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Rafael Storm
Rafael Storm (1889–1951) was an American film actor.Blottner p.34 Selected filmography * '' It Happened in New York'' (1935) * '' The Plot Thickens'' (1935) * ''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) * '' The Fighting Pilot'' (1935) * '' Lady Tubbs'' (1935) *''The House of a Thousand Candles'' (1936) * '' When Ladies Meet'' (1941) * ''Repent at Leisure ''Repent at Leisure'' is a 1941 American domestic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff from a screenplay by Jerry Cady based on a story by James Gow and Arnaud D'Usseau. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released o ...'' (1941) * '' Two Latins from Manhattan'' (1941) * '' Submarine Base'' (1943) References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1889 births 1951 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of A Thousand Candles
''The House of a Thousand Candles'' is a 1936 American thriller film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke and Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1906 novel by Meredith Nicholson. The novel had been filmed twice before, once in 1915 (as ''The House of a Thousand Candles'') and again in 1919 by Henry King (under the title ''Haunting Shadows''). A British secret service agent is sent to try to prevent a plot to derail a peace conference in Geneva and threaten international peace. Plot Unscrupulous casino owner Anton Sebastian secretly runs a network of spies out of his hotel and casino, "The House of a Thousand Candles". After killing one of his spies, Victor Demetrius, via poison, he sends a secret message over the radio to a dancer, Raquel. Sebastian orders him to intercept a British intelligence agent Tony Carleton and steal some top-secret documents. British intelligence officer Sir Andrew McIntyre instructs agent Carleton to pick up some opera ticke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine Base (film)
''Submarine Base'' is a 1943 American film directed by Albert H. Kelley for Producers Releasing Corporation. The working title was ''Raiders of the Pacific''. Plot Ship engineer Jim Taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by Joe Morgan, an American gangster that found New York too hot for him, and has become a fisherman operating from an out-of-the-way island off of the coast of South America. Morgan makes his headquarters at the Halfway House run by the parents of Maria Styx as a bar and dance resort catering to the planters and traders of the island. Taggert finds himself practically a prisoner along with a group of American girls acting as entertainers at the resort. Taggert shadows Morgan in his activities in a remote cove and finds that Morgan is supplying German U-boat commanders with torpedoes, but does not know that Morgan has rigged the torpedoes with clock devices that explode when at sea and sinks the U-boats. Cast *John Litel as James Xavier "Jim" Taggart *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Latins From Manhattan
''Two Latins from Manhattan'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, and Joan Woodbury. Cast list * Joan Davis as Joan Daley * Jinx Falkenburg as Jinx Terry * Joan Woodbury as Lois Morgan * Fortunio Bonanova as Armando Rivero * Don Beddoe as Don Barlow * Marquita Madero as Marianela * Carmen Morales as Rosita * Lloyd Bridges as Tommy Curtis * Sig Arno as Felipe Rudolfo MacIntyre * Boyd Davis as Charles Miller * Don Brodie Don L. Brodie (May 29, 1904 – January 8, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Early years The son of Mrs. Lottie Brodie, he attended Hughes High School in Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati. Before becoming a profess ... as Advertising Man References External links * * * 1941 films 1940s English-language films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Charles Barton 1941 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films 1940s American fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repent At Leisure
''Repent at Leisure'' is a 1941 American domestic comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff from a screenplay by Jerry Cady based on a story by James Gow and Arnaud D'Usseau. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on April 4, 1941, and stars Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, and George Barbier. It is named after the aphorism "marry in haste, repent at leisure". Plot summary Cast * Kent Taylor - Richard Hughes * Wendy Barrie - Emily Baldwin * George Barbier - Robert Cornelius 'R.C.' Baldwin * Thurston Hall - Jay Buckingham * Charles Lane - Clarence Morgan * Nella Walker - Mrs. Sally Baldwin * Rafael Storm - Prince Paul Stephanie * Ruth Dietrich - Miss Flynn * Cecil Cunningham Edna Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress, singer, and comedienne. Early years Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a ... - Mrs. Morgan * George Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Ladies Meet (1941 Film)
''When Ladies Meet'' (television broadcast title: ''Strange Skirts'') is a 1941 American romantic comedy film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington in a story about a novelist in love with her publisher. The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. The film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who also co-produced the film (with Orville O. Dull). The film was a remake of the 1933 pre-Code film of the same name, which starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall. Cast * Joan Crawford as Mary 'Minnie' Howard * Robert Taylor as Jimmy Lee * Greer Garson as Mrs. Clare Woodruf * Herbert Marshall as Rogers Woodruf * Spring Byington as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake * Rafael Storm as Walter Del Canto * Mona Barrie as Mabel Guiness * Max Willenz as Pierre, Bridget's Summer House Handyman * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Tubbs
''Lady Tubbs'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Alice Brady, Douglass Montgomery, Anita Louise, Alan Mowbray, June Clayworth and Hedda Hopper. The film was released on July 2, 1935, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Alice Brady as Henrietta Tubbs *Douglass Montgomery as Phil Ash-Orcutt *Anita Louise as Wynne Howard *Alan Mowbray as Elyot Wembsleigh *June Clayworth as Jean LaGendre *Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Ronald Ash-Orcutt *Russell Hicks as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt *Lumsden Hare as Lord Abernathy *Virginia Hammond as Lady Abernathy *Minor Watson as Edward J. Fishbaker *Rafael Storm Rafael Storm (1889–1951) was an American film actor.Blottner p.34 Selected filmography * '' It Happened in New York'' (1935) * '' The Plot Thickens'' (1935) * ''Under the Pampas Moon'' (1935) * '' The Fighting Pilot'' (1935) * ''Lady Tubbs'' ( ... as Rinaldo References External links * 1935 films American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Pilot
''The Fighting Pilot'' (aka ''Fighting Pilot'') is a 1935 American action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Gertrude Messinger and Robert Frazer. When an inventor develops a new type of aircraft, a crooked businessman attempts to steals the aircraft and its blueprints. The company test pilot, who is the boyfriend of the inventor's daughter, foil the criminals. Plot In Washington D.C., Mr. Jones (Rafael Storm) receives a telegram from Los Angeles asking him to secure rights to a newly designed aircraft from inventor F. S. Reynolds ( William Humphrey). Later that day, Cardigan ( Robert Frazer), a gangster, lies to Jones that Reynolds is not really interested in his offer. Cardigan tries unsuccessfully to buy the aircraft and its plans from Reynolds. Test pilot Hal Foster (Richard Talmadge) and his girl friend, Reynolds' daughter Jean (Gertrude Messinger), arrive and Hal throws Cardigan out. Afterwards, Hal test flies the new aircraft and as he and Reynol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Pampas Moon
''Under the Pampas Moon'', also known as ''The Gaucho'', is a 1935 American Western film directed by James Tinling and starring Warner Baxter and Ketti Gallian. Baxter plays an Argentine gaucho. Rita Hayworth also had an early role in the film. The film has been cited as a "ludicrously dated essay into South American caricature". Plot The womanizing gaucho Cesar Campo lives a carefree life on the Pampas. However, when a plane lands nearby he meets an attractive French singer and her unscrupulous fiancée who is so impressed by Cesar's horse that he arranges to have it stolen to enter in a horse race under a false name. Cesar pursues them to Buenos Aires and after a flirtation with the French singer and a series of culture clashes in sophisticated hotels and restaurants he rescues the horse and returns home. Cast *Warner Baxter as Cesar Campo *Ketti Gallian as Yvonne LaMarr *J. Carrol Naish as Tito *John Miljan as Graham Scott *Armida as Rosa *Ann Codee as Madame LaMarr *Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
