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Allen Cavan
Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn Studios in 1916 and later worked for Warner Bros. Cavan died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital on January 19, 1941, aged 60. Partial filmography * ''The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - a mob member (uncredited) * ''Big Business'' (1924) * ''Leave It to Gerry'' (1924) * '' The Mysterious Mystery!'' (1924) * ''Thundering Fleas'' (1926) - father of the bride * '' London After Midnight'' (1927) - Estate agent * ''The Million Dollar Collar'' (1929) * ''The Donovan Affair'' (1929) * ''Painted Faces'' (1929) * ''Saturday's Lesson'' (1929) * ''No Limit'' (1931) * ''Dishonored'' (1931) * ''New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford'' (1931) * '' The Intruder'' (1933) * ''Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' (1934) * ''Badge of Honor'' (1934) * '' Thicker than Wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concord, California
Concord ( ) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 129,295 in 2019 making it the eighth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1869 as Todos Santos by Don Salvio Pacheco II, a noted Californio ranchero, the name was later changed to Concord. The city is a major regional suburban East Bay center within the San Francisco Bay Area, and is east of San Francisco. History The valleys north of Mount Diablo were inhabited by the Miwok people, who hunted elk and fished in the numerous streams flowing from the mountain into the San Francisco Bay. It is important to note Miwok and other indigenous people still live within city limits. In 1772, Spanish explorers began to cross the area but did not settle there. In 1834, the Mexican land grant Rancho Monte del Diablo at the base of Mount Diablo was granted to Salvio Pacheco (for whom the nearby town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Adventures Of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
''New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime / romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring William Haines as a con artist and Jimmy Durante as his pickpocket buddy. The film is based on a series of stories by George Randolph Chester published in ''Cosmopolitan''. Plot Cast *William Haines as Jimmy Wallingford *Jimmy Durante as Clarence 'Schnozzle' *Ernest Torrence as Blackie Daw *Leila Hyams as Dorothy Layton *Guy Kibbee as Police Sergeant McGonigal *Hale Hamilton as Charles Harper *Robert McWade as Horace Tuttle *Clara Blandick as Mrs Maggie Layton * Walter Walker as Frank Layton * Alfred Allen as Ship's Captain (uncredited) *Henry Armetta as Henry, a Barber (uncredited) * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Dalrymple, a Cleaning Lady (uncredited) *Robert Bolder as Minor Role (uncredited) *Sidney Bracey as Joe the Waiter (uncredited) *Allan Cavan as Hotel Cashier (uncredited) *Sydney Jarvis as Chief of Police Morgan (uncredited) *Tom Kennedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jail Bait (1937 Film)
''Jail Bait'' is a 1937 American short comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Following a kidnapping and murder, a reporter believes he knows the identity of the murderer, so he asks his roommate, a newspaper boy, to confess to the crime, in order to throw the police off the actual murderer's trail – giving the reporter time to catch the murderer and claim the reward for himself. The newspaper boy is at first reluctant, but then agrees with the condition that his half of the reward be large enough to purchase a ring he wants. Having gotten himself arrested, the newspaper boy learns that his roommate's plane has crashed, killing him and leaving the newspaper boy trapped in a death sentence for a crime he did not commit. Following a prison break, the newspaper boy finds himself in the hideout of the man, Sawed-off Madison, responsible for the crimes he falsely confessed to. A shoot-out ensues, allowing both the actual murderer and the newspaper boy to escape. Back at the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebellion (1936 Film)
''Rebellion '' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lynn Shores and starring Tom Keene, Rita Hayworth, and Duncan Renaldo. Cast * Tom Keene as Captain John Carroll *Rita Hayworth as Paula Castillo (credited as Rita Cansino) *Duncan Renaldo as Ricardo Castillo *William Royle as Harris *Gino Corrado as Pablo * Roger Gray as Honeycutt * Bob McKenzie as Judge Moore *Allan Cavan as President Zachary Taylor (credited as Allen Cavan) *Jack Ingram as Henchman Hank *Lita Cortez as Marquita *Theodore Lorch as General Vallejo (credited as Theodore Lorsch) *Merrill McCormick as Dr. Semple (credited as W. M. McCormick) *Ralph Bucko as Henchman (uncredited) *Allen Greer as Castillo Rider (uncredited) *Al Haskell as Gang Member (uncredited) *George Regas George Thomas Regas (Greek: Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρεγάκος; November 9, 1890 – December 13, 1940) was a Greek American actor. Biography Regis was born in the village of Goranoi near Sparta, Greece, the brother of acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of The Range
''Code of the Range'' is a 1936 American western film directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Charles Starrett, Mary Blake and Edward Coxen. Synopsis A feud breaks out between cattle ranchers and sheepherders who dispute each other's grazing rights. Cast * Charles Starrett as Lee Jamison * Mary Blake as Janet Parker * Edward Coxen as Angus McLeod * Allan Cavan a s 'Calamity' Parker * Albert J. Smith as Barney Ross * Edward Peil Sr. as Sheriff * Edmund Cobb as Ed Randall * Edward LeSaint as Adams * Ralph McCullough as Quigley * George Chesebro as Henchman * Art Mix as Henchman References External links''Code of the Range''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1936 films American Western (genre) films 1936 Western (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts In Bondage
''Hearts in Bondage'' is a 1936 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Lew Ayres for Republic Pictures. Set during the American Civil War, the film depicts the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of , the Confederate States Navy's salvage and refitting of the ship as the ironclad CSS ''Virginia'', the Union Navy's development of the ironclad to counter ''Virginia'', and the subsequent engagement of the two vessels in the Battle of Hampton Roads. It also features many historical characters, including United States President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, and Confederate States President Jefferson Davis. The fictional plot, starring James Dunn, Mae Clarke, and David Manners, pits two friends and future brothers-in-law on opposite sides of the North–South conflict, dividing their families and threatening their survival. ''Hearts in Bondage'' is notable as a rare example of a Hollywood film to depict the naval battles of the American Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Frontier (film)
''The New Frontier'' is a 1935 American Western film starring John Wayne, directed by Carl Pierson for Republic Pictures. (In 1939, Wayne appeared in a Three Mesquiteers movie entitled ''New Frontier'', which was years later retitled '' Frontier Horizon'' to avoid confusion.) Cast * John Wayne as John Dawson * Muriel Evans as Hanna Lewis * Warner Richmond as Ace Holmes * Al Bridge as Kit * Sam Flint as Milt Dawson * Murdock MacQuarrie as Tom Lewis * Allan Cavan as Minister Shaw * Mary MacLaren as Mrs. Shaw * Theodore Lorch as Joe * Glenn Strange as Norton * Philip Kieffer as Army Officer * Frank Ball as Ted See also * John Wayne filmography American actor, director, and producer John Wayne (1907–1979) began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the Fox Film Corporation. He frequently worked in minor roles with director John Ford and when Raoul Walsh sugg ... References External links * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films American Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streamline Express
''Streamline Express'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Leonard Fields, starring Victor Jory, Evelyn Venable and Esther Ralston, distributed by Mascot Pictures. The film is an adaptation of ''Twentieth Century'', released the previous year, in which Ralph Forbes appears in a similar role. Plot Broadway star Patricia Wallace (Evelyn Venable) quits her Broadway show to run off with wealthy Fred Arnold (Ralph Forbes). Her director Jimmy Hart (Victor Jory) follows them aboard a futuristic super-speed monorail, the ''Streamline Express''. In its non-stop trip from New York City to Los Angeles in 20 hours, the double-decker ''Express'' can reach speeds up to 160 miles per hour. Meanwhile, also aboard is John Bradley (Clay Clement) and his mistress Elaine Vincent (Esther Ralston), but Bradley's wife Mary (Erin O'Brien-Moore) ends up on the train as well. When Elaine gives her crooked pal Gilbert Landon (Sidney Blackmer) a diamond pendant given her by Bradley, in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Nights (film)
''Hong Kong Nights'' is a 1935 American thriller film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Tom Keene, Wera Engels and Warren Hymer.Pitts p.157 An American customs agent tracks gunrunners operating out of Hong Kong. Cast * Tom Keene as Tom Keene * Wera Engels as Trina Vidor * Warren Hymer as Wally * Tetsu Komai as Wong * Cornelius Keefe as Gil Burris * Tom London as Blake * Freeman Lang as Capt. Evans * Allan Cavan Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ... as Mr. Caulder References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1935 films 1930s thriller films American thriller films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Salute (1935 Film)
''Red Salute'' (also released as ''Arms and the Girl'') is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Young. Based on a story by Humphrey Pearson, the film is about the daughter of a US Army general who becomes involved with a suspected communist agitator. Plot Drue Van Allen, the daughter of an American general, is in love with communist graduate student Leonard Arner. When Leonard is ejected from a college campus for speaking to the students, a newspaper photographer takes a picture of him in Drue's car and prints it on the front page. When Drue ignores her father’s advice, he tricks her into boarding an airplane bound for Mexico, supposedly to see her aunt Betty off, then locks her in. She is stuck in Juarez with no money to get home. After a rowdy soldier, Jeff overhears a border policeman warn her not to try to cross into the US, Jeff, whom she nicknames "Uncle Sam", strikes up a conversation, telling her he thinks she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Rex And Rinty
''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Cast * Rex the king of wild horses as himself * Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Rinty * Kane Richmond as Frank Bradley * Norma Taylor as Dorothy Bruce * Mischa Auer as Tanaga * Smiley Burnette as Jensen * Harry Woods as Crawford * Pedro Regas as Pasha * Hooper Atchley as Debor * Wheeler Oakman as Henchman Wheeler * Victor Potel as Kinso, Royal Guard Commander * Allan Cavan as Mr. Bruce Additional crew * Story: B. Reeves Easton, Maurice Geraghty, Ray Trampe * Musical Director: Lee Zahler * Supervising Editor: Joseph H. Lewis * Sound Effects Editor: Roy Granville * Sound Engineer: Clifford A. Ruberg (as Cliff Ruberg) * Stunts: Tracy Layne, Ted Mapes, Eddie Parker, Joe Yrigoyen (all uncredited) Chapter titles # God Horse of Sujan # Sport of Kings # Fangs of Flame # Homewards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thicker Than Water (1935 Film)
''Thicker than Water'' is a short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W.Horne, produced by Hal Roach, and released in 1935 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The short also features James Finlayson and Daphne Pollard in supporting roles. It was the last two-reel comedy starring the comedy team, as Hal Roach decided to end Laurel and Hardy short films and move them solely into feature films. Plot Stan and Ollie are ordered to wash the dishes by Ollie's wife (in the first film-title pun-gag, Stan pours too much liquid-detergent into the dishpan, causing the resulting washing-solution to be "much thicker than water") but Stan dries them and puts them back in the washbowl. Ollie then tells him to put them somewhere dry and he places them on a gas ring where they heat up, so that when Ollie picks them up he drops them and they all smash. James Finlayson then calls to collect payment for some furniture. Stan, Ollie and Mrs. Hardy embark on a lengthy "the money that you gave to him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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