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J. Scott Smart
J. Scott Smart (born John Kenley Tener Smart, November 27, 1902 – January 15, 1960) was an American radio, film and stage actor during the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Early years Smart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family later moved to Buffalo, where he was a 1922 graduate of Lafayette High School. He also attended Miami Military Institute. Smart told a reporter that, before entering show business, he held 30 jobs in three years. Those jobs included selling shoe polish, heaving coal on a boat, being fire chief in a factory, drawing cartoons for a newspaper and designing ads for an advertising agency. Career When he was 21, Smart began acting in stock theater in Buffalo, New York. He acted there for five years. After that, a friend set up an audition for a program on NBC. The result was Smart's first role on radio, that of a singing waiter on ''Whispering Tables.'' His Broadway credits include ''A Bell for Adano'' (1944) and ''Separate Rooms'' (1939). Sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Act of Consolidation, 1854, Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, the List of counties in Pennsylvania, most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the Metropolitan statistical area, nation's seventh-largest and one of List of largest cities, world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Central Station (radio)
''Grand Central Station'' was an American anthology radio series that had a long run on the major networks from 1937 to 1954. Produced by Himan Brown, Martin Horrell and others, the story content ranged from romantic comedies to lightweight dramas. The program debuted on September 28, 1937, on NBC. Each program opened with an announcer intoning that Grand Central was "the crossroads of a million private lives, a gigantic stage on which are played a thousand dramas daily."Berger, Joseph. (2010, June 7). ''Himan Brown, Developer of Radio Dramas, Dies at 99''. The New York Times, p A-19 Actors included Jim Ameche and Hume Cronyn. The announcers were George Baxter, Ken Roberts and Tom Shirley. The programs were narrated by Jack Arthur, Stuart Metz and Alexander Scourby. When some listeners noted that steam engines, the sounds of which were heard during the broadcasts, no longer frequented the terminal, Brown responded: "You have your own Grand Central Station." In 1952 a half-hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipher Bureau (1938 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 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 ac ... as Commander Nash * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's My Story (film)
''That's My Story'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow from a screenplay by Barry Trivers. The film stars William Lundigan, Claudia Morgan, and Herbert Mundin. Cast list * William Lundigan as Howard Fields * Claudia Morgan as Janet Marlowe * Herbert Mundin as Hiram * Hobart Cavanaugh as Sheriff Otis * Bernadene Hayes as Bonnie Rand * Eddie Garr as Jenks * Ralph Morgan as B. K. Carter * Harlan Briggs as Sheriff Allen * Edward Gargan as John * Henry Hunter as Foster * Charles Wilson as Cummings * Charles Trowbridge as B. L. Martin * Sam Hayes as Announcer * Murray Alper Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a nu ... as Blackie References External links * * * 1937 drama films 1937 films American drama films Films directed by Sidney Salkow Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hundred Men And A Girl
''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (styled 100 Men and a Girl in advertising) is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin and the maestro Leopold Stokowski. Written by Charles Kenyon, Bruce Manning, and James Mulhauser from a story by Hanns Kräly, the film is about the daughter of a struggling musician who forms a symphony orchestra consisting of his unemployed friends. Through persistence, charm, and a few misunderstandings, they are able to get famed conductor Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert, which leads to a radio contract. ''One Hundred Men and a Girl'' was the first of two motion pictures featuring Leopold Stokowski, and is also one of the films for which Durbin is best remembered as an actress and a singer. Plot John Cardwell, a trombone player, is only one of a large group of unemployed musicians. He tries unsuccessfully to gain an interview and audition with Leopold Stokowski, but not to disappoint his daughter, Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In A Bungalow
''Love in a Bungalow'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Austin Parker, Karen DeWolf and James Mulhauser. The film stars Nan Grey, Kent Taylor, Louise Beavers, J. Scott Smart, Minerva Urecal and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on June 27, 1937, by Universal Pictures. Plot One day Mary Callahan finds a man that has slept in a bungalow she is trying to sell, a few days later he appears again seeking shelter from the rain, she lets him in and they listen to radio while the storm doesn't end. The radio station has a contest for the best letter explaining a couple's love, so they pretend to be married and send a letter. Cast *Nan Grey as Mary Callahan *Kent Taylor as Jeff Langan *Louise Beavers as Millie *J. Scott Smart as Wilbur Babcock *Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Kester *Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Kester *Richard Carle as Mr. Bisbee *Marjorie Main as Miss Emma Bisbee *Margaret McWade as Miss Lydia Bisbee *Robert Spencer as Tracy *Arthur Hoyt as A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildcatter
''The Wildcatter'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Scott Kolk, Jean Rogers, J. Scott Smart, Suzanne Kaaren, Russell Hicks, Ward Bond, Wallis Clark and Jack Powell. The film was released on June 6, 1937, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Scott Kolk as 'Lucky' Conlon *Jean Rogers as Helen Conlon *J. Scott Smart as Smiley * Suzanne Kaaren as Julia Frayne * Russell Hicks as Tom Frayne * Ward Bond as Johnson *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 Torrance *Jack Powell as Joe Tinker * Milburn Stone as Ed * William Gould as Real Estate Agent * Robert McKenzie as Bill Webster References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wildcatter 1937 films 1930s English-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Love Is Young
''When Love Is Young'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hal Mohr and starring Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Brennan, Greta Meyer, Christian Rub and William Tannen. Written by Joseph Fields and Eve Greene, it is based on the 1935 short story ''Class Prophecy'' by Eleanore Griffin that was originally serialized in McCall's Magazine. The film was released on March 28, 1937 by Universal Pictures. Plot Wanda Werner is aspiring opera singer from rural America and tries to make it big by singing popular hits from Broadway. Cast *Virginia Bruce as Wanda Werner *Kent Taylor as Andy Russell *Walter Brennan as Uncle Hugo *Greta Meyer as Hannah Werner *Christian Rub as Anton Werner *William Tannen as Norman Crocker *Jean Rogers as Irene Henry *Sterling Holloway as Orville Kane *Nydia Westman as 'Dotty' Leonard *David Oliver as Cudgy Wallace *Laurie Douglas as Laurie Sykes * J. Scott Smart as Winthrop Grove *Franklin Pangborn Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The Town (film)
''Top of the Town'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy, Sam White and Walter Lang and starring Doris Nolan. Cast * Doris Nolan as Diana Borden * George Murphy as Ted Lane * Ella Logan as Dorine * Hugh Herbert as Hubert * Gerald Oliver Smith as Borden Executive * Mischa Auer as Hamlet * Gregory Ratoff as J.J. Stone * Peggy Ryan as Peggy * J. Scott Smart as Beaton (as Jack Smart) * Ray Mayer as Roger * Henry Armetta as Bacciagalluppi * Gertrude Niesen as Gilda Norman * Claude Gillingwater as William Borden * Ernest Cossart as Augustus Borden * Samuel S. Hinds as Henry Borden * Richard Carle as Edwin Borden * California Collegians as Singing Group * The Four Esquires as Performers Reception Writing for ''Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Overboard (1937 Film)
'''Girl Overboard is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow from a screenplay by Tristram Tupper based on a story by Sara Elizabeth Rodger. The film stars Gloria Stuart, Walter Pidgeon, and Billy Burrud, and was released on February 28, 1937. Cast list * Gloria Stuart as Mary Chesbrooke * Walter Pidgeon as Paul Stacey * Billy Burrud as Bobby Stacey * Hobart Cavanaugh as Joe Gray * Gerald Oliver Smith as Harvey * Sidney Blackmer as Alex LeMaire * Jack Smart as Wilbur Jenkins * David Oliver as Dutch * Charlotte Wynters as Molly Shane * Russell Hicks as Sam LeMaire * R. E. O'Connor as Sergeant Hatton * Edward McNamara as Captain Murphy * Charles Wilson as Editor * Selmer Jackson Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa a ... as Captain Hartman References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Smart Girls
''Three Smart Girls'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Barbara Read, Nan Grey, Deanna Durbin (her feature film debut), and Ray Milland. The film's screenplay was written by Adele Comandini and Austin Parker, and is about three sisters who travel to New York City to prevent their father from remarrying. The three plot to bring their divorced parents back together again. It began an eight-year span of successful Deanna Durbin musicals and spawned two sequels, '' Three Smart Girls Grow Up'' and '' Hers to Hold''. Plot Three sisters living in Switzerland hear their father is going to marry a younger woman in New York. They travel there to stop it. Their plan involves getting a man to seduce her father's fiancée. They accidentally hire a genuinely rich man who falls for one of the sisters. Cast * Binnie Barnes as Donna Lyons * Charles Winninger as Judson Craig * Alice Brady as Mrs. Lyons * Ray Milland as Lord Michael Stuart * Mischa Aue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield lies in a valley and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
