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Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy (December 8, 1896 – April 20, 1977) was an American film producer and director. He produced more than 200 films between 1924 and 1963. He also directed 41 films between 1923 and 1934. He headed the B picture unit at Warner Bros. where he was known as "the keeper of the B's". Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 8, 1896. He was the eldest son of the vaudeville star Eddie Foy and appeared with his father in the vaudeville act "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys." The act broke up when Bryan Foy left to join the U.S. Army in World War I in 1918, after which his remaining siblings continued performing with their father under the title, "Eddie Foy and the Younger Foys", through 1923, when their father retired. He was also a songwriter, and by 1916 had several published songs, including "My Honolulu Girl". Foy led Warners B picture unit until 1942 when the studio ended their second features. He was recruited 20th Century Fox where he produced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle-Lion Films
Eagle-Lion Films was a British-American film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank intended to distribute British productions in the United States. In 1947, it acquired Robert R. Young's PRC Pictures, a small American production company, to produce low-budget features to accompany its British releases. The studio, which was located at 7324 Santa Monica Boulevard (one block away from the Samuel Goldwyn Studios), became a producer of B-movies. Eagle-Lion was also a film distribution company under the name of Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited in the United Kingdom and Eagle-Lion Films Inc. in the United States. In 1954, the film lot was purchased by the Ziv Company for production of its syndicated television programs. It has long since been demolished. History The company was founded in September 1946. From 1946 to 1949, Eagle-Lion was under the control of Arthur B. Krim who, in addition to releasing films by Rank and reissues of David O. Selznick, films produced his own B-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marry The Girl (1937 Film)
''Marry the Girl'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by William C. McGann. The 68 minute film, set at a newspaper syndicate, was written by Sig Herzig and Pat C. Flick, shot by cinematographer Arthur L. Todd, and was produced by Bryan Foy and Jack L. Warner under the Warner Bros. banner. Plot summary Ollie Radway (Mary Boland) is a daffy dowager who, with equally eccentric brother John (Hugh Herbert), runs a thriving newspaper. After firing the managing editor for failing to keep her niece Virginia ( Carol Hughes) out of the newspaper business, she hands the job to David Partridge (Frank McHugh), a minor employee with a crush on the girl. In short order, Partridge is assigned to keep Virginia away from fortune-hunting editorial artist Dimitri Kyeff (Mischa Auer).http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/15060/Marry-the-Girl/articles.html Cast * Mary Boland as Ollie Radway * Frank McHugh as David 'Party' Partridge * Hugh Herbert as John B. Radway * Carol Hughes as Virgini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is On The Air
''Love is on the Air'' is a 1937 American film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Ronald Reagan (in his film debut), June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Robert Barrat, Raymond Hatton and Willard Parker. It was the first of three remakes of the 1933 Paul Muni picture ''Hi, Nellie''. (The later ones were ''You Can't Escape Forever'' (1942), with George Brent, and ''House Across the Street'' (1949), with Wayne Morris.) It was ironic that, in his first movie, Reagan starred as a radio announcer, as he had just moved from Des Moines Iowa where for almost 5 years after graduating college, as a sports radio announcer he broadcast games for the Chicago Cubs, Big Ten football games and title fights from a play-by-play telegraph wire. Plot summary Reckless radio commentator Andy McCaine ( Ronald Reagan) gets into trouble when he attacks a corrupt city government, and his boss forces him to host an innocuous kiddie program. Cast * Ronald Reagan as Andy McCaine * June Travis as Jo Hopkins * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Gang
''Road Gang'' is a 1936 film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption. Premise The managing editor of a Chicago newspaper crusades for inmates (Donald Woods, Carlyle Moore Jr.) in a Southern prison camp. Cast * ''Donald Woods'' as James 'Jim' Larrabie * ''Kay Linaker'' as Barbara Winston * ''Carlyle Moore Jr.'' as Robert 'Bob' Gordon * ''Joseph Crehan'' as Harry Shields * ''Henry O'Neill'' as George Winston * '' Joe King'' as J.W.Moett * ''Addison Richards'' as Warden Parmenter * '' Charles Middleton'' as Mine Warden Grayson * ''Olin Howland as Doctor * ''William B. Davidson'' as Atty. Gen. Marsden * ''Harry Cording'' as Sam Dawson * ''Mark Lawrence'' as Pete * ''Eddie Shubert'' as Buck Draper * ''Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun; November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) was an American character actor be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swellhead
''Swellhead'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Wallace Ford, Dickie Moore and Barbara Kent.Dick p.239 Synopsis A cocky baseball player is forever bragging about his success on the field, and off it with woman. However after he suffers in an accident, his luck seems to have turned against him. Cast * Wallace Ford as Terry McCall * Dickie Moore as Billy Malone * Barbara Kent as Mary Malone * J. Farrell MacDonald as Umpire * Marion Byron as Bessie * Sammy Cohen as Casey Cohen * Mike Donlin Michael Joseph Donlin (May 30, 1878 – September 24, 1933) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and actor. As a professional baseball player, his MLB career spanned from 1899 to 1914 in which he played mainly in the National L ... as Brick Baldwin * Frank Moran as The Rube * Bryant Washburn as Malone References Bibliography * Dick, Bernard F. ''Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unwelcome Stranger
''The Unwelcome Stranger'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jack Holt, Mona Barrie, and Ralph Morgan. It was released on April 20, 1935. Cast list * Jack Holt as Howard Chamberlain * Mona Barrie as Madeleine Chamberlain * Ralph Morgan as Mike Monahan * Jackie Searl as Andy "Gimpy" Campbell * Bradley Page as Lucky Palmer * Frankie Darro as Charlie Anderson * Sam McDaniel as Pot Roast * Frank Orth Frank Orth (February 21, 1880 – March 17, 1962) was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series '' Boston Blackie''. Career By 1897, Ort ... as Jackson References External links * * * Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Phil Rosen 1935 drama films 1935 films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stout Hearts And Willing Hands
''Stout Hearts and Willing Hands'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Frank Fay and Lew Cody. At the 5th Academy Awards, held in 1932, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Comedy), but was disqualified. No reason was given for the disqualification. Cast * Frank Fay * Lew Cody * Laura La Plante * Alec B. Francis * Mary Carr * Owen Moore * Tom Moore * Matt Moore * Georgie Harris * Eddie Quillan * Matthew Betz * Maurice Black * Benny Rubin * Bryant Washburn * Mack Swain * Chester Conklin Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with ... References External links * 1931 films 1931 short films 1931 comedy films RKO Pictures short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Bryan Foy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Box
''The Royal Box'' (German: ''Die Königsloge'') is a 1929 American historical film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Alexander Moissi, Camilla Horn and Lew Hearn.Schaudig p.122 It is an adaptation of the play ''Kean'' by Alexandre Dumas about the life of the British actor Edmund Kean. It was made by Warner Brothers as a German-language film using the Vitaphone process. In Germany the film was released by the studio's local subsidiary National Film. Cast * Alexander Moissi as Edmund Kean * Camilla Horn as Alice Doren * Lew Hearn as Salomon * Elsa Ersi as Countess Toeroek * William F. Schoeller as H.R.H., The Prince of Wales * Egon Brecher as Count Toeroek * Leni Stengel as Lady Robert * Carlos Zizold as Lord Melvill * Greta Meyer as Mrs. Barker * Sig Ruman as Bailiff * William Gade William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Night Clubs
''Queen of the Night Clubs'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical drama film produced and directed by Bryan Foy, distributed by Warner Bros., and starred legendary nightclub hostess Texas Guinan. The picture, which featured appearances by Eddie Foy, Jr., Lila Lee, and George Raft, is now considered a lost film. A still existing vintage movie trailer of this film displays no clip of the feature. Plot After working as a hostess for Nick and Andy, Tex Malone leaves their employ and opens a club of her own. Looking for talent to book for the floor show, Tex hires Bee Walters and thereby breaks up Bee's act with Eddie Parr. Andy spitefully kills Tex's friend, Holland, and young Eddie is arrested for the crime on circumstantial evidence. Tex then learns from Eddie's father, Phil, that Eddie is her long-lost son. At the trial, Tex comes to Eddie's defense and persuades one member of the jury that there is reasonable doubt of Eddie's guilt. The jury repairs to Tex's club, where Tex d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Home Towners
''The Home Towners'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Bryan Foy and starring Richard Bennett, Doris Kenyon, and Robert McWade. This film was the third all talking picture produced by Warner Brothers to be released. Cast * Richard Bennett as Vic Arnold * Doris Kenyon as Beth Calhoun * Robert McWade as P. H. Bancroft * Robert Edeson as Mr. Calhoun * Gladys Brockwell as Lottie Bancroft * John Miljan as Joe Roberts * Vera Lewis Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis. Biography She was b ... as Mrs. Calhoun * Stanley Taylor as Wally Calhoun * James T. Mack as Casey * Patricia Caron as Maid Preservation status ''The Home Towners'' is now lost. References Bibliography * Roy Liebman. ''Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts''. McFarland, 2003. External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights Of New York (1928 Film)
''Lights of New York'' is a 1928 American crime drama film starring Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Wheeler Oakman and Eugene Pallette, and directed by Bryan Foy. Filmed in the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system, it is the first all-talking full-length feature film, released by Warner Bros., who had introduced the first feature-length film with synchronized sound ''Don Juan'' two years earlier. The film, which cost $23,000 to produce ( "B" picture), grossed over $1,000,000. The enthusiasm with which audiences greeted the talkies was so great that by the end of 1929, Hollywood was producing sound films exclusively. Plot When bootleggers Jake Jackson (Walter Percival) and Dan Dickson (Jere Delaney), who have been hiding out in a small upstate New York town, learn that they finally can return to New York City, they try to convince a young kid named Eddie Morgan (Cullen Landis) and his friend, a local barber named Gene (Eugene Palette) to come with them. With a promise from J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
