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Kenneth Howell
Kenneth Howell (February 21, 1913 - September 28, 1966) was an American actor. He is best remembered for roles in films such as ''Pardon My Pups'' (1934), '' The Wrong Way Out'' (1938), '' Pride of the Bowery'' (1940) and ''Ball of Fire'' (1941), in which he played a college boy. He also played Jack Jones in the 17 low-budget Jones Family films, beginning with ''Every Saturday Night'' (1936) and ending with ''On Their Own'' (1940). Howell was born in Los Angeles. He joined the Navy during World War II as a medical corpsman, but once he returned to the film business he was not able to revive his career. His last film role was ''In Old Amarillo'' (1951). Howell was married to Marguerite A. Thomson from 1942 to 1945, divorcing her after he realized he was gay. They had one daughter, Stephanie, born in September 1943, however, Howell did not remain in her life after 1948 when she was five years of age. His death at age 53, in Long Beach, California, resulted from a self-inflicted g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''On Their Own'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and written by Harold Buchman and Val Burton. This last of 17 Jones Family films stars Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson, Florence Roberts, and Billy Mahan. The film was released on May 17, 1940 by 20th Century-Fox. Plot Cast *Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones *Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones *George Ernest as Roger Jones *June Carlson as Lucy Jones *Florence Roberts as Granny Jones *Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones *Marguerite Chapman as Margaret *John Qualen as Peters *Charles Judels as Giuseppe Galentoni *Chick Chandler as Doc Duggan *Forrester Harvey as Mr. Pim *Isabel Randolph as Hortense Dingwell *Walter Soderling as Mr. Flint *William B. Davidson as Judge Bull *Charles Lane (actor, born 1905), Charles Lane as Johnson References External links * 1940 films American comedy films 1940 comedy films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Otto Brower American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapolis Farewell
''Annapolis Farewell'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Frank Craven and Jack Wagner. The film stars Guy Standing, Rosalind Keith, Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell, John Howard and Benny Baker. The film was released on August 23, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Guy Standing as Cmdr. Fitzhugh *Rosalind Keith as Madeline Deming * Tom Brown as Morton 'Click' Haley *Richard Cromwell as Boyce Avery *John Howard as Duncan Haley *Benny Baker as Zimmer *Louise Beavers as Miranda * Minor Watson as Cmmdre. Briggs * Ben Alexander as Adams *John Darrow as Porter *William Collier Sr. as Rumboat Charlie *Wheeler Oakman as Cmdr. Lawson *Samuel S. Hinds as Dr. Bryant Reception Frank Nugent of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Trip To Paris
''A Trip to Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington.Drew p.180 It was part of the Jones Family series of films. In the film, the family take a vacation to Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Haldane Douglas and Bernard Herzbrun. Partial cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Shirley Deane as Bonnie Thompson * Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones * Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson * Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones * George Ernest as Roger Jones * June Carlson as Lucy Jones * Florence Roberts as Granny Jones * Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones * Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire * Joan Valerie as Marguerite Varloff * Harold Huber as Willie Jones * Nedda Harrigan as Countess Varloff * Leonid Kinskey as Emile * Clay Clement Clay Clement (May 19, 1888 – October 20, 1956) was an American stage, film, and TV actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love On A Budget
''Love on a Budget'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie and her husband Herbert Thompson have money troubles, which their uncle attempts to help out with. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Chester Gore and Bernard Herzbrun Bernard Herzbrun (January 10, 1891 – January 7, 1964) was an American art director. He was nominated an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Alexander's Ragtime Band''. He worked on 275 films between 1930 and 19 .... Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1938 films 1938 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Herbert I. Leeds 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films Films scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrowing Trouble
''Borrowing Trouble'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington.Drew p.180 It is part of the Jones Family series of films and is also known by the alternative title of ''The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble''. Plot The Jones Family's drugstore is robbed, but they believe they know the culprit. Partial cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Shirley Deane as Bonnie Jones * Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones * Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson * Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones * George Ernest as Roger Jones * June Carlson as Lucy Jones * Florence Roberts as Granny Jones * Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones * Marvin Stephens as Tommy McGuire * Andrew Tombes as Uncle George * Howard C. Hickman as Judge Walters * Cy Kendall as Chief Kelly * Joe Downing as Charlie * George Walcott as Lester McGuire * Dick Wessel as Joe * Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Water (1937 Film)
''Hot Water'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It is part of the Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 The Jones father decides to run for mayor, leading the current incumbent to try to disgrace his son. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Chester Gore. Plot summary Partial cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * * * * 1937 films 1937 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films Films scored by Samuel Kaylin 1930s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jones Family In Big Business
''Big Business'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 The film's art direction was by Chester Gore. The Jones Family invest in an oil well An oil well is a drillhole boring in Earth that is designed to bring petroleum oil hydrocarbons to the surface. Usually some natural gas is released as associated petroleum gas along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce only gas may .... Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * * * * 1937 films 1937 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films Films scored by Samuel Kaylin 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Star Is Born (1937 Film)
''A Star Is Born'' is a 1937 American Technicolor romantic drama film produced by David O. Selznick, directed by William A. Wellman from a script by Wellman, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, and Alan Campbell, and starring Janet Gaynor (in her only Technicolor film) as an aspiring Hollywood actress, and Fredric March (in his Technicolor debut) as a fading movie star who helps launch her career. The supporting cast features Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Andy Devine, Lionel Stander, and Owen Moore. The film has been remade three times: in 1954 (directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason), in 1976 (directed by Frank Pierson and starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson), and in 2018 (starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, who also directed). Plot North Dakota farm girl Esther Victoria Blodgett yearns to become a Hollywood actress. Although her aunt and father discourage such thoughts, Esther's grandmother gives Esther her savings to follow her dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off To The Races (film)
''Off to the Races'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Slim Summerville, Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason and Kenneth Howell. The film was released on February 5, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Uncle George and daughter Winnie Mae turn up just as the Jones family is preparing for the county fair. The irresponsible George is going to enter his horse, Jimmy B, in the big harness race at the fair and encourages everybody to bet money on him to win. John Jones doesn't care for horses or his wife Louise's uncle much. Their daughter Bonnie is bringing boyfriend Herbert Thompson to the fair. Herbert needs money to get married and bets every cent he has on Jimmy B, but on race day, Uncle George is hauled off to jail for failure to pay his ex-wife's alimony. John Jones reluctantly agrees to ride the horse, just to get Uncle George out of jail and out of his hair. With a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Days' Wonder
''Four Days' Wonder'' is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell and Martha Sleeper. Produced by Universal Pictures, the film is based on the 1933 novel "Four Days' Wonder" by British writer A. A. Milne (New York, 1933). It was the first feature directed by Sidney Salkow. Plot A child is accused of murder. Production Filming started 5 August 1936. Star Jeanne Dante was on Broadway in ''Call It a Day ''Call It a Day'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, and Frieda Inescort. Based on the 1935 play '' Call It a Day'' by Dodie Smith, the ...''.Family Life Gets a Break in Play Named 'Call It a Day' Chicago Daily Tribune 15 Nov 1936: E2. References External links * * * * 1936 films 1936 comedy films 1930s comedy mystery films American comedy mystery films 1936 mystery films 1930s English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Nature
Back to nature or return to nature is a philosophy or style of living which emphasises closeness to nature, rather than artifice and civilisation. In this, the rustic customs and pastoralism of country life are preferred to urban fashion and sophistication. A famous example is Henry David Thoreau who spent two years living a simple life in a log cabin at Walden Pond. Notable exponents * John Zerzan * Ted Kaczynski * Henry David Thoreau See also *Rewilding (conservation biology) *Anarcho-primitivism *Back-to-the-land movement *Solarpunk *Cottagecore Cottagecore is an internet aesthetic popularised by teenagers and young adults celebrating an idealized rural life. Traditionally based on a rural English and European life, it was developed throughout the 2010s and was first named ''cottagecore ... References Nature Philosophy of life Simple living {{philosophy-stub ... [...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] |
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