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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] |
Lassie
Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called ''Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another fictional female collie of the same name, featured in the British writer Elizabeth Gaskell's 1859 short story "The Half Brothers". In "The Half Brothers", Lassie is loved only by her young master and guides the adults back to where two boys are lost in a snowstorm. Published in 1940, Knight's novel was filmed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1943 as ''Lassie Come Home'', with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six other MGM feature films through 1951. Pal's owner and trainer, Rudd Weatherwax, then acquired the Lassie name and trademark from MGM and appeared with Pal (as "Lassie") at rodeos, fairs, and similar events across America in the early 1950s. In 1954, the long-running Emmy-winning television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Foreign Affair
''A Foreign Affair'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, and John Lund. The screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari. The film is about a United States Army captain in post-World War II Berlin, occupied by the Allies during the early days of the Cold War, who is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the United States congresswoman investigating her. Though a comedy, the film has a serious and cynical political tone, attesting to the fascination of both Wilder and American audiences with the multiple legacies of Berlin. Plot In 1947, a United States congressional committee which includes prim Phoebe Frost of Iowa arrives in post-World War II Berlin to visit the American troops stationed there. Phoebe hears rumors that cabaret torch singer Erika von Schlütow, suspected of being the former mistress of either Hermann Gör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whip Hand
''The Whip Hand'' is a 1951 American film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Carla Balenda and Elliott Reid. Plot Journalist Matt Corbin (Elliott Reid) is traveling through Wisconsin on a fishing trip and comes across a nearly deserted town where the few inhabitants left are secretive and hostile. A shifty lodge owner named Steve Loomis (Raymond Burr) warns Matt away, claiming all the fish died off mysteriously years ago. The story just makes Matt more curious, and his investigations soon uncover a Kremlin plot to poison the American water supply. Now he just needs to get back to the city alive. Cast *Carla Balenda as Janet Keller *Elliott Reid as Matt Corbin *Edgar Barrier as Dr. Edward Keller *Raymond Burr as Steve Loomis *Otto Waldis as Dr. Wilhelm Bucholtz *Michael Steele as Chick *Lurene Tuttle as Molly Loomis *Peter Brocco as Nate Garr * Lewis Martin as Peterson *Frank Darien as Luther Adams *Olive Carey as Mabel Turner Production In July 1949, RKO purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of Monte Carlo
''Secrets of Monte Carlo'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Warren Douglas, Lois Hall and June Vincent. Plot In Hong Kong, a British insurance investigator and an American businessman join forces to recover the jewels of a Rajah which had recently been stolen by a gang on the French Riviera. Cast Critical reception ''TV Guide'' called the film a "competent programmer"; while Allmovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-cult ... noted, "though inexpensively produced, ''Secrets of Monte Carlo'' is an effective suspenser, with Republic's back lot standing in admirably as Southern Europe. Another plus: a formidable array of villains, headed by the glamorous June Vincent." References Bibliography * Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature films, 1950-1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Bird Of Paradise (1951 Film)
''Bird of Paradise'' is a 1951 American adventure film, adventure drama (film and television), drama romance film produced and directed by Delmer Daves and starring Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan and Jeff Chandler. The screenplay was also written by Daves based on the 1912 play by Richard Walton Tully. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox, 20th Century-Fox. Plot A Frenchman, Andre Laurence (Louis Jourdan), accompanies his college roommate Tenga (Jeff Chandler) home to Polynesia. There, he learns how to surf and how to keep his sarong from falling off. He also marries Tenga's sister, Kalua (Debra Paget). All is paradise until Andre falls under the disapproving glare of a witch doctor. He is called the Kahuna (Maurice Schwartz), and he warns his native flock that Andre will poison paradise with his evil White ways. Sure enough, when the island's mountain erupts in endless lava flow, the Kahuna decrees that the volcano gods can be appeased only by human sacrifice. And which huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark City (1950 Film)
''Dark City'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film starring Charlton Heston in his Hollywood debut, and featuring Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Ed Begley, Jack Webb and Harry Morgan. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and directed by William Dieterle. This was Heston's first appearance in a professional film production, following his participation in David Bradley's amateur ''Peer Gynt'' (1941) and semi-professional ''Julius Caesar'' (1950). In later interviews, he would refer to ''Dark City'' as "definitely not an 'A' picture, but a pretty good 'B'." Webb and Morgan would go on to famously co-star in the popular police drama television series '' Dragnet''. Plot Danny Haley is an owner of an illegal gambling location that the police raid even though he pays the police for protection. Danny hangs out at a café where he listens to singer Fran Garlan. Fran is in love with Danny but Danny tells her that he cannot commit to a relationship and that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spy Hunt
''Spy Hunt'', also known as ''Panther's Moon'', is a 1950 American espionage film, based on the novel '' Panther's Moon'' by Victor Canning, directed by George Sherman, and starring Howard Duff and Märta Torén. It was produced by Universal-International Pictures. Plot Rival agents in Switzerland seek two escaped panthers, one with microfilm hidden in its collar. Cast * Howard Duff as Steve Quain * Märta Torén as Catherine Uilven * Philip Friend as Chris Denson * Robert Douglas as Paradou * Philip Dorn as Paul Kopel * Walter Slezak as Doctor Stahl * Kurt Kreuger as Captain Heimer * Aram Katcher as Georg See also * List of American films of 1950 A list of American films released in 1950. Fred Astaire hosted the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 29, 1951, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox's ''All ... External links * * * 1950 films Film noir American crime drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women From Headquarters
''Women from Headquarters'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Virginia Huston, Barbra Fuller and Frances Charles.Gates p.155 The screenplay concerns an ex-Army nurse who retrains as police officer with the LAPD. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... James W. Sullivan. Plot Cast References Bibliography * Philippa Gates. ''Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film''. SUNY Press, 2011. External links * 1950 films 1950 crime films American crime films Films directed by George Blair Republic Pictures films American police detective films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagdad (film)
''Bagdad'' is a 1949 Technicolor adventure film directed by Charles Lamont starring Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid (billed as "Paul Christian"), and Vincent Price. O'Hara called it "a 'tits and sand' picture...one of the films that I point to as part of my decorative years but audiences love them." Plot It tells the story of a Bedouin princess (Maureen O'Hara) who returns to Baghdad after being educated in England. She finds that her father has been murdered by a group of renegades. She is hosted by the Pasha (Vincent Price), the corrupt representative of the national government. She is also courted by Prince Hassan (Paul Hubschmid), who is falsely accused of the murder. The plot revolves around her attempts to bring the killer to justice while being courted by the Pasha. The film was directed by Charles Lamont and included choreography by Lester Horton and Bella Lewitzky. Cast * Maureen O'Hara as Princess Marjan * Paul Hubschmid as Hassan * Vincent Price as Pasha Ali Nadim * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Incident
''Border Incident'' is a 1949 film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva. Directed by Anthony Mann, the MGM production was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John Alton, who used shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget. Premise The story concerns two agents, one Mexican ( PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant. Cast * Ricardo Montalbán as Pablo Rodriguez * George Murphy as Jack Bearnes * Howard Da Silva as Owen Parkson * James Mitchell as Juan Garcia * Arnold Moss as Zopilote * Alfonso Bedoya as Cuchillo * Teresa Celli as Maria Garcia * Charles McGraw as Jeff Amboy * José Torvay as Pocoloco * John Ridgely as Mr. Neley * Arthur Hunnicutt as Clayton Nordell * Sig Ruman as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich * Jack L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Happy
''Love Happy'' is a 1949 American musical comedy film, released by United Artists, directed by David Miller and starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx) in their 13th and final feature film, as well as a memorable walk-on by a relatively unknown Marilyn Monroe. The film, produced by former silent film star Mary Pickford, features Groucho Marx in a smaller role than usual, with a supporting cast including Ilona Massey, Vera-Ellen, Paul Valentine, Marion Hutton, Raymond Burr, Bruce Gordon (in his film debut), Eric Blore, and Marilyn Monroe in the aforementioned sequence with Groucho. The plot was written by Frank Tashlin and Mac Benoff, based on a story by Harpo. Plot Private detective Sam Grunion has been searching for the extremely valuable Royal Romanoff diamonds for eleven years, and his investigation leads him to a troupe of struggling performers, led by Mike Johnson, who are trying to put on a musical revue called ''Love Happy''. Grunion notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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