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Otto Meyer (film Editor)
Otto Meyer (1901–1980) was an American film editor. Meyer was born in San Francisco, began working as a film editor in 1931, and edited about 80 films and television shows through the 1960s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing twice, once for ''Theodora Goes Wild'' in 1936, and '' The Talk of the Town'' in 1942. Filmography *''The Gambling Fool'' (1925) *''Border Law'' (1931) *''The Fighting Fool'' (1932) *''Texas Cyclone'' (1932) *''Two-Fisted Law'' (1932) *''Silent Men'' (1933) * ''Police Car 17'' (1933) *''Damaged Lives'' (1933) * ''Before Midnight'' (1933) * ''Hold the Press'' (1933) * ''In Spite of Danger'' (1935) * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) *''Adventure in Manhattan'' (1936) *''Theodora Goes Wild'' (1936) *''Counsel for Crime'' (1937) * ''Racketeers in Exile'' (1937) * '' The Taming of the West'' (1939) *''Music in My Heart'' (1940) *''Penny Serenade'' (1941) *'' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) *''The More the Merrier'' (1943) *''My Kingdom f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Film Editing
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. For 33 consecutive years, 1981 to 2013, every Best Picture winner had also been nominated for the Film Editing Oscar, and about two thirds of the Best Picture winners have also won for Film Editing. In 1980, ''Ordinary People'' won as Best Picture, but its editor Jeff Kanew was not nominated for Best Editing. Only the principal, "Above-the-line (filmmaking), above the line" editor(s) as listed in the film's credits are named on the award; additional editors, supervising editors, etc. are not currently eligible. The nominations for this Academy Award are determined by a ballot of the voting members of the Editing Branch of the Academy; there were 220 members of the Editing Branch in 2012. The members may vote for up to five of the eligible films in the order of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counsel For Crime
''Counsel for Crime'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery and Jacqueline Wells. Plot Following his graduation from law school, Senator Robert Maddox's (Hall) adopted son Paul (Montgomery) is offered a job at Bill Mellon's (Kruger) law firm. Mellon, an unscrupulous criminal lawyer, is actually Paul's real father, but he keeps the fact a secret from him. When Paul discovers Mellon's corruption, he quits and lands a job as assistant district attorney. Soon after taking the position, Paul spearheads a state investigation into legal malpractice. This worries Mellon and prompts him to assign a criminal to implicate those investigating him in a scandal. When the criminal learns about Paul's birth, he is accidentally shot by Mellon in an effort to conceal the information. Paul successfully prosecutes his own father, who is convicted of second-degree murder because he refuses to discuss the content of the papers over which he and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * 19 (film), ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * Nineteen (film), ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * 19 (Adele album), ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD (rapper), MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * XIX (EP), ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * 19 (song), "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee (Bad4Good album), Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * Nineteen (song), "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face To Face (1952 Film)
''Face to Face'' (1952) is an anthology film adapted from the stories "The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad and "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane. The film was produced by A&P heir Huntington Hartford and released by RKO Radio Pictures. "The Secret Sharer" This segment was directed by John Brahm and adapted by Æneas MacKenzie. It stars James Mason and Gene Lockhart. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" This segment was directed by Bretaigne Windust and adapted by James Agee. It stars Robert Preston, Marjorie Steele and Minor Watson Minor Watson (December 22, 1889 – July 28, 1965) was a prominent character actor. He appeared in 111 movies made between 1913 and 1956. His credits included '' Boys Town'' (1938), ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942), ''Kings Row'' (1942), '' Guada .... References External links * 1952 films 1952 Western (genre) films American anthology films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films Films based on short fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Hayride (film)
''Louisiana Hayride'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter and Richard Lane.Hischak p.124 It was made by Columbia Pictures rather than Republic, with whom Canova mostly worked during the decade. The film's art direction was by Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher. Cast * Judy Canova as Judy Crocker * Ross Hunter as Gordon Pearson * Richard Lane as J. Huntington McMasters * Lloyd Bridges as Montague Price * Matt Willis as Jeb Crocker * George McKay as Canada Brown * Minerva Urecal as Ma Crocker * Hobart Cavanaugh as Malcolm Cartwright * Jessie Arnold as Aunt Hepzibah (uncredited) * Russell Hicks as H.C. Forbes * Arthur Loft as Studio director * Ernie Adams as Pawnbroker * Eddie Kane as Warburton * Nelson Leigh as Wiffle, Makeup Artist * Robert Homans as Police Officer Conlon See also *List of American films of 1944 Below is a list of American films released in 1944. ''Going My Way'' won Best Picture at the 17th Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Girls
''Nine Girls'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Ann Harding, Evelyn Keyes and Jinx Falkenburg.Blottner p.167 Karen DeWolf, Connie Lee, and Al Martin wrote the script, which was based on a play by Wilfred H. Petitt. Police arrive at a cabin in the woods to investigate the murder of a snooty sorority sister on initiation night. It's raining too hard for anyone to leave, and panic sets in as the sorority sisters and their house mother begin to point fingers at one another. Cast * Ann Harding as Gracie Thornton * Evelyn Keyes as Mary O'Ryan * Jinx Falkenburg as Jane Peters * Anita Louise as Paula Canfield * Leslie Brooks as Roberta Halloway * Lynn Merrick as Eve Sharon * Jeff Donnell as 'Butch' Hendricks * Nina Foch as Alice Blake * Shirley Mills as 'Tennessee' Collingwood * Marcia Mae Jones as Shirley Berke * Willard Robertson as Capt. Brooks * William Demarest as Walter Cummings * Lester Matthews as Horace Canfield * Grady Sutton G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Since Venus
''Ever Since Venus'' is a 1944 American comedy directed by Arthur Dreifuss, in his first effort for Columbia Pictures, and stars Ina Ray Hutton, Hugh Herbert, Ann Savage, and Billy Gilbert. It was Hutton's first major film role; she had become famous for her all-female band during the 1930s, which had been the inspiration for the band in Billy Wilder's 1959 film, ''Some Like It Hot''. Plot A cosmetics manufacturer, J. Webster Hackett, hires Ina Ray Hutton and her band to headline a promotional beauty show. Hutton offers a thousand dollars reward for anyone who can submit a winning theme song. Not knowing of Hutton's offer, a local short order cook, Tiny Lewis, who is also an aspiring songwriter, gets one of his songs to Hutton. Hutton lets him know that she'll give him an answer within a day. When Lewis gets home, he finds out his roommates, Bradley Miller and Michele, have developed a new lipstick. A local beauty shop manager, Janet Wilson, thinks the product is a winner, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something To Shout About (film)
''Something to Shout About'' is a 1943 Columbia Pictures musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff. The film stars Don Ameche and Janet Blair, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff. Plot The film takes place behind the scenes of a fictional vaudeville play. The story centers on a recently divorced woman. She decides to use her alimony settlement to produce her own show. Unfortunately her chief backer insists on starring in it. She is saved by a talented man, who puts everything on risk to replace the talentless chief backer. Cast * Don Ameche – ''Ken Douglas'' * Janet Blair – ''Jeanie Maxwell'' * Jack Oakie – ''Larry Martin'' * William Gaxton – ''Willard Samson'' * Cobina Wright, Jr. – ''Donna Davis'' * Veda Ann Borg – ''Flo Bentley'' * Cyd Charisse (billed as Lily Norwood) – ''Lily'' Soundtrack *You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To **Written by Cole Porter Cole Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Kingdom For A Cook
''My Kingdom for a Cook'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter. Synopsis A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to replace his long-standing cook when he is unable to join him on the journey. Cast list * Charles Coburn as Rudyard Morley * Marguerite Chapman as Pamela Morley * Bill Carter as Mike Scott * Isobel Elsom as Lucille Scott * Edward Gargan as Duke * Mary Wickes as Agnes Willoughby * Almira Sessions as Hattie * Eddy Waller as Sam Thornton * Ralph Peters as Pretty Boy Peterson * Ivan Simpson as Professor Harlow * Betty Brewer as Jerry * Melville Cooper as Angus Sheffield * Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Carter * Charles Halton as Oliver Bradbury * Andrew Tombes as Abe Mason * Norma Varden as Margaret * William Austin as Brooks * Constance Worth as Auxiliary girl * Reginald Sheffield as English reporter * Sterling Campbell as British wing commander * Ethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The More The Merrier
''The More the Merrier'' is a 1943 American comedy film by Columbia Pictures starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn, and directed by George Stevens. The film script — from "Two's a Crowd", an original screenplay by Garson Kanin (uncredited) — was written by Richard Flournoy, Lewis R. Foster, Frank Ross and Robert Russell. Set in Washington, D.C., the film presents a comic look at the housing shortage during World War II. The film received six nominations at the 16th Academy Awards, among them Best Picture, Best Director for Stevens, Best Actress for Arthur, Best Writing (Original Story), and Best Writing (Screenplay). Coburn won Best Supporting Actor. This film was remade in 1966 as ''Walk, Don't Run'' starring Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton. The setting was changed to Tokyo which had experienced housing shortages due to the 1964 Summer Olympics. Plot Retired millionaire Benjamin Dingle arrives in Washington, D.C. as an adviser on the housing sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Serenade
''Penny Serenade'' is a 1941 American melodrama film directed by George Stevens starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child. Grant was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Plot The film charts the meeting, courtship and marriage of Julie Gardiner (Irene Dunne) and Roger Adams (Cary Grant) through the playing of popular songs relevant to each time period. After their spur-of-the-moment marriage on New Year's Eve and a night in Roger's train compartment en route to San Francisco, a pregnant Julie rejoins Roger in Tokyo, where he has a stint as a reporter. Julie loses their unborn child in the 1923 Tokyo earthquake and returns with Roger to California despondent, until their friend Applejack Carney (Edgar Buchanan) encourages them to adopt a child. While Roger struggles to keep a newspaper going in the fictional California town of Rosalia, Julie keeps house and fits out th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music In My Heart
''Music in My Heart'' is a 1940 Columbia Pictures romantic musical starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth. Hayworth's first musical for the studio, the film was recognized with an Academy Award nomination for the song, "It's a Blue World", performed by Martin and Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra. Production Production on ''Music in My Heart'' (alternate title ''Passport to Happiness'') began in October 1939. The film was released January 10, 1940. Cast Credits for ''Music in My Heart'' are listed in the AFI Catalog of Feature Films. * Tony Martin as Robert Gregory * Rita Hayworth as Patricia O'Malley * Edith Fellows as Mary * Alan Mowbray as Charles Gardner * Eric Blore as Griggs * George Tobias as Sascha * Joseph Crehan as Mark C. Gilman * George Humbert as Luigi * Joey Ray as Miller * Don Brodie as Taxi Driver * Julieta Novis as Leading Lady * Eddie Kane as Blake * Phil Tead as Marshall * Marten Lamont as Barrett * Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra Soundtrack Chet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
