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Abe Stern
Abe Stern (March 8, 1888 – July 12, 1951) was an American film producer. He produced 542 films between 1917 and 1929. He was a co-founder of Universal Studios. He was born in Fulda, Germany, and died in Los Angeles County, California. He was the brother of producer Julius Stern and the brother-in-law of Universal Studios co-founder Carl Laemmle. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' Business Before Honesty'' (1918) * '' Hello Trouble'' (1918) * ''Painless Love'' (1918) * ''The King of the Kitchen'' (1918) * ''Hop, the Bellhop'' (1919) * ''The Freckled Fish'' (1919) * ''Lions and Ladies'' (1919) * ''Hearts in Hock'' (1919) * ''Laughing Gas Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, or nos, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula . At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, and has ...'' (1920) External links * * 1888 births 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulda
Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. History Middle Ages In 744 Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, founded the Benedictine monastery of Fulda as one of Boniface's outposts in the reorganization of the church in Germany. It later served as a base from which missionaries could accompany Charlemagne's armies in their political and military campaigns to fully conquer and convert pagan Saxony. The initial grant for the abbey was signed by Carloman, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia (in office 741–47), the son of Charles Martel. The support of the Mayors of the Palace, and later of the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Boniface's success. Fulda also received support from many of the leading families of the Carolingian world. Sturm, whose tenure as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Kitchen
''The King of the Kitchen'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as The chef * Rosa Gore as Owner of the house (as Rose Gore) * Eva Novak as Gore's niece * May Emory as A crooked lady (as Mae Emory) * Billy Armstrong as A crooked gentleman * Oliver Hardy as A German customer (as Babe Hardy) * Merta Sterling See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1918 comedy films Films directed by Frank Griffin Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Gas (film)
''Laughing Gas'' is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists. 1907 Film Plot The plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers. Cast *Edward Boulden *Mr. La Montte *Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown *Mr. Sullivan 1914 film 1915 film Cast *Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in v ... ... Heinie *Walter Kendig ... Louie 1920 film A film directed by Tom Buckingham. References External links * * * American silent short films 1907 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts In Hock
''Hearts in Hock'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Peggy Prevost * Jack Henderson * Bartine Burkett * Billy Armstrong See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions And Ladies
''Lions and Ladies'' is a 1919 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Harry Mann * Rosa Gore * Bobby Dunn See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank Griffin 1919 short films American silent short films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language comedy films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Freckled Fish
''The Freckled Fish'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Chai Hong as Chai Chow * Oliver Hardy as Solomon Soopmeat (as Babe Hardy) * Eva Novak See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 short films 1919 comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop, The Bellhop
''Hop, the Bellhop'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy (credited as Babe Hardy). Cast * Billy Armstrong as Jumping Jupiter * Babe Hardy as Solomon Soop See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links''Hop, the Bellhop'' (1919)at Classic Movie Hub (accessed March 1, 2021) * 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1919 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painless Love
''Painless Love'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Dr. Hurts (credited as Babe Hardy) * Billy Armstrong as His assistant * Charles Inslee as The building owner * Peggy Prevost as Swimming pool manager Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Painless Love'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of two scenes of a young woman in a one piece bathing suit playing hide-and-seek with the man, near view of young women at pool, two near views of young woman in bathing suit with apron, Reel 2, first two and last two scenes of young women in one piece bathing suits, two closeups of young woman with low cut gown at table, scene of man throwing coin in trouser front and following vulgar actions, two near views of couple in suggestive dance, and three scenes of "Madam Bevo" in suggestive dance where he wriggles tail o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the most populous non–state-level government entity in the United States. Its population is greater than that of 40 individual U.S. states. At and with 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas, it is home to more than one-quarter of California residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States. Its county seat, Los Angeles, is also California's most populous city and the second-most populous city in the United States, with about 3.9 million residents. In recent times, statewide droughts in California have placed great strain on the County’s (and the City of Los Angeles's) water security. History Los Angeles County is one of the original counties of California, created at the time of stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Trouble (1918 Film)
''Hello Trouble'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Like many American films of the time, ''Hello Trouble'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 2, of eight scenes with a couple in a sliding bed. Cast * Oliver Hardy as A devoted husband (credited as Babe Hardy) * Peggy Prevost as His devoted wife * Billy Armstrong as A romantic husband * Bartine Burkett as His devoted wife * Charles Inslee as A dishonest undertaker * Fay Holderness as A foxy spinster * Charley Chase See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
