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Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney (December 13, 1909 – July 28, 1975) was an American actress. McKinney was the daughter of a druggist in Fort Worth, Texas. She gained early acting experience in Little Theatre productions and plays at Central High School in Fort Worth. A soprano, she also sang in five languages at concerts in Texas. Her musical talents resulted in a scholarship to the American Conservatory of Music. McKinney received a contract from Paramount Pictures in 1931. Later, as a contract actor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, she had the female romantic lead in ''Dizzy Dames''. She also appeared in the films '' The Miracle Man'', ''The Cabin in the Cotton'', '' Cynara'', ''Beauty for Sale'', ''Dancing Lady'', ''Student Tour'', ''David Copperfield'', ''Night Life of the Gods'', '' Strangers All'', '' Cappy Ricks Returns'', '' Muss 'Em Up'', '' A Star Fell from Heaven'', ''Waterloo Bridge'', ''Oklahoma Renegades'', '' A Night at Earl Carroll's'', '' You're the One'', ''Unholy Partners'', ''Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mart, Texas
Mart is a city in Limestone and McLennan counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,748 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,748 people, 634 households, and 450 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, 2,273 people, 832 households, and 550 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,692.0 people per square mile (654.9/km). The 934 housing units averaged 695.2 per square mile (269.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 68.28% White, 27.54% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 2.46% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.81% of the population. Of the 832 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers All
''Strangers All'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor from a screenplay by Milton Krims. The film stars May Robson and Preston Foster Preston Stratton Foster (August 24, 1900 – July 14, 1970), was an American actor of stage, film, radio, and television, whose career spanned nearly four decades. He also had a career as a vocalist. Early life Born in Ocean City, New Jersey ..., and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on April 26, 1935. References {{Charles Vidor Films produced by Cliff Reid Films directed by Charles Vidor RKO Pictures films American drama films 1935 drama films 1935 films American black-and-white films 1930s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Deaths
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 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), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by 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), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Joe, The Wrangler
''Little Joe, the Wrangler'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Sherman L. Lowe and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Florine McKinney and James Craven. The film was released on November 13, 1942, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Johnny Mack Brown as Neal Wallace *Tex Ritter as Sheriff Bob Brewster *Fuzzy Knight as Little Joe Smith *Jennifer Holt as Janet Hammond * Florine McKinney as Mary Brewster * James Craven as Lloyd Chapin *Wally Wales as Ben Travis *Glenn Strange as Jeff Corey *Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely *Johnny Bond Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer and publisher, who co-founded a music publishing firm, he was active in the musi ... as Johnny *Scotty Harrel as Scotty References External links * {{IMDb title, 0034982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Orchid
''Brooklyn Orchid'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners. The film stars William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Grace Bradley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Florine McKinney and Leonid Kinskey. The film was released on January 31, 1942, by United Artists. This was the first of the so-called Taxi Comedies series, which featured Bendix, Sawyer, and Bradley playing the same characters. The latter two films were '' The McGuerins from Brooklyn'' and ''Taxi, Mister''. Plot A couple of cab drivers, Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett, cope with the women in their lives. Tim's social-climbing wife Sadie has a secret, that she once worked as a stripper. Eddie's conniving sweetheart Mabel plans to use this information against Sadie when she becomes irritated by her. Tim and Eddie go fishing and catch a whopper—a beautiful woman. Lucy Gibbs turns out to be the winner of the "Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unholy Partners
''Unholy Partners'' is a 1941 black-and-white film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day, Edward Arnold, and Marsha Hunt. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot A newspaper reporter, Bruce Corey, returns from World War I to New York City. After reporting to his job at his old newspaper, Corey finds that his old editor doesn't like his new ideas. Corey and his war correspondent friends start their own down-market newspaper which will feature "the news before it happens." Corey gambles with a mob boss and wins the money to start up his paper, the ''New York Mercury'', an instant success. However, because of stories that may implicate the newspaper's silent partner in a number of crimes, Corey finds himself and his staff threatened and even the targets of gunfire. Corey finally kills the mob boss and flees the country on a plane that is attempting a trans-Atlantic flight. The plane crashes and he is killed. Rather than embroil the paper in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The One (1941 Film)
''You're the One'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Gene Markey. The film stars Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker, Albert Dekker, Edward Everett Horton, Lillian Cornell, Renie Riano and Jerry Colonna. The film was released on February 19, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Bonnie Baker as Bonnie Baker *Orrin Tucker as Orrin Tucker *Albert Dekker as Luke Laramie *Edward Everett Horton as Death Valley Joe Frink *Lillian Cornell as Miss Jones *Renie Riano as Aunt Emma * Jerry Colonna as Dr. Colonna *Teddy Hart as Julius, Luke's Chauffeur * Tom Dugan as Edgar Crump *Walter Catlett as Program Director * Charles Lane as Announcer *Don Castle as Tony Delmar *Mariska Aldrich as Mme. Ziffnidyiff *Eddie Conrad as Mr. Ziffnidyiff *Marie Blake as Beauty Shop Operator *Hal K. Dawson as Male Secretary *June Gaude as Beauty Shop Manager *Gerald Oliver Smith as Hotel Clerk * Sammy Cohen as Bellboy *Gilbert Wilson as Hotel Clerk *Foy Van Dolsen as Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night At Earl Carroll's
''A Night at Earl Carroll's'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Lynn Starling. The film stars Ken Murray, Rose Hobart, Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart, Earl Carroll, J. Carrol Naish, and Lela Moore. The film was released on December 6, 1940 by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Ken Murray as Barney Nelson *Rose Hobart as Ramona Lisa *Elvia Allman as Cobina Gusher *Blanche Stewart as Brenda Gusher *Earl Carroll as himself *J. Carrol Naish as Steve Kalkus *Lela Moore as herself *Jack Norton as Alonzo Smith *Russell Hicks as Mayor Jones of Hollywood *William B. Davidson as Mayor Green of San Bernardino * John Harmon as Mac *Forbes Murray as Mayor Brown of Pasadena * Ralph Emerson as Mayor Gray of Bakersfield * Ray Walker as Jerry *Allan Cavan as Mayor White of El Centro *George McKay as Mayor Stokes of San Diego * Truman Bradley as Radio Announcer *Beryl Wallace as Miss DuBarry *Ruth Rogers as Miss DeMilo *Sheila Ryan as Miss Borgia *John Laing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Renegades
''Oklahoma Renegades'' is a 1940 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Nate Watt. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin * Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo * Lee 'Lasses' White as Jim Keith * Florine McKinney as Marian Carter * William Ruhl as Mace Liscomb * Al Herman as Hank Blake * James Seay as Carl – Blind veteran * Eddie Dean as Veteran * Harold Daniels Harold Daniels was an actor and then a director of American films. He directed about 14 films. The 1958 ''Terror in the Haunted House'' he directed was the first to use the technique known as '' Psychorama''. Filmography Director *'' They Met in ... as Orv Liscomb * Jack Lescoulie as Veteran * Frosty Royce as Veteran Mort (as Frosty Royse) References External links * 1940 films 1940 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Republic Pictures films Three Mesquiteers films Films directed by Nate Watt 1940s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo Bridge (1940 Film)
''Waterloo Bridge'' is a 1940 American drama film and the remake of the 1931 film also called ''Waterloo Bridge'', adapted from the 1930 play ''Waterloo Bridge''. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, based on the Broadway drama by Robert E. Sherwood. The music is by Herbert Stothart and cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The film stars Robert Taylor and Vivien Leigh. It was a success at the box office and nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Music for Herbert Stothart and Best Cinematography. It was also considered a personal favorite by both Leigh and Taylor. In 1956, it was remade again as '' Gaby'', which starred Leslie Caron and John Kerr. Plot After Britain's declaration of war in World Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
