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John F. Goodrich
John F. Goodrich (1887–1937) was an American screenwriter of the silent and early sound era. He worked for a variety of different studios. In 1928 he co-wrote '' The Last Command''.Eagan p. 138 Filmography * '' Daytime Wives'' (1923) * '' Thundering Dawn'' (1923) * '' The Triflers'' (1924) * ''My Lady's Lips'' (1925) * ''Capital Punishment'' (1925) * ''The Boomerang'' (1925) * '' The Other Woman's Story'' (1925) * ''Faint Perfume'' (1925) * ''Puppets'' (1926) * '' Special Delivery'' (1927) * ''Shanghai Bound'' (1927) * '' The Rough Riders'' (1927) * '' The Last Command'' (1928) * '' The Vanishing Pioneer'' (1928) * '' Fast Life'' (1929) * '' The Love Racket'' (1929) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1930) * ''The Flirting Widow'' (1930) * ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' (1931) * '' The Son-Daughter'' (1932) * '' Breach of Promise'' (1932) * ''Flaming Gold ''Flaming Gold'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delavan, Wisconsin
Delavan is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,505 at the 2020 census. It is located southwest of Milwaukee. The city is located partially within the Town of Delavan, but the two entities are politically independent. Delavan is home to Delavan Lake which brings in a large number of tourists each year, and is also close to Lake Geneva, another popular tourist destination. History Origins Delavan sits in the middle of what was once an inland sea. During the last Ice Age, the final glaciation, named the Michigan tongue, covered this region. The Michigan tongue descended along the area of Lake Michigan. The "Delavan lobe" of this glacier broke off, pushing southwest into the area of Walworth County. The first humans known to inhabit the Delavan area were Native Americans around 1000 BCE. Later, between 500 and 1000 CE, Mound Builders lived in what is now the Delavan Lake area. Mound Builders were of the Woodland culture. The effigy mounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Delivery (1927 Film)
''Special Delivery'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, starring Eddie Cantor, Jobyna Ralston and William Powell. It was written by Cantor, John F. Goodrich and George Marion Jr. (with Larry Semon, uncredited). It was released by Paramount Pictures. The film's copyright was renewed, so it entered the public domain on January 1, 2023. Plot Eddie, a mailman, is in love with waitress Madge but finds amongst his rivals for her affections the dishonest promoter Harold Jones. Eddie, who can't dance, impresses Madge at the postal ball by his energetic performance of the Black Bottom after a piece of ice falls down his shirt and wins a cup. He eventually unmasks Harold as a crooked swindler. Cast * Eddie Cantor as Eddie, The Mail Carrier * Jobyna Ralston as Madge, The Girl * William Powell as Harold Jones * Donald Keith as Harrigan, The Fireman * Jack Dougherty as Flannigan, a cop * Victor Potel - Nip, a detective * Paul Kelly as Tuck, another detec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Returns
''Life Returns'' is an American film directed by Eugene Frenke. The film stars Onslow Stevens, George P. Breakston and Lois Wilson with a plot that involves a doctor who is convinced that the dead can be brought back to life gets the chance to prove his theory on a dog that has recently died. Eugene Frenke created a film record of the operation and developed a film that would incorporate the footage of Robert E. Cornish who was doing experiments that successfully let him bring dead animals back to life. Following a preview screening of the film, Universal pulled the film from a general release after declared the film to be a "freak picture, not suitable for the regular Universal program". The film was pulled from any general release but appears to have received a roadshow release. Despite reviews appearing in trade papers in 1934 and 1935, it is not clear when the film was first released. In 1937, Frenke brought a $145,424 lawsuit against Universal charging that the studio had not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deluge (film)
''Deluge'' is a 1933 American apocalyptic science fiction film, directed by Felix E. Feist and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is very loosely based on the 1928 novel of the same name by S. Fowler Wright, with the setting changed from the United Kingdom to the United States. It follows a small group of survivors after a series of unexplained natural disasters erupt around the world and destroy human civilization, including a massive tsunami which inundates New York City. Plot Scientists discover that a violent storm is heading toward New York City and begin the warning process throughout the city. They believe that something is wrong with the natural barometer patterns and that an unprecedented event is imminent. A sudden eclipse of the sun verifies their notions and it seems that global destruction is near. Telegraphs from Rome and London explain days of unending earthquakes and state "The End of the World is at Hand." Tremendous earthquakes hit the Pacific Coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaming Gold
''Flaming Gold'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and John F. Goodrich. The film stars William Boyd, Pat O'Brien, Mae Clarke, Rollo Lloyd and Helen Ware. The film was released on September 29, 1933, by RKO Pictures. Plot Dan Manton and Ben Lear are partners in an oil drilling operation in Mexico. The object of sabotage from competitors, the tables are turned when the competitor's rigs catch fire. After the fires are under control, local saloon owner Tampico Tess Terrill recruits Martin and Lear to help her develop a similar oil operation. Cast * William Boyd as Dan Manton * Pat O'Brien as Ben Lear * Mae Clarke as Claire Gordon * Rollo Lloyd as Harry Banning * Helen Ware as Tampico Tess Terrell * Robert McWade Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor. McWade was born in Buffalo, New York. He was the third actor named Robert McWade, after his father an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breach Of Promise (1932 Film)
''Breach of Promise'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Chester Morris, Mae Clarke and Mary Doran.Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.696. . Cast *Chester Morris as James Pomeroy *Mae Clarke as Hattie Pugmire *Mary Doran as Mille Applegate *Theodore von Eltz as District Attorney * Elizabeth Patterson as Cora Pugmire * Charles Middleton as Joe Pugmire *Lucille La Verne as Mrs. Flynn *Eddie Borden as Hotel Clerk *Edward LeSaint as Judge * Alan Roscoe as Committeeman *Harriet Lorraine as Committeewoman *Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Committeeman * Tom Mcguire as Committeeman References External links * * 1932 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Son-Daughter
''The Son-Daughter'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and written by John F. Goodrich, Claudine West, and Leon Gordon, adapted from the play of the same name by David Belasco. The film stars Helen Hayes, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Warner Oland, and Ralph Morgan. The film was released on December 23, 1932, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Premise In a story set in San Francisco's Chinatown, Tom Lee, a Chinese prince disguised as student, is in love with Lien Wha during unrest between opposing groups of the Chinese community. Cast *Helen Hayes as Lien Wha *Ramon Novarro as Tom Lee *Lewis Stone as Dr. Dong Tong *Warner Oland as Fen Sha *Ralph Morgan as Fang Fou Hy *Louise Closser Hale as Toy Yah *H. B. Warner Henry Byron Warner (born Henry Byron Lickfold, 26 October 1876 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in '' The King of Kings''. In later years, he successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Purple Sage (1931 Film)
''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film based upon the novel by Zane Grey, directed by Hamilton MacFadden, photographed by George Schneiderman, and starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill. The picture was released by the Fox Film Corporation with a running time of 58 minutes and remains the third of five screen versions. It was the first sound version. The movie was followed later the same year by a similar adaptation of the novel's sequel, ''The Rainbow Trail'', also starring O'Brien. Plot Cast * George O'Brien as Jim Lassiter * Marguerite Churchill as Jane Withersteen * Noah Beery as Judge Dyer * Yvonne Pelletier as Bess * James Todd as Vern Venters * Stanley Fields as Oldring * Lester Dorr as Judkins * Shirley Nail as Fay Larkin * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Adam Tull, Gang leader * Cliff Lyons as Jed References External links ''Riders of the Purple Sage''in the Internet Movie Database ''Riders of the Purple Sage''at Turner Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flirting Widow
''The Flirting Widow'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Claude Gillingwater. It was produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film's plot is based on the story ''Green Stockings'' by A. E. W. Mason. The film was remade in 1933 as '' Her Imaginary Lover'' at the Teddington Studios, the British branch of Warner Bros.-First National Productions. Plot William Faraday refuses to let his youngest daughter, Evelyn, get married before her older sister, Celia. Celia, who has no interest in getting married, takes pity on Evelyn and her suitor Bobby and pretends to have gotten engaged to Colonel John Smith during a short vacation away from home. To avoid difficulties, she states that Smith has sailed to join the British Field Force in Arabia. When her father receives this news, he consents to Evelyn's marriage. At Evelyn's insistence, Celia writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilies Of The Field (1930 Film)
''Lilies of the Field'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Korda, and starring Corinne Griffith, Ralph Forbes, and John Loder. It was a remake of the silent 1924 film '' Lilies of the Field'', in which Griffith had played the same role.Kulik, p. 52 Both films were based on a 1921 play of the same name by William J. Hurlbut. ''Lilies of the Field'' was Griffith's first all-dialogue film. The film is not related in any way to the 1963 film of the same name. Plot Walter Harker (Loder), who is married to Mildred Harker (Griffith), falls in love with another woman and wants to separate from his wife without losing custody of his daughter. He frames his wife and files for divorce, and Mildred ends up losing her daughter. Mildred moves into a cheap apartment and gradually becomes a Broadway showgirl and drowns her depression in a life of alcohol and jazz. Ted Willing (Forbes), a wealthy man, becomes her devoted admirer, but after her experience with her ex-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Racket
''The Love Racket'' is a 1929 American early sound crime drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Broadway play, ''The Woman on the Jury'' by Bernard K. Burns, and is a remake of a 1924 silent film of the same name which starred Bessie Love. The film is now considered lost. Myrtle Stedman reprises her role from the silent version in this film. Cast *Dorothy Mackaill as Betty Brown *Sidney Blackmer as Fred Masters *Edmund Burns as George Wayne *Myrtle Stedman as Marion Masters *Edwards Davis as Judge Davis *Webster Campbell as Prosecuting Attorney *Clarence Burton as Defense Attorney *Alice Day as Grace Pierce *Edith Yorke as Mrs. Pierce *Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Life (1929 Film)
''Fast Life'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John F. Goodrich. It is based on the 1928 play ''Fast Life'' by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, William Holden, Frank Sheridan, Chester Morris and Ray Hallor. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 1, 1929. Plot A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician. Cast *Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Douglas Stratton *Loretta Young as Patricia Mason Stratton *William Holden as Governor * Frank Sheridan as Warden *Chester Morris as Paul Palmer *Ray Hallor as Rodney Hall *John St. Polis as Andrew Stratton *Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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