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Josephine Dunn
Mary Josephine Dunn (May 1, 1906 – February 3, 1983) was an American stage and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Dunn was born in New York City and educated at Holy Cross convent school. Career At age 14 and a 5'5" tall blonde, Dunn started out as a member of the chorus at the Winter Garden Theatre. Her first appearance was in the chorus of "Good Morning Dearie." Rather than return to school she continued in her Broadway career, appearing in almost 20 productions including the ''Ziegfeld Follies'', ''Between Two Worlds'' (1934), ''Take a Chance'' (1932), ''Pickwick'' (1927), ''Dear Sir'' (1924), and ending her Broadway run with "Kid Boots." Dunn visited the Paramount studio with a friend, and attended the Paramount Pictures School In 1926 after being discovered there. Her first film role was in ''Fascinating Youth'' (1926) which was cast with the school's graduating class. She went on to have the lead roles in '' Love's Greatest Mistake'' (1927) and '' Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown. It is named after the many oak trees present in the area. The city forms the central populated core of the Conejo Valley. Thousand Oaks was incorporated in 1964, but has since expanded to the west and east. Two-thirds of master-planned community of Westlake and most of Newbury Park, California, Newbury Park were annexed by the city during the late 1960s and 1970s. The Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County–Ventura County line crosses at the city's eastern border with Westlake Village, California, Westlake Village. The population was 126,966 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, up from 126,683 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Etymology One of the earliest names used for the area was Conejo Mountain Valley, as used b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Case
Frank Case (November 7, 1872 – June 7, 1946) was an American hotelier and author. He owned and managed the Algonquin Hotel during the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table and wrote a number of books about his experiences with the hotel and the Round Tablers. Case worked at the Algonquin from the time it opened in 1902. It was Case who came up with the hotel's name. The original owner had wanted to call it "The Puritan." In 1907 Case took over the lease and became manager, eventually buying the hotel in 1927 for $1,000,000. He remained owner and manager of the Algonquin until his death in 1946. Personal life Born in Buffalo, New York, on November 7, 1872, Frank Case worked as an usher at a vaudeville theater as a teen. In 1896, he started his hotel career as a night clerk at the Genesee Hotel in Buffalo. In a live appearance on the Royal Gelatine Hour radio show on June 17, 1937, Case told Rudy Valee that he learned his hotelier skills at the Genesee Hotel. There, he had to stay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Sister
''The Sin Sister'' is a lost 1929 American silent drama adventure film directed by Charles Klein and starring Nancy Carroll. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was released with a music score and sound effects track. Cast *Nancy Carroll as Pearl *Lawrence Gray as Peter Van Dykeman *Josephine Dunn as Ethelyn Horn *Myrtle Stedman as Sister Burton *Anders Randolf as Joseph Horn * Richard Alexander as Bob Newton *Frederick Graham as Ship Captain * George Davis as Mate *David Callis as Al See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * * 1929 films Lost American films Fox Film films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American adventure drama films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million For Love
''A Million for Love'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Reed Howes, Josephine Dunn and Lee Shumway.Munden p.514 Cast * Reed Howes as Danny Eagan * Josephine Dunn as Mary Norfleet * Lee Shumway as D.A. Norfleet * Mary Carr as Mrs. Eagan * Lewis Sargent as Jimmy Eagan * Jack Rich as Slim * Frank Baker John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Althoug ... as Pete * Alfred Fisher as Judge References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Americans
''We Americans'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller and George J. Lewis.Erens p.96 Synopsis Two young couples try to cross the mixed ethnic divide in America, something which is only resolved when World War I reveals the truth of American society's melting pot. Cast * George Sidney as Mr. Levine * Patsy Ruth Miller as Beth Levine * George J. Lewis as Phil Levine * Eddie Phillips as Pete Albertini * Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Levine * John Boles as Hugh Bradleigh * Albert Gran as Mr. Schmidt * Michael Visaroff as Mr. Albertini * Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Bradleigh * Edward Martindel as Mr. Bradleigh * Josephine Dunn as Helen Bradleigh * Daisy Belmore as Mrs. Schmidt * Rosita Marstini as Mrs. Albertini * Andy Devine as Pat O'Dougal * Flora Bramley as Sara Schmidt * John Bleifer as Korn References Bibliography * Erens, Patricia.''The Jew in American Cinema '' The Jew in American Cinema'' is a 1984 non-fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing Fool
''The Singing Fool'' is a 1928 American musical drama part-talkie motion picture directed by Lloyd Bacon which was released by Warner Bros. The film stars Al Jolson and is a follow-up to his previous film, ''The Jazz Singer''. It is credited with helping to cement the popularity of American films of both sound and the musical genre. Plot After years of hopeful struggle, Al Stone (Jolson) is on his way to stardom. He plays a blackface minstrel. "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World", he sings to an appreciative speakeasy crowd. But, as Al discovers, getting there is one thing. Staying there is another. Singing waiter Stone gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows a big-time producer ''and'' a gold-digging showgirl he fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way. Al's fickle wife abandons him, taking the beloved son he calls Sonny Boy with her. Heartbroken, Al becomes a devastated loner until friends from the speakeasy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excess Baggage (1928 Film)
''Excess Baggage'' is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and distributed by MGM. The film was based on the 1927 play of the same name by John McGowan. The film starred William Haines, Josephine Dunn and Kathleen Clifford. Cast *William Haines – Eddie Kane *Josephine Dunn – Elsa McCoy *Neely Edwards – Jimmy Dunn * Kathleen Clifford – Mabel Ford *Greta Granstedt – Betty Ford *Ricardo Cortez – Val D'Ierrico *Cyril Chadwick – Crammon *Delmer Daves (uncredited) See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References External links * * 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Your Man (1927 Film)
''Get Your Man'' is an American silent romantic comedy film produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and released in 1927. The silent film was directed by Dorothy Arzner, and stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Josef Swickard. The Library of Congress holds an incomplete print of this film, missing two out of six reels. Paramount did not renew this film's copyright in 1955, so the film is now in the public domain. Plot A young girl named Nancy (Clara Bow) falls in love with handsome Robert. He is to marry soon, yet Nancy develops a plan to finally get him. Nancy, an American on an unchaperoned trip to Paris, encounters Robert several times in her first day - vying for a taxi in front of her hotel, at a jewelry store, and later in a wax museum. Their mutual attraction is evident. Robert and Simone are engaged to be married, the result of an agreement between their two noble families when Robert was very young and his fiancee an infant. He leaves to spend the weekend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's A Sheik
''She's a Sheik'' is a 1927 American silent comedy adventure film produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and starring Bebe Daniels. A 16mm print of the film was rediscovered in 2017 by Kevin Brownlow. Retrieved November 18, 2022. Story Likable sendup comedy uses many of the elements and pokes fun at the Valentino 'sheik' films with the exception that a woman, played by ''Bebe Daniels'', is the protagonist.Cast * |
Swim Girl, Swim
''Swim Girl, Swim'' is a lost 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, now amalgamated as Paramount Famous Lasky. It was directed by Clarence Badger and starred Bebe Daniels. English Channel swimmer Gertrude Ederle has a guest appearance. Retrieved November 18, 2022. Cast * as Alice Smith *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Love And Hisses
''With Love and Hisses'' is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1950 Plot Slow-witted army private Cuthbert Hope (Laurel) manages to makes life miserable for his gruff Top Sergeant Banner (Hardy). Banner must also report back to firm Captain Bustle (Jimmy Finlayson James Henderson Finlayson (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is known for his squinting, outraged ...). Cast See also * 1927 in film * Laurel and Hardy films References External links * * * 1927 films 1927 comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Fred Guiol Laurel and Hardy (film series) Military humor in film Films with screenplays by H. M. Walke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
