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Marion Orth
Marion Orth (December 5, 1900 – December 1, 1984) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound eras of Hollywood. She was a frequent collaborator of director Lois Weber. Biography Orth began her career as a playwright and magazine writer, publishing in ''Breezy Stories'' as early as 1917. In 1920, she moved from Chicago to Los Angeles at the invitation of Lois Weber, who had purchased the film rights to two of Orth's stories, "The Price of a Good Time" ( filmed in 1917) and "Borrowed Clothes" (filmed in 1918). Orth went on to write several films with and for Weber, including ''A Midnight Romance'', ''To Please One Woman'', ''Too Wise Wives'', and ''The Blot.'' In 1923, she signed a seven-picture contract at Universal as a scenarist; her efforts at the studio included work on '' The Price of Pleasure'' and Dorothy Arzner's ''The Wild Party''. She also wrote a string of films for Fox. In 1934, she began writing for Monogram Pictures. In 1938, she settled a lawsuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Another Chorus
''Sing Another Chorus'' is a 1941 American film starring Jane Frazee. Plot Andy Peyton comes home from college, wanting not to work for his father's failing garment business but to be involved in stage shows and entertainment. A former burlesque queen, Francine LaVerne, encourages him in this pursuit. Edna, loyal secretary to Arthur Peyton at his dress business, and Stanislaus, the janitor, suggest that to mark the company's 25th anniversary, Andy put on a show. After being tricked out of thousands of dollars by a con artist, Theodore Gateson, it looks like the end for Mr. Peyton's business. However, the show staged by Andy is a huge hit, Gateson is found, the money is recovered, Edna falls in love with Andy and a Broadway producer is interested in making the show a smash. Cast * Jane Frazee as Edna * Johnny Downs as Andy * Mischa Auer as Stanislaus * George Barbier as Arthur Peyton * Iris Adrian as Francine * Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Trouble (1930 Film)
''Man Trouble'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code musical drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and written by Marion Orth, George Manker Watters and Edwin J. Burke. The film stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Kenneth MacKenna, Sharon Lynn, Roscoe Karns and Oscar Apfel. The film was released on August 24, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Milton Sills as Mac *Dorothy Mackaill as Joan *Kenneth MacKenna as Graham *Sharon Lynn as Trixie *Roscoe Karns as Scott *Oscar Apfel as Eddie *James Bradbury Jr. as Goofy *Harvey Clark (actor), Harvey Clark as Uncle Joe *Edythe Chapman as Aunt Maggie *Lew Harvey as Chris *Paul Fix as The Kid - A Gunman References External links * 1930 films 1930s English-language films Fox Film films American drama films 1930 drama films Films directed by Berthold Viertel American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
''Charlie Chan's Greatest Case'' (1933) is an American pre-Code murder mystery film starring Warner Oland as the Oriental detective Charlie Chan. It was based on the Earl Derr Biggers novel ''The House Without a Key'' (1925). Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film. Reception ''The New York Times'' reviewer wrote, "As far as the mystery of these particular murders is concerned it is not difficult for the audience to decide on the identity of the slayer, but the manner in which Chan makes his deductions is always interesting." Cast *Warner Oland as Charlie Chan * Heather Angel as Carlotta Eagan *Roger Imhof as The Beachcomber * John Warburton as John Quincy Winterslip *Walter Byron as Henry Jennison *Ivan F. Simpson as Brade *Virginia Cherrill as Barbara Winterslip * Francis Ford as Captain Hallett *Robert Warwick as Dan Winterslip * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Amos Winterslip *Clara Blandick as Minerva Winterslip *Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Successful Failure
''A Successful Failure'' is a 1934 American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first film as director. There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film ''Your Uncle Dudley'', with Edward Everett Horton. Plot Ellery Cushing (William Collier Sr.) has trouble at home, and at work. When he's fired from the newspaper where he's worked for fifteen years, his friend Phil (Russell Hopton) quits too, outraged. Together, they work from their "office", on a park bench, until Phil can get Ellery a try-out, on a radio spot, as "Uncle Dudley". The character is a big hit, with his folksy witticisms. Meanwhile, at home, Ma, Mrs. Cushing ( Lucile Gleason), has her hands full with their daughter, Ruth (Gloria Shea), who has spurned Phil's attentions for an aging Lothario, Jerry (Jameson Thomas). While their oldest son, Robert (William Janney), after turning down a job, has got mixed up with some "Red" rabble-rousers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Sing Nights (film)
''Sing Sing Nights'' is a 1934 American film directed by Lewis D. Collins, based on the 1927 novel by American Author Harry Stephen Keeler. Plot summary Three men have been convicted of the same murder of the, admittedly, quite reprehensible Floyd Cooper, and sit on death row awaiting execution the following morning. However, only one bullet could have struck the victim first, so only one of the three men is actually guilty of murder, since "the other two shot into a corpse," and so must be innocent; but which two? Professor Varney's machine, a kind of lie detector, will determine who is guilty as each man tells the story of how he came to know, hate, and kill the victim. Cast *Conway Tearle as Floyd Cooper *Ferdinand Gottschalk as Prof. Varney *Hardie Albright as Howard Trude *Jameson Thomas as Robert McCaigh *Berton Churchill as Gov. Duane *Boots Mallory as Ellen Croft *Mary Doran as Anne McCaigh *Henry Kolker as Kurt Nordon *Lotus Long as Li Sung *Richard Tucker Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home (1935 Film)
''Welcome Home'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring James Dunn, Arline Judge, Raymond Walburn, Rosina Lawrence, William Frawley and Charles Sellon. Written by Marion Orth and Paul Gerard Smith, the film was released on August 9, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. Plot Elmdale's chamber of commerce is all but broke. A decision is made to spend what remains of the budget on a reunion that hopefully will entice one of America's wealthiest men, Andrew Anstruther, to return to the place of his birth and build a new factory there. Con men get wind of it. Richard "Dickie" Foster is the brains of a quartet of con-artists that includes 'Giltedge', a fake bond salesman; 'Painless', a gold-tooth-stealing phoney dentist; and 'Gorgeous', Dickies girlfriend. They have already taken the town for $10,000 in bogus bonds. Anstruther takes a liking to Dickie, but Giltedge swindles the millionaire out of $36,000 for worthless bonds. Dickie bets on a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Isle
''Paradise Isle'' is a 1937 American film directed by Arthur Greville Collins with sequences shot in American Samoa. The film was produced by Dorothy Davenport under the name "Dorothy Reid" and was released by Monogram Pictures. The film stars Mexican actress Movita Castaneda continuing her persona of a South Seas Island girl that began with ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935). Plot summary Kennedy is a shipwrecked blind artist who is washed ashore on an island en route to meeting an eminent eye surgeon in Suva who is the only chance to restore his sight. He is nursed back to health by Ida, an island girl. When Kennedy is distraught that he cannot pay for the operation due to his money being lost when his ship went down, Ida obtains a valuable black pearl that sets scheming in motion on the island paradise. Cast *Movita Castaneda as Ida *Warren Hull as Kennedy *William B. Davidson as Hoener *John St. Polis as Coxon *George Piltz as Tono (as George Pilita) *Pierre Watkin as Stei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bride For Henry
''A Bride for Henry'' is a 1937 American film directed by William Nigh based on the Josephine Bentham short story of the same name that was published in Liberty Magazine. Authors such as James Cox and Kylo-Patrick Hart have cited ''A Bride for Henry'' as within a subgenre of screwball comedies termed "sentimental comedy", where plots deal with domestic struggles but avoid true threats of adultery and ultimately defend marriage. The formation of the Production Code Administration (PCA) hastened the production of sentimental comedies; others include ''Maybe It's Love'' (1935), ''Three Married Men'' (1936), and ''Wife, Doctor, and Nurse'' (1937). Plot Sheila Curtis's (Anne Nagel) fiancé Eric Reynolds (Henry Mollison) fails to appear for the wedding, so Sheila drafts her lawyer, Henry Tuttle (Warren Hull), to stand in for the missing groom. When Eric finally shows up after sleeping off the bachelor party, Shelia intends to get a quick divorce and marry him after the media attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleslady
''Saleslady'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Arthur Greville Collins and starring Anne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn and Harry Davenport. Fetrow p.567 Based on the story ''Nothing Down'' by Kubec Glasmon, it was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures. Synopsis Heiress Mary wants to enjoy life on her own merits and moves away from her wealthy grandfather. She gets a job in a department store and meets and falls in love with colleague Bob Spencer. When, after their marriage, they are struggling financially she is tempted to go to her grandfather for help. Cast * Anne Nagel as Mary Dakin Spencer * Weldon Heyburn as Bob Spencer * Harry Davenport as Miles Cannon * Kenneth Harlan as Bigelow * Harry Hayden as Steele * Ruth Fallows as Lillian 'Lil' Clark * John St. Polis as Crane * Matty Kemp as Wheeler * Doris Rankin Doris Marie Rankin (August 24, 1887 – March 18, 1947) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Born in New York City, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Of The Limberlost
''Romance of the Limberlost'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Jean Parker, Eric Linden, and Marjorie Main. Plot Laurie is reprimanded by her Aunt Nora and Chris being beaten by his adopted father Corson. When Laurie goes to help Chris bandage his hand, she explains to him that she plans to leave the Limberlost swamp. Nora blames Laurie for her mother's death and does not want Laurie to leave their swamp. Laurie flees her house and runs into the swamp, where she meets Wayne, an charming aspiring lawyer. She shows him her collection of butterflies and moths, along with her animal friends. After he leaves, Laurie helps Mrs. Parker, a wealthy author from town, who buys one of her butterflies and invites Laurie to tea with her in town. After Mrs. Parker leaves, Nora sends Laurie to the general store to buy soap with the money she has earned from selling the butterflies. While there, Laurie comes across Corson who announces that he is looking for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Big Top
''Under the Big Top'' is a 1938 American film directed by Karl Brown. Plot A trapeze artist girl in a circus is persistently demanded by her aunt to be the best in the business. She falls in love with one of the men in her trapeze act, but her mother works to break up the romance. Then another trapeze artist falls in love with her and also works to break up the romance. Cast *Marjorie Main as Sara Post *Anne Nagel as Penny *Jack La Rue as Ricardo Le Grande * Grant Richards as Pablo Le Grande *Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Juba *Betty Compson as Marie *Herbert Rawlinson as Herman *George Cleveland as Joe *Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan (born Edward Sedan; January 20, 1896 – September 15, 1982) was an American character actor, best known for appearing in bit parts, often uncredited, usually portraying clerks, train conductors, postmen, cooks, waiters, etc. Ea ... as Pierre * Charlene Wyatt as Penny - as a child * Harry Harvey as McCarthy External links * * TMC Under the Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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