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Marion Lee Wilde
Lee and Lyn Wilde, sometimes billed as The Wilde Twins, were twin sisters, who appeared in films of the early to mid-1940s. Early years Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Lee is the older of the two, born shortly before midnight of October 10, 1922, with Lyn born in the early hours of the following morning. They began singing with their siblings in church, and by their teens were singing hymns for their local radio station, as well as performing in Illinois and Kentucky. They graduated from East St. Louis Senior High School in 1939. Singing By 1940 they were band singers, and in 1942 they made their film debuts, as vocalists for the Charlie Barnet Band, performing one song in the Harriet Hilliard film ''Juke Box Jenny.'' They also performed with Bob Crosby for a short while. Film The twins' live performances led to another featured film appearance in the Judy Garland film ''Presenting Lily Mars'' in 1942. Joe Pasternak was very impressed by them and signed them to a seven-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till The Clouds Roll By
''Till The Clouds Roll By'' is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker, Kern was originally involved with the production, but died before its completion. Featuring an ensemble cast of well-known musical stars, it was the first in a series of MGM biopics about Broadway composers. The film is one of the MGM musicals that entered the public domain when MGM failed to renew their copyrights. Plot Kern attends the opening night of ''Show Boat'' in 1927, the landmark musical that secured his popularity. Following several of the show's most notable songs, Kern departs to reminisce about his early days as a young songwriter. Kern recounts meeting Jim Hessler, a musical mentor, and Hessler's young daughter Sally. Kern and the Hesslers grow close, and he later visits them in London. Taking Sally to the fair, a swing ride inspires Kern to conceive a stage production for one of his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of The Desert
College of the Desert (COD) is a public community college in Palm Desert, California. COD enrolls about 12,500 students, of which around one third attend college full-time. It serves the Coachella Valley of Riverside County. The college is federally recognized as a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), receiving Title V grants. COD is the home of the Energy Technology Training Center. COD offers associate degrees and certificate programs. History College of the Desert was established in 1958 after a decade of planning for a junior college district in the Coachella Valley. Voters approved the formation of the district and funded the building of the COD campus with a bond issue. On September 21, 1962, the new college opened on its site in Palm Desert, and in 1966 it gained accreditation. The Jeane and Justin Hilb student center and the Carol L. Meier Lecture Hall opened in 1998, and Bob and his wife "Mike" Pollock funded the creation of the COD campus's Theatre One in 1999. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Vocal Groups
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The Girl Next Door (1953 Film)
''The Girl Next Door'' is a 1953 musical comedy film directed by Richard Sale, released by 20th Century Fox, and starring June Haver, Dan Dailey, and Dennis Day. Background This was June Haver's last film appearance. Haver had gained fame in the mid-to-late 1940s as a musical star for Fox; she starred in films like '' The Dolly Sisters'', ''Irish Eyes Are Smiling'', '' Where Do We Go from Here?'', ''I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now'', ''Look for the Silver Lining'', and '' I'll Get By''. Haver departed from films to join a convent in 1952, but left the convent six months later and married actor Fred MacMurray. When released, ''The Girl Next Door'' drew mixed press reviews; it did moderately well at the box-office. Plot A popular performer, Jeannie Laird decides to buy her first house and celebrate with a big party. The guests' enjoyment is interfered with by the happenings at the home of the next door neighbor, Bill Carter. Carter is a comic-strip artist. He prides himself on e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Belle Of New York (1952 Film)
''The Belle of New York'' is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hollywood musical comedy film set in New York City circa 1900 and stars Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Alice Pearce, Marjorie Main, Gale Robbins, and Keenan Wynn, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by Charles Walters. This whimsical (even by Astaire's standards) musical failed at the box office and impressed few critics at the time, mainly due to the nature of the plot which empowers lovers to float free of the influence of gravity - a conceit reprised in the 1999 film '' Simply Irresistible''. Astaire was reluctant to take the project - he was originally supposed to play the role in 1946 but had avoided it through retirement. Clearly stung by its failure, Astaire later claimed that the dance routines - of which there are more than usual - are of a particularly high standard - a rare verdict from such a notoriously self-critical artist. Vera-Ellen is generally viewed as one of Astaire' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (film)
''Has Anybody Seen My Gal?'' is a 1952 comedy film distributed by Universal-International, directed by Douglas Sirk, and stars Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn, and Gigi Perreau. It is loosely based upon the Eleanor Porter novel ,"Oh Money! Money!". Set in the 1920s, the film leans heavily on period detail, such as flappers, the Charleston and raccoon coats. It is named for the jazz song " Has Anybody Seen My Gal?" which was a hit for The California Ramblers during the '20s. Though the song is sung during the movie, its lyrics have no particular relation to the plot. Plot The year is 1928. Samuel Fulton (Charles Coburn) is an old and lonely New York millionaire who has decided to leave his fortune to the family of the late Millicent Blaisdell. Millicent is the only woman he has ever been in love with and they briefly dated, until she dumped him because she did not return his love. Samuel explains to his lawyer Edward Norton (Frank Ferguson) that losing the love of his lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singin' In The Rain
''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies". The film was only a modest hit when it was first released. O'Connor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Betty Comden and Adolph Green won the Writers Guild of America Award for their screenplay, while Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. However, it has since been accorded legendary status by contemporary critics, and is often regarded as the greatest musical film ever made and one of the greatest films ever made, as well as the greatest film made in the " Freed Unit" at Metro-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Boat (1951 Film)
''Show Boat'' is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics), and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It was made by MGM, adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney. Filmed previously in 1929 and in 1936, this third adaptation of ''Show Boat'' was shot in Technicolor in the typical MGM lavish style, while the basic plot remains unchanged. The film stars Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, with Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, William Warfield, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead and Leif Erickson. Unlike the 1936 film, none of the members of the original Broadway cast of the show appeared in this version. The 1951 ''Show Boat'' was the most financially successful of the film adaptations of the show: one of MGM's most popular musicals, it was the second highest-grossing film of that year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Wichita
''Sheriff of Wichita'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Lyn Wilde, Clayton Moore and Gene Roth. The film was released on January 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Sheriff Rocky Lane *Black Jack as Black Jack *Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark *Roy Barcroft as Sam Stark * Lyn Wilde as Nancy Bishop *Clayton Moore as Raymond D'Arcy *Gene Roth as Howard Thornton *Trevor Bardette as Captain Ira Flanders * House Peters, Jr. as Deputy Jack Thorpe *Earle Hodgins as Jess Jenkins *Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ... as U.S. Marshal James * John Hamilton as Prison Warden * Steve Raines as Henchman Will *Jack O'Shea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucson (film)
''Tucson'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by William F. Claxton, written by Arnold Belgard and starring Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Deanna Wayne, Charles Russell, Joe Sawyer and Walter Sande. It was released on April 27, 1949 by 20th Century-Fox. Plot Carefree University of Arizona student Andy Bryant's preoccupation with training his American Quarter Horse for an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo nearly results in tragedy for his best friend. Shaken by the event, Andy vows to focus on his studies and make amends. Cast *Jimmy Lydon as Andy Bryant * Penny Edwards as Laurie Sherman *Deanna Wayne as Jennifer Johnson * Charles Russell as Gregg Johnson *Joe Sawyer as Tod Bryant *Walter Sande as George Reeves * Lyn Wilde as Gertie Peck *Marcia Mae Jones as Polly Johnson *John Ridgely as Ben *Grandon Rhodes as Dean Sherman *Gil Stratton as Jerry Twill *Harry Lauter Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look For The Silver Lining (film)
''Look for the Silver Lining'' is a 1949 American biographical musical film directed by David Butler and written by Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron and Marian Spitzer. A biography of Broadway singer-dancer Marilyn Miller, it stars June Haver and Ray Bolger. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best scoring for a musical picture in 1950. Although the film was popular and made a profit, Haver's performance of Marilyn Miller has been somewhat overlooked in comparison to the more memorable portrayal of Miller by Judy Garland in ''Till the Clouds Roll By'', the 1946 MGM musical biography of the composer Jerome Kern. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 30, 1949. Plot Ohio girl Marilyn Miller ends up joining the vaudeville act of her family, even though she is underage. Her idol, the dancer Jack Donahue, helps her career, as does new dance partner Frank Carter, who elopes with Marilyn after he returns home from World War I. Frank is killed in a car crash. Marilyn no longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campus Honeymoon
''Campus Honeymoon'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Richard Sale, written by Jerome Gruskin and Richard Sale, and starring Lyn Wilde, Lee Wilde, Adele Mara, Richard Crane, Hal Hackett and Wilson Wood. It was released on February 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures. Plot Twin sisters Skipper and Patricia Hughes are new students at a college where homecoming soldiers Bob Watson and Rick Adams intend to enroll. Unable to find lodging required for enrollment, the foursome is invited by Bessie Ormsbee, a WAC, to take up residence in a veterans' housing facility, mistakenly believing them to be two married couples. Bessie and husband Busby are in charge of the housing facility, which is opposed by Senator Hughes, uncle of the twins, who is trying to curb government funding. Trouble also ensues when their nephew Junior begins to suspect the four aren't married, and the sweethearts of Skipper and Bob show up on campus. Bob proposes a marriage of convenience to Skipper, who de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
