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Earl Baldwin
Earl Baldwin (January 11, 1901 in Newark, New Jersey – October 9, 1970 in Hollywood, California, age 69) was an American screenwriter. During his career he wrote more than 50 produced screenplays, including ''Wild Boys of the Road'', '' Brother Orchid'', and Abbott and Costello's ''Africa Screams''. Partial filmography :''As screenwriter, unless otherwise indicated.'' * '' On Ze Boulevard'' (1927) * '' Brotherly Love'' (1928) (scenario) * ''The Broadway Melody'' (1929) (titles) * ''The Sophomore'' (1929) * '' Sweet Mama'' (1930) * ''The Widow from Chicago'' (1930) * ''College Lovers'' (1930) (story) * ''The Naughty Flirt'' (1931) (adaptation) * '' The Tip-Off'' (1931) * '' The Big Shot'' (1931) * ''The Mouthpiece'' (1932) (adaptation and story) * '' Doctor X'' (1932) * '' Life Begins'' (1932) (adaptation) * '' The Crash'' (1932) * ''Central Park'' (1932) * ''Blondie Johnson'' (1933) (also story) * ''Wild Boys of the Road'' (1933) * ''Havana Widows'' (1933) * ''Wonder Bar'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city had a population of 311,549 as of the , and was calculated at 307,220 by the Population Estimates Program for 2021, making it [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Shot (1931 Film)
''The Big Shot'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and Edward Sedgwick and written by Earl Baldwin, Hal Conklin, George Dromgold and Joseph Fields. The film stars Eddie Quillan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Nolan, Roscoe Ates and Belle Bennett. It was released on December 18, 1931 by RKO Pictures. Plot A rash go-getter is duped by would-be swindlers into buying swamp land that turns out to be worth a fortune. Cast * Eddie Quillan as Ray Smith * Maureen O'Sullivan as Doris Thompson * Mary Nolan as Fay Turner * Roscoe Ates as Rusty, the Barber * Belle Bennett as Mrs. Isabel Thompson * Arthur Stone as Old Timer * Louis John Bartels as Mr. Howell * Otis Harlan as Doctor Peaslee * William Eugene as Jack Spencer * Edward McWade as Uncle Ira * Harvey Clark as Mr. Hartman References External links * * ''The Big Shot''at the TCM Movie Database Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Since Eve (1937 Film)
''Ever Since Eve'' is a 1937 romantic comedy film starring Marion Davies (in her final film) and Robert Montgomery. Plot Marge Winton (Marion Davies) is fed up with having to quit job after job to avoid the advances of lecherous bosses. When she goes to the employment agency, she is surprised to discover that she is too beautiful for one position. So she gives herself a makeover, hiding her blond curls under a dark, severe wig, putting on glasses, and wearing a drab, unflattering dress. The disguise works. Book publisher Abigail Belldon (Louise Fazenda) hires her as a secretary for lazy writer Freddy Matthews (Robert Montgomery). Freddy would rather go out and party with his girlfriend Camille Lansing than start on his novel. Abigail has already sold the film rights, and the deadline for delivering the book to the film studio is fast approaching. She figures a plain secretary will be one less distraction. Despite his initial displeasure at Marge's appearance, Freddy gives in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish In Us
''The Irish in Us'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Olivia de Havilland. Written by Earl Baldwin based on a story by Frank Orsatti, the film is about an Irish family consisting of a mother and three sons: a cop, a fireman, and a boxing promoter. Encouraged to find a real job, the boxing promoter makes one last attempt by promoting a fighter he believes will bring him a fortune. ''The Irish in Us'' was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 3, 1935. The supporting cast features Frank McHugh and J. Farrell MacDonald. Plot In Manhattan's lower east side, police officer Pat O'Hara (Pat O'Brien) wants his boxing promoter brother Danny (James Cagney) to acquire a more dependable job in order to support their mother after Pat marries his girlfriend Lucille Jackson (Olivia de Havilland). When Lucille meets charismatic Danny, she promptly falls for him- which complicates matters, to say the least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Into Your Dance
''Go into Your Dance'' is a 1935 American musical drama film starring Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by Archie Mayo and is based on the novel of the same name by Bradford Ropes. It was released by Warner Bros. on April 20, 1935. An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters. Plot Broadway star Al Howard (Al Jolson) has a habit of walking out on hit shows. His sister Molly (Glenda Farrell) promises his agent he will never do it again, but he is banned from Broadway. Molly tracks Al down in Mexico, where he is on a binge and tells him she is done taking care of him. When Molly runs into Dorothy Wayne (Ruby Keeler) a friend who is a dancer, she begs Dorothy to form a team with Al, because she can get Al a job if he has a partner. At first Molly is reluctant but finally agreed. It takes some work to convince Al, but he eventually agrees to form a team with Dorothy. They become a big success in Chicago. Dorothy falls in lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Dogs Of The Air
''Devil Dogs of the Air'' (a.k.a. ''Flying Marines'') is a 1935 Warner Bros. film, directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, playing similar roles as close friends after making their debut as a "buddy team" in ''Here Comes the Navy''. ''Devil Dogs of the Air'' was the second of nine features that James Cagney and Pat O'Brien made together. The film's storyline was adapted from a novel by John Monk Saunders. Plot Lieut. Bill Brannigan (Pat O'Brien) learns friend and hotshot pilot Thomas Jefferson "Tommy" O'Toole ( James Cagney), the self-styled "world's greatest aviator", is joining the USMC Reserve Aviator training program. O'Toole arrives at San Diego and promptly starts to move in on Brannigan's love interest, Betty Roberts (Margaret Lindsay), the daughter of the owner of the nearby Happy Landings Cafe. In typical cocky fashion, O'Toole antagonizes nearly everyone else. Although not temperamentally suited for the military, Tommy completes primary tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes The Navy
''Here Comes the Navy'' (also known as ''Hey, Sailor'') is a 1934 American romantic comedy film written by Earl Baldwin and Ben Markson and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart and Frank McHugh. Stuart was Oscar-nominated 63 years later for another nautical epic, ''Titanic'' (1997). Plot Riveter "Chesty" O'Conner (James Cagney) and his best friend, "Droopy" (Frank McHugh), join the US Navy to annoy O'Connor's nemesis, Chief Petty Officer "Biff" Martin (Pat O'Brien). O'Conner gets himself court-martialled for being AWOL while visiting Martin's sister Dorothy (Gloria Stuart). Disgruntled at his treatment, O'Connor angrily derides the Navy and finds himself ostracized by his fellow sailors. During gunnery practice, O'Conner helps put out a fire in a gun room and receives the Navy Cross medal, but is still determined to get out of the Navy. Later. O'Conner transfers to the US Naval Air Service and is assigned to the rigid airship . When t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Bar
''Wonder Bar'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert, Louise Fazenda, Fifi D'Orsay, Merna Kennedy, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Henry Kolker, and Spencer Charters in the main roles. For its time, ''Wonder Bar'' was considered risqué, barely passing the censors at the Hays Office. The title is a pun on "wunderbar," which is German for "wonderful." Plot ''Wonder Bar'' is set in a Parisian nightclub, with the stars playing the 'regulars' at the club. The movie revolves around two main story points, a romance and a more serious conflict with death, and several minor plots. All of the stories are enlivened from time to time by extravagant musical numbers. The more serious story revolves around Captain Von Ferring (Robert Barrat), a German military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Widows
''Havana Widows'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ray Enright, starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. It was released by Warner Bros. on November 18, 1933. Two chorus girls travel to Havana in search of rich husbands. Their target is Deacon Jones, a self-appointed moralist who cannot drink without getting drunk. The film is the first of a series of five movies by Warner Bros. where Blondell and Farrell were paired as blonde bombshell comedy team, throughout the early 1930s. The other films in the series include ''Kansas City Princess'' (1934), ''Traveling Saleslady'' (1935), '' We're in the Money'' (1935) and ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1935). Four of the five films were directed by Ray Enright. Farrell and Blondell also co-starred in other Warner Bros. movies: ''Three on a Match'' (1932), '' I've Got Your Number'' (1934) and ''Gold Diggers of 1937'' (1936). Plot Mae Knight (Joan Blondell) and Sadie Appleby (Glenda Farrell), chorus line dancers in a New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondie Johnson
''Blondie Johnson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joan Blondell and Chester Morris. It was produced by Warner Bros. Plot Set during the Great Depression, Blondie Johnson (Joan Blondell) quits her job after her boss sexually harasses her. She and her sick mother are then evicted from their apartment and are unable to get any government relief funds. After her mother dies, Blondie is determined to become rich. She soon gets involved in a criminal organization and falls in love with Danny, one of its members (Chester Morris). Later she convinces him to take down his boss. Blondie eventually climbs up the criminal ladder, becoming boss to the "little navy" gang before the gang is exposed. Blondie is convicted and sent to prison for six years, but she and Danny promise each other that they will make a fresh start after paying their debts to society. Cast * Joan Blondell as Blondie Johnson * Chester Morris as Danny * Allen Jenkins as Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Park (1932 Film)
''Central Park'' is a 1932 United States Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code feature-length crime drama film directed by John G. Adolfi. This rarely seen film stars Wallace Ford and Joan Blondell and exists in a nitrate print at the Library of Congress. It has seen a DVD release by Teakwood Video. Plot Two destitute New Yorkers meet in Central Park to then get separated after getting involved with some gangsters. The gangsters pose as police officers to make money. The two New Yorkers are reunited in the end Cast * Joan Blondell as Dot * Wallace Ford as Rick * Guy Kibbee as Policeman Charlie Cabot * Henry B. Walthall as Eby * John Wray (actor), John Wray as Robert Smiley * Harold Huber as Nick Sarno * Lee Shumway as Al (uncredited) * Larry Steers as Headwaiter (uncredited) References External links * * * * 1932 films 1932 crime drama films American black-and-white films American crime drama films Films directed by John G. Adolfi Films set in New York City First National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crash (1932 Film)
''The Crash'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The film is based on the 1932 novel ''Children of Pleasure'' written by Larry Barretto, and stars Ruth Chatterton as a luxury-loving wife devastated by the Wall Street crash of 1929.Sennett, T., ''Warner Brothers Presents: The Most Exciting Years - from The Jazz Singer to White Heat'', p. 31 Plot Linda Gault comes from a poverty-stricken family and is determined never to be poor again. She is now a philandering elitist who casually seduces men for their money. Her stockbroker husband Geoffrey has found out about his wife's infidelities, and encourages her to collect investment recommendations from her latest lover, high-profile financier John Fair. Linda is unamused with her husband's desire, claiming that finances have killed their loving marriage. Nevertheless, she does as her husband asks, and afterwards feels ashamed about it. Having tired of Fair, she breaks off their affair. Unaware of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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