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Ferike Boros
Ferike Boros (3 August 1873 – 16 January 1951) was a Hungarian-born American stage and movie actress. Biography Ferike Weinstock was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary, in 1873, Boros was on stage starting in 1893. She moved to London in 1903, two years later appearing at Covent Garden. In Hungary, she performed in the National Court Theatre (NCT) in Budapest. In 1909, while still with the NCT, she visited the United States and Canada as part of a trip around the world to report on how dramatic productions were staged in each country that she visited. As she visited various theatrical managers in New York City, she regularly encountered rejection despite her official letter (written in English) from the NCT. In one office she was told, "Oh, Mr. Belasco is flooded with crazy communications from freaks and fakirs and cranks ..." After being well-coached in English and the conventions of American show business, she had a long career on the Broadway stage and in theatrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gentleman's Fate
''Gentleman's Fate'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Leonard Praskins. The film stars John Gilbert, Louis Wolheim, Leila Hyams, Anita Page, and Marie Prevost. The film was released on March 7, 1931, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, just seventeen days after Wolheim's untimely death. Plot Jack Thomas (John Gilbert) has grown up in the belief that he was an orphan. His guardian tells him that he has an elder brother in New Jersey named Frank Tomasulo (Louis Wolheim), and a dying father, Francesco (Frank Reicher), both of whom are in the bootlegging business during the prohibition era. On his deathbed, Francesco gives Jack an emerald necklace. Jack gives it to his fiancée, Marjorie Channing (Leila Hyams), but it turns out to have been stolen. Frank does not want his father's name to be dishonored, so he forces Jack to falsely admit to having stolen the necklace. Marjorie breaks off the engagement and travels to England. After a brief spel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony Of Living
''Symphony of Living'' is a 1935 American film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Evelyn Brent. Plot summary There is this old concertmaster of the Cosmopolitian Orchestra and he is about to realize his life-long ambition of appearing as a soloist with the orchestra, when an accident robs him of use of his right hand. His children, upon learning of his misfortune, immediately desert him knowing he will no longer provide them with money. So Adolph Greig sinks lower and lower and becomes a street beggar, too proud to ask for help from his friends and unable to find his son or daughter. One night, standing in front of the concert hall, he sinks to the street from hunger and fatigue. He is picked up by two men associated with the orchestra, Mancini and Rozzini, and they take him to Rozzini's and they develop a plan whereby they will set up Greig in a next-door studio where he can give violin lessons. A young violin genius named Carl Rupert shows up and, with the aid of Manci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fountain (1934 Film)
''The Fountain'' is a 1934 film starring Ann Harding. It was directed by John Cromwell and distributed by RKO Pictures. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Plot "A romantic drama concerning an exiled Englishwoman living in Holland during the First World War, who has to tell her wounded German husband that she has fallen in love with an interned British flyer (and childhood friend)."Canham, 1976 p. 122: Filmography section. The entire plot summary is paraphrased here from Canham source. Cast * Ann Harding as Julie von Marwitz * Brian Aherne as Lewis Alison * Paul Lukas as Rupert von Marwitz * Jean Hersholt as Baron Van Leyden * Ralph Forbes as Ballaster * Violet Kemble Cooper as Baroness Van Leyden * Sara Haden as Susie * Richard Abbott as Allard Van Leyden * Barbara Barondess as Geof's wife * Rudolph Anders as Geof Van Leyden * Betty Alden as Allard's wife * Ian Wolfe as Van Arkel * Frank Reicher as Doctor * Douglas Wood (actor), Douglas Wood as de Grev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Girls In A Boat (1934 Film)
''Eight Girls in a Boat'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Wallace and written by Helmut Brandis, Lewis R. Foster and Casey Robinson. It is a remake of the 1932 German film '' Eight Girls in a Boat'', which was also co-written by Brandis. The film stars Dorothy Wilson, Douglass Montgomery, Kay Johnson, Walter Connolly, Ferike Boros, James Bush and Barbara Barondess. The film was released on January 5, 1934, by Paramount Pictures. Plot While attending a girls' school in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ..., young Christa Storm discovers she is expecting a baby. Student David wants to marry her, but he is poor and Christa's father objects to him as a suitable spouse. Christa contemplates suicide by poison and even enjoys a final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafter Romance
''Rafter Romance'' is an American 1933 pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film, which was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by John Wells, stars Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster and George Sidney, and features Robert Benchley, Laura Hope Crews and Guinn Williams. Plot Mary Carroll (Ginger Rogers) is a young woman from upstate who came to New York City to find a job and a career, but whose money has almost run out. Both she and Jack Bacon (Norman Foster), an aspiring artist who lives in the same Greenwich Village building, are behind on their rent and their landlord, Max Eckbaum (George Sidney), a good-natured soul who nevertheless has expenses to meet, comes up with a solution: Move Mary into Jack's loft and have them share the apartment on a shift basis. They would never see each other or know who the other is, since Jack is out all night and sleeps during the day, and Mary is taking a job selling refrigerators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Eagle
''Song of the Eagle'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Murphy and starring Charles Bickford, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian and Jean Hersholt. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Its release coincided with the ongoing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment that had outlawed alcohol. Synopsis The film follows the fortunes of the German American family Hoffman from 1916 to 1933 during World War I, when the United States is at war with their native Germany, and during the Prohibition Era when the family's lager business is suddenly made illegal. If the family's brewery is to continue they need to turn to bootlegging. Cast *Charles Bickford as Joe Anderson *Richard Arlen as Bill Hoffman *Mary Brian as Elsa Kranzmeyer *Jean Hersholt as Otto Hoffman *Louise Dresser as Emma Hoffman *Andy Devine as Mud * George E. Stone as Gus *Gene Morgan as Charlie *Bert Sprotte as Emil Kranzmeyer * George Meeker as August Hoffmann *Julie Haydon Julie Haydon ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanity (film)
''Humanity'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Bradley King. The film stars Ralph Morgan, Boots Mallory, Alexander Kirkland, Irene Ware, Noel Madison and Wade Boteler. The film was released om March 3, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Ralph Morgan as Dr. William MacDonald *Boots Mallory as Nancy Moore * Alexander Kirkland as Bill MacDonald *Irene Ware as Olive Pelton *Noel Madison as Sam Bernstein *Wade Boteler as Police Lt. Mike Farley *Christian Rub as Schmiddy *Betty Jane Graham as Rosie Schmidt *Ferike Boros as Mrs. Bernstein * George Irving as Dr. Van Buren *Crauford Kent as James Pelton *Nella Walker Nella Walker (March 6, 1886 – March 22, 1971) was an American actress and vaudeville performer of the 1920s through the 1950s. Biography The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, she was born and raised in Chicago. In 1910, she marrie ... as Mrs. James Pelton References External links * 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uptown New York
''Uptown New York'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, and Leon Ames. It is based on the story by Vina Delmar. Plot summary Pat and Max are in love and share an intimate relationship. However, after Max receives his surgeon's diploma, his parents have arranged a marriage for him with a woman from a rich, good background. He marries that woman but occasionally bumps into Pat, explaining how he actually loves her instead of his wife. Pat dislikes the idea of him seeing her on the side. Heartbroken, Pat later meets Eddie (a gumball machine salesman), who proposes marriage, which she accepts. In a hotel bridal suite, Pat mentions her previous relationship to Eddie, and mentions that he can walk out on her if he wants, he is OK with it. Later, While attempting to stop two teenagers from robbing one of Eddie's gumball machines, she runs across the street without looking and is struck by a truck. She is in the hosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Living Witness
''No Living Witness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Barbara Kent, Carmel Myers, Otis Harlan, Dorothy Revier, J. Carrol Naish, Ferike Boros and John Ince. The film was released on September 15, 1932, by Mayfair Pictures. Cast *Gilbert Roland as Jerry Bennett * Noah Beery Sr. as Clyde Corbin *Barbara Kent as Carol Everett *Carmel Myers as Emillia * Otis Harlan as Pop Everett *Dorothy Revier as Miss Thompson * J. Carrol Naish as Nick *Ferike Boros as Nick's Mother * John Ince as Police Captain *Monte Carter as Looey *Broderick O'Farrell as District Attorney * Arthur Millett as Harry Newton *James Cooley as Fatty Raskin *Gordon De Main Gordon De Main (born Floyd Wood; September 28, 1886 – March 5, 1954)''Who Was Who on Screen'', p. 119 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt *note his publication claims his date of birth as 1897-March 5, 1967/ref> was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddle (film)
''Huddle'' is a 1932 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Ramon Novarro, Madge Evans, Ralph Graves and Una Merkel. This was the first of two films Ramon Novarro would make in 1932, and his first after appearing in the acclaimed, successful ''Mata Hari''. Plot Tony Ametto, a young steel-worker with immigrant parents, gets a scholarship to Yale, where he becomes a football star and finds romance with a young heiress. Production Director Sam Wood was known for directing college-themed films such as ''One Minute to Play'' (1926) and ''So This Is College'' (1929). The film showcases the popularity of the college film subgenre of culture-clash plot elements that were the focus of comedies like ''Hold 'Em Yale'' (1928) with Rod La Rocque, and the drama ''Redskin'' (1929) with Richard Dix. The film was shot on a considerable budget of $514,000,Soares, André. ''Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramón Novarro'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002) p. 574 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World And The Flesh
''The World and the Flesh'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett. The film stars George Bancroft, Miriam Hopkins, Alan Mowbray, George E. Stone, Mitchell Lewis, Max Wagner and Harry Cording. The film was released on April 22, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. Plot “A soldier of fortune risks his life to save a rich girl’s friends during Russian Revolution—at a price!” Canham, 1976 p. 118-119: Filmography section. The entire plot summary is duplicated here from Canham source. Cast *George Bancroft as Kylenko *Miriam Hopkins as Maria Yaskaya *Alan Mowbray as Dimitri * George E. Stone as Rutchkin * Mitchell Lewis as Sukhanov *Max Wagner as Vorobiov *Harry Cording as Ivanovitch *Emmett Corrigan as Gen. Spiro *Oscar Apfel as Banker *Reginald Barlow Reginald Harry Barlow (June 17, 1866 – July 6, 1943) was an American stage and screen character actor, author, and film director. He was a busy performer i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
