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Road Gang
''Road Gang'' is a 1936 film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption. Premise The managing editor of a Chicago newspaper crusades for inmates (Donald Woods, Carlyle Moore Jr.) in a Southern prison camp. Cast * '' Donald Woods'' as James 'Jim' Larrabie * ''Kay Linaker'' as Barbara Winston * ''Carlyle Moore Jr.'' as Robert 'Bob' Gordon * '' Joseph Crehan'' as Harry Shields * '' Henry O'Neill'' as George Winston * '' Joe King'' as J.W.Moett * '' Addison Richards'' as Warden Parmenter * '' Charles Middleton'' as Mine Warden Grayson * '' Olin Howland as Doctor * '' William B. Davidson'' as Atty. Gen. Marsden * '' Harry Cording'' as Sam Dawson * ''Mark Lawrence'' as Pete * ''Eddie Shubert'' as Buck Draper * ''Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan (born Edward Paul Van Sloun; November 1, 1882 – March 6, 1964) was an American chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis King
Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Citwf.com; accessed July 23, 2015. Biography King was born in . His name was also written as L.H. King and Lewis King. A brother of director Henry King, he entered the film business in 1919 as a character actor. He specialized in villains and blusterers. He began his career as a director of a series of westerns in the 1920s under the name of Lewis King: ''The Bantam Cowboy'' (1928), ''The Fightin' Redhead'' (1928), ''The Pinto Kid' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olin Howland
Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Life and career Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His sister was stage actress Jobyna Howland. From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include '' Leave It to Jane'' (1917), ''Two Little Girls in Blue'' (1921) and ''Wildflower'' (1923). He was in the film ''Janice Meredith'' (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958. Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies '' No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films With Screenplays By Dalton Trumbo
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First National Pictures Films
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Films Directed By Louis King
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Journalists
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American Prison Drama Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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 Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Prison Films
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1936 Drama Films
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as '' The Merry Widow'' and '' The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, '' Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lloyd (actor)
George Harrington Lloyd (November 5, 1892 – August 15, 1967) was an American vaudevillian and character actor. Born in Edinburg, Illinois, Lloyd appeared in over 270 films between 1932 and 1956. Career In the late 1920s, Lloyd had his own vaudeville troupe. Lloyd appeared in the Three Stooges short subject ''Pardon My Clutch'' (1948) as the angry gas station attendant. He was also Squid McGuffy, café owner, in '' Crime on Their Hands'' (1948) and its remake, '' Hot Ice'' (1955). Other appearances include ''Mississippi'' (1935), ''The Return of Jimmy Valentine'' (1936), '' High Sierra'' (1941), ''Topper Returns'' (1941) and '' My Favorite Brunette'' (1947). In the 1940s-era morality play ''I Accuse My Parents'' (parodied by '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''), he was kindly cafe owner Al, "mistaken" by the MST3K crew for Off. Toody (Joe E. Ross) of ''Car 54, Where Are You?''. Personal Lloyd retired from films as a character actor in 1955. Seven years later, he lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
