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Charles Halton
Charles Halton (March 16, 1876 – April 16, 1959) was an American character actor who appeared in over 180 films. Life and career Halton trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in 1901, after which he appeared in about 35 productions during the next 50 years. From the 1920s, Halton's thinning hair, rimless glasses, stern-looking face and officious manner were also familiar to generations of American moviegoers. Whether playing the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or weaselly attorney, Halton's characters tried to drive the "immoral influences" out of the neighborhood, foreclose on the orphanage, evict the poor widow and her children from their apartment, or any other number of dastardly deeds, all justified usually by "...I'm sorry but that's my job." Among his highest-profile roles were Mr. Carter, the bank examiner in Frank Capra's ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), the Polish theatre producer Dobosh in Ernst Lubits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a Fictional character, fictional character appearing in several Mystery fiction, mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwriter, ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Created by the publisher Edward Stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his Hardy Boys series, the character first appeared in 1930 in the ''Nancy Drew Mystery Stories'' series, which lasted until 2003 and consisted of 175 novels. Over the decades, the character has evolved in response to changes in American culture and tastes. Beginning in 1959, the books were extensively revised and shortened, partly to lower the printing costsRehak (2006), 243. with arguable success.Rehak (2006), 248. In the revision process, the heroine's original character was changed to be less unruly and violent.Lapin (1989). In the 1980s, an older and more professional Nancy emerged in a new series, ''The Nancy Drew Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Among Lovers
''Honor Among Lovers'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Dorothy Arzner. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Monroe Owsley, Charles Ruggles and Ginger Rogers. Plot Julia Traynor (Claudette Colbert) is a highly efficient personal secretary, managing nearly everything for her boss, Wall Street trader Jerry Stafford (Fredric March). Julia's fiancé Philip Craig (Monroe Owsley) works in Wall Street as well. Monty Dunn (Charlie Ruggles), a friend of Jerry, is linked with Doris Brown (Ginger Rogers). Jerry wants to be more than Julia's boss, but she loves Philip. After Jerry persists in pursuing her, Julia decides to marry Philip; Jerry fires her. A year later, Julia invites Jerry to her first anniversary party. He immediately falls for her again and kisses her. Monty tells Philip that their investment in silk has failed; Philip makes a scene, and admits to Julia that he'd been embezzling money from Jerry and other investors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Chases Man
''Woman Chases Man'' is a 1937 romantic comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea. Plot B.J. Nolan tries to get his millionaire son Kenneth to invest $100,000 in a housing development called Nolan Heights. However, B.J. has a long history of backing crazy projects (which is why his wife left all her money to her son in her will), so Kenneth turns him down. Architect Virginia Travis, unaware that B.J. has no money and is besieged by process servers, tries to get him to hire her. After B.J. breaks the news to her, she faints, having not eaten in 49 hours. He takes her back to his mansion. When she learns that B.J.'s son is wealthy, she decides to use her wiles to extract the money they need from him, aided by B.J. and her married friends Judy and Hunk. The latter two masquerade as B.J.'s servants (B.J. had to let his old servants go as he could not pay them) when Kenneth returns from a cruise with his girlfriend Nina and her "uncle" Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready, Willing, And Able (film)
''Ready, Willing, and Able'' is a 1937 musical film directed by Ray Enright and starring Ruby Keeler and Ross Alexander. Songs in the film were written by composer Richard A. Whiting and lyricist Johnny Mercer. The most successful song introduced by Wini Shaw and Ross Alexander, and reprised throughout, was "Too Marvelous for Words", which has become a pop and jazz standard. In the final production number choreographed by Bobby Connolly, Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon tap across the keys of a giant-sized typewriter while dancers’ legs mimic typebars striking letters. The film was released to lackluster business in the aftermath of Alexander’s suicide. Cast * Ruby Keeler as Jane Clarke * Lee Dixon as Pinky 'Pinkie' Blair * Allen Jenkins as J. 'Katsy' Van Courtland * Louise Fazenda as Clara Heineman * Ross Alexander as Barry Granville (his last film before his suicide) * Carol Hughes as Angie * Hugh O'Connell as Truman Hardy * Wini Shaw as The English Jane Clarke * Teddy Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrod And Sam (1937 Film)
''Penrod and Sam'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Lillie Hayward and Hugh Cummings. It was the third screen version of American writer Booth Tarkington's novel '' Penrod and Sam''. The film stars Billy Mauch, Frank Craven, Spring Byington, Craig Reynolds, Harry Watson and Jackie Morrow. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 28, 1937. Plot ''Penrod Schofield'' and his gang are the ''Jr. G Men,'' a secret club where all members are sworn to uphold the law and turn in crooks. When the mother of the youngest member is killed by bank robbers, the boys go into action. Cast * Billy Mauch as Penrod *Frank Craven as Mr. Schofield *Spring Byington as Mrs. Schofield * Craig Reynolds as Roy 'Dude' Hanson * Harry Watson as Sam *Jackie Morrow as Rodney Bitts *Philip Hurlic as Verman Diggs *Charles Halton as Mr. Rodney H. Bitts *Bernice Pilot as Delia *Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen Holiday
''Stolen Holiday'' is a 1937 film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kay Francis, Claude Rains and Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter. It is loosely based on the Stavisky Affair, a French political scandal. A Russian con artist worms his way into the upper reaches of French society, but is finally exposed, with tragic consequences. Plot In 1931 Paris, Nicole Picot (Kay Francis), a model for a fashionable dress shop, is hired by nearly-penniless Stefan Orloff (Claude Rains) to help persuade a financier to fund his ambitious plans. By 1934, Stefan has established an investment bank; in gratitude, he provides the capital that Nicole needs to set up her own business and become a successful dress designer (though she insists on paying him back). British diplomat Anthony Wayne (Ian Hunter (actor), Ian Hunter) romances Nicole and wins her heart. However, when Stefan's crooked schemes start to unravel, he asks Nicole to marry him without divulging his main motive: the attendance of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Legion (film)
''Black Legion'' is a 1937 American crime drama film, directed by Archie Mayo, with a script by Abem Finkel and William Wister Haines based on an original story by producer Robert Lord. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore and Ann Sheridan. It is a fictionalized treatment of the historic Black Legion of the 1930s in Michigan, a white vigilante group. A third of its members lived in Detroit, which had also been a center of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. The plot is based on the May 1935 kidnapping and murder in Detroit of Charles A. Poole, a Works Progress Administration organizer. Twelve men were tried and 11 convicted of his murder; all were sentenced to life. Authorities prosecuted another 37 men for related crimes; they were also convicted and sentenced to prison, breaking up the Legion. Columbia Pictures had made ''Legion of Terror'' (1936) based on the same case. ''Black Legion'' was praised by critics for its dramatization of a dark social pheno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Diggers Of 1937
''Gold Diggers of 1937'' is a Warner Bros. movie musical directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, who were married at the time, with Glenda Farrell and Victor Moore. The film features songs by the teams of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, and Harry Warren and Al Dubin. It was based on the play "Sweet Mystery of Life" by Richard Maibaum, Michael Wallach and George Haight, which ran briefly on Broadway in 1935. Warren Duff wrote the screenplay with the assistance of Tom Reed, who was billed as "Screenplay constructor". This is the fifth movie in Warner Bros.' series of "Gold Digger" films, following the now lost films '' The Gold Diggers'' (1923), a silent film, and the partially lost sound film ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' (1929), as well as ''Gold Diggers of 1933'' – a remake of ''The Gold Diggers'' and the first to feature Busby Berkeley's extravagant production numbers – and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Me A Love Song
''Sing Me a Love Song'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and written by Sig Herzig and Jerry Wald. The film stars James Melton, Patricia Ellis, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts, Allen Jenkins and Nat Pendleton. The Warner Bros. film premiered in New York City on Christmas Day 1936 and went into general release on January 9, 1937. Plot Cast * James Melton as Jerry Haines * Patricia Ellis as Jean Martin * Hugh Herbert as Siegfried Hammerschlag * ZaSu Pitts as Gwen Logan * Allen Jenkins as 'Chris' Cross * Nat Pendleton as Rocky Reception ''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 million paid ...'' reviewer found ''Sing Me a Love Song'' "really pretty gay fare", with "several catchy Dubin and Warren tunes." References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than A Secretary
''More Than a Secretary'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Dale Van Every and Lynn Starling. The story was adapted by Ethel Hill and Aben Kandel, based on the magazine story "Safari in Manhattan" by Matt Taylor. It tells the story of a health magazine secretary who is in love with her boss. Plot Carol Baldwin (Jean Arthur) and Helen Davis (Ruth Donnelly) are the owners and instructors of the Supreme Secretarial School. They are concerned about their student Maizie (Dorothea Kent), who cannot spell, take dictation or type. When the instructors ask her what she is doing at the school, she replies, "I'm here for the same reason that every other smart girl's here - to, uh, get a chance to meet nice men." They let her go. However, an equally inept former pupil drops by with a new student and informs them that she will marry a junior vice president, and Maizie gets hired on the spot, despite Carol's hint to her new employer that she is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come And Get It (1936 Film)
''Come and Get It'' is a 1936 American lumberjack drama film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Jules Furthman is based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Edna Ferber. For his performance, Walter Brennan as Swan Bostrom, became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Ruthless lumberjack foreman Barney Glasgow ( Edward Arnold) will stop at nothing to achieve his goal, to someday become the head of the logging industry in 19th century Wisconsin. His determination to succeed leads him to end his relationship with saloon singer Lotta Morgan ( Frances Farmer) and marry Emma Louise Hewitt ( Mary Nash), the daughter of his boss Jed Hewett (Charles Halton), in order to secure a partnership in his business. Over two decades later, a wealthy and successful Barney and Emma Louise's son Richard (Joel McCrea) strongly objects to his father's practice of destroying forests without planting new trees. Barney vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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