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Hero For A Day (film)
''Hero for a Day'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Harold Young and written by Harold Buchman. The film stars Anita Louise, Dick Foran, Charley Grapewin, Emma Dunn, David Holt and Berton Churchill. The film was released on October 6, 1939, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Anita Louise as Sylvia Higgins *Dick Foran as 'Brainy' Thornton *Charley Grapewin as Frank Higgins *Emma Dunn as 'Mom' Higgins * David Holt as Billy Higgins *Berton Churchill as Dow *Samuel S. Hinds as 'Dutch' Bronson * Richard Lane as Abbott *Jerry Marlowe as Fitz * Frances Robinson as Jean *Dorothy Arnold as Dorothy *John Gallaudet John Beury Gallaudet (August 23, 1903 – November 5, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia and attended Williams College. His Broadway credits included ''Good Men and True'' (1935), ''Lost ... as Luke Kelly References External links * {{Harold Young 1939 films American drama films 1939 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Young (director)
Harold Young (November 13, 1897 – March 3, 1972) was an American film director, editor, and occasional actor. Career Young was born in 1897 in Portland, Oregon, where he was raised and attended high school. After graduating from Columbia University, Young began his career as a film editor from 1923-1934, working first on a series of George O'Hara (actor), George O'Hara short subjects under the director Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Malcolm St. Clair. Young's best-known early directorial assignment is probably ''The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 film), The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1934), starring Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, one example of his occasional work in Britain. He died on March 3, 1972, in Beverly Hills, California. Filmography As editor: * ''Sally, Irene and Mary (1925 film), Sally, Irene and Mary'' (1925) * ''The Strong Man'' (1926) * ''Sin Cargo'' (1926) * ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' (1927) * ''Yellow Lily'' (1928) * ''The Pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Robinson (actress)
Frances Robinson (born Marion Frances Ladd; April 26, 1916 – August 16, 1971) was an American actress. Early life Robinson was born Marion Frances Ladd in the Fort Wadsworth section of Staten Island, New York, on April 26, 1916. Her father was U. S. Army Major James A. Ladd. At age 5, Robinson portrayed Little Henrietta in the silent film ''Orphans of the Storm'' (1921). Before acting in films as an adult, she was a model for the agency operated by John Robert Powers. Career Her acting roles included a nurse in ''The Invisible Man Returns'' (1940) and Marcia in the 1941 version of ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. On television, she portrayed Louise Stewart in 1957 as a member of the regular cast of the CBS situation comedy ''Mr. Adams and Eve'' during its first season. Personal life Robinson was married to Sonny Chalif, a nephew of actress Mary Pickford; and they had a son, Louis. She died on August 16, 1971, in Los Angeles, California, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Harold Young (director)
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Universal Pictures Films
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1939 Drama Films
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swiss Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Films
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple genres. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1939 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood films produced in Southern California were at the height of their Golden Age (in spite of many cheaply made or undistinguished films also being produced, something to be expected with any year in commercial cinema), and during 1939 there are the premieres of an outstandingly large number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which become honored as all-time classic films. ** June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, made his debut in ''The Bear That Couldn't Sleep''. ** August 15 – ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. ** October 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gallaudet
John Beury Gallaudet (August 23, 1903 – November 5, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia and attended Williams College. His Broadway credits included ''Good Men and True'' (1935), ''Lost Horizons'' (1934), ''Here Goes the Bride'' (1931), ''The Gang's All Here'' (1931), ''On the Spot'' (1930), ''Don Q., Jr.'' (1926), and ''When You Smile'' (1925). In the 1959 TV Western ''Bat Masterson'', he played General Sherman, whose life was in danger post Civil War while visiting Dodge City forcing Bat to act as his Secret Service escort in town. Gallaudet also appeared in episodes of ''Perry Mason''. Personal life He was married to Constance Helen Gallaudet. On November 5, 1983, Gallaudet died in Los Angeles at age 80. Selected filmography * '' Counterfeit'' (1936) * '' Adventure in Manhattan'' (1936) * '' Come Closer, Folks'' (1936) * ''Shakedown'' (1936) * '' The Devil's Playground'' (1937) * '' Racketeers in Exile'' (1937) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Arnold (actress)
Dorothy Arnold (born Dorothy Arnoldine Olson; November 21, 1917 – November 13, 1984) was an American film actress and the first wife of baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Her 20-year movie career began with 1937's ''Freshies'' and ended with 1957's ''Lizzie''. Early life She was born as Dorothy Arnoldine Olson in Duluth, Minnesota, of Norwegian heritage. By the age of 12 she was performing on amateur nights at Duluth's Lyric Theater and with the local Salvation Army Band. She graduated from Denfeld High School in 1935. Her first theatrical job was with the Band Box Revue, traveling out of Chicago. She studied at Paramount School in New York and played bits in pictures as a dancer. Career Arnold tested twice with Paramount Pictures, but it was Universal Studios that offered her a stock contract. She appeared in 15 films between 1937 and 1939. Her most memorable roles were as the imperiled heroine Jean Drew in ''The Phantom Creeps'' (with Bela Lugosi and Robert Kent) and Gloria DeVe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Lane (announcer)
Richard Lane (May 28, 1899 – September 5, 1982) was an American actor and television announcer/presenter. In movies, he played assured, fast-talking slickers: usually press agents, policemen and detectives, sometimes swindlers and frauds. He is perhaps best known to movie fans as "Inspector Farraday" in the Boston Blackie mystery-comedies. Lane also played Faraday in the first radio version of ''Boston Blackie'', which ran on NBC from June 23, 1944 to September 15, 1944. Lane was an early arrival on television, first as a news reporter and then as a sports announcer, broadcasting wrestling and roller derby shows on KTLA-TV, mainly from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Biography Early years Lane was born in 1899 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to a farm family. Early in life he developed talents for reciting poetry and doing various song-and-dance acts. By his teenage years, Lane was doing an " iron jaw" routine in circuses around Europe and worked as a drummer touring w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Louise
Anita Louise (born Anita Louise Fremault; January 9, 1915 – April 25, 1970) was an American film and television actress best known for her performances in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1935), ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1935), ''Anthony Adverse'' (1936), ''Marie Antoinette'' (1938), and '' The Little Princess'' (1939). She was named as a WAMPAS Baby Star. Louise had delicate features and blonde hair, with ageless grace, which saw her through 30 years in film, beginning as a child actress before becoming a featured player during Hollywood's Golden Age. Life and career Louise was born on January 9, 1915, in New York City, the daughter of Louis Fremault and Ann Fremault. She attended the Professional Children's School. She made her acting debut on Broadway at the age of seven, in ''Peter Ibbetson''. Within a year, she was appearing regularly in Hollywood films. By her late teens, she was cast in leading and supporting roles in major productions and was highly regarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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