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Norman Houston (screenwriter)
Norman Houston (1887–1958) was primarily an American screenwriter best known for his work on Westerns. The Story Born in Texas, he was found working in New York City as a quite versatile individual with 4 credits on Broadway in the 1921-1926 period. First as a 2 credits Actor, then as a single credit Writer and finally as a single credit Director; his writing credit was as co-writer for the Broadway play '' Red Light Annie'' in 1923. But by 1924, Houston's work had moved from the stages of the East Coast to the films of the West Coast where he began to focus more generally on his writing ability; between 1924 and 1954, he would be credited 82 times for his 30 years of writing work on films. Indeed, in 1929, he finally did make the physical move to Hollywood and in that year he worked on the 2nd Academy Awards Oscar winning Academy Award for Best Picture film Broadway Melody. But he lucked out with the Western Movie portion of Hollywood. From 1936 to 1948, he landed a position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway (theatre)
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names (12 others used neither), with many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also using the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, are the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the thoroughfare is eponymous with the district and its collection of 41 theaters, and it is also closely identified with Times Square, only three of the theaters are located on Broadway itself (namely the Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outcast Souls
''Outcast Souls'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Priscilla Bonner, Charles Delaney and Ralph Lewis.Munden p.579 Cast * Priscilla Bonner as Alice Davis * Charles Delaney Charles Delaney (August 9, 1892 – August 31, 1959) was an American actor. Biography Delaney was born in New York City in 1892. He was originally a motor mechanic and having learned to fly during World War I, he started doing flying vaud ... as Charles Turner * Ralph Lewis as John Turner * Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Mary Davis * Tom O'Brien as Officer References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Louis Chaudet American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
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] |
1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ** British emigrant ship ''Kapunda'' sinks after a collision off the coast of Brazil, killing 303 with only 16 survivors. * January 21 ** The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed in the United States. ** Brisbane receives a one-day rainfall of (a record for any Australian capital city). * January 24 – Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. * January 28 ** In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. They are wide and thick. ** Construction work begins on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. * February 2 – The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. * February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Nights (film)
''Hong Kong Nights'' is a 1935 American thriller film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Tom Keene, Wera Engels and Warren Hymer.Pitts p.157 An American customs agent tracks gunrunners operating out of Hong Kong. Cast * Tom Keene as Tom Keene * Wera Engels as Trina Vidor * Warren Hymer as Wally * Tetsu Komai as Wong * Cornelius Keefe as Gil Burris * Tom London as Blake * Freeman Lang as Capt. Evans * Allan Cavan Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ... as Mr. Caulder 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 * 1935 films 1930s thriller films American thriller films Films ... [...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] |
Drifting Souls
''Drifting Souls'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lois Wilson, Theodore von Eltz and Raymond Hatton.Pitts p.435 Cast * Lois Wilson as Linda Lawrence * Theodore von Eltz as Joe Robson * Raymond Hatton as Scoop * Gene Gowing as Ted Merritt * Shirley Grey as Greta Janson * Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Bing * Mischa Auer as Skeets * Edmund Breese as Brad Martin * Bryant Washburn as Littlefield * Edward LeSaint as Doctor * Blanche Payson Blanche Payson (born Mary Elizabeth Bush, September 20, 1881 – July 4, 1964) was an American film actress. Biography Payson was born as Mary Elizabeth Bush to Thomas and Sarah Bush. She first attracted public notice when she served as p ... as Landlady 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 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Square (1929 Film)
''Times Square'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Alice Day, Arthur Lubin and Emile Chautard. It was released in both silent and sound versions and was shot in Los Angeles and New York. Cast * Alice Day as Elaine Smith * Arthur Lubin as Russ Glover / Benjamin Lederwitski * Emile Chautard as David Lederwitski * Ann Brody as Sarah Lederwitski * John Miljan as Dick Barclay * Arthur Housman as Lon Roberts * Josef Swickard as Professor Carrillo * Natalie Joyce as Lida * Eddie Kane as Nat Ross See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References Bibliography * Samantha Cook. ''Writers and production artists''. St James Press, 1993. External links * 1929 films 1929 dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Up Broadway
''Burning Up Broadway'' is a 1928 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Helene Costello, Robert Frazer, and Sam Hardy, and was released February 1928. Plot Spike and Nick own a speakeasy in New York, where the chief chorus girl is Floss. When native New Yorker Harry Wells is visited by his friend from out west, Bob Travers, he takes Bob to the club. At the club, Travers becomes entranced with Floss, which becomes an issue with Spike, who is also romantically interested in her. Travers goes back to the club the following night, where he runs into Wells. Trying to find out more about Floss, Travers discovers that not only do Spike and Nick own the club, but they are also bootleggers. When he is discovered snooping, Spike and Nick knock Travers out, then take Floss with them as they go to receive their next shipment of bootleg liquor. Wells discovers Travers and revives him, revealing that he is in fact a revenue agent. He and Travers join Wells other agents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Light Annie
''Red Light Annie'' is a 1923 play written by Norman Houston and Sam Forrest. Producers Sam H. Harris and Albert H. Woods staged it on Broadway. It is a melodrama about a young couple who move to New York City and are pulled into a world of drugs and crime. Plot Tom and Fanny Campbell move from a small town to New York City, where the only people they know are Fanny's stepsister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Nick Martin. The Martins are criminals who frame Tom for theft. When Tom is sent to prison for three years, Fanny falls prey to cocaine addiction and becomes a prostitute. When Tom is released, Nick attempts to blackmail the Campbells, but Fanny kills him. A sympathetic detective helps her avoid a murder conviction. Productions In previews, the play was called ''The Slavemaker''. It appeared under this name in Baltimore in March 1923. After being renamed twice, first to ''Snow'', then to ''Red Light Annie'', the play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts And Spangles
''Hearts and Spangles'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Wanda Hawley, Robert Gordon and Frankie Darro.Munden p.334 A medical student is expelled from college and disowned by his father, and goes to join the circus. Cast * Wanda Hawley as Peg Palmer * Robert Gordon as Steve Carris * Barbara Tennant as Grace Carris * Eric Mayne as Dr. Carris * Frankie Darro as Bobby * Larry Steers as Peter Carris * J.P. Lockney as Harry Riley * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ... as Barclay * Charles Force as Hawkins References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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