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Sol Halperin
Sol Halperin (February 16, 1902 – May 4, 1977) was an American special effects artist as well as a cinematographer. He was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards for Best Special Effects, for the film ''Captain Eddie''. His nomination was shared with Fred Sersen, Roger Heman Sr. and Harry M. Leonard. His nephew is Academy Award nominee Richard H. Kline. Selected filmography Special effects *'' Stanley and Livingstone'' (1939) *''Fallen Angel'' (1945) *''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945) *''Captain Eddie'' (1945) *''Johnny Comes Flying Home'' (1946) *''Centennial Summer'' (1946) As a cinematographer *'' Wild West Romance'' (1928) *''Girl-Shy Cowboy'' (1928) *''Taking a Chance'' (1928) (as Sol Halprin) *''Married in Hollywood'' (1929) *''Double Cross Roads'' (1930) *''The Robe ''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Effects
Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual world. Special effects are traditionally divided into the categories of mechanical effects and optical effects. With the emergence of digital film-making a distinction between special effects and visual effects has grown, with the latter referring to digital post-production and optical effects, while "special effects" refers to mechanical effects. Mechanical effects (also called practical or physical effects) are usually accomplished during the live-action shooting. This includes the use of mechanized props, scenery, scale models, animatronics, pyrotechnics and atmospheric effects: creating physical wind, rain, fog, snow, clouds, making a car appear to drive by itself and blowing up a building, etc. Mechanical effects are also often inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Summer
''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film ''Meet Me in St. Louis''. Plot The movie is about two sisters growing up in Philadelphia in the 1870s. They both fall for a Frenchman who has to prepare the pavilion for the Centennial Exposition. Cast Awards The movie was nominated twice at the 19th Academy Awards. One of those nominations was for Best Original Song for the song ''All Through the Day'', written by Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ... and Oscar Hammerstein II. In Kern's case, the nomination was posthumous, as he had died on 11 November 1945. Songs *"T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artists From Newark, New Jersey
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). "Artiste" (French for artist) is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. Use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts like used in criticism. Dictionary definitions The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defines the older broad meanings of the term "artist": * A learned person or Master of Arts. * One who pursues a practical science, traditionally medicine, astrology, alchemy, chemistry. * A follower of a pursuit in which skill comes by study or practice. * A follower of a manual art, such as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cinematographers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Deaths
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Robe
''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later rose to No. 1, and held the position for nearly a year. ''The Robe'' remained on the list for another two years, returning several other times over the next several years including when the film adaptation (featuring Richard Burton in an early role) was released in 1953. Inspiration Lloyd C. Douglas began his literary career after leaving the ministry at the age of 52. All of his novels, essays, and short stories relied on his spiritual background for thematic and creative inspiration. At the height of his popularity, Douglas was receiving on average 100 letters a week from fans. One of these letters provided the inspiration for ''The Robe''. Hazel McCann, a department store clerk from Ohio, wrote to Douglas asking what he thought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Cross Roads
''Double Cross Roads'' is a 1930 pre-Code American crime drama film directed by George E. Middleton and Alfred L. Werker and starring Robert Ames, Lila Lee and Edythe Chapman.Goble, p. 742 It was produced and distributed by Fox Film, recorded on the Movietone sound system. Synopsis Ex-convict David Harvey attempts to go straight and settles in a small town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. His former gang tries to persuade him to take part in a robbery of a wealthy woman but he refuses until discovering that Mary is in league with the gang. Cast * Robert Ames as David Harvey * Lila Lee as Mary Carlyle * Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Carlyle * Montagu Love as Gene Dyke * Ned Sparks as Happy Max * Thomas E. Jackson as Deuce Wilson * Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Tilton * George MacFarlane as Warden * William V. Mong as Caleb * Thomas Jefferson as Caretaker * Roscoe Ates as Ticket Agent * Yola d'Avril as Happy Max's Moll * Bill Elliott as Party Guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married In Hollywood
''Married in Hollywood'' (1929) is an American musical film. The only footage known to survive is the final reel, filmed in Multicolor, held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The film is based on two Oscar Straus operettas. Plot A showgirl, part of a troupe, tours Europe where she falls in love with a Balkan prince. The prince's parents disapprove and attempt to put a stop to the romance. A revolution occurs and the prince and the showgirl elope to Hollywood. Cast *J. Harold Murray as Prince Nicholai *Norma Terris as Mary Lou Hopkins / Mitzi Hofman *Walter Catlett as Joe Glitner *Irene Palasty as Annushka *Lennox Pawle as King Alexander *Tom Patricola as Mahai *Evelyn Hall as Queen Louise *John Garrick as Stage Prince *Douglas Gilmore as Adjutant Octvian * Gloria Grey as Charlotte *Jack Stambaugh as Captain Jacobi * Bert Sprotte as Herr von Herzen *Leila Karnelly as Frau von Herzen *Paul Ralli as Namari *Donald Gallaher as Movie Director * Carey Harrison as Detective *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking A Chance
''Taking a Chance'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by A.H. Halprin. The film stars Rex Bell, Lola Todd, Richard Carlyle, Billy Butts, Jack Byron and Martin Cichy. The film was released on November 18, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Rex Bell as Joe Courtney * Lola Todd Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lola ... as Jessie Smith * Richard Carlyle as Dan Carson * Billy Butts as Little Billy * Jack Byron as Pete * Martin Cichy as Luke * Jack Henderson as Jake References External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films Fox Film films Films directed by Norman Z. McLeod American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl-Shy Cowboy
''The Girl-Shy Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film starring Rex Bell and directed by R.L. Hough. It was based on a story by Seton I. Miller. Cast * Rex Bell as Joe Benson * George Meeker George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984) was an American character film and Broadway actor. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Meeker made several films such as ''Crime, Inc.'' (1945) and ''A Thief in the Dark'' (1 ... as Harry Lasser * Patsy O'Leary as Alice Weldon * Donald Stuart as Red Harden External links * References 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild West Romance
''Wild West Romance'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by R.L. Hough, and written by Jack Cunningham (screenwriter), Jack Cunningham and Delos Sutherland. The film stars Rex Bell, Caryl Lincoln, Neil Neely, Billy Butts, Jack Walters, and Fred Parker. The film was released on June 10, 1928, by Fox Film, Fox Film Corporation. Plot A ne'er-do-well cowboy named Phil (Rex Bell) defeats a bandit and wins the love of a minister's daughter (Caryl Lincoln). Cast * Rex Bell as Phil O'Malley * Caryl Lincoln as Ruth Thorndyke * Neil Neely as Brake Martin * Billy Butts as The Kid * Jack Walters as Sheriff * Fred Parker as Beef Strickland * Al Baffert as Blacksmith * George Pearce (actor), George C. Pearce as Rev. William Thorndyke * Ellen Woonston as Mrs. Breez References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-language films 1928 Western (genre) films Fox Film films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
