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Julius Stern (producer)
Julius Stern (March 22, 1886 – April 26, 1977) was an American film producer. He produced 541 films between 1917 and 1929. He was a co-founder of Universal Studios. He was born in Hintersteinau, Germany, and died in New York City, New York. He was the brother of producer Abe Stern and the brother-in-law of Universal Studios co-founder Carl Laemmle. Biography Stern arrived in the United States in 1903 and soon thereafter worked with Carl Laemmle at Continental Clothing (which was owned by Julius' uncle Salomon "Sam" Stern). After Laemmle left Continental in 1905, Julius went to work for Laemmle as an Assistant Manager (1906), then as a Manager (1908) of Laemmle's White Front Theater (1908) and was named Carl Laemmle's personal assistant. As such, he was instrumental in the founding and operation of the Laemmle Film Exchange and the Independent Moving Picture Company (IMP), where he was General Manager, until the founding of Universal. Stern was integral to Laemmle's ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painless Love
''Painless Love'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy as Dr. Hurts (credited as Babe Hardy) * Billy Armstrong as His assistant * Charles Inslee as The building owner * Peggy Prevost as Swimming pool manager Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Painless Love'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of two scenes of a young woman in a one piece bathing suit playing hide-and-seek with the man, near view of young women at pool, two near views of young woman in bathing suit with apron, Reel 2, first two and last two scenes of young women in one piece bathing suits, two closeups of young woman with low cut gown at table, scene of man throwing coin in trouser front and following vulgar actions, two near views of couple in suggestive dance, and three scenes of "Madam Bevo" in suggestive dance where he wriggles tail of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella '' Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Gas (film)
''Laughing Gas'' is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists. 1907 Film Plot The plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers. Cast *Edward Boulden *Mr. La Montte *Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown *Mr. Sullivan 1914 film 1915 film Cast *Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in v ... ... Heinie *Walter Kendig ... Louie 1920 film A film directed by Tom Buckingham. References External links * * * American silent short films 1907 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts In Hock
''Hearts in Hock'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Peggy Prevost * Jack Henderson * Bartine Burkett * Billy Armstrong See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions And Ladies
''Lions and Ladies'' is a 1919 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Harry Mann * Rosa Gore * Bobby Dunn See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank Griffin 1919 short films American silent short films American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language comedy films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Freckled Fish
''The Freckled Fish'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Chai Hong as Chai Chow * Oliver Hardy as Solomon Soopmeat (as Babe Hardy) * Eva Novak See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1919 films 1919 short films 1919 comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop, The Bellhop
''Hop, the Bellhop'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy (credited as Babe Hardy). Cast * Billy Armstrong as Jumping Jupiter * Babe Hardy as Solomon Soop See also * List of American films of 1919 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links''Hop, the Bellhop'' (1919)at Classic Movie Hub (accessed March 1, 2021) * 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1919 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Kitchen
''The King of the Kitchen'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as The chef * Rosa Gore as Owner of the house (as Rose Gore) * Eva Novak as Gore's niece * May Emory as A crooked lady (as Mae Emory) * Billy Armstrong as A crooked gentleman * Oliver Hardy as A German customer (as Babe Hardy) * Merta Sterling See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1918 comedy films Films directed by Frank Griffin Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Trouble (1918 Film)
''Hello Trouble'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Like many American films of the time, ''Hello Trouble'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 2, of eight scenes with a couple in a sliding bed. Cast * Oliver Hardy as A devoted husband (credited as Babe Hardy) * Peggy Prevost as His devoted wife * Billy Armstrong as A romantic husband * Bartine Burkett as His devoted wife * Charles Inslee as A dishonest undertaker * Fay Holderness as A foxy spinster * Charley Chase See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's population lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
