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Frank Skinner (composer)
Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger. Career In 2014, Dallas pre-swing orchestra The Singapore Slingers released a fifteen-track CD homage to Skinner's arrangements. Partial filmography * ''The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by R ...'' (1938) * ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939) * ''Big Town Czar'' (1939) * ''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' (1939) * ''The Spirit of Culver'' (1939) * ''The Sun Never Sets (film), The Sun Never Sets'' (1939) * ''Rio (1939 film), Rio'' (1939) * ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939) * ''The Invisible Man Returns'' (1940) * ''The House of the Seven Gables (film), The House of the Seven Gables'' (1940) * ''Green Hell (film), Green Hell'' (1940) * ''My Little Chickadee'' (1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredosia, Illinois
Meredosia is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the 2010 census, Meredosia has a total area of , of which (or 95.73%) is land and (or 4.27%) is water. Meredosia is the home of the Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge. Marais d'Osier, meaning willow swamp, was the original French name given to the area in the early 1800s. Closing of Power Ameren Power Station In 2011, Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC announced the closure of its power station in Meredosia. The closure resulted in a loss of over 50 jobs, a major economic hit for the small community. The plant closure was related to the cost of meeting environmental regulations. The plant may reopen at some point as a facility to test clean coal technology according to Ameren. New Bridge In June, 2018 the community celebrated the opening of a new bridge over the Illinois Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Never Sets (film)
''The Sun Never Sets'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone and Barbara O'Neil. Plot The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovers his younger brother John, who is in love with Phyllis is not keen on following in his footsteps. John is persuaded to try colonial service by his grandfather Sir John. John goes to the Gold Coast. He is accompanied by Clive who has been sent to investigate the source of a series of radio broadcasts that are sewing unrest throughout the world. These may be linked to Hugo Zurof, a man plotting to rule the world. Clive leaves his pregnant wife Helen behind to go on a mission. Zurof tricks John into calling his brother back, causing Clive to be sent home in disgrace, despite the fact that Clive and Helen's child dies in childbirth. John goes to Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Tahiti
''South of Tahiti'' is a 1941 American south seas adventure film directed by George Waggner and starring Brian Donlevy. It helped launch Maria Montez as a pin-up star. She played a leading role; response was such that Universal then cast her in '' Arabian Nights''. Plot Three pearl hunters wind up stranded on a South Pacific island. Cast * Brian Donlevy as Bob * Broderick Crawford as Chuck * Andy Devine as Moose * Maria Montez as Melahi * Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Larkin * H. B. Warner as High Chief Kawalima * Armida as Tutara * Abner Biberman as Tahawa * Ignacio Sáenz as Kuala (as Ignacio Saenz) * Frank Lackteen as Besar Production The film was intended to be Montez's first starring vehicle. It was originally known as ''Captive Wild Woman'' and was to star Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford and Andy Devine. Then its name was changed to ''White Savage''. Gerald Geraghty and Ainsworth Morgan were originally reported as working on the script. Henry Wilcoxon was then annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans J
Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi actor and singer, son of Hans Raj Hans * Hans clan, a tribal clan in Punjab, Pakistan Places * Hans, Marne, a commune in France * Hans Island, administrated by Greenland and Canada Arts and entertainment * ''Hans'' (film) a 2006 Italian film directed by Louis Nero * Hans (Frozen), the main antagonist of the 2013 Disney animated film ''Frozen'' * ''Hans'' (magazine), an Indian Hindi literary monthly * ''Hans'', a comic book drawn by Grzegorz Rosiński and later by Zbigniew Kasprzak Other uses * Clever Hans, the "wonder horse" * ''The Hans India'', an English language newspaper in India * HANS device, a racing car safety device *Hans, the ISO 15924 code for Simplified Chinese script See also * Han (other) *Hans im Glück ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Man (1941 Film)
''The Wolf Man'' is a 1941 American horror film written by Curt Siodmak and produced and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr. in the title role. Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, and Maria Ouspenskaya star in supporting roles. The title character has had a great deal of influence on Hollywood's depictions of the legend of the werewolf. The film is the second Universal Pictures werewolf film, preceded six years earlier by the less commercially successful '' Werewolf of London'' (1935). This film is part of the Universal Monsters movies and is of great cinematic acclaim for its production. After this movie's success, Lon Chaney Jr. would reprise his role as "The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' in 1943. Plot Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to bury his recently deceased brother and reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Street (1941 Film)
''Back Street'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, also from Universal. The film is adapted from the 1931 Fannie Hurst novel and the 1932 film version which it follows very closely, in some cases recalling the earlier film scene-for-scene. It is a sympathetic tale of an adulterous couple. The 1941 version was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music (Score of a Dramatic Picture) (Frank Skinner). Margaret Sullavan so much wanted Charles Boyer to play her leading man, that she relinquished top billing in order to persuade him to appear in this unsympathetic role. Plot summary The film is set in the early 1900s. It tells the story of a pretty and independent young woman, Ray Smith, who lives in Cincinnati. She has many suitors, none of whom she takes seriously. One day she meets an extremely charming and handsome banker named Walter Louis Saxel, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sinners (1940 Film)
''Seven Sinners'' (UK title ''Cafe of the Seven Sinners'') is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Tay Garnett starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in the first of three films they made together. The film was produced by Universal Pictures in black and white. Plot Torch singer Bijou Blanche has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken. Eventually, she meets a handsome young naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent, and the two fall in love. When Brent vows to marry Bijou, his commander and others plead with him to leave her. Cast * Marlene Dietrich as Bijou Blanche * John Wayne as Lt. Dan Brent * Albert Dekker as Dr. Martin * Broderick Crawford as Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan * Anna Lee as Dorothy Henderson * Mischa Auer as Sasha Mencken * Billy Gilbert as Tony * Richard Carle as District Officer * Samuel S. Hinds as Gov. Harvey Henderson * Oskar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Daltons Rode
''When the Daltons Rode'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Francis and Brian Donlevy. Based on the 1931 book of the same name by Emmett Dalton, a member of the Dalton Gang, and Jack Jungmeyer Sr., the film also includes a fictional family friend who tries to dissuade the Dalton brothers from becoming outlaws. Plot The Dalton brothers, law-abiding farmers, move to Kansas from Missouri to begin a new life. Bob Dalton meets lawyer Tod Jackson and persuades him to defend his kin Ben Dalton in a court case against a corrupt land-development company. A melee erupts during the trial and the Daltons shoot their way out of the courtroom. Cronies of the land developers and the press portray the brothers negatively. Ben is shot in the back. Unable to live lawfully, the Daltons rob a stagecoach and their reputation as dangerous outlaws spreads. Tod has fallen in love with Bob Dalton's fiancée Julie. He urges the Daltons to change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hired Wife
''Hired Wife'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne and Virginia Bruce. Plot When Stephen Dexter (Brian Aherne), boss of Dexter Cement, competes with the giants in his industry, they strike back by threatening to get an injunction against him the next day and tie up his business if he will not cooperate. Facing bankruptcy, he still refuses to give in. Van Horn (Robert Benchley), his lawyer and longtime friend, suggests he get married that day and transfer all his assets to his new wife to get around the injunction. Stephen wants to marry his current girlfriend, blonde Phyllis Walden (Virginia Bruce), but his second in command, Kendal Browning (Rosalind Russell), has other ideas. Early on in their working relationship, she had fended off his romantic advances, but has come to regret it. When Stephen sends her to see Phyllis, Kendal words the offer is such a way that Phyllis suspects it is a trap designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Little Chickadee
''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Richards, and released by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Edward F. Cline and the music was written by Ben Oakland (song "Willie of the Valley") and Frank Skinner. West reportedly wrote the original screenplay, with Fields contributing one extended scene set in a bar. Universal decided to give the stars equal screenplay credit, perhaps to avoid the appearance of favoritism, but the move incensed West, who declined to team with Fields afterwards. The stars spoofed themselves and the Western genre, with West providing a series of her trademark double entendres. Plot In the American Old West of the 1880s, Miss Flower Belle Lee (Mae West), a singer from Chicago, is on her way to visit relatives. While she is traveling on a stagecoach with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Hell (film)
''Green Hell'' is a 1940 American jungle adventure film directed by James Whale, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett. ''Green Hell'' was given a lavish production by Universal Pictures, which built a massive indoor jungle set on a sound stage. An Inca temple 125 feet high, 225 feet wide, and 45,000 square feet in area was constructed. Having spent a great deal of money on a film that turned out to be a critical and financial disaster, Universal used the set again, recycling it into an Egyptian temple for ''The Mummy's Hand'' (1940). Whale made only one more completed film after this, the 1941 World War II romantic melodrama ''They Dare Not Love'', starring George Brent as an exiled Austrian prince fighting the Nazis. Plot A group of adventurers journey deep into the South American jungle in search of ancient Incan treasure. A beautiful woman, brought to their camp by hired bearers, has come to join her husband, a newer member of the group, who was recently killed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Seven Gables (film)
''The House of the Seven Gables'' is a 1940 Gothic drama film based on the 1851 novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It stars George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of a family consumed by greed in which one brother frames another for murder. It is a remake of the 1910 film of the same name, which starred Mary Fuller. The film's musical score was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score. The plot of the film differs dramatically from the plot of the novel on which it is based. Plot In the late 17th century, Colonel Jaffrey Pyncheon, falsely accused a poor carpenter, Matthew Maule, of witchcraft. Maule was hanged. Pyncheon took his land and built the luxurious Pyncheon home on it. But Maule cursed the Pyncheons, and the colonel soon died. The family has lived during the next 160 years desperately afraid of the "Maule curse". In the mid-19th century, Col. Pyncheon's great-great grandson Jaffrey Pyncheon (George Sanders) is a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
