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Georges Metaxa
George-Radu Metaxa (11 September 1899 – 8 December 1950) was a Romanian-born American singer, film & stage actor. He was known for his crooning high baritone voice and often portrayed genteel antagonists. Life and career Metaxa was born in Bucharest, Romania, to Nicholas Metaxa and Emilie Theophilatos. He worked as a civil servant, becoming principle private secretary to the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture before emigrating to London in 1926 to pursue a career in musical comedy. He first began his showbusiness career recording songs, the first being the Romanian folk song "Mandrulita" in 1927. After engaging with Charles B. Cochran, his first stage billing was in John Hastings Turner's 1929 musical revue '' Wake Up and Dream''. Metaxa was then cast in Noël Coward's operetta '' Bitter Sweet''. He continued to record songs in London until 1931, finishing with Ray Noble's " Goodnight Sweetheart" before moving to New York with the ''Bitter Sweet'' touring company. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi Diddle Diddle
''Hi Diddle Diddle'' is a 1943 American comedy film made in directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" and the use of diddle as a word for confidence trick. The film features animated portions from Leon Schlesinger's studio with the fast moving screenplay frequently breaking the fourth wall. This film is in the public domain. It's also known as ''Diamonds and Crime'' (American reissue title). Leslie Halliwell in the seventh edition, (page 463), of 'Halliwell's Film Guide' says it was "AKA 'Try and Find It' ". Plot summary Young Janie Prescott is about to be married to her sailor sweetheart, Sonny Phyffe, but the wedding is delayed because the ship hasn't arrived to its dock. The wedding ceremony has to be pushed forward, and is combined with a christening ceremony that is to be performed by the same pastor. Sonny's ship eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of A Secretary
''Secrets of a Secretary'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Abbott, and starring Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall. The film was stage actress Mary Boland's first role in a talkie. Premise Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett. Cast *Claudette Colbert as Helen Blake *Herbert Marshall as Lord Danforth *Georges Metaxa as Frank D'Agnoll *Betty Lawford as Sylvia Merritt *Mary Boland as Mrs. Merritt *Berton Churchill as Mr. Merritt *Averell Harris as Don Marlow *Betty Garde as Dorothy White *Hugh O'Connell as Charlie Rickenbacker *Joseph Crehan as Reporter (uncredited) *Porter Hall as Drunk (uncredited) *H. Dudley Hawley as Mr. Blake (uncredited) *Olaf Hytten as Court Reporter (uncredited) * Edward Keane as Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) *Barry Macollum (uncredited) *Millard Mitchell as Policeman (uncredited) *William Pawley (uncredited) * Charles C. Wilson as Police Captain (uncredite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Time (Short Film)
''Kissing Time'', and an earlier version titled ''The Girl Behind the Gun'', are Edwardian musical comedy, musical comedies with music by Ivan Caryll, book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, and additional lyrics by Clifford Grey. The story is based on the 1910 play, ''Madame et son Filleul'' ("Madame and her Godson") by Maurice Hennequin, Pierre Véber and Henry de Gorsse. The story is set in contemporary France, with a glamorous actress at the centre of a farcical plot of imposture, intrigue and mistaken identity. The piece ran for 160 performances on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1918 with its former name, and, after substantial revision, for 430 performances in London in 1919–20 as ''Kissing Time'', to catch the post-war mood.Jasen, David A''P. G. Wodehouse: a portrait of a master'' Music Sales Group, 2002, pp. 78–82 This was followed by a touring production. The New York cast included Donald Brian. The star-studded London cast included Stanley Holloway, Yvonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |