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Christian J. Frank
Christian Julius Frank (March 13, 1890 – December 10, 1967) was an American actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1920 and 1948, mostly in uncredited roles. His most notable role was that of an irascible cop in the Laurel and Hardy short ''You're Darn Tootin''' (1928). He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography *''Thunderbolt Jack'' (1920) *'' Wild Honey'' (1922) *''The Guttersnipe'' (1922) * ''The Love Bandit'' (1924) *''Love and Glory'' (1924) *'' Manhattan Madness'' (1925) *''The Ancient Highway'' (1925) *''Black Cyclone'' (1925) *'' Forlorn River'' (1926) *''The Lady of the Harem'' (1926) *'' Arizona Bound'' (1927) *''His First Flame'' (1927) *''Nevada'' (1927) *''The Secret Hour'' (1928) *''Chicago After Midnight'' (1928) *''You're Darn Tootin''' (1928) *'' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1928) *''The Cavalier'' (1928) *'' Sunset Pass'' (1929) *''The Vagabond King'' (1930) * ''Under Montana Skies'' (1930) *''The Hard Hombre'' (1931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 In Film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * March 28 - "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford and "Everybody's Hero" Douglas Fairbanks marry, becoming the first supercouple of Hollywood. * August – Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt and Harry Cohn form C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation which would later become Columbia Pictures. * November 27 – '' The Mark of Zorro'', starring Douglas Fairbanks opens. Notable films released in 1920 Austria :For a complete list see: ''List of Austrian films of the 1920s'' * ''Anita'' (aka ''Trance''), directed by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck; an obscure adaptation of George Du Maurier's novel ''Trilby'' *''Boccaccio'', directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Prince and the Pauper'' directed by Alexander Korda. *'' The Scourge of God'' directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Star of Damascus'' directed by Michael Curtiz. France :For a complete lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada (1927 Film)
''Nevada'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell. Based on the novel ''Nevada'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a former outlaw hired to protect a ranch owner's daughter, which angers the ranch foreman who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman spreads a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again. Eventually he captures a gang of cattle rustlers led by the foreman, and with his reputation restored, he marries the girl. This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as a B movie version titled ''Nevada'' starring Robert Mitchum—the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role; the remake was so early in Mitchum's career that he was billed with "Introducing Bob Mitchum as Jim Lacy." ''Nevada'' still survives in a complete copy, but the film's appearance is not the best, due probably to poor preservation. It is possible to make out s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch '' Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species '' Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 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 * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winds Of The Wasteland
''Winds of the Wasteland'' is a 1936 Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne and Phyllis Fraser. The film was released by Republic Pictures. The film was later released in a colorized version on home video/dvd under the title ''Stagecoach Run''. It features an early appearance from Jon Hall. Plot In 1861, John Blair and his partner, Larry Adams are dismayed when the arrival of telegraph ends the Russell & Waddell Pony Express. Hoping to utilize their horse-riding skills, they decide to start a stage coach transportation business. They go to Buchanan City and ask local magnate Cal Drake if he is willing to sell them a stage coach. Instead, Drake offers them a franchise from his own stage coach line - a line out to bustling Crescent City. Upon arriving at Crescent City, Blair and Adams quickly realize that they had been bamboozled into paying for the line as Crescent City is a ghost town. The only residents are the mayor, Rocky O'Brien, and Dr. William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embarrassing Moments (1934 Film)
''Embarrassing Moments'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue, Dickson Morgan and Gladys Buchanan Unger. The film stars Chester Morris, Marian Nixon, Walter Woolf King, Alan Mowbray, George E. Stone and John Wray (actor), John Wray. The film was released on September 1, 1934, by Universal Pictures. Plot Complications arising out of an attempt to cure a practical joker by his own methods. Cast *Chester Morris as Jerry Randolph *Marian Nixon as Jane *Walter Woolf King as Paul *Alan Mowbray as Aheam *George E. Stone as Louie *John Wray (actor), John Wray as Slug *Henry Armetta as Morganza *Huntley Gordon as Runyon *Gay Seabrook as Miss Dodd *Herman Bing as Bartender *Virginia Sale as Mother *Jane Darwell as Mrs. Stuckelberger *Charles C. Wilson (actor), Charles C. Wilson as Attorney *Christian J. Frank as Man *Carl Miller (actor), Carl Miller as Man *Lois January as Tipsy Girl References External links * 1934 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Pal, The King
''My Pal, the King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Tom Mix, and featuring Mickey Rooney and James Kirkwood.Quinlan, David (1997) ''The Film Lover's Companion: An A to Z Guide to 2,000 Stars and the Movies They Made''. Carol Publishing Group, p.411 The screenplay concerns a rodeo cowboy who helps a child king. Plot Tom Reed's (Tom Mix) famous traveling Wild West show performs in Alvonia, a small European country, where the child king, ten year old Charles V ( Mickey Rooney), neglects his duties because of his interest in the show. After a discussion with Tom, Charles decides that he should treat his subjects fairly, which does not please Count De Mar ( James Kirkwood) who has been in control of the country and wants to tax the people heavily. He plots with the Dowager Queen (Clarissa Selwynne) to kidnap Charles and his tutor, Dr. Lorenz (Wallis Clark), and throws them in a dungeon, and suggests to Lorenz that he kill Charles and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Hombre
''The Hard Hombre'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring rodeo champion Hoot Gibson. The film follows a simpleton rancher who is mistaken for a notorious outlaw known as ''The Hard Hombre''. Cast *Hoot Gibson as William Penn "Peaceful" Patton *Lina Basquette as Senora Martini *Mathilde Comont as Maria Romero *G. Raymond Nye as Joe Barlow *Jessie Arnold as Mrs. Patton *Christian J. Frank as Sheriff *Skeeter Bill Robbins as Slim *Frank Winkleman as The Hard Hombre Production Principal photography for ''The Hard Hombre'' began on July 14, 1931, where the opening scenes were filmed at Vasquez Rocks in Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) of the United States Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service is located in the San Gabriel Mountains and Sierra Pelona Mountains, primarily within Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County in southern Calif .... It is one of the first films to be filmed in part at the popular r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Montana Skies
''Under Montana Skies'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville and Dorothy Gulliver.Pitts p.375 It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures, one of the leading independent studios in Hollywood. Synopsis In a western town, cowboy Clay Conning gets a traveling musical troupe out of financial trouble so they can put on a show. However, a cattle rustler and old adversary of his makes off with the box office cash, leading to a pursuit. Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Clay Conning * Slim Summerville as Sunshine * Dorothy Gulliver as Mary * Nita Martan as Blondie * Harry Todd as Abner Jenkins * Ethel Wales as Martha Jenkins * Lafe McKee as Sheriff Pinkie * Christian J. Frank as Townsman * Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vagabond King (1930 Film)
''The Vagabond King'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical operetta film photographed entirely in two-color Technicolor. The plot of the film was based on the 1925 operetta of the same name, which was based on the 1901 play ''If I Were King'' by Justin Huntly McCarthy. The play told the story of the real-life renegade French poet named François Villon. The music of the film was based on a 1925 operetta, also based on the play ''If I Were King'' by McCarthy. The operetta is also titled ''The Vagabond King'' with music by Rudolph Friml and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Plot The story takes place in France in the Middle Ages. King Louis XI of France ( O. P. Heggie) (reigned 1461-1483), hoping to enlist the French peasants in his upcoming battle against the Burgundians, appoints François Villon (Dennis King) king of France for one day. Despite being successful against the Burgundians, François Villon is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Pass (1929 Film)
''Sunset Pass'' is a lost 1929 American silent Western film directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jack Holt, Nora Lane, and John Loder. Cast * Jack Holt as Jack Rock * Nora Lane sa Leatrice Preston * John Loder as Ashleigh Preston * Christian J. Frank as Chuck * Gilbert Holmes as Shorty (credited as Pee Wee Holmes) * Chester Conklin as Windy * Pat Harmon as Clink Peeples * Alfred Allen as Amos Dabb * Guy Oliver as Clark * Dannie Mac Grant (uncredited) * James Pier Mason James Pier Mason (February 3, 1889 – November 7, 1959) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1914 and 1952, often as a villain or henchman in Westerns, and was sometimes credited as Jim Mason. A memorable performan ... (uncredited) References External links * * 1929 films 1929 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Zane Grey Films directed by Otto Brower Lost American films Lost Western (genre) films 1929 lost films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cavalier (film)
''The Cavalier'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat, distributed by Tiffany Studios, and starring Richard Talmadge and Barbara Bedford. Plot The story takes place in old Mexico, where a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her father sends his gang in a chase after the two lovers. Cast Background/Production Originally intended to be an all-sound film, the picture was shot silent and was distributed with a music and special effects soundtrack, with no dialogue, due to technical issues with the sound synchronization equipment. Preservation Previously considered to be a lost film, the film exists in the Spanish archive Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
