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Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Blevel Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and television. He was best known as western character Soapy Jones. He was also billed as Rosco Ates. Early years Ates was born on January 20, 1895, in the northwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in the rural hamlet of Grange (Grange is no longer included on road maps). Ates spent much of his childhood learning how to manage a speech impediment, succeeding when he was 18. Early career Ates played violin to accompany silent films at a theater in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Following that experience, he became an entertainer as a concert violinist but found economic opportunities greater as a vaudeville comedian, appearing as half of the team of Ates and Darling. For 15 years, he was a headliner on the Orpheum Circuit, and he revived his long-gone stutter for humorous effect Military service Ates s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Hanna
''Chad Hanna'' is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Henry King, and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year. The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (after it had first been published in serial form in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' under the title "Red Wheels Rolling"). It stars Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell and Dorothy Lamour. Plot In the 1840s, Chad Hanna (Fonda), a New York country boy working along the canal in Canastota, New York, joins a travelling circus. He falls in love with beautiful bareback rider Albany Yates (Lamour), but she spurns him. Chad then finds himself attracted to another runaway, country girl Caroline Tridd (Darnell). Though everybody assumes that the boy is slow on the uptake, Chad manages to save the circus from financial ruin. Cast * Henry Fonda as Chad Hanna * Dorothy Lamour as Albany Yates * Linda Darnell as Caroline * Guy Kibbee as Huguenine * Jane Darwell as Mrs. Huguenine * John Carradine as B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimarron (1931 Film)
''Cimarron'' is a 1931 pre-Code epic Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and featuring Estelle Taylor and Roscoe Ates. The Oscar- winning script was written by Howard Estabrook based on the 1930 Edna Ferber novel '' Cimarron''. It would be RKO's most expensive production up to that date, and its winning of the top Oscar for Outstanding Production would be one of only two for Outstanding Production ever won by that studio. It is also the first of only three Westerns to ever win the top honor at the Academy Awards (the others being ''Dances with Wolves'' in 1990 and ''Unforgiven'' in 1992). Epic in scope, spanning forty years from 1889 to 1929, it was a critical success, although it did not recoup its production costs during its initial run in 1931. Plot The Oklahoma land rush of 1889 prompts thousands to travel to the Oklahoma Territory to grab free government land; Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix) and his young bride, Sabra (Irene Dunne) c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone With The Wind (film)
''Gone with the Wind'' is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara ( Vivien Leigh), the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, following her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland), and her subsequent marriage to Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). The film had a troubled production. The start of filming was delayed for two years until January 1939 because of Selznick's determination to secure Gable for the role of Rhett. The role of Scarlett was difficult to cast, and 1,400 unknown women were interviewed for the part. The original screenplay by Sidney Howard underwent many revisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok
''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia personnel; Columbia's previous three serials had been produced by the independent Weiss Brothers company, using Columbia's facilities. Plot Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is sent to stop the mysterious "Phantom Riders" from disrupting the cattle drives across the Chisholm Trail and construction of a new railroad. Cast *Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal *Monte Blue as Mr. Cameron *Carole Wayne as Ruth Cameron *Frankie Darro as Jerry/Little Brave Heart *Dickie Jones as Buddy *Sammy McKim as Boots *Kermit Maynard as Kit Lawson, Army scout *Roscoe Ates as Oscar 'Snake-Eyes' Smith *Monte Collins as Danny, printer *Reed Hadley as Jim Blakely * Chief Thundercloud as Chief Gray Eagle *Ray Mala as Little Elk * Robert Fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Country And The Woman
''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. and Joe King. The film is based on a 1915 novel by James Oliver Curwood entitled ''God's Country and the Woman'' and was released by Warner Bros. on January 16, 1937. Warner Brothers' first feature-length film in full Technicolor. Filmed on location near Mount St. Helens in Washington state. Plot Competing lumber companies, The Russett Company and Barton Lumber Company compete for lumber in the Northwest. A lumberjack has his eye on a woman, in the midst of the forest in the Northwest. Cast * George Brent as Steve Russett * Beverly Roberts as Jo Barton * Barton MacLane as Bullhead * Robert Barrat as Jefferson Russett * Alan Hale, Sr. as Bjorn Skalka * Joe King as Red Munro * El Brendel as Ole Olson * Addison Richards as Gaskett * Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Exchange (film)
''Fair Exchange'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Patric Knowles, Raymond Lovell and Cecil Humphreys. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.90 Cast * Patric Knowles as Tony Meredith * Roscoe Ates as Elmer Goodge * Isla Bevan as Elsie Randall * Raymond Lovell as Sir Reeves Willoughby * Cecil Humphreys as Matthew Randall * Louis Goodrich as James Meredith * Morland Graham Morland Graham (8 August 1891 – 8 April 1949) was a British film actor. Graham had a career on the stage spanning over 35 years. He was known as a character actor, but also wrote a one act comedy, ''C'est la Guerre'', which was first perf ... as Dr. Franz Schmidt References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland (1933 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1933 American pre-Code fantasy film adapted from the novels by Lewis Carroll. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, featuring an all-star cast. It is all live action, except for the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Harman-Ising Studio. Stars include W. C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty, Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen, Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle, Gary Cooper as The White Knight, Edward Everett Horton as The Hatter, Charles Ruggles as The March Hare, Richard Arlen as the Cheshire Cat, Baby LeRoy as The Joker, and Charlotte Henry in her first leading role as Alice. This adaptation was directed by Norman Z. McLeod from a screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and William Cameron Menzies, based on Lewis Carroll's books ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1865) and '' Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871). It also drew heavily from Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus's then-recent stage adaptation. When Paramount previewed the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What! No Beer?
''What - No Beer?'' is a 1933 Pre-Code comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante. MGM had also paired Keaton and Durante as a comedy team during this period in ''The Passionate Plumber'' and ''Speak Easily''. Production The filming of ''What - No Beer?'' was difficult. Since joining MGM in 1928, Keaton was not accorded the creative freedom that he had enjoyed during the silent era. By 1933 personal problems and a messy divorce were interfering with Keaton's work; he often showed up drunk or not at all for the filming of ''What! No Beer?'' He was enough of a professional (and a trained acrobat) to complete the film, doing extreme pratfalls even while visibly impaired. Plot It's an election year, with the possible end of Prohibition in sight. Taxidermist Elmer J. Butts (Buster Keaton) goes to a "dry" rally, where he follows the beautiful Hortense (Phyllis Barry) and her bootlegger boyfriend Butch Lorado (J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Devils (1933 Film)
''Lucky Devils'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code action film about group of Hollywood stuntmen and their dangerous daredevil stunt work, starring William Boyd and Bruce Cabot, and features an early appearance by Lon Chaney Jr. Plot Cast * William Boyd as Skipper Clark (as Bill Boyd) * Bruce Cabot as Happy White * William Gargan as Bob Hughes * William Bakewell as Slugger Jones * Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankie (as Creighton Chaney) * Bob Rose as Rusty (as Robert Rose) * Dorothy Wilson as Fran Whitley * Julie Haydon as Doris Jones * Sylvia Picker as Midge * Gladden James as Neville Silverman * Edwin Stanley as Mr. Spence * Roscoe Ates as Gabby (as Rosco Ates) * Phyllis Fraser as Toots * Betty Furness as Ginger * Alan Roscoe as Mr. Hacket * Rochelle Hudson as Movie Star Production The film is based on an original story written by real-life stuntman Bob Rose and is noteworthy for being produced by David O. Selznick and Merian C. Cooper, who would work together on 1933's groundbreaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roadhouse Murder
''The Roadhouse Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler. The film stars Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. The film was released on April 28, 1932, by RKO Pictures. Cast * Dorothy Jordan as Mary Agnew *Eric Linden as Chick Brian *Purnell Pratt as Inspector Agnew *Roscoe Ates as Joyce * David Landau as Kraft * Bruce Cabot as Dykes *Phyllis Clare as Louise Rand *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Porter *Roscoe Karns as Dale *William Morris as Judge * Frank Sheridan as District Attorney *Carl Gerard Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 – 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles. Biography Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and ... as Defense Attorney References External links * * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freaks (1932 Film)
''Freaks'' (also re-released as ''The Monster Story'', ''Forbidden Love'', and ''Nature's Mistakes'') is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film produced and directed by Tod Browning, starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, and Roscoe Ates. ''Freaks'', originally intended as a vehicle for Lon Chaney, is set amongst the backdrop of a travelling French circus and follows a conniving trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a dwarf in the troupe to gain his inheritance. However, her plot proves to have dangerous consequences. The film is based on elements from the short story " Spurs" by Tod Robbins, first published in ''Munsey's Magazine'' in February 1923, with the rights being purchased by the studio, responsible by MGM art department chief Cedric Gibbons. Filmed in Los Angeles in the fall of 1931, some employees at MGM were discomfited by the presence of the actors portraying the "freaks" on set, and, other tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renegades Of The West
''Renegades of the West'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by Casey Robinson and written by Albert S. Le Vino. The film stars Tom Keene, Roscoe Ates, Betty Furness, James Mason and Carl Miller. The film was released on November 25, 1932, by RKO Pictures. Plot After learning of his father's killer in prison, Tom Bagby goes undercover to prove Curly Bogard, whom he believes did it, is guilty. Tom gets a job on Curly's ranch and tries to get evidence against him, but his plans are foiled when the plot twists and his cellmate comes and exposes his identity. Cast * Tom Keene as Tom Bagby *Roscoe Ates as Dr. Henry Fawcett *Betty Furness as Mary Fawcett * James Mason as Blackie * Carl Miller as Banker Rankin *Max Wagner as Bob *Rockliffe Fellowes as Curly Bogard *Roland Southern as Abandoned Baby *Jules Cowles as Marshal * Joseph W. Girard as James Dowling (as Joe Girard) *Jack Pennick Ronald Jack Pennick (December 7, 1895 – August 16, 1964) was an American film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
