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Osa Massen
Osa Massen (born Aase Madsen Iversen, 13 January 1914 – 2 January 2006) was a Danish actress who became a successful movie actress in Hollywood. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1941. Background and early career Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, she began her career as a newspaper photographer, then became an actress. She first came to the United States in 1937. She was recorded as Aase Madsen-Iversen, Danish actress, aged 23, on the manifest of the S/S ''Normandie'', which sailed from Southampton, England, on December 18, 1937, and arrived at the Port of New York on December 23, 1937. Massen's first film was ''Kidnapped'' (1935). She notably appeared as Melvyn Douglas' unfaithful wife dealing with blackmailer Joan Crawford in ''A Woman's Face'' (1941). She also appeared as a mysterious woman with something to hide in ''Deadline at Dawn'' (1946). She also starred with Lloyd Bridges in the movie ''Rocketship X-M'' (1950), the first space adventure of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Race (film)
''The Master Race'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Herbert Biberman and written by Biberman, Anne Froelich and Rowland Leigh. The film stars George Coulouris, Stanley Ridges, Osa Massen, Carl Esmond, Nancy Gates, Morris Carnovsky, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Beverly, Gavin Muir and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was released on October 18, 1944, by RKO Pictures. Plot As the Nazis come to realise that their dreams of world domination after World War II will not be fulfilled and that Germany is in fact about to be defeated, a fanatical hard core prepare for the future Fourth Reich and the continuation of the dream of Aryan supremacy in later generations. To this end, Nazi officer von Beck is sent to infiltrate a village in rural Belgium where he will wait to agitate again for racial supremacy for "true Europeans" over lesser, "mongrel" races. Cast *George Coulouris as Von Beck *Stanley Ridges as Phil Carson *Osa Massen as Helena *Carl Esmond as Andrei *Nancy Gates as Nina *Morris C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You'll Never Get Rich
''You'll Never Get Rich'' is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The title stems from an old Army song which includes lyrics "You'll never get rich / by digging a ditch / you're in the Army now!" This was Hayworth's first starring role in a big budgeted film from her home studio Columbia Pictures. While the film was in production, ''Life'' magazine put her on its cover, and featured inside a photo of Hayworth kneeling on a bed in a nightgown, which soon became one of the most widely distributed pin-ups of all time. Hayworth cooperated enthusiastically with Astaire's intense rehearsal habits, and was later to remark: "I guess the only jewels in my life are the pictures I made with Fred Astaire." The picture was very successful at the box office, turning Hayworth into a major star, and provided a welcome boost to Astaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 186117 November 1936) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American operatic dramatic contralto of German Bohemian descent. She was noted for the flexibility and wide range of her voice. Early life She was born Ernestine Amalie Pauline Rössler on 15 June 1861 to a German language, German-speaking family at Libeň (german: Lieben), Bohemia, Austrian Empire, which is now part of the city of Prague, Czech Republic. She was baptized Catholic Church, Catholic five days later. Her father, who called his daughter "Tini", was Hans Rössler. Before working as a Shoemaking, shoe maker, he served as an Austrian Empire, Austrian cavalry officer. He had been stationed in northern Italy (then an Austrian protectorate), where he met and married Charlotte Goldman (Rössler), with whom he returned to Libeň. Her maternal grandmother, Leah Kohn, was of Hungarian Jewish''Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary'', Volume 3, Harvard University Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Unto Night
''Night unto Night'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Don Siegel and written by Kathryn Scola. It is based on the 1944 novel by Philip Wylie. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Osa Massen and Art Baker. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 10, 1949. Fifteen years later, Siegel directed Reagan's final film, 1964's ''The Killers''. Plot John Galen is in Florida, looking for a new place to live. Galen is a former scientist who now suffers from epilepsy, a fact he keeps hidden from Ann Gracie, a widow who rents him her house. Ann has introduced him to her friends C.L. and Thalia Shawn, a married couple who live nearby. Ann is upset because she believes that she can still hear the voice of her late husband Bill, who was killed in the war. John has an epileptic seizure. Dr. Poole, a psychiatrist, tells him that his condition is worsening. John and C.L., an artist, have discussions of whether there is life after death. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Weekend
''Million Dollar Weekend'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by, and starring, Gene Raymond, based on his original story. Plot Stockbroker Nicholas Lawrence (Gene Raymond) has grown tired of his tedious life in Los Angeles and decides one day to escape, stealing cash and securities from his company worth about a million dollars. He buys a plane ticket to Shanghai via Honolulu. Cynthia Strong (Osa Massen, credited as Stephanie Paull) has just attended her husband's funeral service. After the ceremony, she goes straight to the airport and buys a ticket. As Cynthia leans back in her seat, she is caught by surprise when a man she knows named Alan Marker (Francis Lederer) comes up to her and claims he saw her murder her husband. Marker wants half the life insurance money to keep his mouth shut, but Cynthia denies His accusation. Marker tells her she has until one hour after the plane lands in Honolulu to decide if she will give him the money. Cynthia begs Nicholas, who is sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Journey (film)
''Strange Journey'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by James Tinling and starring Paul Kelly, Osa Massen and Hillary Brooke.Phillips & Vincende p.318 On an isolate island, a reformer gangster and his wife battle a group of Nazi agents attempting to get their hands of uranium deposits. Cast * Paul Kelly as Lucky Leeds * Osa Massen as Christine Jenner * Hillary Brooke as Patti Leeds * Lee Patrick as Mrs. Lathrop * Bruce Lester as Roger Blythe * Gene Roth as Hansen * Kurt Katch as Horst * Fritz Leiber as Prof. Jenner * Larry J. Blake as Karl * Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1916 and 1965, and notably played Ulysses S. Grant nine times between 1939 and 1958, most memorably in ''Union Paci ... as Thompson * Louise Franklin as Nellie * Daniel De Jonghe as German * Peter Michael as German * Kurt Neumann as German References Bibliography * Phillips, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gentleman Misbehaves
''The Gentleman Misbehaves'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Bob Haymes and Hillary Brooke. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Bob Haymes as Edgar Raleigh * Osa Massen as Chincilla * Hillary Brooke as Nina Mallory * Frank Sully as Taxi Driver * Dusty Anderson as Marian Rand * Shemp Howard as Marty * Sheldon Leonard as Trigger Stazzi * Jimmy Lloyd as Jimmy Drake * Gladys Blake as PBX Operator * Chester Clute as Quackenbush * Alphonse Martell as Captain References External links''The Gentleman Misbehaves''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... * 1946 films American musical films 1940s English-language films Films directed by George Sherman 1946 musical films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Rose (film)
''Tokyo Rose'' is a 1946 American war thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas and Keye Luke. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and was released on February 8, 1946, by Paramount Pictures. It is a completely fictitious story inspired by the Tokyo Rose World War II propaganda broadcasts, and is not based on the real story of Iva Toguri.Close p.290 Synopsis Pete Sherman an American prisoner of war being held in Japan during World War II is enlisted by his captors to take part in broadcasts designed to weaken Allied morale. He manages to escape and with the help of a war correspondent from neutral Ireland by impersonating a Swedish journalist killed in a recent bombing raid. He is also aided by Greta, the sister of the dead man. Put in touch with the anti-government underground, and he hatches a plan to kidnap Tokyo Rose. Cast *Byron Barr as Pete Sherman *Osa Massen as Greta Norburg * Donald Douglas as Timothy O'Brien *Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry Of The Werewolf
''Cry of the Werewolf'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Henry Levin and starring Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, Blanche Yurka and Barton MacLane. Plot A Romani princess descended from Marie LaTour has the ability to change into a wolf at will, just like her late mother. When she learns that Marie LaTour's tomb has been discovered, she decides to use her talent to kill everyone who knows the location, because it is a sacred secret that only her people are allowed to know. Cast * Nina Foch as Princess Celeste LaTour * Stephen Crane as Robert 'Bob' Morris * Osa Massen as Elsa Chauvet * Blanche Yurka as Bianca * Barton MacLane as Police Lt. Barry Lane Production The film was developed with the working title of ''Bride of the Vampire''. Release ''Cry of the Werewolf'' premiered in New York on August 17, 1944. ''Cry of the Werewolf'' was issued theatrically as a double feature with ''The Soul of a Monster'' and continued to received theatrical re-releases into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Parachute
''The Black Parachute'' is a 1944 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Carradine, Osa Massen and Larry Parks. The ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' said the film had "an engrossing story and is graced by excellent acting - notably that of the young Larry Parks". The ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...'' said the film was "very tensely contrived for its type".Jane Powell, Child Singing Star, Debuts Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 7 June 1944: A8. References External links * * 1944 films 1940s war drama films American black-and-white films American war drama films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Lew Landers Films scored by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco World War II films made in wartime 1944 drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover (OSS Training Film)
''Undercover'', also known as ''Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines'' and ''How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines'', is a 1943 Office of Strategic Services training film, directed by and featuring John Ford. It was edited by Ford's longtime collaborator Robert Parrish. ''Undercover'' was Ford's only sound film acting role, and was the first film ever produced by an intelligence service to train its agents. The film, which is in the public domain, is now widely available online since it was declassified after the war, and it often goes unmentioned in Ford filmographies. Background Ford was commissioned a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves in 1934, and in 1940 he began bringing together thirty other experienced filmmakers in a Naval Reserve unit. He reported for active duty in September 1941. Although he remained officially assigned to the Navy, in October 1941, Ford's unit became part of the Office of Coordinator of Information, the OSS's predecessor. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack London (film)
''Jack London'', also known as ''The Story of Jack London'', is a 1943 American biographical film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred Santell and produced by Samuel Bronston with Joseph H. Nadel as associate producer, from a screenplay by Isaac Don Levine and Ernest Pascal based on the 1921 book ''The Book of Jack London'' by London's second wife, Charmian London. The film starred Michael O'Shea as Jack London and Susan Hayward with Osa Massen, Harry Davenport, Frank Craven and Virginia Mayo. Plot The film follows scenes from the life of the writer-adventurer Jack London ( Michael O'Shea, who somewhat resembled London) who was, among other things, oyster pirate, hobo, sailor, prospector and war correspondent. The film begins and ends with footage from 1943 of the launch of the liberty ship Jack London. In Oakland in 1890, after an accident involving a female colleague at the factory where he works, the young London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
