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Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the production of '' The Passing Show of 1914''. He continued on the stage through the mid-1930s, appearing in both London and New York theater productions. His film career began in 1930, and over the twenty-five years of that career he appeared in between 170 and 200 films. At the very tail end of his acting life he made several appearances on the small screen. Keane was married twice. His first marriage was to Muriel Inetta Window, an opera singer, vaudeville actress and 1913 Peacock Girl with the Ziegfeld Follies. They were married in approximately 1916 and divorced in 1920. After his divorce, he married the actress Claire Whitney in 1921, and they remained married until her death in 1969. He retired in 1958, and died on July 2, 1981. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fear In The Night (1947 Film)
''Fear in the Night'' is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley (in his film debut). It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death" (retitled '"Nightmare" in 1943). Woolrich is credited under pen name William Irish. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title '' Nightmare'' this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy. Plot Bank teller Vince Grayson (DeForest Kelley) dreams that he stabs a man in an octagonal room of mirrors and locks the body in a closet. When he wakes up, he discovers marks on his throat, a strange key and a button in his pocket, and blood on his cuff. Cliff Herlihy (Paul Kelly), his police officer brother-in-law, tries to convince him it was just a dream. A few days later, while trying to find cover from the rain, the pair finds themselves taking shelter in the strange house from Vince's dream, which is owned by a Mr. and Mrs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Jury (1936 Film)
''Grand Jury'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell from a screenplay by Joseph A. Fields and Philip G. Epstein, based on a story by James Edward Grant and Thomas Lennon. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it premiered in New York City on July 31, 1936, and was released nationwide the following week on August 7. The film stars Fred Stone, Louise Latimer and Owen Davis, Jr. Plot George Taylor is one of the scions of town. When his son, John Taylor, is called to sit on the town's grand jury, the younger Taylor laments the necessity of the duty. His father quickly upbraids him for his lack of civic responsibility. The trial he is to serve on the grand jury for is to determine whether a local racketeer, Joseph Britt, should be tried for the murder of a young man. Fearful of vengeance by Britt, the grand jury refuses to indict. As he leaves the courtroom, Britt is shot and wounded by Tom Evans, the father of the murder victim. Evans is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Water (1937 Film)
''Hot Water'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It is part of the Jones Family series of films.Drew p.180 The Jones father decides to run for mayor, leading the current incumbent to try to disgrace his son. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Chester Gore. Plot summary Partial cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * * * * 1937 films 1937 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films Films scored by Samuel Kaylin 1930s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Suspicion (1937 Film)
''Under Suspicion'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Katherine DeMille and Luis Alberni.Goble p.997 Synopsis Millionaire automobile A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded ... manufacturer Robert Bailey announces that he plans to turn over ownership of his company to the employees. This outrages his fellow stockholders and two attempts are made to kill him. Bailey summons them all to his lodge in order to try and work out which is the potential murderer. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films 1937 mystery films 1930s English-language films American mystery films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Family Affair (1937 Film)
''A Family Affair'' is a 1937 American comedy film. It was the first of 16 movies now known as the Andy Hardy series, though Andy Hardy, played by Mickey Rooney, did not become the main character in the series until a few more installments had been made. The movie features Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy and Spring Byington as his wife, who are Andy's parents. Barrymore and Byington were replaced in their roles by Lewis Stone and Fay Holden in the subsequent films. In this film, the highly respected judge has to deal with family and political problems. It was based on the 1928 play ''Skidding'' by Aurania Rouverol. Plot summary Judge James K. Hardy (Lionel Barrymore) hopes to be re-elected, but his campaign is put in jeopardy by his opposition to a wasteful public works program. Hardy and his family—wife Emily, adult daughters Joan and Marion, and teenage son Andy (Mickey Rooney)—live in Carvel, a small, fictional midwestern American town. Spurned contractor Hoyt Wells an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hanvey, Detective
''Jim Hanvey, Detective'' is a 1937 American film directed by Phil Rosen. It is loosely based on the short story collection of the same name by novelist Octavus Roy Cohen. Plot summary Cast *Guy Kibbee as James Woolford "Jim" Hanvey * Tom Brown as Don Terry * Lucie Kaye as Joan Frost *Catherine Doucet as Adelaide Frost *Edward Gargan as O. R.Smith * Edward Brophy as Romo *Helen Jerome Eddy as Mrs. Tom Ellis *Theodore von Eltz as Dunn *Kenneth Thomson as W. B. Elwood *Howard C. Hickman as Herbert Frost *Oscar Apfel as Lambert *Wade Boteler as Davis *Robert Emmett Keane as Editor *Robert Homans as Sheriff Garrett * Harry Tyler as Taxi Driver *Frank Darien Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darien, Frank 1876 births 1955 deaths American ... as Pete * Charles Williams as Brackett Soundtrack External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratoga (film)
''Saratoga'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway. The film stars Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in their sixth and final film collaboration and features Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon, Hattie McDaniel and Margaret Hamilton. Jean Harlow died before filming was finished, and it was completed using stand-ins. ''Saratoga'' was MGM's most successful film of 1937 and became the highest-grossing film of Harlow's career. Plot Bookie Duke Bradley (Clark Gable) stops the bank from taking the stud of Grandpa Clayton (Lionel Barrymore). Carol Clayton (Jean Harlow) calls from England that she is going to marry the wealthy Hartley Madison (Walter Pidgeon). Duke tells her father, Frank Clayton ( Jonathan Hale), and Grandpa. Broke, Frank gives Duke the deed to the family farm to pay his gambling debts. At the races, Duke takes bets and meets Hartley and Carol. Duke greets Fritzi (Una Merkel) with a kiss. During a race, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Of The People (film)
''Man of the People'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Frank Dolan. The film stars Joseph Calleia, Florence Rice, Thomas Mitchell, Ted Healy and Catherine Doucet. The film was released on January 29, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot All that attorney Jack Moreno wants to do is help his friends and the people from his neighbourhood, but in order to make a living he has to do business with the mob. Cast *Joseph Calleia as Jack Moreno *Florence Rice as Abbey * Thomas Mitchell as Grady *Ted Healy as Joe 'The Glut' *Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Reid * Paul Stanton as Stringer * Jonathan Hale as Carter Spetner *Robert Emmett Keane as Murphy *Jane Barnes as Marie Rossetti *William Ricciardi as 'Pop' Rossetti *Noel Madison as 'Dopey' Benny *Soledad Jiménez as Mrs. Rossetti *Edward Nugent as Edward Spetner *Donald Briggs Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Faces (1936 Film)
''Forgotten Faces'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael and James Burke. The film was based on a short story by Richard Washburn Child, which had previously been made as a 1928 silent film by Paramount. Partial cast * Herbert Marshall as Harry Ashton * Gertrude Michael as Cleo Ashton * James Burke as Sgt. Johnny Donovan * Robert Cummings as Clinton Faraday * Betty Jane Rhodes as Sally McBride * Robert Gleckler as Mike Davidson * Arthur Hohl as Hi-Jack Eddie * Alonzo Price as Warden Davis * Pierre Watkin as Mr. McBride * Alan Edwards as Steve Deland * Dora Clement as Mrs. McBride * Ann Evers as Maid * Mary Gordon as Mrs. O'Leary * Andrea Leeds as Salesgirl * Bess Flowers as Nurse * Carolyn Ganzer as Baby * Irving Bacon as Pretty * Chick Chandler as Chick * Robert Emmett Keane as Fields * Jack Norton as Drunk * Ruth Warren as Nurse * Paul Newlan as Guard Production Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic On The Air
''Panic on the Air'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Lew Ayres. Cast * Lew Ayres as Jerry Franklin * Florence Rice as Mary Connor Cremer * Benny Baker as Andy * Edwin Maxwell as Gordon * Charles C. Wilson as Chief Insp. Fitzgerald * Murray Alper as Marvin Danker * Wyrley Birch as Maj. Bliss * Robert Emmett Keane as Cillani * Gene Morgan Gene Morgan (March 12, 1893 – August 13, 1940) was an American actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1926 and 1941. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, United States, and died in Santa Monica, California. Selected filmography * ''Rogu ... as Lefty Dugan * Eddie Lee as McNulty References External links * 1936 films 1936 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by D. Ross Lederman 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down The Stretch (1936 Film)
''Down the Stretch'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Clemens and written by William Jacobs. The film stars Patricia Ellis, Mickey Rooney, Dennis Moore, Willie Best, Gordon Hart and Wild Bill Elliott. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 18, 1936. Plot Snapper Sinclair's father once rode for stable owners Patricia and Cliff Barrington, but later was found to have thrown races and was banned from the track. To keep Snapper from being sent to reform school, Patricia offers him a job. A fast but untamed horse called Faithful quickly becomes Snapper's favorite. He wins races as its jockey, but when he refuses to throw one for gamblers, they reveal publicly who Snapper's father was and suspicion falls on Snapper, who is no longer allowed any mounts. He leaves for England, where he becomes a very successful rider. One day the Barringtons are there to enter Faithful in a race. Snapper discovers that they are nearly broke. He deliberately loses the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jailbreak (1936 Film)
''Jailbreak'' is a 1936 American (Precursor) film noir, crime, mystery, drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Joe King, and George E. Stone. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1936. Plot A ex-racketeer has a fight with a cop and goes to prison, and things happen when he tries to get paroled, and a newspaper reporter tries to figure it out. Cast * Barton MacLane as Detective Captain Rourke * June Travis as Jane Rogers * Craig Reynolds as Ken Williams * Dick Purcell as Ed Slayden * Joe King as Mike Eagan * George E. Stone as Weeper * Joseph Crehan as Warden * Addison Richards as Dan Varner * Eddie Acuff as Sig Patton * Charles Middleton as Dan Stone * Mary Treen as Gladys Joy * Henry Hall as Pop Anderson * Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
