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Sarah Selby
Sarah Elizabeth Selby (born August 30, 1905 – January 7, 1980) was an American actress. Career Selby was a character actress who played minor roles for the most part – usually a town gossip, maiden aunt, or teacher. Beginning her career as a radio actress, she made her screen debut voicing one of the elephants in Disney's ''Dumbo'' (1941). She was best known for her recurring role as Ma Smalley, the owner of a boarding house on TV's '' Gunsmoke'' (1955). She had recurring roles on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', initially as Gracie's friend Mamie Kelly, and then a recurring role as Lucille Vanderlip the society hostess wife of banker Chester Vanderlip. In 1964, she appeared with Jackie Cooper in an episode of the '' Twilight Zone'' (S5E32 - “Caesar & Me”). She starred in numerous films from 1941 to 1978. In her first role, she voiced the elephant Prissy in the movie ''Dumbo''. Selby was an actress, known for ''Tower of London (1962)'', ''Beyond the Forest'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middletown, OH
Middletown is a city located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, about 35 miles (47 km) north of Cincinnati. The population as of the 2020 census was 50,987. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886. The city was the home of AK Steel Holding Corporation (formerly Armco), a major steel works founded in 1900. Although offices were moved to nearby West Chester Township in 2007, the AK Steel factory is still in Middletown. Middletown is also home to Hook Field Municipal Airport (airport code MWO), which was formerly served by commercial airlines but is currently only for general aviation. A regional campus of Miami University is located in Middletown. In 1957, Middletown was designated as an All-America City. Name The city's name is believed to have been given by its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Man (film)
''Wonder Man'' is a 1945 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes. Plot Danny Kaye plays a double role as a pair of estranged "super-identical twins". Despite their almost indistinguishable looks, the two have very different personalities. Buster Dingle, who goes by the stage name "Buzzy Bellew", is a loud and goofy performer at the Pelican Club, while Edwin Dingle is a studious, quiet bookworm writing a history book. The two brothers have not seen each other for years. Buster becomes the witness to a murder committed by mob boss "Ten Grand" Jackson and is promptly murdered himself. He comes back as a ghost, calling on his long-lost brother for help to bring the killer to justice. As a result, the shy Edwin must take his brother's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Street (1950 Film)
''Side Street'' is a 1950 American film noir/police procedural starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell. Directed by Anthony Mann, the picture was filmed on location throughout New York City and culminated in one of the first modern car chases. Part of the story is set in the vicinity of the long-demolished Third Avenue El, a favorite location of the films made in the city during that era. Granger and O’Donnell were paired for the second and last time; their earlier film was the noted noir '' They Live By Night'' (1948). Plot Joe Norson lives with his wife and her parents in New York City; he has lost his gas station job and found work as a part-time mail carrier. Because he wants the best for his expectant wife Ellen, Joe rationalizes stealing what he thinks is $200 from a lawyer's office on his route. He discovers that he's actually stolen $30,000 from Victor Backett, a corrupt attorney. Backett has framed wealthy broker/patsy Emil Lorrison in a sex scandal, then extorted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Warden (film)
''Prison Warden'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Warner Baxter, Anna Lee and Harlan Warde.Blottner p.263 Main cast * Warner Baxter as Warden Victor Burnell * Anna Lee as Elisa Pennington Burnell * Harlan Warde as Albert Gardner * James Flavin as Guard Capt. Peter Butler * Charles Cane as Quarry Supervisor Captain Bill Radford * Reginald Sheffield as English Charlie / Watkins the Butler * Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin (born Charles John Conklin; July 16, 1880July 30, 1959) was an American actor and comedian whose career began in the silent film era. Early years Conklin was born Charles John Conklin on July 16, 1880, in San Francisco, Califor ... as Toulouse, the Cook References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1949 films 1940s thriller drama films American thriller drama films Films directed by Seymour Friedman Columbia Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train To Alcatraz
''Train to Alcatraz'' is a 1948 American prison film directed by Philip Ford and starring Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, and June Storey. Plot Criminals on a train bound for an infamous supermax prison plan to escape, and to do so they receive outside help. Cast * Don Barry as Doug Forbes *Janet Martin as Beatrice * William Phipps as Tommy Callahan *Roy Barcroft as Guard Grady *June Storey as Virginia Marley *Jane Darwell as Aunt Ella * Milburn Stone as Bart Kanin *Chester Clute as Train Conductor Yelvington * Ralph Dunn as U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens * Richard Irving as Andy Anders * John Alvin as Nick * Denver Pyle as Hutch Hutchins *Iron Eyes Cody as Geronimo * Kenneth MacDonald as Guard Reeves * Harry Harvey as George *Don Haggerty as Billings *John Doucette John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped By Boston Blackie
''Trapped by Boston Blackie'' is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie, and the final film with George E. Stone as "The Runt". Plot While consoling Helen, the widow of Blackie's detective friend Joe Kenyon who died in a suspicious auto accident, Blackie and The Runt offer their services for a security job. They are tasked with securing an extremely expensive pearl necklace for a wealthy client named Mrs. Carter. When the pearls turn up missing Blackie and The Runt become the prime suspects and must clear their names and find the real culprit along with any connection to Joe Kenyon's suspicious death. Cast * Chester Morris as Boston Blackie * June Vincent as Doris Howell * Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday * Patricia White as Joan Howell * Edward Norris as Igor Borio * George E. Stone as "The Runt" * Frank Sully as Sergeant Matthews * Fay Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Double Life (1947 Film)
''A Double Life'' is a 1947 American film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. It stars Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It is directed by George Cukor, with screenplay by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Ronald Colman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in this film. Plot Celebrated stage actor Anthony "Tony" John, riding high on the success of his current comedy "A Gentleman's Gentleman", is offered the lead in a new production of Shakespeare's Othello by theatrical producer Max Lasker. Lasker also wants Tony's ex-wife, Brita, to co-star as Desdemona. Tony initially declines the offer to the relief of director Victor Donlan, who knows that Tony becomes overly involved in his roles. Brita agrees with Donlan and warns press agent Bill Friend that although Tony's mood is delightful when appearing in a comedy, he is terrifying when appearing in a drama. She warns Friend that Tony becomes so immersed in roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's My Man
''That's My Man'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage, written by Steve Fisher (writer), Steve Fisher and Bradley King (screenwriter), Bradley King, and starring Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Kitty Irish and Joe Frisco. It was released on June 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures. Plot Joe Grange quits his job as a Los Angeles accountant and gambles the last of his savings on a racehorse. He literally gambles as well, winning $2,000 at one point, then losing it all when his cab driver friend Toby Gleeton bets everything on the favorite rather than on Joe's longshot of a horse, Gallant Man. Toby has helped introduce Joe to the love of his life, Ronnie Moore, who puts up with Joe's gambling for a while. But when she expects a child, even Joe's winning of a house doesn't make her trust his ways. Joe is too busy playing poker to be there when son Richard is born, and he's suckered by horse trainer John Ramsey into betting $40,000 on a race, bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fabulous Texan
''The Fabulous Texan'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knight. The film was released on November 9, 1947, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Wild Bill Elliott as Jim McWade *John Carroll as John Wesley Baker * Catherine McLeod as Alice Sharp *Albert Dekker as Gibson Hart *Andy Devine as Elihu Mills *Patricia Knight as Josie Allen *Ruth Donnelly as Utopia Mills *Johnny Sands as Bud Clayton *Harry Davenport as Rev. Baker *Robert Barrat as Dr. Sharp *Douglass Dumbrille as Luke Roland *Reed Hadley as Jessup *Roy Barcroft as Standifer * Russell Simpson as Wade Clayton *James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stork Bites Man
''Stork Bites Man'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Cy Endfield. at it was the last of five short features from Comet Productions, a company owned by Mary Pickford, her husband Charles "Buddy" Rogers and former Columbia executive Ralph Cohn. Premise Ernie, an apartment manager gets fired and evicted when his boss, who hates kids, learns that Ernie's wife is pregnant. Taking advice from a mysterious, invisible stork, Ernie organizes an apartment workers' strike, which eventually forces his boss to soften up.Cast * |
Swell Guy
''Swell Guy'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Sonny Tufts and Ann Blyth. The film's screenplay by Richard Brooks is based on the 1921 play ''The Hero'' by Gilbert Emery. Plot Almost no one in his California hometown knows what a scoundrel and cad Jim Duncan is. He has been away working as a war correspondent, but has lost his job and abandoned a wife. Jim stays at his family's home for months for free, tricks people into paying his way, gambles and romantically pursues socialite Marian Tyler, even though she is seeing another man, Mike O'Connor. Her father is also the boss of Jim's brother, Martin. Up to his old ways, running up debts, Jim is asked to leave by Sarah, his mother. He goes to Los Angeles, but is followed by Marian, who is pregnant by him. She realizes he does not love her. Mike offers to marry Marian, even though she is expecting another man's child. Others continue to mistakenly believe Jim to be a nice guy, including his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Iodine (film)
''Little Iodine'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Richard H. Landau. The film is based on the comic strip ''Little Iodine'' by Jimmy Hatlo. The film stars Jo Ann Marlowe, Marc Cramer, Eve Whitney, Irene Ryan, and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on October 20, 1946, by United Artists. All prints of the film were destroyed after 10 years, effectively making it a lost film. Plot Little Iodine (Marlowe) stays true to her comic strip nature in this film, where she does her best to break up the marriage of her parents (Cavanaugh and Ryan), ruin a romance between Janis and Marc (Whitney and Cramer), and cost her father his job. Unlike her comic-based character, however, Iodine has a change of heart and sets out to right the wrongs. Cast *Jo Ann Marlowe as Little Iodine *Marc Cramer as Marc Andrews *Eve Whitney as Janis Payne *Irene Ryan as Mrs. Tremble *Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Tremble *Lanny Rees as Horace *Leon Belasco as Simkins *E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |