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Frank Shannon
Francis Connolly Shannon (27 July 1874 – 1 February 1959) was an Irish people, Irish actor and writer. Career A Stage (theatre), stage actor and silent film pioneer, Shannon made his screen debut in 1913's ''The Artist's Joke''. He later appeared in dozens of films through the mid-1920s, including ''The Prisoner of Zenda (1913 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1913) and ''Monsieur Beaucaire (1924 film), Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1924). Shannon then returned to the stage until beckoned back to Cinema of the United States, Hollywood in 1931 and played a few substantial supporting parts, including Captain McTavish in Warner Bros.' ''Torchy Blaine'' series from 1937 to 1939, but he is most fondly remembered as the brilliant scientist Hans Zarkov, Dr. Alexis Zarkov in the three ''Flash Gordon'' Serial film, serials starring Buster Crabbe between 1936 and 1940. He worked afterwards as a writer for the TV-series ''Tales of the Texas Rangers'' between 1955 and 1958. Death Shannon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gold (1936 Film)
''Black Gold'' is a 1936 American action film directed by Russell Hopton and starring Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason and Gloria Shea.Pitts p.33 Main cast * Frankie Darro as Clifford 'Fishtail' O'Reilly * LeRoy Mason as Henry 'Hank' Langford * Gloria Shea as Cynthia Jackson * Berton Churchill as J.C. Anderson * Stanley Fields (actor), Stanley Fields as Lefty Stevens * Frank Shannon as Dan O'Reilly * George Cleveland as Clemmons * Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Snowflake * Dewey Robinson as Homer References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * * 1936 films 1930s action drama films American action drama films American black-and-white films Works about petroleum 1936 drama films Films directed by Russell Hopton 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers. Early life Crabbe was born in 1908 to Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe, a real estate broker, and Lucy Agnes (née McNamara) Crabbe, in Oakland, California. He had a brother, Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe Jr. (1909–1972). Crabbe grew up in Hawaii and graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu. He then attended the University of Southern California, where he was the school's first All-American swimmer (1931) and a 1931 NCAA freestyle titlist. He also bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner Of Shark Island
''The Prisoner of Shark Island'' is a 1936 American drama film loosely based on the life of Maryland physician Samuel Mudd, who treated the injured presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth and later spent time in prison after his controversial conviction for being one of Booth's accomplices. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, was directed by John Ford and starred Warner Baxter and Gloria Stuart. Twentieth Century Pictures, before it merged with Fox, purchased the rights to the book ''The Life of Dr. Mudd'' by Nettie Mudd Monroe, the doctor's daughter. The film's credits, however, make no reference to Monroe or her book. Modern sources state that Darryl F. Zanuck, Twentieth Century's vice-president in charge of production, got the idea to make the film after he read an article in ''Time'' magazine about the prison camp for political prisoners on the Dry Tortugas island. Plot A few short hours after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln ( Frank McGlynn Sr.), Dr. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murder Of Dr
''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] |
The Pace That Kills (1935 Film)
''The Pace That Kills'' (also known as ''Cocaine Madness'' and ''The Cocaine Fiends'') is a 1935 American exploitation film directed by William O'Connor. The film, starring Lois January, tells the story of Jane Bradford, who gets involved with a drug dealer and becomes addicted to cocaine. Similar to other movies of the genre, the final film was a reissued work with additional scenes, mostly using footage from the earlier silent '' The Pace That Kills'' (1928)."Detail: 'The Pace That Kills'." ''AFI''. Retrieved: May 18, 2016. Plot Small-town girl Jane Bradford () falls for Nick ( |
The Eagle's Brood
''The Eagle's Brood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, William Farnum, George "Gabby" Hayes, Addison Richards, Nana Martinez and Frank Shannon. The film was released on October 25, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. El Toro the outlaw saves Hoppy's life, so Hoppy agrees to help find his missing grandson. Plot summary Cast * William Boyd as Bill Hop-Along Cassidy * James Ellison as Johnny Nelson * William Farnum as El Toro * George "Gabby" Hayes as Bartender Spike * Addison Richards as Big Henry * Nana Martinez as Dolores * Frank Shannon as Henchman Mike * Dorothy Revier as Dolly * Paul Fix as Henchman Steve * Al Lydell as Panhandle * John Merton John Merton (born Myrtland F. LaVarre; February 18, 1901 – September 19, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. He was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without Names
''Men Without Names'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Kubec Glasmon and Howard J. Green. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Madge Evans, David Holt, Lynne Overman, Elizabeth Patterson, J. C. Nugent, Grant Mitchell and John Wray. The film was released on June 29, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Fred MacMurray as Richard Hood / Richard 'Dick' Grant *Madge Evans as Helen Sherwood * David Holt as David Sherwood *Lynne Overman as Gabby Lambert * Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Ella *J. C. Nugent as Major Newcomb * Grant Mitchell as Andrew Webster * John Wray as Sam 'Red' Hammond *Leslie Fenton as Monk *Clyde Dilson as Butch *Herbert Rawlinson as Crawford *Arthur Aylesworth as Drew *Dean Jagger as Jones *Harry Tyler as Steve *Helen Shipman as Becky * George Lloyd as Louis *Hilda Vaughn as Nurse Simpson *Russ Clark as Adams *Frank Shannon as Leahy *Paul Fix as The Kid *Helen Brown as Dorothy Lambert *Creighton Hale as Groom *Ivan Miller as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G Men
''G Men'' is a 1935 Warner Bros. crime film starring James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Margaret Lindsay and Lloyd Nolan in his film debut. According to ''Variety,'' the movie was one of the top-grossing films of 1935. The supporting cast features Robert Armstrong and Barton MacLane. ''G Men'' was made as part of a deliberate attempt by the Warners to counteract what many political and business leaders claimed was a disturbing trend of glorifying criminals in the early 1930s gangster film genre. Although the gangster films were typically presented as moral indictments of organized crime where the criminal protagonist inevitably died, they nevertheless depicted a life of freedom, power and luxury enjoyed by gangsters in the midst of a real-life economic crisis. Foremost of these films were '' Little Caesar'', the original '' Scarface'', and perhaps the most memorable, ''The Public Enemy'', in which Cagney portrayed street tough Tom Powers, the role that catapulted him to stardom. What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman In The Dark (1934 Film)
''Woman in the Dark'' (also released as ''Woman in the Shadows'') is a 1934 American crime drama film directed by Phil Rosen and based on a 1933 short story by Dashiell Hammett. It was filmed at Biograph Studios by Select Pictures and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Released from prison on parole, John Bradley plans to live alone quietly in a cabin in the country. He is visited there by the sheriff's daughter, Helen Grant, on whose account he had got into a fight and accidentally killed a man in the past. While he is trying to persuade her to leave, a beautiful disheveled woman in evening dress bursts in. This is Louise Loring, who has run away on foot from her rich "protector", Tony Robson. With his sidekick Conroy, Robson pursues Louise and Conroy shoots Bradley's dog. Bradley knocks out Conroy, who falls and seriously injures his head. Robson reports this to the local sheriff, who wants Bradley back in jail. Tipped off by Helen, Bradley and Louise flee to the New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin And The Empress
''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as Prince Chegodieff; Ethel, as Czarina Alexandra; and Lionel Barrymore, as Grigori Rasputin). It is the only film in which all three siblings appear together. The film's inaccurate portrayal of Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife Princess Irina (renamed "Prince Chegodieff" and "Princess Natasha") resulted in a historically significant lawsuit against MGM and gave rise to the "all persons fictitious disclaimer", which has since become standard in Hollywood works of fiction. Plot The highly fictionalized story takes place in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign of Czar Nicholas II and the Czarina Alexandra. Reform-minded Prince Paul has long been concerned about the plight of the common people and knows a revolution is brewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icebound (1924 Film)
''Icebound'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and based on a 1923 Pulitzer Prize Broadway produced play of the same name by Owen Davis. This film production was made at Paramount's Astoria Studios in New York City. Actress Edna May Oliver returned to the role that she played in the Broadway version. Plot As described in a film magazine review, returned home following service in France during World War I, a disillusioned Ben Jordan colors the dull life of his New England town by indulging in various dissipations. He sets fire to a barn and, to avoid arrest, disappears. His stern old mother lies ill in bed in the home's sick room, attended by her physician, while greedy relatives wait in the parlor room waiting for her demise. After her death, the relatives react with horrorstricken surprise when the family lawyer reads the will and the self-sacrificing ward, Jane Crosby, is pronounced as the sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride's Play
''The Bride's Play'' is a 1922 American silent romance film produced by William Randolph Hearst as a starring vehicle for Marion Davies. It was directed by George Terwilliger and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is an extant film that is preserved at the Library of Congress. Film name The title is inspired by an Irish custom (most likely fabricated) of the same name. In this tradition, the male guests line up and the bride asks each of them if they are the one she loves best, with all but the groom saying no. Plot As described in a film magazine, Aileen Barrett (Davies) and Sir Fergus Cassidy (Standing) have been neighbors for years. He loves her but Aileen has become enamored of a poet, Bulmer Meade (Miller). When she learns that the poet regards her as but a passing whim, she realizes it is Sir Cassidy that she cares for and their wedding is arranged. The Bride's Play, which had been a custom in the Barrett family for years, is announced as being revived for the wedding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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