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Frances Morris (actor)
Frances Morris (August 3, 1908 – December 2, 2003) was an American actress. On Broadway, Morris appeared in ''The Passing Show of 1912'' (1912) and ''Step This Way'' (1916). Her films included ''Thunder'' (1929) and ''Portrait of a Mobster'' (1961). Born in 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, she died in Santa Clarita, California, in 2003. Selected filmography * ''Thunder'' (1929) - Molly * ''The Ridin' Fool'' (1931) - Sally Warren * ''Ladies of the Big House'' (1931) - Juror (uncredited) * '' Guns for Hire'' (1932) - Polly Clark * ''Afraid to Talk'' (1932) - Miss Sheridan - Nurse (uncredited) * '' Trailing North'' (1933) - Girl at 1st Outpost * ''Pilgrimage'' (1933) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''Manhattan Love Song'' (1934) - Chorus Girl (uncredited) * ''Hollywood Mystery'' (1934) - Daisy - Dan's Secretary (uncredited) * ''Two Heads on a Pillow'' (1934) - Receptionist (uncredited) * ''Against the Law'' (1934) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''The Boss Cowboy'' (1934) - Mary Ross * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan And Martha Kent
Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent, often referred to as "Pa" and "Ma" Kent (respectively), are fictional characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are the adoptive parents of Superman. They live in the rural town of Smallville, Kansas. In most versions of Superman's origin story, Jonathan and Martha find Kal-El as an infant after he crash-lands on Earth following the destruction of his home planet, Krypton. They adopt him shortly thereafter, renaming him Clark Kent, "Clark" being Martha's maiden name. The Kents are usually portrayed as loving parents who instill within Clark a strong moral compass, and they encourage Clark to use his powers for the betterment of humanity. In a few continuities, Martha is also the one who creates Clark's superhero costume. Oftentimes Martha's weaving of the outfit comes from the baby blankets Clark's biological parents had swaddled him in before enclosing him in the capsule, which are found to withstand virtually all hazards. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Been Around (film)
''I've Been Around'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Philip Cahn and starring Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson and G. P. Huntley.Quinlan p.236 On their wedding night, a woman tells her husband that she loves another man. Plot Cast * Chester Morris as Eric Foster * Rochelle Hudson as Drue Waring * G. P. Huntley as Franklin 'Nick' De Haven * Phyllis Brooks as Gay Blackstone * Gene Lockhart as Sammy Ames * Isabel Jewell as Sally Van Loan * Ralph Morgan as John Waring * William Stack as Doctor * Henry Armetta as Italian * Dorothy Christy as Girl * Verna Hillie as Girl * Jean Fenwick as Girl * Patricia Caron as Girl * Carol Wines as Girl * Dorothy Granger as Girl * Lorin Raker as Elevator Man * C. Daniel Whipple as Orchestra Leader * King Baggot as Doorman * Frances Morris as Nurse * Julie Kingdon as Maid * William H. O'Brien as Waiter * Gloria Ann White as Child * Virginia Odeon as Governess * Sidney Bracey as Alex, Nick's Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Portrait Of An American Business
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Give A Sucker An Even Break
''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (known in some international releases as ''What a Man!'') is a 1941 Universal Pictures comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym "Otis Criblecoblis." Fields plays himself, promoting an extravagant screenplay he has written. As he describes the script to a skeptical producer, the often surreal scenes are shown. The title is derived from lines from two earlier films. In ''Poppy'' (1936), he tells his daughter, "If we should ever separate, my little plum, I want to give you just one bit of fatherly advice: Never give a sucker an even break!" In ''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' (1939), he tells a customer that his grandfather's last words, "just before they sprung the trap", were, "You can't cheat an honest man; never give a sucker an even break, or smarten up a chump." Fields fought with studio producers, directors, and writers over the content of his films. He was determined to make a movie hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Sell My Life
''I'll Sell My Life'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Rose Hobart, Michael Whalen and Joan Woodbury.Fetrow p.224 Cast * Rose Hobart as Dale Layden * Michael Whalen as Mordecai Breen * Stanley Fields as Bochini * Joan Woodbury as Valencia Duncan * Roscoe Ates as Happy Hogan * Richard Bond as Albert Darnell * Ben Taggart as Police Lt. Hammer * Robert Regent as Philip Leyden * Paul Maxey as Grady * Munro Brown as Freddie * Robert Walker as Lugger * Eduardo Durant Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ... as Eddie, Orchestra Leader * Frances Morris as Annie Winterbottom References Bibliography * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994. External links * 1941 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Raiders
''Sky Raiders'' is a 12-episode 1941 Universal film serial. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. ''Sky Raiders'' stars Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Ciannelli. ''Sky Raiders'' has little in common with Universal’s other early-1940s espionage outings like '' Sea Raiders'' or ''Junior G-Men'', although the serial is often lumped in together as if it is part of a series. Plot Former World War I ace pilot Captain Bob Dayton, (Donald Woods) is the owner of Sky Raiders, Inc., an aircraft company. Dayton has designed a bombsight and a new high speed fighter aircraft, the "Sky Raider". Dayton recruits young Tim Bryant (Billy Halop), a member of Air Youth of America, to help him. Nazi agent Felix Lynx (Eduardo Ciannelli) attempts to steal these designs for his own country. Lynx is determined to seize this valuable new aircraft, with the help of his female accomplice Innis Clair (Jacqueline Dalya) and of a criminal named John KAne who happens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Gets Her Man
''Sandy Gets Her Man'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otis Garrett and Paul Gerard Smith and written by Sy Bartlett and Jane Storm. The film stars Baby Sandy, Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Edgar Kennedy, William Frawley, Edward Brophy, Wally Vernon, Jack Carson and William B. Davidson. The film was released on November 8, 1940, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Baby Sandy as Sandy *Stuart Erwin as Bill Carey *Una Merkel as Nan Clark *Edgar Kennedy as Fire Chief Galvin *William Frawley as Police Chief J. A. O'Hara *Edward Brophy as Junior *Wally Vernon as Bagshaw *Jack Carson as Tom Gerrity *William B. Davidson as Councilman Charles J. Clark *John Sheehan as Justice of the Peace *Isabel Randolph as Myrtle *Lillian Yarbo Lillian "Billie" Yarbo (March 17, 1905 – June 12, 1996) was an American stage and screen comedienne, dancer, and singer. Early life Born Lillian Yarbough [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leather Pushers (1940 Film)
''The Leather Pushers'' is a 1940 American comedy film, comedy action film directed by John Rawlins (director), John Rawlins and starring Andy Devine, Richard Arlen and Astrid Allwyn. It was part of the Aces of Action series with the two stars. It was based on the series of stories ''The Leather Pushers''. Filming started July 1940.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: New York Times 10 July 1940: 15. Plot Cast * Richard Arlen as Dick 'Kid' Roberts * Andy Devine as Andy Adams * Astrid Allwyn as Pat Danbury * Douglas Fowley as Slick Connolly * Charles D. Brown as J.R. Stevens * Shemp Howard as Sailor McNeill * Horace McMahon as Slugger Mears * Charles Lane (actor, born 1905), Charles Lane as Henry 'Mitch' Mitchell * Wade Boteler as Fight Commissioner Dunlap * George Lloyd (actor), George Lloyd as Joe Johnson * Eddie Gribbon as Pete Manson * Frank Mitchell (actor), Frank Mitchell as Grogan's Manager * Reid Kilpatrick as Ringside Commentator * Ben Alexander (actor), Ben Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Heartbeat
''Manhattan Heartbeat'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Clark Andrews, Harold Buchman, Jack Jungmeyer and Edith Skouras. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Bad Girl'' by Viña Delmar. The film stars Robert Sterling, Virginia Gilmore, Joan Davis, Edmund MacDonald, Don Beddoe and Paul Harvey. The film was released on July 12, 1940, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Johnny Farrell is an airplane mechanic who has to test aircraft in order to make some extra money to support his relationship. Cast *Robert Sterling as Johnny Farrell *Virginia Gilmore as Dottie Haley *Joan Davis as Edna Higgins * Edmund MacDonald as Spike *Don Beddoe as Preston *Paul Harvey as Dr. Bentley * Irving Bacon as Sweeney *Mary Carr as Grandma in Music Store *Ann Doran as Shop Girl's Friend *James Flavin as Truck Driver *Edgar Dearing as Policeman *Jan Duggan as Wife *Harry Tyler as Husband *Steve Pendleton as Tony *Edward Earle as Official *Murray Alper as Mechanic *Dick Winslow a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Affairs (1940 Film)
''Private Affairs'' is a 1940 comedy film starring Nancy Kelly, with a supporting cast including Hugh Herbert, Roland Young, and Robert Cummings. The film was directed by Albert S. Rogell. Plot Amos Bullerton from Boston is the first in a long line of patrician aristocrats to marry a commoner, which makes his father, Noble, furious and prompts him to remove Amos from his will. Amos takes up residence in New York and starts working as a stock broker. After fifteen years in New York without any contact with his family, Amos is visited by his young daughter Jane. She is coming to New York to get his approval of dumping her current aristocratic fiancé Herbert Stanley. Instead she is determined to marry Jimmy Nolan, a law clerk working for her grandfather Noble. Amos runs out of luck and has to partner up with a taxi driver when he is too much in debt and cannot pay his fare. He "hires" the driver, Angus McPherson to get rid of the debt. He is hired by a dubious stock broker named G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian (film)
''Florian'' is a 1940 American romantic drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin, and starring Robert Young and Helen Gilbert. It is loosely based on the novel '' Florian'' by Felix Salten. Plot A young groom, Anton, has grown up in Austria a friend of the duchess, Diana, despite their differences in social class. Anton trains a gifted stallion, Florian, for her father, the emperor. Archduke Oliver is the intended husband for the emperor's daughter, but he is killed in battle. When war ravages the country, Anton is able to assist Diana in crossing the Switzerland border to safety. But he is arrested on returning home. The horse, Florian, is sold to Max Borelli, a carnival worker from New York City who takes him there, then treats him abusively and eventually sells the horse for a fraction of its worth. Anton is freed and, accompanied by Dr. Hofer, his veterinarian, travels to New York to begin a new life. While he is there, Anton manages to find Florian, return him to good health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Leading Citizen (1939 Film)
''Our Leading Citizen'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and written by Jack Moffitt. The film stars Bob Burns (comedian), Bob Burns, Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Elizabeth Patterson (actress), Elizabeth Patterson, Gene Lockhart and Charles Bickford. The film was released on August 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Bob Burns (comedian), Bob Burns as Lem Schofield *Susan Hayward as Judith Schofield *Joseph Allen as Clay Clinton *Elizabeth Patterson (actress), Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Tillie *Gene Lockhart as J.T. Tapley *Charles Bickford as Shep Muir *Otto Hoffman as Mr. Stoney *Clarence Kolb as Jim Hanna *Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902), Paul Guilfoyle as Jerry Peters *Fay Helm as Tonia *Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Barker *Hattie Noel as Druscilla *Kathryn Sheldon as Miss Swan *Monte Blue as Frank *Jim Kelso as Chief of Police *Harry C. Bradley as Director *Frances Morris (actor), Frances Morris as Maid *Thomas Louden as Frederick the Butl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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