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Agnes Brand Leahy
Agnes Brand Leahy (August 18, 1893 – March 31, 1934) was an American screenwriter active in the 1920s and early 1930s. Biography Born Agnes Laura Brand in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Washington state, she married Fred Leahy in Seattle in 1913. The pair seems to have relocated to Southern California soon after and secured jobs at Paramount—she as a stenographer and he as a production manager. Eventually Brand Leahy worked her way up the ranks, first moving into editing work and ultimately becoming a scenarist at the studio. Census records indicate that she may have also worked as an assistant director, although she is not credited as such. Over the course of her career, she worked with filmmakers like Dorothy Arzner, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and Frank R. Strayer. Her best-known films include ''Get Your Man'', ''Red Hair'', and '' The Night of June 13''. After a prolonged illness and leave from Paramount, Leahy died at the age of 40 at a sanitarium near San Francisco. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evenings For Sale by Haydn, nicknamed "Evening"
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The evening is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Evening may also refer to: * ''Evening'' (magazine), a Japanese magazine * ''Evening'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Susan Minot ** ''Evening'' (film), a 2007 film * ''Evenings'' (film), a 1989 Dutch film * ''Evening'' (EP), EP by Mae * Symphony No. 8 (Haydn) Joseph Haydn wrote his Symphony No. 8 in G major under the employ of Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy in Spring 1761, in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods. It is the third part of a set of three symphonies that Prince Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Straight (1925 Film)
''Go Straight'' is a 1925 American silent crime drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Owen Moore, Mary Carr, and Gladys Hulette. Some scenes took place in a film studio, with real stars Anita Stewart and Larry Semon Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ... appearing as themselves. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Gilda Hart, woman member of a gang of robbers, decides to go straight, and is called yellow by the gang. Her aunt moves to the Coast. Gilda gets a job at a bank and wins the approval of her employer by detecting some counterfeit bills. The Dove, a member of the gang who loves her, brings the gang to the Coast where they find her. They try to persuade her to assist in robbing the bank, but she refuses. On the night of the robbery, she goe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moran Of The Marines
''Moran of the Marines'' is a lost 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Ray Harris, Agnes Brand Leahy, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz and Linton Wells. The film stars Richard Dix, Ruth Elder, Roscoe Karns, Brooks Benedict, E. H. Calvert and Duke Martin. The film was released on October 13, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Richard Dix as Michael Moran *Ruth Elder as Vivian Marshall *Roscoe Karns as Swatty * Brooks Benedict as Basil Worth *E. H. Calvert as Gen. Marshall *Duke Martin as The Sergeant *Tetsu Komai (23 April 1894 – 10 August 1970), also known as Tetsuo Komai, was a Japanese-American actor, known for his minor roles in Hollywood films. Biography Born in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Komai had small parts in over 50 films from the 1920s until the ... as Sun Yat References External links * * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1928 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stairs Of Sand
''Stairs of Sand'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Wallace Beery, Jean Arthur and Phillips Holmes, made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Otto Brower, and written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Sam Mintz and J. Walter Ruben, based on a novel by Zane Grey. The supporting cast features Fred Kohler and Chester Conklin. Cast * Wallace Beery as Lacey * Jean Arthur as Ruth Hutt * Phillips Holmes as Adam Wansfell (credited as Phillips R. Holmes) * Fred Kohler as Boss Stone * Chester Conklin as Tim * Guy Oliver as Sheriff Collishaw * Lillian Worth as Babe * Frank Rice (actor), Frank Rice as Stage Driver * C.L. Sherwood as Waiter (credited as Clarence L. Sherwood) * Leone Lane References External links * * Still of Wallace Beery and Jean Arthur at alamy.com 1929 films Novels by Zane Grey 1929 Western (genre) films Films directed by Otto Brower American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only The Brave (1930 Film)
''Only the Brave'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Civil War drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Gary Cooper, Mary Brian, and Phillips Holmes. Written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Keene Thompson, and Richard H. Digges Jr., the film is about a Union Army captain who travels into Confederate territory as a spy with false dispatches hoping to mislead the Confederate forces. His mission is complicated when he falls in love with a southern woman who comes to his aid. Produced by Hector Turnbull for Paramount Pictures, ''Only the Brave'' was released on March 8, 1930 in the United States. Plot During the American Civil War, Capt. James Braydon (Gary Cooper) visits his sweetheart and finds her with another man. Angered by the betrayal, he volunteers to become a spy for the Union. His first assignment involves carrying false military dispatches behind enemy lines and allow them to be discovered by Confederate Army officers in order to mislead them. Braydon set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spoilers (1930 Film)
''The Spoilers'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Gary Cooper, Kay Johnson, and Betty Compson. Set in Nome, Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush, the film is about a gold prospector and a corrupt Alaska politician who fight for control over a gold mine. The film features a spectacular saloon fistfight between Cooper and William "Stage" Boyd. ''The Spoilers'' was adapted to screen by Bartlett Cormack from the 1906 Rex Beach novel of the same name. Film versions also appeared in 1914, 1923, 1942, and 1955. Plot While traveling to Nome, Alaska, Roy Glenister (Gary Cooper) meets beautiful Helen Chester (Kay Johnson), who soon becomes his sweetheart. Glenister is one of several owners of a lucrative mine called The Midas. When he arrives in Nome, he discovers that his partners, Slapjack Simms (Slim Summerville) and Joe Dextry ( James Kirkwood), are in the middle of a legal dispute with three corrupt officials: United States Marshal Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Caravans
''Fighting Caravans'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and David Burton and starring Gary Cooper, Lili Damita, and Ernest Torrence. Based on the 1929 novel ''Fighting Caravans'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a young frontier scout who helps guide a freight wagon train across the country, fighting off Indians and evil traders, while his two crusty companions try to save him from falling in love. Although billed as being based on the Zane Grey novel, the stories have little in common. The film was actually written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Edward E. Paramore, Jr., and Keene Thompson. ''Fighting Caravans'' was remade just three years later as ''Wagon Wheels'', a low-budget production employing extensive stock footage from ''Fighting Caravans'' and starring Randolph Scott and Gail Patrick in the lead roles. Every character's name was changed in the remake except that of Clint Belmet, played by Cooper and Scott. Plot Clint Belmet (Gary Cooper) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught (1931 Film)
''Caught'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Agnes Brand Leahy and Keene Thompson. The film stars Richard Arlen, Louise Dresser, Frances Dee, Tom Kennedy, and Syd Saylor. The film was released on August 8, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Richard Arlen as Lt. Tom Colton *Louise Dresser as Calamity Jane *Frances Dee as Kate Winslow *Tom Kennedy as Jard Harmon *Martin Burton as Curly Braydon *Marcia Manners as Goldie *Syd Saylor as Sgt. Weems * James Mason as Scully * Guy Oliver as McNeill *Edward LeSaint as Haverstraw *Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as Bradford * Lon Poff as Clem References External links * 1931 films American Western (genre) films 1931 Western (genre) films Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beloved Bachelor
''The Beloved Bachelor'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lloyd Corrigan, and written by Sidney Buchman, Raymond Griffith, Agnes Brand Leahy and Edward Peple. The film stars Paul Lukas, Dorothy Jordan, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles, Marjorie Gateson, Harold Minjir and John Breeden. The film was released on October 24, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Paul Lukas as Michael Morda * Dorothy Jordan as Mitzi Stressman * Vivienne Osborne as Elinor Hunter *Charlie Ruggles as Jerry Wells *Marjorie Gateson as Hortense Cole *Harold Minjir as Winthrop Cole *John Breeden as Jimmy Martin *Leni Stengel Leni Stengel (September 12, 1901 – July 1, 1982) was a German-born actress who appeared on Broadway, on television, and in films, through the 1920s to 1950s. Early life She was born in Berlin, Germany, and was a grandniece of the German c ... as Julie Stressman *Betty Van Allen as Mitzi Stressman, age 6 *Alma Chester as Martha * Guy Oliver as John Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
