LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Wendell Corey
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Synopsis: In this thriller, "Foggy" (Wendell Corey) is a bank teller who got his nickname for the thick spectacles he must wear. Foggy is ... an inside man for a gang of thieves planning to rob his bank. Unfortunately, their plan goes awry and he is arrested. During the ensuing scuffle, his wife isRead More
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Wendell Corey stars as a tyrannical landowner in a frontier town attempting to wield his power in order to keep homesteaders out of his territory so that he can keep his influence when the soon-to-arrive railroad brings new business opportunities. An iron-fisted marshal (Barry Sullivan) is the only citizen courageous enough to take on the corrupt baron.
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From then on suspense tightens as Stewart tries to convince Wendell Corey, a policeman buddy, his suspicions are correct. Already sold on the idea are Miss Kelly, Stewart's girl, and Thelma Ritter, the insurance nurse who comes daily to tend his needs. With their help, Stewart eventually is able to prove his point, and almost gets himself killed doing it. Adding to the grip the melodrama has on the audience is the fact that virtually every scene is one that could only be viewed from Stewart's wheelchair, with the other apartment dwellers seen in pantomime action through the photog's binoculars or the telescopic lens from his camera.
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WENDELL COREY was one of those actors who appeared in countless television episodes and movies of every conceivable budget. He was cast in the roles of doctors, lawyers, cops, detectives and heavies. His first appearance in film came in 1947 in the movie, DESERT FURY. Roles in THE FURIES; SORRY, WRONG NUMBER; THE ACCUSED; THE KILLER IS LOOSE; and THE RAINMAKER soon followed. Hitchcock later used Corey in one of his masterworks, REAR WINDOW, in the role of Doyle. A television regular, he appeared frequently on BRANDED; THE WILD, WILD WEST and THE ZANE GREY THEATER.
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Wendell Corey movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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Corey served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1961 to 1963 and was a member of the board of directors of the Screen Actors Guild. A Republican campaigner in national politics since 1956, Corey was elected to the Santa Monica City Council in April 1965. The conservative politician ran for the California seat in the United States Congress in 1966, but lost the primary election. He was still a councilman at the time of his death.
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