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Jack Townley
Jack Townley (March 3, 1897 – October 15, 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1957. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Twin Triggers'' (1926) * ''The Wright Idea'' (1928) * '' The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City'' (1929) * '' Smart Work'' (1931) * '' Idle Roomers'' (1931) * ''The Tamale Vendor'' (1931) * ''Once a Hero'' (1931) * '' Queenie of Hollywood'' (1931) * ''One Quiet Night'' (1931) * '' That's My Meat'' (1931) * '' Up Pops the Duke'' (1931) * '' Honeymoon Trio'' (1931) * '' The Lure of Hollywood'' (1931) * ''Windy Riley Goes Hollywood'' (1931) * '' Crashing Hollywood'' (1931) * ''Three Hollywood Girls'' (1931) * ''Hollywood Lights'' (1932) * '' Hollywood Luck'' (1932) * ''Bridge Wives'' (1932) * ''Keep Laughing'' (1932) * '' Moonlight and Cactus'' (1932) * '' Quality Street'' (1937) * '' The Covered Trailer'' (1939) * ''Ice-Capades'' (1940) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crashing Hollywood (1931 Film)
''Crashing Hollywood'' is a 1931 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Virginia Brooks * Rita Flynn * Phyllis Crane * Edward J. Nugent * Wilbur Mack * Walter Merrill * Bryant Washburn * George Chandler * Betty Grable (credited as Frances Dean) See also * List of American films of 1931 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1931 films 1931 comedy films Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faces In The Fog
''Faces in the Fog'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by John English and starring Jane Withers, Paul Kelly and Lee Patrick.McCarty p.88 Plot Hard-partying Tom and Cora Elliott neglect their kids, 17-year-old Mary and 14-year-old Les. This worries their neighbor. Dr. Fred Mason. At the urging of older boy Mike, Les sneaks a gun out of his dad's home and goes to a party at Dr. Mason's house, where Mary is flirting with 18-year-old Joe Mason. Mike accidentally shoots Les, who is only grazed. Another boy at the party tells the police about the incident. Tom believes Dr. Mason informed the cops, and is furious. He demands that Mary stop seeing Joe. Mary and Joe conspire to attend a school dance with other dates, but spend the night dancing. The two argue, and Mary leaves with Mike. The drunken Mike strikes a pedestrian with his car. Joe takes the injured man to the hospital, and is blamed for the accident. Joe decides to enlist in the army. Realizing their fight was silly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Rose Of Texas (film)
''The Yellow Rose of Texas'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane. Plot summary Singing cowboy Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers) is an insurance investigator sent to find a stash of money lifted from a company payroll. Portraying a performer on a showboat as an undercover guise, Roy meets Betty Weston (Dale Evans), the daughter of the alleged robber Sam Weston ( Harry Shannon), who has recently escaped from prison. Together, Roy and Betty set out to prove her father was wrongly accused and track down the real criminal. Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers * Trigger as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies *Dale Evans as Betty Weston *Grant Withers as Express Agent Lucas * Harry Shannon as Sam Weston *George Cleveland as Captain "Cap" Joe *William Haade as Buster, Roy's Sidekick *Weldon Heyburn as Charley Goss *Hal Taliaferro as Ferguson *Tom London as Sheriff Allen *Dick Botiller as Indian Pete * Janet Martin as Showboat Singer *Bob Nolan as Singer *Peter Lawman as Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Of Ozark
''Joan of Ozark'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown and Eddie Foy Jr. It was one of thirteen films Canova made with Republic Studios.Hurst p.233 It is also known by the alternative title ''The Queen of Spies''. Synopsis A hillbilly manages to foil a ring of Nazi spies operating in the United States. Cast * Judy Canova as Judy Hull * Joe E. Brown as Cliff Little * Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie McCabe * Jerome Cowan as Phillip Munson * Alexander Granach as Guido * Anne Jeffreys as Marie Lamont * Otto Reichow as Otto * Donald Curtis as Leonard Jones * Wolfgang Zilzer as Kurt * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Hans * Harry Hayden as Mayor Fadden * Wilhelm von Brincken Wilhelm von Brincken (May 27, 1881 – January 18, 1946), also known as Wilhelm L. von Brincken, William Vaughn, William von Brinken, and William Vaughan, was a German diplomat and spy during World War I, who went on to become an American charac .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pittsburgh Kid
''The Pittsburgh Kid'' is a 1941 American sports film directed by Jack Townley and starring Billy Conn, Jean Parker and Dick Purcell Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. (August 6, 1905 – April 10, 1944) was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in fil ....Ritchie p.231 The film's sets were designed by the art director John Victor Mackay. Plot About to fight his biggest bout, Billy Conn is upset by the death of Pop Mallory, his manager. A boxing promoter, Max Allison, who wants Billy to fight for him, uses daughter Barbara to try to sway him away from Pop's daughter Pat Mallory, who keeps Billy under contract. An impatient Billy dislikes the way Pat handles his career. Meanwhile, nightclub owner Joe Barton resents the interest his girl Barbara Ellison has been showing Billy, neither knowing nor carry that it's all a ruse on her part on her father's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice-Capades
''Ice-Capades'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring James Ellison, Phil Silvers, and Barbara Jo Allen. Its score, composed by Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Victor Mackay. It marked the screen debuts for the ice skaters Belita and Vera Ralston, both of whom went on to star in a number of films at Monogram and Republic respectively. Plot Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Covered Trailer
''The Covered Trailer'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Jack Townley. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Mary Beth Hughes and Tommy Ryan. The film was released on November 10, 1939, by Republic Pictures. In this entry in the comedy series the "Higgins Family," the group must cancel a cruise to South America after the check they needed does not arrive. To save face before their neighbors, the family embarks upon a wilderness fishing trip. The family made a wise decision to forgo the cruise as the boat sinks and everyone is lost. This creates havoc for the Higgins family neighbors who believe they went down with the ship. Cast *James Gleason as Joe Higgins * Lucile Gleason as Lil Higgins *Russell Gleason as Sidney Higgins *Harry Davenport as Grandpa Ed Carson *Mary Beth Hughes as Betty Higgins *Tommy Ryan as Tommy Higgins * Maurice Murphy as Bill Williams *Maude Eburne as Widow Ella Jones *Spencer Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quality Street (1937 Film)
''Quality Street'' is a 1937 period film made by RKO Radio Pictures.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; March 20, 1937, page 47. It was directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S. Berman. Set in 19th-century England, the film stars Katharine Hepburn and Franchot Tone. Joan Fontaine makes one of her early (uncredited) film appearances. The screenplay was by Allan Scott, Mortimer Offner, and Jack Townley, based on the 1901 play '' Quality Street'' by J. M. Barrie. This 1937 version was filmed at the RKO Encino movie ranch, RKO Forty Acres backlot, and RKO Hollywood Studios. ''Quality Street'' was a box office failure, recording a loss of $248,000.Richard Jewel, "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951". ''Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television'', Vol 14 No 1, 1994; p. 44 It was Katharine Hepburn's fourth flop film in a row for RKO Pictures, which added to Miss Hepburn’s label as "box office poison" by the 1938 national group of movie exhibitors. Roy Webb's music was nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight And Cactus (1932 Film)
''Moonlight and Cactus'' is a 1932 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Tom Patricola * Charles Judels * Charles Dorety * Louise Lorraine * Rene Borden See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1932 films 1932 comedy films 1932 short films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Laughing (film)
''Keep Laughing'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Monte Collins * Addie McPhail * Bryant Washburn * Dorothy Granger * George Davis See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1932 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1932 comedy films 1932 short films Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Wives
''Bridge Wives'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Plot Mr. Smith ( Alfred St. John) experiences anxiety as his wife (Fern Emmett) participates in a marathon bridge tournament. Cast * Al St. John as Al Smith * Fern Emmett as Al's wife, Mrs. Smith * Billy Bletcher as Radio announcer See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1932 films 1932 comedy films 1932 short films American black-and-white films Educational Pictures short films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
