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Gertrude Howard
Gertrude Howard (October 13, 1892 – September 30, 1934) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Biography Born in 1892, Howard performed in the chorus of ''The Wife Hunters'' (1911) on Broadway. She broke into films in 1925, appearing in ''The Circus Cyclone'', directed by Albert Rogell. In 1927, she played the wife of Uncle Tom in ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''. In 1927, ''The Pittsburgh Courier'' stated that she was the "highest salaried colored actress in Hollywood". She appeared mostly in minor or supporting film roles, such as Queenie in the original version of ''Show Boat'' (1929), and Martha in Christy Cabanne's ''Conspiracy''. Her appearance as Beulah Thorndyke in ''I'm No Angel'' (1933), led to her being forever linked to Mae West with the famous line, "Beulah, peel me a grape". In Howard's short career she would appear in twenty-two films. That career was cut short by her untimely death in 1934 at the age of 41. Mae West helped raise funds for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peck's Bad Boy (1934 Film)
''Peck's Bad Boy'' is a 1934 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Edward F. Cline. It was based on the series of books by George W. Peck. Plot Cast * Jackie Cooper as Bill Peck *Thomas Meighan as Henry Peck * Jackie Searl as Horace Clay *Dorothy Peterson as Aunt Lily Clay *O.P. Heggie as Duffy *Charles E. Evans as Minister *Gertrude Howard as Martha the Maid *Larry Wheat as Master of Ceremonies * Harvey Clark as Spectator Soundtrack * "Father and Son" (Music by Hugo Riesenfeld, lyrics by Herbert Stahlberg) See also * ''Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus ''Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline, based on the book of the same name by George W. Peck, one of his stories of Peck's Bad Boy. Plot summary Bill Peck receives ten dollars from his ...'' External links * * 1934 films 1934 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward F. Cline Films produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sea Love (1927 Film)
''South Sea Love'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Lee Shumway, and Alan Brooks.Quinlan p. 152 Cast * Patsy Ruth Miller as Charlotte Guest * Lee Shumway as Fred Stewart * Alan Brooks as Tom Malloy * Harry Crocker as Bob Bernard * Barney Gilmore as George Billways * Gertrude Howard as Moana * Albert Conti as Max Weber * Everett Brown as Nahalo * Harry Wallace Harry Wright Wallace (11 September 1885 – 30 April 1973) was a British Labour Party politician. He was Assistant Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers. At the 1924 general election, he was unsuccessful Labour candidate at Bury in ... as Jake Streeter References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors''. Batsford, 1983. External links *SouthSeasCinema; a website devoted to Pacific Island themed films 1927 films Films directed by Ralph Ince American silent feature films 1920s English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George White's 1935 Scandals
''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is an American musical film, written by Jack Yellen and produced in 1935 by Fox Film Corporation. It was a follow-up to (but not a sequel to) the 1934 release, ''George White's Scandals''. Plot The film centers on real-life stage and screen producer George White as he gathers acts for his new Broadway revue. At the top of his list is blonde Alice Faye. Also appearing in the film was James Dunn and Cliff Edwards. ''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is best remembered as the major film debut of a young dancer named Eleanor Powell, here performing a "specialty dance". Powell, already a Broadway star, had played bit parts in a couple of films prior to this, but ''Scandals'' was her first major film role. According to her introduction to the book ''Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance'', a mix-up in the make-up department resulted in her being made to look almost Egyptian and she left the production so disenchanted with movie-making, she initially rejected a contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Code
''The Fighting Code'' is a 1933 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Buck Jones, Diane Sinclair, Ward Bond, Richard Alexander, Alfred P. James and Erville Alderson. The film was released on December 30, 1933, by Columbia Pictures. Cast *Buck Jones as Ben Halliday (as Charles 'Buck' Jones) * Diane Sinclair as Helen James * Ward Bond as Joe Krull * Richard Alexander as Sheriff Olson (as Dick Alexander) *Alfred P. James as Judge Williams (as Alf James) *Erville Alderson as Joshua La Plante (as Erville Anderson) *Gertrude Howard as Housekeeper Martha *Louis Natheaux as Barry *Niles Welch as Crosby (uncredited) *Bob Kortman as Carter (uncredited) *Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ... as Betts (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Trail
''Forbidden Trail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Weeks and George Cooper.Pitts p.112 Cast * Buck Jones as Tom Devlin * Barbara Weeks as Mary Middleton * George Cooper as Happy - Tom's Sidekick * Wallis Clark as Cash Karger * Mary Carr as Mrs. Middleton * Albert J. Smith as Burke - Henchman * Ed Brady as J. Snodgrass * Frank Rice as Sheriff Hibbs * Charles Berner as Johnson - Rancher * Charles Brinley as Townsman / Nester * Buck Bucko as Townsman / Nester * Roy Bucko as Townsman / Nester * Wong Chung as Wong - Chinese Cook * Ken Cooper as Townsman / Nester * Rube Dalroy as Mob Member * Frank Ellis as Ranch Hand * Jack Evans as Townsman / Nester * Tom B. Forman as Collins' Ranch Foreman * Herman Hack as Nester * Allen Holbrook as Townsman / Nester * Frank LaRue as Collins - Rancher * Bert Lindley as Mob Member * Lew Meehan as Townsman * Art Mix as Ranch Hand * Buck Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers In Love
''Strangers in Love'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes, written by Grover Jones, William J. Locke and William Slavens McNutt, and starring Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin, Juliette Compton, George Barbier, Sidney Toler and Earle Foxe. It was released on March 4, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. Plot summary Cast * Fredric March as Buddy Drake/Arthur Drake * Kay Francis as Diana Merrow * Stuart Erwin as Stan Kenney * Juliette Compton as Muriel Preston * George Barbier as Mr. Merrow * Sidney Toler as McPhail * Earle Foxe as J.C. Clark * Lucien Littlefield as Professor Clark * Leslie Palmer as Bronson * Gertrude Howard as Snowball * Ben Taggart Ben Taggart (April 5, 1889 – May 17, 1947) was an American actor. Taggart's stage experience began in Seattle, and he went on to play leading roles in Washington, Portland, San Francisco, Trenton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. He was described ... as Crenshaw References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Service (1931 Film)
''Secret Service'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by Bernard Schubert. The film based on a play by William Gillette, stars Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey, and Nance O'Neil. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by RKO Pictures. Plot Two Union officers, Captain Lewis Dumont and his younger brother, Lieutenant Henry Dumont, receive orders from General Ulysses S. Grant Grant to go behind enemy lines and become undercover agents to feed false information to the Confederate States Army. Lewis is tasked with becoming part of a Confederate telegraph office in Richmond, Virginia, under the guise of a deceased Confederate officer, Thorne. Meanwhile, Henry is ordered to allow himself to be captured by the enemy, during which he is supposed to pass incorrect information about Union positions. Thorne comes upon the tail-end of a skirmish between Union and Confederate soldiers, during which he is wounded. After the batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolation Marriage
''Consolation Marriage'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Paul Sloane and written by Humphrey Pearson. The film stars Irene Dunne, Pat O'Brien, John Halliday, Myrna Loy, and Matt Moore. The film was released on November 21, 1931, by RKO Pictures. Plot In prohibition-era Manhattan, shopkeeper Mary Brown loses Aubrey, her childhood sweetheart, when he marries a rich woman. Reporter Steve "Rollo" Porter has also lost his childhood sweetheart, Elaine, who has married someone else. Mary and Steve become friends and make a marriage of convenience based on a shared sense of whimsical humor as well as their mutual losses. When their old loves re-enter their lives, a few years later, Mary and Steve must decide what is really important to them. Cast *Irene Dunne as Mary Brown Porter *Pat O'Brien as Steve Porter * John Halliday as Jeff Hunter *Myrna Loy as Elaine Brandon * Matt Moore as the Colonel * Lester Vail as Aubrey *Elmer Ballard as Undetermined Role (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrod And Sam (1931 Film)
''Penrod and Sam'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Leon Janney and Frank Coghlan Jr. It is an adaptation of the novel '' Penrod and Sam'' by Booth Tarkington. Beaudine had previously directed a 1923 silent version, and was invited to remake his earlier success. Plot Penrod Schofield and Sam Williams are good friends and founding members of the In-Or-In boy's club. Penrod is perpetually in trouble at school and in the neighborhood because of the pranks he plays. Georgie Bassett and Rodney Bitts, two other boys at school, are always complaining to adults about Penrod and Sam, so the boys will not allow them into their club. When Georgie's father, Mr. Bassett, tells this to Penrod's father, Henry Schofield, Mr. Schofield insists that the boys invite Georgie to join their club. Having been forced into accepting Georgie, they decide to make his initiation especially unpleasant. Rodney, who also dislikes the boys, then pretends that Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prodigal (1931 Film)
''The Prodigal'' is a 1931 Pre-Code early talkie film starring Lawrence Tibbett, Esther Ralston, Roland Young and Hedda Hopper. The film was extremely provocative in its time in that it viewed adultery in a non-judgmental, even positive light.Doherty, pp. 113–114 See also *Pre-Code sex films Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known ... References Sources *Doherty, Thomas Patrick. ''Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema 1930-1934''. New York: Columbia University Press 1999. External links * * *, excerpt 1931 films 1930s romantic musical films Adultery in films American black-and-white films American romantic musical films Films directed by Harry A. Pollard Films scored by Herbert Stothart Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1930s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father's Son (1931 Film)
''Father's Son'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code melodrama film which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1930 and released early in 1931. The movie is based on the original film scenario ''Old Fathers and Young Sons'' by Booth Tarkington. The film is also known by the name "Boy of Mine." Leon Janney was being groomed as a child star by Warners, and this film was the one of several he starred in. His career, however, never took off, and in late 1931 he was released from his contract. Plot Cast *Leon Janney - Bill Emory *Lewis Stone - William Emory *Irene Rich - Ruth Emory *John Halliday (actor), John Halliday - Dr. Franklin *Mickey Bennett - Junior Pettis *Robert Dandridge - Vestibule Pullman Porter *George H. Reed - Pullman Porter Johnson *Gertrude Howard - Dinah *Bertha Mann - Mrs. Stewart *Grover Ligon - Chauffeur (*Grover Liggon) Preservation The film is believed to be a lost film, with no film elements known to exist. The complete soundtrack, however, survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty? (1930 Film)
''Guilty?'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Virginia Valli as Carolyn * John Holland as Bob Lee * John St. Polis as Polk * Lydia Knott as Martha * Erville Alderson as Lee * Richard Carlyle as Dr. Bennett * Clarence Muse as Jefferson * Eddie Clayton as Jerry * Robert T. Haines as Prosecuting Attorney * Frank Fanning as Warden * Edward Cecil as Judge * Gertrude Howard Gertrude Howard (October 13, 1892 – September 30, 1934) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Biography Born in 1892, Howard performed in the chorus of ''The Wife Hunters'' (1911) on Broadway. She broke into films ... as Lucy References External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by George B. Seitz Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |