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Tom O'Brien (American Actor Born 1890)
Tom O'Brien (July 25, 1890 – June 8, 1947) was an American silent and sound character actor known for his burly serio-comic roles. He worked in the comedy film '' The Gentleman from America'' (1923) as Johnny Day, which is about the humorous tale of two American buddies (O'Brien and Hoot Gibson) and they have numerous adventures in Spain. Tom O'Brien appeared in over 80 films in a 22 years of career. He was primarily cast as stocky "Irish types" in comic supporting roles. He also worked in ''The Big Parade'' (1925) as Corporal Bull O'Hara. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. Filmography Feature films * '' The Murder in the Museum'' (1934) as Alfred Carr * '' The Woman Condemned'' (1934) as First Detective * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) * '' Lucky Dog'' (1933) as The Detective * '' It's a Cinch'' (1932) as Spike * ''The Night Mayor'' (1932) as Delaney * '' The Phantom Express'' (1932) as Red Connelly, the Telegraph Operator * '' The Unexpected Father'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in the United States. San Diego is the county seat, seat of San Diego County. It is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, extensive List of beaches in San Diego County, beaches and List of parks in San Diego, parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a wireless, electronics, List of hospitals in San Diego, healthcare, and biotechnology development center. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego has been referred to as the ''Birthplace of California'', as it was the first site visited and settled by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. In 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California, 200 years later. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Yesterday (1933 Film)
''Only Yesterday'' is a 1933 American pre-Code melodrama film, directed by John M. Stahl, about a young woman who becomes pregnant by her boyfriend before he rushes off to fight in World War I. It stars Margaret Sullavan (in her film debut) and John Boles. According to the on-screen credit, the film's story line was "suggested" by the 1931 nonfiction bestseller ''Only Yesterday'' by Frederick Lewis Allen, who had sold Universal the rights to his book. The film is set in a time frame close to that of Allen's book but otherwise bears no resemblance to it, and the film's title may simply have been an attempt to capitalize on the book's fame at the time of the film's release. The plot of the film appears to be based closely on '' Letter from an Unknown Woman'' (''Briefe einer Unbekannten'') by Stefan Zweig, published first in 1922 and in English translation a decade later. According to the ''New York Times'', some moviegoers contacted Zweig's publisher, Viking Press, noting similari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Hall (1929 Film)
''Dance Hall'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film directed by Melville W. Brown, Melville Brown and written by Jane Murfin and J. Walter Ruben, based on the short story of the same name by Vina Delmar. The film centers a love triangle with a shipping clerk competing with a dashing aviator for the affections of a young taxi dancer. It was Radio Pictures' second to last release of the decade, and was a critical and financial flop. Plot Shipping clerk Tommy Flynn (Arthur Lake (actor), Arthur Lake) engages Gracie Nolan (Olive Borden), a young taxi dancer, and the two gain some success in dance halls, winning several dance contests. As they do, he becomes infatuated with her, but she only has eyes for Ted Smith (Ralph Emerson), a pilot who wants her as a trophy of his own. Flynn is unsuccessful in his attempts to woo the young Gracie, until the pilot crashes during his attempt at a transcontinental flight. Flynn hides the fact from Gracie that the pilot is still alive, as he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of The West (film)
''Call of the West'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Ray and starring Dorothy Revier, Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore and Tom O'Brien (actor, born 1890), Tom O'Brien.Pitts, p. 53 Plot Nightclub performer Violet La Tour collapses during a show in Sagebrush, Texas, and is subsequently cared for at the ranch of Lon Dixon. As they spend time together, they develop feelings for each other and eventually get married. However, when Lon leaves to join a posse hunting for rustlers, Violet feels abandoned and decides to return to New York. Back in the city, Violet is courted by her agent, Maurice Kane, but her heart remains with Lon. When Lon unexpectedly arrives in New York to reclaim her, Violet reaffirms her love for him, solidifying their bond once again. Cast * Dorothy Revier as Violet La Tour * Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore as Lon Dixon * Kathrin Clare Ward as Ma Dixon * Tom O'Brien (silent film actor), Tom O'Brien as Bull Clarkson * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby Dick (1930 Film)
''Moby Dick'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film from Warner Bros., directed by Lloyd Bacon, and starring John Barrymore, Joan Bennett and Walter Lang. The film is a sound remake of the 1926 silent movie, '' The Sea Beast'', which also starred Barrymore. It is the first film adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel ''Moby Dick'' that includes a soundtrack. Plot The film tells of a sea captain's maniacal quest for revenge on the great white whale that bit off his leg. After disembarking in New Bedford, Ahab Ceely meets and falls in love with Faith Mapple, the daughter of the local minister. Although courted by Ahab's brother Derek, she falls in love with the daring Ahab. She is heartbroken when he leaves on another voyage, but says she will wait three years for him to return. During this next voyage, Ahab loses his right leg to Moby Dick, a white whale. When Ahab returns to New Bedford, he mistakenly believes that the woman he loves no longer wants to see him because of his di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Special (film)
''The Midnight Special'' is a 1931 pre-Code sound film produced and released by independent film maker Chesterfield. It was directed by Duke Worne and starred Glenn Tryon and Merna Kennedy. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.116 c.1978 by The Library of Congress Plot Cast *Glenn Tryon as Gerald Boone *Merna Kennedy as Ellen Harboard *Mary Carr as Mrs. Boone *Phillips Smalley as Mr. Harboard *Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in va ... as Joe *Tom O'Brien as Dan Padden *Norman Phillips Jr. as Billy References External links * 1931 films American independent films 1931 drama films American drama films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hawk (1931 Film)
''The Hawk'' is a 1931 American independent Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Norman Kerry, Nina Quartero and Frank Mayo. Given a limited initial release, it was re-edited and re-released under the alternative title ''The Phantom of Santa Fe'' in 1936.Pitts p.248 Plot Cast * Norman Kerry as Miguel Morago - aka The Hawk * Nina Quartero as Teresa Valardi * Frank Mayo as Steve Gant * Tom O'Brien as Killdane * Fernando Valdez as Ramariez * Carmelita Geraghty as Lolita * Jack Mower as Capt. Rubio * Charles Brinley as Pedro * Steve Clemente as A Vaquero * Ben Corbett a Prisoner * Monte Montague as Henchman See also * List of early color feature films A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped (1931 Film)
Trapped may refer to: Films * ''Trapped'' (1931 film), a crime drama short starring Lina Basquette * ''Trapped'' (1937 film), an American western starring Charles Starrett * ''Trapped'' (1949 film), a ''film noir'' directed by Richard Fleischer * ''Trapped'' (1973 film), a television film starring James Brolin * ''Trapped'' (1982 film), a horror film starring Henry Silva * ''Trapped'' (1989 film), a television film starring Kathleen Quinlan * ''Trapped'' (2001 film), a television film starring William McNamara * ''Trapped'' (2002 film), a thriller starring Charlize Theron * ''Trapped'' (2013 film), an Iranian drama film * ''Trapped'' (2015 film), an Armenian action thriller starring Sos Janibekyan * ''Trapped'' (2016 American film), an American documentary film * ''Trapped'' (2016 Hindi film), an Indian survival film * ''Trapped!'' (2006), a television film starring Alexandra Paul * '' Trapped: Haitian Nights'', a 2010 thriller starring Vivica A. Fox Literature * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell-Bent For Frisco
''Hell-Bent for Frisco'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Charles Delaney, Vera Reynolds and Carroll Nye.Darby, p. 107 Plot After his girlfriend's brother is murdered, a San Francisco newspapermen goes on the track of his killers. Cast * Charles Delaney as Jimmy Gray * Vera Reynolds as Ellen Garwood * Carroll Nye as Lane Garwood * Wesley Barry as The Newsboy * William Desmond as The Editor * Edmund Burns as Frank Kenton * Reed Howes as Red * Charles Craig as Dr. Clayton * Richard Cramer as Nick * George Regas George Thomas Regas (Greek language, Greek: Γεώργιος Θωμάς Ρεγάκος; November 9, 1890 – December 13, 1940) was a Greek American actor. Biography Regis was born near Sparti (municipality), Sparta, Greece, the brother of acto ... as Tony * Tom O'Brien as Fogarty References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom (1931 Film)
''The Phantom'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Alan James. Plot A reporter goes in search of a deranged masked killer hiding in an insane asylum. Cast Cast list adapted from ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. Release ''The Phantom'' was released on December 1, 1931. Reception In his book on Poverty Row studio films of the 1930s, Michael R. Pitts commented that ''The Phantom'' is "a plodding affair with typical character types" noting that the casting of Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as the ace reporter and Allene Ray Allene Ray (born Allene Ray Burch; January 2, 1901 – May 5, 1979) was an American film actress. Early years Born in Devine, Texas, Ray grew up on her father's ranch with her four sisters and two brothers. She was learning to ride by age 3, an ... as the innocent heroine was "unlikely to say the least". Pitts concluded that the film was "far from a classic, ''The Phantom'' is worth seeing if only to witness the performances of its two unl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unexpected Father
''The Unexpected Father'' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, and Cora Sue Collins.Stumpf p. 136 It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Thomas F. O'Neill. Synopsis A wealthy bachelor hires an attractive nanny to look after his adopted daughter, leading to jealousy from his gold-digging fiancée who suspects a romance between the two. Cast * Slim Summerville as Jasper Jones * Zasu Pitts as Polly Perkins * Cora Sue Collins as Pudge * Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Hawkins * Dorothy Christy as Evelyn Smythe * Grayce Hampton as Mrs. Smythe * Claud Allister as Claude * Tyrell Davis as Reggie * Tom O'Brien as Policeman * Richard Cramer Richard Earl Cramer (July 3, 1889 – August 9, 1960) was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today best remembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Express (1932 Film)
The Phantom Express is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime-drama directed by Emory Johnson and based on the Emory Johnson story. The film stars William Collier, Jr. as Bruce Harrington, Sally Blane as Carolyn Nolan and Hobart Bosworth as Mr. Harrington. It was commercially released on August 15, 1932, by Majestic Pictures. __TOC__ Plot Railroad engineer D.J. 'Smokey' Nolan ( J. Farrell MacDonald) drives his locomotive at full speed when he spies an oncoming train directly in his path. He quickly applies the emergency brakes, causing the train to derail when it tries to stop; as a result; several passengers are killed. An investigation cannot find any trace of the oncoming train that caused the derailment. Smokey is fired for negligence. Smokey has a daughter, Carolyn ( Sally Blane). The CEO of the Southwest Pacific Railroad, Mr. Harrington (Hobart Bosworth), has a playboy son Bruce ( William Collier, Jr.). Because of the derailment and other ill fortunes, Mr. Harringto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
