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Milton Schwarzwald
Milton Edward Schwarzwald (1891–1950) was a film director and musical theater composer and producer. In the 1930s, he directed numerous Mentone Productions comedy musical variety films before departing to produce musical theater in 1939. Leo Feist published sheet music for his operetta ''Flora Bella'' in 1916. He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score. ''Playbill'' and IBDB list him as the musical director of four theatrical productions in the 1920s and as a musical contributor to a couple more. BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950. His son Arnold Schwarzwald was a composer and soundman. Filmography *'' Revue à la Carte'' (1935) *'' Gus Van's Music Shoppe'' (1935), director *'' Gus Van's Garden Party'' (1936), director * '' Musical Airwaves'' (1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures *''Maids and Music'' (1938), producer *'' Rumba Rhythms'' (1942), musical director *''Top Man (film)'' (1943), producer *''Girl o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentone Productions
Mentone Productions was a film company in the United States that produced short musical comedy films featuring a variety of performers. Milton Schwarzwald directed many of their films. In 1939, Schwarzwald moved on to producing musicals. Violinist Joseph Gershenson helped produce the films. ''Rhapsody in Zoo'' features an MC dressed like Tarzan at a zoo with a stage and exhibitions by human performers. Musical acts presented include a female singer, novelty singing group, ballroom dance team, tap dancer, song performed by the host, and a finale with the Nagasaki Tramp Band of Harlem in front of animals that are clearly people dressed up in costume. IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... lists 78 films by Mentone Productions. Filmography *'' Supper at Six'' (1933), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl On The Spot
''Girl on the Spot'' is a 1946 musical crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Lois Collier, Jess Barker and George Dolenz.Leese p.126 Partial cast * Lois Collier as Kathy Lorenz * Jess Barker as Rick Crane * George Dolenz as Leon Lorenz * Fuzzy Knight as Bim * Ludwig Stössel as 'Popsy' Lorenz * Richard Lane as 'Weepy' McGurk * Donald MacBride as Inspector Gleason * Edward Brophy Edward Santree Brophy (February 27, 1895 – May 27, 1960) was an American character actor and comedian, as well as an assistant director and second unit director during the 1920s. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently ... as Fingers Foley * Ray Walker as Don Dawson * Carol Hughes as Susie 'Cuddles' LaPlanche (uncredited) References Bibliography * Elizabeth Leese. ''Costume Design in the Movies: An Illustrated Guide to the Work of 157 Great Designers''. Courier Corporation, 2012. External links * 1946 films 1946 crime films 1940s Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside The Wall (film)
''Outside the Wall'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring Richard Basehart, Marilyn Maxwell, Signe Hasso and Dorothy Hart. Plot Ex-convict Larry Nelson (Basehart), paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, has problems finding employment. Determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, he takes a job as a lab assistant in a country sanitarium. There he falls for attractive nurse Charlotte (Maxwell). Larry learns that the sanitarium is a front for a robbery syndicate and finally finds himself a clay pigeon for the gang. Sweet-and-wholesome nurse Ann (Hart) helps Larry to get out of the unpleasant situation. Cast * Richard Basehart as Larry Nelson * Marilyn Maxwell as Charlotte Maynard * Signe Hasso as Celia Bentner * Dorothy Hart as Ann Taylor * Joseph Pevney as Gus Wormser * Lloyd Gough as Red Chaney * Harry Morgan as Garth * John Hoyt as Jack Bernard * Mickey Knox as Latzo See also * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was A Shoplifter
''I Was a Shoplifter'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Scott Brady and Mona Freeman. Plot A shoplifter, Faye Burton, is being watched by Herb Klaxon, a security guard at a Los Angeles department store, and by Jeff Andrews, a shopper there. Jeff tries to warn her, but Faye is nevertheless caught and placed under arrest. Faye signs a confession and is set free, warned that if she tries this again, she will go to jail. Faye returns to her job as a librarian, but a gang of thieves run by Ina Perdue, a pawnbroker, recruits Faye by claiming they can get her confession back, thereby clearing her record. Faye is shown by Ina and her henchman Pepe how to steal like a professional thief, and is then given a San Diego robbery assignment as a test. She is followed by Jeff, who is actually an undercover law officer, working to bust the shoplifting ring. Pepe attempts to sexually assault Faye, who becomes so despondent, she tries to commit suicid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid From Texas
''The Kid from Texas'' is a 1950 American Western film that was Audie Murphy's first Technicolor Western and the first feature film on Murphy's Universal-International Pictures contract. It was directed by Kurt Neumann and featured Gale Storm and Albert Dekker. Plot The film starts 11 July 1879 in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory. A group of men who work for Major Harper, led by gunslinger Minniger, attempt to arrest rancher Alexander Kain and his English partner Jameson. They are stopped by William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, who shoots and injures them. Jameson offers Billy a job as a ranch hand. A drunken group of Harper's men attack the ranch and kill Jameson. Billy goes on a killing rampage, encouraged by the manipulative Kain, who publicly decries Billy's efforts. Governor Lew Wallace offers Billy a pardon which he turns down. Pat Garrett is sent to catch Billy. Cast * Audie Murphy as Billy the Kid * Gale Storm as Irene Kain * Albert Dekker as Alexander Kain * Shepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma And Pa Kettle Go To Town
''Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the second installment of Universal Pictures, Universal-International's ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. Plot At the conclusion of ''Ma and Pa Kettle (film), Ma and Pa Kettle'', Pa receives a telegram stating that he has won another jingle-writing competition, contest, this one from the Bubble-Ola Company. The prize is an all-expenses paid trip to New York City. Ma tells Pa that they can't go because they have no one to look out for the kids. Meanwhile, fleeing bank robber Shotgun Munger has a flat tire and crashes into the old Kettle Farm. Pa comes along and after Munger convinces Pa that he is an eccentric poet "Mr. Jones", he agrees to stay and watch over the kids for the Kettles (he is trying to hide from the police) if they will deliver a bag to his "brother" Louie in New York. Ma and Pa Kettle go by train to New York City, where their son Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Molly X
''The Story of Molly X'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring June Havoc, John Russell and Dorothy Hart. The screenplay concerns a woman who tries to reform after being sent to prison, but faces obstacles. Plot After her husband is killed, a woman executes a series of robberies with her husband's gang while searching for his murderer. Cast * June Havoc as Molly X * John Russell as Cash Brady * Dorothy Hart as Anne * Connie Gilchrist as Dawn * Cathy Lewis as Jan * Sara Berner as Amy * Sandra Gould as Vera * Katherine Warren as Norma Calvert (as Katharine Warren) * Charles McGraw as Police Capt. Breen * Elliott Lewis as Rod Markle * Wally Maher as Chris Renbow Reception Bosley Crowther, critic for ''The New York Times'', was unimpressed, writing, "there is little of substance or excitement in 'The Story of Molly X.'" He found the story and actors unconvincing: "... this film ... carries a great deal more sentiment than conviction. Miss H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pecos Pistol
''The Pecos Pistol'' is a short 1949 American Western film directed by Will Cowan and starring Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers, and Barbara Payton. This is a black and white film, a partial remake of 1941 film ''Rawhide Rangers'' by Ray Taylor. Plot Someone dear to Tex Williams was killed, so he decides to get himself kicked from the force and disguise himself as an outlaw. Now he has to infiltrate the gang of outlaws and come up with a plan to find the killer and bring the gang down. Cast *Tex Williams as Tex Williams *Smokey Rogers as Smokey *Deuce Spriggins as Deuce *Barbara Payton as Kay McCormick *Bill Cassady as Ben Williams *Forrest Taylor as Capt. McCormick *Terry Frost as Parker * George Lloyd as Rocky *Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ... as Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal Entry (film)
''Illegal Entry'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Howard Duff, Märta Torén and George Brent. The film and its treatment of illegal entry and unlawful residence in the United States is introduced by Watson B. Miller, the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service under President Harry S. Truman. Plot An undercover agent (Howard Duff) attacks an illicit Mexican border immigrant smuggling operation. Cast * Howard Duff as Bert Powers * Märta Torén as Anna Duvak O'Neill * George Brent as Chief Agent Dan Collins * Gar Moore as Lee Sloan * Tom Tully as Nick Gruber * Paul Stewart as Zack Richards * Richard Rober as Dutch Lempo * Joseph Vitale as Joe Bottsy * James Nolan as Agent Benson * Clifton Young as Billy Rafferty * David Clarke as Carl * Robert Osterloh as Agent Crowthers * Anthony Caruso as Teague * Donna Martell as Maria Reception Critical response ''The New York Times'' film critic, Bosley Crowther, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Stool Pigeon
''Johnny Stool Pigeon'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea. Plot A narcotics agent convinces a convict he helped send to Alcatraz go undercover with him to help expose a heroin drug smuggling ring. The unlikely pair travels from San Francisco to Vancouver and finally to a dude ranch in Tucson which is run by mob bosses. They end up getting help breaking the case from the gang leader's girlfriend (Winters), who falls for the narcotics agent during the sting. Cast * Howard Duff as George Morton aka Mike Doyle * Shelley Winters as Terry * Dan Duryea as Johnny Evans * Tony Curtis as Joey Hyatt (as Anthony Curtis) * John McIntire as Avery * Gar Moore as Sam Harrison * Leif Erickson Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, ; Modern Icelandic: ; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Leiv Eiriksson'' also known as Leif the Lucky (), was a Norsemen, Norse explorer who is though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Man (film)
''Top Man'' (also known as ''Man of the Family'') is a 1943 American black-and-white film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, and Peggy Ryan. It was O'Connor and Ryan's first film away from the third of their trio, Gloria Jean Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover; April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub app .... References External links * * 1943 films 1943 musical comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Charles Lamont Films scored by Frank Skinner American musical comedy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{musical-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Feist
Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world. Leo Feist, Inc., ran until 1934. Leo Feist, Inc. Feist marketed his publications very aggressively, even by Tin Pan Alley standards. He maintained offices in most major cities, each with a regional manager (in Boston, for instance, his delegate was Billy Lang). Favored employees were rewarded with corporate largesse; in 1914, for instance, selected managers gathered in Atlantic City, where it was said that "money flowed like water." As evidence of the size of his firm, Leo Feist, Inc., was one of seven defendants named in a 1920 Sherman antitrust suit brought by the US Justice Department for controlling 80% of the music publishing business. The 7 were Consolidated Music Corporation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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