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Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon (born Irving Von Peters; September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Early years Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar Bacon and Myrtle Vane. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and grew up in San Diego, California. Career Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1912 in Mack Sennett productions. The actor returned to the Sennett studio in 1924, and appeared frequently in Sennett's silent and sound comedies as a supporting actor. By 1933 Bacon was so well established as a utility player that he was pressed into service to replace Andy Clyde -- wearing Clyde's "old man" costume and makeup -- in a Sennett comedy. Irving Bacon was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in several sources) such as ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938). He often played comical "average guys" in scores of feature films; in 1939 alone he app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet John Doe
''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist with the involvement of a hired homeless man and pursued by the paper's wealthy owner.Dirks, Tim"Filmsite Movie Review: Meet John Doe (1941)."''Filmsite.org (AMC Networks)''. Retrieved: March 13, 2015. It became a box-office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. It was ranked No. 49 in AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Cheers. In 1969, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. It was the first of two features Capra made for Warner Brothers, after he left Columbia Pictures, the other being '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944). Plot A local newspaper, ''The Bulletin'', is under new management, with colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glenn Miller Story
''The Glenn Miller Story'' is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration. Plot The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller. Several turning points in Miller's career are depicted with varying degrees of accuracy, including: the success of an early jazz band arrangement; his departure from the Broadway pit and sideman work to front a band of his own; the failure of his first band on the road; and the subsequent re-forming of his successful big band and the establishment of the "Miller So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saturday Night Kid
''The Saturday Night Kid'' is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film about two sisters and the man they both want. It stars Clara Bow, Jean Arthur, James Hall, and in her first credited speaking role, Jean Harlow. The film was based on the play ''Love 'Em and Leave 'Em'' (1926) by George Abbott and John V. A. Weaver. The movie still survives. The film was preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive with funding by Clara Bow biographer David Stenn. Plot Set in May 1929, the film focuses on two sisters - Mayme (Clara Bow) and Janie (Jean Arthur) - as they share an apartment in New York City. In the daytime, they work as salesgirls at the Ginsberg's department store, at which Mayme is named to be the star of an upcoming pageant about the "Rise of Ginsberg's" written and directed by supervisor Miss Streeter (Edna May Oliver). Miss Streeter is unhappy with Mayme who is always late for work and often goofing off. Janie is named treasurer of the ticket money for the pagea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Street (1929 Film)
''Side Street'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code film featuring the only screen teaming of all three Moore Brothers ( Tom, Owen, and Matt), each of them major silent film stars. George Raft also makes an uncredited appearance as a professional dancer — which Raft was at the time — dancing to the song "Take a Look at Her Now", sung by June Clyde. ''Side Street'' was directed by Malcolm St. Clair with a screenplay by George O'Hara and Jane Murfin, based on a story by St. Clair, which was adapted by John Russell.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 15 Plot The film chronicles the exploits of three Irish brothers. Jimmy is a cop, John is an emergency room doctor, and Dennis, as far as his family is aware of, is a very wealthy businessman, even having paid for John to go to medical school. Their parents, Nora and Tom, are very proud of all three sons. Jimmy is promoted on the police force, and begins the investigation of a murder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Sisters (1929 Film)
''Two Sisters'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Scott Pembroke and featuring Boris Karloff. The film is one of the last produced in the sound-on-film process Phonofilm. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Viola Dana as Jean / Jane * Rex Lease as Allan Rhodes * Claire Du Brey as Rose * Thomas G. Lingham as Jackson (credited as Tom Lingham) * Irving Bacon as Chumley * Thomas A. Curran as Judge Rhodes (credited as Tom Curran) * Boris Karloff as Cecil * Adeline Ashbury as Mrs. Rhodes See also * Boris Karloff filmography * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * * 1929 films 1929 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Films directed by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tide Of Empire
''Tide of Empire '' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. The film was originally slated to star Joan Crawford in the female lead, but the final filming had Renée Adorée instead of Crawford. It was one of the last MGM silents and performed badly at the box office. On January 12, 2010, ''Tide of Empire'' was released on home video for the first time on DVD on Warner Archive Collection. Buster Keaton, who was visiting the set, got cast in a cameo as a drunk getting thrown out of a saloon. |
Three Sinners
''Three Sinners'' (1928) is a silent film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Pola Negri, and co-starring Warner Baxter, Olga Baclanova, and Paul Lukas. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is based on a play ''Das Zweite Leben'' (or ''The Second Life'') by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolf Österreicher. Director Lee also served as executive producer. A sound remake starring Ruth Chatterton was titled ''Once a Lady'' (1931). Cast *Pola Negri – Baroness Gerda Wallentin *Warner Baxter – James Harris *Olga Baclanova – Baroness Hilda Brings *Paul Lukas – Count Dietrich Wallentin *Anders Randolf – Count Hellemuth Wallentin (billed as Anders Randolph) *Tullio Carminati – Roul Stanislav *Anton Vaverka – Valet to Dieetrich *Ivy Harris – Countess Lilli *William von Hardenburg – Prince von Scherson *Robert Klein – Count Bogumi Sdarschinsky *Irving Bacon – ? *Delmer Daves – ? Preservation status ''Three Sinners'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Everywhere
''The Girl from Everywhere'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Daphne Pollard, Dot Farley, Mack Swain and Carole Lombard.Kiriakou, Olympia. ''Becoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy''. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2020. pp. 26-27. . The film, produced by Mack Sennett, is a parody of silent filmmaking, and showcases his "bathing beauties". Cast *Daphne Pollard as Minnie Stitch *Dot Farley as Madame Zweibach * Mack Swain as Wilfred Ashcraft - Director * Carole Lombard as Vera Veranda - Miss Anybody * Irving Bacon as The Casting Director * Roger Moore as Mr. Filbert - Actor *Sterling Holloway as Assistant Director * Billy Bevan as Messenger * Andy Clyde as Publicity Man *Barney Hellum as Cameraman *Willy Castello as Arab Sheik * Carmelita Geraghty as Bathing Girl * Ruth Hiatt as Mabel Smith *Mary Ann Jackson as Bubbles Smith *Raymond McKee Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His First Flame
''His First Flame'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring Harry Langdon and directed by Harry Edwards. Additional cast members include Natalie Kingston, Ruth Hiatt, Vernon Dent, and others. Plot The story tells of Harry Howells (Langdon), a recent college graduate who's madly in love with his sweetheart Ethel (Kingston) and hopes to marry her. His woman hating uncle, however, Fire chief Amos McCarthy (Dent), tells his nephew to avoid marriage because all women want is money. Even though Harry is determined to marry Ethel, it seems his uncle was right: Ethel is a gold-digger. Harry is crestfallen. Her sister, Mary Morgan (Hiatt), however, is very interested in Harry. Still, unhappy, Harry spends the night in the firehouse. That night the fire alarm goes off, and it gives hapless Harry a chance to prove his mettle. Cast * Harry Langdon as Harry Howells * Natalie Kingston as Ethel Morgan * Ruth Hiatt as Mary Morgan * Vernon Dent as Amos McCarthy * Bud Jamison as He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Or Bust
''California or Bust'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars George O'Hara, Helen Foster, and John Steppling, and was released on January 9, 1927. Plot Jeff Daggett is a mechanic in the fictional town of Rockett, Arizona. He owns a local garage, but he leaves the day-to-day operation of the garage to his assistant, the mechanic. Daggett spends all his time on developing a new car motor. While they are driving west to California, the president of a motor company, Holtwood, and his daughter Nadine are passing through Rockett when their car breaks down. When Daggett comes to service them, he begins talking about his new motor. When they get back to the garage, Holtwood contacts his chief engineer, Wade Rexton, to come out from California to take a look at the motor. When he arrives, Rexton realizes the potential of the engine, but as he watches the interaction between Daggett and Nadine, he sees Daggett as a competitor for Nadine's affec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Christie (1923 Film)
''Anna Christie'' is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill (first film version) and starring Blanche Sweet and William Russell. Directed by John Griffith Wray and produced by Thomas H. Ince for First National Pictures, the screenplay was adapted by Bradley King from the Eugene O'Neill play of the same title. Thomas H. Ince Inc. paid a then-astronomical $35,000 for the screen rights to the play. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Anna Christie, daughter of rugged coal barge captain Chris Christopherson, has not seen her father since she was a baby. During her life on a farm, she has been betrayed by one man and been the mistress of another. Her father, unaware of her past, is determined to protect her from the advances of sailor folk. She takes a voyage with him and falls in love with drunken Matt Burke. She admits her sins and is rescued from suicide by Chris. She is forgiven by Matt who still wishes to wed her. Cast Prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Mertz
Ethel Mae Mertz (née Potter) (alternately Ethel Louise, Ethel May, and Ethel Roberta), played by Vivian Vance, is one of the four main fictional characters in the highly popular 1950s American television sitcom ''I Love Lucy''. Ethel is the middle-aged landlady of the main character, Lucy Ricardo, played by Lucille Ball. Ethel was most likely born about 1905, and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is married to Fred Mertz, played by William Frawley, with whom she had a career in vaudeville. The two female characters are close friends, habitually scheming together; Ethel is generally the voice of reason as a counterpart to Lucy's harebrained ideas. Background Ethel was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her father, Will Potter, owned a sweet shop and soda fountain with the slogan "You can lick our cones, but you can't beat our sodas!". Ethel went on to a career in music and acting, yet got her start at Albuquerque's Little Theater, singing her signature number "Shortnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
