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Three Live Ghosts (1929 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Beryl Mercer, Harry Stubbs, and Joan Bennett; with Robert Montgomery, and Tenen Holtz. The screenplay concerns three veterans of World War I who return home to London after the armistice, only to find they have been mistakenly listed as dead. It was based on the 1920 play ''Three Live Ghosts'' by Frederic S. Isham. Made in the early sound era when Hollywood savored any successful play and its dialogue, this film is a rendition of the Broadway play and also a remake of the 1922 Paramount silent, ''Three Live Ghosts''. Mercer, McNaughton, and Allister would reprise their roles for a 1936 remake produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast *Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Gubbins *Hilda Vaughn as Peggy Woofers *Harry Stubbs as Bolton *Joan Bennett as Rose Gordon *Nanci Price as Alice *Charles McNaughton as Jimmie Grubbins * Robert Montgomery as William Foster *Claud Allister as Spoofy * Arthu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton Freeland
Thornton Freeland (February 10, 1898 – May 22, 1987) was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. Early success He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director during the silent era. In 1929 he directed his first film, the comedy ''Three Live Ghosts''. He enjoyed an early success with the Eddie Cantor Technicolor musical '' Whoopie!'' (1930) and much of his subsequent work was in musicals and comedies. In 1933, he directed ''Flying Down to Rio'' which launched the screen partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers although it had originally been designed as a starring vehicle for the Mexican actress Dolores del Río. The following year Freeland made a film version of the long-running Broadway revue ''George White's Scandals''. Britain In 1935 Freeland went to London to make the musical comedy '' Brewster's Millions'' starring Jack Buchanan. He was to work in Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (1922 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1922 British comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is based on a 1920 Broadway play, ''Three Live Ghosts'', by Frederic S. Isham and Max Marcin. Actor Cyril Chadwick is the only performer from the play to appear in the film. A copy of the film, thought to be lost, was found in a Russian archive and shown publicly in 2015. This version had however been radically re-edited by Soviet censors in the 1920s, making the film a searing critique of post-war Britain, including its relations with Ireland, which achieved Dominion status in the year the film was first shown. Plot As described in a film magazine, three Allied soldiers escape from a World War I German prisoner-of-war camp and arrive as stowaways in London on Armistice Day. Of the three returning soldiers, one is an English nobleman suffering loss of memory as a result of shell shock, the second is a Cockney who, because he was listed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In London
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American Films Based On Plays
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Silent American Comedy Films
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1920s English-language Films
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1929 Comedy Films
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] |
1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Lee (actress)
Jocelyn Lee (born Mary Alice Simpson; June 21, 1902 – June 15, 1980) was an American actress. She was also known as Jocelyn Leigh. Biography Jocelyn Lee was born on June 21, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois as Mary Alice Simpson. She died on June 15, 1980, in New York City. She performed in the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. Personal life On April 27, 1922, Lee married film producer Henry Lehrman in Los Angeles. They were divorced on December 16, 1924. She later married director and writer Luther Reed; they were divorced on April 3, 1931. In January 1935, Lee married associate producer James Seymour. Partial filmography * ''The Dressmaker from Paris'' (1925) * ''Paris at Midnight'' (1926) * '' Sunny Side Up'' (1926) * ''The Campus Flirt'' (1926) * ''Everybody's Acting'' (1926) * '' A Kiss in a Taxi'' (1927) * '' Afraid to Love'' (1927) * ''The Love Thrill'' (1927) * '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1927) * '' Ten Modern Commandments'' (1927) * ''Shanghai Bound'' (1927) * ''Backstage'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor. Partial filmography * ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1928) * ''The Three Passions'' (1929) * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1929) * ''Disraeli'' (1929) * '' The Alley Cat'' (1929) * '' The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1930) * ''Detective Lloyd'' (1931), a serial * '' Diamond Cut Diamond'' (1932) * '' The Lodger'' (1932) * '' Menace'' (1934) * ''The Love Test'' (1935) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) * ''The Brown Wallet ''The Brown Wallet'' is a 1936 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Patric Knowles. ''The Brown Wallet'', adapted from a short story by Stacy Aumonier, was one of over 20 quota quickies directed by Powell between 1931 a ...'' (1936) References External links * 1890 births 1945 deaths New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male silent film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Clayton (actor)
Arthur Clayton (1902–1955) was a British film actor.Munden p.143 He mainly appeared in American films during the silent and early sound era. Selected filmography * '' The Hope'' (1920) * '' In Folly's Trail '' (1920) * ''The Hope Diamond Mystery'' (1921) * '' The Mistress of Shenstone'' (1921) * ''Be My Wife'' (1921) * '' Laddie'' (1926) * ''The Better 'Ole'' (1926) * ''Outlaws of Red River'' (1927) * ''Confessions of a Wife'' (1928) * '' The Whip'' (1928) * ''The Black Watch'' (1929) * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1929) * ''Girl of the Port'' (1930) * ''The Road to Singapore'' (1931) * ''Stingaree'' (1934) * ''White Heat'' (1934) * '' Green Eyes'' (1934) * '' Menace'' (1934) * ''Charlie Chan in London'' (1934) * ''Crimson Romance'' (1934) * ''Marie Galante'' (1934) * ''The Deputy Drummer'' (1935) * ''Everything Is Rhythm ''Everything Is Rhythm'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Harry Roy, Princess Pearl and Dorothy Boyd. It was shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claud Allister
Claud Allister (born William Claud Michael Palmer, 3 October 1888 – 26 July 1970) was an English actor with an extensive film career in both Britain and Hollywood, where he appeared in more than 70 films between 1929 and 1955. Life and career He was born in London. After receiving his education at Felsted School in Essex, he began his career as a stockbroker's clerk in the City of London, but gave up a life in the Square Mile on deciding that he preferred the stage, upon which he made his début in 1910. He toured England's repertory theatres playing minor parts up to the outbreak of World War I, when he was commissioned into the British Army as a subaltern, and saw active service with the Suffolk Regiment and the Machine Gun Corps. Post-war he returned to acting, appearing in the West End in ''Bulldog Drummond'', and in 1924 went to America to perform on the stage there initially. In 1929 he made his film début in ''The Trial of Mary Dugan''. In 1934 he appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
