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Virginia Dale
Virginia Dale (born Virginia Paxton; July 1, 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer. Biography Dale was born in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Lula Helms Paxton, and she graduated from Central High School in Charlotte. While working with her sister, Frances, to form the dancing Paxton Sisters in New York City, she was discovered by Darryl F. Zanuck who signed her to a contract with 20th Century Fox. She appeared in a number of movies in the late 1930s and 1940s, including ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), in which she dances and sings with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, and she became particularly associated with musicals. In the 1950s, she worked mainly in television series such as ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' (1951–1952), ''Highway Patrol'' (1957), and ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1957–1958). She left the movie business in 1958, but returned to acting for a few films in the 1980s. On Broadway, Dale performed in ''Him'' (1928) and ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, who established a sheep ranch there in 1867. Billed as the "Media Capital of the World" and only a few miles northeast of Hollywood, numerous media and entertainment companies are headquartered or have significant production facilities in Burbank, including Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, The Burbank Studios, Cartoon Network Studios with the West Coast branch of Cartoon Network, and Insomniac Games. The broadcast network The CW is also headquartered in Burbank. The Hollywood Burbank Airport was the location of Lockheed's Skunk Works, which produced some of the most secret and technologically advanced airplanes, including the U-2 spy planes that uncovered Soviet Union missile components ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Benny Rides Again
''Buck Benny Rides Again'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day. It also included a debut film appearance for radio star Lillian Cornell. The film was directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Plot Jack Benny resists the entreaties of bandleader Phil Harris to journey to Nevada, where Phil's sweetheart, Brenda Tracy, is waiting for her divorce, until Jack meets Joan Cameron, one of a trio of singing sisters. Believing that the only real men hail from the West, Joan spurns Jack's advances even though her sisters encourage the courtship. Realizing that Jack's infatuation presents the bait to lure him West, Phil tells Joan that Jack owns a ranch in Nevada, and when Fred Allen's press agent broadcasts the story, all of New York starts talking about Jack's ranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Docks Of New Orleans
''Docks of New Orleans'' is a 1948 American mystery film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Roland Winters, Virginia Dale and Mantan Moreland.Drew p.77 It featured Winters in his second appearance as Charlie Chan, having replaced Sidney Toler in the role. Plot Cast *Roland Winters as Charlie Chan *Virginia Dale as Rene Blanchette *Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown *John Gallaudet as Capt. Pete McNalley *Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan * Carol Forman as Nita Aguirre * Douglas Fowley as Grock *Harry Hayden as Oscar Swenstrom *Howard Negley as Andre Pereaux * Stanley Andrews as Theodore Von Scherbe * Emmett Vogan as Henri Castanaro *Boyd Irwin as Simon Lafontanne * Rory Mallinson as Thompson * George J. Lewis as Police Sgt. Dansiger * Ferris Taylor as Dr. Doobie * Haywood Jones as Mobile Jones * Dian Fauntelle as Mrs. Swenstrom * Eric Wilton as Watkins the Butler * Wally Walker as LaFontanne's Chauffeur * Larry Steers Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana (1947 Film)
''Louisiana'' is a 1947 American drama film film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay and John Gallaudet. Davis, a singer and Governor of Louisiana, came to Karlson, wanting to be in movies and Monogram Pictures agreed to finance one based on his life. Karlson says the film helped Davis get re-elected. Synopsis The music-loving fourteen-year-old son of a Louisiana sharecropper determines to get a good education. He goes on to enjoy success as a gospel singer and culminates his rise by being elected Governor. Cast * Jimmie Davis as Jimmie Davis * Margaret Lindsay as Alvern Adams * John Gallaudet as Charlie Mitchell * Freddie Stewart as Freddie Stewart * Dottye Brown as Laura * Ralph Reed as Jimmie Davis as a Boy * Russell Hicks as Fred Astor * Lee 'Lasses' White as Old Timer * John Harmon as Steve * Tristram Coffin as Tomlins * Eddy Waller as Mr. Davis * Mary Field as Mrs. Davis * Joseph Crehan as Neilson * Charles Lane as McCormac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragnet (1947 Film)
''Dragnet'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Henry Wilcoxon, Mary Brian, Douglass Dumbrille, Virginia Dale, Don C. Harvey, and Ralph Dunn. The screenplay was written by Barbara Worth and Harry Essex. The original music score was composed by Irving Gertz. It is also known as ''Dark Bullet'' and ''A Shot in the Dark''. Plot summary A dead John Doe is found on the beach and Detective Lieutenant Tony Ricco gets the case to solve. With no clues whatsoever to the case, Tony asks for help to Geoffrey James, an old friend from Scotland Yard in London. After examining the body and the man's clothes, Geoffrey concludes he wore a Harris Tweed coat and had Sterling pound notes on him, and therefore has to be of British origin. Geoffrey also discovers a fluorescent paint on the coat, which would suggest it is the same paint as the one used to mark floating objects in water to easier spot and rescue them. The dead man had no water in his lungs, so he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hucksters
''The Hucksters'' is a 1947 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film directed by Jack Conway starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. The movie is based on the novel ''The Hucksters'' by Frederic Wakeman Sr., a skewering of the post-World War II radio advertising industry with Gable's character alternating in pursuit of Kerr and Gardner. Plot Victor Norman (Clark Gable) is a radio advertising executive just returned from serving in World War II and looking for a job in his old field. He literally throws a few loose dollars out the hotel window, telling the hotel valet that being down to his last even $50 "will help me seem sincere about not needing a job." On his way to his interview, he stops and spends 35 of them on a "sincere" hand-painted necktie. His appointment is at the Kimberly Advertising Agency, with Mr. Kimberly himself (Adolphe Menjou). As th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Guy (1947 Film)
''Fall Guy'' is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Reginald Le Borg. The drama features Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong and Teala Loring. The film is based on Cornell Woolrich's short story, "Cocaine." Plot With no memory of the night in question and a few clues, a man tries to prove he did not murder an attractive woman. Tom Cochrane, high on cocaine and covered with blood, is picked up by the police and then questioned by detectives Shannon ( Douglas Fowley) and Taylor (Harry Strang), but manages to escape. His girlfriend Lois Walter (Teala Loring), against the wishes of her guardian, Jim Grosset (Charles Arnt), assists Tom and his police-officer brother-in-law Mac ( Robert Armstrong) in trying to clear Tom of a possible murder charge. Tom only recalls meeting a man in a bar and going to a party. Tom and Mac find the man, Joe (Elisha Cook Jr.), who takes them to the party scene, the apartment of the Shindells ( John Harmon and Iris Adrian), where they find the body of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headin' For God's Country
''Headin' for God's Country'' is a 1943 American action film directed by William Morgan and written by Houston Branch and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars William Lundigan, Virginia Dale, Harry Davenport, Harry Shannon, Addison Richards and John F. Hamilton. The film was released on August 26, 1943, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *William Lundigan as Michael Banyan *Virginia Dale as Laurie Lane *Harry Davenport as Clem Adams * Harry Shannon as Albert Ness * Addison Richards as District Commissioner * John F. Hamilton as Hilary Higgins *Eddie Acuff as Hugo Higgins *Wade Crosby as Jim Talbot *Skelton Knaggs as Jeff *John Bleifer as Nickolai *Eddy Waller as Hank *Charles Lung as Willie Soba * Ernie Adams as Chuck *Eddie Lee as Gim Lung *James B. Leong as Japanese Officer *Anna Q. Nilsson as Mrs. Nilsson *Ace the Wonder Dog An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Premiere (film)
''World Premiere'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and written by Earl Felton. The film stars John Barrymore, Frances Farmer, Eugene Pallette, Virginia Dale, Ricardo Cortez, Sig Ruman and Don Castle. The film was released on August 21, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Otis Garrett was originally scheduled to direct the film but had to pull out due to undergoing major surgery.* Shelley, Peter. ''Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star''. McFarland, 2014. p.150 Plot Hollywood producer Duncan DeGrasse (Barrymore) is preparing for the debut of his anti-Nazi motion picture, 'The Earth is in Flames.' To generate hype, his press agents create elaborate events for the premiere. One of these stunts involves hiring phony spies to make the audience think they're in real danger. However, among the fake spies are German and Italian operatives. Cast *John Barrymore as Duncan DeGrasse * Frances Farmer as Kitty Carr *Eugene Pallette as Gregory Martin *Virgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss The Boys Goodbye
''Kiss the Boys Goodbye'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and Oscar Levant. It is based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce which was inspired by the search for an actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of ''Gone with the Wind''. The score, under the musical direction of Victor Young, includes the title song and "Sand in My Shoes," both by Frank Loesser and Victor Schertzinger. Plot Cindy Lou Bethany was raised in the South, but is now a struggling actress and chorus girl in New York City, eager to find a starring role. An audition to portray a Southern belle in a big production is her big chance, but it ends before she gets a chance to show director Lloyd Lloyd what she can do. The show's financial backer Top Rumson and writer Bert Fisher would like to hire a newcomer, but Lloyd feels more comfortable with his old standby, Myra Stanhope, even though she seems all wrong for this part. The producers travel South to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing Hill
''The Singing Hill'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Virginia Dale. Based on a story by Jesse Lasky Jr. and Richard Murphy, the film is about a singing cowboy and foreman of a ranch that may be sold to an unscrupulous banker by the young madcap heiress who is unaware that the sale will result in the local ranchers losing their free grazing land and their ranches.Magers 2007, pp. 187–188. In the film, Autry introduced the song "Blueberry Hill" which would become a standard recorded by such artists as Louis Armstrong (1949), Fats Domino (1956), and Elvis Presley (1957). The song became one of Autry's best-selling recordings.Magers 2007, p. 188. In 1987, "Blueberry Hill" received an ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standards on TV. Plot Singing cowboy Gene Autry (Gene Autry) is the foreman of the Circle R Ranch, which has been in the Adams family for generations. The ranchers in the area have enjoyed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Nights
''Las Vegas Nights'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Clork and Eddie Welch. The film stars Phil Regan, Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell, Betty Brewer and Hank Ladd. The film was released on March 28, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. This was Frank Sinatra's film debut; he appears briefly with the Tommy Dorsey Band singing "I'll Never Smile Again". Plot In this musical, vaudevillian sisters Norma (Constance Moore), Mildred (Lillian Cornell), and Patsy (Virginia Dale), along with Patsy's husband, Stu (Bert Wheeler), come to Las Vegas to turn an old building they inherited into a trendy nightclub. At a casino, the sisters win a tidy sum to fund their venture, but Stu loses it just as quickly. While taking out loans, they get mixed up with a scheming lawyer who wants their property for himself and they must fend him off to keep their new club running. Cast * Phil Regan as Bill Stevens *Bert W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
