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Manual Conde (born Manuel Urbano/ October 9, 1915 - August 11, 1985) was a Filipino actor, writer, director and producer. He was taking up geological engineering and entering the movies was farthest from his mind, It was a bit player, stuntman, laboratory a ventriloquist (a puppet named Kiko). He made his first film, "Mahiwaggang Biyolin" in 1935 then signed a contract for LVN Pictures, where he made almost three dozen films, both as an actor and director. As an actor, he used the screen name Juan Urbano during the 1930s. His first directorial assignment was "Sawing Gantingpala" 1939. After the war, Conde directed "Orasang Ginto" 1946, considered the 'first post-war Filipino picture before and after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor'. Conde made his mark in 1950, with the landmark movies, "Genghis Khan", believed to best screen adaptation of the legendary Mongol conqueror, He directed other big-budgeted adventure movies -- "Seite Infantes de Lara"1950, "Sigfredo"1950 and "Krus na Kawayan"1956. He was also known for his "Juan Tamad" series which he lambasted and made fun of the politicians and society's ills and foibles. He was also best remembered on the several successful Nida Blanca - Nastor de Villa musical comedies be directed like "Ikaw Kasi" and "Bahala Na".- Actress
- Stunts
- Additional Crew
Ione Reed (1910-1995)
Born in Hanford, California, early stuntwoman lone Reed was an excellent horseback rider and acrobat. She was a leading lady in b-westerns opposite stuntman Cliff Lyons before transitioning into sound era stunt work where she doubled Claire Trevor on Elinor Norton (1934), Mary Maguire on Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), and Maureen O'Hara on Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). Reed worked on major films like The Buccaneer (1938) and did all kinds of stunts with lions, bears, and elephants. She specialized in auto to train transfers and runaway buckboard stunts.
Reed attained some publicity for her profession when she advertised Camel cigarettes in print ads and was featured on the radio program Daredevils of Hollywood. Her Hollywood life was fictionalized in a 1940 novel she co-wrote with Rose Gordon entitled Stunt Girl, but she was soon out of the business due to a bad reaction to movie makeup. She became a safety engineer for the Lewyt Corporation. Reed died at the age of 85.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
R.L. Hough was born on 15 June 1894 in Kentucky, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Wild West Romance (1928), The Silent Witness (1932) and Good Intentions (1930). He died on 11 August 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
Nick Ceroli was born on 22 December 1939 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He is known for What's My Line? (1950), Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (1967) and The Herb Alpert Show (1969). He died on 11 August 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
Janos Drapàl was born on 3 February 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor. He died on 11 August 1985 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia].- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Lev Felonov was born on 26 October 1900 in Penza, Russia. Lev was an editor and assistant director, known for The Komsomol - Sponsor of Electrification (1932), Four Hearts (1944) and The Car 22-12 (1949). Lev died on 11 August 1985 in Moscow, Russia.- Dan Shadle was born on 4 October 1946 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 11 August 1985 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Konstantin Monov was born on 12 February 1904. He was an actor, known for Kuryer Kremlya (1967), Konarmiya (1975) and Drama na okhote (1970). He died on 11 August 1985 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR.