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Babe London
Babe London (born Jean Glover, August 28, 1901 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her one-time partnership with Oliver Hardy in the 1931 Laurel and Hardy two-reeler ''Our Wife''. Career London was born in 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her parents were Dr. David James Glover and Ruth Glover. After the family moved to California, London attended San Diego High School. London began her screen career as a teenager making her film debut in ''The Expert Eloper'' in 1919. She then appeared in '' A Day's Pleasure'', performing opposite Charlie Chaplin. The two played seasick tourists on an excursion boat. She had the role of Rosy Leadbetter in ''Merely Mary Ann'' (1920). London appeared in more than 50 silent films, including ''The Perfect Flapper'', '' The Boob'' and the 1928 version of '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' starring W. C. Fields. She worked with many of the funny men of the day, including Harry Langdon and Chester Conklin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, ''Rivière des Moines,'' meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''Business Wire'' articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrambled Brains
''Scrambled Brains'' is a 1951 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 132nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Plot Moe and Larry are at a sanatorium where Shemp is being treated for suffering from hallucinations. Before being prematurely released, Shemp insists on saying farewell to his new fiancée, beautiful nurse Nora ( Babe London). When Nora calls out to Shemp, she appears, much to the scare of Moe and Larry: poor Nora is a homely, toothless thing who seems to have won Shemp's heart. It then becomes clear that Shemp is far from cured, and needs additional therapy. While Shemp is home, the boys receive a visit from Dr. Gesundheit (Emil Sitka). The doctor, who suffers from poor eyesight, tries his best to cure Shemp, but runs into difficulty when the stubborn stooge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Pants
''Long Pants'' (also known as ''Johnny Newcomer'') is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon. Additional cast members include Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, and Priscilla Bonner. Plot The silent tells the story of Harry Shelby (Langdon) who has been kept in knee-pants for years by his mother. One day, however, Harry finally gets his first pair of long pants. Immediately, his family expects him to marry his childhood sweetheart Priscilla (Priscilla Bonner). Yet, Harry soon falls for Bebe Blair (Alma Bennett), a ''femme fatale'' from the big city who has a boyfriend in the mob. Harry thinks that Bebe is interested in him as well, so he risks everything when Bebe ends up in jail. This leads to a lot of trouble for Harry. Throughout the whole ordeal Priscilla waits for Harry to face reality. Cast Critical reception When it was released, film critic Mordaunt Hall gave the film a positive review. He wrote, "Some hilarious passages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess From Hoboken
''The Princess from Hoboken'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and featuring Boris Karloff. This is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Edmund Burns as Terence O'Brien * Blanche Mehaffey as Sheila O'Toole * Ethel Clayton as Mrs. O'Brien * Lou Tellegen as Prince Anton Balakrieff * Babe London as Princess Sonia Alexandernova Karpoff * Will Walling as Mr. O'Brien (as Will R. Walling) * Charles McHugh as Pa O'Toole * Aggie Herring as Ma O'Toole * Charles Crockett as Whiskers * Robert Homans as McCoy * Harry A. Bailey as Cohen (as Harry Bailey) * Sidney D'Albrook as Tony * Broderick O'Farrell as Immigration Officer * Boris Karloff as Pavel See also * Boris Karloff filmography Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his ... * List of lost film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go West (1925 Film)
''Go West'' is a 1925 American silent Western comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Keaton portrays Friendless, who travels west to try to make his fortune. Once there, he tries his hand at bronco-busting, cattle wrangling and dairy farming, eventually forming a bond with a cow named "Brown Eyes." Eventually he finds himself leading a herd of cattle through Los Angeles. Plot A drifter identified only as "Friendless" sells the last of his possessions, keeping only a few trinkets and a picture of his mother. Unable to find a job in the city, he stows away on a train heading for New York. Upon arriving, he gets trampled by the crowds on the busy streets. He hitches a train heading west towards California. During the journey, he sleeps inside a barrel, but the barrel rolls off the train. He manages to get a job at a cattle ranch despite having no experience. Meanwhile, a neglected cow named Brown Eyes fails to give milk and is sent out to the field along with the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Handy Man (1923 Film)
''The Handy Man'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as The handy man * Merta Sterling as The cook * Otto Fries as The overseer * Harry Mann as A mysterious stranger * Babe London as A house guest See also * List of American films of 1923 * Stan Laurel filmography This is a list of films of Stan Laurel, as an actor without Oliver Hardy. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy filmography. Notes References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurel, Stan Male actor filmographies Br ... External links * 1923 films 1923 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1923 comedy films Films directed by Robert P. Kerr Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Balloonatic
''The Balloonatic'' is a 1923 American short comedy film co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. It was one of Keaton's final short films. Plot A young man named Keaton has a series of encounters in an amusement area, much like Coney Island. Whilst exploring the area, he finds a man trying to set up a hot air balloon ride. He heads to the man, who asks him if he could help put the hot air balloon together. Once they were done, the man kindly awards Keaton with a small chunk of toffee. Keaton immediately eats the toffee, and starts to inflate. His body becomes the balloon part of the hot air balloon, and he stays that way. Cast * Buster Keaton as The Young Man * Phyllis Haver as The Young Woman * Babe London as Fat Girl at The House of Trouble (uncredited) See also * Buster Keaton filmography References External links * * ''The Balloonatic''at the International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weak-End Party
''The Weak-End Party'' is a 1922 American film featuring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as The gardener * Marion Aye as Lily, the birthday girl * Harry L. Rattenberry as Mr. Smith, her father * Otto Fries as The overseer * Colin Kenny asMonocle Charley * Scotty MacGregor as Pinkerton Burns (as Scott MacGregor) * Babe London as Party guest See also * List of American films of 1922 This is a list of American films released in 1922. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q–R S T U V W Y–Z Serials Shorts See also * 1922 in the United States References External link ... External links * 1922 films American silent short films 1922 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Broncho Billy Anderson 1922 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merely Mary Ann (1920 Film)
''Merely Mary Ann'' is a lost 1920 silent film comedy directed by Edward J. Le Saint and starring Shirley Mason. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Shirley Mason - Mary Ann *Casson Ferguson - Lancelot *Harry Spingler - Peter *Georgia Woodthorpe - Mrs. Leadbatter * Babe London - Rosie Leadbatter *Kewpie Morgan - Drunkard *Jean Hersholt - Stranger *Paul Weigel - Vicar See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... * Merely Mary Ann(1916) * Merely Mary Ann(1931) References External links * * 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American films Films directed by Edward LeSaint American films based on plays Fox Film films Silent American comedy films 1920 comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Jones (1924) - 1
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 29, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II", a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky, before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled. Career Jones was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. An early music instructor stuttered when stating Jones' surname, and so Jones became known as 'Jonah'. He began his career playing on a river boat named ''Island Queen'', which traveled between Kentucky and Ohio. He began in the 1920s playing on Mississippi riverboats and then, in 1928, he joined with Horace Henderson. Later he worked with Jimmie Lunceford and had an early collaboration with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Heritage Center
The American Heritage Center is the University of Wyoming's repository of manuscripts, rare books, and the university archives. Its collections focus on Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West (including politics, settlement, and western trails) and a select handful of national topics: environment and conservation, the mining and petroleum industries, air and rail transportation, popular entertainment (particularly radio, television, film, and popular music), journalism, US military history, and book history. Usage Students and scholars from around the globe use these collections for research. In one recent year, researchers traveled from 45 states and 12 countries. The AHC also sponsors a wide range of scholarly and popular programs including lectures, symposia, and exhibits. Housed in the Centennial Complex on the campus’ east side, access to the AHC is free and open to all. Description Established in 1945, the AHC now holds more than 90,000 cubic feet (roughly 17 miles of cubic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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