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A Man's Game
''A Man's Game'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film stars Tim McCoy, Evalyn Knapp and Ward Bond. Plot A pair of firemen and friends, Tim Bradley and Dave Jordan, are both attracted to court stenographer Judy Manners after a rescue from a fire. Judy, involved against her will in an embezzlement scheme, ends up starting a fire to chase away the embezzlers as the guy try to save her from both the flames and the crooks. Cast * Tim McCoy as Tim Bradley * Evalyn Knapp as Judy Manners * Ward Bond as Dave Jordan * DeWitt Jennings as Chief Jordan (as De Witt Jennings) * Stephen Chase as Kelton (as Alden Chase) * John Dilson as John T. Bradley * Wade Boteler as Captain O'Hara * Nick Copeland as T.W. Jackson * Bob Kortman as Kane * Edward LeSaint Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and Film director, director whose career began in the silent film, silent era. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Shumate
Harold Shumate (September 7, 1893 – August 5, 1983) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 100 films between 1917 and 1954. He was born in Austin, Texas and died in Thousand Oaks, California on August 5, 1983. Selected filmography * ''Fighting Back (1917 film), Fighting Back'' (1917) * ''Hitchin' Posts'' (1920) * ''The White Sin'' (1924) * ''Sealed Lips (1925 film), Sealed Lips'' (1925) * ''Miss Brewster's Millions'' (1926) * ''Meet the Prince'' (1926) * ''The Wrong Mr. Wright'' (1927) * ''The Rose of Kildare'' (1927) * ''The Tigress (1927 film), The Tigress'' (1927) * ''After the Storm (1928 film), After the Storm'' (1928) * ''The River Woman'' (1928) *''United States Smith'' (1928) * ''The Head of the Family (1928 film), The Head of the Family'' (1928) * ''San Francisco Nights (film), San Francisco Nights'' (1928) * ''Companionate Marriage'' (1928) (unconfirmed co-director with Erle C. Kenton) * ''Hold Your Man (1929 film), Hold Your Man'' (1929) * ''The Voice of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Kortman
Robert F. Kortman (December 24, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1914 and 1952. 1936- appeared in Trail of the lonesome pine. Biography The son of a rancher, Kortman was born in Brackettville, Texas, in 1887. He spent six years in the U.S. cavalry. Director Tom Ince cast Kortman as a villain when he began working in films in 1911, and he went on to become the "favored on-screen opponent" for William S. Hart with regard to their film fights. After he left acting, Kortman was president of a cooperative water company in Arrowhead Springs, California, where he lived. Kortman was married to Gonda Durand, a Mack Sennett bathing beauty. He died in Long Beach, California from cancer. Selected filmography * '' Cactus Nell'' (1917) * '' The Narrow Trail'' (1917) * '' Through the Wrong Door'' (1919) * '' The Great Radium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Films
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Films Directed By D
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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1934 Drama Films
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Greece, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12– 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The Commission of Government is sworn in, as a form of direct rule for the Dominion of Newfoundland. * February 21 – Augusto César Sandino is assassinated in Managua, by the National Guard. * Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Films
The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1934 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 26 – Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000. *February 19 – Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade. *April 19 – Fox Studios releases '' Stand Up and Cheer!'', with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. Shirley steals the film and Fox, which had been near bankruptcy, finds itself owning a goldmine. *May 18 – Paramount releases '' Little Miss Marker'', with Shirley Temple, on loan from Fox, in the title role. *June 13 – An amendment to the Production Code establishes the Production Code Administration, and requires all films to obtain a certificate of approval before being released. *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint (January 1, 1871 – September 10, 1940) was an American stage and film actor and Film director, director whose career began in the silent film, silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Saint.Edward J. Le Saint at IBDB LeSaint typically portrayed characters in roles of authority, including over 30 roles, both credited and uncredited, as a judge. Early years LeSaint was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, of French ancestry. His schooling also was in Cincinnati. Before venturing into entertainment, he worked in a railroad's auditing office.Career [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack. Boteler graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After he graduated, he stayed there as a director until he joined the Army in World War I. For three years in the mid-1920s, he worked for Douglas MacLean's film company as both actor and writer. On Broadway, Boteler appeared in the play '' The Silent Voice'' (1914). Partial filmography * '' The False Road'' (1920) * '' Lahoma'' (1920) * '' An Old Fashioned Boy'' (1920) * '' She Couldn't Help It'' (1920) * '' Ducks and Drakes'' (1921) * '' The Home Stretch'' (1921) * '' Fifty Candles'' (1921) * '' One Man in a Million'' (1921) * '' Blind Hearts'' (1921) * ''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern AT or at may refer to: Geography Austria * Austria (ISO 2-letter cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on Indigenous peoples of the Americas, American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he had his picture on the front of a List of athletes on Wheaties boxes, Wheaties cereal box. Early years Tim McCoy was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on April 10, 1891. His father was an Irish Union Civil War veteran and Police Chief. While attending St. Ignatius College Prep, St. Ignatius College (now Loyola University Chicago, Loyola University) McCoy saw a Wild West show that influenced him to purchase a one-way ticket west. He ended up in Lander, Wyoming, where he worked as a ranch hand. While there, he became an expert horseman and roper while developing an extensive knowledge of the customs and languages of the local American Indian tribes. McCoy was a renowned expert in Plains Indian Sign Language, Indian sign language and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
