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Jack Mower
Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Honolulu and died in Hollywood. After studying at Punahou College, in Honolulu, Mower moved to the mainland, and performed in vaudeville and in musical comedies on stage. His work on screen included serials and silent films. Mower was a leading man in silent films, but played bit parts after sound films came into vogue. Selected filmography ;1920s * ''The Beautiful Gambler'' (1921) * ''The Rowdy'' (1921) * ''Short Skirts'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) * '' Saturday Night'' (1922) * ''Manslaughter'' (1922) * '' When Husbands Deceive'' (1922) * '' Pure Grit'' (1923) * '' The Last Hour'' (1923) * '' The Shock'' (1923) * ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1927) ;1930s * ''Bad Company'' (1931) (uncredited) * ''The Phantom Express'' (1932) (uncredited) * ''The Pride of the Legion'' (1932) * ''Pilgrimage'' (1933) (uncredited) * ''The Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Company (1931 Film)
''Bad Company'' is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster film directed and co-written by Tay Garnett with Tom Buckingham based on Jack Lait's 1930 novel ''Put on the Spot''. It stars Helen Twelvetrees and Ricardo Cortez. Told from the view of a woman, the working titles of this film were ''The Gangster's Wife'' and ''The Mad Marriage''. Unlike many static early sound films, Garnett includes several scenes using a moving camera climaxing in a gigantic assault on an office building with both sides using heavy machine guns. Plot Rich and beautiful Helen King is about to marry Steve Carlyle, a wealthy young professional. Unknown to Helen and her family, Steve is a legal advisor to a megalomaniac gangster Goldie Gorio. Steve wishes to leave the rackets but Goldie reintroduces him to his future father-in-law, a rival gangster where both parties see the marriage as a symbol of peace and an end of violence in their transactions. Steve remains with Goldie and fills in for him to a visit to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living On Velvet
''Living on Velvet'' is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kay Francis, Warren William and George Brent. Plot One day, Terry Parker, an airplane pilot, is in a plane crash that kills his family. He feels guilty for their death and feels like he should have died in the crash as well. Terry continues to get into trouble until his friend, Walter Pritcham, known as Gibraltar for his steady nature, brings him to a party. Terry meets the beautiful Amy Prentiss and they both fall in love. Terry realizes that Amy is Gibraltar's girl and tries to leave Amy, but Gibraltar reunites the couple wanting Amy to be happy. Amy and Terry get married and Gibraltar gives them a house in the country on Long Island. Terry is unemployed for some time until he gets the idea to fly commuters into New York. However, Amy believes that Terry will not act responsibly and leaves him. Gibraltar tries to get Amy to go back to Terry, but she refuses. Terry is in a car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In Red (1935 Film)
''The Woman in Red'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gene Raymond. Based on the novel ''North Shore'' by Wallace Irwin, the film is about a woman equestrian who meets and falls in love with a traveling polo player from a once wealthy family. After they are married, she is persuaded to entertain her friend's wealthy client aboard a yacht. The client accidentally drowns, and her friend is arrested for his murder. Determined to keep her name out of the press, the friend does not reveal that he has a witness who can prove his innocence. Plot Shelby Barret is a stable hand who rides show horses for snobbish wealthy widow Mrs. Nicholas, nicknamed Nicko. She meets Johnny Wyatt, the destitute son of a once-wealthy Long Island family who plays polo for Nicko. Nouveau-riche Gene Fairchild, a horseman who rides his own entries, is in love with Shelby, while Nicko is in love with Johnny, who has curried her favour. However, despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witching Hour (1934 Film)
''The Witching Hour'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Sir Guy Standing, John Halliday, Judith Allen and Tom Brown. Plot While Jack Brookfield ( John Halliday) runs a gambling gathering at nighttime in his Kentucky house, his daughter Nancy ( Judith Allen) is frequently visited by and becomes engaged to young Northern architect Clay Thorne (Tom Brown). His mother (Olive Tell), an old friend of Brookfield's, arrives from Baltimore to save her son from the vice of gambling, but when Brookfield shows her her son and his daughter in the garden, she is delighted. Brookfield announces to the gentlemen that for that evening the gambling is over early, due to a feeling he has. After everybody has left, Brookfield's old friend (and customer) Lew Ellinger ( Richard Carle) proposes to play poker. But Brookfield answers he is not a gambler. Ellinger deals the cards anyway. To his astonishment, Brookfield tells him exactly what he has in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper World (film)
''Upperworld'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Warren William as a wealthy married railroad tycoon whose friendship with a showgirl, played by Ginger Rogers, leads to blackmail and murder. ''Upperworld'' is one of the last films released before the strict enforcement of the Hollywood Production Code by Joseph I. Breen, which began on July 1, 1934. Plot ''Upperworld'' tells the story of Alexander Stream (Warren William), a wealthy railroad tycoon. He is devoted to his wife (Mary Astor), but has an affair with a chorus girl (Ginger Rogers), which leads to blackmail and murder. Alexander (Alex) Stream is a multimillionaire. While he is devoted to his wife, Hettie (Astor) and son, Tommy ( Dickie Moore), she is too busy playing attending and throwing society functions to pay much attention to her husband. While out in his yacht, he encounters a young woman, Lilly Linda (Rogers) who is drowning in the ocean. The crew throws her a life pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Harum (1934 Film)
''David Harum'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods (screenwriter), Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Stepin Fetchit, Noah Beery, Sr. and Roger Imhof. The film was released on March 3, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast *Will Rogers as David Harum *Louise Dresser as Polly Harum *Evelyn Venable as Ann Madison *Kent Taylor as John Lennox *Stepin Fetchit as Sylvester Swifty *Noah Beery, Sr. as Gen. Woolsey *Roger Imhof as Edwards *Frank Melton as Caruthers Elwin *Charles Middleton (actor), Charles Middleton as Deacon Perkins *Sarah Padden as Widow Cullon *Lillian Stuart as Sairy *Jack Mower as Townsman (uncredited) Reception The film was one of Fox's biggest hits of the year. References External links * 1934 films 1930s English-language films Fox Film films American comedy films 1934 comedy films Films directed by James Cruze American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Among The Missing (film)
''Among the Missing'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Richard Cromwell, Henrietta Crosman and Billie Seward.Rainey p.429 Cast * Richard Cromwell as Tommy aka The Kid * Henrietta Crosman as Aunt Martha Abbott * Billie Seward as Judy * Arthur Hohl as Gordon * Ivan F. Simpson as Smeed * Ben Taggart as Police Officer Flannagan * Wade Boteler as Detective Rogers * Harry C. Bradley as Alvin Abbott * Claire Du Brey as Mrs. Alvin Abbott * Douglas Cosgrove as Police Captain Drake * Paul Hurst as Police Capt. Bill Connors * Joseph Crehan as Detective O'Malley * George Guhl as Detective Jones * Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Bull - Scrubwoman * Vessie Farrell as Mrs. Hunter - Scrubwoman * John M. Sullivan as Judge * Fred Kelsey as Police Sgt. Murphy * Gladys Gale as Mrs. Randall * Cyril Thornton as Brennan * Lee Phelps as Detective Gaynor * Delmar Watson as First Boy * Bobby Caldwell as Second Boy * Tom McGuire as Detective * Lew Meehan as Detective * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palooka (film)
''Palooka'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Stuart Erwin in the titular role, Lupe Velez and Jimmy Durante, and based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. The film was adapted by Jack Jevne, Arthur Kober, Gertrude Purcell, Murray Roth and Ben Ryan from the comic strip. The film is also known as ''The Great Schnozzle'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Joe Palooka (Stuart Erwin) is a naive young man whose father Pete ( Robert Armstrong) was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme (Marjorie Rambeau) to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him. But when a shady boxing manager (Jimmy Durante) discovers Joe's natural boxing talent, Joe decides to follow him to the big city, where he becomes a champion and begins to follow his father's path of debauchery, much of it including the glamorous cabaret singer and fortune hunter Nina Madero (Lupe Vélez). The film also stars William Cagney, the younger brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counsellor At Law
''Counsellor at Law'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Elmer Rice is based on his 1931 Broadway play of the same title. Plot The story focuses on several days in a critical juncture in the life of George Simon, who rose from his humble roots in a poor Jewish ghetto on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to become a shrewd, highly successful attorney. Earlier in his career, he allowed a guilty client to perjure himself on the witness stand because he believed the man could be rehabilitated if freed. Rival lawyer Francis Clark Baird has learned about the incident and is threatening to expose George, which will lead to his disbarment. The possibility of a public scandal horrifies his socialite wife Cora, who plans to flee to Europe with Roy Darwin. Devastated by his wife's infidelity, George is about to leap from the window of his office in the Empire State Building when his secretary Regina, who is in love with him, comes to his resc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House On 56th Street
''The House on 56th Street'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film. The film's plot involves a miscarriage of justice, wrongful conviction and imprisonment, and alienation of a prisoner from her only living relative. Plot summary Kay Francis stars as a woman Miscarriage of justice, sent to prison for twenty years for a murder she did not commit. When she is released, her husband is dead, and her daughter (played by Margaret Lindsay) has been told Peggy is also dead. Cast * Kay Francis as Peggy Martin Van Tyle aka Peggy Stone * Ricardo Cortez as Bill Blaine * Gene Raymond as Monte Van Tyle (Monty Van Tyle in the opening credits) * John Halliday (actor), John Halliday as Lyndon Fiske * Margaret Lindsay as Eleanor Van Tyle Burgess * Frank McHugh as Chester Hunt * William "Stage" Boyd as Mr. Bonelli (as William Boyd) * Hardie Albright as Henry Burgess * Sheila Terry (actor), Sheila Terry as Dolly * Phillip Reed as Freddy * Walter Walker (actor), Walter Walker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
