Salmi

A young field administrator for the TVA comes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Montgomery Clift  •  Lee Remick  •  Jo Van Fleet  •  Albert Salmi

From the Terrace (1960)

Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his career goals, he is forced to choose between business success, married to the beautiful, but unfaithful Mary and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Ted de Corsia  •  Ina Balin

Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his career goals, he is forced to choose between business success, married to the beautiful, but unfaithful Mary and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Joanne Woodward  •  Ted de Corsia  •  Ina Balin

Dakota Incident (1956)

Indians attack a stagecoach, and a disparate band of passengers must band together to fight them off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis R. Foster
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Dale Robertson  •  John Lund  •  Ward Bond

Indians attack a stagecoach, and a disparate band of passengers must band together to fight them off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis R. Foster
CAST:  Linda Darnell  •  Dale Robertson  •  John Lund  •  Ward Bond

Stranger at My Door (1956)

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard, Clay's horse goes lame and he is forced to pull-up at a nearby farm. He soon discovers that the place belongs to local preacher Hollis Jarret, his new wife, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney
CAST:  Macdonald Carey  •  Patricia Medina  •  Skip Homeier  •  Stephen Wootton

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard, Clay's horse goes lame and he is forced to pull-up at a nearby farm. He soon discovers that the place belongs to local preacher Hollis Jarret, his new wife, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney
CAST:  Macdonald Carey  •  Patricia Medina  •  Skip Homeier  •  Stephen Wootton

Crime in the Streets (1956)

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Sal Mineo  •  Mark Rydell  •  Virginia Gregg

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Sal Mineo  •  Mark Rydell  •  Virginia Gregg

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Jim Backus  •  Joanne Gilbert

Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn't receive an invitation to an important luncheon being held by the new company president. Convinced that he's about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Gena Rowlands  •  Jim Backus  •  Joanne Gilbert

Fury at Showdown (1957)

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  John Derek  •  John Smith  •  Malcolm Atterbury  •  Nick Adams

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  John Derek  •  John Smith  •  Malcolm Atterbury  •  Nick Adams

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Deckett, who is tired of chasing the real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Audie Murphy  •  Felicia Farr  •  Stephen McNally  •  Jan Merlin

When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Deckett, who is tired of chasing the real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Audie Murphy  •  Felicia Farr  •  Stephen McNally  •  Jan Merlin

Seven Days in May (1964)

A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Fredric March  •  Ava Gardner

A U.S. Army colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Fredric March  •  Ava Gardner

Dragnet (1954)

Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Webb
CAST:  Jack Webb  •  Ben Alexander  •  Richard Boone  •  Ann Robinson

Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Webb
CAST:  Jack Webb  •  Ben Alexander  •  Richard Boone  •  Ann Robinson

Blood of Dracula (1957)

A crazed teacher at a respectable girls' school draws power from a medallion she has obtained from the Carpathian Mountains, and uses it to experiment telepathically on the school's newest young pupil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert L. Strock
CAST:  Sandra Harrison  •  Louise Lewis  •  Jerry Blaine  •  Gail Ganley

A crazed teacher at a respectable girls' school draws power from a medallion she has obtained from the Carpathian Mountains, and uses it to experiment telepathically on the school's newest young pupil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert L. Strock
CAST:  Sandra Harrison  •  Louise Lewis  •  Jerry Blaine  •  Gail Ganley

Valerie (1957)

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Anthony Steel  •  Peter Walker

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Anthony Steel  •  Peter Walker
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