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Esdras Hartley
Esdras Hartley (1892–1946) was the art director for the 1935 film Don't Bet on Blondes. He worked on over a hundred films during his career, many of them at the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers. Selected filmography * ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1935) * ''A Night at the Ritz'' (1935) * ''Bengal Tiger'' (1936) * ''Times Square Playboy'' (1936) * ''Talent Scout'' (1937) * ''South of Suez'' (1940) * '' River's End'' (1940) * '' Ladies Must Live'' (1940) * '' An Angel from Texas'' (1940) * ''King of the Lumberjacks'' (1940) * '' Three Cheers for the Irish'' ( 1940) * ''The Case of the Black Parrot'' (1941) * ''Flight from Destiny'' (1941) * ''Highway West ''Highway West'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Heat Lightning''.Goble p.1 The film's sets were designed by the art ...'' (1941) * '' The Body Disappears'' (1941) References External links * 18 ... [...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, poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Suez
''South of Suez'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring George Brent, Brenda Marshall and George Tobias. An alleged murder in an African diamond mine haunts a man many years later after he has returned to Britain. The film was made as a programmer by Warner Brothers. It was part of a cycle of British-themed films made by Hollywood studios during the era. Plot In 1930s East Africa, mining engineer John Gamble (George Brent) is falsely accused of killing his partner, Roger Smythe (Miles Mander). Actually, the real culprit is a rival prospector, Eli Snedeker (George Tobias), a man obsessed with diamonds. Snedeker shot Smythe and stole his $50,000 gem, dubbed the Star of Africa. Later, he convinced other miners of Gamble's guilt. Having been framed, Gamble has no choice but to flee Africa. He stows away on a ship bound for England. Upon arriving, Gamble changes his name to "John Bradley" and dabbles in investment banking. Years later, after achieving wealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Body Disappears
''The Body Disappears'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wyman. Plot Unconscious after his bachelor party, Peter De Haven (Jeffrey Lynn) is transported by his friends to the college dissecting room as a practical joke. Professor Shotesbury (Edward Everett Horton) mistakenly injects him with a serum that makes him invisible. While invisible, De Haven learns that his fiancee, Christine (Marguerite Chapman), is only marrying him for his money. He also falls in love with Shotesbury's daughter, Joan (Jane Wyman). Meanwhile, Shotesbury is committed to a sanitarium by his colleagues for his claims about invisible monkeys and men. De Haven and Joan, by this time also invisible, go to release Shotesbury from the mental hospital, which they achieve by making him invisible as well. All the while time is running out for De Haven to receive an antidote. In the end, all receive the antidote, and De Haven ends up with Joan. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway West
''Highway West'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and starring Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy and William Lundigan. It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Heat Lightning''.Goble p.1 The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley Esdras Hartley (1892–1946) was the art director for the 1935 film Don't Bet on Blondes. He worked on over a hundred films during his career, many of them at the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers. Selected filmography * ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1 .... Synopsis A woman discovers that her apparently respectable businessmen husband is in fact a notorious bank robber. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1941 films 1941 crime films American crime films Films directed by William C. McGann Warner Bros. films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight From Destiny
''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 8, 1941. Plot Cast *Geraldine Fitzgerald as Betty Farroway * Thomas Mitchell as Professor Henry Todhunter *Jeffrey Lynn as Michael Farroway *James Stephenson as Dr. Lawrence Stevens *Mona Maris as Ketti Moret *Jonathan Hale as District Attorney * David Bruce as Saunders *Thurston Hall as Dean Somers * Mary Gordon as Martha *John Eldredge as Peterson *Hardie Albright as Ferrers * William Forrest as Prentiss *Weldon Heyburn as Brooks *William Hopper as Travin *Alexander Lockwood as Conway *Frank Reicher as Edvaard Kreindling *Willie Best as George *Libby Taylor as Maid Reception T.M.P. of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of The Black Parrot
''The Case of the Black Parrot'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Eddie Foy, Jr., Luli Deste, Paul Cavanagh and Charles Waldron. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 11, 1941. Plot Aboard a ship, newspaper reporter Jim Moore falls for passenger Sandy Vantine and meets her uncle Paul, who is in possession of a small wooden chest that he believes could be a copy made by the mysterious Black Parrot, a notorious art forger. Scotland Yard inspector Colonel Piggott is also aboard, presumably on the Parrot's tail. Jim proposes to Sandy and meets her relatives and family acquaintances. They include Madame de Charierre, the chest's rightful owner, whose maid Julia had been trying to retrieve it because a secret drawer contained compromising love letters. A police constable named Grady arrives and Jim contacts Piggott as well. Paul and another guest quickly end up dead and Pigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Cheers For The Irish
''Three Cheers for the Irish'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. and William Lundigan. The plot involves a veteran police officer (Mitchell) forced into retirement only to learn that his replacement (Morgan), whom he detests, is romancing his daughter (Lane). The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 16, 1940. Plot Peter Casey is an Irish policeman in NYC with twenty five years on the force. He has three daughters Maureen, Pat, and Heloise. Maureen meets and falls in love with a Scottish policeman Augus Ferguson, Pat dates Ed Mckean, a wreaking supervisor who bores Peter and is a cheapskate,and Heloise who keeps time with a noted gambler- Joe Niklas. Peter unexpectedly gets retired after 25 years on the force and has to train Augus as his replacement to his disgust. Peter's police buddies buy hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Lumberjacks
''King of the Lumberjacks'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by William Clemens and starring John Payne, Gloria Dickson and Stanley Fields.Pitts p.174 The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Partial cast * John Payne as James 'Jim' 'Slim' Abbott * Gloria Dickson as Tina Martin Deribault * Stanley Fields as Dominic Deribault * Joe Sawyer as Jigger, a Lumberjack * Victor Kilian as Joe * Earl Dwire as Dr. Vance * Herbert Heywood as Laramie, Train Engineer * G. Pat Collins as Mr. Gregg, Parole Officer * John Sheehan as Bartender * Pat West as Second Waiter * Nat Carr as 'Shorty', First Waiter * Jack Mower Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Honolulu and died in Hollywood. After studying at Punahou College, in Honolulu, Mower move ... as 'Red', Truck Driver * John 'Skins' Miller as 'Cooky', the Camp Cook Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Angel From Texas
''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 27, 1940. The film is based on the hit 1925 play ''The Butter and Egg Man'', written by George S. Kaufman. Plot Peter "Tex" Coleman (Eddie Albert), a butter and egg man from Texas, comes to New York with his mother's life savings to buy a hotel in the big city and be near his stage struck sweetheart, Lydia Weston ( Rosemary Lane). Upon his arrival, Tex finds Lydia working as a secretary for a couple of fast-talking producers rather than being the stage star that her home town thinks she has become. Tex is just the angel for whom sharpshooter producers Mac McClure (Wayne Morris) and Marty Allen ( Ronald Reagan) have been waiting, because they have a play set for rehearsal but no money to produce it, and their leading l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Must Live (1940 Film)
''Ladies Must Live'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane and Lee Patrick.Bubbeo p.135 It is a B movie produced by the major Hollywood studio Warner Brothers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Cast * Wayne Morris as Corey Lake * Rosemary Lane as Pat Halliday * Lee Patrick as Mary Larrabee * Roscoe Karns as Pete H. "Pighead" Larrabee * George Reeves as George Halliday * Ferris Taylor as Paul Halliday * Lottie Williams as Mrs. Laura Halliday * William Hopper as Joe Barton * Cliff Saum as Chief Thunderbird, Corey's Indian Valet * Billy Dawson as Tommy "Tom" * Mildred Gover as Lettie, Pat's maid * Margaret Hayes as Chorus girl * Mildred Coles as Chorus girl * Phyllis Hamilton as Hat check girl * Wendell Niles as Radio commentator ''(voice)'' * Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1882 – September 20, 1948), Leo Weiss, was a German-born British-American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River's End (1940 Film)
''River's End'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Dennis Morgan, Elizabeth Inglis and George Tobias.Pitts p.286 It is an adaptation of the 1919 novel '' The River's End'' by James Oliver Curwood which had previously been made into 1920 and 1930 films. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Double Identity''. The film is a Northern in which a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer tracks an escaped convict, only to subsequently try to clear his name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Plot summary Main cast * Dennis Morgan as John Keith/Sgt. Derry Conniston * Elizabeth Inglis as Linda Conniston * George Tobias as Andrew (Andy) Dijon * Victor Jory as Norman Talbot * James Stephenson as Insp. McDowell * Steffi Duna as Cheeta * Edward Pawley as Frank Crandell * John Ridgely as Constable Jeffers * Frank Wilcox as Constable Kentish * David Bruce as Balt * Gilbert Emery Gilbert Emery Bensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
