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The Man Who Cried Wolf (film)
''The Man Who Cried Wolf'' is a 1937 American film directed by Lewis R. Foster to a screenplay by Charles Grayson from Arthur Rohlsfel's story ''Too Clever to Live''. The film featured Lewis Stone, Barbara Read, Tom Brown.John T. Soister ''Of Gods and Monsters: A Critical Guide to Universal Studios’ Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Films, 1929–1939'' 1476604991 2014 Because The Man Who Cried Wolf concerns the protagonist's spiraling ever downward into his own private hell—despite... The plot concerns an actor preparing for a real murder by confessing to police to murders that he didn't commit. Cast * Lewis Stone as Lawrence Fontaine * Barbara Read as Nan * Tom Brown as Tommy Bradley * Forrester Harvey as Jocko * Jameson Thomas as George Bradley * Marjorie Main as Amelia Bradley * Robert Gleckler Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis R
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dimensionle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Grayson (writer)
Charles Grayson (1903–1973) was an American screenwriter. He worked on around forty films between 1936 and 1958. He worked under contract for Warner Brothers for a number of years. Although uncredited in the film final, along with Robert Buckner he was instrumental in reviving the operetta film ''The Desert Song'' (1943) by proposing an updated version of an old studio hit.Dick p.23 Selected filmography * ''Crash Donovan'' (1936) * ''Breezing Home'' (1937) * '' The Man Who Cried Wolf'' (1937) * ''We Have Our Moments'' (1937) * ''You're a Sweetheart'' (1937) * '' Reckless Living'' (1938) * '' Swing, Sister, Swing'' (1938) * '' Tomorrow at Midnight'' (1939) * ''Hawaiian Nights'' (1939) * ''One Night in the Tropics'' (1940) * ''The Boys from Syracuse'' (1940) * ''Thieves Fall Out'' (1941) * ''Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) * ''Law of the Tropics'' (1941) * ''Underground'' (1941) * ''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) * ''The Noose Hangs High'' (1948) * ''Outpost in Morocco'' (1949) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy Hardy'' film series. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for his performance as Russian Count Pahlen in '' The Patriot''. Stone was also cast in seven films with Greta Garbo, including in the role of Doctor Otternschlag in the 1932 drama ''Grand Hotel''. Early life Born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1879, Lewis was the youngest of four children of Philena (née Ball) and Bertrand Stone."United States Census, 1880", digital image of original census page documenting Lewis Stone in household of Bertrand Stone, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; enumeration district (ED) 903, sheet 608D; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C. FamilySearch database with images, Salt Lake City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Read
Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career. Early life Born Barbara French Read on December 29, 1917, the daughter of contractor John Howard Read and Nancy Elizabeth Collier, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Read moved to California in the mid-1930s. She got her first movie contract while living in Laguna Beach, California: she was watching a film production in Laguna when she was spotted and offered a screen test, after which she entered a six-month contract with the production company. When she failed to receive any roles because of her lack of experience, she joined the Laguna Beach Players theater, where she acted in a new play each month for two years. Film career Her first film appearance was one of the three principal girls in the 1936 comedy film ''Three Smart Girls'', which also starred Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. From 1937 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brown (actor)
Thomas Edward Brown (January 6, 1913 – June 3, 1990) was an American actor and model. Biography Brown was born in New York City, the son of William Harold "Harry" Brown and Marie Francis Brown. As a child model from the age of two years, Brown posed as Buster Brown, the Arrow Collar Boy and the Buick boy. Brown was educated at the New York Professional Children's School. He was carried on stage in his mother's arms when he was only six months old. As an actor, he is probably best remembered for playing the title role in ''The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' and as Gilbert Blythe in ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1934). Later he appeared on the television shows ''Gunsmoke'', '' Mr. Adams and Eve'', ''General Hospital'' and ''Days of Our Lives''. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Rovacs in '' Mr. Lucky''. He enlisted in the United States Army in World War II where in three years he rose from private to lieutenant serving in France as a paratrooper where he was awarded a French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor. From 1922 until his death year Harvey appeared in more than 115 films. He was credited for about two-thirds of his film appearances, but some of his roles were uncredited. The burly actor with a mustache mostly played comic supporting roles, often as an innkeeper. His best-known role was Beamish in the first two Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller. Together with Claude Rains, he played in ''The Invisible Man'', as a tavern owner and husband of a hysterical Una O'Connor, and in '' The Wolf Man''. He appeared in two films for Alfred Hitchcock, first in his British silent film '' The Ring'' (1927), later in Hitchcock's Hollywood debut ''Rebecca'' (1940). A number of reference works incorrectly identify him as having played Little Maria's father in ''Frankenstein''. Harvey's interment was in California. Selected filmography * ''The Lilac Sunbonnet'' (1922) as Jock Gordon * '' Somebody's Darl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939. He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from his early teens, Jameson first appeared as a "half-breed" boy in '' The Squaw Man''. He made his screen debut in 1923 in the film ''Chu Chin Chow''. In 1929, he starred in '' Piccadilly'' as Valentine Wilmot opposite Anna May Wong. ''Piccadilly'' was a smash hit in England, where reviewers called it "by far the best production yet made at Elstree" and "one of the finest films that has ever come from a British studio." The film, however, only received a tepid response in the U.S. where it had a limited run. Today, ''Piccadilly'' is recognised as an accomplished melodrama and one of the best films of the late British silent era. Thomas moved to Hollywood, appearing on the stage with Bebe Daniels in '' The Last of Mrs. Cheyney''. He continued to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Main
Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in 10 Ma and Pa Kettle movies. Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre, and appeared in film classics, such as ''Dead End'' (1937), '' The Women'' (1939), ''Dark Command'' (1940), '' The Shepherd of the Hills'' (1941), ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), and '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956). Early life Mary Tomlinson was born on February 24, 1890, near Acton, in rural Marion County, Indiana. She was the second daughter of Reverend Samuel J. Tomlinson, a Disciples of Christ minister, and Jennie L. (McGaughey) Tomlinson. Mary's maternal grandfather, Doctor Samuel McGaughey, was the Acton physician who delivered her. At the age of three, Tomlinson moved with her family to Indianapolis, Indiana, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gleckler
Robert Gleckler (January 11, 1887 – February 25, 1939) was an American film and stage actor who appeared in nearly 60 movies between 1927 until his death in 1939. He was cast for the role of Jonas Wilkerson, overseer of the slaves at Tara in ''Gone with the Wind'', but died during the filming and was replaced with Victor Jory. Selected filmography * '' The Dove'' (1927) as Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Mother's Boy'' (1929) as Gus LeGrand * ''The Sea God'' (1930) as Big Schultz * '' Big Money'' (1930) as Monk * ''The Finger Points'' (1931) as Larry Haynes - Sphnix Club Manager * ''Defenders of the Law'' (1931) as Joe Velet * ''Her Bodyguard'' (1933) as Hood (uncredited) * '' Take a Chance'' (1933) as Mike Caruso * ''The Personality Kid'' (1934) as Gavin * ''Now I'll Tell'' (1934) as Al Mossiter * ''The Defense Rests'' (1934) as Lou Gentry * '' Million Dollar Ransom'' (1934) as 'Doc' Carson * ''Marie Galante'' (1934) as Steamship Captain (uncredited) * ''The Great Hotel Murder'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Lewis R
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Crime Films
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