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Louise Henry (actress)
Jessie Louise Henry Weltz (June 14, 1911 – February 17, 1967) was an American film actress who worked in Hollywood during the 1930s. Early years Henry was the daughter of Dr. Jesse Strauss Heiman, a physician, and his wife, a stage actress named Louise Henry Heiman. Her father was a Syracuse N.Y. native and practiced medicine there until he moved the family to New York City in 1916. Between 1914 and 1916, Louise and her family lived at 1027 Genesee Street in Syracuse, N.Y. By the age of 14 in 1926, Louise was engaged in dancing events throughout Europe and under contract for making movies in Berlin. Death On February 17, 1967, Henry died of cancer in New York City, at the age of 55. Some sources erroneously give other accounts of Henry's death. ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011'' says, "Actress Louise Henry ... died in Syracuse, New York, on December 12, 2011." ''The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 23'' also gives December 12, 2011, as the date of her death. In con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, and Rochester, New York, Rochester. At the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, the city's population was 148,620 and its Syracuse metropolitan area, metropolitan area had a population of 662,057. It is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over one million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a Oncenter, downtown convention complex. Syracuse was named after the classical Greek city Syracuse, Sicily, Syracuse (''Siracusa'' in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily. Historically, the city has functioned as a major Crossroads (culture), crossroads over the last two centuries, first between the Erie Canal and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Solomon Of Broadway
''King Solomon of Broadway'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin.Monaco p.139 A shady figure wins a nightclub during a card game. Cast * Edmund Lowe as King Solomon * Dorothy Page as Sheba * Pinky Tomlin as Pinky * Louise Henry as Nikki Bradbury * Edward Pawley as 'Ice' Larson * Charley Grapewin as Uncle Winchester * Bradley Page as Roth * Arthur Vinton as Murray * Clyde Dilson as Schultz * William Bailey as Detective * Frank Du Frane as Detective * Knute Erickson as Dooman * Huntley Gordon as Doctor * Arthur Stuart Hull as Judge * Charles Judels as Hot dog man * Isabel La Mal as Maid * Sam McDaniel as Attendant * Charles R. Moore as Waiter * Fred Santley as Announcer * Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Waiter * Guy Usher James Guy Usher (May 9, 1883 – June 16, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1932 and 1943. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch '' Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species '' Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan In Reno
''Charlie Chan in Reno'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, based on an original story "Death Makes a Decree" by Philip Wylie. Plot Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie Chan travels from his home in Honolulu to Reno to solve the murder at the request of Mary's soon-to-be ex-husband. Cast * Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan * Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan ("Number 2 son") * Ricardo Cortez as Dr. Ainsley * Phyllis Brooks as Vivian Wells * Slim Summerville as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher * Kane Richmond as Curtis Whitman * Pauline Moore as Mary Whitman (Mrs. Curtis Whitman) * Iris Wong as Choy Wong * Eddie Collins Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr. (May 2, 1887 – Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gaunt Stranger
''The Gaunt Stranger'' (released as ''The Phantom Strikes'' in the US) is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Walter Forde. It stars Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson and Alexander Knox. Plot A notorious killer, long believed to have died in Australia, returns to England seeking revenge for the death of his sister. The "Ringer" threatens to murder the criminal mastermind Maurice Meister. Detective Inspector Alan Wembury is assigned to the case and, despite his strong dislike for Meister, attempts to protect him with the reluctant assistance of another criminal, Sam Hackett, who has been released from prison as he is the only man able to identify the "Ringer". Even with his help, Wembury struggles to unmask their target before the time at which Meister is due to be killed. Cast *Sonnie Hale as Samuel Cuthbert "Sam" Hackett * Wilfrid Lawson as Maurice Meister * Louise Henry as Cora Ann Milton *Alexander Knox as Dr Lomond *Peter Croft as John Lenley * George Merritt as Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
45 Fathers
''45 Fathers'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by James Tinling, written by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray, and starring Jane Withers, Thomas Beck, Louise Henry, Richard Carle, Nella Walker and Andrew Tombes. It was released on November 26, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot The plot is built around a group of old men that decide to adopt an orphan girl, once adopted she dances, sings and does whatever she can to help around. Cast *Jane Withers as Judith Frazier * Thomas Beck as Roger Farragut * Louise Henry as Elizabeth Carter *Paul Hartman as Joe McCoy * Grace Hartman as Flo McCoy *Richard Carle as Bunny Carothers *Nella Walker as Mrs. Carter *Andrew Tombes as Judge *Leon Ames as Vincent *Sammy Cohen as Prof. Ziska *George Givot as Prof. Bellini *Ruth Warren as Sarah *Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Goes The Groom (film)
''There Goes the Groom'' is a 1937 screwball comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Ann Sothern and Burgess Meredith. It was Burgess Meredith's second film and his first screen comedy; his first film, Winterset (1936), was a serious romantic drama."Notes" Plot Dick Matthews (), just out of college, heads for the gold fields of Alaska to find his fortune. When he returns to marry his girl friend Janet Russell ( Louise Henry[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan On Broadway
''Charlie Chan on Broadway'' (1937) is a Charlie Chan film. This is the 15th film starring Oland as Chan and produced by Fox. Plot While Charlie Chan and his number one son, Lee, are aboard a New York-bound transatlantic liner returning from Germany in their previous adventure (''Charlie Chan at the Olympics''), they have a run-in with a mysterious woman, named Billie Bronson, who secretes a package in the trunk of the Chans. After the liner docks, Chan and Lee are met at the pier by Inspector Nelson and two rival reporters, Joan Wendall and Speed Patton. Bille, having left the country hurriedly a year ago when sought as a material witness in a political scandal, has returned to "blow the lid off the town." She follows the Chans to their hotel and attempts to regain her package from the trunk, only to be interrupted by Lee. She then goes to the "Hottentot Club", where "candid-camera night" is in full progress, followed by Lee. Already present are Joan and Speed. Billie is mysterio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hit Parade (film)
''The Hit Parade'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Gus Meins and written by Bradford Ropes, Samuel Ornitz and Harry Ruskin. The film stars Frances Langford, Phil Regan, Max Terhune, Edward Brophy, Louise Henry and Pert Kelton. The film was released on April 26, 1937, by Republic Pictures. Republic later reissued the film in 67 minute length as ''I'll Reach for a Star''. Plot The plot follows Pete Garland as he gets fired by singer Monica Barrett, and out of spite finds Ruth Allison and decides to make her a star, he succeeds, but Ruth has some dark secrets. Cast *Frances Langford as Ruth Allison * Phil Regan as Pete Garland *Max Terhune as Rusty Callahan *Edward Brophy as Mulrooney * Louise Henry as Monica Barrett *Pert Kelton as Eadie White *Pierre Watkin as J. B. Hawley *J. Farrell MacDonald as Sgt. O'Hara *Monroe Owsley as Teddy Leeds *Inez Courtney as Tillie *William Demarest as Parole Officer *George Givot as Herman * Sammy White as Dancer *Paul Garner as Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of The Trail (1936 Film)
''End of the Trail'' is a 1936 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt, Louise Henry (actress), Louise Henry and Douglass Dumbrille.Goble p.750 Partial cast * Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt as Dale Brittenham * Louise Henry (actress), Louise Henry as Belle Pearson * Douglass Dumbrille as Bill Mason * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bob Hildreth * George MacKay as Ben Parker * Gene Morgan as Cheyenne * John McGuire (actor), John McGuire as Larry Pearson * Edward LeSaint as Jim Watrous * Frank Shannon as Sheriff Anderson * Erle C. Kenton as Theodore Roosevelt References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1936 films 1936 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Films based on works by Zane Grey Spanish–America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
