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Marjorie Beebe
Marjorie Eileen Beebe (October 9, 1908 – May 9, 1983) was an American film actress. Early years Beebe was born on October 9, 1909. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Career Beebe tired of working as an assistant in a magician's show, so she went to Hollywood to become an actress. She was rejected by several casting directors before she found work for one day at FBO Pictures Corporation. Three months of additional searching resulted in a job at Universal Pictures, where she stayed nine months, appearing in minor roles. In 1927, she began longer employment at Fox Film. She was a star in Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ... films. Personal life Beebe married broker Clinton E. Randall in Yuma, Arizona, in May 1934; the marriage was annulled in Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Quite Decent
''Not Quite Decent'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code early sound film or part-talkie, produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Irving Cummings, and starring June Collyer and Louise Dresser. Cast *June Collyer as Linda Cunningham *Louise Dresser as Mame Jarrow *Allan Lane as Jerry Connor *Marjorie Beebe as Margie *Oscar Apfel as Canfield *Ben Hewlett as a Crook *Jack Kenny as Another Crook *Paul Nicholson as Al Bergon Preservation status ''Not Quite Decent'' is now considered to be a lost film. See also * List of lost films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * *Lobby poster [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Cavalcade
''Hollywood Cavalcade'' is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound. Production In the wake of Alice Faye's 1938 success ''Alexander's Ragtime Band'', which took a nostalgic look at the musical scene of the 1910s, screenwriter Lou Breslow approached studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck with an idea to do another period piece, this time in Technicolor, concerning the early days of silent movies.Scott MacGillivray, ''Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, Second Edition'', iUniverse, 2009, p. 13. ISBN 978-1440172373. The film was directed by Irving Cummings, with comedy sequences directed by Mal St. Clair. St. Clair's old crony Buster Keaton staged some of the gags, and a host of silent-era comedians re-created slapstick sight gags. The romance in the storyline was based on the real-life relationship between pioneer producer Mack Sennett and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Deputy
''The Fighting Deputy'' is a 1937 American western directed by Sam Newfield and produced by Jed Buell for Spectrum Pictures. Plot Sheriff Dan Bentley (Frank LaRue) and Deputy Tom Bentley ( Fred Scott) are after Scar Adams / Jim Denton ( Charles King), the brother of Alice Denton (Phoebe Logan). Tom Bentley plans to marry Alice Denton, but Sheriff Dan Bentley, Tom's father, is wounded and offers Tom the job as sheriff. Alice makes Tom refuse the job, but when Scar kills his father, Tom puts on the badge and takes off after him. Cast * Fred Scott as Deputy Tom Bentley *Phoebe Logan as Alice Denton *Al St. John as Deputy Fuzzy *Marjorie Beebe as Peaches * Charles King as Scar Adams / Jim Denton *Frank LaRue as Sheriff Dan Bentley, Tom's Father *Eddie Holden as Axel *Lafe McKee Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Ranch
''Lost Ranch'' is a 1937 American Western film produced and directed by Sam Katzman starring Tom Tyler. Plot summary Rancher John Carroll disappears and the Cattlemen's Protective Association sends agents Tom Wade and Happy Baldwin to look into it. Cast *Tom Tyler as Tom Wade *Jeanne Martel as Rita Carroll *Howard Bryant as Happy Baldwin *Slim Whitaker as Sheriff *Theodore Lorch as Charlie Merkle, Carson Henchman *Forrest Taylor as Bart Carson *Marjorie Beebe as Minnie - Rita's friend *Lafe McKee as John Carroll - Rita's Father *Roger Williams Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation ... as Terry, Carson Henchman Soundtrack * Tom Tyler - "Tucson Mary" External links * *Review of filmat ''Variety'' 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Year Later (film)
''One Year Later'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by E. Mason Hopper. Plot summary First, a pair of blissful honeymooners traveling by train. Then, a year later, the same coach is carrying the man to his place of execution. Although it seems hopeless, there are two wild cards on board: the man's wife and a terminally ill reporter. Cast *Mary Brian as Molly Collins *Russell Hopton as Tony Richards *Don Dillaway as Jim Collins *DeWitt Jennings as Deputy Russell *Will Ahern as Will Ahern * Gladys Ahern as Joyce Carewe * George Irving as J. Atwell Hunt * Jackie Searl as Clarence *Pauline Garon as Vera Marks * William Humphrey as Conductor *Harry Holman as Fat Man *Marjorie Beebe Marjorie Eileen Beebe (October 9, 1908 – May 9, 1983) was an American film actress. Early years Beebe was born on October 9, 1909. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Career Beebe tired of working as an assistant in a magician's show, ... as News Stand Girl * Herbert Evans as T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docks Of San Francisco
''Docks of San Francisco'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe. It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube. Plot The plot follows a café waitress who becomes a small-time gangster's mistress and a novelist decides to rescue her from the gangster's clutches. Cast * Mary Nolan as Belle * Jason Robards Sr. as John Banning * Marjorie Beebe as Rose Gillen * John Davidson as Vance * Max Davidson as Max Ranovich, the Detective * Arthur Millett as Police Chief Rafferty * Ernie Adams as Cookie * Walter James as Phony Café Waiter * George Chesebro as Vance's Henchman * Hal Price as Vance's Henchman * Charles McAvoy as Policeman * Frank Meredith as Plainclothesman * Paul Panzer Paul Wolfgang Panzerbeiter (November 3, 1872 – August 16, 1958), kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder At Dawn as Arnstein
*Frank Ball as Dr. Farrington
*Alfred Cross as Goddard
''Murder at Dawn'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is also known as ''The Death Ray'' in the United Kingdom. Cast *Jack Mulhall as Danny *Josephine Dunn as Doris Farrington *Eddie Boland as Freddie *Marjorie Beebe as Gertrude *Martha Mattox as The Housekeeper *Mischa Auer as Henry *Phillips Smalley as Judge Folger *Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent External links * * * 1932 films American mystery films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flames (1932 Film)
''Flames'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Karl Brown and starring Johnny Mack Brown, George Cooper and Noel Francis.Miller p.32 It follows the adventures of two young firefighters and the girlfriends they meet after rescuing their stranded cat. Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Charlie * George Cooper as Fishey * Noel Francis as Pat * Marjorie Beebe as Gertie * Richard Tucker as Garson * Russell Simpson as Jake * Patricia Caron as Miss La Rue * Kit Guard as Pete * Fred Parker as Henderson * Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, 1906 – February 13, 1962) was an American actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 films in his career spanning 23 years. Career He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951. His standard cha ... as Janitor References Bibliography * Don Miller. ''"B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933-1945''. Curtis Books, 1973. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rackety Rax
''Rackety Rax'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Victor McLaglen, Greta Nissen and Nell O'Day. Plot Always looking for an angle, "Knucks" McGloin purchases the mortgage on Canarsie College and then turns its football team's fortunes around by hiring thugs and hooligans as players and nightclub dancers as cheerleaders. For the biggest game of the season, almost everything goes wrong. Canarsie's quarterback double-crosses his teammates and coach Brick Gilligan (a former Sing Sing inmate) by revealing the team's plays to the opponents. Guns are drawn on both sides, a bomb is tossed into the middle of a huddle and explosions destroy the cars belonging to both of the teams' owners as soon as the game ends. Cast * Victor McLaglen as 'Knucks' McGloin * Greta Nissen as Voine * Nell O'Day as Doris * Alan Dinehart as Counsellor Sultsfeldt * Stanley Fields as Gilatti * Marjorie Beebe as Mrs. McGloin * Vince Barnett as 'D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet Patrol
''Dragnet Patrol'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorshi ... melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a script by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, and Marjorie Beebe, and was released by Action Pictures on December 15, 1931. Cast list * Glenn Tryon as Larry * Vera Reynolds as Millie * Marjorie Beebe as Mabel * Vernon Dent as Cookie * Symona Boniface as Ethel * Walter Long (actor), Walter Long as Grainger * George "Gabby" Hayes, George Hayes as Private detective References External links * * * Melodrama films 1931 drama films 1931 films American drama films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer American black-and-white films Mayfair Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
