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Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work ''John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer'' by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post-impressionism, post impressionist Painting, painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on ''Mare Nostrum (1926 film), Mare Nostrum'' in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1933. His credits include ''Down Our Street (1932 film), Down Our Street'', ''Baby Take a Bow'', ''Dante's Inferno (1935 film), Dante's I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Salle, Illinois
LaSalle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Originally platted in 1837 over , the city's boundaries have grown to . City boundaries extend from the Illinois River and Illinois and Michigan Canal to a mile north of Interstate 80 and from the city of Peru on the west to the village of North Utica on the east. Starved Rock State Park is located approximately to the east. The population was 9,582 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,609 at the 2010 census. LaSalle and its twin city, Peru, make up the core of the Illinois Valley. Due to their combined dominance of the zinc processing industry in the early 1900s, they were collectively nicknamed "Zinc City." History LaSalle was named in honor of the early French explorer Robert de LaSalle. Canal port (1836–1933) The Illinois and Michigan Canal was first thought up by French explorer Louis Joliet. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Take A Bow
''Baby, Take a Bow'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Harry Lachman and is one of the earliest Hays code Hollywood films (its MPAA certificate marks it as the third ever code-approved film). The screenplay by Philip Klein and Edward E. Paramore Jr. is based on the 1926 play ''Square Crooks'' by James P. Judge. Shirley Temple plays the child of an ex-convict ( James Dunn) trying to make a better life for himself and his family. The film was a commercial success and is critically regarded as pleasant and sentimental. A musical number features Dunn and Temple. Plot After serving time in Sing Sing, Eddie Ellison ( James Dunn) marries his fiancée Kay (Claire Trevor) and eventually the two have a daughter they name Shirley (Shirley Temple). Eddie helps his friend, and former convict, Larry Scott ( Ray Walker), who is engaged to Shirley's dance instructor Jane (Dorothy Libaire), get a job as a chauffeur for his employer, factory owner Stuart Carson (Richard Tucker). Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistigri (film)
''Mistigri'' is a 1931 French drama film adapted by Marcel Achard from his play of the same name. It was directed by Harry Lachman and stars Madeleine Renaud, Noël-Noël and Jean Debucourt.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.366 It was made at the Joinville Studios by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Cast * Madeleine Renaud as Nell 'Mistigri' Marignan * Noël-Noël as Zamore * Jean Debucourt as Dr. Chalabre * André Dubosc as Marignan * Jules Moy as Cormeau * Simone Héliard as Fanny * Magdeleine Bérubet as Madame Perache * Ritou Lancyle * Monique Rolland * Janine Borelli * Marie-Jacqueline Chantal * André Randall * André Simon * Pedro Elviro * Raymond Aimos * Gustave Huberdeau Gustave Huberdeau (10 May 1874 – 31 May 1945) was a French operatic bass-baritone who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States during the first quarter of the twentieth century. He sang a wide repertoire encompassing material from ... References Bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man At Midnight
''The Man at Midnight'' (French: ''Le monsieur de minuit'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.Cook p.514 It was the French-language version of the British film '' Almost a Honeymoon''. Cast * Jean Weber as Raoul de Saint=Auban * Josseline Gaël as Arlette * Marcel Simon as Jean * Jules Moy as Isaac Dupont * Odette Talazac as Poupette * Jean Gobet as Durand-Toucourt * Jean Guilton as Le chauffeur * Louis Vonelly as Le monsieur * Manzoni as Le chanteur * Stephen Weber as Le chansonnier * Léon Courtois Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ... as L'huissier References Bibliography * Cook, Samantha. ''Writers and production artists''. St James Press, 1993. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outsider (1931 Film)
''The Outsider'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel. The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was made at Elstree Studios and based on the 1923 play of the same title by Dorothy Brandon, previously made into an American silent film in 1926. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931. The film was remade in 1939 as '' The Outsider'' with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles. Cast * Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee * Harold Huth as Anton Ragatzy * Norman McKinnel as Jasper Sturdee * Frank Lawton as Basil Owen * Mary Clare as Mrs. Coates * Glenore Pointing as Carol * Annie Esmond as Pritchard * Sidney J. Gillett as Dr. Ladd * Randolph McLeod as Sir Nathan Israel * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Habit
''The Love Habit'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Seymour Hicks, Margot Grahame and Edmund Breon. It was made at Elstree Studios with production beginning in August 1930.Wood p.69 Produced by British International Pictures, the largest British film company of the time, it was released in January the following year. It was based on a French play ''Pour avoir Adrienne'' by Louis Verneuil. Cast * Seymour Hicks as Justin Abelard * Margot Grahame as Julie Bubois * Edmund Breon as Alphonse Dubois * Ursula Jeans as Rose Pom Pom * Clifford Heatherley as Santorelli * Walter Armitage as Max Quattro * Elsa Lanchester Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British-American actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.Obituary '' Variety'', 31 December 1986. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the F ... as Mathilde References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Mask
''The Yellow Mask'' is a 1930 British musical crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Lupino Lane, Dorothy Seacombe and Warwick Ward. A criminal plans to rob the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. It was based on the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel '' The Traitor's Gate''., adapted into the play ''The Yellow Mask'', which premiered in London in 1928. Cast *Lupino Lane as Sam Slipper * Dorothy Seacombe as Mary Trayne *Warwick Ward as Li San *Haddon Mason as Ralph Carn *Wilfred Temple as John Carn *Frank Cochrane as Ah-Song *Wallace Lupino as Steward *Bill Shine (actor) as Sunshine *Winnie Collins as Molly Reception ''Daily Telegraph'' wrote, "provides an hour's ideal entertainment"; and the ''Sunday Pictorial'' called it, "packed with every known ingredient of popularity." ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Compulsory Husband
''The Compulsory Husband'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and Harry Lachman and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley. It was based on a novel by John Glyder. Cast * Monty Banks as Monty * Lillian Manton as Joy * Clifford Heatherley as Mr Pilluski * Gladys Frazin as Mrs Pilluski * Trilby Clark as Gilda * Reginald Fox as Father * Janet Alexander Janet Alexander (16 July 1878 in Ewell, Surrey, England, UK – 28 June 1961 in Kensington, London, England, UK) was a British actress. Born as Kate Janet Alexander, she was the daughter of schoolmaster Charles Dallas Alexander and Helen Kate ' ... as Mother * Michael Powell as Man References Bibliography *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 films British comedy films 1930 comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Soho
''Song of Soho'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Carl Brisson, Edna Davies and Donald Calthrop. The screenplay concerns an ex-French Foreign Legion soldier who comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a cafe. Cast * Carl Brisson - Carl * Edna Davies - Camille * Donald Calthrop - Nobby * Henry Victor - Henry * Lucienne Herval - Lucienne * Antonia Brough - Antonia * Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor. Farrell is probably best recalled for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor ... - Legionnaire * Andrea Nijinsky - Dancer References External links * 1930 films 1930 musical films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Harry Lachman British black-and-white films British musical films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{UK-mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Greenwood Tree (1929 Film)
''Under the Greenwood Tree '' is a 1929 British historical drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Marguerite Allan, Nigel Barrie and Wilfred Shine. It is an adaptation of the 1872 novel ''Under the Greenwood Tree'' by Thomas Hardy. Production and release The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. It was made at Elstree Studios by the leading British company of the era British International Pictures. It was originally intended to be a silent film, but following the arrival of sound, songs and dialogue were added using the RCA system. It was released in September 1929, around the same time as ''The American Prisoner'', both films following on from the company's first sound release, Alfred Hitchcock's ''Blackmail'', in June. A review in ''Close Up'' suggested it "has perhaps the best direction yet produced from a British studio".Low p.193 Cast * Marguerite Allan as Fancy Day * Nigel Barrie as Shinar * John Batten as Dick Dewey * Maud Gill as Old Maid * Wilfred Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekend Wives
''Weekend Wives'' is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Monty Banks, Jameson Thomas and Estelle Brody. It was made at British International Pictures's Elstree Studios. The film is set in Paris and resort town of Deauville. One reviewer described it as being "as beautifully photographed, gowned and set as the average Paramount picture and as silly".Low p.189 Cast * Monty Banks as Max Ammon * Jameson Thomas as Henri Monard * Estelle Brody as Madame le Grand * Annette Benson as Helene Monard * George K. Gee as Monsieur le Grand * Ernest Thesiger Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger, CBE (15 January 1879 – 14 January 1961) was an English stage and film actor. He is noted for his performance as Doctor Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's film ''Bride of Frankenstein'' (1935). Biography E ... as Bertram * Bebe Brune-Taylor as Yvette * Koko Arrah as Mickey References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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