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Joseph August
Joseph H. August, A.S.C. (26 April 1890 – 25 September 1947) was an American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers. His films included ''Gunga Din'' (1939) for which he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939), ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1941), and ''Portrait of Jennie'' (1948). He died in 1947 shortly after completing the filming of ''Portrait of Jennie''. He received his second Oscar nomination, posthumously, for this film. His son, Joseph A. August (1916–2006), was also a cinematographer. Selected filmography *''Hell's Hinges'' (1916; film debut) *''The Apostle of Vengeance'' (1916) *''The Aryan'' (1916) *''Truthful Tulliver'' (1917) *''The Gunfighter'' (1917) *'''Blue Blazes' Rawden'' (1918) * '' The Border Wireless'' (1918) *'' Selfish Yates'' (1918) *''Travelin' On'' (1922) *'' St. Elmo'' (1923) *''Good-By Girls!'' (1923) *''The Vagabond Trail'' (1924) *''Tumbleweeds'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho Springs, Colorado
The City of Idaho Springs is the Statutory City that is the most populous municipality in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Idaho Springs is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,717. Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek Canyon, in the mountains upstream from Golden, some west of Denver. Founded in 1859 by prospectors during the early days of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, the town was at the center of the region's mining district throughout the late nineteenth century. The Argo Tunnel drained and provided access to many lodes of ore between Idaho Springs and Central City. During the late twentieth century, the town evolved into a tourist center along U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 40, which ascend Clear Creek Canyon through the historic mining district. The town today is squeezed along the north side of Interstate 70, with a historical downtown in the central portion, a strip o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfish Yates
''Selfish Yates'' is a 1918 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart. It was directed by and co-produced by Hart along with Thomas H. Ince. Paramount Pictures handled distribution. This is a surviving Hart western at the Museum of Modern Art. Plot As described in a film magazine, Mary Adams (Novak), her sister Betty (Salter), and her dying father arrive at the town of Thirsty Center which is ruled by "Selfish" Yates. After the death of her father, Mary scrubs the floors of the dance hall and cooks for Yates. However, soon her finer qualities awaken a spark of manhood in Yates and he sets her to work teaching his protege Hotfoot. After rescuing Mary from his unscrupulous manager, Yates decides to dispose of his dance hall and devote the rest of his life to righteous living and making Mary happy. Cast * William S. Hart as "Selfish" Yates * Jane Novak as Mary Adams * Bert Sprotte as "Rocking Chair" Riley * Harry Dunkinson Harry Dunkinson (December 16, 1876 &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Devil Commands
''As the Devil Commands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film written by Jo Swerling from a story by Keene Thompson. It is directed by Roy William Neill and stars Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke and Neil Hamilton. Plot When John Duncan becomes ill, he moves in with his cousin, Robert Waldo, who is an attorney. As his illness worsens, his doctor, David Graham, gives him the bad news that it is terminal. When Duncan decides to split his estate between Waldo and Graham, Waldo hatches a plot which he feels will allow him to inherit the entire fortune. The first step involves convincing Duncan to leave his whole fortune to Graham in his will. With Graham now having a perfect motive for murder, Waldo plans to kill Duncan and frame Graham. As Christmas approaches, Duncan's illness has progressed to the point where he is now a totally helpless invalid. Suffering, Duncan begs Graham to end his suffering, but Graham refuses. Waldo connives Graham to go to a party, getting him out of the house. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Witness (1932 Film)
''The Silent Witness'' is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Lionel Atwill, Greta Nissen and Helen Mack. It was adapted from a play by Jack DeLeon and Jack Celestin.Goble p.954 The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer who worked on many Fox Film productions of the era. Synopsis A London courtroom drama in which an Englishman takes the blame for his son who he believes guilty of murdering his lover. The real truth surrounding the case is only revealed by a silent witness. Cast * Lionel Atwill as Sir Austin Howard * Greta Nissen as Nora Selmer * Weldon Heyburn as Carl Blake * Helen Mack as Sylvia Pierce * Bramwell Fletcher as Anthony Howard * Mary Forbes as Lady Howard * C. Montague Shaw as Inspector Robbins * Wyndham Standing as Sir John Lawson, Barrister * Alan Mowbray as Arthur Drinton * Herbert Mundin as Henry Hammer * Billy Bevan as Horace Ward * Lumsden Hare Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Street
''Vanity Street'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Charles Bickford, Helen Chandler and Mayo Methot.Scott p.42 A New York policeman assists a down-on-her-luck showgirl, helping her get a job at the Follies ''Follies'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the ''Ziegfeld Fol .... The two fall in love and plan to get married, when he finds himself arresting her for a murder he knows she did not commit. He sets out to clear her by finding the real killer. Cast References Bibliography * Ian Scott. ''In Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Robert Riskin''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. External links * 1932 films American crime drama films American black-and-white films 1932 crime drama films 1930s English-language films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seas Beneath
''Seas Beneath'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code action film directed by John Ford and starring George O'Brien and Marion Lessing. In the book, ''John Ford'' by Peter Bogdanovich, Ford was interviewed about his memories of directing the film, and he had the following to say about the experience, expressing his annoyance at Lessing being hired as a leading actress: Cast * George O'Brien as Cmdr. Robert "Bob" Kingsley * Marion Lessing as Anna Marie Von Steuben * Mona Maris as Fraulein Lolita * Walter C. Kelly as Chief Mike "Guns" Costello * Warren Hymer as "Lug" Kaufman * Steve Pendleton as Ens. Richard "Dick" Cabot * Walter McGrail as Chief Joe Cobb * Larry Kent as Lt. "Mac" McGregor * Henry Victor as Baron Ernst von Steuben * John Loder as Franz Shiller * Maurice Murphy as Merkel (uncredited) * Harry Tenbrook Harry Tenbrook (born Henry Olaf Hansen, October 9, 1887 – September 4, 1960) was an American film actor. Henry Olaf Hansen was born in Christiania (now O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brat
''The Brat'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazimova. This 1931 screen version has been updated to then contemporary standards i.e. clothing, speech, topics in the news. Plot A novelist brings a wild chorus girl home, hoping to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His snobby upper-class family is upset by her presence, but soon she has changed their lives forever. Background Writer Maude Fulton was an actress as well and starred in the 1917 Broadway premiere of her own play. Two of her co-stars in the play went on to have major film careers, Lewis Stone and Edmund Lowe.''Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1970 (this edit. c.1970) by Daniel Blum, p. 163 The film was restored in DCP form and exhibited at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in November 2016. Cast * Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Camel (film)
''The Black Camel'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Warner Oland, Sally Eilers, Bela Lugosi, and Dorothy Revier. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the second film to star Oland as detective Charlie Chan, and the sole surviving title of the first five Chan films starring Oland. ''The Black Camel'' marked the film debut of Robert Young. Plot Movie star Shelah Fayne is making a picture on location in Honolulu, Hawaii. She summons mystic adviser Tarneverro from Hollywood to help her decide whether to marry wealthy Alan Jaynes, a man she has known for only a week. Her friend Julie O'Neil worries, however, that the famous psychic has too much influence over Fayne. Meanwhile, Julie has fallen in love herself with local publicity director Jimmy Bradshaw. Honolulu Police Inspector Chan pretends to be a humble merchant, but Tarneverro sees through his impersonation. Chan mentions to him the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The River
''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role of both Tracy and Bogart. Despite Bogart being billed fourth (under top-billed Tracy, Claire Luce and Warren Hymer), Tracy's and Bogart's roles were almost equally large, and this is the only film in which they appeared together. ''Up the River'' is also Bogart's only film directed by John Ford. Bogart's image is featured with Luce on some of the film's posters rather than Tracy's since Bogart was the romantic lead with Luce. Fox remade the film in 1938 starring Preston Foster and Tony Martin playing their roles. Plot Two convicts, St. Louis and Dannemora Dan, befriend another convict named Steve, who is in love with woman's-prison inmate Judy. Steve is paroled, promising Judy that he will wait for her release five months later. He returns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Arabian Knights
''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) is an American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. A silent film, ''Two Arabian Knights'' was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by United Artists. The screenwriters were James T. O'Donohue, Wallace Smith, and George Marion Jr. The film won the only Academy Award for Best Comedy Direction in 1929. The next year, AMPAS merged the categories Best Director of a Comedy Picture and Best Director of a Dramatic Picture to form the category Academy Award for Best Director. Plot During the First World War, two American soldiers become trapped in no man's land. Expecting to die, W. Dangerfield Phelps III (William Boyd) decides to fulfill his fondest desire: to beat up his sergeant since training camp, Peter O'Gaffney (Louis Wolheim). While they are brawling, the Germans sneak up and capture them. In a German prison camp, the two become friends when Phelps takes responsibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beloved Rogue
''The Beloved Rogue'' is a 1927 American silent romantic adventure film, loosely based on the life of the 15th century French poet, François Villon. The film was directed by Alan Crosland for United Artists. François Villon is played by John Barrymore, and other cast members include Conrad Veidt as King Louis XI and Marceline Day as Charlotte de Vauxcelles. The story had been filmed in 1920 as ''If I Were King'' with William Farnum. The film was later re-made in the sound era again reverting to its original title ''If I Were King'' (1938) with Ronald Colman. And as an operetta, ''The Vagabond King'' (1930), and again in 1956. Plot François Villon is a poet and avid patriot whose father was burned at the stake. François is particularly committed to helping the oppressed and the weak. The Duke of Burgundy is out for the French throne. With cunning and deceit he tries to deceive the superstitious king, who is warned by his astrologers about a war with Burgundy. So the k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumbleweeds (1925 Film)
''Tumbleweeds'' is a 1925 American silent Western film starring and produced by William S. Hart. It depicts the Cherokee Strip land rush of 1893. The film is said to have influenced the Oscar-winning 1931 Western '' Cimarron'', which also depicts the land rush. The 1939 Astor Pictures' re-release of ''Tumbleweeds'' includes an 8-minute introduction by the then 75-year-old Hart as he talks about his career and the "glories of the old west." ''Tumbleweeds'' was Hart's last movie. Plot Set in Caldwell, Kansas on the Kansas-Oklahoma border, the film begins with intertitles describing the end of the reign of cowboys and cattle on the open range that would soon become farmland and homesteads. Cowboys sing of their rambling lifestyle as "tumbleweeds." And one of those tumbleweeds is their foreman Don Carver (William S. Hart), who respects the rattlesnakes and wolves that roam the prairie more than the land-grabbers who will soon be arriving. The cattle are being gathered at the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
