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Chester Gore
Chester Gore (1893–1966) was an American art director.Stephens p.78 He worked on more than fifty films during his career. At Twentieth Century Fox he worked on series films such as Charlie Chan, Mr. Moto and the Jones Family. Selected filmography * ''Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) * '' Love on a Budget'' (1938) * ''Mr. Moto on Danger Island'' (1939) * '' The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) * ''News Is Made at Night'' (1939) * ''Charlie Chan in Panama'' (1940) * ''Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise'' (1940) * '' Father Was a Fullback'' (1949) * ''Two Flags West ''Two Flags West'' is a 1950 Western drama set during the American Civil War, directed by Robert Wise and starring Joseph Cotten, Jeff Chandler, Linda Darnell, and Cornel Wilde. The opening credits contain the following statement: On December ...'' (1950) * '' MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties'' (1952) References Bibliography * Stephens, Michael L. ''Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Rose of Lima, Saint Rose") is a city and the county seat of Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area in California. Its estimated 2019 population was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and Redwood Empire, Redwood Coast. It is the fifth most populous city in the Bay Area after San Jose, California, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, California, Oakland, and Fremont, California, Fremont; and the List of largest California cities by population, 25th most populous city in California. History Early history Before the arrival of Europeans, what became known as the Santa Rosa Plain was occupied by a strong and populous tribe of Pomo natives known as the Bitakomtara. The Bitakomtara controlled the area closely, barring passage to others until permission was arranged. Those who entered without permission were subject t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Is Made At Night
''News Is Made at Night'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by John Larkin. The film stars Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Russell Gleason, George Barbier, Eddie Collins and Minor Watson. The film was released on July 21, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Preston Foster as Steve Drum *Lynn Bari as Maxine Thomas *Russell Gleason as Albert Hockman * George Barbier as Clanahan *Eddie Collins as Billiard *Minor Watson as Charles Coulton AKA Clifford Mussey *Charles Halton as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge *Paul Harvey as Inspector Melrose * Richard Lane as Barney Basely * Charles Lane as District Attorney Rufe Reynolds *Betty Compson as Kitty Truman *Paul Fix as Joe Luddy *Paul Guilfoyle Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American television and film actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He return ... as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacDonald Of The Canadian Mounties
''Pony Soldier'' is a 1952 American Northern Western film set in Canada, but filmed in Sedona, Arizona. It is based on a 1951 ''Saturday Evening Post'' story "Mounted Patrol" by Garnett Weston. It was retitled ''MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties'' in Britain and ''The Last Arrow'' in France, Spain, and Italy. Plot In 1876, the North-West Mounted Police send Constable Duncan MacDonald ( Tyrone Power) and a blackmailed Blackfoot scout ( Thomas Gomez) to get the Cree to sign Treaty 6 with the Crown. Initially hostile, the Cree are influenced by a Fata Morgana-type mirage that they mistake for the power of Queen Victoria. In addition to negotiating with the Cree, MacDonald of the Mounted Police rescues White hostages ( Robert Horton and Penny Edwards), arrests a murderer, and adopts a Cree son (Anthony Earl Numkena). Cast * Tyrone Power as Constable Duncan MacDonald * Cameron Mitchell as Konah * Thomas Gomez as Natayo Smith * Penny Edwards as Emerald Neeley * Robert Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Flags West
''Two Flags West'' is a 1950 Western drama set during the American Civil War, directed by Robert Wise and starring Joseph Cotten, Jeff Chandler, Linda Darnell, and Cornel Wilde. The opening credits contain the following statement: On December 8th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Special Proclamation, whereby Confederate Prisoners of War might gain their freedom, provided they would join the Union Army to defend the frontier West against the Indians. Based on the historical service of " Galvanized Yankees", the film tells the story of a company of imprisoned Confederate Army cavalry troopers given such amnesty. The company of Georgia veterans journeys to a remote New Mexico post commanded by an embittered, Southerner-hating major who expects them to desert at the first opportunity. The fulfilment of that expectation is challenged by an attack on the fort itself by Kiowa. ''Two Flags West'' was one of a wave of Civil War reconciliation-themed Westerns in the 1950s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Was A Fullback
''Father Was a Fullback'' is a 1949 black-and-white film from 20th Century Fox based on a comedy by Clifford Goldsmith. The film is about a college American football star and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Betty Lynn. Plot State College football coach George Cooper has more than enough problems on the job without his teenage daughter Connie complicating his life at home. She has written a story but no one has agreed to publish it yet. Furthermore she is convinced that she is unattractive to the opposite sex and wallows in frustrated self-pity. Resigning herself to a loveless existence, she decides to make literature her life. When she gets a check for $180 for a fictional article she pens about a teenage bubble dancer that recently appeared in a confessions magazine, the boys come calling. The young author dates a high school football star from across town who chooses to attend State College (rather than Notre Dame University) to be n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
''Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise'' is a 1940 murder mystery film starring Sidney Toler in his fifth of many performances as Charlie Chan. It is based on the Earl Derr Biggers 1930 novel '' Charlie Chan Carries On''. Plot The famed detective seeks to unmask a killer on a voyage across the Pacific Ocean. As has been mentioned elsewhere, this story is primarily a remake of the (now) lost movie, ''Charlie Chan Carries On'', (1931) starring Warner Oland. The story has been updated to include more Charlie, but it would be nice to have the missing movie to compare against. Cast *Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan *Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan (as Sen Yung) * Robert Lowery as Dick Kenyon *Marjorie Weaver as Paula Drake *Lionel Atwill as Dr. Suderman *Don Beddoe as Fredrick Ross * Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gordon (as Leo Carroll) *Cora Witherspoon as Susie Watson * Leonard Mudie as Gerald Pendleton *Harlan Briggs as Coroner * Charles Middleton as Jeremiah Walters *Claire Du Brey as Sarah Walters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan In Panama
''Charlie Chan in Panama'' is a 1940 mystery film starring Sidney Toler. It is an unaccredited remake of Jacques Deval's novel "Marie Galante", produced by 20th Century Fox in 1934, directed by Henry King. Plot Charlie Chan must stop a spy from destroying the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic. As the U.S. fleet prepares to navigate the waters of the Panama Canal, Panama City becomes rife with spies. A new group of suspects appears with the arrival of a sea plane bound for Balboa. Among the suspects are novelist Clivedon Compton, matronly school teacher Miss Jennie Finch, sinister scientist Dr. Rudolph Grosser, café proprietor Manolo, singer Kathi Lenesch (real name Kathi von Tzardas), cigarette salesman Achmed Halide, government engineer Richard Cabot and government agent Godley. Upon landing, Godley goes to a hat shop owned by Fu Yuen, alias Charlie Chan, to enlist the sleuth's help in unmasking the deadly spy known o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honeymoon's Over (film)
''The Honeymoon's Over'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Leonard Hoffman, Hamilton MacFadden and Clay Williams. It is based on the 1921 play ''Six-Cylinder Love'' by William Anthony McGuire. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver, Patric Knowles, Russell Hicks, Jack Carson and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on December 14, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast * Stuart Erwin as Donald Todd * Marjorie Weaver as Betty Stewart Todd *Patric Knowles as Pat Shields * Russell Hicks as J.P. Walker *Jack Carson as Tom Donroy *Hobart Cavanaugh as Avery Butterfield *June Gale as Peggy Ryder *E. E. Clive as Col. Shelby *Renie Riano as Annie *Harrison Greene as Charlie Winslow *Lelah Tyler as Mrs. Geraldine Winslow *Harry Hayden as Roger Burton *Nedda Harrigan as Mrs. Molly Burton * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Thin Man *Robert Greig Robert Greig (December 27, 1879 – June 27, 1958) was an Australian-American actor who appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love On A Budget
''Love on a Budget'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie and her husband Herbert Thompson have money troubles, which their uncle attempts to help out with. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Chester Gore and Bernard Herzbrun Bernard Herzbrun (January 10, 1891 – January 7, 1964) was an American art director. He was nominated an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Alexander's Ragtime Band''. He worked on 275 films between 1930 and 19 .... Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1938 films 1938 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Herbert I. Leeds 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films Films scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan At The Olympics
''Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) is possibly the most topical Charlie Chan film, as it features actual footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There is also a scene where Charlie crosses the Atlantic in the '' Hindenburg.'' This is the 14th film starring Warner Oland as Chan and produced by Fox. Plot Charlie Chan is proud of his oldest son, swimmer Lee (Keye Luke), being chosen to represent the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Meanwhile, over the skies of Chan's Honolulu, the "Hopkins plane" is demonstrating an improvement of remote radio control to the US military. The aircraft is hijacked by a concealed stowaway, the device stolen, and the test pilot murdered. When Chan and his astute second son, Charlie Jr. ( Layne Tom Jr.), identify the stowaway, he finds only the man's body. On the passenger list of the only aircraft to leave Honolulu for the mainland after the incident are Richard Masters (Allan Lane) and Yvonne Roland (Katherine DeMille). Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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