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Night Into Morning
''Night Into Morning'' is a 1951 American drama film starring Ray Milland, John Hodiak and Nancy Davis. Plot Everything is going very well for college professor Phillip Ainley (Ray Milland), who has a loving wife and son and an offer to teach at Yale. But his world turns upside-down when Katherine Mead (Nancy Davis), his secretary, rushes to tell him that there's been a deadly explosion at the professor's home. His wife and child are killed. Ainley, devastated, becomes morose and turns to drink, causing Mead, a war widow, and best friend Tom Lawry (John Hodiak), her betrothed, to consider these telltale signs that the professor could be suicidal. A popular athlete on campus has failed an exam and might not graduate, so his girlfriend Dottie (Dawn Addams) appeals to the professor to give him a second chance. A drunken Ainley tells her remaining unmarried might spare them both future heartbreak. He then crashes a car, terrifying the girl and resulting in his arrest. Character wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fletcher Markle
Fletcher Markle (March 27, 1921 – May 23, 1991) was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in Canada, then worked in radio, film and television in the United States. Films and television Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Markle was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Markle. He graduated from Prince of Wales Secondary School and began his career at age 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, doing radio dramas. He worked with a group whose members included John Drainie, Lister Sinclair, and Alan Young on such local stations as CJOR, CKWX and the CBC network. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1945, Markle received a $1,500 grant from Twentieth Century Fox to finish his partly autobiographical novel ''There Was A Young Man''. The award came while he was working on the ''Radio Folio'' series for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The CBC had commissioned Markle to write that program, which consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Lovsky
Celia Lovsky (born Cäcilia Josefina Lvovsky, February 21, 1897 – October 12, 1979) was an Austrian-American actress. She was born in Vienna, ancestry.com; accessed October 7, 2015. daughter of Břetislav Lvovsky (1857–1910), a minor |
Margaret Bert
Margaret Bert (June 4, 1896 – May 1, 1971) was an American character actress who was most active from the 1930s through the 1950s. She was born on June 4, 1896, in Blackburn, Lancashire. She began her film career during silent films, having a small, unnamed role in the 1926 film ''The Blackbird'', starring Lon Chaney. During her lengthy career, Bert appeared in more than 150 feature films, film shorts, and television shows, mostly in un-credited roles, with many of those being as an unnamed player. Occasionally, she was given a larger supporting role, such as when she was cast as Mrs. Rogers in the 1947 comedy-drama ''Sarge Goes to College''. With the advent of television, she made several appearances on TV, including roles on ''The Roy Rogers Show'', ''The Adventures of Jim Bowie'', and ''The Walter Winchell File''. Her final performance was in a small role on the sitcom ''Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whit Bissell
Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909 – March 5, 1996) was an American character actor. Early life Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell and Helen Nutting Bissell. He was educated at the Allen-Stevenson School and the Dalton School in New York City. He was related to Daniel Bissell, who was awarded the Badge of Military Merit, the predecessor of the Purple Heart, by George Washington. He trained with the Carolina Playmakers, a theatrical organization associated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in drama and English. Career Bissell had a number of roles in Broadway theatre, including the Air Force show ''Winged Victory'', when he was an airman serving in the United States Army Air Forces. In a film career that began with '' Holy Matrimony'' (1943), Bissell appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes as a prominent character actor. Regularly cast in low-budget science fiction and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Eldredge (actor)
John Dornin Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American film and television actor. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977). Early life Eldredge was born August 30, 1904 in San Francisco. He was the son of a clergyman who made a speciality of dramatics at university. When he confessed to his father that he wanted to be an actor, his father grinned and said: "That's all right son so long as you are a good one." His eldest brother, George Eldredge, also became an actor. Career He began his theatrical career in repertory and then in comic opera and later played small parts in New York City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract. Eldredge's Broadway credits include ''Three-Cornered Moon'' (1932), ''The Good Fairy'' (1932), ''Katerina'' (1928), ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1928), and ''The Would-be Gentleman'' (1928). On 05/28/1959, he played Mr Preston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Moore (actor)
Matt Moore (January 8, 1888 – January 20, 1960) was an Irish-born American actor and director. He appeared in at least 221 motion pictures from 1912 to 1958. Biography Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland, he and his brothers, Tom, Owen, and Joe, and a sister Mary Moore (1890-1919), he emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. ''Anchoria'' and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . They all went on to successful movie careers. Once his brothers made a name for themselves, Moore made his debut in the role as the minister in the silent short ''Tangled Relations'' (1912) starring Florence Lawrence and Owen Moore. In 1913, Matt Moore had a prominent role in the "white slavery" drama, '' Traffic in Souls''. Moore played the role as Hector MacDonald in the MGM crime/drama ''The Unholy Three'' (1925) co-starring Lon Chaney and Mae Busch, which was a huge hit that year. He played the role as Stanley "Stan" Wentworth in ''Coquette'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheaton Chambers
James Wheaton Chambers (October 13, 1887 – January 31, 1958) was an American actor during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He appeared in more than 200 films and television series during his career. Early years Chambers was born on October 13, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Philadelphia Main Line family. He graduated from Princeton University in 1909. with a bachelor of arts degree. While there, he was captain of a championship swimming team. In 1909, he went to China to work with marines and soldiers of the Legation Guards as part of Princeton's YMCA work in Peking. After he had to leave because of the Chinese Revolution, he worked for the Associated Press. Career Chambers gained early acting experience with the Henry Duffy Players. He made his film debut in the small role of a servant in the 1935 film ''The Florentine Dagger''. Over the next 23 years he would appear in almost 150 feature films. Some of his more notable roles include: as Dr. Allen in ''Marshal of Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Foulk
Robert C. Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989) was an American television and film character actor who portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series '' Lassie'' from 1958 to 1962. Early years Foulk attended the University of Pennsylvania, studying to be an architectural draftsman. Stage Acting Foulk's Broadway credits include '' What a Life'', ''Brother Rat'' (1936), ''Boy Meets Girl'' (1935), and two productions of ''As Husbands Go'' in 1930 and in 1932. Directing Foulk was an aide to producer-director George Abbott, and he went on to direct productions in places such as Palos Verdes. Television Between 1953 and 1959, Foulk was in thirteen episodes of the NBC anthology series, ''The Loretta Young Show''. From 1954 to 1957, he was in five episodes as Ed Davis in the sitcom ''Father Knows Best'' with Robert Young, when the series aired on NBC. In 1956, he played Jackley in the Walt Disney ''Mickey Mouse Club'' serial "The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure". In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maxwell (actor)
John Maxwell (March 11, 1918 – July 18, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Biography Maxwell was born in Spokane, Washington, and appeared in more than 100 films of the 1940s and 1950s, often uncredited. Occasionally he played larger roles in films, such as in '' The Prowler'' (1951). His television guest appearances included ''The Lone Ranger'', '' Lassie'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ''The Rifleman'' and ''Bonanza''. Maxwell also starred as Pappy Sawyer in Disneyland's television miniseries ''The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca''. Selected filmography *'' Man from Headquarters'' (1942) *'' Silver Skates'' (1943) *'' Kismet'' (1944) *''Lady in the Death House'' (1944) *''The Last Horseman'' * '' The Paleface'' (1948) *''Side Street'' (1950) *''The Damned Don't Cry'' (1950) *''The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950) *''Mystery Street'' (1950) *'' The Enforcer'' (1951) *''Three Guys Named Mike'' (1951) *'' The Prowler'' (1951) *''Without Warning!'' (1952) *''Captain Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Waldis
Otto Waldis (born Otto Glucksmann-Blum, May 20, 1901 – March 25, 1974) was an Austrian-American character actor in films and television from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was also billed as Otto Blum. Years in Germany Waldis was born Otto Glucksmann-Blum in 1901 in Vienna. He was a student during World War I and initially studied to be a naval engineer. When Germany had no navy after the war, he shifted his attention to acting in the 1920s. Rudolph Schildkraut saw him perform and encouraged him to pursue a theatrical career. Billed as Otto Valdis, he performed Shakespeare and classic German plays. He also directed plays. Waldis began made his film debut in a small role in director Fritz Lang's classic thriller '' M'' (1931) starring Peter Lorre. After he began acting regularly in films, he had the lead in ''The Broken Pitcher'', which received first prize in an international competition in 1934. Emigration and work in Hollywood The Jewish actor fled from Europe because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Vigran
Herbert Vigran (June 5, 1910 – November 29, 1986) was an American character actor in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1980s. Over his 50-year career, he made over 350 television and film appearances. Early years Vigran was a native of Cincinnati, but his family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he was 16. He graduated with an LL.B. degree from Indiana University, but later chose to pursue acting. Stage Billed as Herbert Vigran, he appeared on Broadway in three plays from 1935 through 1938. Radio After starting out on Broadway, Vigran soon moved to Hollywood with no money and only the Broadway acting experience. In 1939, Vigran's agent helped him secure a lead in the radio drama ''Silver Theatre''. The actor had a $5 recording made of the radio show and used it as a demo to get other jobs with his unique voice. He performed in radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Jimmy Durante. Television He later had hundreds of television appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lawrence (actress)
Mary Lawrence (May 17, 1918September 24, 1991) was an American actress, who had a lengthy career in film and television. She was the wife of film director Delmer Daves. She had a recurring role in the syndicated television series ''Casey Jones'', where she played Jones' wife Alice with Alan Hale Jr. as her husband. Lawrence also appeared in episodes of ''The Bob Cummings Show'', ''The Donna Reed Show ''The Donna Reed Show'' is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary an ...'', and '' Dragnet''. After she retired from acting, she turned to writing books on art. Filmography Bibliography * * References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Mary 1918 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women writers Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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