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The Iron Claw (1941 Serial)
''The Iron Claw'' (1941) was the 15th serial released by Columbia Pictures . Synopsis A Fortune in gold, taken from the wreck of a Spanish galleon, is hidden in the home of Anton Benson, a reclusive miser. The entire Benson family and household want the gold for themselves, including a mystery villain A masked villain, also seen as masked mystery villain, is a stock character in genre fiction. It was developed and popularized in movie serials, beginning with The Hooded Terror in ''The House of Hate'', (1918) the first fully-costumed mystery v ... known as ''the Iron Claw''. Newspaper journalist Bob Lane, with his photographer Jack Strong and Benton's niece Patricia, attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery. Cast Chapter titles # The Shaft of Doom # The Murderous Mirror # The Drop of Destiny # The Fatal Fuse # The Fiery Fall # The Ship Log Talks # The Mystic Map # The Perilous Pit # The Cul-de-sac # The Curse of the Cave # The Doctor's Bargain # Vapors of Evil # The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James W
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Sony. On June 19, 1918, brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and their business partner Joe Brandt founded Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation, which would eventually become Columbia Pictures. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name on January 10, 1924 (operating as Columbia Pictures Corporation until December 23, 1968) went public two years later and eventually began to use the image of Columbia, the female personification of the United States, as its logo. In its early years, Columbia was a minor player in Hollywood, but began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra. With Capra and others such as the most successful two reel comedy series The Three Stooges, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Price
Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard. On stage, Price toured for three months with Will Rogers in a production of '' Ah, Wilderness!''. He also performed with Leo Carillo and William Gillette. He had the role of Willem in the Broadway production of '' The Red Mill'' (1945). Personal life Price was born in Wauseon, Ohio, and died in Los Angeles, California, from arteriosclerosis. His daughter Mary Lou was an actress, known as Lu Leonard. Partial filmography * '' Night Ride'' (1930) * ''See America Thirst'' (1930) * '' The Lawyer's Secret'' (1931) * ''The Last Man'' (1932) * '' Sin's Pay Day'' (1932) * '' The Widow in Scarlet'' (1932) * '' Lady and Gent'' (1932) * ''This Sporting Age'' (1932) * ''Vanity Street'' (1932) * ''The Final Edition'' (1932) * ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) * '' Breed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James C
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( la, Iacobus from he, יעקב, and grc-gre, Ἰάκωβος, , can also be Anglicized as " Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament. He was an early le ... Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles King (character Actor)
Charles Lafayette King (February 21, 1895 – May 7, 1957) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1956. King was born in Dallas, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California, from cirrhosis of liver. Selected filmography * ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) * '' Singing River'' (1921) * ''A Motion to Adjourn'' (1921) * ''The Black Bag'' (1922) * ''Merry-Go-Round'' (1923) * ''Hearts of the West'' (1925) * '' Range Courage'' (1927) * '' Barnum & Ringling, Inc.'' (1928) * ''Sisters of Eve'' (1928) * ''The Dawn Trail'' (1930) * '' Beyond the Law'' (1930) * ''Branded Men'' (1931) * ''Alias – the Bad Man'' (1931) * '' The Pocatello Kid'' (1931) * ''Two Gun Man'' (1931) * '' Honor of the Mounted'' (1932) * ''The Hurricane Express'' (1932) * ''Outlaw Justice'' (1932) * '' Young Blood'' (1932) * '' The Fighting Champ'' (1932) * ''The Gay Buckaroo'' (1932) * '' Ghost City'' (1932) * '' A Man's Land'' (1932) * '' Strawberry Roan'' (1933) * '' The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beck (B-movie Actor)
John Beck is the name of: Film *John Beck (actor) (born 1943), American actor *John Beck (producer) (1909–1993), American film producer *John Beck Hofmann (born 1969), or John Beck, American film director and screenwriter Music * John Beck (It Bites), British musician *John Beck (songwriter), British songwriter, musician and producer *John Beck, vocalist in American band The Leaves * John H. Beck (born 1933), American percussionist and educator *John Ness Beck (1930–1987), American composer Sports * John Beck (gridiron football) (born 1981), American football coach and former quarterback *John Beck (cricketer) (1934–2000), New Zealand batsman *John Beck (footballer) (born 1954), English footballer * John Beck (golfer) (1899–1980), English amateur golfer Others * John Beck (reformer) (1883–1962), New Zealand public servant and child welfare reformer * John Brodhead Beck (1794–1851), New York physician who was an authority on miscarriage, abortion, infant physiology, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edythe Elliott
Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American character actress active primarily during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Biography Edythe Elliott was born in San Francisco, California where her parents were involved in Vaudeville. In 1917, Elliott became the leading lady of the stock company at the Wigwam Theatre in San Francisco. On Broadway, she portrayed Pansy Horner in ''Salt Water'' (1929), Florence Blandy in ''After Tomorrow'' (1931), and Mrs. Thomas Carter in ''Mother Lode'' (1934). She developed a prominent career on the stage before moving to the screen. She married fellow actor Charles "Royal" Elliott in Oregon in 1906 in a ceremony performed before a large audience. Elliott debuted in films in 1935. Selected filmography *''Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) - Mrs. Hansen *''I Married a Doctor'' (1936) - Mrs. Clark *''The Girl on the Front Page'' (1936) - Mrs. Stokes (uncredited) *'' Stella Dallas'' (1937) - Department Store Clerk ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Doone
Allen Doone (Edward Allen) (3 September 1878 – 4 May 1948) was an American tenor and comic actor who specialised in Irish romantic dramas. Doone was born in Amboy, Illinois Amboy is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States, along the Green River. The population was 2,500 at the 2010 census. The chain of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. began in Amboy when Samuel Carson opened his first dry goods store there in 1854. T ..., to Irish immigrants Kate and James Allen. From 1909 to 1938, Allen had his own theatre company in Australia. He moved back to the USA where he died. At the time of his death, he was married to actress Edna Keeley. He starred in the feature film '' The Rebel'' (1915). Select theatre credits *''The Rebel'' (1913) *''The Wearing of the Green'' (1914) *''Lucky O'Shea'' (1924) *''Sweet County Kerry'' *''Parish Priest'' *''In Old Donegal'' *''Molly Bawa'' References External links * * * 1878 births 1948 deaths American tenors 20th-century American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Metcalfe (actor)
James Metcalfe may refer to: * James Metcalfe (Bedford MP) (fl. 1715–1730), British politician * James Metcalfe (York East MP) (1822–1886), Canadian businessman and MP for York East * James Henry Metcalfe (1848–1925), Canadian businessman and MP for Kingston * James B. Metcalfe (1846–1924), American lawyer and political figure * James Metcalfe (rugby) (1873–1943), English rugby union and rugby league footballer * James J. Metcalfe (1906–1960), American poet * James Metcalfe (Bengal Army officer) (1817–1888), Anglo-Indian military officer in the Bengal Army * James Stetson Metcalfe (1858–1927), American drama critic See also * James Medcalf James Thomas Medcalf (2 May 1895 – 1980) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Hull City. Personal life At the time he appeared for Hull City, Medcalf worked in a sawmill. He served as a private in the ... (1895–1980), English footballer * James Metcalf (other), in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Callam
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Gordon (other), multiple people * Alex Harris (other), multiple people * Alex Jones (other), multiple people * Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician * Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players * Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player * Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player * Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Willis (actor)
Norman David Willis (21 January 1933 – 7 June 2014) was the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the United Kingdom from 1984 to 1993, and President of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 1991 to 1993. Life Willis was born in Ashford, Middlesex. He attended Ashford County Grammar School in Ashford, Middlesex, and studied at Ruskin College and Oriel College, Oxford. He was a Labour councillor on Staines UDC from 1971 to 1974. Career TGWU He worked for the TGWU from 1949 to 1951, before two years' National Service. From 1959 to 1970 he was the personal assistant to the General Secretary of the TGWU. TUC He became assistant General Secretary of the TUC in 1974. The leadership of Norman Willis from 1984 coincided in the late 1980s with a period of considerable change for the Trade Union movement in the UK: union membership was falling; the movement was facing power-limiting legislation from the Conservative government; and the Labour Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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