Acting
Charlita
Born July 5, 1921 · Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died January 28, 1997 · aged 75
Charlita (born Clara Isabella DeFreitas on July 5, 1921, in Lowell, Massachusetts – died January 28, 1997, in Rancho Mirage, California) was an American film actress and occasional singer, often credited as Charlita Regis. Active primarily in the 1940s and ’50s, she frequently portrayed Latin and exotic characters in numerous Westerns and B-movies.
Known For
Rancho Notorious · 1952Rancho Notorious
★ 6.51952
MovieDramaWestern
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Let's Go Navy! · 1951Let's Go Navy!
★ 8.01951
MovieComedy
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
Gun Fury · 1953Gun Fury
★ 6.11953
MovieWestern
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.
The Iron Mistress · 1952The Iron Mistress
★ 5.31952
MovieHistoryDrama
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.
Ride, Vaquero! · 1953Ride, Vaquero!
★ 6.11953
MovieWesternDrama
Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.
The Naked Dawn · 1955The Naked Dawn
★ 6.21955
MovieWestern
Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...
Green Fire · 1954Green Fire
★ 6.31954
MovieAdventureDrama
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with coffee planter Catherine Knowland's love.
Six Black Horses · 1962Six Black Horses
★ 5.91962
MovieWestern
A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.
Movies
Rancho Notorious · 1952Rancho Notorious
★ 6.51952
MovieDramaWestern
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Let's Go Navy! · 1951Let's Go Navy!
★ 8.01951
MovieComedy
The Bowery Boys join the Navy to catch some crooks who are posing as sailors.
Gun Fury · 1953Gun Fury
★ 6.11953
MovieWestern
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.
The Iron Mistress · 1952The Iron Mistress
★ 5.31952
MovieHistoryDrama
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.
Ride, Vaquero! · 1953Ride, Vaquero!
★ 6.11953
MovieWesternDrama
Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.
The Naked Dawn · 1955The Naked Dawn
★ 6.21955
MovieWestern
Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...
Green Fire · 1954Green Fire
★ 6.31954
MovieAdventureDrama
In Colombia, mining engineer Rian Mitchell discovers Carrero, the lost emerald mine of the Conquistadors, but has to contend with notorious local bandit El Moro's gang and with coffee planter Catherine Knowland's love.
Six Black Horses · 1962Six Black Horses
★ 5.91962
MovieWestern
A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.
Take the High Ground! · 1953Take the High Ground!
★ 6.21953
MovieComedyDrama
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to new Army recruits at Fort Bliss, Texas. But is he really the man he is often described as? His fellow instructor, and friend helps him to face the ghosts of his past experiences in Korea. One night in a bar across the border in Juarez, Mexico, Sgt. Ryan meets a lady who begins to turn his life around. Will this be enough to help him deal with the past? Or will he continue to be so hard on his troops?
Massacre Canyon · 1954Massacre Canyon
★ 6.51954
MovieWestern
A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.
Come Fill the Cup · 1951Come Fill the Cup
★ 7.01951
MovieDrama
Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back and devotes himself to other recovering alcoholics.
Brimstone · 1949Brimstone
★ 7.31949
MovieWestern
A U.S. Marshal goes undercover to stop a cattle smuggling gang, but when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Khyber Patrol · 1954Khyber Patrol
★ 7.31954
MovieAdventure
British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle at the Khyber Pass. Enter Capt. Kyle Cameron of the British Lancers, whose renegade style may either save the day or doom the region to chaos. When Cameron learns that greater forces are pulling the strings, he attempts to destroy Shir's rebel faction from within.
South of Caliente · 1951South of Caliente
★ 9.01951
MovieMusicWestern
"King of the Cowboys" Roy Rogers stars with his real-life wife, Dale Evans, in this Western about a hardworking farmer who helps a struggling rancher by transporting her prize horse to Mexico. A fortuitous meeting with a fortune-teller (Charlita) -- who specializes in dire predictions -- sets the tone for their adventures. Burlesque comic Pinky Lee co-stars, playing himself.
Callaway Went Thataway · 1951Callaway Went Thataway
★ 5.61951
MovieComedyWestern
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. When a lookalike sends in a photo, the marketing team hires him to impersonate Callaway. Things get sticky when the real Callaway eventually shows up.
The Brave Bulls · 1951The Brave Bulls
★ 6.21951
MovieDramaRomance
A matador must recover his courage after being gored in the ring.
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla · 1952Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
★ 3.51952
MovieComedyScience Fiction
The entertainment duo Mitchell & Petrillo, en route to a USO show for troops in Guam, fall out of their plane and end up on the jungle island of Cola Cola, where the mad scientist Dr. Zabor is conducting evolutionary experiments.
The Women of Pitcairn Island · 1956The Women of Pitcairn Island
★ 4.21956
MovieAdventureDrama
The widows and children of survivors of the H.M.S. Bounty rule Pitcairn Island, fighting off sailors and intruders.
Toughest Man in Arizona · 1952Toughest Man in Arizona
★ 7.01952
MovieWestern
Marshal Landry captures outlaw Girard and bringing him in finds a woman and two children, the only survivors of an Indian attack. Later, transferring the prisoner his brothers free him. Then a stage is robbed of a silver shipment by Girard and his brothers. Examining telegrams gets Landry a confession from Girard's girlfriend. The telegraph line has been tapped and the telegrapher is the supposedly dead husband of the woman he brough in. Now knowing Girard's location he sets out after him.
TV Shows
Four Star Playhouse · 1952Four Star Playhouse
★ 6.81952
SeriesDramaComedy
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine.
Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino.
The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.
Gunslinger · 1961Gunslinger
★ 6.31961
SeriesWesternDrama
Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine.
Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes.
Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.