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Follies Girl
''Follies Girl'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Rowland and starring Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan and Gordon Oliver. It was made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. Much of the film takes place in or around a burlesque house.Koszarski p.553 It was the final film appearance of Barrie apart from a cameo role in '' It Should Happen to You''. Cast * Wendy Barrie as Anne Merriday * Doris Nolan as Francine La Rue * Gordon Oliver as Pvt. Jerry Hamlin * Anne Barrett as Bunny * Arthur Pierson as Sgt. Bill Perkins * J.C. Nugent as J.B. Hamlin * Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. J.B. Hamlin * William Harrigan as Jimmy Dobson * Jay Brennan as Andre Duval * Lew Hearn as Lew * Cliff Hall as Cliff * Marion McGuire as Trixie * Pat C. Flick as Patsy * Anthony Blair as Somers * Jerri Blanchard as Jerri * Sergei Badamsky as Scarini * G. Swayne Gordon as Doorman * Ray Heatherton as Bandleader Ray Heatherton * Johnny Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvin Shapp
Irvin is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Irvin J. Borowsky (1924-2014), American publisher * Irvin Cobb (1876–1944), American author *Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), American tennis player *Irvin Duguid (born 1969), Scottish musician *Irvin Feld (1918–1984), American impresario *Irvin Kershner (1923-2010), American film director * Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African sports administrator *Irvin Mayfield (born 1977), American jazz musician *Irvin McDowell (1818–1885), American soldier *Irvin Shapiro (1906–1989), American film distributor * Irvin Talton, (dates unavailable), American politician * Earl Irvin West (1920–2011), American church historian * Irvin Westheimer (1879–1980), American philanthropist *Irvin Willat (1890–1976), American film director * Irvin Yalom (born 1931), American author *Irvin Yeaworth (1926–2004), German film director Surname *Britt Irvin (born 1984), Canadian actress *Bruce Irvin (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poverty Row
Poverty Row is a slang term used to refer to Hollywood films produced from the 1920s to the 1950s by small (and mostly short-lived) B movie studios. Although many of them were based on (or near) today's Gower Street in Hollywood, the term did not necessarily refer to any specific physical location, but was rather a figurative catch-all for low-budget films produced by these lower-tier studios. Many of the films of Poverty Row were Westerns, including series such as ''Billy the Kid'', starring Buster Crabbe, from Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), comedy/adventure series such as those featuring the Bowery Boys (Monogram Pictures) and detectives such as The Shadow. The films were characterized by low budgets, casts made up of minor stars or unknowns, and overall production values betraying the haste and economy with which they were made. Studios While some Poverty Row studios had a brief existence, releasing only a few films, others operated on more-or-less the same terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritzi Scheff
Fritzi Scheff (born Friederike Scheff; August 30, 1879 – April 8, 1954) was an American actress and singer. Biography Born Friederike Scheff in Vienna to Dr. Gottfried Scheff and Anna Yeager, she studied at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. She made her debut on January 10, 1897 in Nuremberg. She debuted in Munich at the Royal Opera House. In 1901 she first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, singing rôles in ''La Bohème'', ''Die Meistersinger'', ''Die Walküre'', and ''Don Giovanni''. She sang in the Victor Herbert operetta ''Babette'' at Washington, D.C. and New York (1903). Toward the end of the 1904-05 season, Scheff became ill and was replaced by her understudy Ida Hawley to close out the remaining performances of ''Babette''. Scheff had immense success as Fifi in ''Mlle. Modiste'' (1905–1908, 1913) and appeared also in '' The Prima Donna'' (1908), ''The Mikado'' (1910), '' The Duchess'' (1911), and ''The Love Wager'' (1912). From 1913-18, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Badamsky
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honor of Saint Sergius, or in Russia, of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance (Serge, Sergio, Sergi) and Slavic languages (Serhii, Sergey, Serguei). It is not common in English, although the Anglo-French name Sergeant is possibly related to it. Etymology The name originates from the Roman ''nomen'' (patrician family name) ''Sergius'', after the name of the Roman ''gens'' of Latin origins Sergia or Sergii from Alba Longa, Old Latium, counted by Theodor Mommsen as one of the oldest Roman families, one of the original 100 ''gentes originarie''. It has been speculated to derive from a more ancient Etruscan name but the etymology of the nomen Sergius is problematic. Chase hesitantly suggests a connection with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerri Blanchard
Jerri may refer to: * Jerri (given name), a given name * Abdul Jerri (born 1932), Iraqi-American physicist * Jèrri, the name of island Jersey in the local language Jèrriais * Jerri (footballer) (born 1982), Jerri Ariel Farias Hahn, Brazilian footballer See also * Jarri * Jerrie * Gerri (other) Gerri may refer to: *Gerri, a feminine given name: **Gerri Elliott (21st century), American businesswoman **Gerri Green (born 1995), American football player ** Gerri Lawlor (21st century), American actress **Gerri Peev (21st century), Bulgarian-B ... * Jerry (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion McGuire
Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) * Marion (surname) * Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" * Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island Australia * City of Marion, a local government area in South Australia * Marion, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide Cyprus * Marion, Cyprus, an ancient city-state South Africa *Marion Island, one of the Prince Edward Islands United States * Marion, Alabama * Marion, Arkansas * Marion, Connecticut ** Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut) * Marion, Georgia * Marion, Illinois * Marion, Indiana, Grant County * Marion, Shelby County, Indiana * Marion, Iowa * Marion, Kansas ** Marion County Lake ** Marion Reservoir * Marion, Kentucky * Marion, Louisiana * Marion, Massachusetts * Marion Station, Maryland, often referred to as just "Marion" * Marion, Michigan * Marion, Minne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Brennan
A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian jay than to the East Asian blue and green magpies, whereas the blue jay is not closely related to either. Systematics and species Jays are not a monophyletic group. Anatomical and molecular evidence indicates they can be divided into an American and an Old World lineage (the latter including the ground jays and the piapiac), while the grey jays of the genus ''Perisoreus'' form a group of their own.http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021299/Corvidae%5B1%5D.pdf PDF fulltext The black magpies, formerly believed to be related to jays, are classified as treepies. Old World ("brown") jays Grey jays American jays In culture Slang The word ''jay'' has an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harrigan
William Harrigan (March 27, 1894 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor who performed in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s and on stage. Early years Harrigan was born in New York City and attended New York Military Academy. Harrigan was the son of actor Edward Harrigan and the grandson of composer David Braham. His sister was Nedda Harrigan, which made him the brother-in-law of director/playwright Joshua Logan. Harrigan first performed on stage when he was 5 years old, joining his father in a production of ''Reilly and the 400'' at the Garrick Theater. During World War I, Harrigan was a captain in the 307th Infantry Regiment of the 77th Division. Career Following his school years, Harrigan acted in New York theaters in plays that included ''Bought and Paid For'' and ''Springtime''. He also toured Australia in 1915 as part of a company led by Charles Millward. Harrigan's Broadway debut was in ''Old Lavender'' (1906). He also performed with his father in a touring c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon (January 5, 1890 – November 17, 1957) was an American stage and film character actress whose career spanned nearly half a century. She began in theatre where she remained rooted even after entering motion pictures in the early 1930s. As Witherspoon’s career progressed, she carved a niche playing haughty society women or harridan housewives such as Princess Lina in Ferenc Molnár's 1928 play ''Olympia,'' or Agatha Sousè, W.C. Fields’ domineering spouse in the 1940 film ''The Bank Dick''. John Springer and Jack Hamilton, authors of ''They Had Faces Then: Super Stars, Stars, and Starlets of the 1930s'' (1974), wrote that "Witherspoon was blessed with a face that might have been drawn by one of those cartoonists who specialize in dealing with the war between men and women." Early life She was born in New Orleans, to Cora S. Bell and Henry Edgeworth Witherspoon. Her father was an assistant surgeon with the Confederate Army during the American Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Pierson (director)
Arthur Pierson (June 16, 1901 – January 1, 1975) was a Norwegian-born American actor and director. Born in Oslo, he was brought to the United States and raised in Seattle, Washington. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929 in ''Remote Control''. He continued to appear on stage throughout the 1930s, appearing in plays such as ''Night of January 16th'' (1935) and a Broadway production of '' Othello'' (1937). His last Broadway appearance was in '' The Unconquered'' in 1940. In 1932 he took up film acting as well, appearing in Lloyd Corrigan's ''No One Man''. He subsequently appeared in over a dozen movies, usually in minor roles. Among his best-known film roles was Capitano Lorenzo in the Laurel and Hardy comedy ''The Devil's Brother'' (1933). In 1947 he went behind the camera to direct ''Dangerous Years''. He directed two other features, '' The Fighting O'Flynn'' (1949) and '' Home Town Story'' (1951), before turning to television as a director and producer. In his later ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Barrett
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France ( Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Should Happen To You
''It Should Happen to You'' is a 1954 American romantic comedy film starring Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford and Jack Lemmon; it was Lemmon's first major film appearance. The film was directed by George Cukor, and partly filmed on location in New York City. Screenwriter Garson Kanin originally intended the script as a vehicle for Danny Kaye, but Kanin's wife, Ruth Gordon, suggested casting Judy Holliday instead. The title was initially ''A Name for Herself''. Lemmon had a contentious meeting with studio boss Harry Cohn, who feared that critics might use jokes about the name "Lemmon" in headlines panning the film. He wanted Lemmon to change his name to "Lennon". Lemmon countered that if he did that, people might confuse his name with "Lenin" and associate his name with communism— a legitimate concern in the 1950s. Plot Gladys Glover is a young woman who yearns for fame. Strolling through Central Park, she meets Pete Sheppard, who is a documentary maker. Gladys tells him she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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