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    The Big Combo is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by Philip Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton...
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    Wallace's third marriage was to actor Cornel Wilde, her costar in The Big Combo, Storm Fear, Lancelot and Guinevere, Sword of Lancelot and Beach Red...
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    Squad (1953), The Big Combo (1955), and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). In 1952, he made his television debut when he was cast in the episode "Formula...
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    other notable film roles include Broken Lance (1954), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), The Big Combo (1955), I Died a Thousand Times (1955), Forbidden Planet...
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    Cornel Wilde (category Hungarian emigrants to the United States)
    was the film noir The Big Combo (1955), a co production with Security Pictures that was released through Allied Artists. Wilde and Wallace played the leads...
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    but the marriage broke down and they divorced four years later in 1953. After being spotted in Las Vegas and offered a part in the film The Big Combo, she...
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    Fisher. He was going to direct The Wolf Pack for Broidy, but it was not made. Back in the U.S., Conte did The Big Combo (1955) for Cornel Wilde's company;...
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  • The Dingoes. In the 1980s, he was part of Broderick Smith's Big Combo where he recorded and performed both solos and duos. He acted on stage in the 1973...
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    (1948), The Enforcer (1951), Crime Wave (1954), The Big Combo (1955), The Killing (1956), Baby Face Nelson (1957), Slightly Scarlet (1956), and The Joker...
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    Pink. She has also played in the band Winterthrall. As of 2017, Tanaka was reportedly playing in The Big Meat Combo and in the all female version of Los...
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    Big Combo (1955) as Nils Dreyer Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Mr. Warneke The Purple Mask (1955) as Rochet Moonfleet (1955) as Magistrate Maskew The Girl...
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    appearance in Joseph H. Lewis's film noir The Big Combo with Cornel Wilde in 1955. She retired from acting at the age of 35. In 1960, after Walker's house...
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    influential. The Big Combo was shot by John Alton and took the shadowy noir style to its outer limits. The most distinctive films of Phil Karlson (The Phenix...
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    appeared in The Big Combo (1955), Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and Jerry Lewis' The Family Jewels (1965). In 1961, Adler appeared both in the episode...
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    The Night Before the Day the Earth Stood Still. The band also released three b-side and outtakes compilations: Pissing Out the Poison, The Big Combo,...
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    Joseph H. Lewis (category People from the Upper East Side)
    deadly crime spree, and the 1955 film noir The Big Combo, with its stunning cinematography by John Alton. Born in Brooklyn, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants...
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  • movie." The film's plot was also inspired by the 1952 film Kansas City Confidential. Additionally, Joseph H. Lewis's 1955 film The Big Combo and Sergio...
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    Television Theatre, The DuPont Show of the Month and Lux Video Theatre. After a supporting role in The Big Combo (1955), Donlevy appeared in the British science-fiction...
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    Combo Plays Tunes by Chuck Berry, Bill Black's Combo Goes Big Band, Bill Black's Combo Goes West, and Bill Black's Combo Plays the Blues. The Combo's...
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  • Jakob Gimpel (category Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)
    Unknown Woman, Strange Fascination, Harlow, The Big Combo,The Story of Three Loves, Planet of the Apes and The Mephisto Waltz. Gimpel also recorded music...
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    in Encino, California, at the age of 66. The Silver Chalice (1954) – Idbash The Big Combo (1955) – Police Captain Peterson The Desperate Hours (1955) –...
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  • John Alton (category Hungarian emigrants to the United States)
    style is most notable in the films noir: He Walked by Night (1948), The Amazing Mr. X (1948), Raw Deal (1948) and The Big Combo (1955). Alton also photographed...
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    became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term silhouette was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued...
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  • Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4027-7486-7. Simpson, Paul (2010). The Rough Guide to Cult Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Very...
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  • title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase "this is England" during his speech. This...
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    recurring roles on the television series Hotel de Paree, Wide Country, Police Woman, The Thorn Birds, P.S. I Luv U, Delta, Caroline in the City, and Night...
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    upper-middle-class family in Philadelphia". and played a supporting part in the 1955 film The Big Combo. After graduating from Polytechnic School in 1976, Pinsky studied...
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    Kansas (1954) as Joe the Poker Player winning against Doc Holliday (uncredited) The Atomic Kid (1954) as Dr. Edgar Pangborn The Big Combo (1955) as Doctor...
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  • obsolete, Alton, who worked on the films noir classics T-Men, He Walked by Night, The Amazing Mr. X, and The Big Combo, explains how lighting, shooting...
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  • Big Bully (1996) The Big Bus (1976) Big Business: (1929 & 1988) The Big Chill (1983) Big City Blues: (1932 & 1997) The Big Clock (1948) The Big Combo...
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