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Darkened Rooms
''Darkened Rooms'' is a 1929 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Evelyn Brent. It was an early talking picture. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.40 c.1978 by The American Film Institute, c.1978 The film tried to cash in on the interest in spiritualism caused by the then-popular , but critics felt the film couldn't quite decide whether it was debunking the supernatural, or embracing it. Plot A down-on-his-luck photographer named Emory Jago teams up with a phony fortune teller named Ellen in a scheme to cheat naive people out of their cash with phony predictions. But as time goes on, Jago begins to believe that Ell ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis J
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Doris Hill
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated in Fort Worth, Texas. When she was a child, Hill began dancing in public. A Warner Brothers casting director saw her dancing at the Metropolitan Theater in Los Angeles, which led to her making a screen test. Career Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred alongside George O'Hara in ''Is That Nice?'' (or in ''The Better 'Ole''). She starred in 17 films from 1926 to 1929, and unlike many silent film stars, she made a successful transition to talking films. In 1929, Hill was selected as one of 13 actresses to be WAMPAS Baby Stars. On contract with Paramount Pictures, she starred in four films in 1930, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Louis J
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Mystery Films
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1929 Mystery Films
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1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche Craig
Blanche Craig (January 6, 1866 – September 23, 1940) was an American actress. Biography Blanche Craig was born on January 6, 1866, in Cutler, Maine. She appeared in films such as '' The City of Illusion'' (1916), '' The Accidental Honeymoon'' (1918), '' The Magic Cup'' (1921), and '' Darkened Rooms'' (1929). She died on September 23, 1940, in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography *'' The Dawn of a Tomorrow'' (1915) *'' The Rise of Jennie Cushing'' (1917) *'' The Accidental Honeymoon'' (1918) *'' Come on In'' (1918) *'' The Magic Cup'' (1921) *'' Room and Board'' (1921) *''The Good Provider'' (1922) *'' Modern Marriage'' (1923) *'' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1924) * ''Two Shall Be Born'' (1924) *''The Making of O'Malley'' (1925) * ''The Wrongdoers'' (1925) * '' The Police Patrol'' (1925) * '' Then Came the Woman'' (1926) *''Beyond London Lights ''Beyond London Lights'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Tom Terriss and starring Adrienne Dore, Lee Shumw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891 – 30 October 1978) was a Canadian silent film actor and film producer. Biography MacDonald was born in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada, and attended school in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He started as a messenger boy with the Dominion Steel Company in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He later worked up to teller with the Royal Bank branch in Sydney before the bank transferred him to Vancouver, British Columbia. From there, he moved to California, where he acted on the stage before making inroads into Hollywood. MacDonald started as an actor in films in 1914 and starred in almost 120 motion pictures between then and 1932. He had notable roles in such films as ''Youth's Endearing Charm'' in 1916 working with Mary Miles Minter and Harry von Meter. Late in World War I, he returned briefly to Nova Scotia to enlist in the 10th Canadian Siege Battery where he assisted in recruiting for the Canadian Army. With the advent of sound, MacDonald's acting career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale Henry
Gale Henry (April 15, 1893 – June 17, 1972) was an American film actress. A prominent comedian, she appeared in more than 230 films between 1914 and 1933. In 1923, Gale Henry and her husband, Henry East, began training dogs for motion pictures. Spread over two acres on the outer edge of Hollywood, the East kennels trained the most celebrated dog stars in the movies, including Skippy, the terrier who reached stardom as Asta in ''The Thin Man''. In 1920, Henry owned a film production company that had a contract with Special Pictures Corporation calling for her to make 12 two-reel comedies per year. Partial filmography * Twelve "Lady Baffles and Detective Duck" short subjects, with Max Asher, produced by Pat Powers, 1915 * '' The Hunch'' (1921) * ''Quincy Adams Sawyer'' (1922) * ''Night Life in Hollywood'' (1922) * '' Held to Answer'' (1923) * '' Changing Husbands'' (1924) * '' The Fire Patrol'' (1924) * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1924) * '' Open All Night'' (1924) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Newell (actor, Born 1905)
David Newell (January 23, 1905 – January 25, 1980) was primarily known as an American character actor, whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s. He made his film debut in a featured role in '' The Hole in the Wall'', a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert. Early in his career he had many featured roles, in such films as: RKO's '' The Runaway Bride'' in 1929, starring Mary Astor; 1931's '' Ten Cents a Dance'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore; and ''White Heat'' in 1934. He would occasionally receive a starring role, as in 1930's '' Just Like Heaven'', which co-starred Anita Louise. However, by the mid-1930s he was being relegated to mostly smaller supporting roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: '' A Star is Born'' (1937), which stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March; '' Blondie'' (1938); the Bette Davis vehicle, ''Dark Victory'' (1939); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hamilton (actor)
James Neil Hamilton (September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American stage, film and television actor, best remembered for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the ''Batman'' TV series of the 1960s. During his motion picture career, which spanned more than a half century, Hamilton performed in over 260 productions in the silent and sound eras. Acting career An only child, Hamilton was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. His show business career began when he secured a job as a shirt model in magazine advertisements. After this, he became interested in acting and joined several stock companies, where he gained experience and training as an actor in professional stage productions. This allowed him to get his first film role, in Vitagraph's ''The Beloved Impostor'' (1918). He got his big break in D. W. Griffith's ''The White Rose'' (1923). He traveled to Germany with Griffith and made a film about the incredibly harsh conditions in Germany after World War I, ''Isn't Life Wonde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
