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Joyzelle Joyner
Joyzelle Joyner (August 27, 1905 – November 30, 1980) was an American actress and dancer. She appeared in at least thirty films between 1925 and 1935, garnering some notoriety for her appearance in '' The Sign of the Cross''. Career Joyner began appearing in films around 1924 or 1925, often playing dancers. Her first major role in a major motion picture came in 1930, when she appeared as twin queens of Mars, Boo Boo and Loo Loo in ''Just Imagine''. Her role as Ancaria in ''The Sign of the Cross'', a major production directed by Cecil B. deMille, drew attention from censors; in the film, she performed the lesbian-overtoned "Dance of the Naked Moon". The scene was eliminated from the re-released 1935 version of the film, but reinserted in 1993 for the MCA-Universal video version.Vieira, Mark A. (1999). Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p. 109 That same year, she had prominent roles in two westerns, ''Whistlin' Dan'' for Tiffany Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Cross (1932 Film)
''The Sign of the Cross'' is a 1932 American pre-Code epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount Pictures. Based on the original 1895 play by English playwright Wilson Barrett, the screenplay was written by Waldemar Young and Sidney Buchman. It stars Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, and Charles Laughton, with Ian Keith and Arthur Hohl. Both play and film have a strong resemblance to the 1895–96 novel ''Quo Vadis'' and, like the novel, take place in ancient Rome during the reign of Nero. The art direction and costume design were by Mitchell Leisen, who also acted as assistant director. Karl Struss was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. It is the third and last in DeMille's biblical trilogy, following ''The Ten Commandments'' (1923) and '' The King of Kings'' (1927). Plot During the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64, Emperor Nero fiddles. Tigellinus informs Nero that he is suspected of starting the fire. Nero in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Madness
''Dance Madness'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard based upon a script by Frederica Sagor. The film starred Claire Windsor, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper. According to the credited screenwriter, Frederica Sagor, ''Dance Madness'' was "patently a rewrite" of ''The Guardsman'', a work by Ferenc Molnár that was later directly adapted for film. Sagor notes the screenplay was not written by her, but by Alice D. G. Miller, and she only provided script rewrites. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Roger Halladay weds May Russell, a former dancer. He becomes infatuated with Valentina, the notorious masked Russian dancer. May discovers that Valentina's husband is Strokoff, who taught her dancing. The two women unite to teach Roger a lesson. May, always masked, poses as Valentina while trying to seduce Roger and arranges to have Strokoff find them while they are embracing. Roger runs away, followed by his masked charmer until he discovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whistlin' Dan
''Whistlin' Dan'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Joyzelle Joyner (wife of Phil Rosen), and Georges Renavent. It was released on March 20, 1932, by Tiffany Productions. It was re-released in 1937 by Amity Pictures. The film was a remake of Buck Jones' 1931 ''Border Law'' with Jones remaking it again as '' The Fighting Ranger'' (1934). Plot Three cowpokes have just returned from a cattle drive with a check for $5000 that they immediately use to pay off their large loan and buy supplies with the small remainder for their next drive. A spy for the evil outlaw Serge Karloff overhears the news about the money from Bob, one of the cowpokes as he rides off to Mexico to see his girlfriend. Karloff's gang ambushes and captures the cowpoke, but discover the money has been given to the bank. Karloff sends word to Dan and July, his captive's two friends that if they doesn't get the $5000 back from the bank and bring it to a prear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Lady
''Lotus Lady'' is a 1930 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Fern Andra, Ralph Emerson and Betty Francisco.Palmer p.462 Cast * Fern Andra as Tamarah * Ralph Emerson as Larry Kelland * Betty Francisco as Claire Winton * Lucien Prival as Castro * Frank Leigh as Brent * Edward Cecil as George Kelland * Junior Pironne as Laddie * James B. Leong as Li * Joyzelle Joyner Joyzelle Joyner (August 27, 1905 – November 30, 1980) was an American actress and dancer. She appeared in at least thirty films between 1925 and 1935, garnering some notoriety for her appearance in '' The Sign of the Cross''. Career Joyner be ... as The Dancer References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films 1930s English-language films American drama films Films directed by Phil Rosen American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Caballero
''Song of the Caballero'' is a 1930 pre-Code American Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Bennett Cohen and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard. The film was released on June 29, 1930, by Universal Pictures. Plot Maynard appears in the role of a drifter who comes home to revenge harm done to his mother. In the process he encounters 10 villains with swords. Maynard also sings in this film. Cast *Ken Maynard as Juan Posing as El Lobo *Doris Hill as Anita * Francis Ford as Don Pedro Madero *Gino Corrado as Don Jose Madero *Evelyn Sherman as Doña Louisa *Josef Swickard as Manuel * Frank Rice as Andrea * William Irving as Bernardo *Joyzelle Joyner Joyzelle Joyner (August 27, 1905 – November 30, 1980) was an American actress and dancer. She appeared in at least thirty films between 1925 and 1935, garnering some notoriety for her appearance in '' The Sign of the Cross''. Career Joyner be ... as Conchita *Tarzan as Tarzan References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Diamonds
''Prince of Diamonds'' is a 1930 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Karl Brown and A. H. Van Buren and written by Paul Hervey Fox. The film stars Aileen Pringle, Ian Keith, Fritzi Ridgeway, Tyrell Davis, Claude King and Tom Ricketts. The film was released on March 26, 1930, by Columbia Pictures. Cast *Aileen Pringle as Eve Marley *Ian Keith as Rupert Endon *Fritzi Ridgeway as Lolah *Tyrell Davis as Lord Adrian *Claude King as Gilbert Crayle *Tom Ricketts as Williams * E. Alyn Warren as Li Fang *Gilbert Emery as Smith *Frederick Sullivan as Ormsley Hatchett *Sybil Grove as Miss Wren *G.L. McDonnell as Betterton *Joyzelle Joyner Joyzelle Joyner (August 27, 1905 – November 30, 1980) was an American actress and dancer. She appeared in at least thirty films between 1925 and 1935, garnering some notoriety for her appearance in '' The Sign of the Cross''. Career Joyner be ... as Dancing Girl References External links * 1930 films American adventure f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hysterical Night
''One Hysterical Night'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Reginald Denny, Nora Lane, Walter Brennan and Peter Gawthorne. Plot summary A wealthy man dresses up as Napoleon for a fancy dress ball, but is instead detained in a lunatic asylum where they suspect him of having delusions of grandeur. Cast * Reginald Denny as William 'Napoleon' Judd * Nora Lane as Nurse Josephine * E. J. Ratcliffe as Wellington * Fritz Feld as Paganini * Slim Summerville as Robin Hood * Joyzelle Joyner as Salome * Jules Cowles as William Tell * Walter Brennan as Paul Revere * Henry Otto as Doctor Hayden * Margaret Campbell as Mrs Bixby * Peter Gawthorne as Mr Bixby * Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan (born Edward Sedan; January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters, etc. Ea ... as Arthur Bixby Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Watch (film)
''The Black Watch'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code adventure epic film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, and David Torrence. Written by James Kevin McGuinness based on the 1916 novel '' King of the Khyber Rifles'' by Talbot Mundy, the film is about a captain in the British Army's Black Watch regiment assigned to a secret mission in India just as his company is called to France at the outbreak of war. His covert assignment results in his being considered a coward by his fellows, a suspicion confirmed when he becomes involved in a drunken brawl in India that results in the apparent death of another officer. The film features an uncredited 21-year-old John Wayne working as an extra; he also worked in the arts and costume department for the film. This was director John Ford's first sound film. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Capt. Donald Gordon King * Myrna Loy as Yasmani * David Torrence as Field Marshal * David Rollins as Lt. Malcolm King * Cyril Chadwick as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Close Harmony (1929 Film)
''Close Harmony'' (1929) is an American Pre-Code comedy-drama musical film released by Paramount Pictures. Plot A musically talented young woman named Marjorie who is part of a stage show, meets a warehouse clerk named Al West who has put together an unusual jazz band. She becomes interested in him and his work and so manages to use her influence to get him into the program for one of the shows at her theatre company. The manager, Max Mindel has a dislike towards Marjorie so after discovering her affection towards Al, he gives the band notice and hires harmony singers Barney and Bey as a replacement. Marjorie makes up to both men and soon breaks up the duo, getting rid of the competition. Al learns of her scheme, and makes her confess to the singers of her deeds. Barney and Bey make up, and Max gives Al and his band one more chance. Al is a sensation, and Max offers him a contract for $1,000 a week. Cast *Charles "Buddy" Rogers - Al West *Nancy Carroll - Marjorie Merwin *Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shady Lady
''The Shady Lady'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Phyllis Haver, Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim.Quinlan p.122 It was made as a part-talkie during the transition from silent to sound film. Synopsis An innocent woman is unjustly mixed-up in a murder case in New York and flees to Havana where she is widely known as the "Shady Lady". In Cuba she becomes mixed up with a gang of gunrunners. Cast * Phyllis Haver as Lola Mantell * Robert Armstrong as Blake * Louis Wolheim as Professor Holbrook * Russell Gleason as Haley * Jim Farley * Joyzelle Joyner Critical reception A review in ''Harrison's Reports'' said that the film was a good story, keeping the viewer's interest throughout, with "pretty tense suspense" in its second half. It added, "The manner by which the different threads of the story are interwoven in the closing scenes is intelligent, and satisfies the discriminating spectator." The review praised Haver, Armstrong, and Wol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of The Night (film)
A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an Opacity (optics), opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section (geometry), cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse Projection (linear algebra), projection of the object blocking the light. Point and non-point light sources A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the Umbra, penumbra and antumbra, umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge. This is known as the shadow blister effect. The outlines of the shadow zones can be found by tracing the rays of light emitted by the outermost regions of the extended light source. The umbra region does not receive any direct light from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moran Of The Marines
''Moran of the Marines'' is a lost 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Ray Harris, Agnes Brand Leahy, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz and Linton Wells. The film stars Richard Dix, Ruth Elder, Roscoe Karns, Brooks Benedict, E. H. Calvert and Duke Martin. The film was released on October 13, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Richard Dix as Michael Moran *Ruth Elder as Vivian Marshall *Roscoe Karns as Swatty * Brooks Benedict as Basil Worth *E. H. Calvert as Gen. Marshall *Duke Martin as The Sergeant *Tetsu Komai (23 April 1894 – 10 August 1970), also known as Tetsuo Komai, was a Japanese-American actor, known for his minor roles in Hollywood films. Biography Born in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Komai had small parts in over 50 films from the 1920s until the ... as Sun Yat References External links * * 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1928 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
