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Robert Kent (actor)
Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955), was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including ''The Phantom Creeps'', '' Who's Guilty?'', and '' The Phantom Rider''. He also had a role in the 1938 film ''The Gladiator'' and was Virginia Vale's leading man in '' Blonde Comet'', a 1941 movie about a female racing driver. He married actress Astrid Allwyn in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 10, 1937, and they were divorced in 1941. He had three children: Kristina, Susan, and Kim Louise. He died in Los Angeles, California of a coronary occlusion due to coronary arteriosclerosis.Death certificate of Douglas Blackley, Jr. Partial filmography * ''One Hour Late'' (1934) - Soda Jerk (uncredited) * ''Car 99'' (1935) - Recruit Blatzky * ''Four Hours to Kill!'' (1935) - George Nelson * '' Love in Bloom'' (1935) - Man Who Buys Song (uncredited) * ''College Scandal'' (1935) - Dan Courtridge * ''Two for Toni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the 2010 United States census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut with a 2020 population of 121,054, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It is also home to the Mark Twain House, where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant sites. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Hours To Kill!
''Four Hours to Kill!'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess. Plot Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from which Mako escaped. With four hours to kill, Taft takes his prisoner to a theater where the cop's wife, Mae, is a hostess. Mae is an unfaithful schemer. She is trying to extort $200 from coat-check kid Eddie, insinuating she is pregnant. Eddie doesn't want his fiancee Helen to hear this, true or otherwise, so he tries to raise the money to pay Mae's blackmail. Eddie is also suspected of stealing an expensive piece of jewelry. Mako made the journey this far in the hope of gaining revenge against Anderson, a man who informed on him. After telling Taft he would prefer a quick death to a painful execution, Mako breaks free and shoots Anderson before being shot by Taft, dying the kind of death he wanted. Eddie is cleared and now free to marry Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That I May Live
''That I May Live'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Ben Markson and William M. Conselman, and starring Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Jack La Rue, Frank Conroy and Fred Kelsey. It was released on April 30, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Rochelle Hudson as Irene Howard * Robert Kent as Dick Mannion *J. Edward Bromberg as Tex Shapiro *Jack La Rue as Charlie * Frank Conroy as Pop *Fred Kelsey as Abner Jenkins * George Cooper as Mack *DeWitt Jennings as Chief of Police * Russell Simpson as Bish Plivens *William "Billy" Benedict William Benedict (April 16, 1917 – November 25, 1999), was an American actor, perhaps best known for playing "Whitey" in Monogram Pictures' The Bowery Boys series. Early years Benedict was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, After his father's dea ... as Kurt Plivens References External links * 1937 films 20th Century Fox films American crime films 1937 crime films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step Lively, Jeeves!
''Step Lively, Jeeves!'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root, and starring Arthur Treacher as P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves alongside Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent, Alan Dinehart, George Givot and Helen Flint. The film was released on April 1, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. The character of Jeeves' master, Bertie Wooster, does not appear. The film is not based on any Jeeves story, and portrays Jeeves as a naive bumbler (which is not how he is portrayed by Wodehouse in the novels and short stories about him. Plot Two swindlers con Jeeves (portrayed by Arthur Treacher), claiming he has a fortune waiting for him in America, and he meets some gangsters there. Cast *Arthur Treacher as Jeeves *Patricia Ellis as Patricia Westley * Robert Kent as Gerry Townsend *Alan Dinehart as Hon. Cedric B. Cromwell *George Givot as Prince Boris Caminov *Helen Flint as Babe *John Harrington as Barney Ross * George Cooper as Slug *Arthur Housman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
''Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by George Marshall and Otto Preminger and starring Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly and Peter Lorre.Thomas p.83 The film's sets were designed by the British art director Hans Peters. Partial cast * Victor McLaglen as Dannie O'Neill * Walter Connolly as Michael Steele * Peter Lorre as Prof. Sturm * June Lang as Sheila O'Neill - aka Nancy Steele * Robert Kent as Jimmie Wilson * Shirley Deane as Nancy * John Carradine as Harry Wilkins * Jane Darwell as Mrs. Mary Flaherty * Frank Conroy as Dan Mallon * Granville Bates as Joseph F.X. Flaherty * George Taylor as Gus Crowder * Kane Richmond as Tom - Steele's Chauffeur * Margaret Fielding as Miss Hunt * DeWitt Jennings as Doctor on Farm * George Chandler as Counter Clerk * George Humbert as Giuseppe Spano * Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reunion (1936 Film)
''Reunion'' is a 1936 film produced by 20th Century Fox and directed by Norman Taurog. Plot Newspapers around the world proclaim the birth of the 3,000th baby in Moosetown, Canada, who was delivered by Dr. John Luke, known for delivering the famous Wyatt quintuplets. To honor the doctor on his retirement and to publicize their town, the Moosetown Chamber of Commerce decides to hold a reunion of all the babies delivered by the doctor. Some of those babies have since become famous. The first baby he delivered, Phillip Crandall, is now a governor. One other is the motion picture star, Janet Fair. Phillip and his wife are childless. Phillip is against adoption because he fears that his opponent in the upcoming election would suggest that the adopted baby was his from the past. He decides to go to the reunion to renew his friendship with Dr. Luke, whom he hasn't seen since a fishing trip twelve years earlier. When Janet, who is down on her luck, learns from her agent that she has th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimples (1936 Film)
''Dimples'' is a 1936 American musical film, musical drama (film and television), drama film directed by William A. Seiter. The screenplay was written by Nat Perrin and Arthur Sheekman. The film is about a young mid-nineteenth century street entertainer (Shirley Temple) who is separated from her pickpocket grandfather (Frank Morgan) when given a home by a wealthy New York City widow (Helen Westley). The film was panned by the critics. Videocassette and DVD versions of the film were available in 2009. Cast * Shirley Temple as Sylvia Dolores "Dimples" Appleby, an 8-year-old girl who is a street performer in New York City circa 1850 and Professor Appleby's granddaughter * Frank Morgan as Professor Eustace Appleby, a 46-year-old man who is a pickpocket and Dimples's grandfather * Helen Westley as Mrs. Caroline Drew, Allen's aunt and Dimples's patroness * Robert Kent (actor), Robert Kent as Allen Drew, a theatrical producer and Caroline Drew's nephew * Astrid Allwyn as Cleo Marsh, a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Royal Mounted (film)
''King of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and Don Swift. The film stars Robert Kent, Rosalind Keith, Alan Dinehart, Arthur Loft, Grady Sutton and Frank McGlynn Sr. The film was released on September 11, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast * Robert Kent as RCMP Sgt. King *Rosalind Keith as Helen Lawton *Alan Dinehart as Frank Becker *Arthur Loft as John Snead *Grady Sutton as RCMP Const. Slim Callum * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Henry Dundas *Jack Luden as RCMP Const. Smith *Lawrence Underwood as Charley *Artie Ortego Artie A. Ortego (February 9, 1890 – July 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1912 and 1955. Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed hors ... as Indian Joe References External links * {{IMDb title, 0027850, King of the Royal Mounted 1936 films American drama films 1936 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crime Of Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Beyond (1936 Film)
''The Country Beyond'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Adele Comandini and Lamar Trotti. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly, Robert Kent, Alan Hale, Sr., Alan Dinehart and Andrew Tombes. The film was released on April 24, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Rochelle Hudson as Jean Alison * Paul Kelly as Sgt. Cassidy * Robert Kent as Cpl. Robert King *Alan Hale, Sr. as Jim Alison *Alan Dinehart as Ray Jennings *Andrew Tombes as Sen. Rawlings *Claudia Coleman as Mrs. Rawlings *Matt McHugh as Const. Weller *Paul McVey as Fred Donaldson *Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman. Early life Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ... as Insp. Reed References External links * 1936 films 1930s English-language films American drama films 1936 drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Before Breakfast
''Love Before Breakfast'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story ''Spinster Dinner'', published in '' International-Cosmopolitan'' in July 1934. The film was directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by Herbert Fields assisted by numerous contract writers, including Preston Sturges. Plot Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a Park Avenue beauty with two suitors: fiancé Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) and Scott Miller (Preston Foster). To clear his way, Scott buys the oil company Bill works for and sends him to Japan. Then he sends his own girl friend, Countess Campanella (Betty Lawford), to Honolulu to get ''her'' out of the way as well. Kay is upset by Bill's leaving, and annoyed by Scott pressing his suit, but Scott has the assistance and approval of Kay's mother (Janet Beecher) in his efforts, and the advice of his friend and business partner, Brinkerhoff (Richard Carle). Cast * Carole Lomba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Cafe
''Ship Cafe'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Robert Florey. Cast * Carl Brisson as Chris Anderson * Arline Judge as Ruby * Mady Christians as Countess Boranoff * William Frawley as Briney O'Brien * Eddie Davis as Eddie Davis * Inez Courtney as Molly * Grant Withers as Rocky Stone * Hedda Hopper as Tutor * Irving Bacon as Slim * uncredited players include Jack Norton and Tiny Sandford Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894October 29, 1961) was an American actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His tall, burly physique usually led him to be cast as a comic heavy, and o ... External links * 1935 films Films directed by Robert Florey Paramount Pictures films 1935 musical films American black-and-white films American musical films 1930s American films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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