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Leila McIntyre
Leila McIntyre (December 20, 1882 – January 9, 1953) was an American actress and vaudeville performer. Early life Leila McIntyre was from Vermont, She was on stage from childhood. Career Leila McIntyre was a vaudeville performer, first as half of Linton & McIntyre, "The Chattering Chums", and finding fame as part of the Hyams & McIntyre comedy team with her husband, John Hyams. She appeared in several Broadway productions, including ''Mother Goose'' (1903), ''A Little of Everything'' (1904), ''York State Folks'' (1905), ''The Girl of My Dreams'' (1911) and ''The Dancing Duchess'' (1914). In a review of ''The Girl of My Dreams'', the ''New York Times'' noted that McIntyre had "a pretty saucer-eyed innocent stare and quavering treble" suited to her ingenue role. Leila McIntyre appeared in almost forty films, usually in small roles, including twice as Mary Todd Lincoln, in ''The Plainsman'' (1936) and in ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'' (1936). She was also seen in ''Hurricane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Hyams
Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American film and stage actress, model, and vaudevillian, who came from a show business family. Her relatively short film career began in 1924 during the era of silent films and ended in 1936 (excepting a 1946 short film appearance). She started out her career as a vaudevillian, stage performer and model, before embarking on a career in film, and although her career in this genre only lasted around twelve years, the blonde blue-eyed ingenue and leading lady appeared in more than 50 film roles and remained a press favourite, with numerous magazine covers. Early life She was born in New York City to vaudeville comedy performers John Hyams and Leila (née McIntyre) Hyams. Both parents appeared in films. Leila (Senior) was also a noted stage performer. Hyams' parents can be seen together in several Hollywood films including ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939). Stage performer Hyams appeared on stage with her parents while st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th state, it is the only state in New England not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the state has a population of 643,503, ranking it the second least-populated in the U.S. after Wyoming. It is also the nation's sixth-smallest state in area. The state's capital Montpelier is the least-populous state capital in the U.S., while its most-populous city, Burlington, is the least-populous to be a state's largest. For some 12,000 years, indigenous peoples have inhabited this area. The competitive tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki and Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk were active in the area at the time of European encounter. During the 17th century, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Lights
''City Lights'' is a 1931 American silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire (Harry Myers). Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script in 1928, he decided to continue working with silent productions. Filming started in December 1928 and ended in September 1930. ''City Lights'' marked the first time Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions and it was written in six weeks with Arthur Johnston. The main theme, used as a leitmotif for the blind flower girl, is the song "La Violetera" ("Who'll Buy my Violets") from Spanish composer José Padilla. Chaplin lost a lawsuit to Padilla for not crediting him. ''City Lights'' was immediately successful upon release on January 30, 1931, with positive reviews an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Without Names
''Women Without Names'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey. Plot Cast * Ellen Drew as Joyce King * Robert Paige as Fred MacNeil * Judith Barrett as Peggy Athens * John Miljan as District Attorney John Marlin * Fay Helm as Millie * John McGuire as Walter Ferris * Louise Beavers as Ivory * James Seay as O'Grane * Esther Dale as Head Matron Ingles * Marjorie Main as Matron Lowery * Audrey Maynard as Maggie * Kitty Kelly as Countess * Virginia Dabney as Ruffles McWade * Helen Lynch as Susie * Mae Busch Mae Busch (born Annie May Busch; 18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) was an Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood. In the latter part of her career she appeared in many Laurel and Hardy comedies, frequ ... as Rose External links * 1940 films Films directed by Robert Florey Paramount Pictures films 1940 crime drama films American crime drama films American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Framed (1940 Film)
''Framed'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Harold D. Schuster and written by Roy Chanslor. The film stars Frank Albertson, Constance Moore, Jerome Cowan, Robert Armstrong, Sidney Blackmer, Judith Allen and Herbert Rawlinson. The film was released on February 23, 1940, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Frank Albertson as Henry T. Parker * Constance Moore as Phyllis Sanderson *Jerome Cowan as Monty de Granville * Robert Armstrong as Skippy * Sidney Blackmer as Tony Bowman *Judith Allen as Gwen Porter *Herbert Rawlinson as Walter Billings *Vinton Hayworth as Nick * Milburn Stone as Mathew Mattison *Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper (born Marion Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first Doris Ziffel on the sitcom '' Green Acres''. Early life and career Marion Pepper ... as Goldie Green References External links * * {{Harold D. Schuster 1940 films 1940s Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Women (1939 Film)
''The Women'' is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released. The film stars Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, and Virginia Grey. Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah also appear, reprising their stage roles from the play. Ruth Hussey, Virginia Weidler, Butterfly McQueen, Theresa Harris, and Hedda Hopper also appear in smaller roles. Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film; she died in 2013. The film continued the play's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female. Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons, and in Reno, Nevada, where they obtain their divorc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenobia (film)
''Zenobia'' (also known as ''Elephants Never Forget'' ( UK) and ''It's Spring Again'') is a 1939 comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, James Ellison, Jean Parker, June Lang, Stepin Fetchit and Hattie McDaniel. The source of the film was the 1891 short story "Zenobia's Infidelity" by H.C. Bunner, which was originally purchased by producer Hal Roach as a vehicle for Roland Young. Plot In 1870, Dr. Henry Tibbett, a Mississippi country doctor is called on by a travelling circus trainer to cure his sick elephant. After the doctor heals the grateful beast, the elephant becomes so attached to him that it starts to follow him everywhere. This leads to the trainer suing Dr. Tibbett for alienation of affection. The presence of the elephant also endangers the engagement of Dr.Tibbett's daughter Mary to the son of the prominent Carter family, who are social snobs looking for an excuse to call off the wedding. Things a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Went To College
''We Went to College'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapf, and starring Charles Butterworth (actor), Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel and Edith Atwater. It was released on June 19, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Cast * Charles Butterworth (actor), Charles Butterworth as Glenn Harvey * Walter Abel as Phil Talbot * Hugh Herbert as Professor Standish * Una Merkel as Susan Standish * Edith Atwater as Nina * Walter Catlett as Senator Budger * Charles Trowbridge as President Tomlin * Tom Ricketts as 'Pop' References External links * * 1936 films 1936 comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Joseph Santley Films produced by Harry Rapf Films set in universities and colleges Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films with screenplays by Richard Maibaum 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Waters (1936 Film)
''Dangerous Waters'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Richard Schayer, Hazel Jamieson and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars Jack Holt, Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Diana Gibson, Charles Murray and Willard Robertson. The film was released on February 10, 1936, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Jack Holt as Jim Marlowe * Robert Armstrong as 'Dusty' Johnson *Grace Bradley as Joan Marlowe * Diana Gibson as Ruth Denning *Charles Murray as Chief Engineer McDuffy *Willard Robertson as Bill MacKeechie *Guy Usher as Captain Denning *Dewey Robinson as Chips *Edward Gargan as Bosun * Edwin Maxwell as Mr. Brunch * Richard Alexander as Hays * Walter Miller as Oleson *Donald Briggs as Quartermaster *John 'Dusty' King John 'Dusty' King (born Miller McLeod Everson, July 11, 1909 – November 11, 1987) was a singer and film actor renowned for his Westerns particularly the Range Busters series. Biography Everson was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronado (1935 Film)
''Coronado'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Frank Butler (writer), Frank Butler. The film stars Johnny Downs Betty Burgess, Jack Haley, Andy Devine, Leon Errol, Alice White and Eddy Duchin. The film was released on November 29, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Johnny Downs as Johnny Marvin *Betty Burgess as June Wray *Jack Haley as Chuck Hornbostel *Andy Devine as Pinky Falls *Leon Errol as Otto Wray *Alice White as Violet Wray Hornbostel *Eddy Duchin as Eddie *Eddy Duchin's Orchestra as Eddie's Orchestra *Jameson Thomas as Carlton *Berton Churchill as Walter Marvin *Nella Walker as Mrs. Gloria Marvin *Julie Bishop (actress), Julie Bishop as Barbara Forrest *James Burke (actor), James Burke as Slug Moran *James B. Carson as Marine References External links * 1935 films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Norman Z. McLeod American black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virginia Judge (film)
''The Virginia Judge'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick, written by Frank R. Adams and Inés López, and starring Walter C. Kelly, Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt, Stepin Fetchit, Johnny Downs, Robert Cummings and Virginia Hammond. It was released on September 17, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Walter C. Kelly as Judge *Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt as Mary Lee Calvert *Stepin Fetchit as Spasm Johnson *Johnny Downs as Bob Stuart *Robert Cummings as Jim Preston *Virginia Hammond as Martha Davis References External links * 1935 films 1930s English-language films American drama films 1935 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Edward Sedgwick American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night At The Ritz
''A Night at the Ritz'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring William Gargan, Patricia Ellis and Allen Jenkins.Gledhill p.36 The art direction was by Esdras Hartley. The film is of interest because the storyline, involving a con artist trying to profit off an impersonation, somewhat anticipates the more-famous '' Nothing Sacred'' two years later. Plot Leopold Jaynos dreams of becoming a famous chef, despite the fact that he can't cook a whit. Fast-talking press agent Duke Regan, who's dating his sister Marcia, comes up with a scheme: He goes to the Ritz Hotel and tells manager Vincent that a world-famous Hungarian chef is coming to visit and to roll out the red carpet for him and his entourage (meaning Regan and sidekick Gyp). Vincent happily agrees, but with his own job on the line, begs Regan to get Leopold to become the new chef for the hotel. Problem: Regan doesn't know that Leopold can't really cook—those delicious meals he had at the Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
