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Turnabout (film)
''Turnabout'' is a 1940 fantasy comedy film directed by Hal Roach and starring Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis and John Hubbard. Based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Thorne Smith, the screenplay was written by Mickell Novack, Bernie Giler and John McClain with additional dialogue by Rian James. In 1979, the screenplay was adapted for the short-lived television series with the '' same name''. Plot Tim and Sally Willows ( John Hubbard and Carole Landis) are a spoiled well-off couple who constantly bicker and cannot agree on anything. Tim Willows is considered to be the main cog in the machinery of his own advertising company Manning, Willows, and Clare. His wife Sally is his exact opposite, pampering herself in their home all day. And when Tim gets home, they start arguing, constantly watched by a strange Indian idol they got from a distant relative of Tim. They call it Mr. Ram. After one extraordinarily stressful day at the office, Tim comes home to find Sally in the bath, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Roach
Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios. Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s and is best remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the ''Our Gang'' short film comedy series. Early life and career Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York, to Charles Henry Roach, whose father was born in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, and Mabel Gertrude Bally, her father John Bally being from Switzerland. A presentation by the American humorist Mark Twain impressed Roach as a young Primary education, grade school student. After an adventurous youth that took him to Alaska, Hal Roach arrived in Hollywood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inez Courtney
Inez Courtney (October 12, 1897 – April 5, 1975) was an American actress on the Broadway stage and in films. Early years Born in Amsterdam, New York, Courtney came from a large Irish-American family. After her father's death when she was fifteen, she decided to go onto the stage. Career At age 16, Courtney was doing a specialty dance that earned her the nicknames of ''St Vitis'', ''Mosquito'' and ''Lightning''. Courtney's first role as a singer and dancer came in the musical ''The Little Whopper'' in 1919. She became known among New York theatrical audiences for her work in '' Good News'' (1927), a musical comedy about college life. Her other credits include ''Spring Is Here'' (1929) and '' America's Sweetheart'' (1931). In the early 1930s, she left Broadway and went to Hollywood. Courtney acted in 58 films between 1930 and 1940. She secured her first movie work by asking Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures for his assistance. She made her screen debut as Cousin Betty in ''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Screwball Comedy Films
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American Fantasy Comedy Films
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] |
1940s Fantasy Comedy Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Films
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films ''Pinocchio'' and ''Fantasia''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1940 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 10 – Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon '' Puss Gets the Boot''. *February 23 – Walt Disney's second animated feature film ''Pinocchio'' is released. Although not a box office success upon its initial release, the film receives critical acclaim and wins two Academy Awards, including one for Best Original Song for " When You Wish Upon a Star". Over the years, ''Pinocchio'' has gained a cult following and is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. * April 12 – Alfred Hitchcock's first American film '' Rebecca'' is released, under the production of David O. Selznick. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture the following year. * May 17 – ''My Favorite Wife'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Renavent
Georges Renavent (born Georges DeChaux, April 23, 1892 – January 2, 1969) was a French-American actor in film, Broadway plays and operator of American Grand Guignol. He was born in Paris, France. In 1914, he immigrated to the United States, crossing the frontier between Canada and Vermont. He was married to Selena Royle, an actress and daughter of Edwin Milton Royle, author of '' The Squaw Man'', which was adapted for film and starred Cecil B. DeMille. They left the United States to live in Mexico after Selena was entangled in the McCarthy era Communism investigations and Hollywood blacklist. While in Mexico, both Selena and Georges continued to be active in the arts and put out various cookbooks, including ''Pheasants for Peasants'', ''A Gringa's Guide to Mexican Cooking'', and ''Guadalajara As I Know, Live It, Love It''. Acting career His first American film appearance was in ''The Seven Sisters'' (1915). Fourteen years later, Renavent played an impressive starring r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolande Donlan
Yolande Donlan (June 2, 1920December 30, 2014) was an American-British actress who worked extensively in the United Kingdom. Early life and career The daughter of James Donlan, a character actor in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films of the 1930s, it is speculated by some that she had uncredited roles in films such as ''Pennies from Heaven (1936 film), Pennies From Heaven'' (1936) and ''Love Finds Andy Hardy'' (1938), but this has not been confirmed. Her early credited roles include Frenchy, the maid in the horror film ''The Devil Bat'' (1940), with Bela Lugosi, and other small roles often as similar French-accented maid characters. She played Carole Landis' maid in ''Turnabout (film), Turnabout'' (also 1940) and one of Red Skelton's concubines in ''DuBarry Was a Lady (film), DuBarry Was a Lady'' (1942). Donlan was a success as Billie Dawn in a touring production of ''Born Yesterday (play), Born Yesterday'' by Garson Kanin. It was the start of bigger things for Donlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miki Morita
Mitsugi "Miki" Morita (sometimes credited as Mike Morita) was a Japanese character actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through around 1940. He had worked as a stage actor before beginning his career onscreen. Partial filmography *''Souls for Sables'' (1925) *''Broadway Lady'' (1925) *''Telling the World'' (1928) *'' Shanghai Express'' (1932) *'' War Correspondent'' (1932) *''They Call It Sin'' (1932) *''Renegades of the West'' (1932) *''Midnight Mary'' (1933) *''Nagana'' (1933) *''Christopher Strong'' (1933) *''The Captain Hates the Sea'' (1934) *'' Behold My Wife!'' (1934) *''Death Flies East'' (1935) *''The Casino Murder Case'' (1935) *'' Oil for the Lamps of China'' (1935) *''Grand Exit'' (1935) *'' The Dark Hour'' (1936) *'' The Walking Dead'' (1936) *''Spendthrift'' (1936) *''It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did'' (1936) *''Isle of Fury'' (1936) *'' North of Nome'' (1936) *''Women of Glamour'' (1937) *''Border Phantom'' (1937) *''Wild West Days'' (1937) *''It Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Alper
Murray Alper (January 11, 1904 – November 16, 1984) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, films, and Broadway productions. Biography Born in New York City in 1904, Alper worked on Broadway from 1927 to 1940 in a number of shows including ''The Wild Man of Borneo'', ''This is New York'', ''Broadway Boy'', ''Sailor Beware!'', and ''Every Man for Himself''. Alper appeared in more than 200 films and TV series from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. Quite often his work was uncredited and he never received a top billing in one of his movies. His first known screen credit was in ''The Royal Family of Broadway'' (1930) a part he had already played on Broadway in 1927/28. His signature character was a chatty taxi driver, which he played at least 20 times, most notably in '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) as a friendly cabbie who drives Sam Spade, played by Humphrey Bogart, during a mid-film wild goose chase, as well as in such other well-known films as ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress. Biography Young was born in Denver, Colorado. Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters. From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, some of them minor, uncredited roles. Among her more notable movie roles was as John Wayne's leading lady in ''The Man from Utah'' (1934). Her last film was the Poverty Row horror movie ''Invisible Ghost'' with Bela Lugosi in 1941. Young married Carter Hermann on February 5, 1936, and they had four children. Her husband died in the 1980s, and she died in 1997 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 88. Her sisters Sally and Loretta also died of cancer. She was a half-sister to Georgiana Young, wife of actor Ricardo Montalbán. Young was a Roman Catholic, the same as her sisters and mother, and was educated in convent school. Partial filmography * ''Sirens of the Sea'' (1917) - Child (as a child actress) * '' A Good Loser'' (1920) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Roach
Margaret Mae Roach (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964) was an American actress active in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born on March 15, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hal Roach and Marguerite Nichols, and her brother was Hal Roach Jr. Roach was married to the actor Robert Livingston, from 1947 to 1951, and they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall (born 1949). Roach died November 1964 from cirrhosis of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism. Filmography *''All Women Have Secrets'' (1939), as ''Betty'' *''Fast and Furious'' (1939), as ''Emmy Lou'' *''Riders from Nowhere'' (1940) as ''Marian Adams'' *'' Turnabout'' (1940) as ''Dixie Gale'' *''Niagara Falls'' (1941) as ''Honeymooner'' *'' Road Show'' (1941) *'' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) *''Test Tube Babies In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating an individual's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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