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The Kid From Arizona
''The Kid from Arizona'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Jack Perrin, Josephine Hill and Robert D. Walker. Cast * Jack Perrin as Marshal Jack * Josephine Hill as Ranch Owner's Daughter * Robert D. Walker as The Crooked Foreman / Gang Leader * Henry Roquemore as The Colonel, Ranch Owner * George Chesebro as Henchman * Ben Corbett Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo part ... as Henchman Plot A marshal is falsely accused of stealing horses while he is trying to corral a group of renegade Indians. The true culprits turn out to be white men disguised as Indians. References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Early life Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Career Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film ''Luke's Lost Liberty'' alongside Harold Lloyd. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of cliffhanger, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in B-movie Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard (Dick) Terry. In 1960 Perrin appeared (uncredited) as Barfly on ''Cheyenne'' in the episode titled "Alibi for the Scalped Man." In 1961 Perrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Hill
Josephine Hill (October 3, 1899 – December 17, 1989) was an American film actress, primarily during the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1917 and 1933. Before she worked in films, Hill performed in Gus Edwards's ''School Days'' vaudeville act. She was married to Western (genre), Western star Jack Perrin from 1920 until their divorce in 1937. She was born in San Francisco and died in Palm Springs, California. She is buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California as Josephine Hill Brown. Selected filmography * ''The Voice on the Wire'' (1917) * ''The Fighting Heart (1919 film), The Fighting Heart'' (1919) * ''The Four-Bit Man'' (1919) * ''The Jack of Hearts'' (1919) * ''The Face in the Watch'' (1919) * ''The Tell Tale Wire'' (1919) * ''The Lone Hand (1919 film), The Lone Hand'' (1919) * ''The Double Hold-Up'' (1919) * ''The Jay Bird'' (1920) * ''West Is Best'' (1920) * ''The Sheriff's Oath'' (1920) * ''Parlor, Bedroom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert D
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Cronjager
Jules Cronjager (1871–1934) was a German-born American cinematographer active in the silent and early sound eras. Towards the end of his career he worked mainly for Poverty Row studios such as Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.240-51 He was the uncle of the cinematographer Edward Cronjager. Selected filmography * ''The Bottom of the Well'' (1917) * '' A Nymph of the Foothills'' (1918) * '' The Mating'' (1918) * ''Youthful Folly'' (1920) * ''The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes'' (1920) * '' The Greatest Love'' (1920) * ''Handcuffs or Kisses'' (1921) * ''A Man of Stone'' (1921) * '' The Last Door'' (1921) * '' Worlds Apart'' (1921) * ''Is Life Worth Living?'' (1921) * ''Chivalrous Charley'' (1921) * '' Clay Dollars'' (1921) * ''Gilded Lies'' (1921) * '' The Prophet's Paradise'' (1922) * ''Shadows of the Sea'' (1922) * ''One Week of Love'' (1922) * '' Reported Missing'' (1922) * ''Reckless Youth'' (1922) * ''Love Is an Awful Thing'' (1922) * ''Evidence'' (1922) * '' The Dancer of the Nile'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Bain
Fred Bain (1895–1965) was an American film editor.Pitts p.259 A prolific worker, he edited over a hundred and seventy films, mainly westerns and action films, and also directed three. He worked at a variety of low-budget studios including Reliable Pictures, Grand National and Monogram Pictures. He was sometimes credited as Frederick Bain. Selected filmography * '' Blood Test'' (1923) * '' Midnight Faces'' (1926) * '' The Ramblin' Galoot'' (1926) * ''Overland Bound'' (1929) * ''Untamed Justice'' (1929) * ''Beyond the Rio Grande'' (1930) * '' Westward Bound'' (1930) * ''Firebrand Jordan'' (1930) * ''The Phantom of the Desert'' (1930) * ''Rogue of the Rio Grande'' (1930) * '' Partners of the Trail'' (1931) * '' Quick Trigger Lee'' (1931) * ''The Kid from Arizona'' (1931) * ''Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931) * '' Swanee River'' (1931) * ''So This Is Arizona'' (1931) * '' The Cyclone Kid'' (1931) * ''Headin' for Trouble'' (1931) * ''Mounted Fury'' (1931) * '' Human Targets'' (1932 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-Code
Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known as the "Hays Code", in mid-1934. Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor, and it did not become rigorously enforced until July 1, 1934, with the establishment of the Production Code Administration (PCA). Before that date, film content was restricted more by local laws, negotiations between the Studio Relations Committee (SRC) and the major studios, and popular opinion, than by strict adherence to the Hays Code, which was often ignored by Hollywood filmmakers. As a result, some films in the late 1920s and early 1930s depicted or implied innuendo, sexual innuendo, miscegenation, romantic and sexual relationships between white and black people, mild profanity, Recreational drug use, illegal drug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Edison's Black Maria, Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, but he also appeared in major films including ''Meet John Doe'', ''The Little Foxes'', ''The Magnificent Ambersons'', and the Marx Brothers film ''Yours for the Asking''. He was sometimes credited as Henry Rocquemore. Career Born in Marshall, Texas, Roquemore began his career in entertainment by staging local talent shows, for clubs in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. His first role in Hollywood was ''the Beast'' in the 1927 silent film '' Is Your Daughter Safe?'' and his last was in 1943's ''Girl Crazy''. After the making of first sound film in 1927, he specialized in his ''fat man'' roles and was widely sought out by directors, such as Frank Capra and Orson Welles for bit parts; exemplified by ''the Match King'' one of Mae West's suitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chesebro
George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mignon'' (1915) * '' Because of a Woman'' (1917) * ''The Show Down'' (1917) * ''Indiscreet Corinne'' (1917) * ''Broadway Arizona'' (1917) * '' Mr. Opp'' (1917) * ''Wild Sumac'' (1917) * '' Hands Up!'' (1918) * '' Modern Love'' (1918) * '' The She Wolf'' (1919) * ''The Hope Diamond Mystery'' (1921) * '' The Diamond Queen'' (1921) * ''Wolf Blood'' (1925) * '' Money to Burn'' (1926) * ''Rustlers' Ranch'' (1926) * ''Hearts and Spangles'' (1926) * ''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' (1926) * ''Mountains of Manhattan'' (1927) * ''The Silent Avenger'' (1927) * '' Should a Girl Marry?'' (1928) * ''Handcuffed'' (1929) * ''Lariats and Six-Shooters'' (1931) * ''The Sheriff's Secret'' (1931) * ''Wild West Whoopee'' (1931) * ''The Kid from Arizona'' (1931) * '' 45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Corbett
Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo participant. He began working in films as a riding double. Partial filmography * ''Lightning Bryce'' (1919) * ''An Eastern Westerner'' (1920) * ''Fight It Out'' (1920) * '' The Man with the Punch'' (1920) * ''The Trail of the Hound'' (1920) * '' Kickaroo'' (1921) * '' The Fightin' Fury'' (1921) *'' The Kingfisher's Roost'' (1921) * '' The Cactus Kid'' (1921) * ''Who Was the Man?'' (1921) * ''Lure of the Gold'' (1922) * ''Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande'' (1923) * ''The Red Warning'' (1923) * ''The Riddle Rider'' (1924) * ''The Man from Wyoming'' (1924) * '' The Phantom Horseman'' (1924) * '' The Sagebrush Lady'' (1925) * ''The Law of the Snow Country'' (1926) * '' The Roaring Road'' (1926) * ''The Red Raiders'' (1927) * ''The Man from Hard Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
