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Larry Darmour
Lawrence J. Darmour (1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of Larry Darmour Productions from 1927, and a significant figure in Hollywood's Poverty Row. Career Darmour was born in Flushing, Queens. In September 1927 he released the first entry in the Mickey McGuire series of short subjects, starring a young Mickey Rooney. The series ran for seven years, through about 23 silent shorts and another 40 sound shorts. They were released through Joseph P. Kennedy's FBO, then RKO Radio Pictures. From 1927 to 1929, Darmour also produced the ''Toots and Casper'' series, co-starring Thelma Hill and Bud Duncan. Rooney's popularity provided a base for Darmour to expand into short subjects featuring Karl Dane, Alberta Vaughn, Louise Fazenda, and others, and eventually into low-budget features, using owned studio space at 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard. The company's first feature was '' Sea Devils'' (1931), starring Molly O'Day. Into the 1930s the company began producing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flushing, New York
Flushing is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is the fourth-largest central business district in New York City. Downtown Flushing is a major commercial and retail area, and the intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue at its core is the third-busiest in New York City, behind Times Square and Herald Square. Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on October 10, 1645, on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek. It was named Vlissingen, after the Dutch city of Vlissingen. The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664, and when Queens County was established in 1683, the "Town of Flushing" was one of the original five towns of Queens. In 1898, Flushing was consolidated into the City of New York. Development came in the early 20th century with the construction of bridges and public transportation. An immigrant population, composed mostly of Chinese and Koreans, settled in Flushing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly O'Day
Molly O'Day (born Suzanne Dobson Noonan; October 16, 1909 – October 22, 1998) was an American film actress and the younger sister of Sally O'Neil. Biography Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, she was the youngest of 11 children of Judge Thomas Francis Patrick Noonan and his wife, Hannah Kelly, a Metropolitan Opera singer. After their father's death, O'Day and her two sisters moved to Hollywood. Besides O'Neil, another sister, Isabelle, also acted in films. O'Day's first appearance was in the Laurel and Hardy short '' 45 Minutes from Hollywood'' in 1926. She also appeared in Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Only 16, she defeated 2,000 contenders in an audition for the tough girl heroine in the 1927 prizefighter movie '' The Patent Leather Kid''. Like O'Neil in 1926, O'Day became one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1928. Also in 1928, she had surgery to "remove several pounds of flesh from her hips and legs." An Associated Press news story reported: "The actress has been gainin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Tower (film)
''Manhattan Tower'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Frank R. Strayer starring Mary Brian and James Hall. Plot Mary Harper and Jimmy Duncan both work at the Empire State Building, he as an engineer, she as a secretary. They would like to marry and buy a house that they saw advertised in a window in the building lobby, but they need more money. Mary asks her womanizing boss for advice, and he persuades her to give him all her savings to invest. Unbeknownst to her, the boss has speculated in the commodity market, and lost not only his money and that of his wealthy wife, but also some of the firm's funds too. His wife would like to quietly divorce him to marry her politician friend, but the husband asks her for money to avoid a scandal. When Mary changes her mind and asks for the return of her savings, her boss refuses and mistreats her. That causes a confrontation between Jimmy and Mary's boss, and they fight. Meanwhile, the politician and an honest accountant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unwritten Law (1932 Film)
''The Unwritten Law'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Greta Nissen, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, and Mary Brian. It was released on November 15, 1932. Cast list * Greta Nissen as Fifi La Rue * Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Pete Brown * Mary Brian as Ruth Evans * Louise Fazenda as Lulu Potts * Lew Cody as Roger Morgan * Hedda Hopper as Jean Evans * Purnell Pratt as Stephen McBain * Theodore Von Eltz as Val Lewis * Mischa Auer Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky (Михаил Семёнович Унковский; 17 November 1905 – 5 March 1967) was a Russians, Russian-born American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He first appeared in fi ... as Abu Zeyd * Arthur Rankin as Frank Woods References Bibliography * Wollstein, Hans J. . ''Strangers in Hollywood: the History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II''. Scarecrow Press, 1994. External links * * * Majes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusader (1932 Film)
''The Crusader'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film based upon the play of the same name by Wilson Collison, directed by Frank R. Strayer, and starring Evelyn Brent. Plot A pushy newspaper reporter Eddie Crane (Ned Sparks) schemes to get rid of crusading District Attorney Phillip Brandon (H. B. Warner). Complicating matters is the sordid past of Brandon's wife Tess (Evelyn Brent) as well as his sister Marcia's affair with a gangster. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Tess Brandon * H. B. Warner as Phillip Brandon * Lew Cody as Jimmie Dale * Ned Sparks as Eddie Crane * Walter Byron as Joe Carson * Marceline Day as Marcia Brandon * John St. Polis as Robert Henley * Arthur Hoyt as Oscar Shane * Joseph W. Girard as Corrigan * Syd Saylor as Harry Smaltz * Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing Frontier
''The Vanishing Frontier'' is a 1932 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Phil Rosen, written by Stuart Anthony, and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Evalyn Knapp, ZaSu Pitts, Raymond Hatton, Ben Alexander, J. Farrell MacDonald and Wallace MacDonald. It was released on July 29, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Johnny Mack Brown as Kirby Tornell *Evalyn Knapp as Carol Winfield *ZaSu Pitts as Aunt Sylvia *Raymond Hatton as Hornet O'Lowery * Ben Alexander as Lucien Winfield *J. Farrell MacDonald as Waco *Wallace MacDonald as Captain Roger Kearney * George Irving as General Winfield *Joyzelle Joyner as Dolores *Sam McDaniel Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ... as Whistlin' Zeke *Soledad Jiménez as Mama Valdez References External links * 1932 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Eagles
''Air Eagles'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film starring Lloyd Hughes, Norman Kerry, and Shirley Grey.Pitts, p. 134 Cast * Lloyd Hughes as Bill Ramsey * Norman Kerry as Otto Schumann * Shirley Grey as Eve * Berton Churchill as Windy J. Bailey * Matty Kemp as Eddie Ramsey * Otis Harlan as Mr. Ramsey * Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Ramsey * Eddie Fetherston as Pickpocket * Olin Francis as Guard * John Ince as Doctor * Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ... as Guard * George Morrell as Onlooker References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1931 films 1931 crime films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenders Of The Law
''Defenders of the Law'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.Pitts, p. 401 Synopsis A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong political connections. Cast * Catherine Dale Owen as Alice Randall * John Holland as Police Captain Bill Houston * Robert Gleckler as Joe Velet aka Phil Terry * Edmund Breese as Police Commander Randall * Mae Busch as Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman * Paul Panzer as Taroni - Gang Leader * Kit Guard as Kit - Velet's Chief Henchman * Joseph W. Girard as The Police Chief * Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Detecteive Tom Muldoon * Al Cooke as Cookie - the Photographer * Nick Thompson as Velet Henc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery at 5835 West Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California, operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese. It is partially in the Culver City city limits. Opened in 1939, Holy Cross comprises . It contains—amongst others—the graves and tombs of showbusiness professionals. Many celebrities are in the sections near "The Grotto" in the southwest part of the cemetery. Notable Burials A * Gypsy Abbott (1896–1952), actress * Jean Acker (1893–1978), actress, first wife of Rudolph Valentino * Frank Albertson (1909–1964), actor * Sara Allgood (1879–1950), actress * Cecilia Alvear (1939–2017), journalist * Ramsay Ames (1919–1998), actress * Tod Andrews (1914–1972), actor * Richard Arlen (1899–1976), actor * Henry Armetta (1888–1945), actor * Mary Astor (1906–1987), actress B * Fred Baczewski (1926–1976), Major League Baseball player * Joan Banks (1918–1998), actress * Sam Barry (1892–1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony. On June 19, 1918, brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and their business partner Joe Brandt founded Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation, which would eventually become Columbia Pictures. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name on January 10, 1924 (operating as Columbia Pictures Corporation until December 23, 1968) went public two years later and eventually began to use the image of Columbia, the female personification of the United States, as its logo. In its early years, Columbia was a minor player in Hollywood, but began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra. With Capra and others such as the most successful two reel comedy series The Three Stooges, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City and a movie ranch in Encino. It was best known for specializing in Westerns, serials, and B films emphasizing mystery and action. Republic was also notable for developing the careers of John Wayne, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers. It was also responsible for the financing and distribution of a few A films directed by John Ford during the 1940s and early 1950s and one Shakespeare film, ''Macbeth'' (1948), directed by Orson Welles. Under Herbert J. Yates, Republic was considered a mini-major film studio. Company history Created in 1935 by Herbert J. Yates, a longtime investor in film (having invested in 20th Century Pictures at its founding in 1933) and owner of the film processing laboratory Consolidated Film Industries, Republic was initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestic Pictures
Majestic Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the 1930s. Under the control of Larry Darmour the company specialized in low-budget production, and was one of the more stable Poverty Row outfits during the period. It also gained a reputation for producing higher quality films than was common amongst similar firms, possibly due to a business arrangement the company had with the major studio MGM. History The first film released by Majestic was the 1930 drama ''Today''.Pitts p.223 In 1935, along with other studios such as Monogram and Chesterfield, Majestic was absorbed into Republic Pictures. The larger combine led by Herbert Yates aimed to dominate the low-budget field. Darmour grew unhappy with the arrangement and soon departed to resume producing in his own right. Filmography * ''Today'' (1930) * '' The Crusader'' (1932) * '' Law and Lawless'' (1932) * ''The Phantom Express'' (1932) * '' Hearts of Humanity'' (1932) * '' The Unwritten Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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