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Ralph Block
Ralph J. Block (June 21, 1889, Cherokee – January 2, 1974, Wheaton) was an American film producer in the 1920s and became a full-time screenwriter in 1930. He is most famous for being President of the Screen Writers Guild from 1934 to 1935. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1940 for his dedicated work for the Motion Picture Relief Fund. Biography Block was born in the City of Cherokee in the Cherokee County of 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 ... to E.S. and Doris Block (née Chraplewski). Filmography As producer As Writer References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Block, Ralph 1889 births 1974 deaths American film producers Academy Honorary Award recipients Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild American male screenwriters Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2020 Census, down from 5,369 in 2000. It is the county seat of Cherokee County. History Cherokee was laid out as a town in 1870, and was named for the Southeast Indian tribe, most of whose members had been removed to Indian Territory in the late 1830s. Cherokee was incorporated on April 5, 1873. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 5,253 people in 2,316 households, including 1,339 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 2,569 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.5% White, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9%. Of the 2,316 households 24. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power (1928 Film)
''Power'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Higgin and starring William Boyd, Alan Hale, Sr., and Jacqueline Logan.Gehring p. 230 Cast * William Boyd as Husky * Alan Hale, Sr. as Hanson * Jacqueline Logan as Lorraine LaRue * Clem Beauchamp as The Menace * Joan Bennett as a Dame * Carole Lombard as Another Dame * Pauline Curley as a Dame * Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early and career Born in Sydney, New So ... as Job Foreman (uncredited) * Monty O'Grady as Minor Role (uncredited) References Bibliography * Wes D. Gehring. ''Carole Lombard, the Hoosier Tornado''. Indiana Historical Society Press, 2003. External links * * 1928 films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard Higgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myron C
Myron of Eleutherae ( grc, Μύρων, ''Myrōn'' ), working c. 480–440 BC, was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. According to Pliny's '' Natural History'', Ageladas of Argos was his teacher. None of his original sculptures are known to survive, but there are many of what are believed to be later copies in marble, mostly Roman. Reputation Myron worked almost exclusively in bronze and his fame rested principally upon his representations of athletes (including his iconic ''Diskobolos''), in which he made a revolution, according to commentators in Antiquity, by introducing greater boldness of pose and a more perfect rhythm, subordinating the parts to the whole. Pliny's remark that Myron's works were ''numerosior'' than those of Polycleitus and "more diligent" seem to suggest that they were considered more harmonious in proportions (''numeri'') and at the same time more convincing in realism: ''diligen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred A
Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' Business and organisations * Alfred, a radio station in Shaftesbury, England *Alfred Music, an American music publisher *Alfred University, New York, U.S. *The Alfred Hospital, a hospital in Melbourne, Australia People * Alfred (name) includes a list of people and fictional characters called Alfred * Alfred the Great (848/49 – 899), or Alfred I, a king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons Places Antarctica * Mount Alfred (Antarctica) Australia * Alfredtown, New South Wales * County of Alfred, South Australia Canada * Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario * Alfred Island, Nunavut * Mount Alfred, British Columbia United States * Alfred, Maine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Holy Terror
''A Holy Terror'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western movie starring George O'Brien, Sally Eilers, Rita La Roy, and Humphrey Bogart. The film is an adaptation by Ralph Block, Alfred A. Cohn, and Myron C. Fagan of the novel ''Trailin'!'' by Max Brand. It was directed by Irving Cummings. Plot Polo player Tony Bard travels West to investigate his father's murder, and meets Jerry Foster on a Wyoming ranch. After being kidnapped, Tony escapes and discovers his true father and learns that he was raised by another man, who was in love with his mother. Cast * George O'Brien as Tony Bard aka "Woodbury" * Sally Eilers as Jerry Foster Rita La Royas Kitty Carroll * Humphrey Bogart as Steve Nash * James Kirkwood as William Drew * Stanley Fields as Butch Morgan * Robert Warwick as John Bard aka "Thomas Woodbury" * Richard Tucker as Tom Hedges * Earl Pingree as Jim Lawler, Ranch Manager * Ralph Bucko as Wrangler (uncredited) * George Chandler as Joe, Western Union Clerk (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Wolf (1930 Film)
''The Sea Wolf'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred Santell and written by S. N. Behrman and Ralph Block. The film stars Milton Sills, Jane Keithley, Raymond Hackett, Mitchell Harris, Nat Pendleton, and John Rogers. It is based on the 1904 novel ''The Sea-Wolf'' by Jack London. The film was released on September 21, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Milton Sills as 'Wolf' Larsen *Jane Keithley as Lorna Marsh *Raymond Hackett as Allen Rand *Mitchell Harris as 'Death' Larsen *Nat Pendleton as Smoke * John Rogers as Mugridge *Harold Kinney as Leach * Sam Allen as Neilson *Harry Tenbrook as Axel Johnson ''Bear of Oakland'' The large barkentine rigged museum ship, ''Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...'', moored in Oakland, starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard (1930 Film)
''Scotland Yard'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by William K. Howard, written by Garrett Fort, and starring Edmund Lowe, Joan Bennett, Donald Crisp, Georges Renavent, Lumsden Hare and David Torrence. It was released on October 19, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. It is based on the 1929 play ''Scotland Yard'' by Denison Clift. In 1941, the film was remade under the same title. The film depicts identity theft. A financier who went missing in action during World War I is impersonated by a swindler. Synopsis In London following the First World War, a criminal masquerades of a financier who had gone missing in action with the intent of stealing large sums of money. Cast *Edmund Lowe as Sir John Lasher / Dakin Barrolles *Joan Bennett as Xandra, Lady Lasher *Donald Crisp as Charles Fox *Georges Renavent as Dr. Dean *Lumsden Hare as Sir Clive Heathcote * David Torrence as Captain Graves *Barbara Leonard as Nurse Cecilia * Norman Ainsley as Reggie, Xandra's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officer O'Brien
''Officer O'Brien'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy crime film directed by Tay Garnett and starring William Boyd, Ernest Torrence and Dorothy Sebastian. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.Munden p.557 It was one of the last films produced by Pathé Exchange before it was fully merged into RKO Pictures. Cast * William Boyd as Bill O'Brien * Ernest Torrence as John P. O'Brien * Dorothy Sebastian as Ruth Dale * Ralf Harolde as Mike Patello * Paul Hurst as Captain Antrim * Russell Gleason as Johnny Dale * Clyde Cook as Limo Lewis * Arthur Housman as Tony Zurik * Toyo Fujita as Kono * Tom Maloney Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ... as Detective * Clarence Wilson as Patello's Attorney References Bibliography * Munden, Kennet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His First Command
''His First Command'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian and Gavin Gordon.Munden p.352 Location shooting took place at Fort Riley in Kansas. Synopsis A playboy falls in love with the daughter of the commandant of an American post. He enlists in order to be close to her, but soon finds that his manners irritate the other soldiers. Cast * William Boyd as Terry Culver * Dorothy Sebastian as Judy Gaylord * Gavin Gordon as Lt. Freddie Allen * Helen Parrish as Jane Sargent * Alphonse Ethier as Col. Gaylord * Howard Hickman as Maj. Hall * Paul Hurst as Sgt. Westbrook * Jules Cowles as Cpl. Jones * Rose Tapley as Mrs. Pike * Mabel Van Buren Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress. Biography As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both ''The Virginian'' and ''The Squaw Man'' (190 ... as Mrs. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Thing Called Love (1929 Film)
''This Thing Called Love'' is a 1929 American romantic comedy pre-Code film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Edmund Lowe, Constance Bennett, Ruth Taylor, Roscoe Karns, and ZaSu Pitts. Jean Harlow appears in a cameo role as she was not yet famous. The film is based on the play ''This Thing Called Love, a Comedy in Three Acts'', by Edwin J. Burke. The film was recorded in RCA Photophone and featured a two-color Technicolor sequence. No complete copy survives, only the Technicolor sequence. Plot A man returns from a trip to Peru rich and looking for a wife. While still single, he has a real estate agent show him a house or two. The agent invites him to dinner, during which the agent and his wife start bickering, causing the poor fellow to rethink marriage over. He does still want to share his home with someone, however, so he has the agent's sister-in-law move in. Eventually, they fell in love. Cast * Edmund Lowe as Robert Collins * Constance Bennett as Ann Marvin * Roscoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich People (film)
''Rich People'' is a 1929 pre-Code talking picture directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Constance Bennett. It was produced by Ralph Block and distributed through Pathé Exchange. It is based on a story by Jay Gelzer that was serialized from March to July 1928 in '' Good Housekeeping'' magazine. Cast *Constance Bennett as Connie Hayden *Regis Toomey as Jef MacLean * Robert Ames as Noel Nevins *Mahlon Hamilton as Beverly Hayden * Ilka Chase as Margery Mears * John Loder as Captain Danforth *Polly Ann Young as Sally Vanderwater Preservation A print is preserved in the Library of Congress film collection. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References External links * * 1929 films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big News (1929 Film)
''Big News'' is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Gregory La Cava, released by Pathé Exchange, and starring Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard, billed as "Carol Lombard". Cast * Robert Armstrong as Steve Banks *Carole Lombard as Margaret Banks (billed as Carol Lombard) *Louis Payne as Hensel * Wade Boteler as O'Neill *Charles Sellon as Addison *Sam Hardy as Reno *Tom Kennedy as Officer Ryan *Warner Richmond as District Attorney Phelps *Helen Ainsworth as Vera, society editor * James Donlan as Deke * George "Gabby" Hayes as Hoffman, reporter * Vernon Steele as reporter * Clarence Wilson as Coroner * Colin Chase as Birn *Robert Dudley Robert Dudley is the name of: Surname * Robert Dudley (actor) (1869–1955), American dentist and film character actor *Robert Dudley (explorer) (1574–1649), illegitimate son of the 1st Earl of Leicester *Robert Charles Dudley (1826–1909) wate ... as Telegraph editor Plot Steve Banks (Armstrong) is a hard-drinking newspaper report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
