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Mona Maris
Mona Maris (born Mona Maria Emita Capdeville or Maria Rosa Amita Capdeville, November 7, 1903 – March 23, 1991) was an Argentine film actress. Early life Mona Maris was born Mona Maria Emita Capdeville. Some sources spell her last name as Cap de Vielle, or Maria Rosa Cap de Vielle. Her mother was Spanish Basque and her father was French Catalan. Orphaned when she was four years old, Maris lived with her grandmother in France and was educated in a convent there, as well as in England and Germany. By the age of 19, she spoke four languages — French, German, English and Spanish. In the April 1930 issue of ''Picture Play'' magazine, William H. McKegg wrote that Maris "has assimilated much from each country n which she has lived€”cynical frankness of the French, the simplicity of the Germans—the romanticism of the Italians, and the independence of the English." Film career Maris' ambition to become an actress originated during World War I, when she was a student in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the RÃo de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa MarÃa del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Serfs
''The Serfs'' (German: ''Die Leibeigenen'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Heinrich George, Mona Maris and Maria Reisenhofer. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. It premiered on 11 January 1928 at the Gloria-Palast.Grange p.276 Cast * Heinrich George as Wildhüter Nikita * Mona Maris as Leibeigene Tatjana, eine Waise * Maria Reisenhofer as Gräfin Danischeff * Harry Halm as Alexej Danischeff, ihr Sohn * Oskar Homolka as Gouverneur Fürst Kurganow * Jutta Jol Jutta Jol (4 February 1896 – 26 October 1981) was a German actress. Born Justine Jutta Blanda Hermine Gehrmann in Metz, Lothringen German Reich (now, Lorraine, France), she died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' Lord Reginald's Derby Ride'' ... as Sonja Kurganow, seine Tochter References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once In A Lifetime (1932 Film)
''Once in a Lifetime'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film based on '' Once in a Lifetime'' by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, directed by Russell Mack and stars Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox and Aline MacMahon. It is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Feature Films The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c.1978 Plot The immense success of ''The Jazz Singer'', the first all-talking picture, results in the cancellation of a booking for three song-and-dance vaudeville performers: Jerry Hyland, May Daniels and George Lewis. Jerry, convinced that talkies are the future, decides they will head to Hollywood to break into the fledgling movie industry before others get the same notion. May comes up with the idea to open a school of elocution to teach actors how to speak on film. On the train there, May encounters an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Called Back
''The Man Called Back'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Robert Florey. This film was independently produced for the bargain-basement price of $68,000, partly because Florey was allowed to re-use the tropical set constructed for the RKO Radio Pictures film '' Bird of Paradise'' (1932). Plot A disgraced doctor (Nagel) exiles himself to the South Seas, and is rehabilitated by meeting a society woman (Kenyon) and her irresponsible husband (Halliday). He returns to London. Cast * Conrad Nagel as Dr. David Yorke * Doris Kenyon as Diana St. Claire * John Halliday as Gordon St. Claire * Juliette Compton as Vivien Lawrence * Reginald Owen as Dr. Atkins * Mona Maris as Lilaya * Alan Mowbray as King's Counsel * Gilbert Emery as Defense Counsel * Mae Busch as Rosie * Lionel Belmore as Mr. Cartright * Winter Hall as Judge * May Beatty as Mrs. Lucy Sanderson * George C. Pearce George C. Pearce (June 26, 1865 – August 13, 1940) was an American stage and film actor, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Of The Rio Grande (1932 Film)
''South of the Rio Grande'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones. A copy is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p. 171 (c. 1978) by American Film Institute. Cast * - Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (as Charles 'Buck' Jones) * - Consuela Delgado * George J. Lewis - Corporal Ramon Ruiz (as George Lewis) * |
The Passionate Plumber
''The Passionate Plumber'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Irene Purcell. The screenplay by Laurence E. Johnson and Ralph Spence is based on the 1926 play ''Dans sa candeur naïve'' by Jacques Deval. It is the second screen adaptation of the play, following the 1928 silent film ''The Cardboard Lover''. It later was remade in 1942 as '' Her Cardboard Lover''. A French-language version was made at the same time, under the title, ''Le plombier amoureux''. The dueling sequence was reworked in two of Keaton's later short subjects, ''She's Oil Mine'' from 1941 and the 1947 ''Un Duel A Mort'' made in France. Plot Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. With the help of his friend Julius J. McCracken, and through the high society contacts he has made through Patricia, Elmer hopes to find financing for his latest invention, a pisto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
