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Barry Barringer
Barry Barringer (1888–1938) was an American screenwriter. He also directed three films during the silent era He generally worked for low-budget Poverty Row companies.Pitts p.34 Filmography * ''One Glorious Day'' (1922) * '' Vengeance of the Deep'' (1923) * '' Heads Up'' (1925) * '' Smilin' at Trouble'' (1925) * '' Frenzied Flames'' (1926) * '' The Warning Signal'' (1926) * '' Fire and Steel'' (1927) * '' Hazardous Valley'' (1927) * ''Duty's Reward'' (1927) * ''Roaring Fires'' (1927) * ''Riding to Fame'' (1927) * '' Code of the Air'' (1928) * '' Bye, Bye, Buddy'' (1929) * ''Convicted'' (1931) * ''Graft'' (1931) * ''The Lightning Flyer'' (1931) * '' The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (1932) * ''Murder at Dawn'' (1932) * '' Dynamite Denny'' (1932) * ''The Death Kiss'' (1932) * ''The Midnight Patrol'' (1932) * ''Daring Daughters'' (1933) * '' The Dude Ranger'' (1934) * '' The Return of Chandu'' (1934) * ''The Way of the West'' (1934) * '' What's Your Racket?'' (1934) * '' Sixteen Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville, Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, and Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery. Alabama's only saltwater port, Mobile is located on the Mobile River at the head of Mobile Bay on the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city, beginning with the settlement as an important trading center between the French colonization of the Americas, French colonists and Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, down to its current role as the 12th-largest port in the United States.Drechsel, Emanuel. ''Mobilian Jargon: Linguistic and Sociohistorical Aspects of a Native American Pidgin''. New York: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of The Air
''Code of the Air'' is a 1928 American silent thriller film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Kenneth Harlan, June Marlowe and Arthur Rankin.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.96 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Blair Thompson * June Marlowe as Helen Carson * Arthur Rankin as Alfred Clark * William V. Mong as Professor Ross * Paul Weigel as Doc Carson * James Bradbury Jr. James Bradbury Jr. (October 5, 1894 – January 21, 1936) was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s. Biography The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury (1857–1940), New York-born Bradbury Jr ... as Stuttering Slim * Silver Streak as Silver Streak References Bibliography * John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella & Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. External links * 1928 films 1920s thriller films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American thriller films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Of The West
''The Way of the West'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. Cast *Hal Taliaferro as Wally Gordon *Bobby Nelson as Bobby Parker * Myrla Bratton as "Fiery" Parker * Fred Parker as Dad Parker * William Desmond as 'Cash' Horton *Art Mix as Henchman Tim * James Sheridan as Henchman Skippy * Bill Patton as Buck *Jack Jones as Sheriff #2 - Jed Hampton * Harry Beery as Older Cowhand *Helen Gibson as Townswoman * Tiny Skelton as Tiny (ranch hand) *Gene Layman as Jeff Thompson *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 ... as Sheriff #1 / Bartender Jim External links * * 1934 films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1934 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert Emme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Chandu
''The Return of Chandu'' is a 1934 American 12-episode fantasy film serial based on the radio series '' Chandu the Magician''. It was produced by Sol Lesser and directed by Ray Taylor, and starred Béla Lugosi as Frank Chandler (aka Chandu the Magician). The serial was originally released to be booked by theaters in any one of three ways: as a conventional serial of twelve weekly chapters of equal running times; as a 60-minute feature film comprising the first four episodes, to be followed by the remaining 8 episodes in weekly serial format; or as a stand-alone feature comprising the first four chapters (the fourth episode ending not with a cliffhanger, but with an apparent resolution to the story). In 1935, the remaining 8 episodes of the serial were also edited into a second feature film, of 65 minute length, released as '' Chandu on the Magic Island''. This serial marked one of the few times that Lugosi played a protagonist rather than an antagonist: in fact, Lugosi had played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dude Ranger
''The Dude Ranger'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Edward F. Cline based on the 1931 novel by Zane Grey. Parts of the film were shot in Johnson Canyon, Springdale, Zion National Park, and the Virgin River in Utah. The Grand Canyon was also a filming location. Cast * George O'Brien as Ernest "Dude" Selby *Irene Hervey as Ann Hepburn *LeRoy Mason as Dale Hyslip *Syd Saylor as "Nebraska" Kemp *Henry Hall as Sam Hepburn * Jim Mason as "Hawk" Stevens *Sid Jordan as Henchman Dunn *Alma Chester as Martha (the Housekeeper) *Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ... as Lawyer John Beckett Soundtrack References External links * * 1934 films 1930s Western (genre) comedy films American action comedy films American black-and-white films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring Daughters
''Daring Daughters'' is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marian Marsh, Kenneth Thomson, and Joan Marsh, and was released on March 25, 1933. Cast list * Marian Marsh as Terry Cummings * Kenneth Thomson as Alan Preston * Joan Marsh as Betty Cummings * Bert Roach as Joby Johnson * Allen Vincent as Edgar Barrett * Lita Chevret as Gwen Moore * Richard Tucker as Lawton * Arthur Hoyt as Hubbard * Florence Roberts Florence Roberts (March 16, 1861/1864 – June 6, 1940(photo included) was an American actress of the stage and in motion pictures. Stock company actress Born in New York City, she began acting onstage there. Her career began at the Brooklyn ... as Grandmother * Bryant Washburn Jr. as Roy Andrews References External links * * * Melodrama films Films directed by Christy Cabanne 1933 drama films 1933 films American black-and-white films American drama films Films with screenplays by F. Hugh Herbert 1930s Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Patrol (1932 Film)
''The Midnight Patrol'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Regis Toomey, Betty Bronson, and Edwina Booth, and was released on April 10, 1932. Written by George Jeske (screenplay) and Arthur Hoeri (story). Plot A rookie officer boasts his ability to solve a crime within 24 hours. Novice policemen Stanley and Oliver are found eating lunch in their patrol car, and run into two thieves attempting to steal their spare tire. Amidst the commotion, the two officers miss the broadcast address of a jewelry store burglary in progress. Officer Stanley asks whom he assumes to be the jewelry store owner for his phone to call the station, but the supposed owner turns out to be the very safecracker they were intending to bring in to custody. Eventually Officers Stanley and Oliver catch the apparent burglar and bring him back to the station, only to find it's really the police chief. Cast * Regis Toomey as Johnny Martin * Betty Bronson as Ellen Grey * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Kiss
''The Death Kiss'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film starring David Manners as a crusading studio writer, Adrienne Ames as an actress, and Bela Lugosi as a studio manager. The thriller features three leading players from the previous year's '' Dracula'' (Lugosi, Manners, and Edward Van Sloan), and was the first film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The film was produced by KBS Productions at Tiffany Pictures and released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. The film's main plot devices was reused for the 1946 French film ''That's Not the Way to Die'' starring Erich von Stroheim. The film is currently in the public domain. Plot During the filming of a death scene of ''The Death Kiss'', leading man Myles Brent is really shot and killed. Tonart Studios manager Joseph Steiner (Lugosi) is assigned to handle the situation. The studio wants to pass it off as a simple accident, but screenwriter Franklyn Drew (Manners) digs a bullet out of a wall and tells Homicide Detective Lieutenant Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Denny
''Dynamite Denny'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Jay Wilsey, Blanche Mehaffey, and William V. Mong. Produced by Action Pictures, it was distributed through Mayfair pictures, and was released on May 27, 1932. Cast list * Jay Wilsey as Denny * Blanche Mehaffey as Mary, chairman of the board's daughter * William V. Mong as William B. Marston, chairman of the board * Walter Perry as Jim Dayton * Matthew Betz as Labor agitator * Fern Emmett as Marston's Nurse Reception '' The Chico Enterprise'' gave the film a good review, stating that "fans...will get their money's worth of thrills..." '' The Daily News'' also gave the picture a good review, saying, "For thrills, romance and laughter, don't fail to see "Dynamite Denny"...It has about everything in the way of action and thrills that could possible be crammed into one picture without making it cause nightmares for its audience. ''The Film Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Murder at Dawn'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as ''The Death Ray'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Jack Mulhall as Danny *Josephine Dunn as Doris Farrington *Eddie Boland as Freddie *Marjorie Beebe as Gertrude *Martha Mattox as The Housekeeper *Mischa Auer as Henry *Phillips Smalley as Judge Folger *Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent External links * * * 1932 films American mystery films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Barroom Floor (1932 Film)
''The Face on the Barroom Floor'' is a 1932 pre-Code American crime film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Dulcie Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher and Alice Ward.Pitts p.91 Cast * Dulcie Cooper as Mary Grove Bronson * Bramwell Fletcher as Bill Bronson * Alice Ward as Mrs. Grove * Phillips Smalley as C.E. Grove * Walter Miller as Sam Turner * Maurice Black as Cesar Vanzetti * Eddie Fetherston as 'Dr. Slick' Waters * Pat Wing Toby Wing (born Martha Virginia Wing, July 14, 1915 – March 22, 2001), "Toby" being an old family nickname, was an American actress and showgirl, once called "the most beautiful chorus girl in Hollywood". Early years Wing was born in Ame ... as Miss Lee, Turner's secretary References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films Chesterfield Pictures films Films directed by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lightning Flyer
''The Lightning Flyer'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by William Nigh and starring James Hall (actor), James Hall, Dorothy Sebastian and Robert Homans.Martin p.188 Plot After graduating from college, the son of a railroad president takes a job working for the company under an assumed name to prove that he isn't as lazy as his father thinks. He falls in love but also makes a bitter enemy in the Rail yard, yard foreman. After exposing the man as a thief and a murderer, his antagonist breaks out of prison and seeks revenge by way of a runaway train. Cast * James Hall (actor), James Hall as Jimmie Nelson * Dorothy Sebastian as Rose Rogers * Walter Merrill as Tom Summers * Robert Homans as John Nelson * Albert J. Smith (actor), Albert J. Smith as Durkin * Ethan Allen (actor), Ethan Allen as Sam Rogers * Eddie Boland as Slats * George Meadows as Pudge References Bibliography * Martin, Len D. ''Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials, Cartoons, and Short Subj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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