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Erle Kenton
Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. Kenton was director of B films, with his most famous film being '' Island of Lost Souls'' starring Charles Laughton. Biography Prior to filmwork, Kenton was a school teacher and later decided to become an animal exhibitor. After working with various dog, pony and other animal shows, he entered the vaudeville circuit as a comedian. This led to him entering the film industry working on the Keystone Cops series of films making various short comedies. Kenton began as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1914 and would direct feature films for Columbia Pictures, Tiffany Pictures, Paramount Pictures, RKO Pictures, Republic Pictures. He worked for Universal Pictures between 1941 to 1946 making films such as ''The Ghost of Frankenstein'', '' House of Frankenstein'', ''House of Dracula'' and '' The Cat Creeps'' and several films featuring comedians Abbott & Costello. Kenton was replaced by Charles Lamont on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norborne, Missouri
Norborne is a city in southwest Carroll County, Missouri, Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 634 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Norborne was founded in 1868 by Norborne B. Coats, a civil engineer for the railroad. The town has numerous small businesses but is mostly an agricultural community. Norborne is the self-proclaimed Soybean Capital of the World and holds a Soybean Festival every year during the weekend of the second Saturday in August. Geography Norborne is located on Missouri Route 10 approximately ten miles west-southwest of Carrollton, Missouri, Carrollton and 15 miles east of Richmond, Missouri, Richmond in adjacent Ray County, Missouri, Ray County. The Missouri River is five miles to the south. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Wabash Railroad, Wabash railroads both pass through the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Dracula
''House of Dracula'' is a 1945 American horror film released and distributed by Universal Pictures. Directed by Erle C. Kenton, the film features several Universal Horror properties meeting as they had done in the 1944 film '' House of Frankenstein''. The film is set at the castle home of Dr. Franz Edelmann, who is visited first by Count Dracula and later by Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man, who are trying to cure their vampirism and lycanthropy, respectively. Talbot is eventually cured, which leads him to discover the body of Frankenstein's monster in a cave below the base of the castle. Edelemann takes the monster's body back to his laboratory but finds Count Dracula has awakened and by attacking his assistants, he captures Edelmann and forces a reverse blood transfusion, which gives Edelmann a split personality and makes him a killer. The film was developed initially with the title ''Wolf Man vs. Dracula'' to be directed by Ford Beebe with Bela Lugosi reprising his role of Count D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Small Town Idol
''A Small Town Idol'' is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previous year's '' Down on the Farm''. Sennett and Erle C. Kenton directed.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 The picture was Sennett’s biggest undertaking to date, costing $350,000 and required over a year to make. Plot Sam (Turpin) leaves town after being falsely accused of a crime and becomes a film star in Hollywood working with actress Marcelle Mansfield (Prevost). He returns to his home town hailed as a hero where one of his films is shown in the theater. His rival Jones (Finlayson), who wants Sam's girlfriend Mary (Haver), frames Sam for the shooting of Mary's father. Just as the townspeople are about to lynch Sam, Mary arrives to prove Sam's innocence and the two are r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Honor And Behave (1920 Film)
''Love, Honor and Behave'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by F. Richard Jones and Erle C. Kenton and starring Ford Sterling, Phyllis Haver and Marie Prevost Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 – January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her 20-year career, she made 121 silent and sound films. Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was d ....Walker p.109-13 Cast References Bibliography * Brent E. Walker. ''Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1920 films 1920 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Films directed by F. Richard Jones American black-and-white films First National Pictures films 1920s American films {{Silent-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down On The Farm (1920 Film)
''Down on the Farm'' is a 1920 silent film feature-length rural comedy produced by Mack Sennett, starring Louise Fazenda, and featuring Harry Gribbon, James Finlayson and Billy Armstrong. It premiered at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California on December 28–30, 1919, and was released nationally three months later, opening at the Strand Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 4, 1920. Copies survive at the Library of Congress and reportedly at Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1978 Cast *Louise Fazenda as Louise, The Farmer's Daughter *Harry Gribbon as The Rustic Sweetheart *Bert Roach as Roach, The Farmer * James Finlayson as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage * Billy Armstrong as The Man of Mystery *Don Marion as The Baby (credited as John Henry, Jr.) *Marie Prevost as The Faithful Wife *Ben Turpin as The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muscatine Journal
The ''Muscatine Journal'' serves 8,000 adult readers in Muscatine and Louisa counties, in Iowa, United States, and is delivered to nearly 3,500 homes, Monday through Saturday. ''Hometown Extra'', its sister shopper publication, is delivered every Wednesday to nearly 13.000 households. Both publications are part of Lee Enterprises, which is located in Davenport, Iowa. The ''Muscatine Journal'' also publishes news daily on their website. History The ''Muscatine Journal'' traces its history to October 27, 1840, when the first issue of the weekly ''Bloomington Herald'' was released. On June 7, 1849, the town's name was officially changed from Bloomington to Muscatine, and the newspaper then became the ''Muscatine Journal''. The late John Mahin played the most significant role in the newspaper's early history and headed the ''Journal'' for more than a half-century. John Mahin was apprenticed by his father in 1847, at the age of 13, to the owners of what was then still the ''Bloomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms become more common. The most obvious early symptoms are tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty with walking. Cognitive and behavioral problems may also occur with depression, anxiety, and apathy occurring in many people with PD. Parkinson's disease dementia becomes common in the advanced stages of the disease. Those with Parkinson's can also have problems with their sleep and sensory systems. The motor symptoms of the disease result from the death of cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain, leading to a dopamine deficit. The cause of this cell death is poorly understood, but involves the build-up of misfolded proteins into Lewy bodies in the neurons. Collectively, the main motor symptoms are also known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Texan (TV Series)
''The Texan'' is a Western television series starring film and television actor Rory Calhoun, which aired on the CBS television network from 1958 to 1960. Plot Episodes Release Home media Timeless Media Group released 70 episodes of the series on DVD. Reception The show was #15 in the 1958-59 season with an average viewership of 12.4 million, but it failed to rank in the top 30 the following season. Media information Like many of the television Westerns of the 1950s, The Texan was adapted to a comic by Dan Spiegle Dan Spiegle (December 10, 1920 – January 28, 2017) was an American comics artist and cartoonist best known for comics based on movie and television characters across a variety of companies, including Dell Comics, DC Comics, and Marvel Com ... in 1960. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Texan, The CBS original programming 1958 American television series debuts 1960 American television series endings 1950s Western (genre) tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television advertisement, advertisements, or Trailer (promotion), trailers that are typically placed between shows. Television shows are most often broadcast programming, scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic program guide, electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime. The content in a television show can be produced with different methodologies such as taped variety shows emanating from a television studio stage, animation or a variety of film productions ranging from movies to series. Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies. Television shows can be viewed live (real time), b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Ludwig
Edward Irving Ludwig (October 7, 1899 – August 20, 1982) was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963 (some under the names Edward I. Luddy and Charles Fuhr). Ludwig was also one of the directors of John Payne (actor), John Payne's NBC Western (genre), western series ''The Restless Gun'' (1957-1959). Ludwig and Erle C. Kenton were the principal directors of the CBS television series, ''The Texan (TV series), The Texan'' (1958-1960), starring Rory Calhoun as a "Robin Hood of the West" who drifts through the region helping persons in need. ''The Texan'' in its first season ran opposite ''The Restless Gun'' in its second and last season. Ludwig was born Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, entered the United States from Canada on March 6, 1911, became a naturalized citizen December 23, 1932, and died in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California. Partial filmography * ''Rip Van Winkle (1921 film), Rip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Malvern
Paul William Malvern (June 28, 1902 – May 29, 1993) was an American film producer, child actor, and stuntman. He produced more than 100 films. He began his career as a child acrobat. He later worked as a stuntman before transitioning to an assistant director role. Some of his productions were westerns released by Monogram Pictures under Malvern's Lonestar Productions moniker. He produced many early Western films with John Wayne in them. He married actress Jean Huntley. As a child, he was an acrobatic performer, Malvern worked as a stuntman and later a film producer, producing several John Wayne features, and later numerous films for Universal Pictures. Biography Malvern was born June 28, 1902 in Portland, Oregon. He began his career as a member of his family's acrobatic troupe, and performed in vaudeville beginning at age four, when he was touted as "the greatest child acrobat on the American stage." His family's troupe toured internationally, performing as a featured act w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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