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Hamilton MacFadden
Hamilton MacFadden (April 26, 1901 – January 1, 1977) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. MacFadden's parents were Rev. Robert A. MacFadden and Edith Hamilton MacFadden. His father died in 1909, leaving his mother to support herself and four children. In 1928, she became the first woman to file papers to run for governor of Massachusetts. MacFadden was a 1925 graduate of Harvard University. Soon after graduating, he became producer of the American Theatre Company, which presented plays for 10 weeks in the Boston area. The project was backed by Michael Strange, a writer who made her professional stage debut in the productions. He also served as director of the Community Arts Association in Santa Barbara, California, and the Theatre Guild School of Acting in New York. After starting out on Broadway in the 1920s, he moved into filmmaking in Hollywood. During the early 1930s he was a contract director at Fox. McFadden made a number of films for them including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy That Way
''Crazy That Way'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Kenneth MacKenna, Joan Bennett and Regis Toomey,Kellow, p. 466 and based on the play ''In Love With Love'' by Vincent Lawrence. Cast * Kenneth MacKenna as Jack Gardner * Joan Bennett as Ann Jordan * Regis Toomey as Robert Metcalf * Jason Robards Sr. as Frank Oakes * Sharon Lynn as Marion Sars * Lumsden Hare as Mr. Jordan Preservation status This film is now thought to be a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... See also * List of lost films References Bibliography * Kellow, Brian. ''The Bennetts: An Acting Family'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2004) External links * 1930 films American comedy films American black-and-white films 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Smiling (1938 Film)
''Keep Smiling'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Roger Livesey and Mary Maguire. The film follows a group of performers who club together to buy a bus and travel around the country doing shows after they are cheated out of money by an ex-manager. Plot Cast * Gracie Fields as Gracie Gray * Roger Livesey as Bert Wattle * Mary Maguire as Avis Maguire * Peter Coke as Rene Sigani * Jack Donohue as Denis Wilson * Hay Petrie as Jack * Mike Johnson as Charlie * Eddie Gray as Silvo * Tommy Fields as The Three Bolas * Gladys Dehl as The Three Bolas * Nino Rossini as The Three Bolas * Edward Rigby as Silas Gray * Joe Mott as Bill Sneed * Philip Leaver as De Courcy * Gus McNaughton as Eddie Perkins * Paula Rae Wright (Paula Raymond age 14) as Bettina Bowman * Carol Adams as Dancer * Joss Ambler as Max * Monty Banks as Auditioner * Hal Gordon * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Assistant hotel clerk * Eliot Makeham as Printer * Julian Vedey a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Law
''Inside the Law'' is a 1942 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. It is also known as ''Rogues in Clover''. Cast *Wallace Ford as Billy *Frank Sully as Jim Burke *Harry Holman as Judge Mortimer Gibbs *Luana Walters as Dora Mason *Lafe McKee as Pop Cobb *Barton Hepburn as Paul Kane *Danny Duncan as Peter Clifford *Earle Hodgins as Police Chief *Rose Plumer as Mom Cobb *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 ... as Bank Official Soundtrack External links * * References 1942 films American black-and-white films American comedy-drama films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Hamilton MacFadden 1942 comedy-drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Can't Last Forever
''It Can't Last Forever'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness, and Robert Armstrong.Etling p.179 It is also the debut film for an unbilled 11-year-old Donald O'Connor, who would later go on to be famous for his acrobatic tap dancing. Cast * Ralph Bellamy as Russ Matthews * Betty Furness as Carol Wilson * Robert Armstrong as Al Tinker * Raymond Walburn as Dr. Fothergill * Thurston Hall as Fulton * Edward Pawley as Cronin * Wade Boteler as Police Captain Rorty * Charles Judels as Mr. Appadelius * George Chesebro as Studs * Marc Lawrence as Hoodlum * unbilled players include Dorothy Dandridge, Paul Fix and Donald O'Connor Donald David Dixon Ronald O'Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer and actor. He came to fame in a series of films in which he co-starred with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. His b ... References Bibliography * Etling, Laur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape By Night (1937 Film)
''Escape by Night'' is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. Plot summary Members of the Capper gang rent a room from a blind man and his daughter and help them restore their farm. Another member of their gang arrives and orders their return, leading to a conflict. Cast * William Hall as Nicholas "Nick" Allen *Anne Nagel as Linda Adams *Dean Jagger as James "Capper" Regan *Steffi Duna as Josephine "Jo" Elliott * Ward Bond as Peter "Spudsy" Baker *Murray Alper as Horace "Red" Graham *Charles Waldron as Pop Adams *George Meeker as Fred Peters *Wallis Clark Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was an English stage and film actor. Biography Clark was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of William Wallis Clark (1854 - 1930), an engineer. Prior to acting, Clark was an en ... as District Attorney Baldwin * Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Charlie Thornton * Anthony Warde as Mike Grayson *Bill as Bill, the guide dog External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legion Of Missing Men
''The Legion of Missing Men'' is a 1937 Monogram Pictures film about the French Foreign Legion set in the French protectorate of Morocco. Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, it stars Ralph Forbes who had also served in the cinematic Foreign Legion in ''Beau Geste'' (1926) and ''Beau Ideal'' (1931). Singer and actress Hala Linda was married to Richard Gump, the composer of the film's "The Legionnaires Song".''The Pittsburgh Press'' Nov 3, 1937 It was the only film of Monogram's Marlene Dietrich imitator. The film features scenes reused from a silent film, presumably '' Under Two Flags''. Plot Bob Carter is a professional soldier of fortune whose expertise is in the use of the machine gun. He has plied his trade for Sun Yat-Sen in the Xinhai Revolution, the Mexican Revolution and with the Spanish in the Rif War for de Rivera. Now he is content to be a Legionnaire in the 20th Marching Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment with his comrades in arms the American Muggsy and the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Racketeers
''Sea Racketeers'' is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Weldon Heyburn, Jeanne Madden, and Warren Hymer. Plot summary Cast *Weldon Heyburn as Chief Bos'n Mate Jim Wilson *Jeanne Madden as Patricia 'Pat' Collins *Warren Hymer as Mate 'Spud' Jones *Penny Singleton as Florence 'Toots' Riley *J. Carrol Naish as Harry Durant *Joyce Compton as Blondie *Charles Trowbridge as Maxwell Gordon *Syd Saylor as Henchman Weasel *Lane Chandler as Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath *Benny Burt as Henchman Maxie *Ralph Sanford Ralph Dayton Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently ... as Henchman Turk *Don Rowan as Henchman Lew * Bryant Washburn as Wilbur Crane Soundtrack * Penny Singleton (as Dorothy McNulty) "The Lady Wants To Dance" * Jeanne Madden - "What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand Up And Cheer!
''Stand Up and Cheer!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken during the Great Depression to boost the morale of the country. It is essentially a vehicle for a string of vaudeville acts and a few musical numbers. The film is best known for providing the first big breakthrough role for legendary child actress Shirley Temple. A little known bit player before the film, by the end of the year, she appeared in 10 movies, including 4 starring roles in major feature-length films. Plot The President of the United States decides that the true cause of the Great Depression (raging when the film was released) is a loss of "optimism" as a result of a plot by financiers and bankers who are getting rich from the Depression. The President then appoints Lawrence Cromwell as secretary for the newly created Department o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Husbands Go
''As Husbands Go'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by S. N. Behrman and Sonya Levien. It is based on the 1931 play ''As Husbands Go'' by Rachel Crothers. The film stars Warner Baxter, Helen Vinson, Warner Oland, Catherine Doucet, G. P. Huntley, Frank O'Connor, and Eleanor Lynn. The film was released on January 27, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast *Warner Baxter as Charles Lingard * Helen Vinson as Lucille Lingard *Warner Oland as Hippolitus Lomi *Catherine Doucet as Emmie Sykes * G. P. Huntley as Ronald Derbyshire * Frank O'Connor as Jake Canon *Eleanor Lynn Eleanor Lynn (October 29, 1916 – December 26, 1996) was an American actress who was known for both movies and theater. Her films include ''The Magician's Daughter'' (1938), ''Fugitives for a Night'' (1938) and ''As Husbands Go'' (1933). ... as Peggy Sykes *Jay Ward as Wilbur References External links * 1934 films American comedy films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
''Charlie Chan's Greatest Case'' (1933) is an American pre-Code murder mystery film starring Warner Oland as the Oriental detective Charlie Chan. It was based on the Earl Derr Biggers novel ''The House Without a Key'' (1925). Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film. Reception ''The New York Times'' reviewer wrote, "As far as the mystery of these particular murders is concerned it is not difficult for the audience to decide on the identity of the slayer, but the manner in which Chan makes his deductions is always interesting." Cast *Warner Oland as Charlie Chan * Heather Angel as Carlotta Eagan *Roger Imhof as The Beachcomber * John Warburton as John Quincy Winterslip *Walter Byron as Henry Jennison *Ivan F. Simpson as Brade *Virginia Cherrill as Barbara Winterslip * Francis Ford as Captain Hallett *Robert Warwick as Dan Winterslip * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Amos Winterslip *Clara Blandick as Minerva Winterslip *Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Purple Sage (1931 Film)
''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film based upon the novel by Zane Grey, directed by Hamilton MacFadden, photographed by George Schneiderman, and starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill. The picture was released by the Fox Film Corporation with a running time of 58 minutes and remains the third of five screen versions. It was the first sound version. The movie was followed later the same year by a similar adaptation of the novel's sequel, ''The Rainbow Trail'', also starring O'Brien. Plot Cast * George O'Brien as Jim Lassiter * Marguerite Churchill as Jane Withersteen * Noah Beery as Judge Dyer * Yvonne Pelletier as Bess * James Todd as Vern Venters * Stanley Fields as Oldring * Lester Dorr as Judkins * Shirley Nail as Fay Larkin * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Adam Tull, Gang leader * Cliff Lyons as Jed References External links ''Riders of the Purple Sage''in the Internet Movie Database ''Riders of the Purple Sage''at Turner Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
