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George Anderson (actor)
George Anderson (March 6, 1886 – August 26, 1948) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in 74 films and 25 Broadway productions in his 34-year career. Career Born in New York City in 1886, Anderson made his Broadway debut on August 5, 1907, as the star of an original musical called ''The Time, the Place and the Girl.'' For the next ten years he continued to perform on the Great White Way in both musicals and plays – including Victor Herbert's '' The Duchess'' – until the end of November 1917. During about this same period, he also appeared in six movies, from 1915 to 1918, at a time when the nascent film industry was largely located in the New York City area. From 1922 to 1924 and from 1927 to 1936, Anderson again appeared on Broadway in musicals, comedies and melodramas, including ''The Strawberry Blonde'', which he also directed, frequently with about a year between each production, time during which it would be the normal procedure of the period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, England
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Haywire
''Hotel Haywire'' is a 1937 American comedy film written by Preston Sturges with uncredited rewrites by Lillie Hayward. It was directed by George Archainbaud and stars Leo Carrillo, Lynne Overman, Spring Byington, Benny Baker and Colette Lyons. Plot Dentist Henry Parkhouse (Lynne Overman) and his wife Minerva (Spring Byington) have a perfect marriage until a practical joke backfires and she finds a lady's chemise in his coat pocket. Wife and husband both consult Dr. Zodiac Z. Zippe (Leo Carrillo) about what to do, and vaudevillians-turned-detectives Bertie and Genevieve Sterns (Benny Baker and Collette Lyons) get involved as well. On his lawyer's advice, Henry rents a hotel room to set up a compromising situation, only the Parkhouses' daughter Phyllis (Mary Carlisle) is in the same hotel to elope with Frank Ketts ( John Patterson), and plans to get married in the room next to Henry's. When Judge Sterling Newhall (Porter Hall) shows up to officiate, he knocks on Henry's door lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Takes A Holiday
''Crime Takes a Holiday'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus and Charles Logue. The film stars Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille, Arthur Hohl, Thomas E. Jackson and John Wray. The film was released on October 5, 1938, by Columbia Pictures. Plot A policeman is murdered and District Attorney Walter Forbes gets an ex-con to take the blame in order for the real culprit to be more at ease. Forbes calls the real killer, but wires to conversation to broadcast over the radio. Cast * Jack Holt as Walter Forbes *Marcia Ralston as Margaret 'Peggy' Stone *Russell Hopton as Jerry Clayton *Douglass Dumbrille as J.J. Grant *Arthur Hohl as Joe Whitehead * Thomas E. Jackson as Brennan * John Wray as Howell *William Pawley as Spike *Paul Fix as Louie * Harry Woods as Stoddard *Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Alcatraz
''King of Alcatraz'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan and Harry Carey. It was the film debut of Robert Preston. Plot Just as gangster Steve Murkil is escaping from Alcatraz prison, rival San Francisco radio operators Ray Grayson and Bob MacArthur find themselves assigned to a freighter run by Captain Glennan, headed out to sea. Among those on board are a new nurse, Dale Borden, and passengers including a young woman and her mother. The younger one is Murkil's moll and the mother is Murkil himself in disguise, making a getaway, with several of his cronies also aboard ship. Ray and Bob both develop a romantic interest in Dale and both end up in confrontations with Murkil. A fight results in Ray being wounded, with Dale receiving radio instructions on how to perform an operation that he immediately needs. Murkil nearly makes his escape until he is shot by Glennan. On shore, Ray and Dale decide to get married, with Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint In New York (film)
''The Saint in New York'' is an American 1938 crime film, directed by Ben Holmes and adapted from Leslie Charteris's 1935 novel of the same name by Charles Kaufman and Mortimer Offner. After a police lieutenant is killed, the New York Police Department enlists gentleman criminal Simon Templar to fight criminal elements in the city. Released by RKO Pictures, ''The Saint in New York'' marks the first screen appearance of Templar, also known as "The Saint". Louis Hayward stars as the title character, with Kay Sutton as his love interest. Alfred Hitchcock was initially discussed as a possible director for the film. This was the first of eight films in RKO's film series about The Saint. After being replaced in the series by George Sanders, Hayward would not play The Saint again until 1953 in Hammer Films production of ''The Saint's Return''. There had not been a Saint film made in twelve years. Plot Police Lieutenant Martin, an officer leading the fight against New York gangsters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Be Wild (1938 Film)
''Born to Be Wild'' is a 1938 American action film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Nathanael West. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston, Ward Bond, Robert Emmett Keane, Ben Hewlett and Charles Williams. The film was released on February 16, 1938, by Republic Pictures. Plot Two reckless truckers are asked to deliver a load of lettuce, but among the way they are stopped by farm workers on strike, they learn that the cargo is actually dynamite and that they have to take that dynamite into a jammed dam and blow it up. Cast *Ralph Byrd as Steve Hackett *Doris Weston as Mary Stevens * Ward Bond as Bill Purvis *Robert Emmett Keane as J. Stearns Davis *Ben Hewlett as Wilson * Charles Williams as Company Spotter *Davison Clark as Stranger *Byron Foulger as Husband * George Anderson as Mayor * Edwin Stanley as Randolph *Ben Hendricks Jr. as Deputy *Sterlita Peluffo as Manuela *Lew Kelly as Reilly *Harrison Greene as J. Carroll Malloy *George Magrill as Hank *Anna Demetrio Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Suspicion (1937 Film)
''Under Suspicion'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Katherine DeMille and Luis Alberni.Goble p.997 Synopsis Millionaire automobile A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded ... manufacturer Robert Bailey announces that he plans to turn over ownership of his company to the employees. This outrages his fellow stockholders and two attempts are made to kill him. Bailey summons them all to his lodge in order to try and work out which is the potential murderer. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films 1937 mystery films 1930s English-language films American mystery films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of Mystery (1937 Film)
''Night of Mystery'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Grant Richards, Roscoe Karns and Helen Burgess. The film was a remake of ''The Greene Murder Case'' (1929), adapted from a 1928 novel of the same name.Goble p.472 Because of this it is sometimes known by the alternative title ''The Greene Murder Case''. Cast * Grant Richards as Philo Vance * Roscoe Karns as Sgt. Heath * Helen Burgess as Ada Greene * Ruth Coleman as Sibella Greene * Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Tobias Greene * Harvey Stephens as Dr. Von Blon * June Martel as Barton * Ellen Drew as Secretary * Purnell Pratt as John F. X. Markham * Colin Tapley as Chester Greene * James Bush as Rex Greene * Ivan F. Simpson as Sproot * Greta Meyer as Mrs. Mannheim * Leonard Carey as Lister * Nora Cecil Nora Cecil (September 26, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was an English-born American actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Co-Respondent
''The Co-Respondent'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Wilfred Lucas and George Anderson.Connelly p.334 It was based on a Broadway play, and was adapted again by Universal Pictures as '' The Whispered Name'' in 1924. Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Ann Gray * Wilfred Lucas as Richard Manning * George Anderson as Howard Van Keel * Winifred Harris as Friend of Mrs. van kreel * Richard Neill as Attorney for Mrs. van Keel * Charles Smith as Bellhop * Josephine Morse as Aunt * Hattie Horne as Gossip * Robert Cain as Gossip * Edna Hunter Edna Hunter (April 9, 1876 – February 5, 1920) was an American stage and film actress of the silent film era, who appeared in more than a dozen films between 1915 and 1918. Early life Hunter was born in Attica, Indiana and raised in Toledo, ... as Gossip References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Almighty Dollar (1916 Film)
''The Almighty Dollar'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby, to story by E. Magnus Ingleton, and starring June Elvidge, E. K. Lincoln, Frances Nelson, and George Anderson.The Moving Picture World - Volume 29 - Page 1683 1916 " "The Almighty Dollar" Interesting Drama Produced by Paragon for World Film — Frances Nelson and E. K. Lincoln ... his wife, is once more set forth in this Paragon-World Film picture, made by Robert Thornby from a story by E. M. Ingleton. Cast * June Elvidge as Nan Lorimer * Frances Nelson as Masie Lorimer * George Anderson as Dr. Thornton *E. K. Lincoln Edward Kline Lincoln (August 8, 1884 - January 9, 1958) was an American silent film actor and director. Lincoln appeared in over 65 silent films and was best known for movies like '' For the Freedom of the World'' (1917), '' The Light in the D ... as John Harwood *Miss Humphries *Deborah Nanson *Jack Meredith References External links * * 1916 films 1916 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Pal (1915 Film)
''Little Pal'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Pickford. The film was produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Mary Pickford as 'Little Pal' *Russell Bassett as Sid Gerue * George Anderson as John Grandon *William Lloyd as 'Pill Box' Andy *Constance Johnston as Frances Grandon *Joseph Manning as 'Black Brand' *Bert Hadley as Cultus Preservation status A print is preserved at Cinémathèque Française. See also *Mary Pickford filmography Mary Pickford (1892–1979) was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, producer, and writer. During the silent film era she became one of the first great celebrities of the cinema and a popular icon known to the public as "America's Sweethea ... References External links * * *Lantern slideanlobby poster 1915 films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Famous Players- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argyle Secrets
''The Argyle Secrets'' is a 1948 American film noir mystery thriller written and directed by Cy Endfield and starring William Gargan and Marjorie Lord. It was based on a half-hour radio play by Endfield, originally heard on CBS's '' Suspense''. The film was made for the micro-budget of $100,000 and shot in eight days. Plot Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down incriminating papers showing that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war. Cast * Harry Mitchell - William Gargan * Maria - Marjorie Lord * Lt. Samuel Sampson – Ralph Byrd * Panama Archie – Jack Reitzen * Winter – John Banner * Elizabeth Court – Barbara Billingsley * Jor McBrod – Alex Frazer * Scanlon – Peter Brocco * Allen Pierce – George Anderson * Gil Hobrey – Mickey Simpson * 'Pinky' Pincus – Alvin Hammer * The Nurse – Carole Donne * Mrs. Rubin – Mary Tarcai * Melvyn Rubin – Cop – Robert Kellard * Gerald Rubin – Kenneth Greenwald Critical reception ''TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
