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Edward Nugent
Edward James Nugent (February 7, 1904 – January 3, 1995) was an American film and stage actor. Biography Born in 1904 in New York City, Nugent appeared in more than 80 films between 1928 and 1937. He subsequently had a second acting career on Broadway. ''Brooklyn USA'' (1941), the comedy '' Junior Miss'' (1942), and ''See My Lawyer'' (1939) were some of his best roles. His next career was as a television producer, writer, and director for American Broadcasting Company. As a child, he sang with the Metropolitan Opera. He died in San Antonio, Texas, on January 3, 1995, at the age of 90. Selected filmography * ''The Man in Hobbles'' (1928) - Jake Harris *'' Our Dancing Daughters'' (1928) - Freddie *''A Single Man'' (1929) - Dickie *'' The Flying Fleet'' (1929) - Midshipman Dizzy (uncredited) *'' The Bellamy Trial'' (1929) - Reporter *''The Duke Steps Out'' (1929) - Tommy Wells *''The Girl in the Show'' (1929) - Dave Amazon *'' Our Modern Maidens'' (1929) - Reg *'' Untamed'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy In Wall Street
''Clancy in Wall Street'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film. It stars Charles Murray, who had made a number of films for Edward Small. It was also known as ''Clancy Caught Short'' and was described as the first comedy about the stock market crash. It was the last film for director Ted Wilde, who had died in December of the previous year. Plot Plumber Michael Clancy, fixing up some pipe on the stock exchange, accidentally buys some stock and makes a quick $200 on a 20 percent margin. He wants to continue but his partner, Andy MacIntosh, refuses to get involved. Clancy makes a fortune, leaves his business, and crashes high society, ignoring his old friend, and urging his daughter, Katie, to reject MacIntosh's son in favor of Freddie Saunders. Then the stock market crashes. Cast *Charles Murray as Michael Clancy *Aggie Herring as Mrs. Clancy *Lucien Littlefield as Andy MacIntosh *Edward Nugent as Donald MacIntosh *Miriam Seegar as Katie Clancy *Reed Howes Reed or Reeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bought!
''Bought'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 novel ''Jackdaw's Strut'' by Harriet Henry. Warner Bros. paid Bennett an all-time high salary of $30,000 a week for her work in this film.Hirschhorn, Clive. (1979) ''The Warner Bros. Story'' p.106 Plot Raised in poverty by a never-married mother, Stephanie Dale resents her mother's working-class sensibilities. Dreaming of a rich lifestyle Stephanie gets a job modeling as a modiste shop when a wealthy patron, David Meyer, notices her and is immediately attracted to her. However, the same day Stephanie returns home to find that her mother has died. She moves out and finds an apartment in a good location for meeting celebrities. David and Stephanie begin spending time together and his wealth allows her to indulge in luxuries. They share an intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Witness
''The Star Witness'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by William A. Wellman. The film stars Walter Huston, Frances Starr, Grant Mitchell, and Chic Sale. ''The Star Witness'' was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Story. A print of the film is preserved by the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.174 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Plot The Leeds family consists of two adult children, their two young brothers, their parents, and Grandpa Summerill, a feisty retired soldier visiting from the . Hearing a commotion outside, most of them go to the windows and witness |
Night Nurse (1931 Film)
''Night Nurse'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama mystery film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell and Clark Gable. The film is based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dora Macy, the pen name of Grace Perkins. The film was considered risqué at the time of its release, particularly the scenes where Stanwyck and Blondell are shown in their lingerie. Clark Gable portrays a viciously violent chauffeur who is gradually starving two little girls to death after having already purposely run over their slightly older sister with a limousine, killing her. Plot Lora Hart applies for a job as a nurse trainee but is rejected when the hospital's superintendent of nurses, Miss Dillon, learns she does not have a high school diploma. After a chance encounter with the hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Arthur Bell, Hart charms him and he tells Dillon to hire her. Lora and Miss Maloney, a fellow nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Pops The Devil
''Up Pops the Devil'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The screenplay concerns an advertising man (Norman Foster) who quits his job to become a novelist, upsetting his wife (Carole Lombard) and straining their marriage. The film was released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay is based on a 3-act play of the same name written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich; the play ran on Broadway for 148 performances from September 1930 to January 1931 at the Theatre Masque. Cast *Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Biney Hatfield *Stuart Erwin as Stranger *Carole Lombard as Anne Merrick *Lilyan Tashman as Polly Griscom *Norman Foster as Steve Merrick *Edward J. Nugent as George Kent *Theodore von Eltz as Gilbert Morrell *Joyce Compton as Luella May Carroll *Willie Best as Laundryman *Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Kent *Harry Beresford as Mr. Platt *Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Platt *Guy Oliver as Waldo - Handyman See also * ''Thanks for the Memory' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Sinners (1931 Film)
''Young Sinners'' is an American Pre-Code drama film released on May 17, 1931, directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was initially written by Maurine Watkins though the script filmed was William Conselman's, not Watkins'. (Watkin's script is in the archives of 20th Century Fox's produced scripts). Conselman scrapped her screenplay in favor of his own (adaptation, continuity and dialog, according to American Film Institute) based on the play '' Young Sinners'' by Elmer Harris (New York, November 28, 1929).American Film Institute: Catalog of Feature Film''Young Sinners'' afi.com; retrieved November 26, 2013. Cast *Thomas Meighan - Tom McGuire *Hardie Albright - Gene Gibson * Dorothy Jordan - Constance Sinclair *Cecilia Loftus - Mrs. Sinclair * James Kirkwood - John Gibson *Edmund Breese - Trent *Lucien Prival - Baron von Konitz *Arnold Lucy - Butler *Nora Lane - Maggie McGuire *Joan Castle - Sue *John Arledge - Jimmy *Edward Nugent - Bud *Yvonne Pelletier - Madge *Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipmates (film)
''Shipmates'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and written by Louis F. Edelman, Delmer Daves, Raymond L. Schrock, Frank Wead, and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, Dorothy Jordan, Hobart Bosworth, Cliff Edwards and Gavin Gordon. The film was released on April 25, 1931, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * Robert Montgomery as Jonesey *Ernest Torrence as Scotty * Dorothy Jordan as Kit *Hobart Bosworth as Admiral Corbin *Cliff Edwards as Bilge * Gavin Gordon as Mike *Joan Marsh as Mary Lou *Edward Nugent as What-Ho * E. Alyn Warren as Wong * George Irving as Captain Beatty *Hedda Hopper as Auntie * William Worthington as Admiral Schuyler *Eddy Chandler as Sailor (uncredited) *Bud Geary Bud Geary (February 15, 1898 – February 22, 1946), was an American film actor. He appeared in 258 films between years 1920 and 1946. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California, aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashing Hollywood (1931 Film)
''Crashing Hollywood'' is a 1931 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Virginia Brooks * Rita Flynn * Phyllis Crane * Edward J. Nugent * Wilbur Mack * Walter Merrill * Bryant Washburn * George Chandler * Betty Grable (credited as Frances Dean) See also * List of American films of 1931 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1931 films 1931 comedy films Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers May Kiss
''Strangers May Kiss'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and noncredit-directed by George Fitzmaurice. The movie stars Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery and Neil Hamilton. The movie was an adaptation of the book ''Strangers May Kiss'', which was written by Ursula Parrott. Plot Lisbeth is a proud, glamorous, sexy woman whose core beliefs about love and marriage revolve around the idea of freedom. She falls in love with a newspaper reporter named Alan, who agrees that their relationship should remain friendly and physical. Steve, her childhood friend who is very much in love with her, watches from afar as Lisbeth is with other men, but wants her to be happy. Her relationship with Alan soon becomes difficult. Lisbeth's aunt Celia firmly believes that love and marriage are intertwined, saying that "marriage and love are not enemies. A woman doesn't know how to be in love until she's been married ten years." Unfortunately for her, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Demand Excitement
''Girls Demand Excitement'' is a 1931 film starring Virginia Cherrill, John Wayne, and Marguerite Churchill. Wayne and Churchill had starred in the widescreen Western epic ''The Big Trail'' the previous year. The movie was written by Harlan Thompson and directed by Seymour Felix. Wayne stated this film was the worst movie he ever appeared in. A 35mm nitrate work print of this film is stored in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot Peter Brooks is a hard-working but struggling college boy who resents girls being allowed to attend college. A wealthy young spoiled socialite named Joan Madison changes his mind when she uses her feminine wiles to entrap him. Later in the film, Brooks's men's basketball team goes up against the college's all-girl team. Cast * Virginia Cherrill as Joan Madison * John Wayne as Peter Brooks * Marguerite Churchill as Miriam * Marion Byron as Margery * Ray Cooke as Jimmie * Helen Jerome Eddy as Gazella Perkins * Winter Hall as The Dean * George Irv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Hollywood Girls
''Three Hollywood Girls'' is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle (billed as William Goodrich) and starring Leota Lane. Cast * Leota Lane * Edward J. Nugent * Florence Oberle * Phyllis Crane * Rita Flynn * Ford West See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1931 films 1931 comedy films 1931 short films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American black-and-white films Educational Pictures short films American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
