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Champagne Charlie (1936 Film)
''Champagne Charlie'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by James Tinling and starring Paul Cavanagh, Helen Wood and Thomas Beck. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Synopsis "Champagne" Charlie Courtland (Paul Cavanaugh) is a smooth, sophisticated and highly unethical gambler, plying his trade among the rich and famous. Charlie's backers hope for a huge financial windfall when he begins to court beautiful young heiress Linda Craig (Helen Wood). Cast * Paul Cavanagh as Charlie Cortland * Helen Wood as Linda Craig * Thomas Beck as Tod Hollingsworth * Minna Gombell as Lillian Wayne * Herbert Mundin as Mr. James Augustus Fipps * Noel Madison as Pedro Gorini * Montagu Love as Ivan Suchine * Delma Byron as Iris * Alan Edwards as Valaroff * Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tinling
James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has been cited as one of the best B-film directors for Fox, known for directing numerous westerns and lighthearted films, including '' Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' (1935). Selected filmography *''Don't Marry'' (1928) *'' Words and Music'' (1929) *'' One Mad Kiss'' (1930) *''For the Love o' Lil'' (1930) *'' The Flood'' (1931) *''Arizona to Broadway'' (1933) *'' The Last Trail'' (1933) *''Jimmy and Sally'' (1933) *''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) *'' Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' (1935) *'' The Holy Terror'' (1937) *'' 45 Fathers'' (1937) *''Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) *''Sundown Jim'' (1942) *'' The Crime Smasher'' (1943) * ''Rendezvous 24'' (1946) *'' Strange Journey'' (1946) *'' Roses Are Red'' (1947) *''Trouble Preferred ''Trouble Preferred'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Madison
Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster. Born in New York City, Madison was the son of actor Maurice Moscovitch and his wife Rose. Besides his theatrical work in the United States, he acted on stage in England and Australia. Partial filmography *''Sinners' Holiday'' (1930) - Buck *'' The Doorway to Hell'' (1930) - Rocco *'' Little Caesar'' (1931) - Killer Peppi (uncredited) *'' The Finger Points'' (1931) - Larry Hayes (scenes deleted) *''The Star Witness'' (1931) - Horan - Henchman (uncredited) *''The Hatchet Man'' (1932) - Charley Kee (uncredited) *'' Play Girl'' (1932) - Martie Happ *'' The Heart of New York'' (1932) - Mr. Farola - an Architect (uncredited) *''Symphony of Six Million'' (1932) - Magnus Klauber *'' The Trial of Vivienne Ware'' (1932) - Angelo Paroni *'' Man About Town'' (1932) - Tony (uncredited) *'' Radio Patrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By James Tinling
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Samuel Kaylin
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Drama Films
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Fox Films
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film studio, film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Buena Vista Home Entertainment) distributes the films produced by 20th Century Studios in home media under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner. For over 80 years – beginning with its founding in 1935 and ending in 2019 (when it became part of Walt Disney Studios), 20th Century Fox was one of the then Major film studio, "Big Six" major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Fox Film, Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures and was originally known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as '' The Merry Widow'' and '' The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, '' Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended following a romantic scandal in the 1940s. Early life Margaret Derden Philpott was born in Hillsboro, Texas on June 30, 1899 to William Bledsoe and Annie Margaret Derden Philpott. Bellamy was raised in San Antonio, Texas until she was 6 years old, and the family later moved to Brownwood, Texas, where her father worked as an English professor at Texas A&M University. As a child, she took dancing lessons and soon began to aspire to become a stage performer. She made her stage debut dancing in a local production of ''Aida'', at the age of 9. The Philpotts later moved to Denver, Colorado. Madge met and married Carlos Bellamy in Colorado, but they divorced when she decided to leave Colorado to pursue her acting career. In her autobiography, she later claime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delma Byron
Sara Delma Byron (July 31, 1913 – May 29, 2006) was an American dancer and actress. She also acted under the names Sally Bynum, Sally Bynam and Brook Byron. It was under this name that she portrayed Sally Cato MacDougall in '' Auntie Mame''. Career The daughter of Sam and Minnie Pearl Harris Bynum, Byron was born in Weakley County, Tennessee but lived in Akron, Ohio as a teenager, attending Garfield High School. She attended Murray College for one year. Leaving college, she became a dancer in a touring troupe ''The Band Box Revue''. Later, she became a model, attracting attention from Hollywood as her picture appeared on magazine covers. In 1936, Byron received a stock contract from 20th Century Fox, giving her a chance in films. Her Broadway credits as Delma Byron include ''The Leading Lady'' (1948) and ''Up in Central Park'' (1945). As Sally Bynum, she performed in ''Life Begins at 8:40'' (1934) and ''Roberta'' (1933) on Broadway. On radio, Byron portrayed Diane Pers in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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