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Fred Keating (magician)
Frederic Serrano Keating (March 27, 1901 – June 29, 1961), best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage and film actor. Biography Keating was born in New York City, the son of Frederick Keating (Senior), a lawyer, and Camille Serrano, a singer. He was of Irish-Spanish heritage. His parents divorced when he was young. He became interested in magic from an early age. He became well known for performing a disappearing canary cage trick. Keating also performed a trick where he swallowed needles and pulled them threaded, out of his mouth.Slide, p. 55 Selected filmography * ''The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) * ''Shanghai'' (1935) * ''I Live My Life'' (1935) * ''To Beat the Band'' (1935) * ''The Nitwits'' (1935) * ''The Casino Murder Case'' (1935) * '' The Devil on Horseback'' (1936) * '' When's Your Birthday?'' (1937) * ''Melody for Two'' (1937) * ''Prison Train'' (1938) * '' Eternally Yours'' (1939) * ''Society Smugglers'' (1939) * ''Tin Pan Alley Tin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Casino Murder Case (film)
''The Casino Murder Case'' is a 1935 American mystery film starring Paul Lukas and Alison Skipworth. It was directed by Edwin L. Marin from a screenplay by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, based on The Casino Murder Case, the 1934 novel of the same name by S. S. Van Dine. It was the ninth film in the Philo Vance film series."Notes" on TCM.com Plot Gentleman detective Philo Vance (Paul Lukas) begins an investigation when he receives an anonymous letter stating that society man Lynn Llewellyn (Donald Cook (actor), Donald Cook) will be in danger when he appears at the casino owned by his uncle, Kinkaid (Arthur Byron). Vance visits the Llewellyn estate, which is run by Mrs. Priscilla Kinkaid-Llewellyn (Alison Skipworth), the matriarch of the household, and stumbles into one of the family's many quar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
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American Magicians
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Deaths
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * 19 (film), ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * Nineteen (film), ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * 19 (Adele album), ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD (rapper), MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * XIX (EP), ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * 19 (song), "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee (Bad4Good album), Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * Nineteen (song), "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Pan Alley (film)
''Tin Pan Alley'' is a 1940 musical film directed by Walter Lang and starring Alice Faye and Betty Grable (their only film together) as vaudeville singers/sisters and John Payne and Jack Oakie as songwriters in the years before World War I. Alfred Newman received the 1940 Academy Award for Best Musical Score for his work on the film, the second of his nine Oscars. The film was also nominated for American Film Institute's 2006 list of the AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals. Plot Katie and Lily Blaine are a singing-sister act playing the vaudeville circuit. Songwriters Skeets Harrigan and Harry Calhoun see star potential in the sister act. Cast * Alice Faye as Katie Blane * Betty Grable as Lily Blane * Jack Oakie as Harry Calhoun * John Payne as Francis 'Skeets' Harrigan * Allen Jenkins as Casey * Esther Ralston as Nora Bayes * Fayard Nicholas as Dance Specialty * Harold Nicholas as Dance Specialty * Ben Carter as Boy * John Loder as Captain Reginald 'Reggie' Carstair * Elisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Smugglers
''Society Smugglers'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Joe May and starring Preston Foster, Irene Hervey and Walter Woolf King.Monaco p.364 It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson. Cast * Preston Foster as Sully * Irene Hervey as Joan Martin * Walter Woolf King as Massey * Frank Jenks as Emery * Fred Keating as Larry Kearns * Regis Toomey as Johnny Beebe * Frances Robinson as Mary Larson * Raymond Parker as Ames * Clay Clement as Harrison * Doris Rankin as Miss Wexley * Harry Hayden as Dr. Lee * Frank Reicher as Jones * Milburn Stone as Peter Garfield * Jack Norton as Prentis * Michael Mark as Rug Merchant * George Lynn as Austin * Eddie Acuff as Radio Expert * Mary Field as Secretary * James Baker as Plainclothesman * Frank Bischell as Newsboy * Heinie Conklin as Mailman * Kernan Cripps as Detective * Robert Darrell as Radio Technician * Edward Earle as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternally Yours (film)
''Eternally Yours'' (aka ''Whose Wife'') is a 1939 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Tay Garnett with Walter Wanger as executive producer, from a screenplay by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne. The film stars Loretta Young and David Niven, and also features a strong supporting cast including Broderick Crawford, Billie Burke, Eve Arden, ZaSu Pitts, and C. Aubrey Smith. Composer Werner Janssen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music.Halliwell 1989, p. 322. Plot Anita Halstead (Loretta Young) goes to see a magic act performed by Tony (David Niven), the "Great Arturo", after her bridal shower for her wedding to Don Burns ( Broderick Crawford). Anita and Tony are immediately attracted to each other and get married. She becomes his assistant in the act. One night, Tony becomes drunk in the company of a woman reporter and boasts he will jump out of an aircraft at with his hands handcuffed behind his back. When she prints his claim, he first tries to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Train
''Prison Train'' is a 1938 American Crime film, crime drama film directed by Gordon Wiles. Released by Equity Pictures Corporation, the film stars Fred Keating and Dorothy Comingore (billed as Linda Winters). Burlesque dancer Faith Bacon also appears in the film. It was her first and last film role. Cast * Fred Keating as Frankie Terris * Dorothy Comingore as Louise Terris * Clarence Muse as Train Steward/Sam * Faith Bacon as Maxine * Alexander Leftwich as Manny Robbins * James Blakeley as Joe Robbins * Sam Bernard as George * John Pearson as Red * Nestor Paiva as Morose * Val Stanton as Sullen * Peter Potter as Bill Adams * Kit Guard as Guard * Franklyn Farnum as The Lawyer * George Lloyd (actor), George Lloyd as Bull External links * * 1938 films 1938 crime drama films 1930s prison films American black-and-white films American crime drama films American independent films American prison drama films Films directed by Gordon Wiles Films produced by B. F. Zeidman Rail tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody For Two
''Melody for Two'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Louis King and starring James Melton, Patricia Ellis and Marie Wilson. The film is notable for introducing the song "September in the Rain", which subsequently became a pop standard. The film's art direction was by Esdras Hartley. Plot Cast Reception Critical response Frank S. Nugent of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...'' writes in his review: "Whipping itself into a fine orchestral frenzy, ''Melody for Two'' (at the Palace) posts tenor James Melton behind one swing band and alto Patricia Ellis behind another. As friendly enemies in the night clubs and over the airways they are prepared to fight it out, even if it takes all Summer. Mr. Melton has a pleasant voice for a few p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When's Your Birthday?
''When's Your Birthday?'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Joe E. Brown. While original prints of this film had a cartoon sequence in Technicolor directed by Bob Clampett and Leon Schlesinger, most surviving prints (including the Internet Archive) have the sequence in black-and-white. Premise Dustin Willoughby (Joe E. Brown) is a prizefighter and believer in astrology who only wins when the stars are in alignment. Cast *Joe E. Brown - Dustin Willoughby *Marian Marsh - Jerry Grant * Fred Keating - Larry Burke *Edgar Kennedy - Mr. Henry Basscombe *Maude Eburne - Mrs. Fanny Basscombe * Suzanne Kaaren - Diane Basscombe * Margaret Hamilton - Mossy - the Maid * Minor Watson - James J. Regan *Frank Jenks - Lefty - Regan's Henchman *Don Rowan - Steve - Regan's Henchman *Granville Bates - Judge O'Day *Charles Judels - Acropolis, the Headwaiter *Corky - Zodiac, the Dog *Bobby Barber - Waiter Who Drops Flower Pot (uncredited) * Ward Bond - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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