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The Best Man Wins (1911 Film)
The Best Man Wins may refer to: * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1910 film), a 1910 silent film by Thanhouser * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1911 film), a 1911 silent film by Nestor *''Best Man Wins ''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping F ...'', a 1948 film by Columbia Pictures * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1935 film), a 1935 film starring Bela Lugosi {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Man Wins, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Man Wins (1910 Film)
''The Best Man Wins'' is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film features Thanhouser's leading players Anna Rosemond, Martin Faust, Frank H. Crane and Marie Eline in a drama about morality. Two suitors are vying for the hand of Julia Seaton and propose to her on the same day, but she asks for a month to decide between them. In the time, the caliber of both men are tested when asked by a young girl, named May, to help her dying mother. The doctor refuses to help, and the lawyer offers his assistance, but her mother soon dies. The orphan is taken in by the Seaton family and personally attests to the character of both men when Julia Seaton has to choose between her suitors. The writer, director, and cameraman are unknown. Released on May 14, 1910, the film was met with mostly positive reviews by critics. The film is presumed lost. Plot Though the film is presumed lost, a surviving synopsis was published in '' The Moving Picture World''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Man Wins (1911 Film)
The Best Man Wins may refer to: * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1910 film), a 1910 silent film by Thanhouser * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1911 film), a 1911 silent film by Nestor *''Best Man Wins ''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping F ...'', a 1948 film by Columbia Pictures * ''The Best Man Wins'' (1935 film), a 1935 film starring Bela Lugosi {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Man Wins, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Man Wins
''Best Man Wins'' is a 1948 American historical drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Edgar Buchanan, Anna Lee and Robert Shayne. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It it based on the story ''The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County'' by Mark Twain. Plot The year is 1853 when inveterate gambler Jim Smiley (Edgar Buchanan) returns to his hometown of Dawson's Landing in Missouri after being away for a decade from his wife and son. He brings a jumping frog which he calls Daniel Webster with him, and immediately upon his arrival to the town hotel makes a bet with Sheriff Dingle (Stanley Andrews) and a few others, that the frog can jump when told to do so. He wins the bet and is able to pay for his stay at the hotel with the money. Next he visits his wife Nancy (Anna Lee), who turns out to be his ex-wife and is about to marry the town judge, Leonidas K. Carter (Robert Shayne). He still gets to meet his son, Bob ( Gary Gray), who he has never met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Man Wins (1935 Film)
''The Best Man Wins'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Edmund Lowe, Jack Holt and Bela Lugosi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks.Stephens p.23 Main cast * Sam Flint as the doctor (uncredited) * Forrester Harvey as Harry * Jack Holt as Nick Roberts * Edmund Lowe as Toby Warren * Bela Lugosi as Doc Boehm * J. Farrell MacDonald as Captain—Harbor Patrol * Florence Rice Florence Davenport Rice (February 14, 1907 – February 23, 1974) was an American film actress. Early years Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of the noted sportswriter Grantland Rice and Fannie Katherine ... as Ann Barry References Bibliography * Michael L. Stephens. ''Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1935 films 1935 crime films American black-and-white films American crime films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Columbia Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |