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Never A Dull Moment (1950 Film)
''Never a Dull Moment'' is a 1950 American comedy western film from RKO Pictures, starring Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray. The film is based on the 1943 book ''Who Could Ask For Anything More?'' by Kay Swift. The filming took place between December 5, 1949, and February 1, 1950, in Thousand Oaks, California.Schneider, Jerry L. (2015). ''Western Filming Locations Book 1''. CP Entertainment Books. Page 133. . It has no relation to the 1968 Disney film of the same name starring Dick Van Dyke and Edward G. Robinson. Plot At a rodeo in New York, visiting cowboy Chris Heyward is charmed to make the acquaintance of Kay Kingsley, a songwriter. They marry and move out west to his ranch in Wyoming. Here, she meets Chris' two daughters from a previous marriage, Nan and Tina, and his old romantic interest, Jean Morrow. Kay tries to adjust to her new life in Wyoming, but it is hard: a windstorm threatens their home, and the children are leery of her. A rival rancher named Mears holds the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Breslow
Lou Breslow (born Lewis Breslow; July 18, 1900 – November 10, 1987) was an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 70 films between 1928 and 1955. He also directed seven films between 1932 and 1951 and wrote scripts for both Laurel and Hardy in their first two films at 20th Century Fox, and Abbott and Costello. Breslow married film actress and comedian Marion Byron in 1932, and remained married until her death in 1985.''Obituary — Scriptwriter Lou Breslow; "Wrote Bedtime for Bonzo,"'' The Times (Trenton), Trenton Evening Times, November 15, 1987, pg. 76 Selected filmography * ''The Human Tornado (1925 film), The Human Tornado'' (1925) * ''Sitting Pretty (1933 film), Sitting Pretty'' (1933) * ''Punch Drunks'' (1934 - directed) * ''Gift of Gab (film), Gift of Gab'' (1934) * ''Music Is Magic'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940 film), The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) * ''Great Guns'' (1941) * ''Blondie Goes to College'' (1942) * ''A-Haunting We Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward G
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Newlan
Paul Emory Newlan (June 29, 1903 – November 23, 1973) was an American film and TV character actor from Plattsmouth, Nebraska. He was best known for his role as Captain Grey on the NBC police series ''M Squad'' and for his roles in films including ''The Americanization of Emily'' and ''The Slender Thread''. Career Early in his career, Newlan worked in Vaudeville, sometimes doing as many as 10 shows a day. Newlan appeared in dozens of films and TV shows between 1935 and 1971. Among his other film roles were '' My Favorite Spy'', '' The Captive City'', '' The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' and '' The Buccaneer'', in addition to smaller roles in numerous other films including ''Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd'', ''Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'', ''You're Never Too Young'', '' We're No Angels'', and ''To Catch a Thief''. On March 4, 1955, Newlan appeared as the outlaw Jules Beni in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated western series ''Stories of the Century''. Gregg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olin Howland
Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Life and career Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His sister was stage actress Jobyna Howland. From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include ''Leave It to Jane'' (1917), ''Two Little Girls in Blue'' (1921) and ''Wildflower'' (1923). He was in the film ''Janice Meredith'' (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958. Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies '' Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Evans
Eugene Barton Evans (July 11, 1922 – April 1, 1998) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989. Background Evans was born in Holbrook, Arizona and raised in Colton, California. Right after finishing high school, he began performing in summer stock at the Penthouse Theatre in Altadena, California. Evans served in the United States Army during World War II and achieved the rank of sergeant. He performed with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. He made his film debut in the 1947 film '' Under Colorado Skies'' as Henchman Red, and appeared in dozens of films and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys, such as soldiers and lawmen. Acting career Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by Samuel Fuller. In his memoir, ''A Third Face'', Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film ''The Steel Helmet'' (1950). Fuller threw an M1 Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon (born Irving Von Peters; September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Early years Bacon was the son of entertainers Millar Bacon and Myrtle Vane. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and grew up in San Diego, California. Career Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1912 in Mack Sennett productions. The actor returned to the Sennett studio in 1924, and appeared frequently in Sennett's silent and sound comedies as a supporting actor. By 1933 Bacon was so well established as a utility player that he was pressed into service to replace Andy Clyde -- wearing Clyde's "old man" costume and makeup -- in a Sennett comedy. Irving Bacon was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in several sources) such as ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938). He often played comical "average guys" in scores of feature films; in 1939 alone he app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lela Bliss
Lela Bliss (May 11, 1896 – May 15, 1980) was an American actress. She made her first silent film, '' Pretty Mrs. Smith'', in 1915 and appeared in at least over 40 movies until the 1960s. Career Bliss appeared in supporting roles and bit parts in Hollywood films such as '' The Dark Mirror'' (1946), ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947) and ''Intruder in the Dust'' (1949). She often played mothers, neighbours or society women. From the 1950s on, she also appeared frequently on popular television shows including ''My Little Margie'' (as Trixie Wilson, the mother of Margie's boyfriend, in the 1952 episode "Vern's Chums"), ''The Twilight Zone,'' ''Maverick,'' ''Mister Ed'' and ''The Addams Family''. She ended her acting career with a guest role in ''That Girl'' in 1967. Personal life Bliss was married to Canadian actor Harry Hayden from 1924 until his death on July 24, 1955. They had one child. They ran the Bliss-Hayden School of Acting at 254 South Robertson Boulevard in Beverly H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Doran
Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark ( James Dean) in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years. Early years The daughter of Carrie A. Barnett and John R. Doran, her mother was a silent-film actress whose professional name was Rose Allen. Ann Doran was born in Amarillo, Texas, and attended high school in San Bernardino, California. Film career Doran began acting at the age of four. (A 1979 newspaper article said that Doran's debut came when she was 11 years old.) Rarely in a featured role, Doran appeared in more than 500 motion pictures and 1,000 episodes of television series, such as the American Civil War drama '' Gray Ghost''. Doran worked as a stand-in, then bit player, then incidental supporting player. By 1938, she was under contract to Columbia Pictures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kirkwood
Jack Kirkwood (August 6, 1894 – August 2, 1964) was a Scottish-American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. He was known for playing the role of Charley Hackett in the American sitcom television series ''One Happy Family''. Kirkwood was born in Scotland. He began his career in vaudeville before appearing on radio in the 1930s, presenting KFRC's radio show ''Breakfast Club''. Kirkwood also starred in his own radio show titled ''The Jack Kirkwood Show''. In 1950 he starred in the film '' Fancy Pants'' in the role of Mike Floud. His last television credit was in the NBC sitcom television series ''One Happy Family''. Kirkwood died in August 1964 of a heart attack at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ..., at the age of 69. He was buried in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ober
Philip Nott Ober (March 23, 1902 – September 13, 1982) was an American screen and stage actor. He later retired from acting to work as a diplomat. Ober is best remembered for his roles in the films ''From Here to Eternity'' (1953) and ''North by Northwest'' (1959). His other notable credits include '' The Magnificent Yankee'' (1950), ''Broken Lance'' (1954), ''Torpedo Run'' (1958) and ''The Ugly American'' (1963). Early years The son of Frank Ober, he was raised in White Plains, New York. After attending The Peddie School and Princeton University, he worked in advertising before moving into acting. In a 1935 interview, he claimed "I got kicked out of Princeton in sophomore year." Acting career Ober often appeared in roles as a straight man in farcical circumstances. He made his debut on stage, playing Tom Faulkner in ''Technique'' in 1931. He appeared in Lawrence Riley's Broadway show ''Personal Appearance'' (1934) opposite Gladys George. Ober's film debut came in ''Chloe, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood ( Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles. Wood started acting at age four and was given a co-starring role at age 8 in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955), followed by a role in John Ford's ''The Searchers'' (1956). Wood starred in the musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''Gypsy'' (1962), and received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961) and ''Love with the Proper Stranger'' (1963). Her career continued with films such as ''Sex and the Single Girl'' (1964), ''Inside Daisy Clover'' (1965), and ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969). During the 1970s, Wood began a hiatus from film and had two daughters: one with her second husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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