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John Leipold
John Leipold (February 26, 1888 – March 8, 1970) was an American film score composer. Selected filmography * ''Behind the Make-Up'' (1930) * ''Playboy of Paris'' (1930) * ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Business'' (1931) * ''Horse Feathers'' (1932) * ''It’s a Gift'' (1934) * ''This Reckless Age'' (1932) * ''One Hour With You'' (1932) * ''Make Me a Star (film), Make Me a Star'' (1932) * ''Hot Saturday'' (1932) * ''El Príncipe gondolero'' (1933) * ''The Old Fashioned Way (film), The Old Fashioned Way'' (1934) * ''Forgotten Faces (1936 film), Forgotten Faces'' (1936) * ''A Son Comes Home'' (1936) * ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' (1937) * ''Girl Overboard (1937 film), Girl Overboard'' (1937) * ''Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' (1938) * ''Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' (1938) * ''Touchdown, Army'' (1938) * ''Stagecoach (1939 film), Stagecoach'' (1939) * ''The Quarterback (1940 film), The Quarterback'' (1940) * ''Doomed Caravan'' (1941) * ''Shut My Big Mouth'' (1942) * ''Two Yanks in Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Make-Up
''Behind the Make-Up'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and Dorothy Arzner (who was uncredited),Mayne, p. 54, 183 and based on the short story "The Feeder" by Mildred Cram. The film stars Hal Skelly, William Powell, Kay Francis, and Fay Wray. This was the first of seven in which Powell and Francis co-starred, the others being '' Street of Chance'' (1930), ''Paramount on Parade'' (1930), ''For the Defense'' (1930), '' Ladies' Man'' (1931), ''Jewel Robbery'' (1932), and '' One Way Passage'' (1932). Plot Good-natured vaudeville clown Hap Brown befriends Gardoni, a vain but penniless comedian contemplating suicide. Trying to help him out, Gardoni initially dismisses Hap's ideas but ultimately steals them and goes on his own to find success. When they meet again, Gardoni takes Hap as a partner in his show, but woos away Hap's girlfriend Marie and marries her. Soon after, as Hap and Marie try to deal with Gardoni's shabby treatment of them, he pursue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
''Bluebeard's Eighth Wife'' is a 1938 Paramount Pictures American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. The film is based on the 1921 French play ''La huitième femme de Barbe-Bleue'' by Alfred Savoir and the English translation of the play by Charlton Andrews. The screenplay was the first of many collaborations between Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The film is a remake of the 1923 silent version directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was 1938's 21st-highest box-office success. Plot On the French Riviera, wealthy businessman Michael Brandon wants to buy pajamas, but just the tops. When the store refuses to sell the pajamas without the pants, an attractive woman named Nicole offers to buy the bottoms. At his hotel, Michael has trouble sleeping, so the managers offer him a suite on a higher floor, further away from the sounds of the sea. The suite is still occupied by the Marquis de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incendiary Blonde
''Incendiary Blonde'' is a 1945 American musical drama film biography of 1920s nightclub star Texas Guinan. Filmed in Technicolor by director George Marshall and loosely based on a true story, the picture stars actress Betty Hutton as Guinan. The movie's title is a play on incendiary bombs being used in World War II. The score was written by Robert Emmett Dolan, and was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture." Plot A tomboy named Mary Louise "Texas" Guinan lands a job with a Wild West show after proving she can ride a bucking bronco. The rodeo's new owner is Romero "Bill" Kilgannon, who doubles Texas's pay after the attention she gets from saving a toddler's life from a runaway wagon at a show. Tim Callahan comes along, looking for a job as the show's press agent by promising not to tell what he has found out, that Texas's "heroism" was a staged act, with a midget pretending to be the endangered child. Texas sends money home to her impoveri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Girls
''Nine Girls'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Ann Harding, Evelyn Keyes and Jinx Falkenburg.Blottner p.167 Karen DeWolf, Connie Lee, and Al Martin wrote the script, which was based on a play by Wilfred H. Petitt. Police arrive at a cabin in the woods to investigate the murder of a snooty sorority sister on initiation night. It's raining too hard for anyone to leave, and panic sets in as the sorority sisters and their house mother begin to point fingers at one another. Cast * Ann Harding as Gracie Thornton * Evelyn Keyes as Mary O'Ryan * Jinx Falkenburg as Jane Peters * Anita Louise as Paula Canfield * Leslie Brooks as Roberta Halloway * Lynn Merrick as Eve Sharon * Jeff Donnell as 'Butch' Hendricks * Nina Foch as Alice Blake * Shirley Mills as 'Tennessee' Collingwood * Marcia Mae Jones as Shirley Berke * Willard Robertson as Capt. Brooks * William Demarest as Walter Cummings * Lester Matthews as Horace Canfield * Grady Sutton G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doughboys In Ireland
''Doughboys in Ireland'' is a 1943 American musical war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell and Lynn Merrick.Krutnik p.232 The film offered an early role for future star Robert Mitchum, who appeared in many films that year. A group of American troops are stationed in Ireland, where they come into conflict with the locals. Cast * Kenny Baker as Danny O'Keefe * Jeff Donnell as Molly Callahan * Lynn Merrick as Gloria Gold * Robert Mitchum as Ernie Jones * George Tyne as Jimmy Martin * Harry Shannon as Michael Callahan * Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Callahan * Larry Thompson as Captain * Syd Saylor as Sergeant * Herbert Rawlinson as Larry Hunt * Neil Reagan as Medical Captain * The Jesters The Jesters were a doo-wop group based in New York City who achieved success in the late 1950s. They were students at Cooper Junior High School in Harlem, who graduated from singing under an elevated train station near 120th Street to the amateu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Desperadoes
''The Desperadoes'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arrives in town to rob a bank that has already been held up. His past and his friendship with the sheriff land them both in trouble. ''The Desperadoes'' was the first Columbia Pictures production to be released in Technicolor. Plot In 1863, Sheriff Steve Upton tries to keep the law in Red Valley, a small town in Utah. While he's away, the bank is robbed. The holdup was secretly masterminded by corrupt banker Stanley Clanton and the livery stable's boss, "Uncle Willie" McLeod, with the help of ruthless gunman Jack Lester, who shoots three innocent men. Cheyenne Rogers rides to town. At the stable, Allison McLeod, daughter of Uncle Willie, recognizes the horse as one belonging to Steve. As the stranger goes to the saloon for a drink, Allison rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring Young Man
''Daring Young Man'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, and William Wright. Brown plays the dual roles of a failure turned champion bowler, Jonathan Peckinpaw, and his own grandmother. The original screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Connie Lee. The supporting cast features Claire Dodd, Lloyd Bridges, and a cameo appearance by Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead. Plot Jonathan Peckinpaw is a struggling proprietor of an air conditioning store. When his store is destroyed by an explosion in the shop next door, set off by Nazi spies, his failure is complete. He attempts to enlist in the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Corps. Due to his lack of physical stature, he is refused by each service. His friend, the newspaper reporter Ann Minter, attempts to help him build up his physique by taking up bowling. However, he is terrible at it. Peckinpaw's grandmother is a die-hard gambler, and introduces her grandson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Yanks In Trinidad
''Two Yanks in Trinidad'' is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair. The film was in production when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, leading to America's entry into World War II.Koszarski p.494 Plot Two gangsters have a fight over a woman, and separately decided to join the US Army. While stationed in Trinidad they join forces to thwart a plan by Nazi agents to smuggle oil out of the island. Cast * Pat O'Brien as Tim Reardon * Brian Donlevy as Vince Barrows * Janet Blair as Patricia Dare * Roger Clark as James W. Buckingham III * Donald MacBride as Sgt. Valentine * John Emery as Chicago Hagen * Frank Jenks as Joe Scavenger * Frank Sully as Mike Paradise * Veda Ann Borg as Bubbles * Clyde Fillmore as Col. Powers * Dick Curtis as Sea Captain * Sig Arno as Maitre d' * Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shut My Big Mouth
''Shut My Big Mouth'' is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wellington Holmes * Adele Mara as Elena Conchita Montoya * Victor Jory as Buckskin Bill * Fritz Feld as Robert Oglethorpe * Don Beddoe as Hill * Lloyd Bridges as Skinny * Forrest Tucker as Red * Will Wright as Long * Russell Simpson as Mayor Potter * Pedro de Cordoba as Don Carlos Montoya * Joan Woodbury Joan Elmer Woodbury (December 17, 1915 – February 22, 1989) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s. Early life Woodbury was born in Los Angeles, California on December 17, 1915. Her father was Elmer ... as Maria * Ralph Peters as Butch * Joe McGuinn as Hank * Noble Johnson as Chief Standing Bull * Chief Thundercloud as Indian Interpreter (as Chief Thunder Cloud) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomed Caravan
''Doomed Caravan'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Boyd. The film is a serial Western and part of the Hopalong Cassidy series. It is the 32nd entry in a series of 66 films. Plot Cast * William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy *Andy Clyde as California Carlson *Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins *Minna Gombell as Jane Travers *Morris Ankrum as Stephen Westcott *Georgia Ellis as Diana Westcott *Trevor Bardette as Ed Martin *Pat J. O'Brien as Henchman Jim Ferber *Ray Bennett as Henchman Pete Gregg *José Luis Tortosa as Governor Don Pedro Reception ''Doomed Caravan'' has 3 out of 5 stars on AllMovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-cult .... References External links * * * * 1941 Western (genre) films American black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
