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Robert Coogan
Robert Coogan (December 13, 1924 – May 12, 1978) was an American film and television actor. Biography Robert Coogan was born in Glendale, California, to parents Jack Coogan Sr. and Lillian Coogan. His older brother was Jackie Coogan, perhaps Hollywood's most famous child star of the 1920s. Coogan's only child is Jonathan Coogan. Coogan's nephew is stereographer and 3D producer Anthony Coogan and his grand-nephew Keith Coogan is also an actor. Starting as a child actor, Robert Coogan made his film debut as Sooky in '' Skippy'' (1931), a comedy-drama family film A children's film, or family film, is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family. Children's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for a general audience, while family films ar ... which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. He also reprised the role of Sooky in its sequel '' Sooky'' (1931). In addition to his appearance in ''Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Cooper
John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive, known universally as Jackie Cooper. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Oscar nomination. Aged nine, he remains the youngest performer ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, an honor that he received for the film '' Skippy'' (1931). For nearly 50 years, Cooper remained the youngest Oscar nominee in any category. Early life John Cooper Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California. Cooper's father, John Cooper, left the family when Jackie was two years old. His mother, Mabel Leonard Bigelow (née Polito), was a stage pianist. Cooper's maternal uncle, Jack Leonard, was a screenwriter and his maternal aunt, Julie Leonard, was an actress married to director Norman Taurog. Cooper's stepfather was C.J. Bigelow, a studio production manager. His mother was Italian American (her fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Palooka
''Joe Palooka'' was an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984. The strip was adapted to a 15-minute CBS radio series, 12 feature-length films (chiefly from Monogram Pictures), nine Vitaphone film shorts, a 1954 syndicated television series (''The Joe Palooka Story''), comic books and merchandise, including a 1940s board game, a 1947 New Haven Clock & Watch Company wristwatch, a 1948 metal lunchbox featuring depictions of Joe, Humphrey and Little Max, and a 1946 Wheaties cereal box cut-out mask. In 1980, a mountain in Pennsylvania was named for the character. Publication history In his home town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Fisher devised the character in 1921 after he met a boxer, Pete Latzo, outside a poolroom. As Fisher explained in an article in ''Collier's'': Many rejections followed before Fisher's strip wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 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] |
The Little Shop Of Horrors
''The Little Shop of Horrors'' is a 1960 American horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human blood. The film's concept may have been inspired by "Green Thoughts", a 1932 story by John Collier about a man-eating plant. Hollywood writer Dennis McDougal suggests that Griffith may have been influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's 1956 science fiction short story "The Reluctant Orchid" (which was in turn inspired by the 1905 H. G. Wells story "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid"). The film stars Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller, who had all worked for Corman on previous films. Produced under the title ''The Passionate People Eater'', the film employs an original style of humor, combining dark comedy with farce and incorporating Jewish humor and elements of spoof. ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' was shot on a budget of $28,000 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Electric Theater
''General Electric Theater'' was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations. Radio After an audition show on January 18, 1953, titled ''The Token'', with Dana Andrews, the radio series, a summer replacement for ''The Bing Crosby Program'', debuted on CBS on July 9, 1953, with Ronald Colman in an episode based on ''Random Harvest''. With such guest stars as Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Jane Wyman, William Holden, Alan Young, Dorothy McGuire, John Hodiak, Ann Blyth, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, and Judy Garland, the series continued until October 1, 1953. Jaime del Valle produced and directed the show. Ken Carpenter was the host and announcer. Wilbur Hatch supplied the music. Also known as ''G.E. Stereo Theater'', the program "was the first network radio series to be broadcast on FM in stereo."Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Come The Marines
''Here Come the Marines'' is a 1952 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on June 29, 1952 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-sixth film in the series. Plot After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteer so they can be with him. Sach gets in trouble for first impersonating a doctor and then, while serving kp duty, creating a bouillon capable of melting any known metal. When he's called into their colonel's office for punishment, Sach discovers that his father Horace 'Hard Head' Debussey Sr. served with the colonel in WWI and is subsequently promoted to sergeant. Sergeant Sach draws the ire of his men through multiple drills and by constantly keeping them on their toes with a whistle. During a march, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They pay a visit to the casino & suspect that the gambling house is ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Chasers
''Ghost Chasers'' is a 1951 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys.''Variety'' film review; May 30, 1951, page 6.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; May 12, 1951, page 76. The film was released on April 29, 1951 by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-second film in the series. Plot After Slip discovers a spiritualist in the neighborhood, he enlists the boys to investigate. They discover that she is a fake and working for Margo the Medium, a radio star who has convinced Sach and Whitey that ghosts exist. They go to her place using Louie as a decoy. While she is busy trying to connect to Louie's dead uncle, the rest of the boys investigate the house. A real ghost, Edgar, befriends Sach and helps him investigate as well. Although the others cannot see Edgar, he does help them in times of crisis and helps them uncover Margo's scam. Cast The Bowery Boys *Leo Gorcey as Terrance Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney *Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones *William Benedict as Whitmore 'Whitey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Palooka In The Squared Circle
''Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle'' is a 1950 American film in the ''Joe Palooka ''Joe Palooka'' was an American comic strip about a heavyweight boxing champion, created by cartoonist Ham Fisher. The strip debuted on April 19, 1930 and was carried at its peak by 900 newspapers. It was cancelled in 1984. The strip was adapt ...'' series. References External links * 1950 films American black-and-white films Films based on American comics Joe Palooka films {{comics-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underworld Story
''The Underworld Story'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Dan Duryea, Herbert Marshall, Gale Storm, Howard Da Silva and Michael O'Shea (actor), Michael O'Shea. Da Silva plays the loud-mouthed gangster Carl Durham, one of his last roles before becoming Hollywood blacklist, blacklisted. The newspaperman played by Duryea is similar in tone (a reporter that does anything for publicity for himself regardless of ethics) to Kirk Douglas in Billy Wilder's ''Ace in the Hole (1951 film), Ace in the Hole'' (1951). This B-movie was shot in black and white by director Cy Endfield and cinematographer Stanley Cortez. Plot When big-city newspaper reporter Mike Reese (Duryea) writes and publishes a story (after breaking his promise to withhold it) that results in the murder of a state's witness against a local gang lord, he loses his job. He soon finds that no one else will hire him, so he extracts money from the drug lord (who is actually grateful for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Palooka In Humphrey Takes A Chance
''Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance'' is a 1950 American film directed by Jean Yarbrough. It was part of the ''Joe Palooka'' series. Plot Knobby Walsh manages the champ, but unless he agrees to promoter Gordon Rogers' demand for 30 percent of the profits, Rogers intends to see to it that Joe Palooka can't get another fight. An irate Knobby claims he can get the popular Joe a fight anywhere in the world, even in Wokkington Falls, where the sweet oaf Humphrey Pennyworth still lives. Joe and wife Anne are glad to go visit their old friend Humphrey, but complications occur when Rogers bribes the mayor and sheriff to frame Knobby and Humphrey on false charges. Joe eventually is able to clear both and save the day. Cast * Leon Errol as Knobby * Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe Palooka * Lois Collier as Anne * Robert Coogan as Humphrey * Mary Happy as Mary * Tom Neal as Rogers * Andrew Tombes as Grogan External links''Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance''at TCMDB Turner Classic M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
''Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey'' is a 1950 film in the ''Joe Palooka'' series. It was directed by Jean Yarbrough. Plot When their car veers off the road en route to their honeymoon, Joe Palooka and new wife Anne are rescued by a sweet lummox, Humphrey Pennyworth, who has amazing strength. Knobby Walsh turns up, concerned about newspaper reports that Joe intends to retire from boxing. He spends the night, causing a rift between Joe and an annoyed Anne in the process. A charity fight is arranged in which Joe will raise funds for a boys' club. When his scheduled opponent, Johnson, makes an insulting remark, Humphrey flattens him. Johnson's shifty manager Belden now wants Humphrey to fight Joe instead, but all the sweet Humphrey wants to do is eat. Belden tells lies about Joe, persuading a gullible Humphrey to step into the ring. Belden's thugs knock out Knobby, who has been running a scheme of his own, pretending to be Lord Cecil, a British boxing manager. Joe's punches barely aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Leave (1948 Film)
''French Leave'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan and Renee Godfrey.Stephens p.219 It is the sequel to the 1947 film '' Kilroy Was Here'' and is sometimes known by the alternative title of ''Kilroy on Deck''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton, one of the resident set designers at Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast * Jackie Cooper as Skitch Kilroy * Jackie Coogan as Pappy Reagan * Renee Godfrey as Mimi * Ralph Sanford as Skipper Muldoon * Robin Raymond as Simone * Curt Bois as Marcel * Larry J. Blake as Schultyz * Charles La Torre as Fourcher * William Dambrosi as Pierre * John Bleifer as Pop LaFarge * Claire Du Brey as Mom LaFarge * George Lloyd as Captain Baker * Frank J. Scannell as Francois * Jimmy Cross as Riley * Dick Winslow as Concertina Player * Billy Snyder as Paul * Manuel París as Gendarme * Robert Coogan as Mack * Vivian Mason as Lil * Alphonse Martell as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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