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Messenger Of Peace
''Messenger of Peace'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars John Beal, Peggy Stewart, and Paul Guilfoyle. The screenplay was written by Glenn Tryon from an original story by Henry Rische. It was produced by the Lutheran Laymen's League, a men's association affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod as part of their centennial celebration. Cast list * John Beal as Rev. Armin Ritter * Peggy Stewart as Evangeline Lockley * Paul Guilfoyle as Peter Kerl * Fred Essler as Hans Dacher * Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Grandma Frommel * Raphael Bennett as Gus Frommel * Maudie Prickett as Matty Frommel * Al Bridges as Harry Franzmeier *Elizabeth Kerr as Lottie Franzmeier * William Gould as Jacob Torgel * Edythe Elliott as Hilda Torgel *Brooke Shane as Magda Torgel * Joe Brown Jr. as Ted Horner * William Bakewell William Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993) was an American actor who achieved his greatest fame as one of the leading juv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Strayer
Frank Raymond Strayer (September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964) was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s. He directed a series of 14 '' Blondie!'' (1938) movies as well. Biography Strayer attended Carnegie Tech and then the Pennsylvania Military Academy. After graduation, he served in the Navy during World War I. After the War, he found work at Metro Studios, which would later become known as MGM. While there, he worked as an assistant director and also acted in a few films. During the 1920s, he moved on to Columbia Pictures. While there, he became a successful writer, director and producer. Filmography Writer * ''The Man Who'' (1921) * ''By Appointment Only'' (1933) * ''Murder at Midnight'' (1931) Director Frank Strayer is credited with having directed 86 films. These include 14 movies in a series based on the Blondie and Dagwood comic strip, dramas such as '' Manhattan Tower'' (1931), starring Mary Brian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maudie Prickett
Maudie Prickett (born Maudie Marie Doyle; October 25, 1914 – April 14, 1976) was an American character actress who performed in over 300 stage, film, and television productions during a career that spanned nearly four decades. Death In 1976, at age 61, Prickett died of uremic poisoning in Pasadena, California. She is interred at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, California. Selected filmography * ''Gold Mine in the Sky'' (1938) - Customer (uncredited) * ''Go West, Young Lady'' (1941) - Townswoman (uncredited) * ''Two-Fisted Stranger'' (1946) - Widow Simpson (uncredited) * ''The Fighting Frontiersman'' (1946) - Kate the Barber (uncredited) * ''Boston Blackie and the Law'' (1946) - Miss Burton, Librarian (uncredited) * ''The Lone Hand Texan'' (1947) - Hattie Hatfield (uncredited) * '' Time Out of Mind'' (1947) - Annie * ''Messenger of Peace'' (1947) - Matty Frommel * ''Song of Idaho'' (1948) - Millie (uncredited) * '' Eight-Ball Andy'' (1948) - Ruth Clyde * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Christianity
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Frank R
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Drama Films
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bakewell
William Bakewell (May 2, 1908 – April 15, 1993) was an American actor who achieved his greatest fame as one of the leading juvenile performers of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Early years Bakewell was a native of Los Angeles, where he attended the Harvard-Westlake School, Harvard School for Boys and Page Military Academy. Career Bakewell began his film career as an extra in the silent movie ''Fighting Blood'' (1924) and appeared in some 170 films and television shows. He had supporting roles at the end of the silent era and reached the peak of his career around 1930. He is perhaps best remembered for playing German soldier Albert Kropp in ''All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930) and Rodney Jordan, Joan Crawford's brother, in ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' (1931). He also co-starred in ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' (1929). In 1933, Bakewell contributed to the founding of the Screen Actors Guild, and was the 44th of the original 50 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Shane
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Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawan, Philippines * Fort Brooke, US Other * Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, US * Brooke (VRE station) * Brooke Bond, a tea company * Brooke rifle, an American Civil War coast defense gun See also * Brookes * Justice Brooke (other) Justice Brooke may refer to: * Flavius L. Brooke (1858–1921), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court * Francis T. Brooke (1763–1851), associate justice of the Virginia Supreme Court {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edythe Elliott
Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American character actress active primarily during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Biography Edythe Elliott was born in San Francisco, California where her parents were involved in Vaudeville. In 1917, Elliott became the leading lady of the stock company at the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco. On Broadway, she portrayed Pansy Horner in ''Salt Water'' (1929), Florence Blandy in ''After Tomorrow'' (1931), and Mrs. Thomas Carter in ''Mother Lode'' (1934). She developed a prominent career on the stage before moving to the screen. She married fellow actor Charles "Royal" Elliott in Oregon in 1906 in a ceremony performed before a large audience. Elliott debuted in films in 1935. Selected filmography *''Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) - Mrs. Hansen *''I Married a Doctor'' (1936) - Mrs. Clark *''The Girl on the Front Page'' (1936) - Mrs. Stokes (uncredited) *'' Stella Dallas'' (1937) - Department Store Clerk ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gould (actor)
William Gould (May 2, 1886 – May 15, 1969) was a Canadian-American film actor. He appeared in more than 240 films during his career. In films, Gould portrayed Jed Scott, a leader of homesteaders, in the serial ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' (1939) and Air Marshal Kragg in the serial ''Buck Rogers'' (1939). Selected filmography *''Saved by Radio'' (1922) - Spike Jones * ''Back Fire'' (1922) - Steve Rollins *'' Beasts of Paradise'' (1923) *''Flirting with Love'' (1924) - John Williams *''The Desert Outlaw'' (1924) *''Pride of Sunshine Alley'' (1924) *''The Red Lily'' (1924) - Arresting Detective (uncredited) *''The Riddle Rider'' (1924) - Jack Archer *''The Sunrise Trail'' (1931) - Joe - Card Player (uncredited) *''Heroes of the Flames'' (1931) - John Madison *''The Phantom'' (1931) - Dr. Weldon *'' The Crowd Roars'' (1932) - Track Doctor (uncredited) *''Uptown New York'' (1932) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *''The Lost Special'' (1932, Serial) - Steele h. 1(uncredit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
