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Hooper Atchley
Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor. Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system. Atchley's first professional acting occurred with a stock theater company in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He appeared in 214 films between 1929 and 1944 and is known for his appearance as the inconsiderate father in the ''Our Gang'' film ''Birthday Blues'' (1932). Atchley's Broadway credits included ''Jarnegan'' (1928), ''Across the Street'' (1924), and ''Marie Dressler's "All Star Gambol"'' (1913). Death Atchley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on November 17, 1943, aged 56, in Hollywood. Partial filmography * '' The Santa Fe Trail'' (1930) * ''Branded Men'' (1931) * ''Men in Her Life'' (1931) * ''Birthday Blues'' (1932) * ''Hell's House'' (1932) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1933) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) (uncredited) * ''Big Time or Bust'' (1933) * '' The Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's House
''Hell's House'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film starring Junior Durkin, featuring Bette Davis and directed by Howard Higgin. The screenplay by Paul Gangelin and B. Harrison Orkow, set during the waning days of the Prohibition era, is based on a story by Higgin. Plot When orphaned Jimmy Mason is taken in by his Aunt Emma and Uncle Henry, he meets their boarder, Matt Kelly, who impresses the young man with his boastful swagger and alleged political connections, although in reality he's a bootlegger. The boy's life is disrupted when, as one of Kelly's hired hands, he refuses to identify his boss during a police raid and is sentenced to three years of hard labor in reform school, where he befriends a sickly boy named Shorty, who in helping Jimmy, eventually is sent to solitary confinement. When Jimmy realizes his new pal is seriously ill and desperately needs medical attention, he escapes and goes to Kelly and Kelly's girl friend, Peggy Gardner, for help. Peggy contacts n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Time Or Bust
''Big Time or Bust'' is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron. Plot Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his assistant. Before every dive she yells up to him, "Okay, big boy!" When the carnival closes he decides to travel to New York City and attempt to make it in the big time. However, when they arrive in the city, Kane struggles to get into a show which takes advantage of his diving skills. To make ends meet, Betty takes a position as a singer in a nightclub. She attracts the attention of a handsome playboy, John Hammond. Hammond convinces a theatrical producer to cast her in his next Broadway musical, in which she becomes a huge success. As Betty's career takes off, Kane becomes more and more hurt and resentful that they are living off of her earnings. As the two drift apart, Betty and Hammond drift closer together. In addition to Hammond, Betty is also the center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Tracy Vs
Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to: Media * ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia * Dicks (band), a musical group * ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film * "Dick" (song), a 2019 song by Starboi3 featuring Doja Cat Names * Dick (nickname), an index of people nicknamed Dick * Dick (surname) * Dicks (surname) * Dick, a diminutive for Richard * Dicks (writer) (1823–1891), a pen name of Edmond de la Fontaine of Luxembourg * Dicks., botanical author abbreviation for James Dickson (1738–1822) Places * Dicks Butte, a mountain in California * Dick's Drive-In, a Seattle, Washington-based fast food chain * Dick's Sporting Goods, a major sporting goods retailer in the United States * Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a soccer stadium in Denver, Colorado Other uses * Dick (slang), a dysphemism for the penis as well as a pejorative epithet * Detective, in early 20th century or 19th century English * Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran), or DIC(K), a political party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gay Caballero (1940 Film)
''The Gay Caballero'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring Cesar Romero, Sheila Ryan and Robert Sterling. It is an entry in The Cisco Kid series of Westerns. Plot In a case of mistaken identity, the Cisco Kid and his sidekick Gordito arrive in town only to learn that Cisco has been declared dead. Even worse than that, before he died, Cisco was accused of having tried to steal Susan Wetherby's land. Cisco must prove both his identity and his innocence. Cast *Cesar Romero as The Cisco Kid *Sheila Ryan as Susan Wetherby *Robert Sterling as Billy Brewster * Chris-Pin Martin as Gordito *Janet Beecher as Kate Brewster * Edmund MacDonald as Joe Turner *Jacqueline Dalya as Carmelita * C. Montague Shaw as George Wetherby *Hooper Atchley Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor. Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fatal Hour (1940 Film)
''The Fatal Hour'' is a 1940 American thriller crime drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff (as James Lee Wong), Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 254 The film is also known as ''Mr. Wong at Headquarters'' in the United Kingdom. The picture was followed by the sequel '' Doomed to Die'', which also stars Karloff, Reynolds and Withers. Plot The body of policeman Dan Grady is rescued in the San Francisco Bay lifeless and with clear indications of an execution. His good friend Captain Street, very touched by the tragedy, asks for the help of Mr. Wong and the journalist Bobbie Logan to solve the mystery. Dan was carrying out an investigation into gemstone smuggling, and the investigation leads to suspicion of jeweler Frank Belden's shop. A witness appears who saw Dan at 8.30 pm the night before at the Neptune club, a disreputable place run by Harry Lockett, a well-known cheater, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipher Bureau (film)
''Cipher Bureau'' is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film was successful enough to elicit a sequel, ''Panama Patrol''. Plot Philip Waring, the head of a listening agency in Washington D.C., is dedicated to breaking up a foreign radio-spy ring. He enlists his naval-officer brother and tangles with beautiful spies. Cast * Leon Ames as Philip Waring * Charlotte Wynters as Helen Lane * Joan Woodbury as Therese Brahm * Don Dillaway as Paul Waring * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Albert Grood * Tenen Holtz as Simon Herrick * Walter Bonn as Anton Decker * Si Wills as Lt. Clarke * George Lynn as Lt. Tydall * Jason Robards as Ellsworth * Sidney Miller as Jimmy * Hooper Atchley as Commander Nash * Robert Frazer Robert Frazer (born Robert William Browne, June 29, 1891August 17, 1944) was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death. He began in films with the Eclair company which released through Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Hisses
''Love and Hisses'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Walter Winchell, Ben Bernie and Simone Simon. It is the sequel to the film ''Wake Up and Live''.Lev p.24 Twentieth Century Fox's Darryl F. Zanuck wanted to continue the series with further films, but Winchell chose to return to New York to concentrate on his newspaper and radio work. Plot Cast * Walter Winchell as Walter Winchell * Ben Bernie as Ben Bernie * Simone Simon as Yvett Guerin * Bert Lahr as Sugar Boles * Joan Davis as Joan Dolan * Dick Baldwin as Steve Nelson * Ruth Terry as Hawaiian Specialty Singer * Douglas Fowley as Webster * Chick Chandler as Hoffman * Charles Williams as Irving Skolsky * Georges Renavent as Count Guerin * Charles Judels as Oscar * Robert Battier as Gangster * Hal K. Dawson as Music store clerk * Peters Sisters as Hawaiian Vocal Trio * Carol Chilton as Dance Specialty Duo * Maceo Thomas as Dance Specialty Duo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts In Bondage
''Hearts in Bondage'' is a 1936 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Lew Ayres for Republic Pictures. Set during the American Civil War, the film depicts the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of , the Confederate States Navy's salvage and refitting of the ship as the ironclad CSS ''Virginia'', the Union Navy's development of the ironclad to counter ''Virginia'', and the subsequent engagement of the two vessels in the Battle of Hampton Roads. It also features many historical characters, including United States President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, and Confederate States President Jefferson Davis. The fictional plot, starring James Dunn, Mae Clarke, and David Manners, pits two friends and future brothers-in-law on opposite sides of the North–South conflict, dividing their families and threatening their survival. ''Hearts in Bondage'' is notable as a rare example of a Hollywood film to depict the naval battles of the American Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Woman (film)
''Unknown Woman'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Richard Cromwell (actor), Richard Cromwell, Marian Marsh and Douglass Dumbrille.Dick p.239 Cast * Richard Cromwell (actor), Richard Cromwell as Larry Condon * Marian Marsh as Helen Griffith * Douglass Dumbrille as Phil Gardner * Henry Armetta as Joe Scalise * Arthur Hohl as Lansing * George McKay (actor), George McKay as Gus * Robert Middlemass as Hammacher * Nana Bryant as Aunt Mary * Arthur Vinton as Whitney * Jerry Mandy as Tony * Ben Taggart as Shanley * Nellie V. Nichols as Rosa * Robert Wilber as Mitch * Eddy Chandler as Hank * Edward LeSaint as Night Court Judge * Arthur Rankin (actor), Arthur Rankin as Parker * Hooper Atchley as Newcomb * George Guhl as Lt. Wilson References Bibliography * Dick, Bernard F. ''Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. External links * 1935 films 1935 drama films 1930s English-language films American drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Green Lights
''Behind the Green Lights'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Norman Foster, Judith Allen and Sidney Blackmer.Goble p.685 Partial cast * Norman Foster as Detective Lt. Dave Britten * Judith Allen as Mary Kennedy * Sidney Blackmer as Raymond Cortell * Purnell Pratt as Detective Lt. Jim Kennedy * Theodore von Eltz as John C. Owen * Ford Sterling as Max Schultz, German Janitor * Kenneth Thomson as Charles T. 'Ritzy' Conrad * Lloyd Whitlock as Assistant District Attorney * Edward Hearn as Detective Brewster * Jane Meredith as Mrs. Gorham * Edward Gargan as Moran - a Cop * J. Carrol Naish as Sam Dover * John Davidson as Beasley * Hooper Atchley as District Attorney Marsden * Marc Loebell as Manny Spivalo * Fern Emmett Fern Emmett (March 22, 1896 – September 3, 1946) was an American film actress. She appeared in 212 films between 1930 and 1946. Emmett's film debut came with Universal in a two-reel prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Rex And Rinty
''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Cast * Rex the king of wild horses as himself * Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Rinty * Kane Richmond as Frank Bradley * Norma Taylor as Dorothy Bruce * Mischa Auer as Tanaga * Smiley Burnette as Jensen * Harry Woods as Crawford * Pedro Regas as Pasha * Hooper Atchley as Debor * Wheeler Oakman as Henchman Wheeler * Victor Potel as Kinso, Royal Guard Commander * Allan Cavan as Mr. Bruce Additional crew * Story: B. Reeves Easton, Maurice Geraghty, Ray Trampe * Musical Director: Lee Zahler * Supervising Editor: Joseph H. Lewis * Sound Effects Editor: Roy Granville * Sound Engineer: Clifford A. Ruberg (as Cliff Ruberg) * Stunts: Tracy Layne, Ted Mapes, Eddie Parker, Joe Yrigoyen (all uncredited) Chapter titles # God Horse of Sujan # Sport of Kings # Fangs of Flame # Homewards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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