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Sid Brod
Sidney Sanford Brod (December 13, 1899 – February 10, 1955) was an American assistant director, producer and screenwriter who was nominated during the 6th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category. He died in 1955 at the age of 55. He also was the production designer as well for a film and his last project was an associate producer for '' The Bing Crosby Show'' which was Bing Crosby's first TV special. William Powell credited Sid Brod with introducing him to Carole Lombard in 1930, saying,“Here is the girl who is going to play opposite you.”Photoplay 1936-04: Vol 49 Iss 4:102 Selected filmography *'' Time to Love'' (1927) (assistant director) *'' Mama Loves Papa'' (1933) (assistant director) *'' This Is the Life'' (1935) (writer-adaptation) *'' Straight from the Shoulder'' (1936) (associate producer) *''Knickerbocker Holiday ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1938 musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Maxwell Anderson (book and lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Director
The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of the health and safety of the crew.IMDB Glossary, retrieved 2015-02-10 The role of an assistant to the film director is often confused with assistant director but the responsibilities are entirely different. The assistant to the film director manages all of the directors in development, pre-production, while on set, through post-production and is often involved in both personal management as well as creative aspects of the production process. Historically, assistant directing was a stepping stone to directing work; Alfred Hitchcock was an AD, as well as Akira Kurosawa. This was when the role was more general and encompassed all aspects of filmmaking such as set design and script editing. This transition into film directing is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama Loves Papa (1933 Film)
''Mama Loves Papa'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, with a story by Nunnally Johnson and Douglas MacLean, and a screenplay by MacLean, Keene Thompson, and Arthur Kober. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and stars Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland. Plot While Wilbur Todd (Charlie Ruggles) is content with his middle class life, his wife Jessie (Mary Boland) aspires to a higher social standing. She insists he wear fine clothes because she believes that clothes make the man. When his strange new clothes bring derision rather than admiration, and tired of his wife's constant nagging, Wilbur goes off on a drunken spree and innocently becomes involved with the village vamp, Mrs. McIntosh (Lilyan Tashman). Cast * Charlie Ruggles as Wilbur Todd * Mary Boland as Jessie Todd * Lilyan Tashman as Mrs. McIntosh * George Barbier as Mr. Kirkwood * Walter Catlett as Tom Walker * Morgan Wallace as Mr. McIntosh * George Beranger as Basil Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
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Film Directors From New York (state)
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knickerbocker Holiday (film)
''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Nelson Eddy, Charles Coburn and Constance Dowling.May p.299 It is based on the musical play of the same title set in the 17th century colony of New Amsterdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Herzbrun. The music by Werner R. Heymann was nominated for an Oscar for best motion picture score. Cast * Nelson Eddy as Brom Broeck * Charles Coburn as Peter Stuyvesant * Constance Dowling as Tina Tienhoven * Ernest Cossart as Tienhoven * Shelley Winters as Ulda Tienhoven * Johnnie Davis as Tenpin * Percy Kilbride as Schermerhorn * Otto Kruger as Roosevelt * Fritz Feld as Poffenburgh * Richard Hale as Tammany * Carmen Amaya as Gypsy Dancer * Chester Conklin Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight From The Shoulder (1936 Film)
''Straight from the Shoulder'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Stuart Heisler, written by Lucian Cary and Madeleine Ruthven, and starring Ralph Bellamy, Katherine Locke, David Holt, Andy Clyde, Purnell Pratt and Onslow Stevens. It was released on August 28, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Ralph Bellamy as Curt Hayden *Katherine Locke as Gail Pyne * David Holt as Johnny Hayden * Andy Clyde as J. M. Pyne *Purnell Pratt as James McBride *Onslow Stevens as Mr. Wendi * Chick Chandler as Fly * Rollo Lloyd as Mr. Blake *Bert Hanlon as Baldy *Paul Fix as Trigger Benson *Noel Madison Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster. Born in New York City, Madison was the son of actor M ... as Trim References External links * 1936 films Paramount Pictures films American drama films 1936 drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is The Life (1935 Film)
''This Is the Life'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Lamar Trotti and Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Jane Withers, John McGuire, Sally Blane, Sidney Toler, Gloria Roy and Gordon Westcott. The film was released on October 18, 1935, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Jane Withers as Geraldine 'Jerry' Revier * John McGuire as Michael Grant *Sally Blane as Helen Davis *Sidney Toler as Professor Lafcadio F. Breckenridge *Gloria Roy as Diane Revier *Gordon Westcott as Ed Revier * Francis Ford as 'Sticky' Jones *Emma Dunn Emma Dunn (26 February 1875 – 14 December 1966) was an English actress. After starting her acting career on stage in London, she became known for her works in numerous films and Broadway productions. Career Emma Dunn appeared onstage in ... as Mrs. Davis References External links * * 1935 films 1930s English-language films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Fox Film films 20th Century Fox fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time To Love (1927 Film)
''Time to Love'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Raymond Griffith, William Powell and Vera Voronina.Monaco p.432 It is currently considered a lost film. Plot Cast * Raymond Griffith as Alfred Sava-Goiu * William Powell as Prince Alado * Vera Voronina as Countess Elvire * Josef Swickard as Elvire's father * Mario Carillo as Duellist #1 * Pierre de Ramey as Duellist #2 * Helen Giere as Elvire's guardian * Alfred Sabato as Hindu mystic * Oliver Eckhardt Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, ... as Mayor References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Frank Tuttle Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 23rd on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthy family in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but was raised in Los Angeles by her single mother. At 12, she was recruited by director Allan Dwan and made her screen debut in ''A Perfect Crime'' (1921). Eager to become an actress, she signed a contract with the Fox Film Corporation at age 16, but mainly played bit parts and was dropped after a year. Her career came close to ending shortly before her 19th birthday when a shattered windshield from a car accident left a scar on her face, but she overcame this challenge and appeared in fifteen short comedies for Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929, and then began appearing in feature films such as ''High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
