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Morgan Farley
Francis Morgan Farley (October 3, 1898 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor on the stage and in films and television. Career His theatrical career began in 1918 in the stage adaptation of Booth Tarkington's ''Seventeen''. He recreated the role of Joe Bullitt in Orson Welles's ''Mercury Theatre on the Air'' adaptation of the story that aired October 16, 1938. He gained a whole new generation of followers as a result of his guest spots on the original ''Star Trek'' series in the 1960s in the episodes "The Return of the Archons" and "The Omega Glory". In 1967 he appeared as Paco on the TV western series ''The Big Valley'' in the episode titled "Days of Grace." Morgan Farley also appeared in Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "See Some Evil...Do Some Evil" (4/8/1973). Farley played a large number of mostly small parts in movies, television and Broadway, including the church minister in ''High Noon''. He also served in World War II. He was an out actor and was an activis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollow Triumph
''Hollow Triumph'' (working title ''The Man Who Murdered Himself'', reissued in the United States as ''The Scar'') is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Steve Sekely starring Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett and Leslie Brooks. It was released by Eagle-Lion Films, based on the 1946 novel of the same title written by Murray Forbes. The film's sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou. Plot Just released from prison, John Müller (Paul Henreid) masterminds a holdup at an illegal casino run by Rocky Stansyck (Thomas Browne Henry). The robbery goes bad, and the mobsters capture some of Müller's men and force them to identify the rest before killing them. Stansyck has a reputation for tracking down and killing his enemies, no matter how long it takes, so Müller decides to leave town and hide. He takes an office job recommended by his law-abiding brother, Frederick (Eduard Franz), but quickly decides that working for a living is not for him. A chance encounter with de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greene Murder Case (film)
''The Greene Murder Case'' is a 1929 talking film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and based on the novel ''The Greene Murder Case'', by S.S. Van Dine ( Willard Huntington Wright). The novel had been published a year before this film was made. It stars William Powell in his second Philo Vance outing. Florence Eldridge and Jean Arthur costar. In 1937, the film was remade as '' Night of Mystery''. Plot Cast *William Powell - Philo Vance *Florence Eldridge - Sibella Greene * Ullrich Haupt, Sr. - Dr. Arthur Von Blon *Jean Arthur - Ada Greene *Eugene Pallette - Sgt. Ernest Heath *E. H. Calvert - District Attorney John F. x. Markham *Gertrude Norman - Mrs. Tobias Greene *Lowell Drew - Chester Greene * Morgan Farley - Rex Greene * Brandon Hurst - Sproot *Augusta Burmeister - Mrs. Gertrude Mannheim *Marcia Harris Marcia Harris (born Lena Hill, February 14, 1868 – June 18, 1947) was an American actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1915 and 1932. She was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Of Jericho (1948 Film)
''The Walls of Jericho'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl, written by Lamar Trotti, and starring Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter, Kirk Douglas, Ann Dvorak, Colleen Townsend and Marjorie Rambeau. It was released by 20th Century Fox on August 4, 1948. Plot County attorney Dave Connors is stuck in an unhappy marriage to his wife Belle. He invites his friends, newly married Tucker and Algeria Wedge, to come and visit. Algeria is secretly attracted to Dave and is frustrated that he doesn't return her feelings. When Dave decides to run for senator, Algeria encourages Tucker to run as well in an effort to make Tucker more like Dave. Dave is reunited with an old friend, Julia Norman. She has been in love with Dave since childhood, and as they spend more time together, Dave begins to fall in love with her as well. They begin an affair, but they feel guilty over Dave's marriage to Belle. Julia decides to leave Jericho. Marjorie Ransom, a mutual friend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winner's Circle
''The Winner's Circle'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Howard J. Green and Leonard Praskins. The film stars Jean Willes, Morgan Farley, Johnny Longden, Robert S. Howard, William Gould and John Beradino. It was released on June 8, 1948 by 20th Century Fox. Plot A new foal on Colonel Waldron's horse farm has him feeling nostalgic for great thoroughbreds of old. Another racehorse owner, Robert Howard, would like to buy the young colt, but young Jean Trent, daughter of stable owner Tom Trent, persuades the colonel to sell the horse to her. Jean names the colt Teacher's Pet and is not discouraged when its practice times are very slow. But when the horse throws jockey Johnny Longden in a race at Santa Anita, her father insists that Teacher's Pet be sold. Howard buys the colt from the heartbroken girl. After the horse's times fail to improve, Jean sells everything she owns and begs Howard to sell Teacher's Pet back to her. Her trainer Gus b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Secret
An open secret is a concept or idea that is "officially" (''de jure'') secret or restricted in knowledge, but in practice (''de facto'') is widely known; or it refers to something that is widely known to be true but which none of the people most intimately concerned are willing to categorically acknowledge in public. Popular examples Government and military One famous "open secret" is that of Area 51, a United States military base containing an aircraft testing facility. The U.S. government did not explicitly affirm the existence of any military facility near Groom Lake, Lincoln County, Nevada, until 2013, when the CIA released documents revealing that the site was established to test spy planes. While the general location of the base is now officially acknowledged, the base does not appear on government maps or in declassified satellite photography. Yet despite this, the base was demonstrably and widely acknowledged to exist for many years before the CIA officially confirmed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Were Meant For Me (film)
''You Were Meant for Me'' is a 1948 musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain as a bandleader and his wife. It was released by 20th Century Fox. The film includes performances of "You Were Meant for Me", "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)", and "Ain't Misbehavin'". Marilyn Monroe may have worked on the film as an uncredited extra. Plot summary Chuck Arnold (Dan Dailey) is a bandleader during the 1920s. He meets hometown girl Peggy Mayhew (Jeanne Crain), a flapper script girl, at one of the band's presentations, and the next day, they get married. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, and eventually, with the onset of the Great Depression, in 1929, she tires of it, and returns to her country home. Unable to find new bookings, he soon joins her, and brings with him Oscar Hoffman (Oscar Levant) his acerbic, cynical manager. The bandleader finds the pastoral life a crashing bore, and so, he heads for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman's Agreement
A gentlemen's agreement, or gentleman's agreement, is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, but it may be written or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually-beneficial etiquette. The essence of a gentlemen's agreement is that it relies upon the honor of the parties for its fulfillment, rather than being in any way enforceable. It is distinct from a legal agreement or contract. History The phrase appears in the British parliamentary records in 1821 and in the Massachusetts public records in 1835. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' cites P. G. Wodehouse's 1929 story collection ''Mr Mulliner Speaking'' as the first appearance of the term. Industry A gentleman's agreement, defined in the early 20th century as "an agreement between gentlemen looking toward the control of prices," was reported by one source to be the loosest form of a "pool." Such agreements have been reported to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beloved (1934 Film)
''Beloved'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Paul Gangelin and George O'Neil. The film stars John Boles, Gloria Stuart, Morgan Farley, Ruth Hall, Albert Conti and Dorothy Peterson. The film was released on January 22, 1934, by Universal Pictures. Plot An aristocratic violin prodigy, Carl Hausmann (Boles), escapes revolution in Vienna in 1848 and flees with his mother Irene (Peterson) to Charleston, North Carolina, where he is drawn to the music of the slaves. He meets a young woman, Lucy Tarrant (Stuart), whom he takes on as a piano student. The couple fall in love but Lucy's father, Major Tarrant (Breese) refuses his permission to marry. Carl emerges from the Civil War a hero, and in the meantime both Irene and Major Tarrant have died, and the Tarrants are now destitute, Carl and Lucy marry and move to New York, where they survive on a meager income from Carl's piano lessons. Meanwhile he dreams of writing a great "American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man From Wyoming
''A Man from Wyoming'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code war romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Gary Cooper, June Collyer, and Regis Toomey. Written by Albert S. Le Vino and John V.A. Weaver, the film is about a man from Wyoming who enlists in the Army and is sent to the front during World War I. There he saves the life of an American society girl working in the Ambulance Corps. Afterwards at a rest camp, they meet again, fall in love, and are secretly married. Plot After the United States enters World War I in 1917, Wyoming native Jim Baker (Gary Cooper) and his fellow engineer Jersey (Regis Toomey) join the Army and are sent to France with the Engineer Corps. On the battlefield, Baker rescues Patricia Hunter (June Collyer), an American society girl who wanders onto the battlefield. Having worked for the Ambulance Corps, Hunter went AWOL to escape the boredom of her job. After rescuing her from enemy fire, Baker reprimands her for her actions. Later at a rest camp, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Holiday
''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks, and released by Paramount Pictures. The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding from his story, directed by Goulding, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress (Nancy Carroll). Plot A golddigger marries a young man for his money, but finds that she really loves him and wants to keep him despite his family's disapproval. Cast *Nancy Carroll - Hallie Hobart *Phillips Holmes - David Stone * James Kirkwood - Mark Stone *Hobart Bosworth - Ezra Stone *Ned Sparks - Charlie Thorne *Morgan Farley - Monkey McConnell *Jed Prouty - Kent Carr *Paul Lukas - Dr. Reynolds *ZaSu Pitts - Ethel *Morton Downey - Freddie, the tenor *Guy Oliver - Hammond *Wade Boteler - House Detective *Laura La Varnie Laura La Varnie (March 2, 1853 – September 18, 1939) was an American actress o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Are Like That
''Men Are Like That'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Dix, based on the George Kelly play ''The Show-Off'', which had already been the source material for a 1926 silent film and which would subsequently be remade in 1934 and 1946. ''Men Are Like That'' stars Hal Skelly, Doris Hill, Clara Blandick, Charles Sellon, Helene Chadwick, Morgan Farley and George Fawcett. The film was released on March 22, 1930, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Hal Skelly as J. Aubrey Piper *Doris Hill as Amy Fisher *Clara Blandick as Ma Fisher *Charles Sellon as Pa Fisher *Helene Chadwick as Clara Hyland * Morgan Farley as Joe Fisher *George Fawcett as The Judge *William B. Davidson as Frank Hyland *Eugene Pallette as Traffic Cop Preservation status * It is preserved in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only The Brave (1930 Film)
''Only the Brave'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Civil War drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Gary Cooper, Mary Brian, and Phillips Holmes. Written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Keene Thompson, and Richard H. Digges Jr., the film is about a Union Army captain who travels into Confederate territory as a spy with false dispatches hoping to mislead the Confederate forces. His mission is complicated when he falls in love with a southern woman who comes to his aid. Produced by Hector Turnbull for Paramount Pictures, ''Only the Brave'' was released on March 8, 1930 in the United States. Plot During the American Civil War, Capt. James Braydon (Gary Cooper) visits his sweetheart and finds her with another man. Angered by the betrayal, he volunteers to become a spy for the Union. His first assignment involves carrying false military dispatches behind enemy lines and allow them to be discovered by Confederate Army officers in order to mislead them. Braydon set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
