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Eddie Acuff
Edward DeKalb Acuff (June 3, 1903 – December 17, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. He frequently was cast as a droll comic relief, in the support of the star. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. Beasley, the postman, in the '' Blondie'' movie series that starred Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. Early years Acuff was born in Caruthersville, Missouri. He was the son of DeKalb Acuff (1880-1916) and his wife Grace (later known as Mrs. H. N. Arnold),. Career Before beginning his Hollywood film career in 1934, Acuff performed in Broadway theatre in the early-1930s. His Broadway credits include ''Jayhawker'' (1934), ''Yellow Jack'' (1934), ''John Brown'' (1934), ''Growing Pains'' (1933), ''Heat Lightning'' (1933), and ''The Dark Hours'' (1932). In 1935, Warner Bros. signed Acuff to a long-term contract and scheduled him to debut on film in ''Anchors Aweigh''. He had a recurring role as the postman in the '' Blondie'' film series. Acuff was seen in three fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Price Vengeance
''What Price Vengeance?'' is a 1937 Canadian film directed by Del Lord. The film is also known as ''Vengeance''. Premise A policeman (Lyle Talbot) hesitates to use his gun to stop a robbery, and the thieves get away. He is forced to quit the force and turns to a life of crime instead. Cast *Lyle Talbot as Tom Connors - posing as "Dynamite" Hogan *Wendy Barrie as Polly Moore * Marc Lawrence as Pete Brower *Eddie Acuff as Tex McGirk *Lucille Lund as "Babe" Foster *Robert Rideout as Slim Ryan *Reginald Hincks as Police Inspector Blair *Wally Albright Wally Albright (born Walton Algernon Albright Jr.; September 3, 1925 - August 7, 1999) was an American actor, water sportsman, and businessman. As a child actor, he was best known for his role in the '' Our Gang'' film series. Career The son o ... as "Sandy" MacNair *Lois Albright as Mary MacNair *Arthur Kerr as Officer Bill MacNair Soundtrack External links * * 1937 films 1930s action thriller films 1930s crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Pacific Fleet
''Miss Pacific Fleet'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, and Hugh Herbert. The film was based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan in the ''Collier's'' magazine. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 14, 1935. Two stranded showgirls in California enter a beauty contest "Miss Pacific Fleet" to win the fare back home to New York City. This is one of a series of five movies by Warner Bros. through the early 1930s, where Blondell and Farrell were paired as Blonde bombshell (stereotype), blonde bombshell comedy duo. The other films in the series are ''Havana Widows'' (1933), ''Kansas City Princess'' (1934), ''Traveling Saleslady'' (1935) and ''We're in the Money (film), We're in the Money'' (1935). Four of the five movies were directed by Ray Enright. They also co-starred in other Warner Bros. films in ''Three on a Match'' (1932), ''I've Got Your Number (film), I've Got Your Number'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns Of The Pecos
''Guns of the Pecos'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Harold Buckley. The film stars Dick Foran, Anne Nagel, Gordon Hart, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Acuff and Robert Middlemass. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 2, 1937. Plot Cast * Dick Foran as Steve Ainslee * Anne Nagel as Alice Burton * Gordon Hart as Major Burton * Joseph Crehan as Captain Norris * Eddie Acuff as Jeff Carter * Robert Middlemass as Judge L.F. Blake * Fay Holden as Aunt Carrie Burton * Wild Bill Elliott as Wellman * Monte Montague as Luke * Milton Kibbee as Carlos * Bud Osborne as Jake, Blake's Henchman * Cliff Saum as Bartender * Henry Otho Henry Otho (February 6, 1888 – June 6, 1940) was an American actor. He has worked in ''The Big Stampede'' (1932), ''Mary Stevens'' (1933), ''Hard to Handle (film), Hard to Handle'' (1933), ''The Mayor of Hell'' (1933), ''Baby Face (film), Bab ... as Hank Brady * Bob Burns as Bob Jordan * Douglas Wood as Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Make A Million
''Let's Make a Million'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Manuel Seff and Robert Yost. The film stars Charlotte Wynters, Edward Everett Horton, Porter Hall, J. M. Kerrigan, Margaret Seddon and Margaret McWade. The film was released on December 13, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Harrison Gentry * Charlotte Wynters as Caroline * Porter Hall as Spencer *J. M. Kerrigan as Sam Smith * Margaret Seddon as Aunt Martha *Margaret McWade as Aunt Lucy *Purnell Pratt as Gilbert *Irving Bacon Irving Bacon (born Irving Von Peters; September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Early years Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar Bacon and Myrtle Vane. He was born in St. Jos ... as Jerry *Ivan Miller as Peter Winton References External links * 1936 films Paramount Pictures films American comedy films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing At Trouble
''Laughing at Trouble'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane, Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton. The film was released on December 11, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Jane Darwell as Glory Bradford *Brook Byron as Mary Bradford *Allan Lane as John Campbell * Sara Haden as Mrs. Jennie Nevins * Lois Wilson as Alice Mathews * Margaret Hamilton as Lizzie Beadle *Pert Kelton as Ella McShane *John Carradine as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady * James Burke as Sheriff Bill Norton *Russell Hicks as Cyrus Hall *Eddie Acuff as Jamie Bradford *Frank Reicher as Dr. Larson *William "Billy" Benedict as Wilbur *Edward McWade Edward McWade (January 14, 1865 – May 17, 1943) was a writer, stage actor and an American film actor. Biography McWade was born in Washington, D.C., on January 14, 1865. His father was notable stage actor Robert McWade Sr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellowstone (film)
''Yellowstone'' is a 1936 American crime film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios. The film, starring Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, Alan Hale, Raymond Hatton, and Andy Devine, combines murder mystery, romance, and natural setting. The famous historic building Old Faithful Inn is featured in the film. Premise An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before. Cast * Henry Hunter as Dick Sherwood * Judith Barrett as Ruth Foster * Andy Devine as Pay-Day * Alan Hale as Hardigan * Ralph Morgan as James Foster * Monroe Owsley as Marty Ryan * Rollo Lloyd as Franklin Ross * Raymond Hatton as Old Pete * Paul Harvey as Radell * Paul Fix as Dynamite * Michael Loring as Merritt Billing Production Filming started June 1936 with the majority taking place in the studio, with very little outdoor filming taking place in the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of The Velvet Claws
''The Case of the Velvet Claws'' is a 1936 mystery film, based on the first Perry Mason novel (1933) by Erle Stanley Gardner and featuring the fourth and final appearance of Warren William as defense attorney Mason. Plot summary Mason finally marries his longtime secretary Della Street, but has to cut their honeymoon short in order to defend a woman accused of murder. Cast * Warren William as Perry Mason * Claire Dodd as Della Street Mason * Wini Shaw as Eva Belter (as Winifred Shaw) * Bill Elliott as Carl Griffin (as Gordon Elliott) * Joe King as George C. Belter (as Joseph King) * Addison Richards as Frank Locke * Eddie Acuff as Spudsy Drake * Olin Howland as Wilbur Strong * Dick Purcell as Crandal * Kenneth Harlan as Peter Milnor * Clara Blandick as Judge Mary F. O'Daugherty Home media On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside ''The Case of the Howling Dog'', ''The Case of the Curious Bride'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jailbreak (1936 Film)
''Jailbreak'' is a 1936 American (Precursor) film noir, crime, mystery, drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Joe King, and George E. Stone. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1936. Plot A ex-racketeer has a fight with a cop and goes to prison, and things happen when he tries to get paroled, and a newspaper reporter tries to figure it out. Cast * Barton MacLane as Detective Captain Rourke * June Travis as Jane Rogers * Craig Reynolds as Ken Williams * Dick Purcell as Ed Slayden * Joe King as Mike Eagan * George E. Stone as Weeper * Joseph Crehan as Warden * Addison Richards as Dan Varner * Eddie Acuff as Sig Patton * Charles Middleton as Dan Stone * Mary Treen as Gladys Joy * Henry Hall as Pop Anderson * Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash Donovan
''Crash Donovan'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Nigh and Jean Negulesco and starring Jack Holt, John 'Dusty' King and Nan Grey.Schlossheimer p.110 It marked the directorial debut of the Romanian-born Negulesco. Partial cast * Jack Holt as 'Crash' Donovan * John 'Dusty' King as Johnny Allen * Nan Grey as Doris Tennyson * Eddie Acuff as Alabam * Hugh Buckler as Captain Tennyson * Ward Bond as The Drill Master * James Donlan as Smokey * Douglas Fowley as Harris * William Tannen as Tony * Huey White as Fizz * Al Hill as Mike * Gardner James as Pete * Paul Porcasi Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ... as Cafe Owner References Bibliography * Michael Schlossheimer. ''Gunmen and Gangsters: Profiles of Nine Actors Who Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Arrow (1936 Film)
''The Golden Arrow'' (1936) is an American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Bette Davis and George Brent. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon is based on a story of the same title by Michael Arlen published in the September 14, 1935 issue of ''Liberty''. Plot Johnny Jones (Brent) is a penniless newspaper reporter assigned to interview Daisy Appleby (Davis), heiress to the Appleby Facial Creams fortune and the target of numerous suitors anxious to latch onto her wealth. What neither they nor Johnny know is that she is really a cafeteria cashier hired by a public relations team to impersonate the socialite. She proposes a marriage of convenience that will free her from the cads pursuing her so she can find her ideal man and allow Johnny leisure time to finish his novel. He agrees, and after they wed the company's board of directors try to place him under their control, as well. When Johnny rebels and begins dating oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers in retaliation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law In Her Hands
''The Law in Her Hands'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by George Bricker and Luci Ward. The film stars Margaret Lindsay and Glenda Farrell. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 16, 1936. The film's working title was "Lawyer Woman". Mary and Dorothy open their own law practice, but after months of rising debt and falling income, they start representing members of the organized crime. Plot Two waitresses working in New York, Mary Wentworth (Margaret Lindsay) and Dorothy Davis (Glenda Farrell), pass their bar exam and become lawyers. When their employer Franz (Al Shean) takes a photo of the two women, he accidentally photographs a gangster in the background, just before the gangster throws a smoke bomb in the restaurant. This was an effort to intimidate Franz into joining the protection racket run by Frank Gordon (Lyle Talbot). The perpetrator is arrested and the case is prosecuted by Robert Mitchell (Warren Hull), who is Mary's boyfriend. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen (1936 Film)
''Colleen'' is a 1936 Warner Bros. romantic musical film directed by Alfred E. Green. It stars Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Joan Blondell. It was the seventh and final picture starring both Keeler and Powell. Plot Cedric Ames is the absent-minded and easily distracted president of a large business, which is largely run by his subordinates, including his nephew Donald. Cedric impulsively hires an assistant named Joe Cork, who sees the businessman as an easy mark. While touring a candy company that is located in one of the buildings he owns, Cedric meets a "chocolate dipper" named Minnie Hawkins. Influenced by his new assistant, he buys a dress shop for Minnie, who is a gold digger, to manage. Donald tries to fix things by going to the dress shop to examine the books. Colleen Reilly, the bookkeeper at the dress shop, is angry that Donald plans to close it. When newspaper headlines about the "businessman who bought a dress shop for a chocolate dipper" bring business to the shop, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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