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Phillip Trent
Phillip Trent (October 16, 1907, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – January 24, 2001, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career on Broadway and starred in nine stage productions. He appeared in numerous films during the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared as Clifford Jones. Filmography Some of Trent's films include: * '' Trick for Trick'' (1933) - David Adams * '' The Man who Dared'' (1933) - Dick (as Clifford Jones) * '' The Power and the Glory'' (1933) - Tom Garner Jr. (as Clifford Jones) * '' Tillie and Gus'' (1933) - Tom Sheridan * '' Coming Out Party'' (1934) - Jimmy Wolverton * '' The Crime of Helen Stanley'' (1934) - Larry King (as Clifford Jones) * '' The Most Precious Thing in Life'' (1934) - Fraternity Conductor (uncredited) * '' Transient Lady'' (1935) - Fred Baxter * ''Princess O'Hara'' (1935) - Tad (as Clifford Jones) * ''Strangers All'' (1935) - Patrick Gruen (as Clifford Jones) * '' His Family Tree'' (1935) - Dudley Weatherby * ''Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick For Trick (film)
''Trick for Trick'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Hamilton MacFadden, written by Howard J. Green, and starring Ralph Morgan, Victor Jory, Sally Blane, Tom Dugan, Luis Alberni and Edward Van Sloan. It was released on April 21, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. Synopsis Police investigate when the assistant of the magician Azrah is found dead in a river, but he manages at first to evade any responsibility for the incident. Cast *Ralph Morgan as Azrah *Victor Jory as La Tour * Sally Blane as Constance Russell *Tom Dugan as Albert Young *Luis Alberni as Metzger *Edward Van Sloan as John Russell *Willard Robertson as Dr. Frank Fitzgerald * Dorothy Appleby as Maisie Henry *Boothe Howard as Detective Lt. Jed Dobson *Phillip Trent as David Adams *Adrian Morris Adrian Grant Morris (18 May 1929 – 6 December 2004) was an English painter. Early life Morris was born in London, England. He spent his childhood in rural Somerset before the family move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Promise To Pay
''I Promise to Pay'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * Chester Morris as Eddie Lang * Leo Carrillo as Richard Farra * Helen Mack as Mary Lang * Thomas Mitchell as District Attorney J.E. Curtis * Thurston Hall as Police Captain Hall * John Gallaudet as Al Morton - aka Johnson * Patsy O'Connor as Judy Lang * Wallis Clark as B.G. Wilson * James Flavin as Bill Seaver * Edward Keane as Mike Reardon * Harry Woods as Henchman Fats * Henry Brandon as Henchman Fancyface * Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith; February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Early life Lawrence ... as Henchman Whitehat References External links * 1937 films 1937 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman Columbia P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drunk Driving (film)
''Drunk Driving'' is a 1939 American short drama film directed by David Miller. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 12th Academy Awards The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted ... in 1940 for Best Live Action Short Film, Two-Reel. Cast * Dick Purcell as John Jones * Jo Ann Sayers as Mrs. Jones * Richard Lane as Rick References External links * 1939 films 1939 drama films 1939 short films American drama short films American black-and-white films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films Films directed by David Miller 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Tomorrow Comes (film)
''When Tomorrow Comes'' is a 1939 American romantic drama directed by John M. Stahl and starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. The screenplay concerns a waitress who falls in love with a man who later turns out to be a married concert pianist. Bernard B. Brown won the Academy Award for Best Sound. A scene in the film where the two protagonists take refuge from a storm in a church was the subject of ''Cain v. Universal Pictures'', a case in which the writer James M. Cain sued Universal Pictures, the scriptwriter and the director for copyright infringement. Judge Leon Rene Yankwich ruled that there was no resemblance between the scenes in the book and the film other than incidental " scènes à faire", or natural similarities due to the situation, establishing an important legal precedent. Plot Philip Andre Chagal is a famous concert pianist who visits a restaurant struggling waitress Helen works at. Philip is immediately attracted to her and joins her at a union rally, and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Rogers (serial)
''Buck Rogers'' is a 1939 science fiction film serial, produced by Universal Pictures. It stars Buster Crabbe (who had previously played the title character in two ''Flash Gordon'' serials and would return for a third in 1940) as the eponymous hero, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran and Anthony Warde. It is based on the Buck Rogers character created by Philip Francis Nowlan, who had appeared in magazines and comic strips since 1928. Plot In 1938, Lieutenant Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and Buddy Wade (Jackie Moran) are part of the crew of a dirigible flying over the North Pole. They are caught in a savage storm and crash. They are ordered to release the experimental Nirvano Gas, which (unbeknownst to them) will put them in suspended animation until they are rescued. The Nirvano Gas works, but the dirigible is buried in an avalanche and is not found until 500 years have passed. When Buck and Buddy are found, they awaken in the year 2440 to a world ruled by the ruthless dictator, Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Us Live
''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. Dinneen about a real criminal case. In 1934 two Boston taxi drivers were identified by several witnesses as the culprits who murdered a man during a theater robbery in Lynn, Massachusetts. Their trial was in progress for two weeks and it seemed likely that the two were going to be found guilty, when the real killers were arrested for another crime and then admitted to the Lynn robbery-murder. Columbia Pictures had planned a much bigger production, but after political pressure from the state of Massachusetts the film's budget and publicity were scaled down considerably, and it was ultimately released as a B movie. Plot On the eve of his marriage to waitress Mary Roberts (O'Sullivan), taxi driver "Brick" Tennant is questioned as a murder sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates Of The Skies
''Pirates of the Skies'' (aka ''Plane 66'') is a 1939 American action film directed by Joseph A. McDonough and written by Lester Cole and Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis Toomey, Marion Martin, Samuel S. Hinds, Ray Walker and Lucien Littlefield. ''Pirates of the Skies'' was released on February 3, 1939, by Universal Pictures. Plot Pilot Nick Conlan ( Kent Taylor) applies for a job in the State Air Police Force. Known as undisciplined, Nick is warned by Major Smith (Stanley Andrews), the commander, that any infraction of the rules will result in instant dismissal. Nick visits the cafe hangout of the Sky Police, where he encounters waitress Barbara Whitney (Rochelle Hudson), his estranged wife and former stewardess who ignores Nick. Major Smith and Captain Higgins (Guy Usher) of the State Motor Police are stymied over a series of holdups in their sector. A band of clever crooks seem to have advance information on the movement of large pay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirting With Fate (1938 Film)
''Flirting with Fate'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Joseph Moncure March, Charlie Melson and Ethel La Blanche. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson, Steffi Duna, Charles Judels and Stanley Fields. The film was released on December 2, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Cast * Joe E. Brown as Dan Dixon *Leo Carrillo as Sancho Ramirez * Beverly Roberts as Patricia Lane * Wynne Gibson as Bertha *Steffi Duna as Carlita *Charles Judels as Don Luis Garcia * Stanley Fields as Fernando *Leonid Kinskey as Pedro Lopez *Chrispin Martin as Solado * Inez Palange as Señora Lopez *Irene Franklin as Hattie *Jay Novello as Manuel Del Valle *George Humbert as Del Rio *Lew Kelly Lew Kelly (August 24, 1879 – June 10, 1944) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1928 and 1944. He was born Louis Kelly in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am The Law (1938 Film)
''I Am the Law'' (1938) is a crime drama directed by Alexander Hall and starring Edward G. Robinson. Plot New York City law professor John Lindsay is asked by Eugene Ferguson, a member of the governor's Civic Committee, to become a special prosecutor to fight racketeers and corruption in the city, but unknown to Lindsay, Ferguson is in association with the racketeers. Cast * Edward G. Robinson as John Lindsay * Barbara O'Neil as Jerry Lindsay * John Beal as Paul Ferguson * Wendy Barrie as Frances Ballou * Otto Kruger as Eugene Ferguson * Arthur Loft as Tom Ross * Marc Lawrence as Eddie Girard * Douglas Wood as D.A. Bert Beery * Robert Middlemass as Moss Kithell * Ivan Miller as Inspector Gleason * Charles Halton as George Leander * Louis Jean Heydt as J.W Butler * Fay Helm as Mrs. Butler * Emory Parnell Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career. Early yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter Of Introduction (film)
''Letter of Introduction'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by John M. Stahl. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. Plot An aging actor, John Mannering, is surprised when his estranged daughter, Kay Martin, shows up. She is an actress trying to succeed on Broadway. He is persuaded to perform on Broadway for the first time in twelve years in a play with her. He is anxious about his performance, so turns to alcohol to overcome his self-doubt. He tries to re-establish his relationship with his daughter while trying to hide from the press that she is his daughter. Cast *Adolphe Menjou as John Mannering * Andrea Leeds as Katherine "Kay" Martin *George Murphy as Barry Paige *Edgar Bergen as himself * Rita Johnson as Honey *Ann Sheridan as Lydia Hoyt *Ernest Cossart as Andrews, the Butler *Frank Jenks as Joe, theatre prompter *Eve Arden as Cora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spy Ring
''The Spy Ring'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by George Waggner. The film stars William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther Ralston, Robert Warwick, Leon Ames and Ben Alexander. The film was released on January 8, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Two army officers are working on an invention that will guarantee accuracy on artillery and large weapons, but there is a gang of spies that is after the device, when one of the officers is murdered, the other one swears to catch the spies that did it. Cast *William Hall as Capt. Todd Hayden *Jane Wyman as Elaine Burdette *Esther Ralston as Jean Bruce *Robert Warwick as Col. Burdette *Leon Ames as Frank Denton * Ben Alexander as Capt. Don Mayhew * Don Barclay as Private Timothy O'Reilly * Egon Brecher as General A. R. Bowen * Paul Sutton as Charley *Jack Mulhall as Capt. Tex Randolph *LeRoy Mason as Paul Douglas * Harry Woods as Capt. Holden *Phillip Trent Phillip Trent (October 16, 1907, Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Doctor's Diary
''A Doctor's Diary'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor and written by David Boehm and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft, Helen Burgess, John Trent, Ruth Coleman, Ronald Sinclair and Molly Lamont. The film was released on January 22, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft as Dr. Clem Driscoll *Helen Burgess as Ruth Hanlon *John Trent as Dr. Dan Norris *Ruth Coleman as Catherine Stanwood *Ronald Sinclair as Michael Fielding *Molly Lamont as Mrs. Fielding *Sidney Blackmer as Dr. Anson Ludlow *Charles Waldron as Dr. Ellery Stanwood *Frank Puglia as Louie *Milburn Stone as Fred Clark *Sue Carol as Mrs. Mason References External links * 1937 films American drama films 1937 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Charles Vidor Films produced by B. P. Schulberg American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
