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John H. Auer
John H. Auer (August 3, 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – March 15, 1975 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles) was a Hungarian-born child actor who, on coming to the Americas in 1928, became a movie director and producer, initially in Mexico but, from the early 1930s, in Hollywood. Career Auer was a child actor in Vienna from the age of 12. After he grew up, he had some business experience in Europe, but decided to emigrate to the United States in 1928. He first sought work as a director in Hollywood but luck did not seem to favour him. Next, he tried his hand at directing some Mexican films, which did quite well as they not only brought him critical acclaim but also fared well in box office receipts; some even brought him awards from the Mexican government. His success in Mexico helped Auer to make a re-entry into Hollywood and direct films. Although he worked mostly for the Republic Pictures who specialized in Westerns and B films, he stuck to crime thrillers and musicals. Besides di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951 Film)
''The Wild Blue Yonder'' (also known as ''The Wild Blue Yonder, The Story of the B-29 Superfortress'') is a 1951 war film directed by Allan Dwan. (The film was re-released in 1958.) The film stars Wendell Corey, Vera Ralston, Forrest Tucker and Phil Harris. ''Wild Blue Yonder'' deals with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress air raids on Japan during World War II. Plot In 1943, Capt. Harold "Cal" Calvert (Wendell Corey) is sent on a course at Smoky Hill, Kansas, to learn to fly a new bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. His instructor is his cousin, Major Tom West (Forrest Tucker), an officer who the other pilots think has shirked his duties by claiming engine trouble on the raid over the Ploesti oil fields. Cal stands up for Tom when a crewman taunts his cousin in front of Helen (Vera Ralston), a nurse that Tom has been seeing. Cal and the other students learn that the pressurized B-29 can fly higher, faster and farther than any other bomber. On a test flight, when an overconfid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight Masquerade
''Moonlight Masquerade'' is a 1942 United States, American film starring Dennis O'Keefe and Jane Frazee. It is also known as ''Moonstruck'' and ''Tahiti Honey''. Plot Two business partners, John Bennett, Sr. and Robert Forrester, are starting to get nervous when the birthday of Victoria, Forrester's daughter, approaches. A long time ago the two men made an agreement that they would sign over one third of their company to their oldest children when they turned twenty-one, with the condition they married each other within thirty days. The family who wouldn't agree to the marriage would lose its entire company share to the other family. Because of this Bennett tries to make his son John marry Victoria, a girl he has never met. John says he can save them by asking Vicki to marry him, because he is certain she will refuse him, since she is known as a snob who aims for more upscale targets. But Vicki and Forrester are scheming to make John an offer he wants to refuse. Vicki hires an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Doughboy
''Johnny Doughboy'' is a 1942 American black-and-white musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer for Republic Pictures. It stars Jane Withers in a dual role as a 16-year-old actress who is sick of playing juvenile roles, and her lookalike fan who is persuaded by a group of "has-been" child stars to perform with them in a U.S. troop show. The film features cameos by ex-child stars Bobby Breen, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, George "Spanky" McFarland, Baby Sandy, and others. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score. Plot Sixteen-year-old film star Ann Winters is sick of playing juvenile roles and decides to run away for a vacation, to the consternation of her manager, Harry Fabian, who has just arranged for her to play a 12-year-old in ''Ann of Honeysuckle Farm''. As soon as Ann drives off, Penelope Ryan, president of the Ann Winters fan club back in Oriole, Nebraska, arrives for a two-week stay as the winner of a lookalike contest that Harry dreamed up. Though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahiti Honey
''Tahiti Honey'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer and starring Simone Simon, Dennis O'Keefe and Michael Whalen.Martin p.199 The film's sets were designed by the art director Russell Kimball. Premise A new female singer joins a band she meets in Tahiti, but radically changes their style of music. Cast * Simone Simon as Suzette 'Suzie' Durand * Dennis O'Keefe as Mickey Monroe * Michael Whalen as Lt. John Barton * Lionel Stander as Pinkie * Wally Vernon as Maxie * Tom Seidel as Wally * Dan Seymour as Fats * Edward Gargan as George, the Bartender * Abigail Adams as Linda * Earl Audet as Sailor * Mary Bertrand a sMother * Edward Biby as Night Club Patron * Harry Burns as Joe * Eleanor Counts as Girl with Sailor * Bess Flowers as Night Club Patron * Geraldine Jordan as Cigarette Girl * Eddie Kane Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Biography Kane w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangway For Tomorrow
Broadly speaking, a gangway is a passageway through which to enter or leave. Gangway may refer specifically refer to: Passageways * Gangway (nautical), a passage between the quarterdeck and the forecastle of a ship, and by extension, a passage through the side of a ship, an opening in the railing, or an articulated bridge or ramp, through which she may be boarded * Jet bridge, a passenger boarding bridge to an airplane * Any aisle (in British English) * Any temporary passageway, such as one made of planks or at a construction site Name * Gangway (band), a Danish pop band * ''Gangway'' (film), a 1937 British musical film * Gangway (gay bar), a gay bar in San Francisco * ''Gangway'' (magazine), an online literary magazine See also * Brake Gangwayed, a type of railway brake van * Gangway connection A gangway connection (or, more loosely, a corridor connection) is a flexible connector fitted to the end of a railway coach, enabling passengers to move from one coach to another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Days Ashore
''Seven Days Ashore'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Edward Verdier, Irving Phillips and Lawrence Kimble. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Marcy McGuire, Virginia Mayo, Elaine Shepard, Gordon Oliver, Amelita Ward and Dooley Wilson. The film was released on April 25, 1944, by RKO Pictures. Plot Dan Arland is a fun-loving playboy who has been away at sea in the Merchant Marine for several months. A pair of violinists in Dot Diamond's all-female band—Carol Dean and Lucy Banning—have no idea that Dan's been romancing both of them. Both end up waiting for him when his ship arrives in San Francisco for a seven-day leave. His actual girlfriend—Annabelle Rogers—finds out about Dan's being on shore leave, too. Dan begins coming up with schemes to get out of his dilemma. First, he uses a hat with three names for his selection process, drawing Lucy’s name and throwing out Carol’s. Then he persuades a couple of shipmates, Monty St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music In Manhattan
''Music in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Stephen Dunn). Cast * Anne Shirley as Frankie Foster * Dennis Day as Stanley Benson * Phillip Terry as Johnny Pearson * Raymond Walburn as Professor Carl Roberti * Jane Darwell Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard; October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than 100 major movies spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best remembered for her p ... as Mrs. Pearson References External links * 1944 films 1944 musical films American musical films 1940s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by John H. Auer Films scored by Leigh Harline 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Americana
''Pan-Americana'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by John H. Auer, from a screenplay by Lawrence Kimble, based on a story by Auer and Frederick Kohner. RKO released the film on March 22, 1945, and the picture stars Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Robert Benchley, Eve Arden, Ernest Truex, Marc Cramer, and Jane Greer (uncredited) in her feature film debut. The film was an example of the Good Neighbor policy encouraging Americans to travel to South America for holidays and the last of a film genre.p. 64 Melgosa, Adrián Pérez ''Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect'' Routledge, 2012 Premise American journalist Jo Anne Benson travels with photographer Dan Jordan to a trip to Mexico, Cuba and Brazil for a magazine story encountering a variety of South American entertainers. Cast *Phillip Terry ... Dan Jordan *Audrey Long ... Jo Anne Benson *Robert Benchley ... Charlie Corker *Eve Arden ... Helen 'Hoppy' Hopkins *Ernest Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat The Band (film)
''Beat the Band'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Clarence Kimble and Arthur A. Ross. The film stars Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, Gene Krupa and June Clayworth. The film was released on February 19, 1947, by RKO Pictures. Plot A small town girl named Ann Rogers (Frances Langford) is fooled by a bandleader posing as an opera teacher, another man’s wife posing as the opera teacher’s wife, and $3,000 of her own money stolen to pay for musicians in the band. Cast *Frances Langford as Ann Rogers *Ralph Edwards as Eddie Martin *Phillip Terry as Damon Dillingham *Gene Krupa as himself *June Clayworth as Willow Martin *Mabel Paige as Mrs. Peters *Andrew Tombes as 'Professor' Enrico Blanchetti / Mr. Dillingham *Donald MacBride as P. Aloysius Duff *Mira McKinney as Mrs. Elvira Rogers * Harry Harvey, Sr. as Mr. Rogers *Grady Sutton Grady Harwell Sutton (April 5, 1906 – September 17, 1995) was an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (1947 Film)
''The Flame'' is a 1947 American film noir crime film produced and directed by John H. Auer and starring John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige and Broderick Crawford. Plot A man (Carroll) induces an ambitious nurse (Ralston) to marry for money his rich brother (Paige) who has a terminal disease. Cast *John Carroll as George MacAllister * Vera Ralston as Carlotta Duval *Robert Paige as Barry MacAllister * Broderick Crawford as Ernie Hicks *Henry Travers as Dr. Mitchell *Hattie McDaniel as Celia *Blanche Yurka as Aunt Margaret *Constance Dowling as Helen Anderson *Victor Sen Yung as Chang *Harry Cheshire as the Minister *John Miljan as Detective *Garry Owen as Detective *Eddie Dunn as Police Officer * Jeff Corey as Stranger (uncredited) Reception Critical response The critic at ''The New York Times'' panned the film, "The sole distinction of ''The Flame'', a rambling, inept bit of claptrap which sidled into the Gotham yesterday, is the bleakly amusing fact that most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Jane Doe
''I, Jane Doe'' is a 1948 American drama war film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Decla Dunning. The film stars Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Gene Lockhart, John Howard and Benay Venuta. Plot When the police find a French woman next to the bullet-ridden body of Stephen Curtis, she refuses to give her identity. She is arrested and goes on trial as "Jane Doe", is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Stephen's widow suddenly turns up. A former attorney, Eve Curtis decides to return to her practice and personally represent her husband's condemned killer. It is discovered that Jane Doe is several months pregnant. Her execution is delayed until after the baby is born, at which point a persuasive Eve gains her a new hearing in court. Jane Doe tells her story. Her real name is Annette Dubois. She was in France on the day the American pilot Stephen Curtis's plane was shot down. After hiding him at great risk and faking Stephen's death to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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