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Lillian Harmer
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in ''A Shriek in the Night'' (1933) and ''The Bowery'' (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include: ''Huckleberry Finn'' (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of ''Alice in Wonderland''; William Wellman's 1937 version of '' A Star is Born'', starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, ''The Prisoner of Zenda''; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, '' The Buccaneer'', starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's ''Gateway'', starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Shriek In The Night
''A Shriek in the Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and remains the company's best-known release.Pitts p.20 Plot outline Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan (Rogers) and Ted Rand (Talbot) find themselves unravelling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation. Cast * Ginger Rogers as Pat Morgan * Lyle Talbot as Ted Rand * Harvey Clark as Peterson, the Janitor * Purnell Pratt as Police Insp. Russell * Lillian Harmer as Augusta, the Housekeeper * Arthur Hoyt as Wilfred * Louise Beavers as Maid * Clarence Wilson as Editor Perkins * Maurice Black as Jose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'', where he played the lead role; Stanley Kubrick's ''Paths of Glory'' with Kirk Douglas; Ernst Lubitsch's ''The Marriage Circle''; '' The Sheik'' with Rudolph Valentino; ''Morocco'' with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper; and '' A Star Is Born'' with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, and was nominated for an Academy Award for ''The Front Page'' in 1931.Obituary ''Variety'', October 30, 1963, page 71. Early life Adolphe Jean Menjou was born on February 18, 1890, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to a French father, Albert Menjou (1858–1917), and a mother from Ireland, Nora (''née'' Joyce, 1869–1953). His brother, Henry Arthur Menjou (1891–1956), was a year younger. He was raised Catholic, attended the Culver Military Academy, and graduated from Cornell University with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Morals For Old
''New Morals for Old'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romance-drama film produced and distributed by MGM. It is based on the 1931 Broadway play '' After All'', in which Humphrey Bogart had a significant role. Bogart's stage role is portrayed by David Newell in the film. The film is noteworthy for having elements that would later be forbidden under the Motion Picture Production Code. There is very brief nudity, albeit in shadows and by a non-speaking character (the model in the painters' studio). Also, one of the female characters is in a relationship with a married man, and this is portrayed sympathetically. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are affluent New Yorkers who are unhappy that their adult children, Ralph Thomas ( Robert Young) and Phyl Thomas (Margaret Perry), spend so many evenings at parties instead of spending time with family. Their disapproval deepens when they discover both children want to move out to pursue lifestyles that the parents deem unacceptable: Phyl moves int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Man Of Her Own (1932 Film)
''No Man of Her Own'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together, several years before their own legendary marriage in real life. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles, and originated as an adaptation of ''No Bed of Her Own'', a 1931 novel by Val Lewton, but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding, although it retained the title from Lewton's novel. It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name. Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929, the plot focuses on the character "Babe" Stewart (played by Gable), a card sharp and gambling cheat, and "Connie Randall", a street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship. Prevalent themes throughout the story include crime, gambling, dishonesty, love, commitment and redemption. Plot Card sharp "Babe" Stewart (Clark Gable) and his cronies, Kay Everly (Dorothy Mackaill), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty As Hell
''Guilty as Hell'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Arthur Kober and Frank Partos. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Richard Arlen, Adrienne Ames, Henry Stephenson, Ralph Ince and Noel Francis. The film was released on August 5, 1932, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Edmund Lowe as Russell Kirk *Victor McLaglen as Detective Capt. T.R. McKinley *Richard Arlen as Frank C. Marsh *Adrienne Ames as Vera Marsh *Henry Stephenson as Dr. Ernest S. Tindal *Ralph Ince as Jack Reed *Noel Francis as Julia Reed * Elizabeth Patterson as Elvira Ward *Arnold Lucy as Dr. Sully *Willard Robertson as Police Sgt. Alcock *Richard Tucker as District Attorney *Fred Kelsey as Detective Duffy *Claire Dodd as Ruth Tindal *Lillian Harmer Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress. Biography Born in Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The She-Wolf (1931 Film)
''The She-Wolf'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Flood and starring May Robson, James Hall, and Lawrence Gray.Darby p. 978 It is also known by the alternative title ''Mother's Millions''. Cast * May Robson as Harriet Breen * James Hall as David Talbot * Lawrence Gray as Tom Breen * Frances Dade as Faire Breen * Edmund Breese as William Remington * Lillian Harmer as Maria Peppy * Leah Winslow as Mrs. Talbot * Elinor Flynn as Peggy * William L. Thorne as Detective Burke * Wilson Benge as Remington's Butler (uncredited) * Frank Darien Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darien, Frank 1876 births 1955 deaths American ... as Remington's Associate (uncredited) References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smart Woman (1931 Film)
''Smart Woman'' is a 1931 pre-Code comedy-romance and drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and John Halliday. Plot Mrs. Nancy Gibson (Mary Astor) sets out to regain the affections of her cheating husband Donald Gibson ( Robert Ames), after she returns from a trip to Paris, where she had to look after her sick mother. To welcome her in her beautiful house are her servants and husband and wife Billy (Edward Everett Horton) and Sally Ross (Ruth Weston) — Don's business partner and Don's sister. Nancy learns that Don is with his mistress, Peggy Preston (Noel Francis), who very often is accompanied by her mother Mrs. Preston (Gladys Gale). Nancy has the affection of the Rosses and her servants, but she is at first very shocked. Then she decides to play the modern wife and invites Peggy Preston and her mother for the weekend in her house as her guests. Pretending she herself has fallen for Sir Guy Harrington ( John Halliday), a man she met in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Harp In Hock
''A Harp in Hock'', also known as ''The Samaritan'', is a lost 1927 American silent melodrama film directed by Renaud Hoffman, produced by DeMille Pictures, and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film starred Rudolph Schildkraut, Junior Coghlan, May Robson, and Bessie Love, and was based on the short story by Evelyn Campbell. Plot In New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ..., pawnbroker Isaac Abrams (Schildkraut) must take in an orphaned immigrant boy Tommy (Coghlan) after his mother (Bartlett) dies. Tommy assists at the pawn shop and goes to school, but after a fight with a bully, the bully's mother Mrs. Banks (Robson) reports him to authorities and has him sent to an orphanage. Tommy escapes and returns to New York, where he upsets Mrs. Banks and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish a national arts organization to preserve the legacy of American film heritage, educate the next generation of filmmaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arleen Whelan
Arleen Whelan (September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993) was an American film actress. Early years Whelan was a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. Before she became an actress, she worked in Southern California as a manicurist, contributing her earnings to help with her family's expenses. Career Whelan appeared in 25 films between 1937 and 1957, reportedly after 20th Century Fox director H. Bruce Humberstone saw Whelan working as a manicurist in a barbershop. After her screen test, the studio cast Whelan as the female lead in a film version of Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Kidnapped'' (1938). Whelan's Broadway credits include ''Oh, Brother!'' (1945) and ''The Doughgirls'' (1942). Personal life Whelan wed Alex D'Arcy Alexander D'Arcy ( ar, ألكسندر دارسي; 10 August 1908 – 20 April 1996) was an Egyptian stage, television and film actor with an international film repertoire. Career Born Alexander Sarruf in Cairo, Egypt, D'Arcy, variously credited ... (an actor) in Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Ameche
Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935. As a handsome, debonair leading man in 40 films over the next 14 years, he starred in comedies, dramas, and musicals. In the 1950s he worked on Broadway and in television, and was the host of NBC's ''International Showtime'' from 1961 to 1965. Returning to film work in his later years, Ameche enjoyed a fruitful revival of his career beginning with his role as a villain in ''Trading Places'' (1983) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' Cocoon'' (1985). Early life Don Ameche was born as Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His father, Felice Amici, was a bartender from Montemonaco, Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buccaneer (1938 Film)
''The Buccaneer'' is a 1938 American adventure film made by Paramount Pictures starring Fredric March and based on Jean Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. The picture was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille from a screenplay by Harold Lamb, Edwin Justus Mayer and C. Gardner Sullivan adapted by Jeanie MacPherson from the 1930 novel ''Lafitte the Pirate'' by Lyle Saxon. The music score was by George Antheil and the cinematography by Victor Milner. The film stars Fredric March as Lafitte, Franciska Gaal and Akim Tamiroff with Margot Grahame, Walter Brennan, Ian Keith, Spring Byington, Douglass Dumbrille, Beulah Bondi and Anthony Quinn in supporting roles. It is one of the few pre-1950 sound films by Paramount to remain under that studio's ownership (partly so the remake could be filmed), whereas most films from that era had been sold to EMKA, Ltd. (now part of NBCUniversal Television Distribution) in the early television era. Cecil B. DeMille remade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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