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George Ovey
George Overton O’Dell, known as George Ovey professionally (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951), was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870, in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in dozens of short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid-1910s by Mutual Films and directed by Milton Fahrney. Ovey died September 23, 1951, in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography * ''Fatty's Reckless Fling'' (1915) * ''Jerry in the Movies'' (1916) * ''Oh, Mabel Behave'' (1922) * ''Fight and Win'' (1924)*costarring Jack Dempsey * ''The Arizona Sweepstakes'' (1926) * ''Transcontinental Limited'' (1926) * '' The Sporting Lover'' (1926) * ''Strings of Steel'' (1926) * '' The Yankee Clipper'' (1927) * '' Pals in Peril'' (1927) * '' Desert Dust'' (1927) * ''My Friend from India'' (1927) * ''A Trick of Hearts'' (1928) * ''Broadway'' (1929) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenton, Missouri
Trenton is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,609 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grundy County. The city used to be the world's largest producer of vienna sausages (at its biggest employer, the ConAgra Grocery Foods plant, now owned by Nestlé). History The Crowder State Park, Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, Jewett Norris Library, Plaza Hotel (Trenton, Missouri), Plaza Hotel, St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Trenton, Missouri), St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Trenton High School (Trenton, Missouri), Trenton High School, and WPA Stock Barn and Pavilion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Utopian Socialist Ruskin College Movement In 1869, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad arrived in Trenton. In 1890 Avalon College, which had been founded in Avalon, Missouri by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, United Brethren in 1869, moved to Trenton be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway (1929 Film)
''Broadway'' is a 1929 film directed by Paul Fejos from the 1926 Broadway (play), play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E. Jackson. This was Universal's first talking picture with Technicolor sequences. The film was released by the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD in 2012, with Paul Fejo's ''Lonesome''. Plot Roy Lane and Billie Moore, entertainers at the Paradise Nightclub, are in love and are rehearsing an act together. Late to work one evening, Billie is saved from dismissal by Nick Verdis, the club proprietor, through the intervention of Steve Crandall, a bootlegger, who desires a liaison with the girl. "Scar" Edwards, robbed of a truckload of contraband liquor by Steve's gang, arrives at the club for a showdown with Steve and is shot in the back. Steve gives Billie a bracelet to forget that she has seen him helping a "drunk" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Burlesque
''King of Burlesque'' is a 1936 musical film about a former burlesque producer played by Warner Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the now dead category of Best Dance Direction at the 8th Academy Awards. Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed". Plot Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out. Cast *Warner Baxter as Kerry Bolton *Alice Faye as Pat Doran *Jack Oakie as Joe Cooney *Mona Barrie as Rosalind Cleve *Arline Judge as Connie *Dixie Dunbar as Marie *Gregory Ratoff as Kolpolpeck *Herbert Mundin as English Impresario *Fats Waller as Ben *Nick Long Jr. as Anthony Lamb * Kenny Baker as Arthur *Charles Quigley as Stanley Drake *Paxton Sisters as Specialty Dancers *Al Shaw as Lew Henk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless Range
''Lawless Range'' is a 1935 American Western film released by Republic Pictures, directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne. He appears as a "singing cowboy" in the film, with his singing voice dubbed by Glenn Strange, who later found lasting film fame himself as Frankenstein's Monster. Cast * John Wayne as John Middleton, aka John Allen * Sheila Bromley as Ann Mason * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Frank Carter, a banker * Jack Curtis as Marshal * Wally Howe as Uncle Hank Mason * Julia Griffith as Aunt Marie Mason * Yakima Canutt as Joe Burns, chief henchman * Earl Dwire as Emmett, a storekeeper * Victor Adamson as Henchman (uncredited) * Chuck Baldra as Henchman / Singer (uncredited) * Charles Brinley as Rancher (uncredited) * Bob Burns as Bert, a Storekeeper (uncredited) * Fred Burns as Rancher (uncredited) * Frank Ellis as Saloon Henchman (uncredited) * Sam Flint as Sam Middleton (uncredited) * Herman Hack as Robber (uncredited) * Jack Hendricks as Gambler (uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roaring West
''The Roaring West'' is a 1935 American Western film serial starring Buck Jones as Montana Larkin. It co-stars his horse, Silver, and Frank McGlynn Sr. as his trusty sidekick Jinglebob Morgan. The film was released by Universal. Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Montana Larkin * Silver as Silver, Montana's horse * Muriel Evans as Mary Parker * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Jinglebob Morgan * Walter Miller as Gil Gillespie * Eole Galli as Ann Hardy * Harlan Knight as Clem Morgan * Fred Santley as a saloon singer * William Desmond as Jim Parker * Pat J. O'Brien as Cowhand Steve * Tiny Skelton as Cowhand Happy * Charles King as Henchman Tex * William L. Thorne as Marco Brett * George Ovey as Cowhand Shorty * Dick Rush as Sheriff Clark Production Stunts * Cliff Lyons doubling Buck Jones * Babe DeFreest * Wally West Chapter titles # The Land Rush # The Torrent of Terror # Flaming Peril # Stampede of Death # Danger in the Dark # Death Rides the Plains # Hurled to the Depths # Ravaging Flames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Terror (film)
''Texas Terror'' is a 1935 American Monogram romantic Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes and Lucile Brown. Cast * John Wayne as John Higgins * Lucile Browne as Bess Matthews (billed as Lucille Browne) * LeRoy Mason as Joe Dickson (billed as Leroy Mason) * Fern Emmett as Aunt Martha Hubbard * George "Gabby" Hayes as Sheriff Ed Williams (billed as George Hayes) * Jay Wilsey as Blackie Martin (billed as Buffalo Bill Jr.) * John Ince (actor), John Ince as blacksmith Bob * Henry Roquemore as dance MC (billed as Henry Roguemore) * Jack Duffy (actor), Jack Duffy as Jake Abernathy Reception ''Texas Terror'' was released on February 1, 1935. Reviewing the film as part of a collection, Stuart Galbraith called it part of a series of "substandard, ultra-cheap John Wayne pictures". Reviewing another collection, Ike Oden of DVD Verdict called it a "disposable footnote". See also * John Wayne filmography * List of Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Goes The Easel
''Pop Goes the Easel'' is a 1935 short film, short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the seventh entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. Plot Unable to find work during the Great Depression, the Stooges are forced to look for jobs. Taking a merchant's brooms to sweep his sidewalk, they are mistaken for thieves by him, and soon find themselves on the run from the police. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an art school, where they are mistaken for art students. They take their first art lessons while hiding from the police, resulting in a climactic clay fight that takes no prisoners (the persistent cop is among the numerous people who get hit). The film ends when three art students break sculptures over the boys' heads, resulting in them being soundly beaten up. Cast Credited * Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6 Day Bike Rider
''6 Day Bike Rider'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Joe E. Brown, Maxine Doyle, Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Aylesworth and Lottie Williams. The film's production lasted for 11 days, starting on July 9, 1934. A multi-bicyclist collision happened during close-up filming. Reggie McNamara, who was known as the "Iron Man" due to his 108 six-day bicycle races, had his film debut as one of the racers. It was released by Warner Bros. on October 20, 1934. Plot This is the story of a young clerk who has failed at everything he has tried in his life so far. He enters a six-day bicycle race to impress his girlfriend and hilarious hijinks ensue. He eventually wins this race, marries his girlfriend and they live happily ever after. Production Production began on July 9, 1934 by First National Pictures and it lasted for 11 days. During production, children could meet the star Joe E. Brown and talk to him. Warner Broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Telling Me!
''You're Telling Me!'' is a 1934 pre-Code comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring W.C. Fields. It is a remake of the silent film ''So's Your Old Man'' (1926), also starring Fields. Both films are adapted from the story ''Mr. Bisbee’s Princess'' by Julian Leonard Street. It was released by Paramount Pictures. Plot Sam Bisbee is an optometrist and amateur inventor. His daughter Pauline is in love with Bob Murchison, but Bob's upper-class mother disapproves of the Bisbee family. Sam's wife Bessie is ashamed of Sam because he prefers to act as himself rather than feigning sophistication. Pauline is the one woman who truly loves Sam, accepting her father as he is. Sam receives a letter from a tire company expressing interest in one of his inventions, a puncture-proof tire that can resist bullets. However, his opportunity becomes a disaster when he mistakenly uses a police car as the subject of his demonstration. When the car's tires fail to resist Sam's bullets, he mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland (1933 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1933 American pre-Code fantasy film adapted from the novels by Lewis Carroll. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, featuring an all-star cast. It is all live action, except for the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Harman-Ising Studio. Stars include W. C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty, Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen, Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle, Gary Cooper as The White Knight, Edward Everett Horton as The Hatter, Charles Ruggles as The March Hare, Richard Arlen as the Cheshire Cat, Baby LeRoy as The Joker, and Charlotte Henry in her first leading role as Alice. This adaptation was directed by Norman Z. McLeod from a screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and William Cameron Menzies, based on Lewis Carroll's books ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1865) and '' Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871). It also drew heavily from Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus's then-recent stage adaptation. When Paramount previewed the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold 'Em Jail
''Hold 'Em Jail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. They play a couple of boobs who are wrongfully convicted for firearm possession and sent to prison, where they somehow end up playing on the warden's football team. Warden Edgar Kennedy is not above framing innocent people into prison and blackmailing them into playing on his football team in exchange for being eventually proven innocent. Wheeler and Woolsey are wise to the racket, but Kennedy has to treat them with kid gloves because his old maid sister (Oliver) is in love with one of them. Rare for the duo, the film is a straight comedy with no musical numbers. It is also noteworthy for giving Betty Grable her first substantial role after appearances as a Goldwyn Girl and in bit parts. The title is a pun on the then-popular college football cheer, "Hold 'em, Yale." Cast * Bert Wheeler as Curly Harris * Robert Woolsey as Spider Robbins * Edna May Oliver as Violet Jones * Robert Armstrong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Dust Gertie
''Gold Dust Gertie'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy produced and released by Warner Brothers. It was originally completed as a full musical. Due to the backlash against musicals, however, all the songs were cut from the film in all release prints in the United States. The film was originally known as ''Red Hot Sinners'', but was released as ''Gold Dust Gertie'' after the musical numbers had been cut. The film was based on the play ''The Wife of the Party'' by Len D. Hollister. The film stars Winnie Lightner, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Claude Gillingwater. Synopsis Winnie Lightner plays the part of a gold digger who married men only to divorce them and collect alimony. She marries Ole Olsen in 1927, divorces him, and then marries his friend Chic Johnson and also divorces him. By 1930, both Olson and Johnson have remarried but they continue paying alimony to Lightner without the knowledge of their current wives. When Olson and Johnson are late with their payment, Ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
