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Double Trouble (1941 Film)
''Double Trouble'' is a 1941 American comedy film. Directed by William Beaudine under the pseudonym "William West", the film stars Harry Langdon, Charles Rogers, and Catherine Lewis. It was released on November 21, 1941. During production the working title of the film was ''Here We Go Again''. Plot summary Cast list * Harry Langdon as Albert Prattle * Charles Rogers as Alfred Prattle * Catherine Lewis as Peggy Whitmore * Dave O'Brien as Sparky Marshall * Frank Jaquet as John Whitmore * Mira McKinney as Mrs. Whitmore * Wheeler Oakman as Kimble * Louise Currie as Miss Mink * Benny Rubin as Pete * Eddie Kane Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Biography Kane was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His early career was in vaudeville as a member of the two-man te ... as Carney References External links * * * * American black-and-white films American comedy films 1941 comedy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Beaudine
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and career Born in New York City, Beaudine began his career as an actor in 1909 with American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He married Marguerite Fleischer in 1914 and they stayed married until his death. Her sister was the mother of actor Bobby Anderson (actor and production associate), Bobby Anderson. Beaudine's brother Harold Beaudine was a director of short action-filled comedy films. In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on ''The Birth of a Nation'' and ''Intolerance (film), Intolerance''. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture, a short called ''Almost a King'' (1915). He would continue to direct shorts exclusively until 1922, when he shifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira McKinney
Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress. She appeared in the films ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'', ''Blazing Sixes'', '' Young Fugitives'', '' The Road to Reno'', '' Garden of the Moon'', ''Prairie Moon'', '' The Great Waltz'', '' I Stole a Million'', ''The House of the Seven Gables'', '' An Angel from Texas'', '' Alias the Deacon'', '' Hot Steel'', '' Third Finger, Left Hand'', '' Life Begins for Andy Hardy'', '' A Dangerous Game'', '' Double Trouble'', '' Red River Robin Hood'', ''Pittsburgh'', ''Rhythm of the Islands'', '' Moonlight in Vermont'', ''The Mummy's Ghost'', '' Till We Meet Again'', '' Rough Riders of Cheyenne'', '' Hold That Blonde'', ''Fallen Angel'', ''Junior Prom'', '' Shadows Over Chinatown'', '' Beat the Band'', ''Linda, Be Good'', '' Sitting Pretty'', ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'', '' Destination Big House'', '' Fancy Pants'', ''Harriet Craig'', '' The Groom Wore Spurs'', '' Heart of the Rockies'', ''Rainbow 'Round My Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Comedy Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua (typeface class), Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Films
American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s, the television industry had become serious competition for the movie industry. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In the 1970s, black comedies were popular. Leading figures in the 1970s were Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. One of the major developments of the 1990s was the re-emergence of the romantic comedy film. Another development was the increasing use of " gross-out humour". History 1895–1930 Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Biography Kane was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His early career was in vaudeville as a member of the two-man team of Kane & Herman. Some of his more famous films include ''The Public Enemy'' (1931), ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936), '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939), ''Meet John Doe'' (1941), ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942), ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), and ''The Ten Commandments'' (1956). Kane appeared in three Academy Award for Best Picture winners: ''The Broadway Melody'' (1929), ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938). Late in his career, Kane made a few appearances on television including the role of Mr. Monahan, Ralph Kramden's Gotham Bus Company boss on ''The Honeymooners''. Kane retired after the 1950s and died of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles in 1969. See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Rubin
Benny Rubin (February 2, 1899 – July 15, 1986) was an American comedian and film actor. Born in Boston, Rubin made more than 200 radio, film and television appearances over a span of 50 years. Career In 1929, Rubin went to Hollywood, where he began working as a supporting actor in films and began developing his ethnic characters. His film debut was in ''Naughty Baby''. Rubin was known for his ability to imitate many dialects. He performed in vaudeville with routines that included "English That's Different". Rubin demonstrated his dialect talents as a panelist on the joke-telling radio series, '' Stop Me If You've Heard This One''. He also provided the voice for Joe Jitsu throughout the television cartoon series, ''The Dick Tracy Show''. In 1963, he played the second Indian Chief on an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies.” On radio, he played Professor Kropotkin on ''My Friend Irma'', was a co-host of ''Only Yesterday'', and was a member of the cast of ''The Bickersons''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Currie
Louise Currie (born Louise Gunter; April 7, 1913 – September 8, 2013) was an American film actress, active from 1940 into the early 1950s. Biography Currie was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles W. Gunter, a banker, and his wife, Louise (née Currie), whose maiden name she would take for her professional acting surname. She was prominent in society. While attending the Martha Washington Seminary, a finishing school for young women in Washington, D.C., she was chosen one of the ten most beautiful society girls in the nation's capital."RKO Director Makes Ten Strike". ''Oakland Tribune'', December 15, 1940 She attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York, where she became interested in acting. She moved to Hollywood, California and attended Max Reinhardt's drama school, where she was spotted by talent scouts while taking part in the school's stage workshop. She declined to attempt screen tests until after graduation. With the help of her agent, Sue C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman (born Vivian Eichelberger; February 21, 1890 – March 19, 1949) was an American film actor. Early years Oakman was born as Vivian Eichelberger in Washington, D.C., and educated in that city's schools. He grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, after moving there from Washington. Career Before acting in films, Oakman was active in stock theater in the eastern United States. Oakman appeared in over 280 films between 1912 and 1948. In silent films, he was often a leading man. Among his leading ladies were Priscilla Dean, Kathlyn Williams, Colleen Moore and Annette Kellerman. His most successful movie was ''Mickey'', a 1918 comedy-drama, in which he played the love interest of Mabel Normand. In 1928, he had a prominent role as the crime boss in the first all talking feature movie ever made, ''Lights of New York''. Later in the sound era, his career declined, and he often portrayed villains or even henchman, frequently appearing in crime thrillers, melodramas and in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Jaquet
Frank Garnier Jaquet (March 16, 1885 – May 11, 1958) was an American actor known for playing supporting roles with his career extended from 1934 to the mid-1950s. Biography In 1925, Jaquet was part of the Summer stock cast at the Elitch Theatre. In 1934, at age forty-nine, Jaquet made his film debut in the short ''War Is a Racket''. Over the next twenty years, he appeared in over one hundred and forty films and TV episodes. Jaquet died on May 11, 1958 in Los Angeles of a heart attack at the age of 73. He is interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson Selected filmography * '' Strange Faces'' (1938) * ''Next Time I Marry'' (1938) * ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' (1939) * ''They Shall Have Music'' (1939) * '' Dust Be My Destiny'' (1939) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) * ''A Dispatch from Reuters'' (1940) * '' Misbehaving Husbands'' (1940) * '' Back Street'' (1941) * '' Federal Fugit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Natteford
Jack Natteford (November 27, 1894 – January 7, 1970) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 140 films between 1921 and 1967. He was born in Wahoo, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles County, California. He was married to fellow screenwriter Luci Ward. Selected filmography * '' Cyclone Jones'' (1923) * '' The Virgin'' (1924) * '' On Probation'' (1924) * ''Soiled'' (1925) * ''Fair Play'' (1925) * ''Wild West'' (1925) * ''The Verdict'' (1925) * ''The Call of the Klondike'' (1926) *''Moran of the Mounted'' (1926) * '' The Last Alarm'' (1926) * ''Sin Cargo'' (1926) * ''The Tired Business Man'' (1927) * ''The Broken Gate'' (1927) * ''The Beauty Shoppers'' (1927) * ''Backstage'' (1927) * '' Hidden Aces'' (1927) * ''Lightning'' (1927) * ''The Ladybird'' (1927) * ''Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) * ''The Man in Hobbles'' (1928) * ''Ladies of the Night Club'' (1928) * ''Beautiful But Dumb'' (1928) * ''The Gun Runner'' (1928) * ''Lingerie'' (1928) * ''Untamed Justice'' (1929) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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