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Paul Maxey
Paul Regan Maxey (March 15, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American actor. Born in Wheaton, Illinois, the rotund Maxey played character roles in films from 1937, notably as the composer Victor Herbert in ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' (1946). He acted in many TV shows from the 1950s onwards, notably in the role of Mayor John Peoples in the sitcom '' The People's Choice'' (1955–1958) and such other shows as ''Willy'', , ''Wagon Train'', ''The Lone Ranger'', '' Dennis the Menace'', ''The Untouchables'', ''Perry Mason'' and ''Lassie'' before his death in 1963 at age 56. Selected filmography * ''They Won't Forget'' (1937) * ''Let's Go Collegiate'' (1941) * ''I'll Sell My Life'' (1941) * '' You're Out of Luck'' (1941) * ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' (1946) * ''Millie's Daughter'' (1947) * '' Philo Vance's Secret Mission'' (1947) * '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' (1951) * ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952) * ''The Narrow Margin'' (1952) * ''Run for the Hills'' (1953) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Go Collegiate
''Let's Go Collegiate'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and produced by Monogram Pictures. It was released as ''Farewell to Fame'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary Frankie (Frankie Darro) is the coxswain on the rowing team at Rawley University. His friend Tad (Jackie Moran) is a stroke on the crew, president of the Kappa Psi Delta fraternity, and leader of the campus swing band. Rawley's administrators are eagerly awaiting the arrival of renowned athletic star Bob Terry. Tad learns that Terry has been drafted to the army and will not be joining the crew, nor will he be attending the party welcoming him. Frankie and Tad don't have the hearts to tell their girlfriends Midge (Gale Storm) and Bess (Marcia Mae Jones), who have worked hard to prepare the party, and instead look for a replacement for Bob for the evening. They find truck driver Hercules "Herk" Bevans (Frank Sully) loading a safe onto his truck singlehanded. After some convincing, Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Out Of Luck
''You're Out of Luck'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kay Sutton, Mantan Moreland, Vickie Lester, Richard Bond and Janet Shaw. The film was released on January 20, 1941, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Frankie and Jeff are working in an apartment building when one of the guests is murdered, then Frankie's brother Tom turns out to be the detective in charge of the case. Tom asks the duo to keep an eye to a suspect living in the building, however they end up getting more involved than they should. Cast *Frankie Darro as Frankie O'Reilly *Kay Sutton as Marjorie Overton *Mantan Moreland as Jeff Jefferson *Vickie Lester as Sonya Varney *Richard Bond as Tom O'Reilly * Janet Shaw as Joyce Dayton *Tris Coffin as Dick Whitney *Willy Castello as Johnny Burke *Alfred Hall as Mr. Haskell *Paul Maxey as Pete *Ralph Peters as Mulligan *Paul Bryar as Benny *Jack Mather John Eugene Mather (Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actors From Wheaton, Illinois
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheorghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20,000 Eyes
''20,000 Eyes'' is a 1961 American drama film directed by Jack Leewood, written by Jack W. Thomas, and starring Gene Nelson, Merry Anders, James Brown, John Banner, Judith Rawlins and Robert Shayne. The film was released on June 14, 1961, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Needing money in a hurry for a diamond-mine interest, investment broker, Dan Warren, embezzles $100,000 from client, Kurt Novak, a criminal himself ($ in dollars ). Novak discovers the theft and gives Warren five days to pay him back or else meet with an "accident." But Warren has another scheme in mind. Cast *Gene Nelson as Dan Warren *Merry Anders as Karen Walker *James Brown as Jerry Manning *John Banner as Kurt Novak *Judith Rawlins as Girl *Robert Shayne as Police Lieutenant *Paul Maxey as Ryan *Rex Holman as High School Boy *Ollie O'Toole as Moore *Barbara Parkins as High School Girl * Bruno VeSota as Museum Watchman *Rusty Wescoatt as Policeman Production The film was announced in January, 1961, and Daniel C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showdown At Boot Hill
''Showdown at Boot Hill'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., written by Louis Vittes, and starring Charles Bronson, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Carole Mathews, Fintan Meyler and Paul Maxey. The film was released on May 1, 1958, by 20th Century Fox. It was the first film Gene Fowler Jr. made for Regal Films. Plot An unusual western plot that is character driven and reaches beyond right/wrong morality, requiring its male and female leads to develop and act on introspection. Bronson portrays a Marshall who has turned bounty hunter explicitly as a reaction to his being "short" and unable to command the allegiance of those he is to protect. His beliefs and lifestyle are challenged by Doc played by John Carradine who sees something of his younger self in this angry man with a gun. Also driving the psychological elements of the film is the Marshall's growing attachment to Jill (Carole Mathews) and her daughter Sally (Fintan Meyler). Cast *Charles Brons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Always Fair Weather
''It's Always Fair Weather'' is a 1955 MGM musical satire scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics, with music by André Previn and starring Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/choreographer Michael Kidd in his first film acting role. The film, co-directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen, was made in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor. Although well-received critically at the time, it was not a commercial success, and is widely regarded as the last of the major MGM dance-oriented musicals. In recent years, it has been recognized as a seminal film because of the inventiveness of its dance routines. ''It's Always Fair Weather'' is noted for its downbeat theme, which may have hurt it at the box office, and has been called a rare "cynical musical". Plot Three ex-G.I.s, Ted Riley, Doug Hallerton and Angie Valentine have served in World War II together and become best friends. At the beginning of the film, set in October 1945, they m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run For The Hills
''Run for the Hills'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Sonny Tufts, Barbara Payton and Mauritz Hugo.Lewis p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté. Cast * Sonny Tufts as Charlie Johnson * Barbara Payton as Jane Johnson * John Harmon as Jed Taylor * Mauritz Hugo as Mr. Hudson * Vici Raaf as Mrs. Cornish * Jack Wrightson as George * Paul Maxey as Sheriff * Harry Lewis as Mr. Carewe * John Hamilton as Mr. Harvester * Byron Foulger as Mr. Simpson * Sid Slate as Wagstaff * Charles Victor as Craig * William Fawcett as Orin Hadley * Dee Ann Johnston as Malinda * George Sanders as Television Commentator * Rosemary Colligan as Cave Girl * Jack McElroy as Radio Announcer * Ray Parsons as Hermit * Michael Fox as Phineas Cragg * Jean Willes as Frances Veach * Richard Benedict as 'Happy' Day * Lester Dorr as Reporter Outside Elevator * Al Hill as Process Server * William Tannen as Charlie's Co-Worker References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Narrow Margin
''The Narrow Margin'' is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award. A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury. Plot Detective Sergeant Walter Brown ( Charles McGraw) of the Los Angeles Police Department and his partner are assigned to protect a mob boss's widow, Mrs. Frankie Neall ( Marie Windsor), as she rides a train from Chicago to Los Angeles to testify before a grand jury. She is also carrying a payoff list that belonged to her murdered husband. The mob's hitmen do not know what she looks like. On the way to pick her up, Brown bets his partner and friend, Sergeant Gus Forbes ( Don Beddoe), what she wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singin' In The Rain (film)
''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies". The film was only a modest hit when it was first released. O'Connor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Betty Comden and Adolph Green won the Writers Guild of America Award for their screenplay, while Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. However, it has since been accorded legendary status by contemporary critics, and is often regarded as the greatest musical film ever made and one of the greatest films ever made, as well as the greatest film made in the " Freed Unit" at Metro-Goldwy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
