Tom Steele

Tom Steele (born Thomas Skeoch, 12 June 1909 – 30 October 1990) was a stunt man and actor, best remembered for appearing in serials, especially those produced by Republic Pictures, in both capacities.

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Citizen Kane (1941)

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Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Joseph Cotten  •  Orson Welles  •  Agnes Moorehead  •  Ruth Warrick

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Joseph Cotten  •  Orson Welles  •  Agnes Moorehead  •  Ruth Warrick

Blazing Saddles (1974)

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A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Cleavon Little  •  Gene Wilder  •  Mel Brooks  •  Madeline Kahn

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Cleavon Little  •  Gene Wilder  •  Mel Brooks  •  Madeline Kahn

Brute Force (1947)

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Hume Cronyn  •  Charles Bickford  •  Yvonne De Carlo

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules Dassin
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Hume Cronyn  •  Charles Bickford  •  Yvonne De Carlo

Spartacus (1960)

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Carol Hughes  •  Charles Middleton  •  Anne Gwynne

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Buster Crabbe  •  Carol Hughes  •  Charles Middleton  •  Anne Gwynne

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Susan Hayward  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  William Frawley

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Ludwig
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Susan Hayward  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  William Frawley

Zabriskie Point (1970)

Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michelangelo Antonioni
CAST:  Mark Frechette  •  Daria Halprin  •  Paul Fix  •  G. D. Spradlin

Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michelangelo Antonioni
CAST:  Mark Frechette  •  Daria Halprin  •  Paul Fix  •  G. D. Spradlin

The Masked Marvel (1943)

A team of two-fisted insurance investigators (one of whom disguises himself as The Masked Marvel) endeavor to discover and thwart the loathsome saboteur Sakima.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  William Forrest  •  Tom Steele  •  Louise Currie  •  Johnny Arthur

A team of two-fisted insurance investigators (one of whom disguises himself as The Masked Marvel) endeavor to discover and thwart the loathsome saboteur Sakima.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  William Forrest  •  Tom Steele  •  Louise Currie  •  Johnny Arthur

God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)

Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China, he persuades General Chennault to let him fly with the famed Flying Tigers, the heroic band of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Raymond Massey  •  Alan Hale  •  Andrea King

Robert L. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over The Hump into China. In China, he persuades General Chennault to let him fly with the famed Flying Tigers, the heroic band of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Dane Clark  •  Raymond Massey  •  Alan Hale  •  Andrea King

Six Gun Decision (1953)

A compilation of two episodes from the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, Border City Election and Pony Express vs. Telegraph, edited together and released as a feature film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Gloria Saunders  •  Lyle Talbot

A compilation of two episodes from the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, Border City Election and Pony Express vs. Telegraph, edited together and released as a feature film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Gloria Saunders  •  Lyle Talbot

The Milkman (1950)

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Piper Laurie  •  Joyce Holden

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Donald O'Connor  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Piper Laurie  •  Joyce Holden

Powder Town (1942)

Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Victor McLaglen  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  June Havoc  •  Dorothy Lovett

Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Victor McLaglen  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  June Havoc  •  Dorothy Lovett

The Wyoming Bandit (1949)

Wyoming Dan (Trevor Bardette) returns home after 20 years evading the law for a crime he didn't commit, only to find his son on his deathbed. Seeking revenge for his son's murder, Dan enlists the help of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane), who poses as an outlaw to try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Ford
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Trevor Bardette  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller

Wyoming Dan (Trevor Bardette) returns home after 20 years evading the law for a crime he didn't commit, only to find his son on his deathbed. Seeking revenge for his son's murder, Dan enlists the help of Rocky Lane (Allan Lane), who poses as an outlaw to try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Ford
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Trevor Bardette  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller

Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944)

Lawyer Leland is using land rights to kick the ranchers off their land. When Wild Bill and Gabby arrive to help the ranchers, he has actor Percel frame them for murder and then incites the townsmen to lynch them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Anne Jeffreys  •  Roy Barcroft

Lawyer Leland is using land rights to kick the ranchers off their land. When Wild Bill and Gabby arrive to help the ranchers, he has actor Percel frame them for murder and then incites the townsmen to lynch them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Bretherton
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Anne Jeffreys  •  Roy Barcroft

The Crimson Ghost (1946)

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Linda Stirling  •  Clayton Moore  •  I. Stanford Jolley

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Linda Stirling  •  Clayton Moore  •  I. Stanford Jolley

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  John Abbott  •  Charles Gordon  •  Peggy Stewart  •  Grant Withers

In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  John Abbott  •  Charles Gordon  •  Peggy Stewart  •  Grant Withers

Junior G-Men (1940)

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor of a super-explosive and its remote detonator, from the clutches of a band of foreign subversives call the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins  •  Ford Beebe
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Gabriel Dell  •  Bernard Punsly

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the inventor of a super-explosive and its remote detonator, from the clutches of a band of foreign subversives call the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins  •  Ford Beebe
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Gabriel Dell  •  Bernard Punsly

In Old Monterey (1939)

The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

Tucson Raiders (1944)

In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then foils the crooked Sheriff's attempt to have Red killed escaping jail. When Hannah Rogers gives the Sheriff a note, Red sees her give him a signal. Gabby lifts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Alice Fleming  •  Ruth Lee

In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then foils the crooked Sheriff's attempt to have Red killed escaping jail. When Hannah Rogers gives the Sheriff a note, Red sees her give him a signal. Gabby lifts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Bill Elliott  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Alice Fleming  •  Ruth Lee

The Denver Kid (1948)

When Border Patrol Lieutenant Roberts is killed, it appears that his brother Tim was the killer. To clear the Robert's name for his boss, Lieutenant Rocky Lane heads south of the border posing as an outlaw. He hopes to get in with the gang and find Tim who is using ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Ford
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller  •  William Henry

When Border Patrol Lieutenant Roberts is killed, it appears that his brother Tim was the killer. To clear the Robert's name for his boss, Lieutenant Rocky Lane heads south of the border posing as an outlaw. He hopes to get in with the gang and find Tim who is using ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Ford
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller  •  William Henry
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