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Jerry Wald
Jerome Irving Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962) was an American screenwriter and a producer of films and radio programs. Life and career Early life Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he had a brother and sons who were active in show business. He attended James Madison High School. He began writing a radio column for the ''New York Evening Graphic'', while studying journalism at New York University. This led to him producing several ''Rambling 'Round Radio Row'' featurettes for Vitaphone, Warner Brothers' short subject division (1932–33). Screenwriter Wald's first feature credit was for the Warners movie ''Twenty Million Sweethearts'' (1934); he provided the story along with Paul Finder Moss at Warners. Wald provided the story (along with Philip Epstein) for Universal's '' Gift of Gab'' (1934). Wald then signed with Warners where would be based for many years. He worked on the script for '' Maybe It's Love'' (1935) and the Rudy Vallée musical ''Sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades, and he appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema. Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his football scholarship to the University of Southern California from a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Vallée
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type. Early life Hubert Prior Vallée was born in Island Pond, Vermont, United States, on July 28, 1901, the son of Catherine Lynch and Charles Alphonse Vallée. His maternal grandparents were English and Irish, while his paternal grandparents were French-Canadians from Quebec. Vallée grew up in Westbrook, Maine. On March 29, 1917, he enlisted to fight in World War I, but was discharged when U.S. Navy authorities discovered he was only 15 years old. He had enlisted in Portland, Maine, under the false birth date of July 28, 1899. He was discharged at the Naval Training Station in Newport, Rhode Island, on May 17, 1917, after 41 days of active service. Career Music After playing drums in his high school band, Vallée played clarinet and saxophone in bands around New En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Me A Love Song
''Sing Me a Love Song'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Ray Enright and written by Sig Herzig and Jerry Wald. The film stars James Melton, Patricia Ellis, Hugh Herbert, ZaSu Pitts, Allen Jenkins and Nat Pendleton. The Warner Bros. film premiered in New York City on Christmas Day 1936 and went into general release on January 9, 1937. Plot Cast * James Melton as Jerry Haines * Patricia Ellis as Jean Martin * Hugh Herbert as Siegfried Hammerschlag * ZaSu Pitts as Gwen Logan * Allen Jenkins as 'Chris' Cross * Nat Pendleton as Rocky Reception ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' reviewer found ''Sing Me a Love Song'' "really pretty gay fare", with "several catchy Dubin and Warren tunes." References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Duff
Warren Duff (May 17, 1904 – August 5, 1973) was a film and television writer and producer. As a writer, Duff wrote for films including, ''Fashions of 1934'', ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), ''Experiment Perilous'' (1944), '' Step Lively'' (1944), ''Chicago Deadline'' (1949), ''Appointment with Danger'' (1951) and '' The Turning Point'' (1952). He worked on television programs including '' The Rogues (1965)'', ''The Invaders'' (1967) and ''Mannix'' (1967). Duff, the producer of the film noir classic ''Out of the Past'' (1947), was once an actor and director on the New York City stage before turning to screenwriting when he entered the film business in 1931. He died of cancer in 1973. Accolades Nomination *Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Edgar, Best Motion Picture, for ''Chicago Deadline'' (1949); shared with: ''Tiffany Thayer''; 1950. Selected filmography *'' Stage Struck'' (1936) *''Each Dawn I Die'' (1939) *''The Lady from Cheyenne'' (1941) *''Gambling House A casino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sig Herzig
Sig Herzig (July 25, 1897 – March 12, 1985) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Biography Born Siegfried Maurice Herzig in New York City, Herzig began his career as the director of the comedy short ''Husband and Strife'' (1922), but he switched gears to create plot lines for more than three dozen silent films. His later screen credits included the screenplays for ''Artists and Models'' (1937), '' Marry the Girl'' (1937), ''On Your Toes'' (1939), '' Sunny'' (1941), ''I Dood It'' (1943), '' Brewster's Millions'' (1945), '' London Town'' (1946), and ''Three on a Spree'' (1961), another adaptation of '' Brewster's Millions''. Herzig's Broadway theatre credits included ''The Vanderbilt Revue'' (1930), ''Shoot the Works'' (1931), ''Ballyhoo of 1932'' (1932), ''Vickie'' (1942), and ''Bloomer Girl'' (1944). Herzig's television credits included '' Topper'', ''Private Secretary'', and ''Sugarfoot''. Herzig died in Thousand Oaks, California. Partial filmography *'' Objec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe E
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, Estoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live For Love
''I Live for Love'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Dolores del Río, Everett Marshall (singer), Everett Marshall and Guy Kibbee. The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Plot summary Donna Del Rio is a diva of the stage and her wish is for her lover, Rico Alvarado, to be her leading man. To prevent this from happening, the producers pick Roger Kerry from the streets and give him a job. Main cast * Dolores del Río as Donna * Everett Marshall (singer), Everett Marshall as Roger Kerry * Guy Kibbee as Henderson * Allen Jenkins as Mac * Berton Churchill as Fabian * Hobart Cavanaugh as Townsend * Eddie Conrad as Street Musician * Al Shaw (actor), Al Shaw as Street Musician * Sam Lee (American actor), Sam Lee as Street Musician * Don Alvarado as Rico Cesaro * Mary Treen as Clementine - Donna's Maid * Robert Greig as Fat Man Dancing at Nightclub References Bibliography * Mary Beltrán. ''Lati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Over Broadway
''Stars Over Broadway'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by William Keighley, written by Jerry Wald, Julius J. Epstein, & Pat C. Flick, and starring Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, James Melton, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh, and Eddie Conrad. It was released by Warner Bros. on November 23, 1935. Plot Al McGillevray, a failed theatrical manager, is about to commit suicide when he hears Jan King, the hotel porter, singing and offers to make him an opera star. After Jan agrees, Al takes a series of odd jobs to pay for his singing lessons, and his teacher, Minotti, arranges an audition at the Metropolitan Opera. Jan is well received, but when Al learns that he will need another five years of study before he will be ready to go on stage, he takes Jan to the radio stations, intending to make him a crooner instead. At an amateur-hour competition they meet Nora Wyman, another singer. She begs Al to manage her as well, but he tries to discourage her, saying she is too nice for a career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Big Shot (1935 Film)
''Little Big Shot'' is a 1935 American film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Sybil Jason and Glenda Farrell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 7, 1935. A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters. Plot Mortimer Thompson (Edward Everett Horton) and Steve Craig ( Robert Armstrong) are a pair of sidewalk confidence men working Broadway one step ahead of the police selling phony watches. Broke, they arrange to have dinner with Gibbs, an old friend, thinking he will help them with some money. Gibbs and his young daughter Gloria (Sybil Jason) don't have much money, either, and think that Steve and Mortimer can help them. On top of needing money, Gibbs is in hiding from notorious gangster Kell Norton. After Steve, Mortimer, Gibbs and Gloria finish their dinner, Gibbs is shot and killed by Norton's men as the group leaves the restaurant. Steve and Mortimer hurry to leave before they too get shot, hastily leaving Gibbs' da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Gondolier
''Broadway Gondolier '' (1935) is a musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film was released by Warner Bros., and featured Dick Powell, Joan Blondell and Adolphe Menjou. Plot Richard "Dick" Purcell (Dick Powell), a taxi driver, aspires to achieve his dream of becoming a singer. After a couple of theatre critics discover him while riding in his cab, one of them recommends him to a radio producer ( Grant Mitchell). The producer's secretary, Alice Hughes (Joan Blondell), hears him sing and falls in love with him. She sets up an audition for Dick to sing for the sponsor, Mrs. Flaggenheim (Louise Fazenda). He's late for his audition and blows his big chance. Convinced she must go to Italy to find a good enough singer, with enough "romance" to represent her fine cheese products, Mrs. Flaggenheim takes Alice with her to find one in Venice. Dick watches as Alice boards the ship and manages to get on board and work for his passage to Italy. When in Venice, he looks up his friend and me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Caliente
''In Caliente'' (also known as ''Viva Señorita'') is a 1935 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dolores del Río and Pat O'Brien. The film was written by Ralph Block and Warren Duff. The musical numbers were choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It was released by Warner Bros. on May 25, 1935. Plot Lawrence (Pat O'Brien), critic and full-time boozer, comes to the cabaret ''In Caliente'' in Mexico to distance from Clara (Glenda Farrell), a woman who wishes to marry him. Lawrence falls in love with the beautiful Mexican dancer Rita Gómez (Dolores del Río), forgetting that he once wrote a scathing review of her. The film was set at the lavish Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel in Tijuana, Mexico. The resort hotel featured alcoholic beverages during Prohibition in the United States as well as live entertainment and casino gambling that attracted top Hollywood celebrities.The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, Chris Nichols (Gibbs Smith, Publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
