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Edwin Maxwell (actor)
Edwin Maxwell (9 February 1886 – 13 August 1948) was an Irish character actor on in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a pompous or dignified bearing. Prior to that, he was an actor on the Broadway stage and a director of plays. Early life Maxwell was a native of Dublin. Career In the late 1920s, Maxwell directed and acted in plays with the New York Theater Guild Repertory Company. From 1939 to 1942, Maxwell served as the dialogue director for the films of epic director Cecil B. DeMille. Maxwell appeared in four Academy Award-winning Best Pictures: '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930), ''Grand Hotel'' (1932), ''The Great Ziegfeld'' (1936) and '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938). Filmography * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1929, film debut) as Baptista * '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930) as Mr. Bäumer (uncredited) * '' Top Speed'' (1930) as J.W. Rollins (uncredited) * ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance On The Run
''Romance on the Run'' is a 1938 American comedy crime film directed by Gus Meins and starring Donald Woods and Patricia Ellis. Plot A very expensive necklace known as the "Czarina's Tears" is stolen from Phelps' jewelry shop. The next morning, Phelps (Granville Bates) goes to see insurance company manager J. W. Ridgeway (Andrew Tombes). Ridgeway is certain Phelps' policy was not renewed, but his young secretary, Miss Dale Harrison (Patricia Ellis), informs him she renewed it while he was away. Lieutenant Eckhart (William Demarest) wants Ridgeway to leave the case entirely to the police, but Ridgeway hires private investigator Drake (Donald Woods). Drake suspects nightclub singer Lily Lamont (Grace Bradley). Drake introduces Lily to safecracker Charlie Cooper ( Craig Reynolds) at the nightclub. They pretend they do not know each other, but they do. Drake breaks into Cooper's apartment to search for the necklace. Cooper discovers him and holds him at gunpoint, but Drake manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspiration (1931 Film)
''Inspiration'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic melodrama film adapted by Gene Markey from the Alphonse Daudet short novel ''Sappho'' (1884). The film stars Greta Garbo, Robert Montgomery (actor), Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone and Marjorie Rambeau. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Irving Thalberg. The cinematography was performed by William H. Daniels, the art direction by Cedric Gibbons and the costume design by Adrian (costume designer), Adrian.''Inspiration'' tcm.com; accessed August 5, 2015.Allmovie.com database /ref> Plot [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cohens And Kellys In Hollywood
''The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars George Sidney, Charles Murray, June Clyde, Norman Foster, Esther Howard, and Emma Dunn. The film was released on March 28, 1932, by Universal Pictures. Cast *George Sidney as Sidney Nathan Cohen *Charles Murray as Michael Kelly *June Clyde as Kitty Kelly *Norman Foster as Maurice Cohen *Esther Howard as Mrs. Maggie Kelly *Emma Dunn as Mrs. Sarah Cohen *Eileen Percy as Eileen Percy * Edwin Maxwell as Chauncey Chadwick *Luis Alberni as Bladimir Petrosky *John Roche as Gregory Gordon *Robert Greig as Chesterfield *Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick *Harry Barris as Pianist *Frank Albertson as Frank Albertson *Lew Ayres as Lew Ayers * Sidney Fox as Sidney Fox * Genevieve Tobin as Genevieve Tobin *Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopworn
''Shopworn'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Regis Toomey. Written by Jo Swerling and Robert Riskin, based on a story by Sarah Y. Mason, the film is about a poor hardworking waitress who meets and falls in love with a wealthy college student. His mother objects to the union and frames the waitress for a crime she did not commit. After serving her time, the waitress enters show business and becomes a star. Plot Waitress Kitty Lane and wealthy David Livingston fall in love. However his overly protective mother Helen does not approve and does everything she can to break them up. She has her friend Judge Forbes first try bribery; when that fails, he arranges to have her jailed on a bogus morals charge. Meanwhile, Mrs. Livingston convinces her son that Kitty took the $5000 bribe. As the years pass, Kitty becomes a successful showgirl, with numerous admirers, while David is a doctor. When their paths cross again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impatient Maiden
''The Impatient Maiden'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel ''The Impatient Virgin'', by Donald Henderson Clarke. Plot Cast *Lew Ayres as Dr. Myron Brown *Mae Clarke as Ruth Robbins *Una Merkel as Betty Merrick *Andy Devine as Clarence Howe * John Halliday as Albert Hartman *Oscar Apfel as Dr. Wilcox *Ethel Griffies as Nurse Lovett *Helen Jerome Eddy as Mrs. Gilman *Bert Roach as Mr. Gilman *Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Rosy *Lorin Raker as Mr. Rosy *Blanche Payson as Mrs. Thomas *Arthur Hoyt as Mr. Thomas *Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ... as ambulance drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Kinds Of Women (1932 Film)
''Two Kinds of Women'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William C. deMille, written by Benjamin Glazer, adapted from the play by Robert E. Sherwood, and starring Miriam Hopkins, Phillips Holmes, Irving Pichel, Wynne Gibson, Stanley Fields and Vivienne Osborne. It was released on January 16, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Miriam Hopkins as Emma Krull *Phillips Holmes as Joseph Gresham Jr. *Irving Pichel as Senator Krull *Wynne Gibson as Phyllis Adrian * Stanley Fields as Harry Glassman * Vivienne Osborne as Helen *Stuart Erwin as Hauser *Josephine Dunn as Clarissa Smith *Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor (March 18, 1885 – September 4, 1962) was an Irish-American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1919 and 1950. He is probably best remembered as the warmhearted bootlegger Paddy Ryan in '' The Public En ... as Tim References External links * 1932 films American drama films 1932 drama films Paramount Pictures f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassador Bill
''Ambassador Bill'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Will Rogers and Marguerite Churchill. The film also features Greta Nissen and Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning .... Premise Bill Harper (Rogers) plays an American ambassador. After his arrival in a small country that is besieged by civil unrest, he befriends the young boy (Tad Alexander) who is to be the country's king. Cast References External links * 1931 films 1931 comedy films Films directed by Sam Taylor American black-and-white films American comedy films Fox Film films Films set in Europe 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Ticket
''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Olivier. Boris Karloff appears briefly in a small supporting role. The picture is also a noteworthy example of productions from the pre-Code era in that it includes brief nudity. The original play, presented on Broadway, ran from January to June 1914 and starred Lionel's younger brother John Barrymore opposite Florence Reed. This film is the third American adaptation of the play. The first two are ''The Yellow Passport'' from 1916 and ''The Yellow Ticket'' from 1918. A German version, ''Der Gelbe Schein'', was also filmed and released in 1918. Plot When martial law is declared in Russia, all Jews are restricted to their villages. The authorities are unsympathetic to Marya (Elissa Landi), who desperately wants to travel to St. Petersburg to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicked (1931 Film)
''Wicked'', also known as ''Condannata'' in Italy and ''Malvada'' in Spain, is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, and Una Merkel. The screenplay concerns a woman who commits murder while trying to save her bandit husband and bears a child in prison. The production dates were between early June and early July 1931. Cast *Elissa Landi as Margot Rande *Victor McLaglen as Scott Burrows *Una Merkel as June *Irene Rich as Mrs. Luther * Alan Dinehart as Blake *Theodore von Eltz as Rony Rande *Oscar Apfel as Judge Luther *Mae Busch as Arlene *Ruth Donnelly as Fanny *Eileen Percy as Stella * Kathleen Kerrigan as Miss Peck * Alice Lake as Prisoner *William Pawley as Cop * G. Pat Collins as Cop * Clarence Wilson as Juryman * Edwin Maxwell as Owner of property *George Kuwa as Tony's friend *Lloyd Whitlock as Tony's Friend References Further reading * Hall, Mordaunt. ''The Screen; A Mother in Prison'', ''The New York Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Adventures Of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
''New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime / romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring William Haines as a con artist and Jimmy Durante as his pickpocket buddy. The film is based on a series of stories by George Randolph Chester published in ''Cosmopolitan''. Plot Cast *William Haines as Jimmy Wallingford *Jimmy Durante as Clarence 'Schnozzle' *Ernest Torrence as Blackie Daw *Leila Hyams as Dorothy Layton *Guy Kibbee as Police Sergeant McGonigal *Hale Hamilton as Charles Harper *Robert McWade as Horace Tuttle *Clara Blandick as Mrs Maggie Layton * Walter Walker as Frank Layton * Alfred Allen as Ship's Captain (uncredited) *Henry Armetta as Henry, a Barber (uncredited) * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Dalrymple, a Cleaning Lady (uncredited) *Robert Bolder as Minor Role (uncredited) *Sidney Bracey as Joe the Waiter (uncredited) *Allan Cavan as Hotel Cashier (uncredited) *Sydney Jarvis as Chief of Police Morgan (uncredited) *Tom Kennedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent Lie (1931 Film)
''The Magnificent Lie'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and written by Vincent Lawrence, Leonard Merrick and Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Ralph Bellamy, Stuart Erwin, Françoise Rosay, Sam Hardy, Charles Boyer and Tyler Brooke. The film was released on July 25, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. It was based on Merrick's novel ''Laurels and the Lady''. Plot Recovering from a World War I head wound, soldier Bill Childers is paid a hospital visit by Rosa Duchene, a renowned French singer and actress who is contributing to the war effort. It is love at first sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ..., but Bill does not see her again for 12 years, during which time his combat injury has left him almost totally blin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of The Sky (1931 Film)
''Men of the Sky'' (aka ''Call of the East and ''Stolen Dreams'' ) is a 1931 all-talking American pre-Code musical drama film, directed by Albert E. Green which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1930 and released in 1931. ''Men of the Sky'' stars Irene Delroy and Jack Whiting. Although aircraft were seen in the film, ''Men of the Sky'' was more of a spy drama. Plot In the years before World War I, a love affair takes place between an American pilot named Jack Ames ( Jack Whiting) and a French spy named Madeleine Aubert ( Irene Delroy). Madeleine leaves her American fiancé to join her father (John St. Polis), another French spy, at an estate in Germany. Her father instructs her to accept the invitation of a Prussian officer, Eric von Coburg (Bramwell Fletcher), to live at his estate for a month. Jack, believing that Madeleine no longer loves him, joins the Lafayette Escadrille, a squadron of French and American flyers. His first duty is to take a French spy, dressed as a Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
