Saturday, 28 December 2019

Duke R. Lee

Born: 13 May 1881, Prince Henry County, Virginia, USA
Died: 1 April 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA

Stagecoach (1939) as Lordsburg Sheriff (uncredited)

Duke R. Lee is standing in the centre of the picture. John Wayne is seated on the wagon with Andy Devine.












Chief John Big Tree

Born: 2 June 1877, Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 6 July 1967, Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York, USA

Stagecoach (1939) as Indian Scout (uncredited)



















Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Blue Back (Credited as Chief Big Tree)


















Joe Rickson

Born: 6 September 1880, Clearcreek, Montana, USA
Died: 8 January 1958, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Stagecoach (1939) as Ike Plummer (uncredited)

Vester Pegg, in the middle, and Joe Rickson, right, look to Tom Tyler for instruction.














Vester Pegg

Born: 23 May 1887, Appleton City, Missouri, USA
Died: 19 February 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA

Stagecoach (1939) as Hank Plummer (uncredited)

Vester Pegg, in the middle, and Joe Rickson, right, look to Tom Tyler for instruction.













Elvira Rios

Born: 16 November 1913, Mexico City, Mexico
Died: 13 January 1987, Mexico City, Mexico

Elvira Rios was a singer who appeared in a handful of films in the 1930s and 1940s and was often given the chance to sing in her small supporting roles. Rios had a weekly NBC radio program and a contract with Decca Records.

Stagecoach (1939) as Yakima (uncredited)

















Francis Ford

Born: 14 August 1881, Portland, Maine, USA
Died: 5 September 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA

Francis was the older brother of John Ford the director of many films, including Westerns starring John Wayne. Francis was a director himself during the silent era before concentrating solely on acting when sound arrived. His acting roles became smaller as time went on appearing in uncredited non-speaking roles by the late 1930s.

Frankenstein (1931) as Hans (uncredited)

Francis Ford lays injured.

















Stagecoach (1939) as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

Francis Ford is being examined by the doctor, Thomas Mitchell. This role was a bit strange in that Francis Ford wasn't allowed to speak. When asked a question the answers were always given by the other actors, such as Marga Ann Deighton who played his wife.














Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Joe Boleo


Arthur Shields is on the left, holding a rifle.
















The Big Noise (1944) as Station Agent (uncredited)
















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