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Harry A. Romm
Harry Romm (1896–1986) was an American producer and agent. He was a long time agent for The Three Stooges. Romm turned to producing movies in the late 1940s. He returned to it in the late 1950s. Select credits *''Swing Parade of 1946'' (1946) *''Ladies of the Chorus'' (1948) *''Senior Prom'' (1958) *''Have Rocket, Will Travel'' (1959) *''Hey, Let's Twist!'' (1961) *''Stop! Look! and Laugh!'' (1961) *''Two Tickets to Paris ''Two Tickets to Paris'' is a 1962 film directed by Greg Garrison and starring Joey Dee and the Starliters. Plot An engaged couple, Joey and Piper, travel to Paris where Joey has a gig performing. Cast *Joey Dee as Joey Dee *Gary Crosby (actor), ...'' (1961) References External links * American film producers 1896 births 1986 deaths {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared over the act's run (with only three active at any given time): Moe Howard (born Moses Horwitz) and Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg) were mainstays throughout the ensemble's nearly 50-year run and the pivotal "third stooge" was played by (in order of appearance) Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz), Curly Howard (born Jerome Horwitz), Shemp Howard again, Joe Besser, and "Curly Joe" DeRita. The act began in the early 1920s as part of a vaudeville comedy act billed as "Ted Healy and His Stooges", consisting originally of Ted Healy and Moe Howard. Over time, they were joined by Moe's brother, Shemp Howard, and then Larry Fine. The four appeared in one feature film, '' Soup to Nuts'', before Shemp left to pursue a solo career. He was replace ... [...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] |
Swing Parade Of 1946
''Swing Parade of 1946'' is a 1946 musical comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and released by Monogram Pictures. The film features Gale Storm, Phil Regan, and The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard), Edward Brophy and musical numbers by Connee Boswell and the Louis Jordan and Will Osborne orchestras, including " Stormy Weather" and "Caldonia". Premise The Three Stooges, as dishwashers, help an aspiring singer, Carol Lawrence (Storm), and a nightclub owner, Danny Warren (Regan), find love. Three Stooges appearance The Stooges rework several bits they performed with Ted Healy at MGM: the plumbing sequences are adapted from ''Meet the Baron'' and several waiter gags are borrowed from ''Beer and Pretzels''. ''Swing Parade of 1946'' was filmed over a period of 24 days between July 30 and August 25, 1945. 42-year-old Curly Howard had suffered a series of minor strokes several months prior to filming, and his performances in their Columbia shorts at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Of The Chorus
''Ladies of the Chorus'' is a 1948 American musical romance film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe and Rand Brooks. The screenplay, written by Harry Sauber and Joseph Carole, was based on a story by Sauber. Released by Columbia Pictures, ''Ladies of the Chorus'' features Marilyn Monroe in the first major role of her career. Considered a B film at the time of its release, it quickly disappeared from theaters, and Monroe's contract with Columbia was not renewed. Upon the film's original theatrical release, Adele Jergens was credited first while Marilyn Monroe was billed second. After Monroe became a star in the early 1950s, ''Ladies of the Chorus'' was reissued to capitalize on Monroe's fame. Her name was placed before the title, not only in advertising but in the opening credits of the film itself. Plot Peggy Martin and her mother Mae both work as burlesque chorus girls. After star Bubbles LaRue quits, stage manager Joe asks Mae to perform a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Prom (film)
''Senior Prom'' is a 1958 American musical film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Jill Corey and Paul Hampton. others, as well as a rare non- Stooge appearance by Moe Howard. Plot Cast *Jill Corey as Gay Sherridan *Paul Hampton as Tom Harper *James Komack as Dog *Barbara Bostock as Flip *Tom Laughlin Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for his series of ''Billy Jack'' films. He was married to actress D ... as Carter Breed III * Keely Smith as the Singer References External links * 1958 films 1958 musical films American musical films Films directed by David Lowell Rich Columbia Pictures films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have Rocket, Will Travel
''Have Rocket, Will Travel'' is a 1959 American science-fiction comedy film released by Columbia Pictures and starring the Three Stooges, consisting of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and new addition Joe DeRita ("Curly Joe"). The film was produced to capitalize on the Three Stooges' late-1950s resurgence in popularity. The supporting cast features Anna-Lisa and Robert Colbert. Plot The Stooges are janitors working at a space center who are accidentally blasted to Venus. They encounter a talking unicorn, a giant fire-breathing tarantula and an alien computer that has destroyed all life on the planet and creates three evil robot duplicates of the Stooges. When the boys return home triumphant, a party is held in their honor that becomes a melee complicated by the arrival of the evil robots. An epilogue shows the Three Stooges riding on a rocket while singing and ends with Moe being hit with cream pies by Larry and Joe. Cast * Moe Howard - Moe/robot duplicate * Larry Fine - Larry/robot dupli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey, Let's Twist!
''Hey, Let's Twist!'' is a 1961 American musical film directed by Greg Garrison and written by Hal Hackady. The film stars Joey Dee, Jo Ann Campbell, Teddy Randazzo, Kay Armen, Zohra Lampert and Dino Di Luca. The film was released on December 31, 1961, by Paramount Pictures. The same team later made ''Two Tickets to Paris'' (1962). Plot The rise, fall, and resurgence of the Peppermint Lounge club is chronicled. The children of the owner almost ruin the club by updating the place but realize their error. Cast * Joey Dee as Himself * Jo Ann Campbell as Piper * Teddy Randazzo as Rickey Dee * Kay Armen as Angie * Zohra Lampert as Sharon * Dino Di Luca as Papa * Hope Hampton as herself * Richard Dickens as Rore * The Peppermint Loungers as Themselves * Joe Pesci as Extra (uncredited) (His movie debut) Production The film shot for two weeks at Pathe Studios in New York. Filming started November 1961. It was made independently and distributed through Paramount. There were a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop! Look! And Laugh!
''Stop! Look! and Laugh!'' is a 1960 feature-length Three Stooges compilation featuring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard. Eleven of the Stooges shorts were shown and bridged together with segments featuring Paul Winchell and his dummies, Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff. Near the end of the film, the Marquis Chimps perform a version of Cinderella narrated in rhyme by Winchell, with June Foray providing female voices and Alan Reed providing male voices, as part of Jerry's bedtime story. New York Stooges TV host Officer Joe Bolton (a staple of WPIX-TV through the early 1970s) has a cameo as a customer in a cafe. Plot Paul Winchell plays a father to Jerry Mahoney, who is avoiding going to school at all costs where he is failing his subjects. Mahoney's tricks range from painting the window black to sleep in, continually falling asleep, and pretending to be sick by painting spots on his face and heating a thermometer with a match to give him a temperature reading of 264 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Tickets To Paris
''Two Tickets to Paris'' is a 1962 film directed by Greg Garrison and starring Joey Dee and the Starliters. Plot An engaged couple, Joey and Piper, travel to Paris where Joey has a gig performing. Cast *Joey Dee as Joey Dee *Gary Crosby (actor), Gary Crosby as Gary *Kay Medford as Aggie *Jeri Lynne Fraser as Piper *Lisa James as Coco *Charles Nelson Reilly as Claypoole *Richard Dickens as Tony *Nina Paige as Dumb blonde *Sal Lombardo as Marmaduke *Jeri Archer as Mrs. Patten *Michele Moinot as Le Claire *Jay Burton as Charles Production The film was made independently by Harry Romm, who had produced ''Hey, Let's Twist'' (1961). He used the same director of that film, Greg Garrison, and cast Joey Dee, who was known for the Peppermint Twist. It was originally going to be called ''Viva La Twist'' but this was changed. The cast included Gary Crosby who had been in many film musicals such as ''Mardi Gras (1958 film), Mardi Gras'', and Kay Medford, who had been in ''Bye Bye Birdie'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Producers
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1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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