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Marie Harmon
Marie Harmon (October 21, 1923 – January 25, 2021) was an American actress and businesswoman, who worked as an actress primarily in the 1940s during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her lead role in the 1946 American Western (genre), Western film ''The El Paso Kid'', opposite Sunset Carson. Early life and career Harmon was born on October 21, 1923, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She had five siblings, all brothers. As a child, she performed in local theater productions. At age 18, she moved to Hollywood, California, to pursue a professional career in acting. Her acting debut was an uncredited role in the 1943 film ''Hers to Hold'', starring Deanna Durbin and Joseph Cotten. Personal life Harmon was married three times. Her first husband was William G. Jones. Their only child is actress Sondra Currie. They divorced in 1948. She married Donald Currie in 1951. She quit show business to open up a female clothing store. The couple h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Park, Illinois
Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 29th-most populous municipality in Illinois with a population of 54,583 as of the 2020 U.S. Census estimate. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero, Illinois, Cicero. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife settled in Oak Park in 1889, and his work heavily influenced local architecture and design, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Over the years, rapid development was spurred by railroads and street cars connecting the village to jobs in nearby Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park passed the Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to integrate the village rather than resegregate. Today, Oak Park remains ethnically diverse, and is known for its socially liberal politics, with 80% or higher voter turnout in every United States presidential election, presidential election since 2000. Oak Park is closely connected to Chicago with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftwaffe
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the ''Luftwaffe''s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German rearmament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a ''Luftwaffe'' detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Market Babies
''Black Market Babies'' is a 1945 American crime drama film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. The film has been released on dvd. Plot A small-time hood teams up with an alcoholic obstetrician to set up a private maternity ward, where the expectant mothers' expenses are paid by the "donations" of "adoptive" parents. The racket goes wrong when one of the pre-sold children is stillborn, which means the hood has to come up with a replacement baby. Cast Production The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, which enforced the Hays Code The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures released by major studios in the United States from 1934 to 1968. It is also popularly known as the ..., at the time did not allow films to show that pregnancy, if shown at all, resulted in any visual changes to a woman's body. After reviewing the script for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allotment Wives
''Allotment Wives'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind it. Plot The Office of Dependency Benefits, O.D.B., is a U.S. government agency in charge of payment and financial support to women who have husbands serving in World War II. Even after the war, the office still handles all these issues. Colonel Pete Martin from the Army Intelligence is assigned to investigate a series of incorrect claims for support that has been discovered at the O.D.B. Among other things, there is evidence that some women have married multiple times to get more money. Pete's job is to find these fraudulent women and bring them to justice. Pete goes undercover as a newspaper reporter, which used to be his job before the war. He begins his investigations on the West Coast, keeping an eye on the suspected women. He observ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of A Sorority Girl
''Secrets of a Sorority Girl'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and Frank Wisbar and written by George Wallace Sayre and Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Mary Ware, Rick Vallin, Addison Richards, Ray Walker, Marie Harmon and Caren Marsh. The film was released on August 15, 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation. Plot Cast *Mary Ware as Linda Hamilton *Rick Vallin as Paul Reynolds *Addison Richards as John Hamilton * Ray Walker as Whitey King *Marie Harmon as Judy O'Neill *Caren Marsh Doll as Audrey Scott *Mary Kenyon as Barbara Chase *Marilyn Johnson as Jeannie Cooper *Rosemonde James as Carol Miller *Mauritz Hugo as Charles Stevens *Emmett Vogan as Joseph Kelland *Frank Ferguson as Justin Farley *Anthony Warde as Nick Vegas *William Murphy as Andy Jones *Pierre Watkin Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springtime In Texas
''Springtime in Texas'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore, Lee "Lasses" White, Marie Harmon, Rex Lease and Pearl Early. The film was released on June 2, 1945, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely * Dennis Moore as Denny Moore *Lee "Lasses" White as Lasses White *Marie Harmon as Kitty Stevens *Rex Lease as Pete Grant *Pearl Early as Prunella Bumstead *Horace Murphy as Mayor Lem Grainger * I. Stanford Jolley as Marshal Set Rawlins *Wally Wales as Red Higgins *Budd Buster as Jed Stevens *Roy Butler as Sam Monroe *Johnny Bond Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer and publisher, who co-founded a music publishing firm, he was active in the musi ... as Johnny Bond *Frankie Marvin as Frankie Marvin References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See My Lawyer
''See My Lawyer'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edmund Hartmann and Stanley Davis. It is based on the 1939 musical ''See My Lawyer'' by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. The film stars Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Alan Curtis, Grace McDonald, Noah Beery Jr., Franklin Pangborn and Edward Brophy. The film was released on March 9, 1945, by Universal Pictures. Plot The entertainers, "Ole & Chic", have received better offers elsewhere, and are eager to break their contract at Wagonhorn's nightclub. Wagonhorn is just as eager to keep them on at the low salary he signed them for. However, when the team takes drastic measures one night, destroying the club and subjecting the patrons to slapstick abuse, Wagonhorn is so frightened by this display he sells the club to the two of them just to get away from them. Although an insulted patron (Ed Brophy) files a damage suit against "Ole & Chic", they not only win the suit, but the beginning law fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Lucky Night
''Her Lucky Night'' is a 1945 musical film starring The Andrews Sisters. It was their last film for Universal. Plot A story of a woman who tries to find a boyfriend. Cast Lawsuit The film was part of a lawsuit by Harold Lloyd against Universal Pictures. He claims they copied sequences from his films, '' The Freshman'', ''Movie Crazy'' and ''Welcome Danger'' in their films ''Her Lucky Night'', ''So's Your Uncle ''So's Your Uncle'' is 1943 comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Billie Burke and Donald Woods. The screenplay concerns a man who impersonates his uncle and runs into trouble with his girlfriend's aunt. Cast * Billie Burke as Aun ...'' and '' Lucky Man''. ''Her Lucky Night'' was supposed to have copied ''The Freshman''; Lloyd claimed $500,000 in general damages and $500,000 in special damages for that film in particular. Lloyd won $60,000 for the ''Movie Crazy''-''So's Your Uncle'' infringement; he settled with Universal for more than $100,000 for the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckless Age
''Reckless Age'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Gertrude Purcell and Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes, Marshall Thompson, Jane Darwell, Lloyd Corrigan, Judy Clark and Jack Gilford. The film was released on November 17, 1944, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Gloria Jean as Linda Wadsworth *Henry Stephenson as J. H. Wadsworth *Kathleen Howard as Sarah Wadsworth *Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Thurtle *Andrew Tombes as Mr. Cook *Marshall Thompson as Roy Connors *Jane Darwell as Mrs. Connors *Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Connors *Judy Clark as Sandra Sibelius *Jack Gilford as Joey Bagle *Chester Clute as Jerkins *The Delta Rhythm Boys as Themselves *Harold Nicholas Harold Lloyd Nicholas (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American dancer specializing in tap. Nicholas was the younger half of the tap-dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, known as two of the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allergic To Love
''Allergic to Love'' is a 1944 American comedy musical romance film directed by Edward C. Lilley and starring Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr. and David Bruce. The film's plot centers on a bride (O'Driscoll) who appears to be allergic to her husband (Beery). Warren Wilson wrote the film's scenario and was associate producer. Plot Arranged marriage. Bride-to-be develops allergies to future husband. Cast * Martha O'Driscoll as Pat Bradley * Noah Beery Jr. as Kip Henderson * David Bruce as J. Roger Mace * Franklin Pangborn as Stewart Ives III * Fuzzy Knight as Charlie * Maxie Rosenbloom as Max * Henry Armetta as Louie * Marek Windheim as Dr. Kardos * Paul Stanton as Mr. Bradley * Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Bradley * Grady Sutton as Cuthbert * William B. Davidson as Mr. Henderson (as William Davidson) * John Hamilton as Dr. McLaughlan * George Chandler as Joe * Olin Howland as Sam Walker (as Olin Howlin) * Lotte Stein as Mrs. Beamish * Edna Holland as Miss Peabody * Dudley Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of Dixie
''South of Dixie'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Clyde Bruckman. The film stars Anne Gwynne, David Bruce, Jerome Cowan, Ella Mae Morse, Joe Sawyer and Samuel S. Hinds. The film was released om June 23, 1944, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Anne Gwynne as Dixie Holister * David Bruce as Danny Lee *Jerome Cowan as Bill 'Brains' Watson *Ella Mae Morse as Barbara Ann Morgan *Joe Sawyer as Ernest Hatcher *Samuel S. Hinds as Col. Andrew J. Morgan *Eddie Acuff as Jay Hatcher *Marie Harmon as Annabella Hatcher *Oscar O'Shea as Col. Hatcher *Louise Beavers as Magnolia Brown / Chloe *Pierre Watkin as Dean Williamson *Bill Bivens as Announcer *Marie Blake as Ruby *Rita Gould as Shoe Customer * Edward Keane as Mr. Platt *Mantan Moreland as The Porter * Ray Walker as Newspaper Reporter *Eddie Bruce as Shoe Salesman *Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi, Good Lookin'!
''Hi, Good Lookin'!'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Paul Gerard Smith, Bradford Ropes and Eugene Conrad. The film stars Harriet Nelson, Eddie Quillan, Kirby Grant, Betty Kean, Roscoe Karns, Vivian Austin, Marjorie Gateson and Fuzzy Knight. The film was released on March 22, 1944, by Universal Pictures. Plot In an effort to help a pretty girl to realize her dreams as a singer, a radio station usher impersonates a station executive. Cast *Harriet Nelson as Kelly Clark *Eddie Quillan as Dynamo Carson *Kirby Grant as King Castle *Betty Kean as Peggy *Roscoe Karns as Archie *Vivian Austin as Phyllis *Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Clara Hardacre *Fuzzy Knight as Joe Smedley *Milburn Stone as Bill Eaton * Frank Fenton as Gib Dickson *Robert Emmett Keane as Homer Hardacre *Ozzie Nelson as himself *Jack Teagarden as himself *The Delta Rhythm Boys as Themselves *Tip, Tap and Toe Tip, Tap, and Toe were a seminal African-American tap-dance co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
