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Patricia Farr
Patricia Farr (born Arleine Rutledge Farr; January 15, 1913 – February 23, 1948) was an American film actress who appeared in films of the 1930s and 1940s. Despite being billed as leading lady in at least one (''Lady Luck'') of the films in which she appeared, very few details of her life are available. Early years Farr was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Farr. She grew up in Ogden, Utah, where her great-great-grandfather had been mayor. Personal The '' St. Maurice Valley Chronicle'' reported that her personal hobby was the collecting of "hot" swing phonograph records, and at the time of her appearing with Charles Quigley and Dorothy Wilson in ''Speed to Spare'', she had two cabinets full of such records, many of them privately made original recordings. Farr was married to Robert Mayo, a casting director with Columbia Pictures. Career She was working as a movie theater usherette in Los Angeles when she was first signed by Paramount Pictures. She had a number of smaller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Luck (1936 Film)
''Lady Luck'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It was made by Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation. Plot In New York City, Mamie Murphy is working as a manicurist when she hears on the salon's radio that she has won $2,500 on the racehorse Lady Luck in the sweepstakes draw, with the chance to win a further $150,000. Newspaper reporter Dave Haines is sent to interview Mamie because he already knows her and fancies her. She turns down his invitation to accompany him that evening to the Blue Moon nightclub, but accepts an invitation from "businessman" Jack Conroy to meet there. Conroy, who is actually a financially strapped playboy, is visited at his home by mild-mannered James Hemingway, who half-heartedly threatens him with a revolver and tells him to stay away from his wife. Conroy denies any involvement with her. Arriving at the Blue Moon about 9pm, Conroy wines and dines Mamie, while being watched scathingly by Mrs. Hemingway who is seated nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Call
''The Secret Call'' is a 1931 American drama film directed by Stuart Walker and written by Arthur Kober, Eve Unsell and William C. deMille. The film stars Richard Arlen, Peggy Shannon, William B. Davidson, Charles Trowbridge, Jane Keithley, Selmer Jackson, and Ned Sparks. The film was released on July 25, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Richard Arlen as Tom Blake *Peggy Shannon as Wanda Kelly *William B. Davidson as Jim Blake *Charles Trowbridge as Phil Roberts *Jane Keithley as Grace Roberts *Selmer Jackson as Matt Stanton *Ned Sparks as Bert Benedict *Jed Prouty as Jim Neligan *Charles D. Brown as Bob Barnes *Harry Beresford as Frank Kelly *Larry Steers as Fillmore *Elaine Baker as Vera Lorraine *Frances Moffett as Gwen Allen *Claire Dodd as Maisie *Patricia Farr Patricia Farr (born Arleine Rutledge Farr; January 15, 1913 – February 23, 1948) was an American film actress who appeared in films of the 1930s and 1940s. Despite being billed as leading lady in at leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchids To You
''Orchids to You'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring John Boles (actor), John Boles, Jean Muir (actress), Jean Muir and Charles Butterworth (actor), Charles Butterworth.Solomon p.379 The screenplay concerns a flower shop owner and a married Lawyer, attorney who begin a romance after meeting in court. Partial cast * John Boles (actor), John Boles as Thomas Bentley * Jean Muir (actress), Jean Muir as Camellia Rand * Charles Butterworth (actor), Charles Butterworth as Teddy Stuyvesant * Ruthelma Stevens as Evelyn Bentley * Harvey Stephens as George Draper * Arthur Lake (actor), Arthur Lake as Joe * Spring Byington as Alice Draper * Sidney Toler as Nick Corsini * John Qualen as Smith * Patricia Farr as Polly * Arthur Treacher as Roger Morton References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1935 romantic drama films 1935 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tailspin Tommy (serial)
''Tailspin Tommy'' is a 12-episode 1934 Universal film serial based on the ''Tailspin Tommy'' comic strip by Hal Forrest. Directed by Lew Landers and produced by Milton Gatzert, the serial was the 97th serial of the 137 released by that studio (and the 24th with sound). The plot of ''Tailspin Tommy'' concerns a conflict over a government airmail contract. Plot Two cargo airlines clash over a government mail contract. "Tailspin" Tommy (Maurice Murphy), a young mechanic, gets a job with Three Points Airlines, which wins the contract. Their opponents resort to sabotage in order to have the contract for themselves. Wade "Tiger" Taggart ( John Davidson) becomes their enemy, a man who will do anything to stop the airline from doing business. After Tommy becomes a pilot, he prevents a runaway aircraft from crashing into a crowd of children, among other adventures that put him into the public eye. Eventually Taggert and his gang are brought to justice. Tommy goes on to win a movie contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand Up And Cheer!
''Stand Up and Cheer!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Hamilton MacFadden. The screenplay by Lew Brown and Ralph Spence was based upon a story idea by Will Rogers and Philip Klein. The film is about efforts undertaken during the Great Depression to boost the morale of the country. It is essentially a vehicle for a string of vaudeville acts and a few musical numbers. The film is best known for providing the first big breakthrough role for legendary child actress Shirley Temple. A little known bit player before the film, by the end of the year, she appeared in 10 movies, including 4 starring roles in major feature-length films. Plot The President of the United States decides that the true cause of the Great Depression (raging when the film was released) is a loss of "optimism" as a result of a plot by financiers and bankers who are getting rich from the Depression. The President then appoints Lawrence Cromwell as secretary for the newly created Department o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footlight Parade
''Footlight Parade'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and James Seymour based on a story by Robert Lord and Peter Milne, and was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film's songs were written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics), and include "By a Waterfall", "Honeymoon Hotel" and "Shanghai Lil". In 1992, ''Footlight Parade'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". __TOC__ Plot Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Weakness (film)
''My Weakness'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by David Butler and starring Lilian Harvey, Lew Ayres and Charles Butterworth. It was the second of four films made by the British-German actress Harvey in Hollywood, who had emerged as major star during Weimar Germany. It both was and wasn't the first mainstream Hollywood film to use the word "gay" as a descriptor of homosexuality. In one scene, Charles Butterworth and Sid Silvers commiserate over their miserable, hopeless shared love for Lilian Harvey, until Butterworth is struck by a solution: "Let's be gay!" However, the Studio Relations Committee censors decreed that the line had to be muffled.Vieira, Mark A., Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood, Abrams, 1999, pg. 133 Synopsis A wealthy young man bets that he can turn a cleaning woman into a sophisticated lady and trick three men into wanting to marry her. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Looloo Blake * Lew Ayres as Ronnie Gregory * Charles Butterworth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Loved You Wednesday
''I Loved You Wednesday'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Henry King and William Cameron Menzies and written by Philip Klein and Horace Jackson, adapted from the 1932 play of the same title by Molly Ricardel and William DuBois. The film stars Warner Baxter, Elissa Landi, Victor Jory, Miriam Jordan, Laura Hope Crews, and June Lang. The film was released on June 16, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. Synopsis Vicki Meredith, an ballet student in Paris, meets and falls for fellow American and aspiring architect Randall Williams. Some time into their relationship she discovers he already has a wife back home. Angered by this she abandons Paris and heads for South America where she meets engineer Philip Fletcher, and falls in love before he then leaves to work on the Boulder Dam. In America she encounters Philip again as well as Randall and his wife. Cast *Warner Baxter as Philip Fletcher *Elissa Landi as Vicki Meredith * Victor Jory as Randall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Price Hollywood?
''What Price Hollywood?'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Constance Bennett with Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown, Jane Murfin and Ben Markson is based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns and Louis Stevens. The supporting cast features Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff, Brooks Benedict, Louise Beavers and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Plot Brown Derby waitress Mary Evans is an aspiring actress who meets film director Maximillan "Max" Carey in the restaurant. Max is very drunk but is charmed by Mary and he invites her to a premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Max, who has an active sense of humor, arrives to collect her in a jalopy rather than a limousine and then gives the car to the parking valet as a tip. Max takes Mary home after the event, but the next morning he remembers nothing about the previous night. Mary reminds him that he had promised her a screen test and expresses concern about his excessive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''The Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Behave!
''Lady Behave!'' is a 1938 American film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. The sophisticated comedy was released by Republic Pictures. Plot Prior to leaving for Haiti, two sisters and their godfather/legal advisor are having a holiday in New Orleans. The fun loving Clarice goes out for a night on the town for Mardi Gras, as sensible conservative Paula and godfather Burton Williams remain home and prepare for their journey. Clarice comes back drunk in the morning. Before she passes out, she reveals she married the equally drunk wealthy playboy Stephen Cormack during the night. Clarice has forgotten that she is already married to gigolo Michael Andrews. Cormack's solicitor shows up and mistakes Paula for Clarice. Used to Cormack's matrimonial antics, he offers Paula $5000 to divorce Cormack. Burton and Paula confer on the matter and discover that Clarice faces a minimum of ten years in prison for bigamy if the marriage is revealed. Paula has to impersonate Clarice until Burto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
