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Ralph M. Like
Ralph M. Like (1894–1955) was an American film producer. He was involved with several independent film companies producing low-budget releases on Poverty Row. In 1932 he established Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.231 Other companies he was involved with were Action Pictures and Progressive Pictures. After his studios folded in 1934, he produced only one further film ''You Can't Beat the Law'' for Monogram in 1943. Like also worked as a sound engineer at some of the major studios. He was married to the actress Blanche Mehaffey, who starred in several of his films. Selected filmography * '' The Desert of the Lost'' (1927) * ''Between Dangers'' (1927) * '' The White Outlaw'' (1929) * ''Fighters of the Saddle'' (1929) * ''Overland Bound'' (1929) * '' The Sky Spider'' (1931) * '' Hell-Bent for Frisco'' (1931) * ''Chinatown After Dark'' (1931) * ''Soul of the Slums'' (1931) * '' Dragnet Patrol'' (1931) * '' Night Beat'' (1931) * '' Anybody's Blonde'' (1931) * '' First Aid'' (1931) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky Spider
''The Sky Spider'' (aka ''Spy Spider'') is a 1931 American "youth-oriented" adventure film.Farmer 1984, p. 327. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film starred Glenn Tryon, Beryl Mercer, Blanche Mehaffey, Pat O'Malley and newcomer John Trent. Plot Glenn Morgan ( Glenn Tryon), returning from Mexico to his mother ( Beryl Mercer) and two brothers, Buddy ( John Trent) and Jim ( Pat O'Malley). Glenn also brings along his friend, Hugh Jeffries ( Philo McCullough) who is extremely interested in the brothers' design for a fast fighter aircraft. The oldest brother, Jim, is in love with Barbara Hawton ( Blanche Mehaffey), the daughter of his boss, Colonel Hawton (Joseph W. Girard). Glenn is also in love with Barbara so he does not want to hurt Jim's feelings. Flying air mail, Jim proposes to Barbara but she turns him down. After Jim takes off, Jeffries and his crony Marsh ( George Chesebro) intent on stealing the mail, follow and shoot down his aircraft. Jim's body is not found in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widow In Scarlet
''The Widow in Scarlet'' (also known as ''Lady Raffles'') is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code mystery film, mystery crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dorothy Revier, Kenneth Harlan and Lloyd Whitlock . It was distributed by the independent film, independent Mayfair Pictures. Synopsis Baroness Orsani makes a bet that she can steal a friend's valuable diamond necklace jus to prove that she can, intending to return it afterwards. Before she can accomplish this, a gang of international jewel thieves led by a man posing as a police inspector, steal it first. Cast * Dorothy Revier as Baroness Orsani * Kenneth Harlan as Peter Lawton-Bond * Lloyd Whitlock as Mandel * Glenn Tryon as Spuffy * Myrtle Stedman as Alice Lawton-Bond * Lloyd Ingraham as Bradley * Harry Strang as Hymie * Hal Price as Eddie * Arthur Millett as Hanson * Phillips Smalley as Peter's pal * Wilfrid North as Peter's pal References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Mary Smith
''Alias Mary Smith'' is a 1932 American mystery crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Blanche Mehaffey, John Darrow and Raymond Hatton.Langman & Finn p.6 It was released by the independent company Mayfair Pictures. Synopsis A young woman known by her alias Mary Smith, falls in love with a wealthy young man despite his father's disapproval. Unbeknown to them she is the sister of a man executed after being framed by gangster Snowy Hoagland for a crime he didn't commit. Seeking revenge on him, she becomes entangled in the murder of a district attorney. Cast * Blanche Mehaffey as Joan * John Darrow as Buddy * Raymond Hatton as Scoop * Edmund Breese as Father * Myrtle Stedman as Mother * Gwen Lee as Blossom * Henry B. Walthall as Attwell * Alec B. Francis as Lawyer * Matthew Betz as Snowy * Jack Grey as Kearney * Harry Strang as Yeager * Ben Hall as Jake * Lionel Backus as Hood * Jack Cheatham as Cop * George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Of The Subway
''Sally of the Subway'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Jack Mulhall, Dorothy Revier and Blanche Mehaffey. It was produced as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.240 Plot A gang of jewel thieves use an exiled member of German royalty as an unwitting part of their scheme to rob a major New York City, New York jewellery company. Fortunately he is tipped off by one of the store's workers and he is able to turn the tables on the gang. Cast * Jack Mulhall as Ludwig * Dorothy Revier as Sally * Blanche Mehaffey as Angela * Huntley Gordon as Gordon * Harry Semels as Von Trump * Crauford Kent as Moffit * John Webb Dillion as McMillan, Henchman * William P. Burt as Scraggs, Henchman * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Police Lieutenant Paxton * Ellinor Vanderveer as Mrs. Stubbs * Bob Reeves (actor), Bob Reeves as Bill, Police Officer * Julia Griffith as Miss Duncan, Credit Manager References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docks Of San Francisco
''Docks of San Francisco'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe. It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonwealth Pictures in 1948. The film was long considered to be a lost film but is now on YouTube. Plot The plot follows a café waitress who becomes a small-time gangster's mistress and a novelist decides to rescue her from the gangster's clutches. Cast * Mary Nolan as Belle * Jason Robards Sr. as John Banning * Marjorie Beebe as Rose Gillen * John Davidson as Vance * Max Davidson as Max Ranovich, the Detective * Arthur Millett as Police Chief Rafferty * Ernie Adams as Cookie * Walter James as Phony Café Waiter * George Chesebro as Vance's Henchman * Hal Price as Vance's Henchman * Charles McAvoy as Policeman * Frank Meredith as Plainclothesman * Paul Panzer Paul Wolfgang Panzerbeiter (November 3, 1872 – August 16, 1958), kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malay Nights
''Malay Nights'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Burgess and Raymond Hatton. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.251 It is also known by the alternative title ''Shadows of Singapore''. Synopsis Pearl hunter Jim Wilson is on a visit to San Francisco from the Malay Peninsula when he encounters his old nemesis the card sharp Jack Sheldon. Jim tries to rescue Sheldon's girlfriend and her young son from his clutches. A series of mix-ups lead to Jim and her son returning to Singapore without her, and she has to work in a nightclub and bar to earn her passage. She arrives in time to help Jim beat off a deadly attack by Sheldon and his gang. Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Jim Wilson * Dorothy Burgess as Eve Blake * Ralph Ince as Jack Sheldon * Raymond Hatton as Rance Danvers * Carmelita Geraghty as Daisy * Georgie Smith as Sonny * Lionel Belmore as Buck - Barten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monster Walks
''The Monster Walks'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code black-and-white horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer. Plot The film opens with Ruth Earlton and her fiancé Dr. Ted Carver arriving at her father's house. She has been told that her father has died, and is returning to find out what will be done with the estate. They arrive on a stormy night, and are greeted by her invalid uncle Robert, the housekeeper Mrs. Krug and the housekeeper's son Hanns. While exploring the mansion, Ruth is dismayed to find a large ape her father used to conduct experiments in the basement. She and the others then gather to learn how the Earlton estate will be divided. Earlton has left his estate to Ruth, but it will go to her uncle Robert in the event of her death. Very small monthly sums are also left to the housekeeper Mrs. Krug and her son Hanns, and these two are very upset about the small amount of the allowance. When Ruth goes to bed that night, a large, hairy hand reaches through the headbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Aid (film)
''First Aid'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film at – Movies and Films Database. RhythmOne plc. Retrieved June 11, 2021. directed by Stuart Paton. Produced by , the film was released on 5 July 1931 and was distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anybody's Blonde
''Anybody's Blonde'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Dorothy Revier, Reed Howes, and Edna Murphy, and was released by Action Pictures on November 17, 1931. Plot Janet Reese is a reporter whose brother, Jim Dorgan, is an up-and-coming boxer, who is a win away from getting a shot at a title bout. Steve Crane is a local gangster who also owns a popular nightclub. Crane, knowing he can get better odds betting against Dorgan, tries to force him into throwing the match, but Dorgan refuses. Crane enlists Myrtle Devoe, one of his showgirls and his mistress to distract Dorgan long enough so that he misses the fight. Myrtle and Dorgan used to go out, so when she invites him back to her place, he agrees. When Dorgan doesn't show up for his match against Don O'Hara, he loses by forfeit. O'Hara now becomes the number one challenger for the title. The following morning, Dorgan is found dead ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Beat (1931 Film)
''Night Beat'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Jack Mulhall as Johnny * Patsy Ruth Miller as Eleanor * Walter McGrail as Martin * Harry Cording as Chill Scarpelli * Ernie Adams as Weissenkorn * Richard Cramer as Featherstone * Harry Semels as Italian References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * * * Night Beatavailable for free download from Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ... 1931 films 1931 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films Films directed by George B. Seitz Mayfair Pictures films 1930s English- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet Patrol
''Dragnet Patrol'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorshi ... melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a script by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, and Marjorie Beebe, and was released by Action Pictures on December 15, 1931. Cast list * Glenn Tryon as Larry * Vera Reynolds as Millie * Marjorie Beebe as Mabel * Vernon Dent as Cookie * Symona Boniface as Ethel * Walter Long (actor), Walter Long as Grainger * George "Gabby" Hayes, George Hayes as Private detective References External links * * * Melodrama films 1931 drama films 1931 films American drama films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer American black-and-white films Mayfair Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
