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Owen Marks
Owen Marks (August 8, 1899 – September 18, 1960) was an English film editor who worked in the US. Born in England, Marks spent time as a prizefighter before his film career began in 1928, when Warner Bros. contracted him as a film editor. He edited over 95 films during his tenure. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for ''Casablanca'' (1942) and ''Janie'' (1944), but did not win either time. Marks died on September 18, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. His final films as editor, ''The Sins of Rachel Cade'' and ''Parrish'', were released posthumously in 1961. Partial filmography *''The Midnight Taxi'' (1928) *'' Powder My Back'' (1928) *'' Land of the Silver Fox'' (1928) *'' My Man'' (1928) *''The Hottentot'' (1929) *''Fancy Baggage'' (1929) *'' Sonny Boy'' (1929) *'' Say It with Songs'' (1929) *''Disraeli'' (1929) (uncredited) *'' Mammy'' (1930) *'' Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' (1930) *''Old English'' (1930) *''Divorce Among Friends'' (1930) *''Safe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Baggage
''Fancy Baggage'' is a 1929 American drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ... directed by John G. Adolfi and released by Warner Bros. in both silent film, silent and sound film, part-talkie versions. The film stars Audrey Ferris and Myrna Loy. Plot Naomi Iverson learns that her father has assumed the blame for engaging in an illegal stock pool and is to be sentenced by the Federal Government to 5 years in prison. In return, Iverson will receive a check for $1 million from John Hardin, his former partner and now his bitterest enemy. She appropriates the check and goes to Hardin's yacht hoping to recover the written "confession." There she meets and falls in love with Hardin's son, Ernest. Complications set in when Iverson arrives and is set adrift by Tony, lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tenderfoot (1932 Film)
''The Tenderfoot'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy western film directed by Ray Enright and written by Earl Baldwin, Monty Banks and Arthur Caesar. The film stars Joe E. Brown and Ginger Rogers. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 23, 1932. It is based on Richard Carle's 1903 play ''The Tenderfoot'', and George S. Kaufman's 1925 play ''The Butter and Egg Man''. The play was first adapted to film ''The Butter and Egg Man'' in 1928. It was remade as ''Dance Charlie Dance'' (1937) and ''An Angel from Texas'' (1940), and enough of the plot elements were worked into ''Hello, Sweetheart'' (1935) and ''Three Sailors and a Girl'' (1953) to warrant a credit for Kaufman's play as a basis of those scripts. ''An Angel from Texas'' was directed by Ray Enright, who also directed ''The Tenderfoot''. Enright and Brown worked together on five pictures. Plot Calvin Jones (Joe E. Brown), a naive cowboy from Texas, comes to New York City, determined to take care of his mother by investi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play Girl (1932 Film)
''Play Girl'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Winnie Lightner, Loretta Young, and Norman Foster. The screenplay concerns a young woman who marries a professional gambler. Plot Cast * Winnie Lightner as Georgine Hicks * Loretta Young as Buster Green Dennis * Norman Foster as Wallace "Wallie" Dennis * Guy Kibbee as Finkelwald * Dorothy Burgess as Edna * Noel Madison as Martie Happ * James Ellison as Elmer * Edward Van Sloan as Moffatt * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Dance Hall Tobacconist * Adrienne Dore Adrienne Dore (born Elizabeth Himmelsbach; May 22, 1907 – November 26, 1992) was an American actress, model, and beauty pageant winner. She was first runner-up in the Miss America 1925 pageant, competing as Miss Los Angeles. Dore went on to ... as The Reno Girl (uncredited) Preservation status *It has been preserved in the Library of Congress collection since the 1970s.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hatchet Man
''The Hatchet Man'' (1932) is a pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. had purchased the David Belasco/ Achmed Abdullah play ''The Honorable Mr. Wong'' about the Tong gang wars. Made during the few years before strict enforcement of the Production Code, ''The Hatchet Man'' has elements that would not be allowed later, such as adultery, narcotics, and a somewhat graphic use of a flying hatchet. The opening crawl reads: 'San Francisco's Chinatown 15 years ago (1917) had the largest Oriental population of any colony outside China. Its 40,000 yellow residents were divided into various political factions known as Tongs, each governed by a president and council. These various Tongs were almost constantly at war, so the office of “ hatchet man” was one of special importance. The honorable title of “hatchet man” was passed from father to son by inheritance only, and it was he, with the aid of his sharp axe, who dispense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton (film)
''Alexander Hamilton'' is a 1931 American pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on the 1917 play ''Hamilton'' by George Arliss and Mary Hamlin. It was directed by John G. Adolfi and stars Arliss in the title role. It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Confederation Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787. It is preserved at the Library of Congress. Plot summary The story depicts the efforts of Hamilton (George Arliss) to pass the Assumption Bill, which required the federal government to assume the debts incurred by the thirteen rebel colonies during the American Revolutionary War and his agreement to a compromise passage of the Residence Bill, which established the national capital. Cast * George Arliss as Alexander Hamilton * Doris Kenyon as Mrs. Betsey Hamilton * Dudley Digges as Senator Timothy Roberts * June C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Millionaire (1931 Film)
''The Millionaire'' is a 1931 all-talking pre-Code comedy film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and starring George Arliss in the title role. The film is a remake of the 1922 film titled '' The Ruling Passion'', which also starred Arliss. The film was based on the short story "Idle Hands" by Earl Derr Biggers. In one of his early film roles, James Cagney had a brief but key appearance as a life insurance salesman. The supporting cast features Florence Arliss, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp, Noah Beery Sr., Cagney, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charley Grapewin and Tully Marshall. Plot Wealthy car manufacturer James Alden (George Arliss) is forced to retire by his physician, Dr. Harvey (J.C. Nugent). However, idleness soon bores him. He takes the advice of brash life insurance salesman Schofield (James Cagney) and buys half interest in a gas station from Peterson (Noah Beery) without telling his wife Laura (real-life spouse Florence Arliss) or socialite daughter Barbara 'Babs' Alde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safe In Hell
''Safe in Hell'' is a 1931 American pre-Code thriller film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances by Morgan Wallace, Ralf Harolde, Nina Mae McKinney, Clarence Muse, and Noble Johnson. The screenplay by Joseph Jackson and Maude Fulton is based on a play by Houston Branch. Plot Gilda Karlson (Dorothy Mackaill) is a New Orleans prostitute. She is accused of murdering Piet Van Saal (Ralf Harolde), the man responsible for ending her former job as a secretary and leading her into prostitution. Her old boyfriend, sailor Carl Erickson ( Donald Cook), smuggles her to safety to Tortuga, an island in the Caribbean from which she cannot be extradited. On the island, Gilda and Carl get "married" without a clergyman to officiate, and she swears to be faithful to him. After Carl leaves on his ship, Gilda finds herself to be the only white woman in a hotel full of international criminals, all of whom try to seduce her. Espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divorce Among Friends
''Divorce Among Friends'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film. The film stars James Hall, Lew Cody and Natalie Moorhead. The film survives only in a 16mm copy made in the 1950s for television. Plot George Morris constantly lies to his wife, Helen, to hide his escapades. As he is about to leave his wife, some guests arrives, including Paul Wilcox, who is in love with Helen. By the end of the party, however, George and Helen have reconciled yet again. Soon after, George meets Joan Whitley and loses a lighter which his wife has given him; Whitley drives off with it. When Helen throws a party, Joan, who is an old friend of Helen, arrives. When Helen introduces Joan to George, they pretend not to know each other. George pleads with Joan to return his lighter. She agrees to meet him later in the library and if he is nice to her she will give him back the lighter. Helen and Paul Wilcox find the lighter and hide in the library. When George comes into the library, he thinks Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old English (film)
''Old English'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and produced by Warner Bros. The film is based on the 1924 Broadway play of the same name by John Galsworthy. The film stars George Arliss, Leon Janney, Betty Lawford and Doris Lloyd. The film had its premiere August 21, 1930 at the Warner's Theatre in Hollywood. Synopsis Heythorp is an old shipowner who finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy. He worries about his grandchildren, who are currently being taken care of by the miserly Mrs. Larne, the widowed wife of his son. She asks Heythorp for money, but suspecting that she will use the money on herself, he refuses. Although Heythorp is being hounded by creditors, he manages to get a loan by using some shady dealings for which he may be prosecuted. Heythorp wants to use the money for an investment, which will provide an independent allowance for his beloved grandchildren, Jock and Phyllis, which the greedy Mrs. Larne cannot touch. Although he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
''Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' is a 1930 American historical musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green. The film is based on the 1900 novel, ''The Bath Comedy'' by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle. Shot entirely in Technicolor, the film stars Claudia Dell, Ernest Torrence and, Walter Pidgeon and is set in Bath, England in 1793. The novel was first adapted for the stage by David Belasco in 1903 and starred Henrietta Crosman. A silent film adaptation starring Mae Murray followed in 1916. Plot Kitty Bellairs (Claudia Dell), a famous flirt of her day, comes to Bath for the season. Early on in the film she declares that "in spite of her thirty or forty affairs, I've lost not a bit of my virtue." Her path is strewn with a number of conquests, including an enamored highwayman, a lord and some others who hang on her every word. A highwayman stops her coach as she is on her way to Bath and is immediately raptured by Kitty Bellairs. He trades the loot from the passengers for a kiss fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammy (1930 Film)
''Mammy'' (1930) is an American pre-Code musical drama film with Technicolor sequences, released by Warner Bros. The film starred Al Jolson and was a follow-up to his previous film, ''Say It with Songs'' (1929). ''Mammy'' became Al Jolson's fourth feature, following earlier screen efforts as ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), ''The Singing Fool'' (1928) and ''Say It with Songs'' (1929). The film relives Jolson's early years as a minstrel man. The songs were written by Irving Berlin, who is also credited with the original story titled ''Mr. Bones''. Plot The story deals with the joys and tribulations of a travelling minstrel troupe known as the Merry Meadow Minstrels. Al Jolson plays as a blackface endman while Lowell Sherman plays as the interlocutor. Hobart Bosworth plays as the owner of the show, while his daughter, played by Lois Moran, serves as Al Jolson's love interest in the picture. Sherman's character, however, is also in love with Moran's. The show is in a miserable state unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
