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John Patrick (dramatist)
John Patrick (May 17, 1905November 7, 1995) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Biography He was born John Patrick Goggin in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents soon abandoned him, and he spent a delinquent youth in foster homes and boarding schools. At age 19, he secured a job as an announcer at KPO Radio in San Francisco, California, marrying Mildred Legaye in 1925. He wrote over 1,000 scripts for the '' Cecil and Sally'' radio program (originally titled ''The Funniest Things''), broadcast between 1928 and 1933. The show's sole actors were Patrick and Helen Troy. In 1937, Patrick wrote adaptations for NBC's ''Streamlined Shakespeare'' series, guest-starring Helen Hayes. Produced on a tight budget, his first play, ''Hell Freezes Over'', directed by Joshua Logan, had a brief run on Broadway in 1935. However, the credit opened the door for him as a Hollywood scriptwriter. In 1942, a second play, ''The Willow and I'', was produced with Martha Scott and Gregory Peck in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site. It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a system across 13 states. Today, the city is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky's six ''Fortune'' 500 companies: Humana, Kindred Healthcare, and Yum! Brands. Muhamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (novel)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a novel by Vern Sneider published in 1951. The book subsequently was adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later in 1970, the Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'' by Patrick and Stan Freeman. It depicts the activities of U.S. Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa following World War II. The novel was republished in 2018 by Camphor Press Camphor Press is a British-Taiwanese independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern S .... References External links * * * 1951 American novels American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into plays Novels set during World War II Novels set in Japan G. P. Putnam's Sons books Japan in non-Japanese culture {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Reckless (1937 Film)
Born Reckless is a 1937 gangster film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and Gustav Machatý (St. Clair received sole directorial credit) and starring Brian Donlevy and Rochelle Hudson. Donlevy plays a race-car champion who infiltrates a mob-run taxi cab company. Barton MacLane plays the chief mobster. Plot Bob Kane (Brian Donlevy), a former auto racer, becomes a cab driver for a company that is being strong-armed by Jim Barnes (Barton MacLane) and his gangsters trying to gain control of all of the city's taxi companies. Having gone through all of his winnings from his auto racing career, Kane hitches a train to the East Coast and joins a cab company owned by a former auto racing acquaintance after demonstrating he still has the skills necessary to handle a vehicle. Soon afterwards, Kane ruffles the feathers of Barnes racketeering outfit by banging up the cabs of his stooges. Then Kane is offered a job by Barnes for almost ten times the money to get him off their backs. He is introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Holy Terror (1937 Film)
:''for others with the same name, see The Holy Terror (other);; ''The Holy Terror'' is a 1937 American film directed by James Tinling as a vehicle for child star Jane Withers. The film follows the comic adventures of 11-year-old Withers as she causes mild havoc and catches spies on her father's naval base. Plot After U.S. Navy Commander Captain J. J. Otis (Andrew Tombes) complains to Lieutenant Commander Wallace (John Eldredge) about his daughter Cork (Jane Withers), the darling of the enlisted men but getting under foot. H. D. Phelps (Raymond Brown) of the House Appropriations Committee is investigating a request for an increase in appropriations, Corky flies a miniature aircraft with her two pals, Axel Svenson (El Brendel) and Pelican Beek (Joe E. Lewis) but the aircraft flies into Otis' window disrupting the meeting with Phelps. Corky gets one more chance with seaman Dan Walker ( Tony Martin) looking after her. Dan's girl friend, Marjorie Dean ( Leah Ray), works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Taxi (1937 Film)
''Midnight Taxi'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Brian Donlevy, Frances Drake and Alan Dinehart.Smith p.203 Plot A federal agent poses as a taxi driver to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters. Cast * Brian Donlevy as Charles 'Chick' Gardner * Frances Drake as Gilda Lee * Alan Dinehart as Philip Strickland * Sig Ruman as John B. Rudd * Gilbert Roland as Flash Dillon * Harold Huber as Walter 'Lucky' Todd * Paul Stanon as Agent J. W. McNeary * Lon Chaney Jr. as Detective Erickson * Russell Hicks as Barney Flagg * Regis Toomey as Hilton * Agnes Ayres as Society Woman * Joseph E. Bernard as Copy Reader * Edgar Dearing as Officer Murray * John Dilson as Doc Wilson * James Flavin as Detective McCormick * Creighton Hale as G-Man * Sherry Hall as Monte * Eddie Hart as Detective Morton * Otto Hoffman as Louie the Tailor * Frank Marlowe as Sailor * Paul McVey as Robert Powers * Frank Mills as Gas Station Attendant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36 Hours To Kill
''36 Hours to Kill'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick, and starring Brian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Douglas Fowley, Isabel Jewell, Stepin Fetchit and Julius Tannen. It is based on the short story "Across the Aisle" by W. R. Burnett. The film was released on July 24, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Duke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names in a calm, suburban community, read a newspaper article about a sweepstakes winner who has not yet claimed his prize. Duke realizes that he has the winning ticket and will win $150,000 if he can cash it in without getting apprehended. Fed up with suburban life, Duke decides to board a train to Kansas City, where he bought the ticket, while Jeanie plans to fly there and get a "stooge" to cash in the ticket. At the train station, reporter Frank Evers boards the train and starts a conversation with Duke, who calls himself "Downey." At San Bernardino, Anne Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Educating Father
''Educating Father'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, and Dixie Dunbar. It was part of the Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 Cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Shirley Deane as Bonnie Jones * Dixie Dunbar as Millicent * Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones * Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones * June Carlson as Lucy Jones * George Ernest as Roger Jones * Florence Roberts as Granny Jones * Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones * Francis Ford as Sheriff Hart * Charles Tannen as Jim Courtney * J. Anthony Hughes as Dick Harris * David Newell as Eddie Gordon * Clarence Wilson as Jess Boynton * Jonathan Hale as Fred Humphrey * Erville Alderson as Dr. Willoughby * Dick Elliott as Townley * Phyllis Fraser as Girl in Drugstore * Selmer Jackson as Prof. Howard * Landers Stevens John Landers Stevens (1877–1940) was an American stage and film actor. A character actor he appeared in prominent screen ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan At The Race Track
''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' is the 12th film in the 20th Century Fox-produced Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland in the title role. Plot When a prominent racehorse owner winds up dead-allegedly kicked to death by his prized stallion, Charlie Chan is called in to investigate. But when the indomitable detective discovers evidence of foul play, he's soon hot on the hooves of an international gambling ring with an evil plot to turn the racetracks of the world into a trifecta of terror! Cast *Warner Oland as Charlie Chan *Keye Luke as Lee Chan * Helen Wood as Alice Fenton * Thomas Beck as Bruce Rogers * Alan Dinehart as George Chester * Gavin Muir as Bagley *Gloria Roy as Catherine Chester * Jonathan Hale as Warren Fenton * George Irving as Major Kent *Max Wagner as Joe * Paul Fix as Lefty * John Rogers as Mooney *Frankie Darro as Tip Collins *Frank Coghlan Jr Frank Coghlan Jr. (March 15, 1916 – September 7, 2009) also known as Junior Coghlan, was an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belasco Theatre
The Belasco Theatre is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater at 111 West 44th Street, between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Originally known as the Stuyvesant Theatre, it was built in 1907 and designed by architect George Keister for impresario David Belasco. The Belasco Theatre has 1,016 seats across three levels and has been operated by The Shubert Organization since 1948. Both the facade and interior of the theater are List of New York City Landmarks, New York City landmarks. The main facade on 44th Street is made of red brick in Flemish bond, with terracotta decorative elements. The ground floor contains the entrance, while the upper stories are asymmetrical and topped by a pediment. Belasco and his company had their offices in the western wing of the theater. A ten-room duplex penthouse apartment occupies the top of the eastern wing and contained Belas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (play)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a 1953 play written by John Patrick adapted from the 1951 novel by Vern Sneider. The play was later adapted for film in 1956, and the 1970 Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen''. The play opened on Broadway in October 1953. It was a Broadway hit, running for 1,027 performances and winning awards including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of the Year, the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, and the Tony Award. The play, well regarded for several decades, came to seem old-fashioned with increased understanding and sensitivity of racial issues. The portrayals of the Okinawa characters in the play were seen as offensive, and the generational humor began to lose its impact in the 1970s. Plot summary In the aftermath of World War II, the island of Okinawa was occupied by the American military. Captain Fisby, a young army officer, is transferred to a tiny Okinawa island town called Tobiki by his commanding officer, Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (film)
''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' is a 1955 Deluxe color American drama-romance film in CinemaScope. Set in 1949–50 in Hong Kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, American reporter Mark Elliot (played by William Holden), who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor originally from China, Han Suyin (played by Jennifer Jones), only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong society. The film was adapted by John Patrick from the 1952 autobiographical novel ''A Many-Splendoured Thing'' by Han Suyin. The film was directed by Henry King. The film later inspired a television soap opera in 1967, though without the hyphen in the show's title. Summary A widowed Eurasian doctor Han Suyin (Jones) falls in love with a married-but-separated American correspondent Mark Elliott (Holden) in Hong Kong, during the period of China's Civil War in the late 1940s. Although they find brief happiness together, she is ostracized by the greater Chinese community. After l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Suyin
Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chou (; 12 September 1917 or 1916 – 2 November 2012) was a Chinese-born Eurasian physician and author better known by her pen name Han Suyin (). She wrote in English and French on modern China, set her novels in East and Southeast Asia, and published autobiographical memoirs which covered the span of modern China. These writings gained her a reputation as an ardent and articulate supporter of the Chinese Communist Revolution. She lived in Lausanne, Switzerland, for many years until her death. Biography Han Suyin was born in Xinyang, Henan, China. Her father was a Belgian-educated Chinese engineer, Chou Wei (; pinyin: Zhōu Wěi), of Hakka heritage, while her mother was Flemish. She began work as a typist at Peking Union Medical College in 1931, not yet 15 years old. In 1933 she was admitted to Yenching University where she felt she was discriminated against as a Eurasian. In 1935 she went to Brussels to study medicine. In 1938 she returned to China, mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
