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Janet Shaw (actress)
Ellen Martha Clancy Stuart (January 23, 1919 – October 15, 2001), known professionally as Janet Shaw, was an American actress. Born on January 23, 1919, in Beatrice, Nebraska, Shaw was picked as the finest baby in Nebraska when she was 18 months old. She was the daughter of Philip Windsor Clancy. After attending elementary schools in Nebraska, she attended high schools in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, graduating from the latter. Actress Olive May was her aunt. Shaw acted on stage with the Beverly Hills Little Theater, the Gateway Little Theater, and the Pasadena Community Players. Shaw appeared in the films ''Prairie Thunder'', ''Alcatraz Island'', ''Sergeant Murphy'', ''Jezebel'', ''Accidents Will Happen'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Gold Diggers in Paris'', '' The Sisters'', ''Torchy Blane in Chinatown'', ''The Rookie Cop'', '' The Old Maid'', ''Waterloo Bridge'', ''Flight Angels'', ''Hired Wife'', ''Escape'', '' Lucky Devils'', ''Blossoms in the Dust'', ''Gambl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice, Nebraska
Beatrice () is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,459 at the 2010 census. Beatrice is located approximately 25 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River and is surrounded by agricultural country. History Gage County was one of the 19 counties originally established by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature in 1854. At the time of its establishment, there were no settlers living within its boundaries. In 1857, the steamboat ''Hannibal'', carrying 300 passengers up the Missouri River from St. Louis, Missouri to Nebraska City, Nebraska, ran aground near Kansas City, Missouri. While it was stranded, 35 of the passengers agreed to form the "Nebraska Association", under which name they would unite in seeking a townsite and establishing a settlement in the territory. After reaching Nebraska City, the Association divided itself into two exploratory parties, one of which went directly westward and the other southwest. The latt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape (1940 Film)
''Escape'' is a 1940 drama film about an American in pre-World War II Nazi Germany who discovers his mother is in a concentration camp and tries desperately to free her. It starred Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt and Nazimova. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone. Plot Famous German stage actress Emmy Ritter (Nazimova) is held in a Nazi concentration camp. She is scheduled to be executed soon, but the sympathetic camp doctor, Ditten (Philip Dorn), has been a fan since childhood and offers to deliver a letter from her to her children...afterwards. Emmy's son Mark Preysing (Robert Taylor), an American citizen, travels to Germany in search of his mother, but nobody, not even frightened old family friends, want anything to do with him. A German official tells Mark that she has been arrested and advises him to return to the United States. The postmark of a returned letter guides Mark to the region where she is being held. There, he me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More
''Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' is a 1944 American comedy/romance film starring Simone Simon, James Ellison, William Terry, and featuring Robert Mitchum in an early role. Produced by King Brothers Productions, it was co-written by Philip Yordan and directed by the German-American director Joe May, and constitutes the final film directed by Joe May. It was based on a short story purchased by the King Brothers. The film has fantasy elements, with the main character being followed by a gremlin. The film's interest and charm derives in large part from its extremely varied cast of supporting players. Although Robert Mitchum's role in the film has come to be emphasized for marketing purposes, he was not yet a star and only appears in the last twenty minutes or so of the film. Horror film staple Rondo Hatton speaks no lines and gets a laugh merely by appearing on screen briefly in a surprise appearance. Billy Laughlin, playing a child who lives in Simon's apartment building, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Courageous
''Ladies Courageous'' (also called ''Fury in the Sky'' in a 1950 Realart re-release) is a 1944 war film based on the novel ''Looking For Trouble'' (1941) by Virginia Spencer Cowles. Directed by John Rawlins, the film stars Loretta Young and Geraldine Fitzgerald. It tells the story of the paramilitary Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron formed in the United States during World War II. Film historians and scholars consider ''Ladies Courageous'' an '' à-clef'' story of famed aviator Jacqueline Cochran and test pilot Nancy Harkness Love's work to mobilize women pilots to contribute to the war effort. Plot In World War II, Roberta Harper (Loretta Young) leads the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), made up of 25 women who ferry aircraft across the United States allowing male pilots to be released for combat service. Despite their success, her commanding officer, Colonel Andy Brennan ( Richard Fraser) says that her pilots may not be able to handle dangerous missions. Roberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Trail (film)
''Arizona Trail'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Tex Ritter. Plot A singing cowboy comes home to help his family fight a land-grabber. Cast * Tex Ritter as Johnny Trent * Fuzzy Knight as Kansas * Dennis Moore as Wayne Carson * Janet Shaw as Martha Brooks (as Wayne Trent in credits) * Jack Ingram as Ace Vincent * Erille Anderson as Dan Trent * Joseph J. Greene as Dr. J.D. 'Doc' Wallace (as Joseph Greene) * Glenn Strange as Matt * Dan White as Sheriff Jones * Art Fowler as Henchman Curley * Johnny Bond Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer and publisher, who co-founded a music publishing firm, he was active in the musi ... as Red, Red River Valley Boy * Red River Valley Boys as musicians / cowhands References External links * 1943 films 1943 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Faces (1943 Film)
''False Faces'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and written by Curt Siodmak. The film stars Stanley Ridges, Veda Ann Borg, William "Bill" Henry, Janet Shaw, Rex Williams and John Maxwell (actor), John Maxwell. The film was released on May 28, 1943, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Stanley Ridges as District Attorney Stanley Harding *Veda Ann Borg as Joyce Ford *William "Bill" Henry as Don Westcott *Janet Shaw (actress), Janet Shaw as Diana Harding *Rex Williams as Craig Harding *John Maxwell (actor), John Maxwell as Assistant District Attorney Stewart *Joseph Crehan as Police Capt. Alan O'Brien *Dick Wessel as Detective Mallory *Chester Clute as Apartment Manager *Etta McDaniel as Magnolia *Nick Stewart as Mack *Claire Whitney as Agnes Harding *Billy Nelson (actor), Billy Nelson as Jimmy *Dick Elliott as Desk Sergeant *John Dilson as Coroner Burnett References External links * 1943 films 1940s English-language films American mystery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen Also Die!
''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Alexander Granach and Anna Lee, and features Gene Lockhart and Dennis O'Keefe. Hanns Eisler composed the score, being nominated for an Academy Award, and the cinematographer was James Wong Howe. The film is loosely based on the 1942 assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi Reich Protector of German-occupied Prague, number-two man in the SS, and a chief mastermind of the Holocaust, who was known as "The Hangman of Prague." The real Heydrich was assassinated by Czech resistance fighters parachuted from a British plane in Operation Anthropoid, but in the film, which was made during World War II before the full story had become public knowledge, Heydrich's killer is depicted as a member of the Czech resistance with ties to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi'ya, Chum
''Hi'ya, Chum'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Jane Frazee and the Ritz Brothers. Cast * Ritz Brothers - Merry Madcaps * Jane Frazee - Sunny Lee * Robert Paige - Tommy Craig * June Clyde - Madge Tracy * Paul Hurst Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of club Grimsby Town. As a player, he was a defender from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at Rotherham United, b ... - Archie Billings * Edmund MacDonald - Terry Barton * Lou Lubin - Eddie Gibbs * Andrew Tombes - Jerry MackIntosh * Ray Walker - Jackson * Richard Davies - Worker External links * * 1943 films 1943 musical comedy films American musical comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harold Young (director) Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How's About It
''How's About It'' is a 1943 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters. Plot Cast * The Andrews Sisters as Themselves * Grace McDonald as Marion Bliss * Robert Paige as George Selby * Shemp Howard as Alf * Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ... as Orchestra Leader Production The film was known during production as ''I Want to Dance'', then ''Solid Senders''. References External links * * American musical films 1943 films 1943 musical films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of A Doubt
''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell. In 1991, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was also Alfred Hitchcock's favorite of all of his films. Plot Charles Oakley lives alone in a rooming house. One day, his landlady tells him that two men came looking for him; he sees the two men waiting on the street in front of his room, and he decides to leave town. Charlotte "Charlie" Newton is a bored teenage girl living in the idyllic town of Santa Rosa, California. She receives wonderful news: Her mother's younger brother (her eponym), Charles Oakley, is arriving for a visit. Her uncle arrives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Monster
''Night Monster'' is a 1942 American black-and-white horror film featuring Bela Lugosi and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Company. The movie uses an original story and screenplay by Clarence Upson Young and was produced and directed by Ford Beebe. For box office value, star billing was given to Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill, but the lead roles were played by Ralph Morgan, Irene Hervey and Don Porter, with Atwill in a character role as a pompous doctor who becomes a victim to the title character, and Lugosi in a small part as a butler. The film is in many respects a remake of '' Doctor X'', with virtually the same denouement. Both films also feature Atwill as a doctor. Plot In a small town bordering a swampy region, unexplained murders and rumors of mysterious happenings surround the swamp-based home of the reclusive but respected Curt Ingston (Morgan). Ingston uses a wheelchair and has invited to his home the three doctors who were trying to cure him when his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Eager
''Johnny Eager'' is a 1941 film noir directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Van Heflin. Heflin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film was one of many spoofed in ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' (1982). Plot Johnny Eager ( Robert Taylor) masquerades as a taxi driver for his gullible parole officer, A. J. Verne (Henry O'Neill), but in reality, he is the ruthless head of a powerful gambling syndicate. Verne introduces him to socialite Lisbeth "Liz" Bard (Lana Turner), a sociology student. Johnny and Liz are attracted to each other, but then he discovers that she is the stepdaughter of his longtime nemesis, John Benson Farrell ( Edward Arnold). As a crusading prosecutor, Farrell was responsible for sending Johnny to prison, and now as the district attorney, he has gotten an injunction preventing Johnny's expensive dog racing track from opening. Johnny decides to use Liz as leverage against her stepfather. When she comes to see him, he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
