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Page Miss Glory (1936 Film)
''Page Miss Glory'' (sometimes called ''Miss Glory'' to prevent confusion with the 1935 film of the same name) is a 1936 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on March 7, 1936. The film uses Art Deco backgrounds and character designs. Plot The cartoon opens with the small town of Hicksville preparing to welcome Miss Glory. In a local hotel, teenage bellhop Abner is anxiously awaiting her arrival, and has prepared for it, but falls asleep while waiting. As he sleeps, he enters a dream sequence in which the hotel morphs into the Cosmopolitan Hotel, an upscale establishment in the big city, with Abner morphing into a fully grown bellhop at the same time. A man arrives and asks the now grown-up Abner to page Miss Glory, a guest at the hotel, and deliver a message to her. Other men arrive demanding that he page the young woman for them. Soon, a chorus of well-dressed men begins singing "Page Miss Glory", a song that had been introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. Cartoons, Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, Red Hot Riding Hood, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and George and Junior. He gained influence for his technical innovation, directorial style and brand of humor. Avery's attitude toward animation was opposite that of Walt Disney and other conventional family cartoons at the time. Avery's cartoons were known for their sarcastic, ironic, Surreal humour, absurdist, irreverent, and sometimes sexual humor, sexual tone in nature. Avery' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Friedwald
Will Friedwald (born September 16, 1961) is an American author and music critic. He has written for newspapers that include the ''Wall Street Journal'', ''New York Times'', ''Village Voice'', ''Newsday'', ''New York Observer'', and ''New York Sun'' – and for magazines that include ''Entertainment Weekly'', ''Oxford American'', '' New York'', ''Mojo'', ''BBC Music Magazine'', ''Stereo Review'', ''Fi'', and ''American Heritage''. Selected works Books As main author As co- and contributing-author Essays, articles Journalism: print/online newspapers, magazines, and broadcasts Liner notes Family Father: Herb Friedwald Will Friedwald is the son of the late Herb Friedwald ''(né'' Herbert F. Friedwald; 1935–1997) who was a jazz producer, jazz historian, and record label lawyer in New York. Herb was the founder of the short-lived jazz label, Kharma Records. Among other pursuits, Herb wrote liner notes Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Color Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 2
Volume Two, Volume 2, Volume II or Vol. II may refer to: * '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'', a 1998 album by rapper Jay-Z * ''Volume 2'' (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1963 * ''Vol. 2 (Breaking Through)'', by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band * ''Volume Two'' (The Soft Machine album), 1969 * ''Volume Two'' (She & Him album), 2010 * ''Volume Two'' (EP), a 1991 EP by Sleep * ''Volume 2'' (CKY album), 1999 * ''Volume 2'' (Chuck Berry album) * ''Volume 2'' (Billy Bragg album), 2006 * ''Volume 2'' (Reagan Youth album) * ''Volume 2'' (The Gordons album), 1984 * ''Volume 2'' (video), a 1999 video by Incubus * '' Volume 2: Release'', a 1999 album by Afro Celt Sound System * ''Vol. II'' (Hurt album), 2007 * ''Vol. II'' (Cartel de Santa album) * ''Vol.2'' (Goo Goo Dolls album), 2008 * ''Volume II'' (Kamchatka album) * '' Joan Baez, Vol. 2'' * ''Miles Davis Volume 2'' * ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces
Looney or loonie may refer to: People * Looney (surname) * Looney or lunatic, antiquated term for mentally ill person * LoOney (born 1980), Serbian singer-songwriter, actor, director and comic artist * Looney, nickname of William Hinde (British Army officer), William Hinde (1900–1981), British Army major general * Looney, nickname of Rudy Williams (saxophonist), Rudy Williams (1909–1954), American jazz saxophonist Other uses * ''The Looney: An Irish Fantasy'', a 1987 comic novel by Spike Milligan * "Looney", an early version of the poem "The Sea-Bell" by J. R. R. Tolkien * ''Loonies'', 2002 Dutch family film * Loonie, common name for the Canadian one dollar coin, which bears an image of the loon * Looney Labs, a small company known for the Fluxx line of card games See also * ''Looney Tunes'', a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series * Luni (other) * Loney (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 6
Volume Six or Volume VI or Volume 6 may refer to: *Hangover Music Vol. VI *Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 6 * Volume 6: Black Anvil Ego * Warts and All: Volume 6 * Anjunabeats Volume Six See also : : * Volume Zero (other) * Volume One (other) * Volume Two (other) * Volume Three (other) * Volume Four (other) * Volume Five (other) * Volume Seven (other) * Volume Eight (other) *Volume Nine (other) Vol. 9 or Volume Nine, or Volume IX, or Volume 9 may refer to: Video games * '' Vol. 9: The Renai Adventure ~Bittersweet Fools~'', a videogame Music *Volume 9 (Shinhwa album), album of South Korean boy band Shinhwa *Volume 9, (1940-1941) by Sidney ... * Volume Ten (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Set in the UK and the US in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s, the series starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman and member of the idle rich, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his highly intelligent and competent valet. Bertie and his friends, who are mainly members of the Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable Jeeves. When Fry and Laurie began the series, they were already a popular comedic double act for their regular appearances on Channel 4's '' Saturday Live'' and their own show ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (BBC, 1987–95). In the television documentary ''Fry and Laurie Reunited'' (2010), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (film), ''Kitty Foyle'' (1940), and performed during the 1930s in RKO Pictures, RKO's musical films with Fred Astaire. Her career continued on stage, radio and television throughout much of the 20th century. Rogers was born in Independence, Missouri, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City. She and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas, when she was nine years old. In 1925, she won a Charleston dance contest that helped her launch a successful vaudeville career. After that, she gained recognition as a Broadway theatre, Broadway actress for her stage debut in ''Girl Crazy''. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film roles as a supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer. He is often called the greatest dancer in Hollywood film history. Astaire's career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He starred in more than 10 Broadway and West End musicals, made 31 musical films, four television specials, and numerous recordings. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, and tireless perfectionism. Astaire's most memorable dancing partnership was with Ginger Rogers, whom he co-starred with in 10 Hollywood musicals during the classic age of Hollywood cinema. Astaire and Rogers starred together in ''Top Hat'' (1935), '' Swing Time'' (1936), and ''Shall We Dance'' (1937). Astaire's fame grew in films like ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), '' Easter Parade'' (1948), '' The Band Wagon'' (1953), '' Funny Face'' (1957), and ''Silk Stockings'' (1957). The American Film Institute named Astaire the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley (born Berkeley William Enos; November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. Early life Berkeley was born in Los Angeles, California, to Francis Enos (who died when Busby was eight) and stage actress Gertrude Berkeley (1864–1946). Among Gertrude's friends, and a performer in Tim Frawly's Stock company run by Busby Berkeley's father, were actress Amy Busby from whom Berkeley gained the appellation "Buzz" or "Busby" and actor William Gillette, then only four years away from playing Sherlock Holmes. Whether he was actually christened Busby Berkeley William Enos,Spivak, Jeffrey, ''Buzz, The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2010), pp. 6–7. or Berkeley William Enos, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Held Jr
John James Held Jr. (January 10, 1889 – March 2, 1958) was an American cartoonist, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, and author. One of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s, his most popular works were his uniquely styled cartoons which depicted people dancing, driving, playing sports, and engaging in other popular activities of the era. Held grew up in an artistic family that encouraged his pursuit of arts from the beginning. He began selling pieces of art by the age of nine. He never graduated from high school, finding his time was better spent honing his skills which he began at ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' as a sports illustrator during his late teenage years. His friendship with Harold Ross, creator of ''The New Yorker,'' served him well in his career, as his cartoons were featured in many prominent magazines including ''The New Yorker'', '' Vanity Fair'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and ''Life'' magazine. Due to his sense of humor and keen observation of his sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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