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Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway, and radio actor. Career Treacy was teamed with comedienne Gay Seabrook to form the double-act Treacy and Seabrook. The team was very successful on radio and in theater during the early 1930s, with routines similar to those of real husband-and-wife team Burns and Allen. Modern audiences will remember Treacy as the flustered father of Spanky McFarland in the ''Our Gang'' short films '' Bedtime Worries'' and ''Wild Poses''. Treacy played in dozens of other feature films, including small roles in ''Adam's Rib'' and ''The Wrong Man'', as well as television programs such as ''The Lone Ranger'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', and ''Perry Mason''. Death Treacy died after undergoing surgery on January 10, 1967. Selected filmography * ''Once a Gentleman'' (1930) - Junior * ''Girls Demand Excitement'' (1931) - Bobby Cruikshank (uncredited) * ''Once a Hero'' (1931, Short) * ''Sky Raiders'' (1931) - Jimmy De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedtime Worries
''Bedtime Worries'' is a 1933 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 124th (36th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short released. Plot On the day he is promoted to head clerk (or "head cluck," as Spanky mistakenly puts it), Spanky's father (Emerson Treacy) declares that it is time Spanky stopped sleeping in his parents' room and go to bed in his own room. Earlier, the gang asked Spanky if they could board Pete, their dog. Spanky could not do that. During his first night alone, Spanky envisions all sorts of imaginary horrors, from a bat (actually a moth) to "the boogeyman." Thus, when a burglar (Harry Bernard) climbs into Spanky's window, the boy's dozing parents fail to believe his story. Passing himself off as Santa Claus, the burglar attempts to steal everything that is not nailed down. The homeless gang stop at Spanky's house to stay. He tells them Santa was visiting and when Stymie sees him, he realizes that this man is a burglar. The gang come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mouthpiece
''The Mouthpiece'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Warren William and directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40'' by The American Film Institute, c.1993 The film is currently available on DVD in the Forbidden Hollywood series. Plot Vincent Day (Warren William) is a prosecutor who is on the fast track to success. When a man he zealously prosecuted all the way to the electric chair is found to have been innocent, he becomes distressed and quits his job. At the suggestion of a friendly bartender (Guy Kibbee), he decides to switch teams and become a defense attorney specializing in the representation of gangsters and other unsavory people. He will use any tactic to get his clients acquitted, up to and including drinking a slow-acting poison from a bottle of evidence to prove that the substance isn't lethal. The jury acquits the man not knowing that imme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Shot (1939 Film)
''Long Shot'' is a 1939 American horse racing film directed by Charles Lamont. The film is also known as ''The Long Shot''. Plot Henry Sharon is about to be ruined financially by rival stable owner Lew Ralston when he gets an idea to fake his own death. His prize horse Certified Check is bequeathed to niece Martha, a young woman Ralston had hoped to marry. Martha and friend Jeff Clayton begin to enter Certified Check in races, but he always loses. Then they get a tip that the horse hates running near the rail. Given an outside post, Certified Check has a legitimate shot to win the big stakes race at Santa Anita Park, Santa Anita, but first he must be kept out of sight to keep Ralston from sabotaging his chances. Cast *Gordon Jones (actor), Gordon Jones as Jeff Clayton *Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt as Martha Sharon *C. Henry Gordon as Lew Ralston *George Meeker as Dell Baker *Harry Davenport (actor), Harry Davenport as Henry Sharon *George E. Stone as Danny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me A Sailor
''Give Me a Sailor'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, starring Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Jack Whiting. This was Raye and Hope's third film together, the first in which they played the leads. Plot Jim and Walter Brewster are brothers and naval officers; both of whom are in love with Nancy Larkin, much to the chagrin of Nancy's sister Letty. Walter has the inside track with Nancy, but Jim & Letty conspire to keep them apart. There are various comic shenanigans and a "Beautiful Legs" contest that Letty enters in error, but wins and becomes an instant celebrity. Fame and fortune are showered upon her and she and Jim realize that they are meant for each other. Cast * Martha Raye as Letty Larkin * Bob Hope as Jim Brewster * Betty Grable as Nancy Larkin * Jack Whiting as Walter Brewster * Clarence Kolb as Captain Tallant * J.C. Nugent as Mr. Larkin * Bonnie Jean Churchill as Ethel May Brewster * Nana Bryant Nana Irene Bryant (November 23, 1888 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-In
A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting and camera setup. Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of film and television production. Stand-ins allow the director of photography to light the set and the camera department to light and focus scenes while the actors are absent. The director will often ask stand-ins to deliver the scene dialogue ("lines") and walk through ("blocking") the scenes to be filmed. Stand-ins are distinguished from doubles, who replace actors ''on camera'' from behind, in makeup, or during dangerous stunts. Stand-ins do not appear on camera. However, on some productions the jobs of stand-in and double may be done by the same person. In rare cases, a stand-in will appear on screen, sometimes as an in-joke. For instance, the actress who pretends to be Ann Darrow in the stage show during the final act of ''King Kong'' (2005) is played by Naomi Watts' stand-in, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Straight Ahead!
''California Straight Ahead!'' is a 1937 American action film about truck drivers starring John Wayne and directed by Arthur Lubin for Universal Pictures. The action movie features a memorable cross-country race between a caravan of trucks and a special train. Plot A trucker named Biff Smith (Wayne) wins a contest between his caravan of trucks and a special train, the two competing against each other in a race to see who can deliver a load of aviation parts to an ocean liner before a labor strike takes place. Cast * John Wayne as Biff Smith * Louise Latimer as Mary Porter * Robert McWade as "Corrigan" * Theodore von Eltz as James Gifford * Tully Marshall as "Harrison" * Emerson Treacy as Charlie Porter * Harry Allen as "Fish" McCorkle * LeRoy Mason as "Padula" * Grace Goodall as Mrs. Porter * Olaf Hytten as "Huggins" * Monte Vandergrift as "Clancy" * Lorin Raker as a Secretary Production The film was known as ''Short Haul''. John Wayne was meant to have made a film ''Maid of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Manhattan
''Adventure in Manhattan'' (UK title: ''Manhattan Madness'') is a 1936 American screwball comedy thriller film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. The screenplay was written by Sidney Buchman, Harry Sauber, Jack Kirkland, and John Howard Lawson (uncredited adaptation). The story was written by Joseph Krumgold, suggested by the novel ''Purple and Fine Linen'' by May Edginton (spelled as Edington in the film). The supporting cast features Reginald Owen and Thomas Mitchell, and the film was a Columbia Pictures production. Plot Robbers steal the "Koor-Hal Ruby", killing four in the process, and elude the police. Newspaper managing editor Phil Bane sends for conceited crime writer/criminologist George Melville to write stories and boost his circulation. Melville claims the crime was masterminded by Andre Berlea, a man thought to have died four years before. He predicts to reporters that Berlea will next steal the Sunburst Diamond and kill the only wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champagne For Breakfast
''Champagne for Breakfast'' is a 1935 American comedy-drama film, directed by Melville Brown. It stars Mary Carlisle, Hardie Albright, and Joan Marsh, and was released on June 18, 1935. Cast list * Mary Carlisle as Edie Reach * Hardie Albright as Bob Bentley * Joan Marsh as Vivian Morton * Lila Lee as Natalie Morton * Sidney Toler as The judge * Bradley Page as ayneOsborne * Emerson Treacy as Swifty reer* Adrian Rosley as Alberto Vermicelli * Wallis Clark as Reach * Clarence Wilson as Monte Raeburn Plot When struggling attorney Bob Bentley is forced to take a job as a process server, he meets Vivian and Natalie Morton at their father's house when he goes to serve some papers to the elder Morton. While there, he learns that the family has fallen on hard times, and in the course of his visit he and the two daughters discover the Bradley Morton's dead body, who has committed suicide. The only asset they have remaining is an avocado farm in California. Vivian and Bob begin a ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon Limited
''Honeymoon Limited'' is a 1935 American film. Plot A publisher bets an author that he won't be able to write a romantic adventure novel while on a walking trip from New York to San Francisco. Cast * Neil Hamilton as Dick Spencer Gordon/Gulliver * Irene Hervey as Judy Randall * Lloyd Hughes as Henry Townsend * Henry Kolker as Mr. Randall * Lorin Raker as Babe Dawes/Molly Carver * June Filmer as Jill Randall - Grandchild * Joy Filmer as Jack Randall - Grandchild * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Jasper Pinkham * Helene Costello as Mrs. Randell * Emerson Treacy as Bridegroom * Gertrude Astor as Lady Devonshire * Lee Moran as Reporter * Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Van Twerp Production Monogram bought the story from Vida Hurst in March 1934. In March 1935 it was announced the film would be supervised by Mrs Wallace Reid. She had already produced ''Women Must Dress'' and ''Redhead'' for Monogram. Neil Hamilton appeared in the film under a two picture contract he signed with Trem Carr, head o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Wire
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday party, a Super Bowl party, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often called celebrations. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs, or bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as Mardi Gras or the signing of a peace treaty ending a long war. Types Balls Banquets Birthday party A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Bells (film)
''Eight Bells'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Ann Sothern, Ralph Bellamy and Catherine Doucet. Produced by Columbia Pictures, it is based on the 1933 play '' Eight Bells'' by Percy G. Mandley.Goble p.748 Plot The owner of a line of steamships sends his prospective son-in-law Roy Dale to take a major cargo to Shanghai. Unbeknownst to him his daughter Marge smuggles herself aboard as a stowaway. Dale has experience only on passenger ships and when a hurricane hits he loses his nerve and wants to abandon ship. Marge sides with his first mate Steve Andrews and persuades the crew to stay aboard and keep the ship afloat. Cast * Ann Sothern as Marge Walker * Ralph Bellamy as Steve Andrews * John Buckler as Roy Dale * Catherine Doucet as Aunt Susan * Arthur Hohl as Williams * Charley Grapewin as Grayson * Franklin Pangborn as Finch * John Darrow as Carl * Emerson Treacy as Sparks * Addison Richards as Tracey * David Clyde as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill and Henry Armetta. The film was released on December 24, 1934, by Universal Pictures. Plot Paul Verin walks through the streets of 1915 Paris carrying his small daughter Linette on one arm and a black satchel on the other. Arriving at the home of Paul's boyhood friend, attorney Fernand De Marnay, Paul relates the events that led him there. Five years ago Paul and his wife Adele lived in Clichy. They lived off what Paul could make with his political writings. Adele loves Paul but she is unhappy living in Clichy. She wants to live in Paris. To make enough money to move to Paris, Paul accepts an offer to write political articles for aspiring politician Henri Dumont agreeing to let Dumont take credit as the author. Dumont has political aspirations and the anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
