Rex Lease
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Rex Lloyd Lease was an American
actor
. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease was accused in 1930 by Vivian Duncan of the Duncan Sisters
for assault. Lease was married to actress Eleanor Hunt until divorce.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease was accused in 1930 by Vivian Duncan of the Duncan Sisters
Duncan Sisters
The Duncan Sisters were a vaudeville duo who became popular in the 1920s with their act Topsy and Eva.-Early career:Rosetta and Vivian Duncan were born in Los Angeles, California, the daughters of a violinist turned salesman...
for assault. Lease was married to actress Eleanor Hunt until divorce.
Selected filmography
- DakotaDakota (film)Dakota is a 1945 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Wayne.-Cast:* John Wayne - John Devlin* Vera Ralston - Sandy Poli * Walter Brennan - Capt. Bounce of the Riverbird* Ward Bond - Jim Bender* Mike Mazurki - Bigtree Collins...
(19451945 in filmThe year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
) - Flame of Barbary CoastFlame of Barbary CoastFlame of Barbary Coast is a 1945 western film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane.-Plot:...
(1945) - In Old CaliforniaIn Old California (1942 film)In Old California is a 1942 film starring John Wayne as a Boston pharmacist who relocates to Sacramento during the Gold Rush. The movie was directed by William C. McGann.-Cast:* John Wayne ... Tom Craig* Binnie Barnes ... Lacey Miller...
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - Outlaws of Cherokee TrailOutlaws of Cherokee TrailOutlaws of Cherokee Trail is a 1941 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck.- Cast :* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin* Lois Collier as Doris Sheldon...
(1941) - A Chump at OxfordA Chump at OxfordA Chump at Oxford, directed by Alfred J. Goulding and released in 1940 by United Artists, was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Hal Roach studios. Originally released as a streamliner featurette at forty minutes long, twenty minutes of footage largely unrelated to the main plot...
(19401940 in filmThe year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
) - Lone Star RaidersLone Star RaidersLone Star Raiders is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.- Cast :* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin* June Johnson as Linda Cameron...
(1940) - The Trail BlazersThe Trail BlazersThe Trail Blazers is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.- Cast :* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin* Pauline Moore as Marcia Kelton...
(1940) - Under Texas SkiesUnder Texas Skies (1940 film)Under Texas Skies is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.- Cast :* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin* Lois Ranson as Helen Smith...
(1940) - The Lone Ranger Rides AgainThe Lone Ranger Rides AgainThe Lone Ranger Rides Again is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's earlier 1937 serial The Lone Ranger, which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic....
(19391939 in filmThe year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
) - Heroes of the AlamoHeroes of the AlamoHeroes of the Alamo is a low-budget retelling of the events of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo. It was produced by Anthony J. Xydias and reuses the battle scenes of his 1926 silent film Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo...
(19371937 in filmThe year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
) - The Silver TrailThe Silver Trail- Cast :*Rex Lease as Bob Crandall*Mary Russel as Molly Welburn, aka Mary Allen*Ed Cassidy as Frank Sheridan*Roger Williams as Sam Dunn*Steve Clark as Tom *Slim Whitaker as Henchman Slug*Oscar Gahan as Henchman Curt...
(1937) - Custer's Last StandCuster's Last Stand (serial)Custer's Last Stand is an independent film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River.It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Stage & Screen Productions, which went bust shortly afterwards as a victim of the Great Depression...
(19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
) - The Monster WalksThe Monster WalksThe Monster Walks directed by Frank R. Strayer, is a black-and-white horror movie.-Plot:The film opens with Ruth Earlton and her fiance Dr. Ted Carver arriving at her father's house. She has been told that her father has died, and is returning to find out what will be done with the estate...
(19321932 in film-Events:*Cary Grant's film career begins*Katharine Hepburn's film career begins*Shirley Temple's film career begins*Disney released Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film.*Santa, first sound film made in Mexico released....
) - Chinatown After DarkChinatown After Dark-Cast:*Carmel Myers as Madame Ying Su*Rex Lease as James 'Jim' Bonner*Barbara Kent as Lotus*Edmund Breese as Le Fong*Frank Mayo as Ralph Bonner*Billy Gilbert as Horatio Dooley*Michael Visaroff as Mr. Varonoff*Laska Winters as Ming Fu...
(1931) - The Utah Kid (19301930 in film-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
) - Two Sisters (19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
) - The Law of the RangeThe Law of the RangeThe Law of the Range is a 1928 American silent Western film starring Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford and Rex Lease.-Cast:*Tim McCoy - Jim Lockhart*Joan Crawford - Betty Dallas*Rex Lease - Solitaire Kid*Bodil Rosing - Mother of Jim and the Kid...
(19281928 in film-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
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