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June Johnson
June Rozelle Johnson (May 28, 1918 – July 14, 1987) was an American film actress from 1936 to 1941 who appeared in Western films and serials. She made 14 films including three in which she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers. These were ''Lone Star Raiders'' (1940), ''Pals of the Pecos'' (1941) and ''Gangs of Sonora'' (1941). Her father was Chic Johnson, a vaudeville comedian who was well known as one of the Olsen and Johnson duo. Filmography * ''The President's Mystery'' (1936) – undetermined role (uncredited) * '' Rose Bowl'' (1936) as girl (uncredited) * '' The Big Show'' (1936) as studio secretary * ''Beware of Ladies'' (1936) as young girl (uncredited) * ''The Mandarin Mystery'' (1936) as girl in cocktail bar * ''Jim Hanvey, Detective'' (1937) as June (uncredited) * ''Gunsmoke Ranch'' (1937) as settler girl (uncredited) * ''Anything for a Thrill'' (1937) as Jean Roberts * '' Double Danger'' (1938) as 'Babs' Theron * ''Vivacious Lady'' (1938) as Miss B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois. Before European settlement, the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. St. Louis was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, who named it for Louis IX of France. In 1764, following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War, the area was ceded to Spain. In 1800, it was retroceded to France, which sold it three years later to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase; the city was then the point of embarkation for the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark Expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Show (1936 Film)
''The Big Show'' is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring Gene Autry, Kay Hughes, and Smiley Burnette. Written by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. Roy Rogers appears in the film as one of the Sons of the Pioneers. Plot Western movie star Tom Ford (Gene Autry) is scheduled to make a guest appearance at the Texas Centennial celebration in Dallas. When Ford leaves on vacation intending to miss the celebration, his publicity manager Lee Wilson (William Newell) convinces singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) to appear in Tom's place. While driving to Dallas from Hollywood, Gene meets Marion Hill (Kay Hughes) when his trailer collides with her wagon. Marion is also on her way to the centennial, intending to enter her show steer in the Texas Centennial Exposition. Watching Gene skillfully retrieve her cattle, Marion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Actresses
The following American film actresses are listed alphabetically. It contains both actresses born American and those who acquired American nationality later. Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American television actresses. Key to entries: : born in ''Nation'': this person was born abroad but was American by birth : ''Nationality''-born: this person acquired American citizenship later in life : a range is ''birth''–''death'' years : if year of death only is known, that is stated explicitly A * Beverly Aadland 1942–2010 *Mariann Aalda born *Caroline Aaron born *Diahnne Abbott born *Rose Abdoo born * Paula Abdul born *Donzaleigh Abernathy born *Whitney Able born *Candice Accola born *Amy Acker born *Jean Acker 1893–1978 *Bettye Ackerman 1924–2006 *Amy Adams born (born in Italy) * Brooke Adams born *Edie Adams 1927–2008 * Jane Adams born *Joey Lauren Adams born *Julie Adams 1926–2019 *Lillian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Deaths
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Births
This year is noted for the end of the World War I, First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui people, Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivacious Lady
''Vivacious Lady'' is a 1938 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed by George Stevens and starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The screenplay was written by P.J. Wolfson and Ernest Pagano and adapted from a short story by I. A. R. Wylie. The music score was by Roy Webb and the cinematography by Robert De Grasse. The film is a story of love at first sight between a young botany professor and a nightclub singer. The film's comedic elements include repeatedly frustrated attempts by the newlywed couple to find a moment alone with each other. Among the supporting players are James Ellison, Frances Mercer, Beulah Bondi, Franklin Pangborn, and Charles Coburn, as well as an uncredited appearance by Hattie McDaniel. Plot Botany professor Peter Morgan Jr. ( Stewart) is sent to Manhattan to retrieve his playboy cousin Keith (Ellison) and immediately falls in love with nightclub singer Francey (Rogers). After a whirlwind one-day c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Danger (1938 Film)
''Double Danger'' is a 1938 American crime drama directed by Lew Landers, using a screenplay by Arthur T. Horman and J. Robert Bren based on Horman's story. The film stars Preston Foster and Whitney Bourne, with supporting roles by Donald Meek and Samuel S. Hinds. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on January 28, 1938. Plot Robert Crane is a novelist who is writing a series of novels about "The Gentleman", a jewel thief. The novels are based on a real-life thief who goes by the same name. Crane's good friend, David Theron, is the police commissioner. Theron suspects two people of being The Gentlemen: his friend Crane, and Carolyn Morgan. Theron sets a trap by inviting them both to his house for the weekend, letting it be known that he will be keeping a set of famous jewels, the Konjer diamonds, in his safe. It is Theron's plan to have a duplicate set of false diamonds in their place. The week prior to the event, Morgan and her accomplice, Taylor, steal the authe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything For A Thrill
''Anything for a Thrill'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Joseph O'Donnell and Stanley Lowenstein. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, June Johnson, Ann Evers, Johnstone White and Horace Murphy. The film was released on June 15, 1937, by Conn Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Frankie Darro as Dan Mallory *Kane Richmond as Cliff Mallory *June Johnson as Jean Roberts *Ann Evers as Betty Kelley *Johnstone White as Burke *Horace Murphy as Mr. Kelley * Edward Hearn as Collins *Frank Marlowe as Joe *Bob Kortman Robert F. Kortman (December 24, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1914 and 1952. ... as Henchman *Charles Dorety as Charlie *Charles McAvoy as Guard References External links * {{Leslie Goodwins 1937 films American crime films 1937 crime fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsmoke Ranch
''Gunsmoke Ranch'' is a 1937 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith *Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin *Kenneth Harlan as Phineas T. Flagg *Jean Carmen as Marion Warren *Sammy McKim as Jimmy Warren *Ed 'Oscar' Platt as Oscar (as Oscar) *Lou Fulton as Elmer Twiddlebaum *Burr Caruth as Judge Jonathan Warren *Allen Connor as Henchman Reggie Allen *Yakima Canutt as Henchman Spider *Horace B. Carpenter as Joe Larkin *Jane Keckley as Mathilda Larkin *Robert D. Walker as Seth Williams (as Robert Walker) *Jack Ingram as Cowhand Jed *Jack Kirk as Sheriff *Loren Riebe as Henchman Hank *Vinegar Roan as Henchman Zeke *Wes Warner as Settler *Jack Padjan as Henchman Charles 'Duke' Madden Soundtrack *Ranchers on the bus - "I Wandered Today to the Hills, Maggie" *Max Terhune - "Oh! Susanna"(Written by Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hanvey, Detective
''Jim Hanvey, Detective'' is a 1937 American film directed by Phil Rosen. It is loosely based on the short story collection of the same name by novelist Octavus Roy Cohen. Plot summary Cast *Guy Kibbee as James Woolford "Jim" Hanvey * Tom Brown as Don Terry * Lucie Kaye as Joan Frost *Catherine Doucet as Adelaide Frost *Edward Gargan as O. R.Smith * Edward Brophy as Romo *Helen Jerome Eddy as Mrs. Tom Ellis *Theodore von Eltz as Dunn *Kenneth Thomson as W. B. Elwood *Howard C. Hickman as Herbert Frost *Oscar Apfel as Lambert *Wade Boteler as Davis *Robert Emmett Keane as Editor *Robert Homans as Sheriff Garrett * Harry Tyler as Taxi Driver *Frank Darien Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darien, Frank 1876 births 1955 deaths American ... as Pete * Charles Williams as Brackett Soundtrack External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mandarin Mystery
''The Mandarin Mystery'' is a 1936 American film directed by Ralph Staub, loosely based on ''The Chinese Orange Mystery'', a novel featuring detective character Ellery Queen. Plot summary Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandarin stamp is stolen, tossed around and eventually recovered as an aggregation of costly-stamp counterfeiters are uncovered through the mastermind investigation by Ellery Queen. Cast *Eddie Quillan as Ellery Queen, a mystery writer and amateur detective *Charlotte Henry as Josephine Temple *Rita La Roy as Martha Kirk *Wade Boteler as The Adventures of Ellery Queen, Inspector Richard Queen, A police inspector, Ellery's father. *Franklin Pangborn as Mellish, the hotel manager *George Irving (American actor), George Irving as Dr. Alexander Kirk *Kay Hughes as Irene Kirk *William Newell (actor), William Newell as Detective Guffy *George Walcott as Donald Trent *Edwin Stanley as Howard Bronson *Edgar Allen as Detective *Bert Roach *Richard Beac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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