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Lillian Miles
Lillian Miles (August 1, 1907 – February 27, 1972) was an American actress in several films in the 1930s. Biography Miles was born in 1907 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Aside from singing and performing in the celebrated 'Continental' musical number in ''The Gay Divorcee'' (1934), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Miles's film career was brief, unremarkable, and confined to low-budget 'B' pictures. However, she has something of a cult following nowadays for her performance in the infamous anti-dope exploitation movie ''Reefer Madness,'' made in 1936. It is she who appears in the film's most remembered sequence, playing an increasingly frenzied piano solo while Dave O'Brien shouts "play it faster, faster!" After a role in an Edgar Kennedy short in 1939 (''Baby Daze''), she retired from the screen. She died in 1972 in California. Partial filmography *''Man Against Woman'' (1932) * '' Moonlight and Pretzels'' (1933) * ''The Gay Divorcee'' (1934) * '' The Knife of the Party'' (1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reefer Madness
''Reefer Madness'' (originally made as ''Tell Your Children'' and sometimes titled ''The Burning Question'', ''Dope Addict'', ''Doped Youth'', and ''Love Madness'') is a 1936 American propaganda film about drugs, revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuana upon trying it, they become addicted, eventually leading them to become involved in various crimes such as a hit and run accident, manslaughter, murder, conspiracy to murder and attempted rape. While this is all happening they suffer hallucinations, descend into insanity, associate with organized crime and (in one character's case) commit suicide. The film was directed by Louis J. Gasnier and featured a cast of mainly little-known actors. Originally financed by a church group under the title ''Tell Your Children,'' the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of cannabis use. Soon after the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knife Of The Party
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Homestead (1935 Film)
''The Old Homestead'' is a 1935 American romantic western musical film directed by William Nigh. Cast *Mary Carlisle ... Nancy Abbott *Lawrence Gray ... Bob Shackleforth *Willard Robertson ... Uncle Jed * Dorothy Lee ... Elsie Wilson *Edward J. Nugent ... Rudy Nash (as Eddie Nugent) *Lillian Miles ... Peggy *Fuzzy Knight ... Lem *Eddie Kane ... Mr. Wertheimer *Harry Conley ... J. Wilberforce Platt, Press Agent * Tim Spencer ... Vern, Member of Sons of the Pioneers (as Vern Spencer) *Bob Nolan ... Bob, Member of Sons of the Pioneers *Roy Rogers ... Len, Member of Sons of the Pioneers *Hugh Farr ... Hugh, Member of Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music perf ... *Sally Sweet ... Singer External links * 1935 films 1930s romantic music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling All Cars (1935 Film)
''Calling All Cars'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Jack La Rue, Lillian Miles and Jack Norton.Pitts p.146 It was originally made for distribution by Mayfair Pictures, but the company had ceased business by the time of its release. Cast * Jack La Rue as Jerry Kennedy * Lillian Miles as Kay Larson * Jack Norton as Duke Costello * Eddie Fetherston as Marty Blake / Marty Dempsey * Harry Holman as Judge Marlowe * Ernie Adams as Reporter * Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ... as Policeman References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy Dames as Mrs. Stokes
''Dizzy Dames'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by William Nigh and written by George Waggner. The film stars Marjorie Rambeau, Florine McKinney, Lawrence Gray, Inez Courtney, Berton Churchill and Fuzzy Knight. The film was released on May 29, 1935, by Liberty Pictures. Plot Cast *Marjorie Rambeau as Lillian Bennett / Lillian Marlowe * Florine McKinney as Helen Bennett *Lawrence Gray as Terry Ramsey *Inez Courtney as Arlette *Berton Churchill as Dad Hackett *Fuzzy Knight as Buzz *Kitty Kelly as La Vere *Lillian Miles as Gloria Weston * John Warburton as Rodney Stokes *Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. References External links * {{William Nigh[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get That Man as Mr. Joyce
''Get That Man'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, from a screenplay by Betty Burbridge. It stars Wallace Ford as Jack Kirkland, a taxi driver who discovers he closely resembles of a murdered heir to a fortune. Ford also plays the murdered heir, John Prescott. Due to a failure to renew copyright, it is now in the public domain. Cast *Wallace Ford as Jack Kirkland/John Prescott *Finis Barton as Diane Prescott *E. Alyn Warren as Jay Malone *Leon Ames as Don Malone * Lillian Miles as Fay Prescott *Laura Treadwell as Mrs. Prescott *William Humphries as Mr. Brownlee *Johnstone White Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun, gd, Baile Iain) is a town ... Release Originally released on July 11, 1935, ''Get That Man'' appears reg ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of The Mounted
''The Code of the Mounted'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield from a screenplay by Milton Raison. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Robert Warwick, and Jim Thorpe. Cast Plot Raoul Marlin kills a fur trapper, and is captured and imprisoned by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Snaky, a member of his gang, kills the two Mounties guarding him, and helps him escape, but another Mountie, Jim Wilson, tracks him down and recaptures him. However, as they are making their way back to jail, more members of the gang Marlin belongs to, including the gang's leader, Jean, waylay them and free Marlin once again. Wilson and his partner, Rogers, begin tracking the gang down. The trail leads them to a general store which is owned by Duval, who is Jean's second-in-command, as well as being in love with her. Wilson hatches a plan to go undercover and impersonate a notorious thief and murderer, Benet. When he gets to the store, he witnesses Duval kill an Indian, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Headline Woman
''The Headline Woman'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Heather Angel and Ford Sterling. The film is also known as ''The Woman in the Case'' in the United Kingdom. Cast * Heather Angel as Myrna Van Buren *Roger Pryor as Bob Grayson *Ford Sterling as Hugo Meyer *Conway Tearle as Police Commissioner Frank Desmond * Robert Gleckler as Harry Chase *Russell Hopton as Craig, Reporter *Jack La Rue as Phil Zarias *Theodore von Eltz as Johnny "Full House" Corinti *Morgan Wallace as Clarkey *Franklin Pangborn as Hamilton, Reporter * Ward Bond as Johnson, Reporter *Wade Boteler as Police Lt. Flanagan *Syd Saylor as Murphy, Reporter * George J. Lewis as O'Shay, Reporter *George "Gabby" Hayes as Police Desk Sgt. Duffy *Wheeler Oakman as Panther Fielding *Lillian Miles as Trini *Warner Richmond Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a stock theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight And Pretzels
''Moonlight and Pretzels'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical film, directed by Karl Freund, about a man who puts on a Broadway show. The film was released by Universal Studios and featured Mary Brian and William Frawley, now best-known as "Fred Mertz" on the 1950s TV show ''I Love Lucy''; Freund was the groundbreaking cinematographer for ''I Love Lucy''. Cast *Leo Carrillo as Nick Pappacropolis (credited as Leo Carillo) *Mary Brian as Sally Upton *Roger Pryor as George Dwight *Herbert Rawlinson as Sport Powell * Lillian Miles as Elsie Warren *Bobby Watson as Bertie *William Frawley as Mac *Jack Denny as himself (credited as Jack Denny and His Orchestra) *Frank Britton as himself (credited as Frank and Milt Britton and Band) *Milt Britton as himself (credited as Frank and Milt Britton and Band) *Alexander Gray as singer * Bernice Claire as singer *Eton Boys as themselves (Musical Vocal Ensemble) * John Hundley as Man in Bed *Doris Carson as Woman in Bed Production The film wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U.S. Census, an increase from 10,938 in 2000. History Oskaloosa derives its name from Ouscaloosa who, according to town lore, was a Creek princess who married Seminole chief Osceola. A local tradition was that her name meant "last of the beautiful." (This interpretation of "last of the beautiful" is not correct. "Oskaloosa" in the Mvskoke-Creek language means "black rain," from the Mvskoke words "oske" (rain) and "lvste" (black). "loosa" is an English corruption of the Mvskoke word "lvste". See for example the Wikipedia entry for Tuskaloosa, eponym of the town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In addition the Mvskoke word "Ouscaloosa" means "Black Water"). The first European-American settlers arrived in 1835, led by Nathan Boone, youngest son of fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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