What movie did "the king of cool" play in with Bud Ekins as his stunt double?
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Bud Ekins James Sherwin "Bud" Ekins (May 11, 1930 – October 6, 2007) was an American professional stuntman in the U.S. Film industry. He is considered to be one of the film industry's most accomplished stuntmen with a body of work that includes classic films such as "The Great Escape" and "Bullitt". Ekins, acting as stunt double for Steve McQueen while filming "The Great Escape", was the rider who performed what is considered to be one of the most famous motorcycle stunts ever performed in a movie. He was recognized for his stunt work by being inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
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Steve McQueen Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor. Called "The King of Cool", his "anti-hero" persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s and made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in "The Sand Pebbles". His other popular films include "The Cincinnati Kid", "The Thomas Crown Affair", "Bullitt", "The Getaway", and "Papillon", as well as the all-star ensemble films "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", and "The Towering Inferno". In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in films again for four years. McQueen was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed him in high demand and enabled him to command large salaries.
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Safety in Numbers (1930 film) Safety in Numbers is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film. Directed by Victor Schertzinger, it stars Buddy Rogers, and features Kathryn Crawford, Josephine Dunn, and Carole Lombard (in one of her early roles).
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St. Benny the Dip St. Benny the Dip is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The film is also known as Escape If You Can in the United Kingdom.
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Three on the Trail (film) Three on the Trail is a 1936 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Vernon Smith. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, Onslow Stevens, Muriel Evans, George "Gabby" Hayes, Claude King and William Duncan. The film was released on April 24, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
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Fit for a King Fit for a King is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick.
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King for a Night King for a Night is a 1933 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Chester Morris, Helen Twelvetrees and Alice White.
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The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (also called The St. Louis Bank Robbery, the film title in the opening credits) is a 1959 heist film. The film stars Steve McQueen as a college dropout hired to be the getaway driver in a bank robbery. The film is based on a 1953 bank robbery attempt of Southwest Bank in St. Louis. The film was shot on location in St. Louis in 1958 with some of the men and women from the St. Louis Police Department, as well as local residents and bank employees, playing the same parts they did in the actual robbery attempt. Steve McQueen was quite unknown when filming began, because he would get the role of Josh Randall in the famous TV series Wanted Dead or Alive only some months later.
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Captain Applejack Captain Applejack is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film, produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film was directed by Hobart Henley and stars John Halliday, Mary Brian, Kay Strozzi and Arthur Edmund Carewe. The film was based on a 1921 play of the same name, starring Wallace Eddinger and written by Walter C. Hackett. The play had previously been filmed as a silent film in 1923 under the title of Strangers of the Night.
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Meet Me in Las Vegas Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) is an MGM musical comedy produced by Joe Pasternak, directed by Roy Rowland, filmed in Eastman Color (credited as Metrocolor) and CinemaScope, and starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse. The film has a running time of 112 minutes.
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Eddie Hice Edward Louis Joseph Hice (March 1, 1930 – March 12, 2015) was an American stuntman and actor best known for his contributions to the "Star Trek" franchise.
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King Solomon of Broadway King Solomon of Broadway is a 1935 American musical film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin. A shady figure wins a nightclub during a card game.
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Sunset of Power Sunset of Power is a 1936 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Buck Jones, Dorothy Dix, Charles Middleton, Donald Kirke, Ben Corbett and Charles King. The film was released on January 22, 1936, by Universal Pictures.
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Al Leong Albert "Al" Leong (born September 30, 1952), aka Al "Ka Bong", is an American stuntman and actor. Characterized by his impressive martial arts skills (including Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Kali,& Jujutsu), long wavy hair, and a prominent Fu Manchu moustache, he has had a number of small but memorable roles as a henchman in some of the most popular action films (which usually resulted in his character's death), including "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard". He also collaborated with director John Carpenter in "Big Trouble in Little China" and "They Live". Such appearances in many action films have garnered him a cult following. He is also known for his role in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", as Genghis Khan.
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Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell "Babe" Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted 25 years, from 1927-1951. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, "Outwitting Dad", in 1914. In some of his early works, he was billed as "Babe Hardy", using his nickname.
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Theatre Royal (film) Theatre Royal is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Lydia Sherwood. A theatre is threatened with closure, but its staff fight to raise funds and secure the support of an important backer.
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Cool World (SNES video game) Cool World is an action game video game released in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is loosely based on the 1992 movie of the same name. Both the European version and the North American version are in English.
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King of Jazz "King of Jazz" was filmed entirely in the early two-color Technicolor process and was produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. for Universal Pictures. The movie featured several songs sung on camera by the Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris), as well as off-camera solo vocals by Crosby during the opening credits and, very briefly, during a cartoon sequence. "King of Jazz" still survives in a near-complete color print and is not a lost film, unlike many contemporary musicals that now exist only either in incomplete form or as black-and-white reduction copies.
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Code of the Streets Code of the Streets is a 1939 Universal Studios film starring "The Little Tough Guys".
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Bob Yerkes Bob Yerkes (born Brayton Walter Yerkes on February 11, 1932) is an American stuntman. Beginning a life of acrobatics in the circus at the age of 15, Yerkes went on to work as a stuntman in such films as "Back to the Future", "Return of the Jedi", and "Hook". Yerkes currently hosts stunt training days, on an invitation-only basis at his home in Los Angeles.
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Old Overland Trail Old Overland Trail is a 1953 American Western film directed by William Witney and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Rex Allen, Slim Pickens, Roy Barcroft, Virginia Hall, Gil Herman and Wade Crosby. The film was released on February 25, 1953, by Republic Pictures.
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Ken Maynard Kenneth Olin Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. He appeared in more than 90 films over 20 years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters.