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Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre (sometimes billed as Belle Hare; July 26, 1899 – March 7, 1996) was an American actress. She appeared in many early 1930s Hal Roach films, such as the Laurel and Hardy short films '' County Hospital'', '' The Chimp'' (both 1932) and ''Our Relations'' (1936). She also had minor parts in Our Gang short films ''Free Eats'', ''Choo-Choo!'', ''The Pooch'', '' Forgotten Babies'' and ''Free Wheeling''. She later appeared in the Abbott and Costello film ''In The Navy'' and her last film was ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962). Personal life Estelle Etterre was born on July 26, 1899, in San Francisco, California. Her father was William Howard Frederick and her mother Carrie May Case. On June 3, 1920, she married Josef Werner Makk Jr. in Los Angeles. On February 22, 1925, Makk had died and by 1940 Etterre was earning $2,500 per year. She married again on April 3, 1943, to Donald Hyde Clough in Los Angeles; they later divorced. Filmography Film In all her films she onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of California cities by population, fourth most populous in California and List of United States cities by population, 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the County statistics of the United States, fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Against Woman
''Woman Against Woman'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Edward Chodorov. The film stars Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Mary Astor, Janet Beecher and Marjorie Rambeau. The film was released on June 24, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Unhappy in his marriage, attorney Stephen Holland (Herbert Marshall) decides to get a divorce from his pretentious wife Cynthia (Mary Astor), despite concern over how it will affect Ellen (Juanita Quigley), their young daughter. Cynthia sets out to make her ex-husband's life miserable. She first deceives Stephen's mother into siding with her, Mrs. Holland suggesting that Stephen let the little girl remain solely in Cynthia's custody for a while. Stephen must leave on a work-related trip to Washington, D.C., so he reluctantly agrees. At a reception for his friend Senator Kingsley (Joseph Crehan), he meets Maris Kent (Virginia Bruce) and becomes smitten. They are soon married and move back to Stephen's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Pilot (film)
''Test Pilot'' is a 1938 film directed by Victor Fleming, starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy, and featuring Lionel Barrymore. The Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a daredevil test pilot (Gable), his wife (Loy), and his best friend (Tracy). ''Test Pilot'' was written by Howard Hawks, Vincent Lawrence, John Lee Mahin, Frank Wead, and Waldemar Young. The screenplay was largely based on an original story by former naval aviator Wead. Plot Reckless test pilot Jim Lane is forced to land on a Kansas farm in his aircraft, the "Drake Bullet", where he meets Ann "Thursday" Barton. They spend the day together and fall in love. Once Jim's best friend and mechanic, Gunner Morris, arrives, Jim ignores Ann. To spur him, she gets engaged to her sweetheart. Jim leaves in the morning, but soon comes back for her. They quickly get married. Jim loses his job at Drake when he clashes with the owner. He gets a job with another outfit, flying a very experimental aircraft. Ann s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous To Know
''Dangerous to Know'' is a 1938 American crime film and starring Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff and Gail Patrick. The movie was directed by Robert Florey. Bosley Crowther of ''The New York Times'' called the film a "second-rate melodrama, hardly worthy of the talents of its generally capable cast." Crowther, Bosley. ''Dangerous to Know'' (film review). ''The New York Times'', March 11, 1939. It is based on British crime writer Edgar Wallace's hit 1930 play '' On the Spot'' which had been inspired by the career of Al Capone. Plot Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful Oriental friend and hostess with an iron hand. He meets Margaret van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, having no money herself. Cast * Anna May Wong as Madame Lan Ying * Akim Tamiroff as Stephen Recka * Gail Patrick as Margaret Van Case * Lloyd Nolan as Inspector Brandon * Harvey Stephens as Phillip Easton * Anthony Quinn as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Broadcast Of 1938
''The Big Broadcast of 1938'' is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies that were variety show anthologies. This film featured the debut of Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph Rainger. Plot In what is being billed as "The Race of the Ages," the new forty-million-dollar “radio powered” Streamlined Ocean Liner S.S. ''Gigantic'' (“America’s Challenge for Crossing Record”) is about to race its rival, the slightly smaller S.S. ''Colossal'' across the Atlantic from New York’s Pier 97 to Cherbourg in two-and-a-half days. ''Gigantic'' owner T. Frothingill “T.F.” Bellows (W. C. Fields) intends to send his nearly identical younger brother S.B. (also Fields) to sail aboard the ''Colossal'', hoping he will cause trouble and sabotage the rival ship, enabling the ''Gigantic'' and his own Bellows Line to win. However S.B., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Music (film)
''Mountain Music'' is a 1937 American comedy-musical film directed by Robert Florey. Paramount quickly reunited Raye and Burns from their pairing in ''Waikiki Wedding'' of earlier the same year. The plot, rooted in Burns' comic hillbilly persona from radio, revolves around a longstanding feud between two country families of Monotony, Arkansas, and an amnesia-prone groom. This was Wally Vernon's first film. Some sources have Charles Reisner as co-director. Cast * Bob Burns as Bob Burnside * Martha Raye as Mary Beamish * John Howard as Ardinger Burnside * Terry Walker as Lobelia Sheppard * Rufe Davis as Ham Sheppard * George "Gabby" Hayes as Granpappy Burnside * Spencer Charters as Justice of the Peace Sharody * Charles Timblin as Shep Sheppard * Jan Duggan as Ma Burnside * Olin Howland as Pappy Burnside * Fuzzy Knight as Amos Burnside * Wally Vernon as Odette Potta * Cliff Clark as Medicine Show Proprietor * Goodee Montgomery as Alice, Potts Showgirl * Rita La Roy as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Gamblers
''King of Gamblers'' is a 1937 American low-budget gangster film directed by Robert Florey. Akim Tamiroff takes an unusual featured role as a slot-machine racketeer whose bombing of an uncooperative barber shop leads to a murder charge. (The film was also known as ''Czar of the Slot Machines''.) By her own account, silent film star Louise Brooks played a bit part in the film for Florey, who "specialised in giving jobs to destitute and sufficiently grateful actresses", referring both to herself and to Evelyn Brent."Louise Brooks, Stardom and Evelyn Brent", ''Toronto Film Society'', January 13, 1975 However, Brooks does not appear in the completed film. Cast * Claire Trevor as Dixie Moore * Lloyd Nolan as Jim Adams * Akim Tamiroff as Steve Kalkas * Buster Crabbe as Eddie * Helen Burgess as Jackie Nolan * Porter Hall as George Kramer * Barlowe Borland as Mr. Parker * Purnell Pratt as Strohm * Colin Tapley as Joe * Paul Fix as Charlie * Cecil Cunningham as Big Edna * Fay Holden as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Promise To Pay
''I Promise to Pay'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Chester Morris as Eddie Lang * Leo Carrillo as Richard Farra * Helen Mack as Mary Lang * Thomas Mitchell as District Attorney J.E. Curtis * Thurston Hall as Police Captain Hall * John Gallaudet as Al Morton - aka Johnson * Patsy O'Connor as Judy Lang * Wallis Clark as B.G. Wilson * James Flavin James William Flavin Jr. (May 14, 1906 – April 23, 1976) was an American character actor whose career lasted for nearly half a century. Early life The son of a hotel waiter of Canadian-English descent,Flavin's obituary, distributed by United ... as Bill Seaver * Edward Keane as Mike Reardon * Harry Woods as Henchman Fats * Henry Brandon as Henchman Fancyface * Marc Lawrence as Henchman Whitehat References External links * 1937 films 1937 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman Columbia P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Present (film)
''Wedding Present'' is a 1936 romantic screwball comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Joan Bennett and Cary Grant. The screenplay was written by Joseph Anthony, based on a story by Paul Gallico. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Synopsis Charlie Mason and 'Rusty' Fleming are reporters for a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved. Charlie's mischievous shenanigans cause Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns his job and, along with gangster friend 'Smiles' Benson, he pursues Rusty to win her back before she marries a stuffy society author. Cast *Joan Bennett as Monica 'Rusty' Fleming *Cary Grant as Charlie *George Bancroft as Stagg *Conrad Nagel as Dodacker *Gene Lockhart as Archduke Gustav Ernest *William Demarest as 'Smiles' Benson *Inez Courtney as Mary Lawson *Edward Brophy as Squinty *George Meeker as Gordon Blaker * Lois Wilson as Laura Dodacker *Mary Forbes as Mrs. Dodacker *Dagmar Oakland as a reporter (uncredited) Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon's Our Home
''The Moon's Our Home'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter. It was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Faith Baldwin and first published in serial form in ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine. Plot summary A comedy about marriage and everything relating to it. New York novelist Henry Fonda meets up with an actress, Margaret Sullavan, and the two date and later marry, though neither knows of the other's fame. The real adventure begins on the honeymoon, when this screwball comedy really heats up with insults and arguments. Cast Reception The film recorded a loss of $111,845. Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a good review, describing it as "a trivial charming comedy". Greene praised Dorothy Parker's comedy writing and the acting of Margaret Sullavan and Henry Fonda for providing "the sense of something fresh and absurd and civilized". On radio ''Lux Radio Theatre'' aired a one-hour adaptation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Preview Murder Mystery
''The Preview Murder Mystery'' is a 1936 American mystery-comedy, directed by Robert Florey and shot in the Paramount studio. The plot follows a studio public relations man who attempts to trap a killer using television technology, allowing on-screen glimpses of technicians like Florey's cinematographer Karl Struss. Reginald Denny plays Johnny Morgan, the suave head of PR for a movie studio. He is a devoted fan of a mysterious actor who developed a cult following during the silent era. It is widely believed that it is a tragedy that he died before sound movies became the standard and there are people who see the idea of remaking his films as sound productions as bordering on sacrilege. From his description, this actor reflected elements of Rudolph Valentino and Lon Chaney, Sr.; he was an exotically handsome leading man and a master of disguise who appeared in many intense, weird roles. When an attempt is made to remake one of his starring vehicles as a musical, the effort s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
