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Michael Mark (actor)
Michael Mark (born Morris Schulman; 15 March 1886 – 3 February 1975) was a Russian-born American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1928 and 1969. Biography Born in 1886 in Mogilev, Russian Empire (now Belarus), he immigrated to the United States in 1910. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was used by Universal Studios in minor roles for several Frankenstein movies, although he played different parts in each of them. He may perhaps best-remembered, if not by name, as the desperate father of the killed girl in ''Frankenstein'' (1931) with Boris Karloff. Michael Mark died in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, in 1975. Selected filmography * ''Four Sons'' (1928) - Von Stomm's Orderly (uncredited) * ''Tempest'' (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Woman Disputed'' (1928) - Russian Soldier (uncredited) * ''Napoleon's Barber'' (1928, Short) - Peasant * '' City Girl'' (1930) - Man Standing at Cafe (uncredited) * ''Remote Control'' (1930) - Thug (uncred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wasp Woman
''The Wasp Woman'' (also known as ''The Bee Girl'' and ''Insect Woman'') is a 1959 American Independent film, independent science fiction film, science-fiction horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Filmed in black-and-white, it stars Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark (actor), Michael Mark, and Barboura Morris. The film was originally released by Filmgroup as a double feature with ''Beast from Haunted Cave''. To pad out the film's running time when it was released to television two years later, a new prologue was added by director Jack Hill. Plot In Hill's prologue, a scientist, Dr. Eric Zinthrop (Michael Mark (actor), Michael Mark), is fired from his job at a honey farm for experimenting with wasps. The founder and owner of a large cosmetics company, Janice Starlin (Susan Cabot), is disturbed when her firm's sales begin to drop after it becomes apparent to her customer base that she is aging. Zinthrop has been able to extract enzymes from the royal jelly o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardsman
''The Guardsman'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the play '' Testőr'' by Ferenc Molnár. It stars Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Roland Young and ZaSu Pitts. It opens with a stage re-enactment of the final scene of Maxwell Anderson's ''Elizabeth the Queen'', with Fontanne as Elizabeth and Lunt as the Earl of Essex, but otherwise has nothing to do with that play. The film was adapted by Ernest Vajda (screenplay) and Claudine West (continuity) and was directed by Sidney Franklin. Lunt and Fontanne were husband and wife and a celebrated stage acting team. This film was based upon the roles they had played on Broadway in 1924 and it was their only starring film role together. They were nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role, respectively. Nonetheless, the film was not a popular success at the box office, and the two stars returned to working on Broadway.Balio p.185 Plot The story revolves around a husband-and-wife acting team. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way To Love
''The Way to Love'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Maurice Chevalier and Ann Dvorak. Edward Everett Horton was the principal featured player. At one stage Carole Lombard was to have co starred against Chevalier. Filming started 9 January 1933.SWANK COMBINE RESUMES SWAY Los Angeles Times 5 Dec 1932: A9. Cast *Maurice Chevalier *Ann Dvorak *Edward Everett Horton *Minna Gombell * Blanche Frederici * John Miljan * Grace Bradley *George Rigas George Thomas Regas ( Greek: Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρεγάκος; November 9, 1890 – December 13, 1940) was a Greek American actor. Biography Regis was born in the village of Goranoi near Sparta, Greece, the brother of actor Pedro Re ... Plot Chevalier portrays a "happy-go-lucky Parisian street gypsy" who protects Dvorak's character when she is threatened by her partner in a knife-throwing act. References External links * * 1933 films 1933 romantic comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Flight (1933 Film)
''Night Flight'' (also known as ''Dark to Dawn'') is a 1933 American pre-Code aviation drama film produced by David O. Selznick, distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Clarence Brown and starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy. The picture is based on the 1931 novel of the same name, which won the Prix Femina the same year, by French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Based on Saint-Exupéry's personal experiences while flying on South American mail routes, ''Night Flight'' recreates a 24-hour period of the operations of a fictional airline based on Aéropostale, Trans-Andean European Air Mail. In 1942, ''Night Flight'' was withdrawn from circulation as a result of a dispute between MGM and Saint Exupéry. Its public re-release had to wait until 2011, when legal obstacles were overcome. Plot In South America, the daunting mountains and dangerous weather have hampered the operations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notorious But Nice
''Notorious but Nice'' is a 1933 pre-Code American sound film drama directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh, Betty Compson and Don Dillaway. It was produced and distributed by B movie studio Chesterfield Motion Pictures. The film survives, with a copy preserved by The Library of Congress.American Film Institute (1978) ''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.129 Plot Cast * Marian Marsh as Jenny Jones * Betty Compson as Millie Sprague * Donald Dillaway as Richard Hamilton * Rochelle Hudson as Constance Martin * John St. Polis as John Martin * J. Carrol Naish as Joe Charney * Dewey Robinson as Tuffy Kraft * Henry Kolker as Defense Attorney * Robert Ellis as Prosecutor * Robert Frazer as The Park Man * Wilfred Lucas as Judge * Michael Mark as Henchman Bill * Jane Keckley as Mrs. Kelly - Landlady * J. Frank Glendon as Clark's Associate (as Frank Glendon) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiss Before The Mirror
''The Kiss Before the Mirror'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film adapted from the 1932 play by Ladislas Fodor, directed by James Whale and starring Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, and Gloria Stuart. Plot Attorney Paul Held is defending his friend, Walter Bernsdorf, who has been charged with the murder of his wife Lucy in Vienna. By Walter's account, Lucy was unfaithful to him during their marriage. After a court hearing, Paul returns home to his wife, Maria, and watches her as she applies make-up at her vanity. The scene reminds him of the one Walter described leading up to Lucy's murder. When Paul attempts to kiss Maria, she rebuffs him, criticizing him for ruining her make-up. She then leaves their home. Paul follows Maria through the streets of Vienna, and observes her meeting with a male lover. This enrages Paul, and he fantasizes about murdering Maria; he also becomes obsessed with vindicating Walter of killing Lucy, hoping to prove in court that Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxury Liner (1933 Film)
''Luxury Liner'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring George Brent, Zita Johann and Vivienne Osborne. It was based on a 1932 novel by Gina Kaus, and made by Paramount Pictures. Mendes worked on a number of films for Paramount during the era. Shortly after making the film, he went to Britain where he directed his most celebrated film '' Jew Süss''.Bock & Bergfelder p.319 Plot The steamship ''Germania'' is setting sail from Bremen to New York, with a stop in Cherbourg. Dr. Veith is annoyed that he has been assigned to be the ship's doctor, as he would rather stay home with his family. His married friend and fellow ship's officer Baron von Luden tries to flirt with the ship's nurse, Morgan, but she is not interested. Veith says Morgan seems to have no friends and never leaves the ship when it is in port. Dr. Veith meets his old friend Dr. Bernhard (George Brent), who is desperate to sail on the sold-out ship because his wife Sybil (Vivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Done Him Wrong
''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hudson, and Louise Beavers. It was directed by Lowell Sherman, and produced by William LeBaron. The film is famous for West's many double entendres and quips, including her best-known (and frequently misquoted), "Why don't you come up sometime and see me?" The film was adapted from the successful 1928 Broadway play ''Diamond Lil'' by Mae West. The Hays Code declared the play banned from the screen and repeatedly demanded changes to remove associations with or elements from the play, including suggested titles with the word "diamond". The adaption was finally allowed under the condition that the play not be referred to in publicity or advertising. ''Blonde Venus'' (with Marlene Dietrich) and ''Madame Butterfly'' (with Sylvia Sidney), both p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight Is Ours
''Tonight Is Ours'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Stuart Walker and starring Claudette Colbert, Fredric March and Alison Skipworth. Made by Paramount Pictures, it is based on the play ''The Queen Was in the Parlour'' by Noël Coward.Mander and Mitchenson, pp. 72–73 Cast *Claudette Colbert as Princess Nadya *Fredric March as Sabien Pastal *Alison Skipworth as Grand Duchess Emilie * Arthur Byron as Gen. Krish *Paul Cavanagh as Prince Keri *Ethel Griffies as Zana * Clay Clement as Seminoff * Warburton Gamble as Alex * Edwin Maxwell as mob leader See also *''The Queen Was in the Parlour ''The Queen Was in the Parlour: a romance in three acts'' is a play by the English writer Noël Coward. Although written in 1922 it was not produced until 24 August 1926, when it was premiered at the St Martin's Theatre. The play is Coward's only ...'' (1927) Notes * External links * * * 1933 films 1930s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughter In Hell
''Laughter in Hell'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, Pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films. Adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name by Jim Tully, the film was inspired in part by ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' and was part of a series of films depicting men in chain gangs following the success of that film. O'Brien plays a railroad engineer who kills his wife and her lover in a jealous rage and is sent to prison.Laughter in Hell tcm.com, accessed October 12, 2010.Doherty. pg 167 The movie received a mixed review in ''The New York Times'' upon its release.Mordaunt Hall, Hall, Mordaunt [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin And The Empress
''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings ( John, as Prince Chegodieff; Ethel, as Czarina Alexandra; and Lionel Barrymore, as Grigori Rasputin). It is the only film in which all three siblings appear together. The film's inaccurate portrayal of Prince Felix Yusupov and his wife Princess Irina (renamed "Prince Chegodieff" and "Princess Natasha") resulted in a historically significant lawsuit against MGM and gave rise to the " all persons fictitious disclaimer", which has since become standard in Hollywood works of fiction. Plot The highly fictionalized story takes place in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign of Czar Nicholas II and the Czarina Alexandra. Reform-minded Prince Paul has long been concerned about the plight of the common people and knows a revolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Hours To Live
''Six Hours to Live'' is a 1932 American pre-Code science fiction drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan and John Boles.Solomon p.336 Cast * Warner Baxter as Capt. Paul Onslow * Miriam Jordan as Baroness Valerie von Sturm * John Boles as Karl Kranz * George F. Marion as Prof. Otto Bauer * Halliwell Hobbes as Baron Emil von Sturm * Irene Ware as The Prostitute * Beryl Mercer as The Widow * Edward McWade as Ivan * John Davidson as Kellner * Edwin Maxwell as Police Commissioner * Dewey Robinson as Blucher * Eugenie Besserer as The Marquisa * Marilyn Harris as Flower Girl * Claude King as Conference Chairman * Michael Mark as Townsman in Window * Torben Meyer as Sturges - Butler * John Reinhardt as Masher * Bodil Rosing as Greta * Michael Visaroff as Monsieur Thereux * Wilhelm von Brincken as Reporter * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (5 May 1898 – 19 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
