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Rudy Ralston (born Prague) was a Czech-American film producer. The brother of figure skater turned actress Vera Ralston , who was married to the head of Republic Pictures Herbert Yates , he was employed by Republic Pictures , making B westerns during the 1950s.
Rudy Ralston. Producer: Double Jeopardy. Rudy Ralston was born in Prague. Czechoslovakia. He is known for Double Jeopardy (1955), No Man's Woman (1955) and The Crooked Circle (1957).
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The Lawless Eighties marked the first of seven films produced by Ventura Productions, Inc., an independent production company organized by Rudy Ralston and Joseph Kane, who had been producers for Republic Pictures. Ralston was the brother of actress Vera Ralston, who was married to Republic Pictures head Herbert Yates.
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English. The Last Stagecoach West is a 1957 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Jim Davis, Mary Castle, Victor Jory and Lee Van Cleef. [1] The film's art direction was by Ralph Oberg . In the early 1950s Republic Pictures decided to begin producing television shows and filmed a pilot for what became Stories of the Century.
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Ralston was born Věra Helena Hrubá in Prague to a Catholic family with a home on the Berounka River. Her father, Rudolf Hrubý, was a jeweler. Her year of birth has been given as 1919, 1920, 1921, and 1923. Her brother, Rudy Ralston, later became a film producerin the United States.
As a figure skater, she represented Czechoslovakia in competition under her birth name Věra Hrubá. She competed at the 1936 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 17th. During the games, she personally met and reportedly insulted Adolf Hitler. Hitler asked...
Ralston moved to Hollywood with her mother and signed a contract in 1943 with Republic Pictures. During her career she was known as Vera Hrubá Ralston and Vera Hruba Ralston, and, later, simply as Vera Ralston. She normally played an immigrant girl, because of her limited English skills. Among the 26 films Ralston starred in were Storm Over Lisbon ...
Vera Ralston at IMDbVera Ralston at Find a GraveRudy Ralston is known as an Associate Producer and Producer. Some of their work includes The Man Who Died Twice, Terror at Midnight, Red River Shore, Bandits of the ...
Rudy Ralston. Producer: Double Jeopardy. Rudy Ralston was born in Prague. Czechoslovakia. He is known for Double Jeopardy (1955), No Man's Woman (1955) and The Crooked Circle (1957).
