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John Clein
John Clein (1907–?) was an American film producer and film director, he was active in the United States and Britain. He produced and directed the 1939 film ''Keep Punching (1939 film), Keep Punching'', whose cast was entirely composed of African-Americans; Clein himself was light-skinned. Biography Clein was born in 1907 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received plaudits for his casting efforts. Clein made headlines in 1948 when he was kidnapped and forced to sign a contract for a dancer and an extra. Filmography Director *''Keep Punching (1939 film), Keep Punching'' (1939) Producer *''Hearts of Humanity (1932 film), Hearts of Humanity'' (1932) *''Two Hearts in Harmony'' (1935) *''The Mill on the Floss (film), The Mill on the Floss'' (1936) *''Keep Punching (1939 film), Keep Punching'' (1939) *''Passport to Shame'' (1958) *''Dr. Crippen (1962 film), Dr. Crippen'' (1962) Other roles *''Before I Wake (1955 film), Before I Wake'', a.k.a. ''Shadow of Fear'' (1956) – credited a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Punching (1939 Film)
''Keep Punching'' is a 1939 film about boxing. Its primary character is Henry Armstrong (born ''Henry Jackson''). Unlike most films of the era, its cast was composed entirely of African Americans. The film includes Whitey's Lindy Hoppers ( Lindy Hop) performing the much imitated Big Apple Routine. A film clip of the dance scene was also released as the short “Jittering Jitterbugs” in 1943 showing the Big Apple routine choreographed by Frankie Manning and the a Jitterbug dance competition that followed in the film. Plot Golden gloves champion Henry Jackson turns professional and gets scheduled into a tough match. Days before the match, he finds an old school friend of his, Frank Harrison, unaware that Frank is betting heavily on his loss. Frank sets Henry up with beautiful Jerry Jordan, who is instructed to get him drunk and impede him in any way possible, due to Frank blackmailing her. On the day of the fight she slips him a sleeping drug. Cast It was directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-Americans
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not self-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light-skin
Light skin is a human skin color that has a base level of eumelanin pigmentation that has adapted to environments of low UV radiation. Light skin is most commonly found amongst the native populations of Europe and East Asia as measured through skin reflectance. People with light skin pigmentation are often referred to as " white" or "fair", although these usages can be ambiguous in some countries where they are used to refer specifically to certain ethnic groups or populations. As populations migrated away from the tropics into areas of low UV radiation, they developed light skin pigmentation as an evolutionary selection acting against vitamin D depletion. Humans with light skin pigmentation have skin with low amounts of eumelanin, and possess fewer melanosomes than humans with dark skin pigmentation. Light skin provides better absorption qualities of ultraviolet radiation. This helps the body to synthesize higher amounts of vitamin D for bodily processes such as calci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFI Catalog Of Feature Films
The ''AFI Catalog of Feature Films'', also known as the ''AFI Catalog'', is an ongoing project by the American Film Institute (AFI) to catalog all commercially-made and theatrically exhibited American motion pictures from the birth of cinema in 1893 to the present. It began as a series of hardcover books known as ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures'', and subsequently became an exclusively online filmographic database. Each entry in the catalog typically includes the film's title, physical description, production and distribution companies, production and release dates, cast and production credits, a plot summary, song titles, and notes on the film's history. The films are indexed by personal credits, production and distribution companies, year of release, and major and minor plot subjects. To qualify for the "Feature Films" volumes, a film must have been commercially produced either on American soil or by an American company. In accordance with the Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Of Humanity (1932 Film)
''Hearts of Humanity'' is a 1932 American drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Jean Hersholt, Jackie Searl, and J. Farrell MacDonald, and was released on September 1, 1932. Cast list * Jean Hersholt as Sol Bloom * Jackie Searl as Shandy * J. Farrell MacDonald as Tom O'Hara * Claudia Dell as Ruth Sneider * Charles Delaney as Tom Varney * Lucille La Verne as Mrs. Sneider * Dick Wallace as Joey Bloom * George Humbert George Humbert (born Umberto Gianni; July 29, 1880 – May 8, 1963) was an Italian-born American actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1918 and the 1950s. He emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the Italian ... as Tony * Betty Jane Graham as Hilda * John Vosburgh as Dave Haller References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Majestic Pictures films American drama films 1932 drama films 1932 films American black-and-white films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hearts In Harmony
''Two Hearts in Harmony'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat. Cast * Bernice Claire - Micky * George Curzon - Lord Sheldon * Enid Stamp-Taylor - Sheila * Nora Williams - Lil * Gordon Little - Joe * Guy Middleton - Mario * Paul Hartley - Bobby * Eliot Makeham - Wagstaff * Julian Royce Julian Royce (26 March 1866 – 10 May 1946), born William Leonard Gardener, was a British stage and, later, film actor. Gänzl, Kurt"Ivy: the girl who married Sherlock Holmes" Kurt of Gerolstein, 19 June 2018 Life and career Royce was christened ... - Carstairs * Jack Harris and his Band - Themselves * Sheila Barrett - Dodo * Rex Curtis - Butler * Victor Rietti - Calvazzi * Betty Thumbling - Pam References External links * 1935 films 1935 comedy-drama films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mill On The Floss (film)
''The Mill on the Floss'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Mason. It was based on the 1860 novel ''The Mill on the Floss'' by George Eliot. The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Although he is not credited in the film, Basil Dean, who was married to the leading lady Victoria Hopper, was heavily involved in the planning and the production of the film. Cast * Frank Lawton as Philip Wakem * Victoria Hopper as Lucy Deane * Fay Compton as Mrs Tulliver * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Maggie * Griffith Jones as Stephen Guest * Mary Clare as Mrs Moss * James Mason as Tom Tulliver * Athene Seyler as Mrs Pullet * Sam Livesey as Mr Tulliver * Amy Veness as Mrs Deane * Felix Aylmer as Mr Wakem * Eliot Makeham as Mr Pullet * William Devlin as Bob Jakin * Ivor Barnard as Mr Moss * David Horne as Mr Deane * O. B. Clarence as Mr. Gore * W.E. Holloway as D. Stelling * Arthur West Payne as Young Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passport To Shame
''Passport to Shame'', also known as ''Room 43'', is a 1958 British drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Patrick Alexander and starring Diana Dors and Herbert Lom. Premise A young French woman becomes embroiled in a life of prostitution. Nick Biaggi (Herbert Lom) has a number of business interests, none of them honest. He runs a finance company that provides unsecured loans to naïve young women. This serves as a facade so that he can manipulate these women into his real business, prostitution . He recruits many of these women from abroad. To get them passports he has to find "husbands" for them within marriages of convenience. He has found a suitable husband for his newest recruit, Marie Louise (Malou) Beaucaire (Odile Versois). Johnny McVey (Eddie Constantine) is a Canadian cab driver and former soldier who has just borrowed a substantial amount of money from Nick’s finance company: however, Johnny doesn’t know that this is the case at the onset. He bought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
