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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] |
Film Production
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Production stages Film production consists of five major stages: * Development: Ideas for the film are created, rights to existing intellectual properties are purchased, etc., and the screenplay is written. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vampire Bat
''The Vampire Bat'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye. Plot When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism, but police inspector Karl Brettschneider remains skeptical. Scientist Dr. Otto von Niemann, who cares for the victims, visits a patient who was attacked by a bat, Martha Mueller. Out of appreciation for her kindness, Martha is visited by a mentally challenged man named Hermann Glieb, who claims he likes bats because they are "soft like cat" and "nice". On the doctor's journey home, he meets Kringen, one of the townsfolk, who claims to have been attacked by the vampire in the form of a bat, but withheld his story from the town in order to not spread fear. Dr. von Niemann encourages Kringen to tell the townsfolk of his story. Kringen becomes suspicious that Glieb may be the vampire due to his obsession with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheaters (1934 Film)
''Cheaters'' is a 1934 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring William Boyd, June Collyer and Dorothy Mackaill.Pitts p.217 Main cast * William Boyd as Steve Morris * June Collyer as Kay Murray * Dorothy Mackaill as Mabel * William Collier Sr. as K.C. Kelly * Alan Mowbray as Paul Southern * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Detective Sweeney * Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servant ... as Lily 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 * 1934 films 1934 crime films American crime films Films directed by Phil Rosen American black-and-white films 1930s Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Had To Choose
''She Had to Choose'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy crime drama film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Buster Crabbe, Isabel Jewell and Sally Blane. Distributed by Majestic Pictures, it is set in California during The Depression. Plot Sally Bates (Isabel Jewell) leaves Texas, headed for Hollywood, in the 1930s. She is tempted to take a job as a mechanic, with Pop ( Arthur Stone), on the highway, but presses on in to town. She's going to sleep in her old "Tin Lizzie". But after she saves Bill's neck (Buster Crabbe) with her old six-shooter during a botched hold-up, Bill takes her home to live with his mom (Maidel Turner), and gives her a job at his drive-in restaurant. Sally's friendly and easy going manner is very popular with the customers, but Bill gets jealous when Jack (Regis Toomey), the reckless younger brother of his well-to-do girlfriend Clara (Sally Blane), starts paying Sally attention, following her around in his roadster. Sally is so humiliated when Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Gear (1933 Film)
''High Gear'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Leigh Jason. It stars James Murray and Joan Marsh. The film was known as ''The Big Thrill'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Mark "High Gear" Sherrod has been a race car driver for the past five years and is now at the height of his career. His co-driver Ed is the widowed father of Jimmy. Ed promised his wife before she died that he would send Jimmy off to a fine military school after winning the "big race". The day before the race finds Jimmy and Ed at home in their apartment, with Mr. and Mrs. Cohen visiting, and reporter Anne Merrit sneaking into Mark's hotel room for an exclusive interview. Mark agrees to give her the interview she needs over a dinner table. She break the date she already has for the night with her boss Larry Winston and goes out with Mark. Larry Winston walks into the same restaurant Mark and Anne are dining at, and sees them. Larry walks over to their table and has Anne introduce him to Mark. The two me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Price Decency
''What Price Decency'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Dorothy Burgess, Alan Hale and Walter Byron. The director adapted the story from one his own plays.Goble p.192 It is now considered a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Burgess as Norma * Alan Hale as Klaus van Leyden * Walter Byron as Tom O'Neil * Henry Durant as Matizzi * Val Duran Val may refer to: Val-a Film * ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a So ... as Pimo References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1933 films 1933 drama films American drama films Films directed by Arthur Gregor American black-and-white films Majestic Pictures films Lost American films American films based on plays 1933 lost films Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Law (1933 Film)
''Gun Law'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Betty Boyd and Mary Carr. It was remade in 1937 as ''Melody of the Plains''. Cast *Jack Hoxie as The Sonora Kid *Betty Boyd as Nita Hammond *Mary Carr as Mother Andrews *Paul Fix as Tony Andrews *Harry Todd as Blackjack *J. Frank Glendon as Nevada Smith *Otto Lederer as the barber *William P. Burt as Jake Lawson - banker *Bob Burns as Marshal Jim Hawkins *Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ... as Tex - henchman 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 * 1933 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble Busters
''Trouble Busters'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Lane Chandler and Kaye Edwards. Cast *Jack Hoxie as Tex Blaine *Lane Chandler as Jim Perkins *Kaye Edwards as Mary Ann Perkins *Harry Todd as Skinny Cassidy *Ben Corbett as Windy Wallace *Slim Whitaker as Big Bill Jarvis *William P. Burt as Dan Allen *Roger Williams Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation ... as Placerville Sheriff References External links * 1933 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins Majestic Pictures films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigolettes Of Paris
''Gigolettes of Paris'' is an extant American film released in 1933. It was produced by Equitable Pictures. It starred Madge Bellamy and Gilbert Roland. Alphonse Martell, originally from France and an actor in many American films, wrote the story and directed. The film has been described as cheaply made. The film was released as '' Tarnished Youth'' in the UK. It was Jetta Goudal's last film. The film was originally going to be called Goldiggers of Paris but a lawsuit from a competing film production company prevented use of the name. The film is about a romance between a salesgirl and a wealthy count as well as another man. The film was going to be called ''Gold Diggers of Paris'', but Warner Brothers sued. The film used RCA Photophone Recording. Cast *Madge Bellamy *Gilbert Roland *Natalie Moorhead *Theodore Von Eltz *Molly O'Day *Henry Kolker *Paul Porcasi *Albert Conti *Maude Truax Maude may refer to: Places *Maude, New South Wales, a village on the lower Murrumbidgee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheating Blondes
''Cheating Blondes'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Thelma Todd, Ralf Harolde and Inez Courtney.Handzo, p. 52 Cast * Thelma Todd as Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners * Ralf Harolde as Lawson Rolt * Inez Courtney as Polly * Milton Wallis as Mike Goldfish * Mae Busch as Mrs. Jennie Carter * Earl McCarthy as Gilbert Frayle * William Humphrey as Jim - City Editor * Dorothy Gulliver as Lita * Brooks Benedict as Jim Carter * Eddie Fetherston as Mitch * Ben Savage as Ferdie * Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ... as Girl References Bibliography * Stephen Handzo. ''Hollywood and the Female Body: A History of Idolization and Objectification''. McFarland, 2020. External links * 1933 films 1933 mystery films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Pony Express
''Via Pony Express'' is a 1933 pre-Code American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Lane Chandler and Marceline Day. Cast *Jack Hoxie as Buck Carson *Lane Chandler as Lieutenant Bob Grey *Marceline Day as Betty Castelar *Matthew Betz as Clem Porter *Julian Rivero as Pedro *Doris Hill as June Grey *Joseph W. Girard as Captain McCarthy *Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as Father Estaban References External links * 1933 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins Majestic Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Sinner Sing
''Sing Sinner Sing'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie. Plot summary Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's murder. Production notes At the time the movie was released, it was recognized as being loosely based on the 1932 Libby Holman-Zachary Smith Reynolds case. According to Jeanne Scheper, other films inspired by "this episode of Holman's life include .. ''Reckless'' (dir. Victor Fleming, 1935), with Jean Harlow; and ''Written on the Wind'' (dir. Douglas Sirk, 1956), with Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson." Cast *Paul Lukas as Phil Carida *Leila Hyams as Lela Larson *Don Dillaway as Ted Rendon *Ruth Donnelly as Maggie Flannigan *George E. Stone as Spats *Joyce Compton as Gwen *Jill Dennett as Sadie *Arthur Hoyt as Uncle Homer *Paul McGrail as Louis *Gladys Blake as Cecily Gordon *Arthur Housman as Jerry *Edgar Norton as Roberts the Butler *John St. Polis as James Parks *Stella Adams as Aunt Emily van Puyten * Pat O'M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
