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May Wallace
May Wallace (August 23, 1877 – December 11, 1938) was an American film actress. Biography Wallace was born in 1877 in Russiaville, Indiana. As a film actress, she often played supporting roles for producer Hal Roach in his Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang comedies, mostly in maternal roles. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1939. Wallace was married to Thomas W. Maddox until her death, they had one daughter and one son. She died in Los Angeles, California, of heart disease, aged 61. Selected filmography * ''My Lady Friends'' (1921) * ''The Cup of Life'' (1921) * ''Gimme'' (1923) as Mrs. Cecily McGimsey * ''Dollar Devils'' (1923) * ''The Reckless Age'' (1924) * '' Oh, You Tony!'' (1924) * ''Now I'll Tell One'' (1927) * ''Sailors, Beware!'' (1927) * ''Love 'em and Weep'' (1927) * '' Crazy House'' (1928) * ''Painted Faces'' (1929) * ''Love Business'' (1931) * '' County Hospital'' (1932) * ''Readin' and Writin''' (1932) * ''Free Eats'' (1932) * ''The Pooch'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russiaville, Indiana
Russiaville () is a town in Honey Creek Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kokomo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Russiaville was incorporated sometime between the 1860 and 1870 US Census. Etymology The town was named for Jean Baptiste de Richardville (whose father's surname was Richerville), a Miami chief of French-Miami descent who had relations with the United States government in treaty making in the early nineteenth century. Through the French pronunciation of "Ri-shar-ville," the name was gradually corrupted and changed to the current spelling; it has been pronounced "Roo-sha-ville" through much of its history. The apparent association with Russia led tthe town high school's naming its athletic teams the “Cossacks” until 1949 when county consolidation changed Russiaville High School to Western High School. Some theorize an alternate history, that during the Cold War, residents consciously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Faces (1929 Film)
''Painted Faces'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster and Barton Hepburn.Babington & Charles Barr p.53 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert. Synopsis After a vaudeville performer is murdered, another member of the troupe is arrested. During his trial only one juror, himself a entertainer, holds that he has been framed and seeks out the real culprit. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Hermann / Beppo * Helen Foster as Nancy * Barton Hepburn as Buddy Barton * Dorothy Gulliver as Babe Barnes * Lester Cole as Roderick * Richard Tucker as District Attorney * Purnell Pratt as Foreman of Jury * Mabel Julienne Scott as Mrs. Warren - Nervous Woman Jury Member * Clem Beauchamp as Jury Member * Joseph Belmont as Jury Member * Alma Bennett as Jury Member * Allan Cavan as Defense Attorney * William B. Davidson as Ringmaster * Russ Dudley as Jury Member * Dannie Mac Grant as Circus Specta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876 – Battle of Wolf Mountain: Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. * March – ''The Nineteenth Century (periodical), The Nineteenth Century'' magazine is founded in London. * Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Out West (1937 Film)
''Way Out West'' is a 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the second picture for which Stan Laurel was credited as producer. Plot Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) have been entrusted to deliver the deed of a gold mine to the deceased prospector's daughter Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence). Mary works for her cruel unofficial guardians, Brushwood Gulch saloon owner Mickey Finn ( James Finlayson) and his saloon-singer wife, Lola Marcel (Sharon Lynn), who have her trapped in a life akin to that of a slave by forcing her to do all the chores. Stan and Ollie are traveling towards Brushwood Gulch; Stan on foot, leading a mule (called Dinah) dragging a travois, on which Ollie lies. As they ford a river, the travois detaches from the mule, leaving Ollie stranded in the water. He starts to wade then completely disappears into a sink hole in the river bottom. They hitch a ride on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roamin' Holiday
''Roamin' Holiday'' is a 1937 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 155th ''Our Gang'' short released (156th episode, 67th talking short, and 68th talking episode). Plot Upset at being forced to do the household chores all weekend long (and the threat of taking dancing lessons), Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and Porky decide to run away from home. Taking a breather in the tiny village of Jenksville, the boys manage to cadge a meal from kindly storekeeper Mrs. Jenks. But when she finds out that the kids are runaways, she passes this information along to her husband, Constable Hi Jenks, who jovially decides to teach the boys a lesson. Pretending to arrest the four youngsters, Constable Jenks dresses them in convict stripes and forces them to work on the rock pile, figuring that after an hour or so they will be glad to return home. But an unanticipated swarm of bees brings this little morality play to a sudden and painful conclusion for the four roamin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor Day (film)
''Arbor Day'' is a 1936 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. It was the 145th ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot Spanky attempts to hide from the truant officer and avoid going to school, where he is being forced to participate in the Green Street Grammar School's annual Arbor Day show. Alfalfa tries to talk him out of his fears, but truant officer Smithers happens along to personally usher both children to school himself. Meanwhile, a husband and wife midget pair (George and Olive Brasno) walk out on their circus sideshow jobs. They disguise themselves as children to enjoy a day about town, but Smithers mistakes them for actual children and takes them to school. At school, the kids trudge through their Arbor Day recitals and songs (Alfalfa contributes a squeaky rendition of Joyce Kilmer's "Trees" set to music by Oscar Rasbach. When the midgets-in-disguise offer to join in the show, they contribute a shimmy routine which shocks the entire audie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beginner's Luck (1935 Film)
''Beginner's Luck'' is a 1935 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 135th ''Our Gang'' short (47th talking episode) that was released. It was also the first short for seven-year-old Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and his ten-year-old brother Harold Switzer to appear. Plot Spanky has been entered into an amateur show by his overly aggressive stage mother. He wants nothing to do with this and would rather not act. The gang comes up with a plan to disrupt his recitation and make him flop which makes Spanky very pleased. At the theater, the mother infuriates the MC saying 'My son is too much of an artist to open a show". After the first act, as the mother is putting on his costume the MC asks if he's ready which he isn't and the MC decides to have him go on last. Spanky befriends a girl called Daisy who has bombed her act but needs the prize money to buy a special dress. Spanky has a change of heart and decides to win the prize. He asks permission from his mom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's Your Racket?
''What's Your Racket?'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code crime film directed by Fred Guiol and starring Regis Toomey, Noel Francis and J. Carrol Naish. It was produced on Poverty Row by independent studio Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.239 Synopsis Mae Cosgrove, a nightclub hostess, carries out a robbery on the safe of a gangster's palatial home. The man she has robbed suspects another gang leader of ordering the job, leading to a dispute between them. In fact she is the daughter of a man framed for robbery by the gangs who is trying to gain enough evidence to free him. Cast * Regis Toomey as Bert Miller * Noel Francis as Mae Cosgrove * J. Carrol Naish as Dick Graves * Creighton Hale as Chief * Fred Malatesta as Benton * May Wallace as Mrs. Cosgrove * 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, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Two
''Twice Two'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film. It is the second of only three films where the pair each play a dual role: the first is '' Brats'' and the third and last is '' Our Relations''. Plot A year prior to the first scene, Stan Laurel married Oliver Hardy's sister (played by Oliver), and Oliver married Stan's sister (played by Stan) in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and Ollie work in the same office. After some gags involving telephones, the wives are seen making preparations for a surprise party to celebrate their first anniversary during which a cake lands on Mrs. Laurel's head, causing her to bear an uncanny resemblance to a portrait of Elizabeth I on the dining room wall. Stan and Ollie then arrive but the couples cannot help but squabble throughout the party. In the final scenes, a delivery boy (played by Charlie Hall) arrives with another cake, which is thrown in Mrs. Laurel's face by an acrimonious Mrs. Hardy. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid From Borneo
''The Kid from Borneo'' is a short subject film in the ''Our Gang'' (Little Rascals) comedy series. It was produced and directed by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach Studios, and was originally released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on April 15, 1933. It was the 122nd ''Our Gang'' short released, and the 34th talking episode. Plot Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky's Uncle George is in town. Uncle George manages a show called "Wild Man from Borneo", featuring a tribal-attired man with the mentality of a seven-year-old child. The children's father refuses to let Uncle George visit, so their mother has the kids visit him at the show's location. Their mother explains to the kids that Uncle George is the black sheep of the family, which is why their father does not want them to see him. 250px, left, Bumbo a.k.a. "Wild Man From Borneo" / mistaken Uncle George ( John Lester Johnson)The children arrive at the show, where they mistake Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo, for their Uncle George. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pooch
''The Pooch'' is a 1932 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 115th (27th talking) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot The film follows cheerful vagrant Stymie and the younger Spanky as they trek through the neighborhood in search of food, with their dog, Pete the Pup, in tow. Their attempts at procuring food are mostly unsuccessful; the pair are turned away from a restaurant for not having any money. Their luck changes, however, when Stymie manages to scheme a woman out of some food under the pretense that it is for Petey, his dog. Soon after, a mean dogcatcher (Budd Fine) is seen with the rest of the gang's dogs in the back of his truck. Stymie, who wants to get back in the good graces of the gang after having previously stolen their pies, intends to win back their affections by freeing their dogs from the dogcatcher's wagon. He is successful, and, after a brief misunderstanding, is allowed back into the gang. Enraged, the dogcatcher tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Eats
''Free Eats'' is a 1932 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Ray McCarey. It was the 112th (24th talking Our Gang episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot The gang along with other poor children in the town are given a party with games and great food to eat. In addition, each child would be given a food basket to bring home to their parents. It's given by a wealthy woman whose husband is running for office. Meanwhile a couple of criminals have set up two midgets to come to the party as babies. They would steal expensive jewelry and planned on robbing a safe filled with money. Stymie caught the "fidgets" in the safe. After an altercation with Stymie, the rest of the gang come to Stymie's rescue as the midgets pull a gun. An alarm goes off and the police come to arrest the midgets. Episode concludes with the police sergeant spitting tobacco into a nearby waste can, from which the missing midget then rises, telling the "flatfoot" to call his shots. Cast The Gang * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
