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Paris Holiday (1958 Film)
''Paris Holiday'' is a 1958 comedy film starring Bob Hope, which was directed by Gerd Oswald, and written by Edmund Beloin and Dean Riesner from a story by Hope. The film also features French comedian Fernandel, Anita Ekberg and Martha Hyer, and a rare appearance by writer/director Preston Sturges. The film was shot in Technirama and Technicolor in Paris and in the French village of Gambais. Plot Popular American comedian Bob Hunter (Bob Hope), star of stage, movies and television, boards the luxury liner SS Île de France to travel to France, only to find his French counterpart, Fernydel (Fernandel) is on the ship as well. Also on board are elegant blonde diplomat Ann McCall (Martha Hyer), whom Bob would like to get to know better, and stunning Zara Brown (Anita Ekberg), the agent for a French criminal organization which suspects that Bob is carrying an incriminating manuscript. While Bob pursues Ann, with Fernydel's help, Zara repeatedly searches Bob's stateroom, causing pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerd Oswald
Gerd Oswald (June 9, 1919 – May 22, 1989) was a German director of American films and television. Biography Born in Berlin, Oswald was the son of German film director Richard Oswald and actress Käthe Oswald. He worked as a child actor before emigrating to the United States in 1938. Early production jobs at low-budget studios like Monogram Pictures prepared Oswald for a directorial career. Oswald's film credits include '' A Kiss Before Dying'' (1956), ''Valerie'' (1957), ''Crime of Passion'' (1957), '' Brainwashed'' (1960), and ''Bunny O'Hare'' (1971). His television credits include ''Perry Mason'', ''Blue Light'', '' Bonanza'', '' The Outer Limits'', '' The Fugitive'', '' Star Trek'', ''Gentle Ben'', '' It Takes a Thief'', '' Rawhide'', and ''The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)''. Fans of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'' know Oswald as the director of the 1966 film '' Agent for H.A.R.M.'' He was an assistant director for 20 years, including on his father's film '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambais
Gambais () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune is 58 km west from the center of Paris. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April In Paris (song)
"April in Paris" is a popular song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by Yip Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical '' Walk a Little Faster''. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50. Composer Alec Wilder writes, "There are no two ways about it: this is a perfect theater song. If that sounds too reverent, then I'll reduce the praise to 'perfectly wonderful,' or else say that if it's not perfect, show me why it isn't." Recordings Count Basie version Count Basie's 1955 recording on the album of the same name is the most famous, and that particular performance was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The arrangement was by Wild Bill Davis. On this recording, trumpeter Thad Jones played his famous "Pop Goes the Weasel" solo, trombonist Benny Powell performed his much noted bridge, and Basie directs the band to play the shout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Say Die (1939 Film)
''Never Say Die'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film starring Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Based on a play of the same title by William H. Post and William Collier Sr., which ran on Broadway for 151 performances in 1912, the film was directed by Elliott Nugent and written for the screen by Dan Hartman, Frank Butler and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast features Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman and Monty Woolley. The Post/Collier play had previously been adapted in 1924 as a silent film of the same name and was remade as the 2004 South Korean film '' Someone Special.'' Other films with the same or similar titles are not related. Plot When test results get mixed up, multi-millionaire hypochondriac John Kidley (Bob Hope) is told that he only has a month to live. He dumps his fiancée, Juno Marko (Gale Sondergaard), while he is at the Swiss spa of Bad Gaswasser, there he meets a young Texas heiress, Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye). Mickey has been betr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Spangled Rhythm
''Star Spangled Rhythm'' is a 1942 American all-star cast musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster. Many of the Hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flimsy storylines, and with the specific intent of entertaining the troops overseas and civilians back home and to encourage fundraising – as well as to show the studios' patriotism. This film was also the first released by Paramount to be shown for 8 weeks. ''Star Spangled Rhythm'' was directed by George Marshall and others, and written by Harry Tugend with sketches by Melvin Frank, George S. Kaufman and others. The film has music by Robert Emmett Dolan and songs by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, and the cast consisted of most of the stars on the Paramount roster. Plot Pop Webster is a former silent movie star once known as "Bronco Billy" who now works as the guard on the main gate at Paramount Pictures. However, he's told his son Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America, Motion Picture Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan's Travels
''Sullivan's Travels'' is a 1941 American comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges. A satire on the film industry, it follows a famous Hollywood comedy director (Joel McCrea) who, longing to make a socially relevant drama, sets out to live as a tramp to gain life experience for his forthcoming film. Along the way he unites with a poor aspiring actress (Veronica Lake) who accompanies him. The title is a reference to ''Gulliver's Travels'', the 1726 novel by satirist Jonathan Swift about another journey of self-discovery. ''Sullivan's Travels'' received disparate critical reception: ''The New York Times'' described it as "the most brilliant picture yet this year", praising Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, and ranked it as one of the ten best films of 1941. But ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said that it lacked the "down to earth quality and sincerity which made turges'sother three pictures of 1941 – ''The Great McGinty'', ''The Lady Eve'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas In July (film)
''Christmas in July'' is a 1940 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges based on his 1931 play '' A Cup of Coffee''. It was Sturges' second film as writer-director, after ''The Great McGinty'', and stars Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. Plot Dr. Maxford is thoroughly exasperated; he is supposed to announce on national radio the winners of a slogan contest for his Maxford House Coffee, where the first prize is $25,000. Maxford's jury is deadlocked by the stubborn Mr. Bildocker. As a result, the program ends without an announcement. Office worker Jimmy MacDonald dreams of winning, hoping to validate himself, provide some luxuries for his mother, and marry his girlfriend, Betty Casey. Betty does not understand his slogan: "If you can't sleep at night, it's not the coffee, it's the bunk." As a joke, three of his co-workers place a fake telegram on Jimmy's desk informing him that he has won. Jimmy's boss, J. B. Baxter, is so impressed that he promotes Jimmy on the spot to adve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irène Tunc
Irène Tunc (25 September 1935 – 16 January 1972) was a French actress and model. She was crowned Miss France in 1954. She was the wife of film director Alain Cavalier and she died in a car crash in 1972. She appeared in 35 films and television shows between 1955 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' Camilla'' (1954) * '' Bravissimo'' (1955) * ''Les Truands'' (1956) *'' Lazzarella'' (1957) * '' Paris Holiday'' (1958) * ''La sposa'' (1958) * ''Noi siamo due evasi ''Noi siamo due evasi'' is a 1959 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Bernardo Cesarotti * Magali Noël: Odette * Raimondo Vianello: Camillo Gorini * Sandra Mondaini: Isabella * Titina De Filippo ...'' (1959) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * ''The Conqueror of the Orient'' (1960) * ''Le signore'' (1960) * ''Léon Morin, Priest'' (1961) * ''Live for Life'' (1967) * ''Je t'aime, je t'aime'' (1968) * ''Two English Girls'' (1971) References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Murat
Jean Murat (13 July 1888, in Périgueux – 5 January 1968, in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. Selected filmography * ''Sex'' (1920) * ''La Galerie des monstres'' (1924), as Sveti * '' Carmen'' (1926), as Officier * ''Attorney for the Heart'' (1927), as Dr. Robert Lingh * ''The Prey of the Wind'' (1927), as The husband * '' The Duel'' (1927) * ''Valencia'' (1927), as Count Alfonso de Padilla * '' Homesick'' (1927) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928), as Erik Ward * '' The Carousel of Death'' (1928) * '' Nile Water'' (1928) * ''Masks'' (1929), as Jonny * ''Venus'' (1929), as Capitaine Franqueville * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929), as Jacques de Saint-Ermont * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930), as Henri Brécourt * '' The Love Market'' (1930) * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930), as André de Kerdrec * '' La Femme d'une nuit'' (1931), as Jean d'Armont * '' The Typist'' (1931), as Paul Derval * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931), as Captain Craddock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Brainville
Yves Brainville (8 March 1914 – 16 November 1993) was a French film and television actor.Hayward p.245 Selected filmography * ''Entrée des artistes'' (1938) - Sylvestre * ''Accord final'' (1938) - Chenal - l'ami de Georges * ''Eduardo VII'' (1939) - Un journaliste * ''Le monde en armes'' (1939) * ''Musicians of the Sky'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) - Le gestionnaire * ''La Maison sous la mer'' (1947) - Un mineur (uncredited) * ''Vertiges'' (1947) - Un assistant *''Judicial Error'' (1948) - Jacques Heurteaux * '' The Wolf'' (1949) - Le docteur Maillet * '' Cartouche, King of Paris'' (1950) - Le comte de Horn * ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1952) - Le commandant (segment "Orgueil, L' / Pride") (uncredited) * '' The Slave'' (1953) - Dr. Vienne * '' Act of Love'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (1954) - Dingelstedt * ''At the Order of the Czar'' (1954) - d'Ingelstedt * ''The Big Flag'' (1954) - Un lieutenant * '' A Double Life'' (1954) - Garreau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Teynac
Maurice Teynac (1915–1992) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. In 1954 he appeared in London's West End in J.B. Priestley's poorly reviewed play ''The White Countess''. Selected filmography * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941)- Maurice * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ' (1942) - Leroy * ''Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary'' (1942) - Marmont * ' (1943) - L'imitateur * ''Song of the Clouds'' (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) - Serge de Souquières * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1947) - Fred * ''La Fleur de l'âge'' (1947) * ''Le Comédien'' (1948) - L'auteur dramatique * ''Woman Without a Past'' (1948) - Chimerowitz * '' Night Express'' (1948) - Georges Sommer * '' The Lame Devil'' (1948) - Charles X * ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) - Fantômas * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) - Barton * ' (1949) - Freville * ''Mystery in Shanghai'' (1950) - Inspecteur Wens * ''Les mousquetaires du roi'' (1951) * '' The Red Rose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
