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Mary Doran
Mary Doran (September 8, 1910 – September 6, 1995) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 80 films from 1927 to 1944. Biography Doran was born in New York and attended public schools there before graduating and going to Columbia University. She left Columbia after three years to pursue a career on stage. She sang and danced in Belle Baker's ''Betsy'' when it was in New York. Later, she performed in Flo Ziegfeld's ''Rio Rita''. Doran's films included ''Broadway Melody'', ''Half a Bride'', and ''The Trial of Mary Dugan''. In 1929, Doran was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Personal life On August 15, 1931, Doran married Joseph Sherman in San Diego, California. Sherman was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's chief publicity director. Partial filmography * '' Half a Bride'' (1928) * '' Lucky Boy'' (1929) * ''The Girl in the Show'' (1929) * ''Their Own Desire'' (1929) * ''The Broadway Melody'' (1929) * ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' (1929) * ''They Learned About Women'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remote Control (1930 Film)
''Remote Control'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Nick Grinde, Edward Sedgwick, and Malcolm St. Clair and written by, among others, Frank Butler, F. Hugh Herbert, and Jack Nelson. The film stars William Haines, Charles King, John Miljan, Polly Moran, and J. C. Nugent. It was released on November 15, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot summary William J. Brennan, a music shop owner, dreams of becoming a radio announcer. Cast * William Haines as William J. Brennan * Charles King as Sam Ferguson * Mary Doran as Marion Ferguson * John Miljan as Doctor Kruger * Polly Moran as Polly * J. C. Nugent as Smedley * Edward Nugent as Radio Engineer * Wilbur Mack as Chief of Police * James Donlan as Blodgett * Edward Brophy as Al * Warner Richmond as Max * Russell Hopton Harry Russell Hopton (February 18, 1900 – April 7, 1945) was an American film actor and director. Biography Hopton was born in New York City, New York. He appeared in 110 films betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Range
''Sunset Range'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Hoot Gibson. The film received a mostly positive reception, with praise for Gibson's acting and delivery of humor in what was his first western film in two years. The film was regarded by some as being the "high point" in the filmmaking activity of the First Division Pictures studio, alongside another western, '' Rainbow's End'', in the same year. Plot The story starts in New York City before the westerners, led by Reasonin' Bates, travel to Arizona to outsmart gangsters in the east. The plot revolves around Bonnie, who gets involved in a case of kidnap and unknowingly hides ransom money. The ranch she owns is managed by Bates, who saves both her and the ransom money from the villain Grant. Cast Casting Gibson was cast in the leading role of Reasonin' Bates in what was his first western film in two years and the first since he had signed for First Division Pictures. The role was a ... [...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] |
Breach Of Promise (1932 Film)
''Breach of Promise'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Chester Morris, Mae Clarke and Mary Doran.Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p.696. . Cast *Chester Morris as James Pomeroy *Mae Clarke as Hattie Pugmire *Mary Doran as Mille Applegate *Theodore von Eltz as District Attorney * Elizabeth Patterson as Cora Pugmire * Charles Middleton as Joe Pugmire *Lucille La Verne as Mrs. Flynn *Eddie Borden as Hotel Clerk *Edward LeSaint as Judge * Alan Roscoe as Committeeman *Harriet Lorraine as Committeewoman *Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Committeeman * Tom Mcguire as Committeeman References External links * * 1932 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exposure (film)
''Exposure'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Norman Houston and starring Lila Lee, Walter Byron and Tully Marshall.Pitts p.436 Cast * Lila Lee as Doris Corbin * Walter Byron as Andy Bryant * Tully Marshall as John Ward * Mary Doran as Gerry Ward * Bryant Washburn as Jimmy Delane * Pat O'Malley as Van Avery - City Editor * Lee Moran as Nosey Newton * Spec O'Donnell as Inky * Nat Pendleton Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (August 9, 1895 – October 12, 1967) was an American Olympic wrestler, film actor, and stage performer. His younger brother, Edmund J. Pendleton (1899-1987), was a well-known music composer and choir maste ... as Maniac Killer References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Films directed by Norman Houston American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Crazy
''Movie Crazy'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Harold Lloyd in his third sound feature. The film's copyright was renewed in 1959. Plot Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the movies. After a mix-up with his application photograph, he gets an offer to have a screen-test, and goes off to Hollywood. At the studio, he does everything wrong and causes all sorts of trouble. But he catches the fancy of a beautiful actress, and eventually the studio owner recognizes him as a comic genius. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Harold Hall / Trouble * Constance Cummings as Mary Sears * Kenneth Thomson as Vance * Louise Closser Hale as Mrs Kitterman * Spencer Charters as J.L. O'Brien * Robert McWade as Wesley Kitterman, Producer * Eddie Fetherston as Bill (assistant director) * Sydney Jarvis as The Director * Harold Goodwin as Miller * Mary Doran as Margie * DeWitt Jennings as Mr Hall * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs Hall * Arthur Housman as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Pinkerton
''Miss Pinkerton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy mystery film about a nurse who becomes involved in a murder investigation. It stars Joan Blondell, George Brent and Ruth Hall. Cast * Joan Blondell as Nurse Adams aka "Miss Pinkerton" * George Brent as Police Inspector Patten * Ruth Hall as Paula Brent * John Wray as Hugo * Elizabeth Patterson as Juliet Mitchell * C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Stuart * Holmes Herbert as Arthur Glenn * Mary Doran as Florence Lenz * Blanche Friderici as Mary * Allan Lane as Herbert Wynn (scenes deleted) * Nigel De Brulier as Coroner James A. Clemp (as Nigel de Brulier) * Eulalie Jensen as Miss Gibbons * Walter Brennan as Police Dispatcher (uncredited) * Lyle Talbot as Newspaper Editor (uncredited) See also *''The Nurse's Secret ''The Nurse's Secret'' is a 1941 murder mystery film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Lee Patrick as a crime-solving nurse. The supporting cast features Regis Toomey and Julie Bishop. The film, which includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Love Of Molly Louvain
''The Strange Love of Molly Louvain'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ann Dvorak and Lee Tracy. The script was based on the play ''Tinsel Girl'' by Maurine Dallas Watkins. Plot Molly Louvain is a young woman who has a baby out of wedlock. She falls in with a career criminal and, after he is shot by police, she hides out with a former bellhop who wants to marry her and make her "respectable." But, instead, she falls in love with Scotty Cornell, a fast-talking cynical newspaper reporter, who does not realize that she is, in fact, the very gun moll that he has been writing about in his columns. As she is about to go to prison, he discovers her identity, but pledges to stick by her nevertheless. Cast * Ann Dvorak as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain * Lee Tracy as Scott 'Scotty' Cornell * Richard Cromwell as Jimmy Cook * Guy Kibbee as Pop, a Policeman * Leslie Fenton as Nicky Grant * Frank McHugh as Skeets, a Reporter * Evalyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Lining (1932 Film)
''The Silver Lining'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Claire Corvalho and Gertrude Orr. Starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Betty Compson, John Warburton, and Montagu Love. it was released on April 16, 1932, by United Artists. Cast *Maureen O'Sullivan as Joyce Moore * Betty Compson as Kate Flynn * John Warburton as Larry Clark *Montagu Love as Michael Moore *Mary Doran as Doris Lee *Cornelius Keefe as Jerry *Martha Mattox as Matron *Wally Albright as Bobby O'Brien *Grace Valentine as Mrs. O'Brien *J. Frank Glendon J. Frank Glendon (October 25, 1886 – March 17, 1937) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1915 and 1936. He was born in Choteau, Montana, and died in Hollywood, California. Selected filmography * '' Canni ... as Judge *Jane Kerr as Matron *Mildred Golden as Ella Preston *Marion Stokes as Edna Joyce * Helen Gibson as Dorothy Dent References External links * 1932 films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty And The Boss
''Beauty and the Boss'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Marian Marsh, David Manners and Warren William. It was based on a 1928 Hungarian play by Ladislas Fodor about a secretary who eventually marries her boss. An English language adaptation of the play by Benn Levy, entitled ''A Church Mouse'', opened in London in early May 1931. Another English language adaptation by Frederic and Fanny Hatton, also called ''A Church Mouse'', opened in New York on October 12, 1931.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/32/Beauty-and-the-Boss/trivia.html In 1934 Warner Brothers' British subsidiary remade the story at Teddington Studios as '' The Church Mouse''. The film's sets were designed by Anton Grot. Plot summary An executive hires a mousy, plain woman as his secretary so she will not divert him from his work, but she still becomes determined to win his heart. Cast * Marian Marsh as Susie Sachs * David Manners as Baron Paul von Ullrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Edition
''The Final Edition'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Pat O'Brien, Mae Clark and Morgan Wallace. Made by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a story by Roy Chanslor.Langman p.127 Synopsis The squabbling city editor and a hotshot female reporter eventually join forces to try and bring down a major crime syndicate, responsible for the murder of the new police commissioner. Cast * Pat O'Brien as Sam 'Brad' Bradshaw * Mae Clarke as Ann Woodman * Morgan Wallace as Neil Selby * Bradley Page as Sid Malvern * Mary Doran as Patsy King * James Donlan as Freddie * Phil Tead as Dan Cameron - Reporter * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Police Lieutenant Daniels * Bertha Mann as Jane Conroy * Wallis Clark as Police Commissioner Jim Conroy * Lydia Knott as Jim Conroy's Mother * Bill Elliott as Reporter * Harry Holman as Harry - Newspaperman * Hal Price as Dave - Bradshaw's Assistant * Harry Strang as First Selby Hood * Kit Guard Kit Guard (born Christen Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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