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Andrew L. Stone
Andrew L. Stone (July 16, 1902 – June 9, 1999) was an Americans, American screenwriter, film director and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''Julie (1956 film), Julie'' in 1957 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Known for his hard-hitting, realistic films, Stone frequently collaborated with his first wife, editor and producer Virginia L. Stone, Virginia Lively Stone (m 1946). Though few of his films achieved mainstream success, Stone was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay for his 1956 in film, 1956 Thriller (genre), thriller ''Julie (1956 film), Julie''. Stone's stories frequently featured characters called Cole, Pringle and Pope, usually in law enforcement and interchangeably played by the same actors—Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips and John Gallaudet. Roles with those names were included in ''A Blueprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Norway (film)
''Song of Norway'' is a 1970 American biographical drama musical film adaptation of the successful operetta of the same name, directed by Andrew L. Stone. Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson, and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalize on the success of ''The Sound of Music,'' and was the first musical in Cinerama. Plot Song of Norway begins with the young composer Edvard Grieg struggling to get his music noticed by other musicians or music producers in either Norway or Denmark. Grieg wants to write great lyrical music that represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller (genre)
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. The most common genres that overlap with the thriller genre include crime, horror and detective fiction. Characteristics Writer Vladimir Nabokov, in his lectures at Cornell University, said: In an Anglo-Saxon thriller, the villain is generally punished, and the strong silent man g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (1943 Film)
''Stormy Weather'' is a 1943 American musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox, adapted by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft from the story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson, directed by Andrew L. Stone, produced by William LeBaron and starring Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Cab Calloway. The film is one of two Hollywood musicals with an African American cast released in 1943, both starring Lena Horne, the other being MGM's '' Cabin in the Sky''. ''Stormy Weather'' is a primary showcase of some of the leading African American performers of the day, during an era when African American actors and singers rarely appeared in lead roles in mainstream Hollywood productions. The supporting cast features the Nicholas Brothers in arguably the screen's most bravura dance sequence, Fats Waller, Katherine Dunham and her dancers, and Dooley Wilson. Overview ''Stormy Weather'' takes its title from the 1933 song of the same title, which is perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard-Boiled Canary
''The Hard-Boiled Canary'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Robert Lively and Andrew L. Stone. It was later reissued as ''There's Magic in Music''. The film stars Allan Jones, Susanna Foster, Margaret Lindsay, Lynne Overman, Grace Bradley, William Collier Sr. and Heimo Haitto. It was released on June 8, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Young and carefree Michael Maddy helps run Interlochen Center for the Arts for his ill father. A burlesque performer in a skimpy costume, Toodles LaVerne, impresses him with her voice, enough so that Michael makes and wins a wager with opera-company publicist George Thomas that she's good enough to sing professionally. The joint is raided and entertainer Madie Duvalle is arrested by the police, but Toodles gets away with Michael's help. He enrolls her in the music camp over the objections of Sylvia Worth, his efficiency expert, and other campers partly because of Toodles's appearance and als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Victor Herbert
''The Great Victor Herbert'' is a 1939 American musical film directed by Andrew L. Stone. During production, the movie was slated to be called ''The Gay Days of Victor Herbert.'' Plot Cast * Allan Jones as John Ramsey * Mary Martin as Louise Hall * Walter Connolly as Victor Herbert * Lee Bowman as Dr. Richard Moore * Susanna Foster as Peggy * Judith Barrett as Marie Clark * Jerome Cowan as Barney Harris * John Garrick as Warner Bryant * Pierre Watkin as Albert Martin * Richard Tucker as Michael Brown * Hal K. Dawson as George Faller * Emmett Vogan as Forbes * Mary Currier as Mrs. Victor Herbert * James Finlayson as Lamplighter Awards The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: * Music (Scoring) - Phil Boutelje, Arthur Lange * Sound Recording - Loren L. Ryder * Cinematography – Victor Milner Victor Milner, A.S.C. (December 15, 1893 – October 29, 1972) (sometimes Victor Miller) was an American cinematographer. He was nominated for ten cinematography Academy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Milland
Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's '' The Lost Weekend'' (1945) and also for such roles as a sophisticated leading man opposite John Wayne's corrupt character in '' Reap the Wild Wind'' (1942), the murder-plotting husband in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Dial M for Murder'' (1954) and Oliver Barrett III in ''Love Story'' (1970). Before becoming an actor, Milland served in the Household Cavalry of the British Army, becoming a proficient marksman, horseman and aeroplane pilot. He left the army to pursue a career in acting and appeared as an extra in several British productions before getting his first major role in '' The Flying Scotsman'' (1929). This led to a nine-month contract with MGM, and he moved to the United States, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say It In French
''Say It in French'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Frederick J. Jackson. The film stars Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, Irene Hervey, Janet Beecher, Mary Carlisle and Holmes Herbert. The film was released on November 28, 1938, by Paramount Pictures. Plot A family with financial problems arranges a wedding between their pro golfer son and a wealthy heiress, however they don't know that the son already got married while playing a tournament in France. Cast * Ray Milland as Richard Carrington, Jr. *Olympe Bradna as Julie *Irene Hervey as Auriol Marsden *Janet Beecher as Mrs. Carrington *Mary Carlisle as Phyllis Carrington *Holmes Herbert as Richard Carrington Sr. *Walter Kingsford as Hopkins * William Collier, Sr. as Howland * Erik Rhodes as Irving *Mona Barrie Mona Barrie (born Mona Barlee Smith; 18 December 1909 – 27 June 1964) was an English-born actress, active on stage in Australia before establishing a career in the US, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen Heaven (1938 Film)
''Stolen Heaven'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Andrew L. Stone and written by Eve Greene, Frederick J. Jackson and Stone. The film stars Gene Raymond, Olympe Bradna and Glenda Farrell. The film was released on May 13, 1938 by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay concerns two jewel thieves who pose as musicians to elude pursuing law officers. Plot The film has been called a "musical melodrama". A female jewel thief named Steffi, a.k.a. "Will O'the Wisp", robs a jewelry store with her partners Von, Rita and Bako. The thieves pose as musicians to throw the police off their trail. Cast * Gene Raymond as Carl Lieberlich * Olympe Bradna as Steffi * Glenda Farrell Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American actress. Farrell personified the smart and sassy, wisecracking blonde of the Classical Hollywood films. Farrell's career spanned more than 50 years, appearing in numerous Broadwa ... as Rita * Lewis Stone as Joseph Langauer * Porter Hall a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Said No (1937 Film)
''The Girl Said No'' (aka ''With Words and Music'') is a 1937 American musical comedy film produced by Andrew L. Stone and Edward L. Alperson for Grand National Pictures and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The screenplay was written by Betty Laidlaw, Robert Lively and Andrew L. Stone. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey and Paula Stone. It uses musical numbers from Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and the story is about a shady bookie who is in love with a greedy dance hall girl and schemes to get her back after she rejects him. Along the way, he revives a failing Gilbert and Sullivan troupe. Plot synopsis Jimmie ( Robert Armstrong), a shady bookie, meets Pearl ( Irene Hervey), a taxi dance hall girl. He takes her out on several dates, pretending to be a high profile producer. She is happy to spend his money extravagantly but refuses to be his girlfriend. To get revenge, Jimmie promises to make her a Broadway star and becomes her manager. He takes her to expensive dinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Headquarters
''Hell's Headquarters'' is a 1932 American pre-Code "jungle adventure" film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Jack Mulhall, Barbara Weeks, and Frank Mayo. Set in contemporary Africa, it portrays the search by an American big-game hunter and others for a large and highly valuable cache of elephant ivory. Plot Big-game hunter Ross King receives news in the United States that his longtime hunting partner, Jim Jessup, died suddenly of jungle fever back in Africa, in the Congo. At the same time, Phil Talbot, another American living in the Congo, writes to longtime friends Diane Cameron and her father about a stash of ivory that he will share with them if they invest $10,000 in an expedition to retrieve it. Once in Africa, Diane and her father meet Ross on a boat traveling up the Congo River. Initially, she is disturbed by the experienced hunter's disparaging remarks about Talbot, but soon she discovers that Talbot has indeed become a bitter and hostile man. While Talbot prep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of Glory
''Shadows of Glory'' (Spanish:''Sombras de gloria'') is a pre-Code Spanish-language American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their English-language release ''Blaze o' Glory'' (1929). It was the first foreign-language sound film produced in the United States. Plot ''Sombras de gloria'', like ''Blaze o' Glory'', takes its premise from the story ''The Long Shot'' by Thomas Alexander Boyd. It is part war movie, part courtroom drama. Cast * Jose Bohr as Eddie Williams * Mona Rico as Helen Williams * Francisco Maran as Dr. Castelli * Cesar Vanoni as District Attorney * Demetrius Alexis as Carl Hummel * Juan Torena Juan de Garchitorena de Carvajal, known in cinema as Juan Torena (1898–1983), was a Spanish-Filipino footballer and actor. After emigrating to Argentina at a young age, he became a footballer who eventually played for the Spanish club FC Barcelo ... as Jack * Enrique Acosta as Judge Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreary House
''Dreary House'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Edith Roberts, Margaret Livingston and Ford Sterling.Munden p.202 Synopsis On the day off her marriage a young woman inherits an old mansion house, currently occupied by a strange housekeeper. When a murder of one of her former lovers takes place there, she finds herself the prime suspect. Cast * Edith Roberts as Mary Wheeler * Margaret Livingston as Nancy Crowl * Ford Sterling as Paul * Noah Beery * Earle Hughes * Josef Swickard * Edwin August Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He ac ... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
