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Make A Wish (1937 Film)
''Make a Wish'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Bobby Breen, Basil Rathbone and Ralph Forbes. Plot While at summer camp in the Maine woods, young Chip Winters (Breen) befriends British composer Johnathan Selden (Rathbone), who left the city high life to try to break his creative block, and is soon playing matchmaker for his widowed singer mother Irene Winters (Claire) and Selden. Cast * Bobby Breen as Chip Winters * Basil Rathbone Johnny Selden * Marion Claire as Irene Winters * Ralph Forbes as Walter Mays * Donald Meek as Butler Joseph * Billy Lee as Pee Wee * Henry Armetta as Composer Moreta * Leon Errol as Composer Brennan * Herbert Rawlinson as Camp Manager Stevens * Charles Richman as Mr. Wagner * Fred Scott as Minstrel * Lillian Harmer as Clara * Johnny Arthur as Antoine * Richard Tucker as Grant * Leonid Kinskey as Moe * Tommy Ryan as Chunky * Barbara Barondess as Secretary * Billy Lechner as Judge * Lew Kelly as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Neumann (director)
Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908 – 21 August 1958) was a German Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Biography Born in Nuremberg, the son of a manufacturer of tin stamps studied music in several German cities, including Berlin. In 1926 he directed his first short movie. Neumann came to the U.S. in the early talkie era, hired to direct German language versions of Hollywood films. Once he mastered English and established himself as technically proficient in filmmaking, Neumann directed such low-budget programmers as ''The Big Cage'' (1932), ''Secret of the Blue Room'' (1933) with Paul Lukas and Gloria Stuart, ''Hold 'Em Navy'' (1936), ''It Happened in New Orleans (1936 film), It Happened in New Orleans'' (1936) with child star Bobby Breen, ''Wide Open Faces'' (1937) with Joe E. Brown, ''Island of Lost Men'' and ''Ellery Queen: Master Detective'' in 1939. Neumann was signed by producer Hal Roach in 1941 to di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Lee (actor)
Billy Lee (William Lee Schlensker) (March 12, 1929 – November 17, 1989) was a child actor who appeared in many films from the mid-1930s through the early 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his performance in '' The Biscuit Eater''. Lee's first role was in the ''Our Gang'' comedy short ''Mike Fright'' as a tap dancer in a sailor suit. He was signed under contract with Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 and his first significant role was in ''Wagon Wheels'' when he was just four years old. Lee continued acting throughout the 1930s, appearing in a number of movies (among others: ''Too Many Parents'', ''Easy to Take'', ''Three Cheers for Love'', '' Silk Hat Kid'', ''The Big Broadcast of 1937'', ''Sons of the Legion'', ''Say It in French'', ''Boy Trouble'', '' Night Work'', ''Sudden Money'', ''Nobody's Children'', ''Hold Back the Dawn'', '' Nevada City'', '' Road to Happiness'') and working alongside some of Hollywood's finest, including, Donald O'Connor, Lon Chaney Jr., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Appleby
Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Career Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest." Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her. She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges. She worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's ''Stagecoach''. Some of her Stooge comedies were '' Loco Boy Makes Good'', '' So Long Mr. Chumps'', and ''In the Sweet Pie and Pie''. One memorable ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly (August 24, 1879 – June 10, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1928 and 1944. He was born Louis Kelly in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''Barnum Was Right'' (1929) * ''The Woman Racket'' (1930) * '' I Take This Woman'' (1931) * '' The Devil Plays'' (1931) * ''Lady and Gent'' (1932) * ''The Devil Horse'' (1932) * ''Vanity Street'' (1932) * ''Laughter in Hell'' (1933) * '' State Trooper'' (1933) * '' The Meanest Gal in Town'' (1934) * '' What's Your Racket?'' (1934) * '' One in a Million'' (1934) * ''The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935) * ''Mississippi'' (1935) * '' Three of a Kind'' (1936) * ''Winds of the Wasteland'' (1936) * '' Lady Luck'' (1936) * ''Wanted! Jane Turner'' (1936) * ''It Happened Out West'' (1937) * '' Lawless Valley'' (1938) * ''Three Texas Steers'' (1939) * ''The Little Foxes'' (1941) * ''Spook Louder ''Spook Louder'' is a 1943 short subject direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Barondess
Barbara Barondess (July 4, 1907 – May 31, 2000) was an American stage and film actress. Pitts p.234 She was married to the actor Douglas MacLean from 1938 to 1948. Selected filmography * ''The Reckless Lady'' (1926) * ''Summer Bachelors'' (1926) * ''Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932) * ''Hold Your Man'' (1933) * ''Devil's Mate'' (1933) * '' Luxury Liner'' (1933) * ''Soldiers of the Storm'' (1933) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) * ''When Strangers Marry'' (1933) * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1934) * '' The Pursuit of Happiness'' (1934) * '' Change of Heart'' (1934) * ''Beggar's Holiday'' (1934) * ''The Fountain'' (1934) * ''Unknown Blonde'' (1934) * ''Diamond Jim'' (1935) * ''People Will Talk'' (1935) * '' Life Begins at 40'' (1935) * ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1935) * ''Lady Be Careful'' (1936) * ''Easy Money'' (1936) * '' The Plot Thickens'' (1936) * '' Make a Wish'' (1937) * ''Fit for a King ''Fit for a King'' is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Ryan (actor)
Tommy Ryan (born Joseph Youngs; March 31, 1870 – August 3, 1948) was an American World Welterweight and World Middleweight boxing champion who fought from 1887 to 1907. His simultaneously holding records in both weight classes was a rare and impressive feat for a boxer. His record is a topic that has been up for debate for decades. As of May 2021, Boxrec.com lists his official record as 82–2–13 (68KO). The International Boxing Hall of Fame lists his record as 86–3–6 (22KO). Others list his record anywhere from 86–3–6 (68KO), to 90–6–11 (70KO), to 84–2–11 (70KO). Some historians have even speculated that he held closer to 90 knockouts. Ryan was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 1991. Boxing career Ryan was considered by many one of the greatest Middleweights in boxing history. He was the World Middleweight Champion from 1898 to 1906. Some of his opponents included Mysterious Billy Smith, Kid McCoy, Tommy W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey (1893/1894 – September 8, 1998) was a Russian-born American film and television actor, best known for his role as "Sascha" in the film ''Casablanca'' (1942). His last name was sometimes spelled Kinsky. Life and career Kinskey was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He started his career as a mime in various imperial theatres in Russia in the mid-1910s. In 1921, he fled Russia for Germany.Oliver, Myrna (1998)"Leonid Kinskey; Actor in 'Casablanca'" obituary. ''Los Angeles Times'', September 11, 1998. Retrieved April 24, 2019. He acted on stage in Europe and South America before arriving in New York City from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in January 1924. He joined the road production of Al Jolson's musical ''Wonder Bar'', and in 1926 he made an appearance in the silent film ''The Great Depression'', although his scenes were deleted, before making his appearance in '' Trouble in Paradise'' (1932). His looks and accent helped him gain supporting roles in several movies, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tucker (actor)
Richard Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York. Appearing in more than 260 films between 1911 and 1940, he was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an unmarked niche in Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Faith. Selected filmography * '' Who Will Marry Mary?'' (1913) - Duke Leonardo de Ferrara * '' Vanity Fair'' (1915) - George Osborne * ''The Ring of the Borgias'' (1915) - Donald Rivers * ''When Love Is King'' (1916) - Felix, the King * ''The Cossack Whip'' (1916) - Sergius Kordkin * ''The Master Passion'' (1917) - Professor Alberto Martino * '' Threads of Fate'' (1917) - Dr. Grant Hunter * ''Pardners'' (1917) - Justus Morrow * ''The Royal Pauper'' (1917) - William, The Prince Charming, at 21 * ''The Cloud'' (1917) - John Saunders * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Arthur
Johnny Arthur (born John Lennox Arthur Williams; May 20, 1883 – December 31, 1951) was an American stage and motion picture actor. Early years Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Arthur was a veteran of twenty-five years on stage before he made his screen debut in 1923's ''The Unknown Purple''. Arthur's screen personality was nebulous enough to allow him to play the romantic lead in the Lon Chaney vehicle '' The Monster'' (1925). Talkie era With the coming of sound, Arthur developed his first comedic image, an effeminate character in films such as ''The Desert Song'' (1929), '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1930), '' Penrod and Sam'' (1931) and ''The Ghost Walks'' (1934). When the Production Code took effect on July 1, 1934, the overtly homosexual characters played by Arthur were toned down in Hollywood movies. He spent the rest of the 1930s playing fussy characters. This served him well in low-budget films like ''The Natzy Nuisance'', ''Ellis Island'' and ''Danger on the Air'', as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Fred Leedon Scott
Fred Leedon Scott (February 14, 1902 – December 16, 1991) was an American actor best known as a singing cowboy star in Westerns during the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Scott was born on February 14, 1902, in Fresno, California, United States. He took voice lessons as a child and started acting in community theater at sixteen followed by working with a traveling troupe. Scott's family moved to Llano del Rio. He found work as a cowboy on a cattle ranch and tried to parlay the skills into film roles on horseback. He spent three years at Pathé as Helen Twelvetrees leading man. He broke into Westerns with a singing part in a Harry Carey film.Robert W. Phillips. ''Singing Cowboy Stars''. Gibbs-Smith Publishers, Salt Lake City, 1994. For a while, Scott did opera and stage performances before returning to Hollywood and becoming a leading man in many musical Westerns produced by Spectrum Pictures earning him the nickname "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo." His first starring role as a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Richman (actor)
Charles J. Richman (January 12, 1865 – December 1, 1940) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1939. Richman was born in the Kenwood Section of Chicago, Illinois. After receiving a public-school education, he attended the Chicago College of Law at night. His interest turned from law to theater after he began acting in amateur productions at the Carleton Club and a millionaire offered to sponsor a touring company headed by Richman. That project led Richman to New York. Long before entering films Richman acted in the legitimate theatre.His work on Broadway began with portraying Horst von Neuhoff in ''The Countess Gucki'' (1896) and ended with playing Grandfather Trenchard in ''And Stars Remain'' (1936). In Hollywood, he often played supporting roles as a dignified authoritarian figures like General Tufto in the first Technicolor film ''Becky Sharp'' (1935) and Judge Thatcher in ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1938). Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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