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Ben Hall (American Actor)
Benjamin Joseph Hall (March 18, 1899 – May 20, 1985) was an American actor who started performing as a boy and worked for three and a half decades, mainly in small parts. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York as the eldest child of American stevedore George E. Hall and his English wife Constance L. Fletcher, Ben Hall began making appearances in films when he was little more than ten years old. After a handful of movies, his family moved to Weehawken, New Jersey, and in 1918 Ben took work as a bank clerk in Manhattan. But by 1920, Ben and his mother had moved to Los Angeles (where they were joined later by his younger brother George Jr.). Hall worked as a property man for the studios for a time,United States Census records for 1920, Los Angeles, California, Assembly District 63, District 168, sheet 13A but eventually began to get small roles and was eking out a living as an actor again by 1926. He became a minor but fairly frequently-used member of the John Ford Stock Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers (film)
''Algiers'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, and Hedy Lamarr. Written by John Howard Lawson, the film is about a notorious French jewel thief hiding in the labyrinthine native quarter of Algiers known as the Casbah. Feeling imprisoned by his self-imposed exile, he is drawn out of hiding by a beautiful French tourist who reminds him of happier times in Paris. The Walter Wanger production was a remake of the successful 1937 French film ''Pépé le Moko'', which derived its plot from the Henri La Barthe novel of the same name. ''Algiers'' was a sensation because it was the first Hollywood film starring Hedy Lamarr, whose beauty became the main attraction for film audiences. The film is notable as one of the sources of inspiration to the screenwriters of the 1942 Warner Bros. film ''Casablanca'', who wrote it with Hedy Lamarr in mind as the original female lead. Charles Boyer's depiction of Pepe le Moko inspired the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Ladies Only (film)
''For Ladies Only'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and Scott Pembroke and starring John Bowers, Jacqueline Logan and Edna Marion.Connelly p.350 Synopsis A businessman thinks that all women are frivolous creatures only interested in clothes, make-up and perfume. He decides to fire all his women employees including his female secretary Ruth Barton who warns him he will comes to regret it. Finding himself at a loss he turns to her for advice over business deals, but she makes him pay a great deal for it. Finally she intercepts a major order and directs it towards a rival firm. He is forced to concede defeat and agrees to her demand to let all the women return to their jobs, discovering in the process that he is in love with Ruth. Cast * John Bowers as Cliff Coleman * Jacqueline Logan as Ruth Barton * Edna Marion as Gertie Long * Ben Hall as Joe Decker * William H. Strauss as Mr. Ginsberg * Templar Saxe * Kathleen Chambers * Henry Roquemore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Service De Luxe
''Service de Luxe'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Constance Bennett, Vincent Price (in his film debut) and Charles Ruggles.Kellow p.211 Plot Helen Murphy, alias Dorothy Madison number 1 (Constance Bennett), runs a very successful agency, "Dorothy Madison Services," for wealthy people who need someone to run their lives. A huge staff is up 24 hours a day to attend to all sorts of problems. Her alter ego, Pearl, alias Dorothy Madison 2 (Helen Broderick), is there to assist Murphy, who dreams of finding a man who is able to run his own life. Robert Wade (Vincent Price), a young inventor from Albany, New York, leaves behind him five old aunts who tried to run his life. He comes to town to develop his tractor model. Murphy and Wade meet on the boat. Murphy is there on orders from Wade's uncle (Lionel Belmore), who is a client of Madison Services, but she picks the wrong man to send back home, while she meets Wade and is instantly fascinated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Tree Range
''Smoke Tree Range'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, John Elliott, Dick Jones, Donald Kirke, Ted Adams and Ben Hall. The film was released on June 6, 1937, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Buck Jones as Lee Cary *Muriel Evans as Nan Page * John Elliott as Jim Cary * Dick Jones as Teddy Page *Donald Kirke as Wirt Stoner * Ted Adams as Gil Hawkins * Ben Hall as Pete *Mabel Colcord as Ma Kelly *Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Day *Bob Kortman Robert F. Kortman (December 24, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1914 and 1952. ... as Henchman Paso Wells * Edmund Cobb as Sandy * Eddie Phillips as Sandy's friend * Robert McKenzie as Storekeeper Dick * Slim Whitaker as Henchman Ferguson *Silver Jr. as Silver Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Past Thirty
''Love Past Thirty'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Vin Moore and starring Aileen Pringle, Theodore von Eltz and Phyllis Barry.Pitts, pg. 158 Synopsis After she is ditched by her boyfriend for her younger niece, a woman develops a plan to try and win him back. Cast * Aileen Pringle as Caroline Burt * Theodore von Eltz as Charles Browne * Phyllis Barry as Beth Ramsden * John Marston as Walter Ramsden * Robert Frazer as Don Meredith * Gertrude Messinger as Zelda Burt * Steve Pendleton as Sam Adair * Virginia Sale as Nettle * Ben Hall as Junior Burt * Pat O'Malley as Lon Burt * Dot Farley as Dressmaker * Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in ... as Grandma Nelson References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Bluff (1933 American Film)
''The Big Bluff'' is a 1933 American comedy film directed by Reginald Denny and starring Denny, Claudia Dell and Donald Keith. It was produced by George W. Weeks and the independent Tower Productions.Pitts p.433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Plot An actor from a touring theatrical troupe is hired to impersonate an English lord by a small town social climber in order to impress their rival acquaintance who has thrown a party for a British aristocrat. Confusion arises when other members of the theatrical company join in the impersonation. It ultimately emerges that the other aristocrat is a fake, while the actor really is secretly a peer. Cast * Reginald Denny * Claudia Dell * Donald Keith * Jed Prouty * Cyril Chadwick * Phil Tead * Alden Gay * Rhea Mitchell * Lucille Ward * Ethel Wales * Eric Wilton The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Mary Smith
''Alias Mary Smith'' is a 1932 American mystery crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Blanche Mehaffey, John Darrow and Raymond Hatton.Langman & Finn p.6 It was released by the independent company Mayfair Pictures. Synopsis A young woman known by her alias Mary Smith, falls in love with a wealthy young man despite his father's disapproval. Unbeknown to them she is the sister of a man executed after being framed by gangster Snowy Hoagland for a crime he didn't commit. Seeking revenge on him, she becomes entangled in the murder of a district attorney. Cast * Blanche Mehaffey as Joan * John Darrow as Buddy * Raymond Hatton as Scoop * Edmund Breese as Father * Myrtle Stedman as Mother * Gwen Lee as Blossom * Henry B. Walthall as Attwell * Alec B. Francis as Lawyer * Matthew Betz as Snowy * Jack Grey as Kearney * Harry Strang as Yeager * Ben Hall as Jake * Lionel Backus as Hood * Jack Cheatham as Cop * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorilla Ship
''Gorilla Ship'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Strayer from an original screenplay by George Waggner. Starring Ralph Ince, Vera Reynolds, and Reed Howes, the film was produced by Ralph M. Like, Ltd. and distributed by Mayfair Pictures. It was released on June 11, 1932. Cast list * Ralph Ince as Captain "Gorilla" Larson * Vera Reynolds as Helen Wells * Reed Howes as Dave Burton * Wheeler Oakman as Philip Wells * James Bradbury Jr. as Dumb sailor * Erin La Brissoniere as Girl friend * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ... as Smith, the first mate * Ben Hall as Benny, the cabin boy References External links * * * * 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer American black-and- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Street
''Vanity Street'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Charles Bickford, Helen Chandler and Mayo Methot.Scott p.42 A New York policeman assists a down-on-her-luck showgirl, helping her get a job at the Follies ''Follies'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the ''Ziegfeld Fol .... The two fall in love and plan to get married, when he finds himself arresting her for a murder he knows she did not commit. He sets out to clear her by finding the real killer. Cast References Bibliography * Ian Scott. ''In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. External links * 1932 films American crime drama films American black-and-white films 1932 crime drama films 1930s English-language films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Woolworth's
''The Girl from Woolworth's'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romance film directed by William Beaudine and starring Alice White, Gladden James and Bert Moorhouse. It was released both as a sound film and in a slightly shorter silent version.Marshall p.311 Karen Plunkett-Powell wrote in her book, ''Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime'': "First National Pictures produced this 60-minute musical as a showcase for up-and-coming actress Alice White." White had the role of a singing clerk in the music department of a Woolworth's store. Cast * Alice White as Pat King * Gladden James as Dowling * Bert Moorhouse as Dave * Patricia Caron as Cleo * William Orlamond as Pa Donnelly * Milla Davenport as Ma Donnelly * Charles Delaney as Bill Harigan * Ben Hall as Jerry Donelly * Wheeler Oakman as Lawrence Mayfield Status The film is now considered lost. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Headlines
''In the Headlines'' is a 1929 crime drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Grant Withers and Marian Nixon. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. Cast *Grant Withers - Nosey Norton * Marion Nixon - Anna Lou Anderson * Clyde Cook - Flashlight *Edmund Breese - Eddy *Pauline Garon - Blondie *Frank Campeau - Detective Robinson *Vivian Oakland - Mrs. Kernell *Hallam Cooley - Fancy Somerset *Robert Ober - Parker * Ben Hall - Cub Reporter *Spec O'Donnell - Johnny *Jack Wise - Levine Preservation status *This film is considered to be lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... References External links In the Headlines at IMDb.com* 1929 films 1929 crime drama films American crime drama films Films about journalists Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Teen (1928 Film)
''Harold Teen'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. It is based on the comic strip ''Harold Teen'' by Carl Ed Carl Frank Ludwig Ed (July 16, 1890 – October 10, 1959) was a comic strip artist best known as the creator of '' Harold Teen''. His name is pronounced ''eed''. Born in Moline, Illinois, Ed graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illi .... The film stars Arthur Lake, Mary Brian, Lucien Littlefield, Jack Duffy (actor), Jack Duffy, Alice White and Jack Egan. The film was released on April 29, 1928, by First National Pictures. Cast * Arthur Lake as Harold Teen *Mary Brian as Lillums Lovewell *Lucien Littlefield as Dad Jenks *Jack Duffy (actor), Jack Duffy as Grandpop Teen *Alice White as Giggles Dewberry *Jack Egan as Horace Teen *Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Hazzit *Ben Hall (American actor), Ben Hall as Goofy *William Bakewell as Percival *Lincoln Stedman as Beezie *Fred Kelsey as Mr. Lovewell *Jane Keckley a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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