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Girl Crazy (1932 Film)
''Girl Crazy'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical film adaptation of the 1930 stage play of the same name. The film was very unlike the stage play except for its score. It was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey, a popular comedy team of the time. Three songs written by George and Ira Gershwin for the play were retained: "Bidin' My Time", "I Got Rhythm", and " But Not for Me". According to RKO records, the film lost $150,000. Plot Cast * Bert Wheeler - Jimmy Deagan * Robert Woolsey - Slick Foster * Eddie Quillan - Danny Churchill * Dorothy Lee - Patsy * Mitzi Green - Tessie * Brooks Benedict - George Mason * Kitty Kelly - Kate Foster * Arline Judge - Molly Gray * Stanley Fields - Lank Sanders * Lita Chevret - Mary * Chris-Pin Martin - Pete * Monte Collins - Bartender Soundtrack * "Bidin' My Time" :Music by George Gershwin :Lyrics by Ira Gershwin :Sung by male quartet * "I Got Rhythm" :Music by George Gershwin :Lyrics by Ira Gershwin :Performed by Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler & Woolsey
Wheeler & Woolsey were an American vaudeville comedy double act who performed together in comedy films from the late 1920s. The team comprised Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) of New Jersey and Robert Woolsey (1888–1938) of Illinois. Collaboration and background The Broadway theatre performers were initially teamed as the comedy relief for the 1927 Broadway musical '' Rio Rita'', and came to Hollywood to reprise these roles for the film version. The film's success convinced them to become a permanent team, and they continued to make very popular comedy feature films from 1930 until 1937, all for RKO Radio Pictures—except the 1933 Columbia Pictures release '' So This Is Africa'' (which was made during a contract dispute with RKO). Curly-haired Bert Wheeler played an ever-smiling innocent, who was easily led and not very bright, but who would also sometimes display a stubborn streak of conscience. Bespectacled Robert Woolsey played a genially leering, cigar-smoking, fast-talking ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You've Got What Gets Me
"You've Got What Gets Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1932 film ''Girl Crazy''. Notable recordings *Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book'' is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements by Nelson Riddle. It was produced by Norman Granz, Fitzgerald' ...'' (1959) (first recording) Songs with music by George Gershwin Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin Songs from Girl Crazy 1932 songs {{Show-tune-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Collins
Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Career Dapper, pencil-mustached Collins starred in silent short comedies in the late 1920s. These were produced by Educational Pictures and often directed by Jules White. Prior, he had worked as a director in Portland, Oregon. The coming of sound in movies had no ill effect on Collins's career; he was not as big a name as Buster Keaton or Laurel and Hardy, so Collins had no preconceived screen image that could be shattered by talkies. Although Collins took to talkies easily (he and Vernon Dent sing together in the early sound short '' Ticklish Business''), he never established himself as a major comedy star. Throughout the 1930s he appeared in secondary roles (businessmen, butlers, soldiers, salesmen, etc.) in both feature films and short subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris-Pin Martin
Chris-Pin Martin (born Ysabel Ponciana Chris-Pin Martin Paiz, November 19, 1893 – June 27, 1953) was an American character actor whose specialty lay in portraying comical Mexicans, particularly sidekicks in ''The Cisco Kid'' film series. He acted in over 100 films between 1925 and 1953, including over 50 westerns. Biography Martin was born in Tucson, Arizona. His roles were as a bumbling or slow comedic character who spoke in broken English. His most remembered western film role was in nine of the '' Cisco Kid'' films playing the Kid's sidekicks Gordito and in the later films Pancho. He also appeared in the John Ford classic ''Stagecoach'' (1939) with John Wayne. He was credited in his films by other names, including Chrispin Martin, Chris King Martin, Chris Martin, Cris-Pin Martin, and Ethier Crispin Martini. Martin was adept in both drama and comedy, in films like the melodramatic ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (1943) as "Poncho" the Mexican who reluctantly becomes a part of a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lita Chevret
Lita Chevret (May 27, 1908 – May 23, 2001) was an American actress who began her career at the genesis of sound films. She appeared in over 60 films between 1929 and 1940, although in most of those she had small or non-billed parts. Life Chevret was born on May 27, 1908 in Oakland, California, to show-business parents, who ensured that she received training in both singing and dance. Career Chevret began acting with a stock theater company when she was 16 years old. She also appeared in Berkeley productions of Irving Pichel and in Fanchon and Marco revues. Based on her dancing ability, Chevret broke into the film business in 1929's ''Fox Movietone Follies of 1929'', with an uncredited role. The following year she appeared in '' Words and Music'' in a small unbilled role, in John Wayne's first film where he had a significant role (billed as Duke Morrison). That same year, she appeared in RKO Radio Pictures' Rio Rita, their most successful picture of the year. In 1930, RKO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Fields (actor)
Stanley Fields (born Walter L. Agnew; May 20, 1883April 23, 1941) was an American actor. Biography On Broadway, Fields performed in ''Fifty Miles from Boston'' (1908) and ''The Red Widow'' (1911). After that, for eight years, Fields performed in vaudeville with Frank Fay. he started on a film career with a screen debut as a gunman in her talkie '' New York Nights''. In 1930, he signed a long-term contract with Paramount Pictures. He died on April 23, 1941, of a heart attack. Selected filmography *'' New York Nights'' (1929) - Hood (uncredited) *'' Street of Chance'' (1930) - Dorgan *'' Dangerous Paradise'' (1930) - Steamer Captain (uncredited) *'' Mammy'' (1930) - Pig Eyes (uncredited) *'' Captain of the Guard'' (1930) - Hangman (uncredited) *'' Ladies Love Brutes'' (1930) - Mike Mendino *'' The Border Legion'' (1930) - Hack Gulden *'' Manslaughter'' (1930) - Peters *'' Her Man'' (1930) - Al *'' The Lottery Bride'' (1930) - Bartender (uncredited) *'' See America Thirst'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying. Early years Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the daughter of newspaperman John Judge and his wife, Margaret Ormond Judge. She was educated at St. Augustine's in Bridgeport and at New Rochelle College, leaving the latter to seek a career in acting. Stage Judge made her theatrical debut in Broadway musicals and revues such as ''The Second Little Show'' and ''Silver Slipper''. A part in ''George White's Scandals'' provided an opportunity to demonstrate her skills at comedy and dancing. Film After meeting director Wesley Ruggles on a train, she got her start in films with his help, then married him. Nicknamed "One-Take Sally," her film career spanned the 1930s and 1940s. Judge co-starred in ''When Strangers Meet'' (1934), among other films. Television Judge had a few television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly (born Sue O'Neil; April 27, 1902 – June 29, 1968), was an American stage and film character actress. Biography Born in New York City in 1902, Kelly was best known as a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and her radio hosting with Columbia Broadcasting. One of her best-remembered roles is that of Lt. Ethel Armstrong in the 1943 Paramount wartime drama ''So Proudly We Hail!''. However, she is probably better remembered in the 1935 '' Our Gang'' comedy short ''Beginner's Luck''. After the war, she appeared in many TV series, including '' Bonanza'', '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' Batman'' and ''Perry Mason'', on which she made four guest appearances, including the role of Millie Foster in the 1958 episode "The Case of the Rolling Bones." Kelly also performed in England. Death Kelly died from cancer on June 29, 1968, in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography * '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1925) - Chorus Girl * '' La Nuit est à nous'' (1930) - Maud Sarazin * ''Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict (born Harold J. Mann, February 6, 1896 – January 1, 1968) was an American actor of the silent and sound film eras, when he played supporting and utility roles in over 300 films, mostly uncredited. Life He was born to Alice Julian and Samuel Mann. He attended Princeton University for two years, and was a member of its football team. He then joined the American Ambulance Corps in France for six months at the height of the First World War. Upon return and after the Selective Service Act of 1917, he enlisted and served as a private in the U.S. Army Air Service (632 Aero Sq., 144 Aero Sq., Sq. I Kelly Field, Sq. C Gerstner Field; Flying School Detachment). Benedict then went to Hollywood and pursued different jobs until his starting role in William Wellman's movie ''Cupid's Fireman'' (1923) at Fox Film Corporation. His first major role came later opposite Harold Lloyd in '' The Freshman / College Days'' (1925) as the Campus Cad. He continued to appear with Lloyd a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitzi Green
Mitzi Green (born Elizabeth Keno; October 22, 1920 – May 24, 1969) was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early "talkies" era. She then acted on Broadway and in other stage works, as well as in films and on television. Early years Mitzi Green was born in The Bronx on October 22, 1920. Starting at the age 3, she began appearing in her parents' vaudeville act under the name ''Little Mitzi''. Career Green was often featured in Paramount's early talkies, as an outspoken and mischievous little girl alongside studio stars Clara Bow, Jack Oakie, Ed Wynn, Leon Errol, and Edna May Oliver among others. Green was a gifted mimic and her celebrity imitations were often worked into the films. She was cast (against type) opposite Jackie Coogan in two Mark Twain adaptations, ''Tom Sawyer'' (1930) and ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931). Paramount released her in 1931, as she was rapidly outgrowing child roles. She moved to RKO for two pictures, both adaptations of works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Quillan
Edward Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Vaudeville and silent films Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, into a family of vaudeville performers, Quillan made his stage debut at the age of seven alongside his parents, Scottish-born Joseph Quillan and his wife Sarah, as well as his siblings in their act titled 'The Rising Generation'. By the early 1920s he was called upon by film director Mack Sennett to perform a screen test for Mack Sennett Studios. Sennett signed Quillan to a contract in 1922. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short ''Up and at 'Em''. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short ''The Love Sundae'' opposite actress Alice Day. His next ten film appearances (all released in 1926) were all comedy shorts that were vehicles for Day. He would spend most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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