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Shirley Grey
Shirley Grey (born Agnes Zetterstrand; April 11, 1902 – August 12, 1981) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1930 and 1935. Biography Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Grey was the daughter of E. A Zetterstrand, a minister, who died when she was eight years old. Thereafter, her mother raised Grey and her six siblings. She graduated from Waterbury High School, where she was active in the Dramatic Club. Grey began her acting career with the Poli Players. She went on to act with companies in New Orleans, Louisiana; Jacksonville, Florida; San Francisco, California, and Nova Scotia. She had her own acting troupe, the Shirley Grey Players, in the late 1920s. In 1931, she starred in the comedy-drama ''Chicago'' at the Fulton Theater in Oakland, California. It was the third play of Grey's "limited season". Grey's work in stock theater led to her career in films. A talent scout who worked for film producer Samuel Goldwyn saw Grey performing in a sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, which has its own post office, Straitsville on the southeast (along Route 63), and Millville on the west (along Rubber Avenue). As of the 2020 census, Naugatuck had a population of 31,519. History Naugatuck was settled in 1701 as a farming community in rural western Connecticut. As the Industrial Revolution commenced, Naugatuck was transformed into a mill town like its neighbors in the Naugatuck River Valley. Rubber was the chief manufactured product. Charles Goodyear worked at his brother's rubber company, the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Company & Downtown Naugatuck, until the company was consolidated into the United States Rubber Company. The United States Rubber Company (renamed Uniroyal Inc. in 1961) was founded in Naugatuck in 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting Souls
''Drifting Souls'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Louis King and starring Lois Wilson, Theodore von Eltz and Raymond Hatton.Pitts p.435 Cast * Lois Wilson as Linda Lawrence * Theodore von Eltz as Joe Robson * Raymond Hatton as Scoop * Gene Gowing as Ted Merritt * Shirley Grey as Greta Janson * Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Bing * Mischa Auer as Skeets * Edmund Breese as Brad Martin * Bryant Washburn as Littlefield * Edward LeSaint as Doctor * Blanche Payson Blanche Payson (born Mary Elizabeth Bush, September 20, 1881 – July 4, 1964) was an American film actress. Biography Payson was born as Mary Elizabeth Bush to Thomas and Sarah Bush. She first attracted public notice when she served as p ... as Landlady References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much Harmony
''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Pictures. Plot A backstage musical about a Broadway star, Eddie Bronson, who is stranded with his plane in Ohio where he discovers a small-time variety act, Dixon and Day and their assistant Ruth who is also Ben Day's fiancée. When he returns to New York following a try-out of a new show, Bronson arranges for the irascible producer, Max Merlin, to put them in the show and the story develops around the mutual interest which grows between Eddie and Ruth. At a party Bronson sings 'The Day You Came Along' and his own fiancée, Lucille, is jealous of his attentions to Ruth. Rehearsals of the show prove to be disappointing but Eddie encourages Ruth and they sing 'Thanks'. Ben decides to give up Ruth so that she can marry Eddie but Lucille will not re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Bet On Love
''Don't Bet on Love'' is a 1933 American comedy film directed by Murray Roth and written by Howard Emmett Rogers, Murray Roth and Ben Ryan. The film stars Lew Ayres, Ginger Rogers, Charley Grapewin, Shirley Grey, Tom Dugan and Merna Kennedy. The film was released on July 1, 1933, by Universal Pictures. Plot Molly Gilbert won't accept a marriage proposal from Bill McCaffery unless he promises to quit betting money on horse races. He gives her his word, but Molly is miffed when she realizes he wants to honeymoon in Saratoga, New York, due to its proximity to the racetrack. Behind her back, Bill unethically uses money from his dad Pop McCaffery's plumbing business to continue gambling. He gets on a hot streak, winning $50,000, then buys a horse of his own, cheats by disguising a faster horse as his, then loses all his money. Bill agrees to become a plumber, pleasing Molly. Cast *Lew Ayres as Bill McCaffery *Ginger Rogers as Molly Gilbert *Charley Grapewin as Pop McCaffery *Shirl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Of Jimmy Dolan
''The Life of Jimmy Dolan'', released in the UK as ''The Kid's Last Fight'', is a 1933 American pre-Code film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young. John Wayne has a small supporting role as a frightened boxer. The story was based on a 1933 play called "Sucker" by Bertram Millhauser. The film was remade in 1939 as ''They Made Me a Criminal''. Plot Southpaw boxer Jimmy Dolan believes in clean living outside the ring, but blonde vixen Goldie West gets him drunk after a fight. Then when reporter Magee plans to write about Jimmy's behavior, a punch in the face accidentally kills Magee. With the fighter certain to face charges and possible incarceration, his manager Doc Woods makes off with Jimmy's money and watch. Driving away with Goldie, they end up in a fiery car crash and are killed. Doc's face is unrecognizable, and because he's wearing Jimmy's watch, it is believed the boxer is dead. A detective, Phlaxer, is unconvinced. The watch is on the wrong wrist for a left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In 419
''The Girl in 419'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes and written by Allen Rivkin, Manuel Seff and P.J. Wolfson. The film stars James Dunn, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, William Harrigan, Shirley Grey and Jack La Rue. The film was released on May 26, 1933, by Paramount Pictures. Cast * James Dunn as Dr. Daniel French *Gloria Stuart as Mary Dolan *David Manners as Dr. Martin Nichols *William Harrigan as Peter Lawton *Shirley Grey as Nurse Irene Blaine *Jack La Rue as Sammy *Johnny Hines as Slug *Vince Barnett as Otto Hoffer *Kitty Kelly as Kitty *Edward Gargan as Lt. 'Babs' Riley * James Burke as Detective Jackson * Clarence Wilson as Walter C. Horton *Gertrude Short as Lucy *Effie Ellsler as Mrs. Young *Hal Price Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Giant (1933 Film)
''The Little Giant'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime comedy romance. It follows the attempts of an ex-gangster to make his way into high society. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Astor. It was produced and distributed through Warner Bros. The Library of Congress has preserved a print of this film.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.104 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Plot Mobster Jim (Bugs) Ahearn, Edward G. Robinson, realizing that the end of prohibition is only months away, decides to quit the bootlegging racket and work to elevate his culture and status by reading books and investing in art, and ultimately by leaving Chicago for Santa Barbara, where he attempts to fit into the upper crust of so ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror Aboard
''Terror Aboard'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Paul Sloane, written by Robert Presnell Sr., Manuel Seff and Harvey F. Thew, and starring John Halliday, Charlie Ruggles, Shirley Grey, Neil Hamilton, Jack La Rue, Verree Teasdale and Stanley Fields. It was released on April 14, 1933, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * John Halliday as Maximilian Kreig *Charlie Ruggles as Blackie Witherspoon *Shirley Grey as Lili Kingston * Neil Hamilton as James Cowles *Jack La Rue as Gregory Cordoff *Verree Teasdale as Millicent Hazlitt * Stanley Fields as Capt. Swanson *Leila Bennett as Lena Klein *Morgan Wallace as Morton Hazlitt * Thomas E. Jackson as Capt. Derick Alison *William Janney as Edward Wilson *Paul Hurst as Boatswain *Frank Hagney as First Mate * Clarence Wilson as Ship's Doctor *Paul Porcasi as Luigi *Bobby Dunn Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Lega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out All Night (1933 Film)
''Out All Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and written by William Anthony McGuire. The film stars Slim Summerville, ZaSu Pitts, Laura Hope Crews, Shirley Grey, Alexander Carr and Rollo Lloyd. The film was released April 8, 1933, by Universal Pictures. Plot A mama's boy falls for a spinster who works at a nursery in a department store. Cast *Slim Summerville as Ronald Colgate *ZaSu Pitts as Bunny *Laura Hope Crews as Mrs. Jane Colgate *Shirley Grey as Kate *Alexander Carr Alexander Carr (1878–1946) was a Russian born stage and screen actor, writer, vaudevillian, burlesque and circus performer. Biography He made his first stage appearance on stage at a music hall in St. Paul, Minnesota. He appeared later in the ... as Mr. Rosemountain * Rollo Lloyd as David Arnold * Billy Barty as Child *Edward Peil Jr. as Eddie * Shirley Temple as Child *Philip Purdy as Child *Gene Lewis as Tracy References External links * 1933 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Jones
''Private Jones'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Russell Mack and written by Prescott Chaplin, Bill Cohen, George Jessel, William N. Robson and Sam Spewack. The film, which stars Lee Tracy, Gloria Stuart, Donald Cook, Emma Dunn, Shirley Grey and Frank McHugh, was released by Universal Pictures on March 25, 1933. Plot Mr. Jones is drafted to fight in World War I, after America declares war on Germany in 1917. He is, however, wholly unwilling. He attempts to evade the draft by arguing to be the sole provider for his family, but to no avail. He "snarl at patriotism," and does not think there is any reason for him to fight the Germans. After actively fighting for his country, his opinions may have changed. Cast *Lee Tracy as Pvt. William 'Bill' Jones *Gloria Stuart as Mary Gregg * Donald Cook as Lt. John Gregg *Emma Dunn as Mrs. Jones *Shirley Grey as Helen Jones *Frank McHugh as 'Greasy' *Russell Gleason as Williams *Walter Catlett as Spivey *Berton Churchill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Hell To Heaven
''From Hell to Heaven'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film. It was directed by Erle C. Kenton, and features an ensemble cast including Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie, Adrienne Ames and Sidney Blackmer. It was adapted from the stage play by Lawrence Hazard. Synopsis A group of people from several walks of life gather to watch a horse race. Cast * Carole Lombard as Colly Tanner * Jack Oakie as Charlie Bayne * Adrienne Ames as Joan Burt * David Manners as Wesley Burt * Sidney Blackmer as Cliff Billings * Verna Hillie as Sonnie Lockwood * James Eagles as Tommy Tucker * Shirley Grey as Winnie Lloyd * Bradley Page as Jack Ruby * Walter Walker as Pop Lockwood * Berton Churchill as Toledo Jones * Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Chadman * Nydia Westman as Sue Wells Production and reception ''From Hell to Heaven'' was Paramount's effort to replicate the success of ''Grand Hotel'' (1932), which had won the Academy Award for Best Picture for MGM the year before. Reviews were favorable; Mordaunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treason (1933 Film)
''Treason'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Buck Jones. Cast * Buck Jones as Jeff Connors, posing as Chet Dawson (as Charles 'Buck' Jones) * Shirley Grey as Joan Randall * Robert Ellis as Colonel Jedcott * Ivor McFadden as O'Leary (as Ivar McFadden) * Edward LeSaint as Judge Randall (as Ed Le Saint) * Frank Lackteen as Chet Dawson * T.C. Jack as Buck Donohue (as T.C. Jacks) * Charles Brinley as Army Scout Johnson * Charles Hill Mailes as General Hawthorne (as Charles Hills Mailes) * Edwin Stanley as Attorney * Art Mix as First Lieutenant * Frank Ellis as Randall-Rider Lafe * Nick Cogley as Tom (uncredited) * John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a Judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States district judge of the United States Distri ... as Juror (uncredited) References External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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