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Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley (born Sheila LeGay; October 31, 1911 – July 23, 2003), (The reference work ''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003'' gave her birth date as October 31, 1907). sometimes billed as Sheila LeGay, Sheila Manners, Sheila Mannors or Sheila Manors, was an American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in B-movies, mostly Westerns of the era. Early years Bromely was born in San Francisco, California. She attended Hollywood High School, and her first acting experience came at the Pasadena Playhouse. She was a Miss California. Career Bromley began her career in the early 1930s on contract with Monogram Pictures, she was first billed as Sheila LeGay starring in 1930 westerns alongside Tom Tyler. She frequently co-starred with Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Cody, and Dick Foran. She first starred alongside Bill Cody in the 1932 western ''Land of Wanted Men''. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1935 films '' Westward Ho'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Ahead (1935 Film)
''Danger Ahead'' is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by Albert Herman, produced and released by Victory Pictures Corporation. Plot Captain Matthews is paid $40,000 for a silk shipment from China. The Green Eagle Café owner has the captain called away for a phone call but is robbed of the money. Local reporter sees the robbery and after a fist fight gets the money back. He runs into the local delicatessen and hides the money. The reporter gets a headline story and gets to meet the captain's daughter. Conrad and his henchman pose as the captain to get the cash returned. Cast *Lawrence Gray as Jerry Mason, reporter *Sheila Bromley as Lorraine Matthews, Captain's daughter *J. Farrell MacDonald as Harry Cromwell, the city editor *Fuzzy Knight as Fred Klein - butcher * Bryant Washburn as Nick Conrad - gangster *Fred Kelsey as Detective O'Brien * John Elliott as Captain Matthews * Eddie Phillips as Eddie, henchman * Arthur Loft as Pete, balding henchman *Herschel Mayall as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless Range
''Lawless Range'' is a 1935 American Western film released by Republic Pictures, directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne. He appears as a "singing cowboy" in the film, with his singing voice dubbed by Glenn Strange, who later found lasting film fame himself as Frankenstein's Monster. Cast * John Wayne as John Middleton, aka John Allen * Sheila Bromley as Ann Mason * Frank McGlynn Jr. as Frank Carter, a banker * Jack Curtis as Marshal * Wally Howe as Uncle Hank Mason * Julia Griffith as Aunt Marie Mason * Yakima Canutt as Joe Burns, chief henchman * Earl Dwire as Emmett, a storekeeper * Victor Adamson as Henchman (uncredited) * Chuck Baldra as Henchman / Singer (uncredited) * Charles Brinley as Rancher (uncredited) * Bob Burns as Bert, a Storekeeper (uncredited) * Fred Burns as Rancher (uncredited) * Frank Ellis as Saloon Henchman (uncredited) * Sam Flint as Sam Middleton (uncredited) * Herman Hack as Robber (uncredited) * Jack Hendricks as Gambler (uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playthings Of Hollywood
''Playthings of Hollywood'' is a 1930 American romantic drama film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley and Donald Reed.Pitts p.167 Made by the independent producer Willis Kent during the early years of sound, it is also known by the alternative title ''Chiselers of Hollywood''. It was made at the Tec-Art Studio in Hollywood on a very short shooting schedule. Kent originally intended to call the film ''Gold Diggers of Hollywood'' but abandoned this after Warner Brothers complained the title was too similar to '' Gold Diggers of Broadway''. Synopsis Three sisters head to Hollywood looking to enjoy success. One of them finds work in the Film industry, while two of them fall in love with the same man, the son of a wealthy oil magnate. Cast * Phyllis Barrington as Roxanne King * Rita La Roy as Virginia King * Sheila Bromley as Beth King * Donald Reed as Barry Gaynor * Charles Delaney as Deputy * Edmund Breese * Jack R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storm (1930 Film)
''The Storm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code adventure film directed by William Wyler, written by John Huston, Charles Logue, Tom Reed and Wells Root, and starring Lupe Vélez, Paul Cavanagh, William "Stage" Boyd, Alphonse Ethier and Ernie Adams. It was released on August 22, 1930, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Lupe Vélez as Manette Fachard * Paul Cavanagh as Dave Stewart * William "Stage" Boyd as Burr Winton *Alphonse Ethier Alphonse Ethier (December 10, 1874 – January 4, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1910 and 1939. His first name was sometimes spelled Alphonz. Ethier acted on stage before he began making films wi ... as Jacques Fachard * Ernie Adams as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball Preservation Status The Library of Congress are in possession of a print. References External links * 1930 films American adventure films 1930 adventure films Universal Pictures films Films directed by William Wyler American b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canyon Of Missing Men
''The Canyon of Missing Men'' is a 1930 American silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Sheila Bromley and Bud Osborne.Pitts, p. 396. Some versions of the film were released with added sound effects. Synopsis Dave Brandon attempts to go straight after meeting Inez Sepulveda, the attractive daughter of a ranch owner, but the members of his former gang refuse to allow him to leave. Cast * Tom Tyler as Dave Brandon * Sheila Bromley as Inez Sepulveda * Tom B. Forman as Juan Sepulveda * Bud Osborne as Henchman * Cliff Lyons as Brill Lonergan * 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 Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ... as Gimpy Lamb * Arden Ellis as Peg Sagel References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940''. McFarland & Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of The Desert
''Call of the Desert'' is a 1930 American silent Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Sheila Bromley and Bud Osborne.Pitts, p. 396. Some versions of the film were released with added sound effects. Cast * Tom Tyler as Rex Carson * Sheila Bromley as Jean Walker * Bud Osborne as Tod Walker * Cliff Lyons as Nate Thomas * 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 Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ... as Hardrock References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1930 films 1930 Western (genre) films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cara Williams Show
''The Cara Williams Show'' is an American situation comedy starring Cara Williams which centers on a married couple who try to conceal their marriage from their employer. Original episodes aired from September 23, 1964, until April 21, 1965 on CBS.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , pp. 146–147.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Networ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Mason (1957 TV Series)
''Perry Mason'' is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are based on stories written by Gardner. ''Perry Mason'' was one of Hollywood's first weekly one-hour series filmed for television, and remains one of the longest-running and most successful legal-themed television series. During its first season, it received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series, and it became one of the five most popular shows on television. Burr received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Barbara Hale received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Mason's confidential secretary Della Street. ''Perry Mason'' and Burr were honored as Favorite Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love Lucy
''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The series followed the life of Lucy Ricardo (Ball), a young, middle-class housewife living in New York City, who often concocted plans with her best friends and landlords, Ethel and Fred Mertz (Vance and Frawley), to appear alongside her bandleader husband, Ricky Ricardo (Arnaz), in his nightclub. Lucy is depicted trying numerous schemes to mingle with and be a part of show business. After the series ended in 1957, a modified version of the show continued for three more seasons, with 13 one-hour specials, which ran from 1957 to 1960. It was first known as ''The Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Show,'' and later, in reruns, as '' The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour''. ''I Love Lucy'' became the most-watched show in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawhide (TV Series)
''Rawhide'' is an American Western TV series starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. The show aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959, to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965, until December 7, 1965, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes. The series was produced and sometimes directed by Charles Marquis Warren, who also produced early episodes of '' Gunsmoke''. The show is fondly remembered by many for its theme, " Rawhide". Spanning years, ''Rawhide'' was the sixth-longest running American television Western, exceeded only by 8 years of ''Wagon Train'', 9 years of '' The Virginian'', 14 years of '' Bonanza'', 18 years of '' Death Valley Days'', and 20 years of '' Gunsmoke''. Synopsis Set in the 1860s, ''Rawhide'' portrays the challenges faced by the drovers of a cattle drive. Most episodes are introduced with a monologue by Gil Favor (Eric Fleming), trail boss. In a typical ''Rawh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Feathers
''Horse Feathers'' is a 1932 pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. It stars the Four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), Thelma Todd and David Landau. It was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, and Will B. Johnstone. Kalmar and Ruby also wrote the original songs for the film. Several of the film's gags were taken from the Marx Brothers' stage comedy from the 1900s, ''Fun in Hi Skule''. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "horse feathers" is U.S. slang for "nonsense, rubbish, balderdash," attributed originally to Billy DeBeck. Plot The film revolves around college football and a game between the fictional Darwin and Huxley Colleges. Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley College, is convinced by his son Frank, a student at the school, to recruit professional football players to help Huxley's losing football team. Baravelli is an "iceman", who delivers ice and bootleg liquor from a local spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
