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Martin Spellman
Martin Spellman IV (October 8, 1925 – May 6, 2020) was an American child actor active in films during the 1930s and 1940s. Career Martin Spellman IV was born in 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa. After his family moved to California, at the age of 9 he first entered the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM studios not as a prospective actor but as a newsboy. He became such a familiar figure at MGM that for Christmas 1937, they decided to give him a very special Christmas present. Clark Gable invited him to work as an extra for a few days on the film ''Test Pilot (film), Test Pilot'' where he had an uncredited role. After that, he played Skinny in the 1938 film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town'', starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. In 1939, he co-starred in ''Streets of New York (1939 film), Streets of New York'' with Jackie Cooper. The following year he had another leading role in ''Son of the Navy'' with Jean Parker and James Dunn (actor), James Dunn. Spellman's film career ended in 1941. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor from nine nominations. During his career, he appeared in 75 films and developed a reputation among his peers as one of the screen's greatest actors. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Tracy first discovered his talent for acting while attending Ripon College, and he later received a scholarship for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He spent seven years in the theatre, working in a succession of stock companies and intermittently on Broadway. His breakthrough came in 1930, when his lead performance in ''The Last Mile'' caught the attention of Hollywood. After a successful film debut in John Ford's ''Up the River'' (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunn (actor)
James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901September 1, 1967), billed as Jimmy Dunn in his early career, was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudeville performer. The son of a New York stockbroker, he initially worked in his father's firm but was more interested in theater. He landed jobs as an extra in short films produced by Paramount Pictures in its Long Island studio, and also performed with several stock theater companies, culminating with playing the male lead in the 1929 Broadway musical '' Sweet Adeline''. This performance attracted the attention of film studio executives, and in 1931, Fox Film signed him to a Hollywood contract. His screen debut in the 1931 film '' Bad Girl'' made him an overnight box-office star and he was cast as the lead in a succession of romantic drama and comedy films. In 1934, he co-starred with Shirley Temple in her first three films. In 1935, at the height of his popularity, he broke his studio contract two years before it expired a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of Boston Blackie
''Confessions of Boston Blackie'' is a 1941 American crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Chester Morris and Harriet Hilliard. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. This film is the second in the series of 14 Columbia Pictures Boston Blackie films, all starring Morris as the reformed crook. It was preceded by ''Meet Boston Blackie'' (1941) and followed by ''Alias Boston Blackie'' (1942). Plot Diane Parrish (Harriet Hilliard) is impatient for the sale of her statue of Augustus Caesar, as she needs the money to help her sick brother. Joe Buchanan, one of the art dealers handling the auction, asks her to stay away, claiming that an emotional attachment to the work might cause her to make a scene. She shows up anyway, and notices that the statue is not hers, but a fake. When Buchanan pulls out a gun to silence her, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) spots him and fires his own pistol. Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The Chump
''Meet the Chump'' is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert. Plot A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left. Cast * Hugh Herbert as Hugh Mansfield * Lewis Howard as John Francis Mansfield III * Jean Brooks as Madge Reilly * Anne Nagel as Miss Burke * Kathryn Adams as Gloria Mitchell * Shemp Howard as Stinky Fink * Richard Lane as Slugs Bennett * Andrew Tombes as Revello * Hobart Cavanaugh as Juniper * Charles Halton as Dr. Stephanowsky * Martin Spellman as Champ * Edward Gargan Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor. Career He was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan. As soon as he had left college, he we ... as Muldoon References External links * 1941 films American comedy films 1941 comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold That Woman!
''Hold That Woman!'' is a 1940 American crime comedy film directed by Sam Newfield and starring the husband-and-wife team of James Dunn and Frances Gifford. The film follows the adventures of a skiptracer and his girlfriend as they attempt to repossess a radio that has not been paid for. Unbeknownst to them, a bag of stolen jewels has been concealed inside the radio by a gang of criminals. Plot Bill Lannigan ( John Dilson), boss of Skip Tracers Ltd., a skiptrace agency which tracks down people who have not kept up payments on their purchases, gives his agent Jimmy Parker ( James Dunn) an ultimatum: he has thirty days to become as successful as his competitor, Miles Hanover ( Dave O'Brien), or he will be fired. Jimmy and his girlfriend Mary Mulvaney (Frances Gifford), the daughter of a policeman, try to repossess a radio from Lulu Driscoll (Rita La Roy), who has not kept up her payments. Jimmy is unaware that stolen jewels have been hidden inside the radio. These jewels were stole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangs Of The Wild (1939 Film)
''Fangs of the Wild'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and starring Dennis Moore (actor), Dennis Moore, Luana Walters and Tom London.Pitts p.255 Cast *Dennis Moore (actor), Dennis Moore as Don Brady *Luana Walters as Carol Dean *Tom London as Larry Dean *Ted Adams (actor), Ted Adams as Fur salesman Lewis *Mae Busch as Fur buyer *George Chesebro as Fur thief Brad *Jimmy Aubrey as Fur thief Pete *Bud Osborne as Clem *George Morrell as Captain Dwyer *Martin Spellman as Buddy Brady *Rin Tin Tin#Rin Tin Tin Jr., Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Rinty, Don's dog References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * * 1939 films 1939 drama films American black-and-white films American drama films Films about dogs Films directed by Raymond K. Johnson Rin Tin Tin Astor Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of The Wolf
''Law of the Wolf'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and featuring Rin Tin Tin III, Dennis Moore and Luana Walters.Pitts p.212 The film was reissued in 1941 with the alternative title ''Law of the Wild''. It is not to be confused with ''The Law of the Wild'', a 1934 serial starring Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Plot After being falsely accused of his brother Harry's murder Carl Pearson escapes from prison with the aid of another prisoner Duke Williams. Meanwhile, wealthy aircraft manufacturer Roger Morgan makes plans to adopt Harry's son Bobby who is currently in the care of Ruth Adams, who is also Carl's fiancee. With his father dead young Bobby is the legal owner of valuable aircraft plans that Morgan wants to acquire. Carl's son is Johnny who is the owner of Rinty a prize tracking dog. The Police borrow Rinty in order to try to track Carl and Duke; but Rinty is less than cooperative in this effort. After a car accident leaves Ruth temporarily incapacitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets Of New York (1939 Film)
''Streets of New York'' is a 1939 American film directed by William Nigh. The film is also known as ''The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue'' and ''The Abraham Lincoln of the 4th Avenue''. Plot "Jimmy" (Jackie Cooper) and crippled "Gimpy" (Martin Spellman) run the corner newsstand. Spike (David Durand), a neighborhood delinquent, doesn't like the business being on his turf, and does everything he can to get them into trouble, and disrupt their circulation. When they get in trouble, Judge Carroll ( George Irving) tries to help them out. He doesn't want Jimmy going bad, like his big brother, the racketeer, 'Tap' (Dick Purcell), while Jimmy is trying to go to school and teach himself to be a lawyer, like his hero, Abraham Lincoln. Jimmy has to choose between the right thing and family when his brother comes to him for help. The story starts with Jimmy Keenan as a strong independent teenager who owns a news stand while going to night school to study to become a lawyer. Jimmy is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Geste (1939 Film)
''Beau Geste'' is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren. The music score was by Alfred Newman and cinematography was by Theodor Sparkuhl and Archie Stout. Plot French Foreign Legionnaires approach an isolated fort in the desert. The French flag is flying, but a closer inspection reveals only dead men propped up behind the parapets. However a pair of shots is fired from inside, so the bugler volunteers to scale the wall to investigate. After waiting a while, the commander follows. The bugler has vanished, and the commander finds two bodies that are not staged like the rest and a note on one confessing to the theft of a valuable sapphire called the "Blue Water". After the officer rejoins his men outside, the fort goes up in flames. Fifteen years earlier, Lad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Us Live
''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. Dinneen about a real criminal case. In 1934 two Boston taxi drivers were identified by several witnesses as the culprits who murdered a man during a theater robbery in Lynn, Massachusetts. Their trial was in progress for two weeks and it seemed likely that the two were going to be found guilty, when the real killers were arrested for another crime and then admitted to the Lynn robbery-murder. Columbia Pictures had planned a much bigger production, but after political pressure from the state of Massachusetts the film's budget and publicity were scaled down considerably, and it was ultimately released as a B movie. Plot On the eve of his marriage to waitress Mary Roberts (O'Sullivan), taxi driver "Brick" Tennant is questioned as a murder s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am A Criminal
''I Am a Criminal'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by John W. Krafft. The film stars John Carroll (actor), John Carroll, Kay Linaker, Craig Reynolds (actor), Craig Reynolds, Martin Spellman, Lester Matthews and Mary Kornman. The film was released on December 7, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *John Carroll (actor), John Carroll as Brad McArthur *Kay Linaker as Linda La Rue *Craig Reynolds (actor), Craig Reynolds as Clint Reynolds *Martin Spellman as Bobby *Lester Matthews as District Attorney George Lane *Mary Kornman as Alice Martin *May Beatty as Maggie *Robert Fiske (actor), Robert Fiske as Attorney Phil Collins *Byron Foulger as Ed Harper *Edward Earle as Clark *Jack Kennedy as Sheriff *Allan Cavan as DeMotte References External links * {{William Nigh 1938 films American crime films 1938 crime films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by William Nigh American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe Stampede
''Santa Fe Stampede'' is a 1938 American " Three Mesquiteers" Western film directed by George Sherman and starring John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one films in the popular series. Plot summary Cast * John Wayne as Stony Brooke * Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith * Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin * Elmer as Elmer (Lullaby Joslin's Ventriloquist Dummy) (uncredited) * June Martel as Nancy Carson * William Farnum as Dave Carson * LeRoy Mason as Mayor Gil Byron * Martin Spellman as Billy Carson * Genee Hall as Julie Jane Carson * Walter Wills as Lawyer Harris * Ferris Taylor as Judge Henry J. Hixon * Tom London as Marshal Jim Wood * Dick Rush as Sheriff Tom * James Cassidy as Jed Newton * Richard Alexander as Joe Moffit (Henchman) (uncredited) Reception Frank S. Nugent of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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