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Frank Butler (writer)
Frank Russell Butler (December 28, 1889 — June 10, 1967) was an American film and theatre actor and later an award-winning screenwriter, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England to parents Frederick Butler and Sarah Ann Hedges. His son, Hugo Butler, also became a Hollywood screenwriter. Career Theatre His theatre career included two appearances (1920s–1930s) in Broadway-theatre productions in New York City. Film work Butler's film career started with silent films in the early 1920s. He appeared in almost fifty films and wrote more than sixty screenplays. This included the 1937 film ''Champagne Waltz''. Awards He co-won, with Frank Cavett, the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''Going My Way'' (1944). Butler had earlier been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) twice in the same year, for ''Road to Morocco'' and ''Wake Island'', both released in 1942. Partial filmography * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1920) (acted) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Morocco
''Road to Morocco'' is a 1942 American comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, and featuring Anthony Quinn and Dona Drake. The film, which was written by Frank Butler and Don Hartman and directed by David Butler for Paramount Pictures, is the third of the "''Road to …''" films. It was preceded by '' Road to Zanzibar'' (1941) and followed by ''Road to Utopia'' (1946). The story is about two fast-talking guys castaway on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. The setting is in Morocco. Plot The film opens with a freighter at sea exploding and news announcements. The cause of the explosion is a mystery, with all crew accounted for with the exception of two unidentified stowaways. Jeff Peters (Bing Crosby) and Orville 'Turkey' Jackson (Bob Hope) are seen floating at sea aboard a pile of wreckage. It was Jeff's idea to stow away, but it was Orville 'smoking in the powder room' that caused the explosion. As the two joke about eating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honorable Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already 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 pronouns 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 pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Below Zero
''30 Below Zero'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by Robert P. Kerr and Lambert Hillyer and written by John Stone. The film stars Buck Jones, Eva Novak, Paul Panzer, E. J. Ratcliffe, Frank Butler and Harry Woods. The film was released on October 31, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Buck Jones as Don Hathaway Jr. *Eva Novak as Ann Ralston *Paul Panzer as Fighting Bill Ralston *E. J. Ratcliffe Edward J. Ratcliffe (10 March 1863 – 28 September 1948) was an English actor of stage and screen. He had an established stage career behind him when he came to films in 1915. He then spent nearly twenty years before the cameras before making hi ... as Don Hathaway Sr. * Frank Butler as Professor Amos Hopkins * Harry Woods as Cavender * Fred Walton as Butler * Henry Murdock as Halfbreed Indian *Vincente Howard as Bootlegger References External links * 1926 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1926 drama films Fox Film films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made For Love (film)
''Made for Love'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Paul Sloane, produced by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Leatrice Joy. Cast Production In the first reel, the introduction of Joan (Leatrice Joy) is accompanied by a closeup with her new hair style. Joy had impulsively cut her hair short in 1926, and DeMille, whom Joy had followed when he set up Producers Distributing Corporation, was publicly angry as it prevented her from portraying traditional feminine roles. The studio developed projects with roles suitable for her “Leatrice Joy bob”, and ''Made for Love'' was the first of five films before she regrew her hair. Despite this, a professional dispute would end the Joy / Demille partnership in 1928. Preservation A copy of ''Made for Love'' is preserved film at the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satan In Sables
''Satan in Sables'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James Flood and starring Lowell Sherman and Pauline Garon. It was produced and released by Warner Brothers. Cast Preservation status A print of ''Satan in Sables'' survives in the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ..., New York City. References External links * *Lobby poster(archived) 1925 films American silent feature films Films directed by James Flood Warner Bros. films Silent American drama films 1925 drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of The Wild (1923 Film)
''The Call of the Wild'' is an American silent film, silent adventure film based on the The Call of the Wild, popular 1903 book by Jack London. The film was written and directed by Fred Jackman and produced by Hal Roach. The feature was released on September 23, 1923, and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Plot The story opens with Buck as a puppy, being ushered into a happy family as a Christmas present for a little girl. He grows up a faithful and loving friend of the children until one day he is stolen and sold as a sled dog in the Klondike. Here, under cruel treatment, he learns many lessons and develops a keen dislike to the man who stole him and clubbed him into submission. One experience follows another for Buck until he finds a real friend in his last master to whom he proves his faithfulness in the climax. Cast Production The cinematographer for the film was Floyd Jackman, brother of director Fred Jackman, who was president of the American Society of Cinematographers at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Claw
''The Tiger's Claw'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Jack Cunningham. The film stars Jack Holt, Eva Novak, George Periolat, Bertram Grassby, Aileen Pringle, and Carl Stockdale. It was released on March 18, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. Cast * Jack Holt as Sam Sandell *Eva Novak as Harriet Halehurst *George Periolat as Henry Frazer Halehurst *Bertram Grassby as Raj Singh *Aileen Pringle as Chameli Brentwood *Carl Stockdale as Sathoo Ram * Frank Butler as Inspector George Malvin * George Field as Prince *Evelyn Selbie as Azun *Frederick Vroom as Colonel Byng *Lucien Littlefield as Goyrem *Robert Cain as Sothern * Robert Dudley as Army Officer Preservation No copies of ''The Tiger's Claw'' are listed as being in any film archive, making it a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My American Wife (1922 Film)
''My American Wife'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Manuel La Tessa (Moreno), son of a wealthy South American family, meets Natalie Chester, a young Kentucky woman whose horse has won the race at a South American track. Manuel gives a party in her honor where she is insulted by one of the guest, and Manuel knocks down the offender. The offender, whose father is a powerful figure in the cou ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tailor-Made Man (1922 Film)
''A Tailor-Made Man'' is a 1922 American comedy silent film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by Albert Ray. The film stars Charles Ray, Tom Ricketts, Ethel Grandin, Victor Potel, Stanton Heck, Edythe Chapman, and Irene. The film was released on August 5, 1922, by United Artists. It is not known whether the film currently survives. at silentera.com Plot summary Cast * Charles Ray as John Paul Bart * as Anton Huber * |
Beyond The Rocks (film)
''Beyond the Rocks'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood, starring Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson. It is based on the Beyond the Rocks, 1906 novel of the same name by Elinor Glyn. ''Beyond the Rocks'' was long considered Lost film, lost but a Film base, nitrate print of the film was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003. The film was restored and released on DVD by Milestone Film & Video in 2006. Plot Captain Fitzgerald (Alec B. Francis), a retired guardsman on a modest pension, has to support three daughters: Theodora (Swanson) and her older half-sisters. Theodora's sisters pin their hopes on her marrying a wealthy man. One day, Theodora goes out on a rowboat off the coast of Dorset and falls into the water. She is rescued by Lord Hector Bracondale (Valentino). He is young, handsome and wealthy, but "not the marrying kind". Out of a sense of duty to her beloved father, she reluctantly agrees to wed the middle-aged, short, stout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sheik (film)
''The Sheik'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was based on the bestselling 1919 romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn. The film was a box-office hit and helped propel Valentino to stardom. In the 1926 sequel ''The Son of the Sheik'', Valentino played both the Sheik and his son, while Ayres reprised her role. A third film in the series, ''She's a Sheik'', was produced in 1927 by Paramount and starred Bebe Daniels in a comedic role reversal of the original film. Plot In the North Africa town of Biskra, headstrong Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes Ayres) refuses a marriage proposal because she believes it would be the end of her independence. Against her brother's wishes, she is planning a month-long trip into the desert, escorted only by natives. When Diana goes to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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