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Billie Seward
Billie Seward (born Rita Ann Seward; October 23, 1912 – March 20, 1982) was a 1930s motion picture actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Film actress Seward performed with Lou Holtz (actor), Lou Holtz at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel Gold Room in December 1933. She obtained a contract with Columbia Pictures following a three-month stay in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. Seward starred with Richard Cromwell (actor), Richard Cromwell in the 1934 Columbia production of ''Among the Missing''. Wallace Ford joined Seward and Cromwell in ''Hot News'', which was eventually titled ''Men of the Hour'' (1935). She was in three western films written by Ford Beebe in 1935. The titles are ''Law Beyond the Range'', ''The Revenge Rider'', and ''Justice of the Range''. Colonel Tim McCoy, Ward Bond, and Ed LeSaint were among her fellow actors. In ''One Crowded Night'' (1940) Seward plays ''Gladys''. This RKO film is critiqued by Bosley Crowther who called it "a routine multi-plot melo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff York
Jeff York (March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name, Granville Owen Scofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. Career York served in the United States Army during World War II. During his early career, the tall, dark-haired actor played characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial ''Terry and the Pirates'' and was given the lead in the 1940 film ''Li'l Abner''. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic ''Old Yeller'' and its 1963 sequel '' Savage Sam''. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in ''The Great Locomotive Chase'', ''Westward Ho, the Wagons!'', and ''Johnny Tremain'' which were all Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid 1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hell Cat (1934 Film)
''The Hell Cat'' is a 1934 pre-Code American crime film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Robert Armstrong, Ann Sothern and Benny Baker.Larry Langman, Daniel Finn ''A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties'' 1995 p110 HELL CAT, THE (1934), Col. Dir. Al Rogell; Sc. Fred Niblo Jr.; Cast includes: Ann Sothern, Robert Armstrong, Benny Baker, Minna Gombel, Purnell Pratt, Charles Wilson, J. Carrol Naish. Another entry in the hackneyed newspaper-crime genre," Cast * Robert Armstrong as Dan Collins *Ann Sothern as Geraldine Sloane *Benny Baker as Snapper Dugan *Minna Gombell as Pauline McCoy *Purnell Pratt as the butler * Charles C. Wilson as Graham *J. Carrol Naish as Joe Morgan *Irving Bacon as Regan * Henry Kolker as C.W. Sloane * Guy Usher as Gillette * Joseph Crehan as Capt. Barnett * Ray Mayer as Evans * Stanley Blystone as Chief Boatswain Mate * Eddy Chandler as Scotty * Harry Tenbrook Harry Tenbrook (born Henry Olaf Hansen, October 9, 1887 – September 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |