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Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton (13 February 1890, in Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, in San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. Career He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM. He directed his first film, ''While London Sleeps'', in 1926, and thereafter spent more than three decades working mostly as a film director. Of the roughly 100 pictures he directed, most of them were westerns and action/adventure films. The final film he directed was ''Night Raiders (1952 film), Night Raiders'' in 1952. Afterwards, he occasionally worked as a director in television through 1958. Partial filmography As director * ''While London Sleeps'' (1926) * ''The Black Diamond Express'' (1927) * ''The Bush Leaguer'' (1927) * ''One Round Hogan'' (1927) (lost) * ''Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) * ''Across the Atlantic (1928 film), Across the Atlantic'' (1928) * ''The Greyhound Limite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the List of municipalities in Washington, third-largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called wikt:Tacoma, təˡqʷuʔbəʔ in the Lushootseed, Puget Sound Salish dialect. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Choice
''Second Choice'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris. The film is notable as being the first (and only film) in which Dolores Costello sang. It is a lost film. The film was based on the story by Elizabeth Alexander and was adapted for the screen by Joseph Jackson. Plot Vallery Grove (Costello) is in love with Don Warren (Morris), but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him. Dolores is later introduced to Owen Mallory (Mulhall) who informs her that Don is now planning to marry the spoiled rich girl. Mallory, who has himself been recently jilted, and Vallery find comfort in each other and eventually Owen proposes to Vallery. She finally accepts, and they elope. Once she is married, Vallery discovers that Don has broken off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover Agent
To go "undercover" (that is, to go on an undercover operation) is to avoid detection by the object of one's observation, and especially to disguise one's own identity (or use an assumed identity) for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization in order to learn or confirm confidential information, or to gain the trust of targeted individuals to gather information or evidence. Undercover operations are traditionally employed by law enforcement agencies and private investigators; those in such roles are commonly referred to as undercover agents History Law enforcement has carried out undercover work in a variety of ways throughout the course of history, but Eugène François Vidocq (1775–1857) developed the first organized (though informal) undercover program in France in the early 19th century, from the late First Empire through most of the Bourbon Restoration period of 1814 to 1830. At the end of 1811 Vidocq set up an informal plainclothes unit, the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Reporter
''Star Reporter'' is a 1939 American film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by John T. Neville and starring Warren Hull, Marsha Hunt and Wallis Clark. It was released February 22, 1939. Plot Star Reporter, John Randolph (Warren Hull), with his fiancée, Barbara Burnette, ( Marsha Hunt), has faith in her father, D.A. William Burnette (Wallis Clark), and throws the full weight of his newspaper behind him, in hopes of tracking down his own father's killer. John is convinced that his father was murdered to stop him from revealing the organized crime bosses, in the city. Now, all he needs is proof. Just as he's about to get the goods on the criminal kingpin, lawyer Whittaker (Clay Clement), there is another murder. Little does John suspect that the confessed killer, Joe Draper (Morgan Wallace) and his own mother, Mrs. Julia Randolph ( Virginia Howell) have their own deep, dark secret, from the past: the true identity of her long, lost, already declared dead, husband; and, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Fair (1937 Film)
''County Fair'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Arledge, Mary Lawrence and J. Farrell MacDonald. It was a remake of the 1932 film '' The County Fair''.Langman & Ebner p.178 Cast * John Arledge as John Hope * Mary Lawrence as Julie Williams * J. Farrell MacDonald as Calvin Williams, Julie's Father * Fuzzy Knight as Whitey the Trainer * Jimmy Butler as Buddy Williams, Julie's Brother * Harry Worth as Turner the Gambler * Matty Roubert as Snipe, Turner's Jockey * William Hunter as Dutch, Turner Henchman * Henry Hall as Commissioner * Edwin Mordant Edwin Mordant (December 22, 1868 - February 16, 1942) was an actor on stage and in films in the United States. He appeared in numerous shows between 1901 and the later 1920s. He was married to Ola Humphrey. They divorced. The ‘’New York Dram ... as Mr. Brooks, Moon Glow's Owner References Bibliography * Langman, Larry & Ebner, David. ''Hollywood's Image of the South: A Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Happened Out West
''It Happened Out West'' is a 1937 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and John Roberts. The film stars Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly, Judith Allen, Johnny Arthur, LeRoy Mason, Lew Kelly, and Russell Hicks. The film was released on May 2, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot An outlaw tries to cheat an Arizona rancher out of her silver-rich land. Cast *Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly as Richard P. 'Dick' Howe *Judith Allen as Ann Martin *Johnny Arthur as Professor Thad Crookshank *LeRoy Mason as Bert Travis *Lew Kelly as Diner Counterman *Russell Hicks as Cooley *Henry Otho as Henchman Hank *Ted Adams (actor), Ted Adams as Henchman Tex *Reginald Barlow as Middleton *Steve Clemente as Pedro *Nina Campana as Maria *Ed Brady (actor), Ed Brady as Sheriff (uncredited) *Ben Corbett as Gimpy (uncredited) *Henry Hall as Man Who Points Out Cafe (uncredited) *Archie Ricks as Red (uncredited) *Bob Woodward (actor), Bob Woodward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Valley (film)
''Secret Valley'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton. The film is also known as ''Gangster's Bride'' and ''Gangster's Valley'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Richard Arlen as Lee Rogers *Virginia Grey as Jean Carlo *Jack Mulhall as Russell Parker *Norman Willis as Slick Collins aka Howard Carlo *Syd Saylor as Paddy *Russell Hicks as Austin Martin *Willie Fung as Tabasco *Maude Allen Maude Allen (November 30, 1887 – April 24, 1960) was an American character actress. She was born in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Died in Los Angeles, California, aged 72. She appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s, in ... as Mrs. Hogan External links * * 1937 films American black-and-white films 1937 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 20th Century Fox films Films produced by Sol Lesser 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop-Along Cassidy
''Hop-Along Cassidy'' (reissued as ''Hopalong Cassidy Enters'') is a 1935 American Western film that features the character ''Hop-Along Cassidy'' created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. This is the first of 66 ''Hopalong Cassidy'' films produced between 1935 and 1948 and all starring William Boyd in the title role. William Boyd was originally offered the role of Buck Peters, the ranch foreman, but he decided to take the role of Hop-Along instead. Plot A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, played by William Boyd, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, (which results in his trademark ''hop''), uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice. Cast * William Boyd - Bill "Hop-Along" Cassidy * James Ellison - Johnny Nels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinky (film)
''Dinky'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Plot A crooked businessman skips town, leaving his secretary, Martha Daniels, to take the blame for his illegal business dealings. Faced with a prison term, Martha sends her son, "Dinky," to a military academy to spare him the social disgrace. Cast * Jackie Cooper as Dinky Daniels * Mary Astor as Mrs. Martha Daniels * Roger Pryor as Tom Marsden * Henry Armetta as Tony Karamazo, the junkman * Betty Jean Hainey as Mary * Henry O'Neill as Colonel Barnes * Jimmy Butler as Cadet Lane * George Ernest as Jojo * Edith Fellows as Sally * Sidney Miller as Sammy * Richard Quine Richard Quine (November 12, 1920June 10, 1989) was an American director, actor, and singer. He began acting as a child in radio, vaudeville, and stage productions before being signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in his early twenties. When his acting ... as Jackie Shaw References External links * 1935 films 1935 drama films American dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singer Of Naples
''The Singer of Naples'' (Spanish:''El cantante de Napoles'') is a 1935 American musical film directed by Howard Bretherton and Moreno Cuyar and starring Enrico Caruso Jr., Mona Maris and Carmen Río. It was made in Spanish by the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers. Unlike many other American Spanish language films of the era it was not a remake of an English language film. It was the last of Warner Brothers's Hollywood-made Spanish films.Waldman p. 43-44. The increasing success of dubbing meant that it was less viable to make separate Spanish films, and in future it became more common for films to be made in a single English version and then dubbed into a variety of other languages for global release. Plot A blacksmith's son from Naples rises to become a celebrated opera singer, performing at La Scala in Milan. Cast *Enrico Caruso Jr. as Enrico Daspurro *Mona Maris as Teresa *Carmen Río as Maria *Alfonso Pedroza as Fortuni *Antonio Vidal as Prof. Rubini *Emilia Leovalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Keighley
William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889 – June 24, 1984) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director. Career After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros. He was the initial director of ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Personal life He retired in 1953 at the age of 64 and moved to Paris with his wife, Genevieve Tobin. In retirement, he became a photographer. He died of a stroke in New York City. Complete directorial filmography *''The Match King'' (1932) (co-director) *''Ladies They Talk About'' (1933) (co-director) *'' Easy to Love'' (1934) (solo directori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
