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Clyde Fillmore
Clyde Fillmore (October 25, 1874''Who Was Who on Screen''Silent Film Necrology'' p.170 2nd Edition by Eugene M. Vazzana c.2001 – December 19, 1946), born Clyde Fogle, was an American actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for a 1920 silent film that is now long lost, ''The Devil's Pass Key'' directed by Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H .... In the sound era he played several character parts sometimes uncredited. Began in films in 1918 at 43 after stage career. Filmography References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fillmore, Clyde 1874 births 1946 deaths Male actors from Ohio American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors People from McConnelsville, Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McConnelsville, Ohio
McConnelsville is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States located 21 miles southeast of Zanesville and 26 miles northwest of Marietta. The population was 1,784 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. As of October 19, 2011, the mayor is John Walter Finley. History McConnelsville was laid out in 1817 in Morgan Township, and named after Robert McConnell, the original owner of the town site. Geography McConnelsville is located at (39.648915, −81.851954). It is on the east bank of the Muskingum River, opposite Malta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,784 people, 765 households, and 404 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 870 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.3% White, 2.4% African American, 0.7% Native American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Adventure
''The Real Adventure'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the best-selling novel by Henry Kitchell Webster that was serialized in 1915 and published as a book in 1916. A print of the film is held by the Cinémathèque de Toulous. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot As described in a film magazine, impetuous and headstrong Rose Stanton (Vidor) accidentally meets famous attorney Rodney Aldrich (Fillmore) when a conductor rudely accosts her for her streetcar fare. It is love at first sight and, after a brief courtship, they are married. Rose becomes cross at Rodney while on their honeymoon at his mountain lodge when he studies from a law book for an hour. He saves her after she dashes out into a snow storm. Back home, after her husband ridicules her for attempting to study law, she determines to leave him and, using the name Doris D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall In
''Fall In'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter and Arthur Hunnicutt. The film was released on November 20, 1942, by United Artists. Plot Cast *William Tracy as Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday *Joe Sawyer as Sgt. William Ames *Robert Barrat as Col. Elliott *Jean Porter as Joan *Arthur Hunnicutt as Luke Hatfield *Rebel Randall as Lydia Hummock *Frank Faylen Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two ... as Capt. Gillis *Clyde Fillmore as Arnold Benedict References External links * 1942 films 1942 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Kurt Neumann Military humor in film Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh Your Blues Away
''Laugh Your Blues Away'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and Ned Dandy. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Johnny Mitchell, Isobel Elsom, Roger Clark and George Lessey. The film was released on November 12, 1942, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Jinx Falkenburg as Pam Crawford / Olga * Bert Gordon as Boris Rascalnikoff *Johnny Mitchell as Jimmy Westerly *Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Westerly *Roger Clark as Blake Henley *George Lessey as Mr. Westerly *Vivien Oakland as Mrs. Conklin *Dick Elliott as Mr. Conklin *Phyllis Kennedy as Priscilla Conklin *Robert Greig as Wilfred *Frank Sully as Buck *Clyde Fillmore as Sen. Hargrave * Barbara Brown as Mrs. Hargrave *Edna Holland as Mrs. Watson *Edward Earle as Mr. Larkin *Wyndham Standing as Mr. Jamison *Florence Wix Florence Wix (16 May 1883 – 23 November 1956) was an English-born American character actress who worked from the 1920s in silent films through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sister Eileen (1942 Film)
''My Sister Eileen'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Janet Blair. The screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov is based on their 1940 play of the same title, which was inspired by a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney originally published in ''The New Yorker''. The supporting cast features George Tobias, Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, Gordon Jones and, in a cameo appearance at the end, The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). Plot Anxious to help boost the career of her aspiring actress sister Eileen, reporter Ruth Sherwood of the ''Columbus Courier'' writes a rave review about her performance in a local play before it opens. When Eileen is replaced on opening night and the newspaper mistakenly runs the inaccurate review, Ruth is fired. Grandma Sherwood urges Ruth to move to New York City and Eileen decides to go with her. Relying solely on $100 given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of Marie Roget (film)
''The Mystery of Marie Roget'' is a 1942 mystery film starring Patric Knowles. The story was adapted from the short story " The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842. The film, directed by Phil Rosen and produced by Universal Pictures, is set in 1889. Plot In 1889 Paris, musical comedy star Marie Roget has been missing for ten days. Police inspector Gobelin is investigating. The French Minister for Naval Affairs, Henri Beauvais, is a friend of Marie's grandmother, Madame Cecile Roget, and younger sister Camille. He threatens to take Gobelin off the case, so he brings in medical officer Dr. Paul Dupin. The body of a dead woman is found in the river. Although the face is mutilated, Beauvais believes it is Marie. Then Marie returns but refuses to say where she has been. Camille becomes engaged to Marcel Vigneauz. Marcel and Marie are lovers and planning to murder Camille, who is set to inherit a fortune. Cecile Roget asks Dupin to escort Camille to a party as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Yanks In Trinidad
''Two Yanks in Trinidad'' is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair. The film was in production when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, leading to America's entry into World War II.Koszarski p.494 Plot Two gangsters have a fight over a woman, and separately decided to join the US Army. While stationed in Trinidad they join forces to thwart a plan by Nazi agents to smuggle oil out of the island. Cast * Pat O'Brien as Tim Reardon * Brian Donlevy as Vince Barrows * Janet Blair as Patricia Dare * Roger Clark as James W. Buckingham III * Donald MacBride as Sgt. Valentine * John Emery as Chicago Hagen * Frank Jenks as Joe Scavenger * Frank Sully as Mike Paradise * Veda Ann Borg as Bubbles * Clyde Fillmore as Col. Powers * Dick Curtis as Sea Captain * Sig Arno as Maitre d' * Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Remarkable Andrew
''The Remarkable Andrew'' is a 1942 film directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1941 novel of the same name. It stars Brian Donlevy and William Holden. Plot Young bookkeeper Andrew Long is an avid student of American history who reveres former president Andrew Jackson. When Long discovers discrepancies in the municipal financial records and that money is missing, the guilty parties attempt to discredit and imprison him. Long finds his savior when Jackson returns to Earth to help him with the help of several of the Founding Fathers. Cast *Brian Donlevy as General Andrew Jackson *William Holden as Andrew Long *Ellen Drew as Peggy Tobin *Montagu Love as General George Washington *Gilbert Emery as Mr. Thomas Jefferson *Brandon Hurst as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall *George Watts as Dr. Benjamin Franklin * Rod Cameron as Jesse James *Jimmy Conlin as Private Henry Bartholomew Smith * Richard Webb as Randall Stevens *Spencer Charters as Dr. Clarence Upjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shanghai Gesture
''The Shanghai Gesture'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger for United Artists. It was the last Hollywood film Sternberg ever completed: Howard Hughes fired him halfway through production of ''Macao'' in 1951, as well as from '' Jet Pilot'' the year prior. Boris Leven received an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction, while Richard Hageman was nominated for Best Original Music Score. Plot Gigolo "Doctor" Omar (Victor Mature) bribes the Shanghai police not to jail the broke American showgirl Dixie Pomeroy (Phyllis Brooks); he invites her to seek a job at the casino owned by Dragon-lady "Mother" Gin Sling (Ona Munson), his boss. In the casino, Omar attracts the attention of a beautiful, privileged young woman (Gene Tierney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unholy Partners
''Unholy Partners'' is a 1941 black-and-white film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold, and Marsha Hunt. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot A newspaper reporter, Bruce Corey, returns from World War I to New York City. After reporting to his job at his old newspaper, Corey finds that his old editor doesn't like his new ideas. Corey and his war correspondent friends start their own down-market newspaper which will feature "the news before it happens." Corey gambles with a mob boss and wins the money to start up his paper, the ''New York Mercury'', an instant success. However, because of stories that may implicate the newspaper's silent partner in a number of crimes, Corey finds himself and his staff threatened and even the targets of gunfire. Corey finally kills the mob boss and flees the country on a plane that is attempting a trans-Atlantic flight. The plane crashes and he is killed. Rather than embroil the paper in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapolis Farewell
''Annapolis Farewell'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Frank Craven and Jack Wagner. The film stars Guy Standing, Rosalind Keith, Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell, John Howard and Benny Baker. The film was released on August 23, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Guy Standing as Cmdr. Fitzhugh *Rosalind Keith as Madeline Deming * Tom Brown as Morton 'Click' Haley *Richard Cromwell as Boyce Avery *John Howard as Duncan Haley *Benny Baker as Zimmer *Louise Beavers as Miranda * Minor Watson as Cmmdre. Briggs * Ben Alexander as Adams *John Darrow as Porter *William Collier Sr. as Rumboat Charlie *Wheeler Oakman as Cmdr. Lawson *Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Bryant Reception Frank Nugent of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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