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Manhattan Butterfly
''Manhattan Butterfly'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Dorothy Granger, William Bakewell and Kenneth Thomson (actor), Kenneth Thomson.Pitts p.187 Cast * Dorothy Granger as Nina Malone * William Bakewell as Stevens aka Stephen Collier * Kenneth Thomson (actor), Kenneth Thomson as A Gangster * Dorothy Burgess as Another Singer * Betty Compson * Carmelita Geraghty * Harry Holman * George Meeker * Matty Fain * Alphonse Martell * Edward Keane (actor), Edward Keane * William Arnold (actor), William Arnold * Jack Trent (actor), Jack Trent References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1935 films 1935 crime films 1930s English-language films American crime films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins 1930s American films {{crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis D
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Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ''The Barker'', the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early life Compson was born on March 19, 1897, the daughter of Virgil and Mary ( Rauscher) Compson, in Beaver, Utah, at a mining camp. Her father was a mining engineer, a gold prospector, and a grocery store proprietor, and her mother was a maid in homes and in a hotel. Compson graduated from Salt Lake High School. Her father died when she was young, and she obtained employment as a violinist at 16 at a theater in Salt Lake City. Career Playing in vaudeville sketches with touring circuits, Compson got noticed by Hollywood producers. While touring, she was discovered by comedic producer Al Christie and signed a contract with him. Her first sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Crime Films
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1930s English-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Crime Films
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Trent (actor)
''The Adventure Series'' by Enid Blyton, a prolific English children's author, is a series of eight children's novels. These books feature the same child characters: Philip, Jack, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, along with several adult characters. Jack's pet parrot, Kiki, is also a standard feature in each novel. The stories show the four children off on their own, discovering and solving mysteries without much adult assistance. Although the publication dates span a decade, Blyton reportedly wrote each of the novels in less than a week. The colourful dust jackets and line illustrations were by Stuart Tresilian. Characters (family names are provided based on first appearances) *Philip Mannering: A boy with a growth of hair which stands up above the forehead, earning him (as well as his sister and mother) the nickname "Tufty" from Jack. Like his late father, Philip has a gift of befriending any type of land-based animal he comes across, and always has a veritable zoo of small animal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Arnold (actor)
William Arnold may refer to: Military *William Richard Arnold (bishop) (1881–1965), U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains *William Howard Arnold (1901–1976), U.S. Army general Politicians *William Munnings Arnold (1819–1875), politician and speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * William Carlile Arnold (1851–1906), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania *William W. Arnold (1877–1957), U.S. Representative from Illinois * William Arnold (bailiff) (1903-1973), Bailiff of Guernsey Sports * William Arnold (footballer) (1900–1977), English footballer * Willie Arnold (1881–1957), Welsh rugby international player Others *William Arnold (settler) (1587–1676), founding settler in Rhode Island *William Arnold (architect) (fl. 1595–1637), master mason in Somerset, England *William Delafield Arnold (1828–1859), British author and colonial administrator * William W. Arnold (ornithologist) (1843–1923), American physician and ornithologist * William Thomas Arnold (1852â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Keane (actor)
Edward Keane (May 28, 1884 – October 12, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921) – Dr. Jennings * '' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1930) – Maitre d' (uncredited) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1931) – Detective Morgan * ''Secrets of a Secretary'' (1931) – Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''His Woman'' (1931) – Boatswain (uncredited) * '' The Cheat'' (1931) – Defense Attorney * ''Ann Carver's Profession'' (1933) – Harrison (uncredited) * ''I Have Lived'' (1933) – Leading Man * ''Headline Shooter'' (1933) – Joe Burnett (uncredited) * ''One Year Later'' (1933) – Grant (uncredited) * ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''I Loved a Woman'' (1933) – Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) * ''Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men'' (1933) – Construction Boss (uncredited) * ''After Tonight'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Martell
Alphonse Martell (1890 - 1976) was a French actor who wrote and directed ''Gigolettes of Paris'' (1933). He portrayed a director in the 1934 film '' I'll Be Suing You''. He often portrayed a waiter as in the 1946 film '' Falcon's Alibi'', in which he is murdered. He appeared on TV shows including ''Climax!'' and ''Mission Impossible''. Selected filmography *'' A Fighting Heart'' (1924) *'' After a Million'' (1924), as Ivan Senine * ''South of the Equator'' (1924), as General's Aide *''The Prairie Wife'' (1925), as Count de Chateaunois (uncredited) *''Strings of Steel'' (1926), as Alexander Graham Bell *''The Mystery Club'' (1926), as Sengh *''Gigolo (film)'' (1926), as Waiter at Maxim's (uncredited) *''Grinning Guns'' (1927), as Tony the Dude *''Naughty Nanette'' (1927), as Carlton Mary * '' She's My Baby'' (1927), as Alphonze Dabreau *''Dream of Love''(1928), as Michonet *'' The Night Bird'' (1928), as Pete *''The Divine Sinner'' (1928), as Paul Coudert *''Possessed'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matty Fain
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Matty may refer to: * Matty (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname, given name or surname * Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County * Matty Island, a Canadian arctic island * Former name of Wuvulu Island * Matty, nickname for Matthew Humberstone School in Lincolnshire * Matty, a moniker used by Canadian musician Matthew Tavares * Matty (fabric), a type of cloth used for linens and embroidery. See also * "Matty Ice", nickname of Matt Ryan (American football) (born 1985), American National Football League quarterback * Maty (other) * Mattie (other) * Matti (other) Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Meeker
George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character film and Broadway actor. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Meeker made several films such as ''Crime, Inc.'' (1945) and ''A Thief in the Dark'' (1928), and he played an uncredited part in '' All Through the Night'' (1941). Meeker has a star at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Meeker's Broadway credits include ''Conflict'' (1929), ''Back Here'' (1928), ''Judy'' (1927), ''A Lady's Virtue'' (1925), and ''Judy Drops In'' (1924). Selected filmography * ''Four Sons'' (1928) - Andreas - Her Son * '' The Escape'' (1928) - Dr. Don Elliott * ''A Thief in the Dark'' (1928) - Ernest * '' Chicken a La King'' (1928) - Buck Taylor * ''Girl-Shy Cowboy'' (1928) - Harry Lasser * '' Strictly Dishonorable'' (1931) - Henry * '' Emma'' (1932) - Bill Smith * '' Fireman, Save My Child'' (1932) - Stevens (uncredited) * ''A Fool's Advice'' (1932) - Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
