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Jack Stevens (cinematographer)
Jack Stevens (1903–1961) was an American cinematographer active during the silent and early sound era. He worked on several Laurel and Hardy films for Hal Roach Studios. He was the elder brother of the director George Stevens.Slide p.67 Selected filmography * '' Mine to Keep'' (1923) * '' Other Men's Daughters'' (1923) * ''American Manners'' (1924) * ''The Law Forbids'' (1924) * ''Stepping Lively'' (1924) * ''The Fighting Demon'' (1925) * '' The Isle of Hope'' (1925) * '' The Broadway Gallant'' (1926) * ''The Night Patrol'' (1926) * ''The Merry Cavalier'' (1926) * '' The Better Man'' (1926) * '' The Blue Streak'' (1926) * '' The Cavalier'' (1928) * ''Another Fine Mess'' (1930) * ''Beau Hunks'' (1931) * '' Pardon Us'' (1931) * '' Our Wife'' (1931) * ''Chickens Come Home'' (1931) * '' Speed Madness'' (1932) * '' Get That Girl'' (1932) * '' On Your Guard'' (1933) * ''The Cuckoo Clock ''The Cuckoo Clock'' is a British children's fantasy novel by Mary Louisa Molesworth, publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Patrol
''The Night Patrol'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Rose Blossom, and Mary Carr. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom Collins, a Los Angeles policeman, in love with Louise Hollister, is compelled to arrest her brother Roy on a charge of killing police officer Britt. Louise turns against him. At his trial Roy is condemned to death for the killing. Tom runs down the actual guilty man and frustrates an attempt to rob banker John Pendleton's home. A storm breaks down telegraphic communication, and Tom makes a desperate ride to save Roy on the eve of his scheduled execution. He succeeds, and is promoted and wins back the affection of Louise. Cast * Richard Talmadge as Tom Collins * Rose Blossom as Louise Hollister * Mary Carr as Mrs. Collins * Gardner James as Roy Hollister * Josef Swickard as John Pendleton * Grace Darmond as Goldie Ferguson * Victor Dillingham as Chuck Wolcott * Arthur Conrad (act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cuckoo Clock (film)
''The Cuckoo Clock'' (Italian: ''L'orologio a cucù'') is a 1938 Italian historical mystery thriller film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Vittorio De Sica, Oretta Fiume and Laura Solari.Aprà p.85 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Livorno. The film's sets were designed by artistic director Gino Brosio. Synopsis At the time of Napoleon's escape from Elba, a wealthy banker from Livorno hides his gold in a cuckoo clock to protect it from seizure by revolutionaries. Cast * Vittorio De Sica as Il capitano Ducci * Oretta Fiume as Paolina * Laura Solari as Elvira * Lamberto Picasso as Il conte Scarabelli * Ugo Ceseri as Barni, il fanatico bonapartista * Gemma Bolognesi as La 'Nenna' * Guglielmo Sinaz as Il banchiere Rosen * Augusto Marcacci as Kreuss, l'ispettore di polizia * Guglielmo Barnabò as Il sergente MacNeill * Sergio Dani as Il lord ammiraglio * Checco Rissone as Narciso * Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Your Guard
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album ''A Weekend in the City'' Other media * ''Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxembourgish as ''On'' * Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get That Girl (1932 Film)
''Get That Girl'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by George Crone and starring Richard Talmadge, Shirley Grey and Fred Malatesta.Rigby p.101 Plot Dick Bartlett encounters Ruth Dale on a train and they gradually bond despite her initial suspicions of him. She has recently received a warning telegram and at first thinks he may be following her. When she disappears from the train, he discovers that she is due for a large inheritance and has been kidnapped to prevent her claiming it. Ruth has been taken to an isolate sanatorium run by a mad doctor who tries to turn women into mannequins. If she is held there long enough she was forfeit the inheritance, but Dick manages to trail her there in order to stage a rescue. Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Bartlett * Shirley Grey as Ruth Dale * Fred Malatesta as Dr. Sandro Tito * Carl Stockdale as Leader of the Kidnap Plot * Lloyd Ingraham as John, the Gardener * Geneva Mitchell as Mme. Nedra Tito * Victor Metzetti as Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Madness (1932 Film)
''Speed Madness'' is a 1932 American action film directed by George Crone and starring Richard Talmadge, Nancy Drexel and Huntley Gordon.Langman p.247 Plot Bob Stuart, the idle son of a shipbuilding magnate gets a job at his father's shipyard. The company's major project is to design a new speedboat in order to win a major new contract but faces sabotage from rivals. Bob turns out to be surprisingly able and manages to help with the construction of the boat. He plans to drive it himself during the race, but narrowly escapes a bomb planted on it by their opponents. He confronts the gang behind it and secure his father the contract. Cast * Richard Talmadge as Bob Stuart * Charles Sellon as Jim Stuart * Lucien Littlefield as Forbes * Nancy Drexel as Joan Harlan * Huntley Gordon as Harrington * Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith as Alan Harlan * Pat O'Malley (actor), Pat O'Malley as McCarey * Matthew Betz as Jessin * Wade Boteler as Bill Collector * Walter Brennan as Joe Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chickens Come Home
''Chickens Come Home'' is a 1931 American pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W. Horne and produced by Hal Roach. It was shot in January 1931 and released on February 21, 1931. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film ''Love 'em and Weep'' in which Jimmy Finlayson plays Hardy's role and Hardy plays a party guest. Plot Laurel and Hardy are Dealers in High Grade Fertilizer according to their door. Ollie is sitting at a desk smoking a fat cigar, he asks his assistant to fetch the General Manager, Mr Laurel. Laurel says he has been in the "sampler room". He dictates an acceptance speech to Laurel, which tells us that he is standing for mayor. Ollie is confronted at his office by an old flame (Mae Busch) who threatens to publish an old photograph of herself on the shoulders of Ollie at the beach if she is not paid off. Ollie agrees to meet her that evening to make a settlement. The woman is hastily concealed in the bathroom when Mrs. Hardy (Thelma Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Wife (1931 Film)
''Our Wife'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Oliver is making plans to be married to his sweetheart Dulcy ( Babe London) with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father ( James Finlayson) sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and steal away at night to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house. Ollie, his gargantuan fiancée and Stan try to cram into a tiny car Stan hired for their elopement, but Ollie had expected a "limousine". After much struggling, they finally succeed in getting themselves and a suitcase into the car. As they move off, it tilts up under the weight and Stan's head smashes through the roof. The film concludes with a cross-eyed justice (Ben Turpin) marrying Ollie to Stan. Cast * Stan Laurel a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardon Us
''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the duo's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931. Plot As with its predecessor, '' Blotto'', the film is set during the Prohibition. The film starts with Stan and Ollie listing ingredients outside "Malt and Hops", a shop selling ingredients for brewing. Ollie says he is going to make 15 gallons of beer and Stan says "we can't drink 15 gallons". Ollie replies "what we can't drink we will sell". The film then cuts to Laurel and Hardy arriving in handcuffs at prison for concocting and selling their own home brew. They become prisoners 44633 and 44634. Stan's loose tooth gets him into trouble with the governor. As they are taken to their cell Stan says that two other inmates are Amos 'n' Andy. They are put in cell 14 with five other prisoners including "The Tiger" ( Walter Long), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Hunks
''Beau Hunks'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film, directed by James W. Horne. The title is a reference to the Beau Geste trilogy (''Beau Geste'' (1924), ''Beau Sabreur'' (1926) and ''Beau Ideal'' (1927) and the Hollywood films of the same period based on them); to the line in ''Beau Sabreur'' where Buddy says '"Sure thing, Son Hank — if a gang of Touareg Bohunks couldn't, French troops couldn't. . . . I s'pose it ''is'' us he's after?"'; or to ''bohunk'', a common ethnic slur of the time in the United States. At 37 minutes, it is the longest Laurel and Hardy short. The French Foreign Legion scenario was reused in ''The Flying Deuces'' with Charles B. Middleton again playing their commanding officer. Plot A lovesick Ollie sings and plays piano for his absent sweetheart Jeanie-Weenie (only ever seen as a photograph) before revealing to Stan that he is to marry her. No sooner does he make this announcement than the postman delivers a Dear John letter from Jeanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Fine Mess
''Another Fine Mess'' is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play ''Home from the Honeymoon'' by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father, and is a remake of their earlier silent film (and debut as an "official" duo) '' Duck Soup''. Plot Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel are vagrants being chased by the police. They hide in the basement of the mansion of Allan Quatermain-style adventurer Colonel Wilberforce Buckshot, where they become trapped. The colonel has just departed for an African safari and the mansion is to be rented until his return, but the staff sneak off for a holiday, leaving the house empty. The house is surrounded by several policeman who are looking for Stan and Ollie, who must deceive a rich couple seeking to rent the house. Ollie disguises himself as Buckshot and Stan disguises himself as both butler Hives and chambermaid Agnes. The real Colonel Buckshot unexpectedly returns to fetch h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cavalier (film)
''The Cavalier'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat, distributed by Tiffany Studios, and starring Richard Talmadge and Barbara Bedford. Plot The story takes place in old Mexico, where a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her father sends his gang in a chase after the two lovers. Cast Background/Production Originally intended to be an all-sound film, the picture was shot silent and was distributed with a music and special effects soundtrack, with no dialogue, due to technical issues with the sound synchronization equipment. Preservation Previously considered to be a lost film, the film exists in the Spanish archive Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
