On march 1, 1936, construction of all the features of the hoover dam was complete, two. The rarely seen back of the hoover dam before it filled. During an altercation with his boss he kills the man in selfdefense. Reclamation in the arid west 1936 internet archive. Hoover dam is a concrete archgravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado river, on the border between the u. Boulder dam 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
See how the colorado river flowed before, and after, the construction of. In this romantic crime drama, a young detroit criminal flees into the west after accidentally killing his boss. Hoover dam, once known as boulder dam, is a concrete archgravity dam in the. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the great. Figures inventors artists musicians movies philosophers presidents. Photographs show drawing by robert lockwood, scale models, sketches for plaques with historical and other data, ca. Rusty noonan, a hardboiled, cynical, selfish smartaleck, working as a mechanic in a detroit garage, is outraged when he has to work overtime on repairing the shoddy work he had done on a taxicab, gets into an argument with the shopforeman, wison. Boulder dam is a 1936 american drama film directed by frank mcdonald and written by sy bartlett and ralph block. According to a classic images article on ross written by john r. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of boulder dam with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Boulder dam 1936 out of 4 predictable b movie from warner has detroit mechanic rusty noonan ross alexander accidentally killing his boss after being fired so he heads off to colorado to start over. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the great depression and. This film has some footage that i have not seen before including the. Boulder dam is a 1936 american drama film directed by frank mcdonald and written by sy. Notes about boulder dam, 1936, directed by frank mcdonald, with ross alexander, patricia ellis, lyle talbot, available from turner classic movies. This department of interior film captures boulder dam better known as hoover dam in the midst of its construction.
Jul 10, 2014 the rarely seen back of the hoover dam before it filled with water 1936 imgur we could see it again soon, should the drought continue. Behind boulder dam, in the black canyon of the colorado river, is the largest manmade lake in the world shown, june 11, 1938. The hoover dam, known as the boulder dam when completed in 1936. Once there he begins working as a construction guy at boulder dam while falling in love with a woman patricia ellis who befriended him but soon a man lyle talbot who knew him in. Harnessing power aka boulder dam opened 1936 youtube. The film stars ross alexander, patricia ellis, lyle talbot, eddie acuff, henry oneill and egon brecher. Search results for photo, print, drawing, boulder dam, available.
During an altercation with his boss he kills the man in self defense. Shows the colorado river, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. Hoover dam, originally known as boulder dam, is located in the black canyon of the. Boulder dam 1936 frank mcdonald, ross alexander, patricia ellis, lyle talbot, action, drama april 27, 2017 rusty noonan, a hardboiled, cynical, selfish smartaleck, working as a mechanic in a detroit garage, is outraged when he has to work overtime on repairing the shoddy work he had done on a taxicab, gets into an argument with the. Hoover dam, built during the great depression, drew men desperate for. With ross alexander, patricia ellis, lyle talbot, eddie acuff. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to boulder city to. Boulder dam 1936 ross alexander finally got to star in a story torn from the headlines, a warner bros.
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