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The Merry Frinks
''The Merry Frinks'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Happy Family''. Synopsis A put-upon mother inherits a fortune, on the condition that she abandon her deadbeat family. This spurs her family members to attempt to reform themselves in an effort to win her back.Hanson p.215 Cast * Aline MacMahon as Hattie 'Mom' Frink * Guy Kibbee as Uncle Newt Frink * Hugh Herbert as Joe 'Poppa' Frink * Allen Jenkins as Emmett Frink * Helen Lowell as Amelia 'Grandma' Frink * Joan Wheeler as Lucille Frink * Frankie Darro as Norman Frink * Ivan Lebedeff as Ramon Alvarez * Harold Huber as Benny Lopez * Louise Beavers as Camille, Hattie's Maid * Maidel Turner as Mrs. Shinliver * Harry Beresford as Mr. J. Harold Brumby * Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Shinliver * James Bush as Oliver Gilfin * Charles Coleman as Witherspoon, Hattie's Butler * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred E
Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series *Alfred (Arne opera), ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne *Alfred (Dvořák), ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' Business and organisations * Alfred, a radio station in Shaftesbury, England *Alfred Music, an American music publisher *Alfred University, New York, U.S. *The Alfred Hospital, a hospital in Melbourne, Australia People * Alfred (name) includes a list of people and fictional characters called Alfred * Alfred the Great (848/49 – 899), or Alfred I, a king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons Places Antarctica * Mount Alfred (Antarctica) Australia * Alfredtown, New South Wales * County of Alfred, South Australia Canada * Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario * Alfred Island, Nunavut * Mount Alfred, British Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Lowell
Helen Lowell born Helen Lowell Robb (1866–1937) was an American stage and film actress. Life Lowell was born in New York on June 2, 1866, to William and Mary Robb. In 1884 she debuted in the title role of Iolanthe at the Academy of Music in New York. At the age of 21 her mother died. She was known for playing the role of ''Mrs. Errol'' in Little Lord Fauntleroy. In 1895 she played Charlotte Corday. She appeared in J.M.Barrie's Quality Street creating the role of Susan Throssell in the first New York production with Maude Adams, who starred as Phoebe Throssell (ibdb.com). In October 1903 she appeared in the stage version Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in Louisville, Kentucky. She was able to tour to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and across America for the next seven years playing Miss Hazy "in the Cabbage Patch". She had a successful career as a stage comedienne, appearing on Broadway in ''The Torch-Bearers'' (1922), before she went to Hollywood in 1934 where she appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Linow
Ivan Linow (born Jānis Linaus; November 21, 1888 – November 11, 1940), also known as Jack Linow, was a Latvian-born American wrestler, who became a character actor in American films during the silent and early sound film eras. Biography Born in Latvia on November 21, 1888, Linow began wrestling in the United States in 1918. Between 1918 and 1933, he participated in 92 matches, with a record of 38 wins and 23 losses. Linow's monikers in the ring were "the Cossack" and the "Russian Man-Eater". During his wrestling career, he faced other notable wrestlers of that era, such as Joe Stecher and Ed Lewis. Using his popularity as a wrestler, Linow entered the film industry during the 1920s, his first film being ''Cappy Ricks'' (1921). In his fifteen-year acting career, he appeared in over forty films in supporting and bit parts. While appearing in films, Linow continued his wrestling career. In his final match in July 1931, under the pseudonym Jack Leon, he defeated Young Sandow. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Keane (actor)
Edward Keane (May 28, 1884 – October 12, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1921 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Supreme Passion'' (1921) – Dr. Jennings * '' The Runaway Bride'' (1930) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1930) – Maitre d' (uncredited) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1931) – Detective Morgan * ''Secrets of a Secretary'' (1931) – Albany Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''His Woman'' (1931) – Boatswain (uncredited) * '' The Cheat'' (1931) – Defense Attorney * ''Ann Carver's Profession'' (1933) – Harrison (uncredited) * ''I Have Lived'' (1933) – Leading Man * ''Headline Shooter'' (1933) – Joe Burnett (uncredited) * ''One Year Later'' (1933) – Grant (uncredited) * ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) – Hotel Manager (uncredited) * ''I Loved a Woman'' (1933) – Businessman at Meeting (uncredited) * ''Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men'' (1933) – Construction Boss (uncredited) * ''After Tonight'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Wales
Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university". Wales had a multifaceted professional relationship with Cecil DeMille and William deMille, beginning with her acting in their plays in the eastern United States. When the brothers moved to Hollywood and began working with films, Wales was their secretary and casting director. In 1927, Cecil De Mille signed her to a long-term contract to act in films. Her first film for Cecil DeMille was ''The Whispering Chorus'' (1918). She was the first wife of Wellington E. Wales, Mary Pickford's business manager during the height of her popularity. The couple had one son, Wellington Charles Wales, an editorial writer for ''The New York Times'', who died of a heart attack shortly after his 19-year-old son Samuel was killed in a train mishap. Ethel's second husba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Coleman (actor)
Charles Pearce Coleman (December 22, 1885 – March 8, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Early years Coleman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on December 22, 1885. Career Coleman began his film career in the 1915 silent film, ''The Mummy and the Humming Bird'', which was also the screen debut of Charles Cherry, a noted stage actor. In more than half of his 200 performances in films, he appeared as a butler, doorman/concierge, valet, or waiter. In the 1930s, Coleman appeared in such films as ''Beyond Victory'' (1931), starring Bill Boyd and James Gleason, the Wheeler & Woolsey comedy ''Diplomaniacs'' (1933), 1934's '' Born to Be Bad'' which starred Loretta Young and Cary Grant, the 1934 version of ''Of Human Bondage'' starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard, the first film to star the pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, ''The Gay Divorcee'' (1935), the first feature-length film to be shot entirely in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bush (actor)
James Bush (October 4, 1907 – April 9, 1987) was an American actor from the 1930s until the early 1950s. He appeared in more than 100 television shows and films, more than 80 of them being feature films. Early years The son of an actress, Bush moved to California with his mother and studied in a theatrical school and graduated from Los Angeles High School. Stage Bush first appeared on stage at age four. When he finished high school he began acting with the Morosco stock theater company. He also acted at the Pasadena Playhouse for four seasons, spent one season in St. Louis, and performed with the Henry Duffy Players at the Hollywood Playhouse. Film As a child, Bush appeared in some Paramount films that starred Mary Pickford. While the Internet Movie Database has him appearing as a child actor in 1917's ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', the American Film Institute has his first film role as Bent Weymer in 1932's '' Wild Horse Mesa'', directed by Henry Hathaway, which was a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry C
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters * Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname * Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry * Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses * Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Beresford
Harry J. Beresford (4 November 1863 – 4 October 1944) was an English-born actor on the American stage and in motion pictures. He used the professional name Harry J. Morgan early in his career. Career Harry Beresford began his acting career in 1885, as a member of the chorus of ''Little Jack Sheppard'' at the Gaiety Theatre, London. After moving to the United States in 1886, he performed throughout the country in repertory theatre and with various touring companies—including his own—for the next 30 years. His first major Broadway theatre success was in 1919, in ''Boys Will Be Boys'', which was soon followed by a starring role in ''Shavings'' (1920). In August 1922, he created the role of the alcoholic Clem Hawley in Don Marquis's comedy ''The Old Soak'', a character Beresford made famous and played for two years. He won praise for his character performances in the Broadway productions of ''Stolen Fruit'' (1925) and ''The Perfect Alibi'' (1928). Between 1926 and 1938, Beres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner (May 12, 1888 – April 12, 1953) was an American movie actress featured in almost 60 films between 1913 and 1951, beginning as the leading lady of ''The Angel of the Slums'' (1913) and becoming a comical character actress as she aged. Prominent sound films in which she appeared include ''The Raven'' (1935), ''Palm Springs'' (1936), and ''State of the Union'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' The Boy Friend'' (1926) - Mrs. Wilson * ''Olsen's Big Moment'' (1933) - Mrs. Van Allen (uncredited) * '' The Barbarian'' (1933) - Flirty Dowager (uncredited) * '' Another Language'' (1933) - Etta Hallam * ''Beauty for Sale'' (1933) - Mrs. Gillespie, a Customer (uncredited) * '' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''The Worst Woman in Paris?'' (1933) - Mrs. Leda Jensen * ''Fugitive Lovers'' (1934) - Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) * ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) - last motel manager's wife (uncredited) * ''Journal of a Crime'' (1934) - Stout Lady at Play Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servant or slave. Early life Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to school teacher Ernestine (Monroe) Beavers and William M. Beavers, who was originally from Georgia. Due to her mother's illness, Louise and her parents moved to Pasadena, California. She graduated from Pasadena High School. In Pasadena, she attended school and engaged in several after-school activities, such as basketball and church choir. Her mother also worked as a voice teacher and taught Louise how to sing for concerts. In June 1920, she graduated from Pasadena High School. She worked as a dressing room attendant for a photographer and served as a personal maid to film star Leatrice Joy. Like her cousin, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company co-founder, George Beav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Huber
Harold Huber (born Harold Joseph Huberman, December 5, 1909September 29, 1959) was an American actor who appeared on film, radio and television. Early life Huber was born in the Bronx to Jewish immigrants from Imperial Russia, who had arrived in the United States as infants. His father was the manager of an optical firm. Harold Huberman entered New York University in the Fall of 1925 at age sixteen. He was a member of the university debate team, and by his third year had become editor of a school magazine called ''The Medley''. His tenure at that post was marked by an incident, reported in the newspapers, when the administration suspended publication of ''The Medley'' in May 1928 for printing "low humor...not fit to bear the name of New York University". After graduating from NYU in 1929, Huberman attended Columbia University for a short time, reportedly in the School of Law, but apparently dropped out after getting his first acting job in 1930.''The New York Times'', "Harold Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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