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Walter Byron (actor)
Walter Byron (11 June 1899 – 2 March 1972) was an English film actor. Biography He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film ''Queen Kelly'' and appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1942. He first sailed to the United States on the R.M.S. ''Aquitania'' under contract with Samuel Goldwyn Productions, in 1928. In 1932, in order to gain permanent legal immigrant status, he crossed the border at Calexico into Mexico and then reentered the United States there under the new status. He became a United States citizen in 1954. Selected filmography * ''White Heat'' (1927) - Julian Jefferson * '' Passion Island'' (1927) - Tony * '' One of the Best'' (1927) - Lt. Dudley Keppel * ''Victory'' (1928) - Major King * '' Two Little Drummer Boys'' (1928) - Capt. Carsdale * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) - Harold * '' The Awakening'' (1928) - Count Karl von Hagen * ''Yvette'' (1928) * '' The Passenger'' (1928) * ''Croquette'' (1928) - Bob * '' The Sacred Flame'' (1929) - Colin Tay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the pre-Code era of American cinema. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", Harlow was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" screen persona. Harlow was in the film industry for only nine years, but she became one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars, whose image in the public eye has endured. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Harlow 22 on its greatest female screen legends of classical Hollywood cinema list. Harlow was first signed by business magnate Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in '' Hell's Angels'' (1930). After a series of critically failed films, and Hughes' loss of interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacred Flame (1929 Film)
''The Sacred Flame'' is a 1929 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring Pauline Frederick and Conrad Nagel, and based on a 1928 Broadway play of the same title by Somerset Maugham. It is now considered a lost film. Two years later Warner Brothers remade the film in German '' The Sacred Flame''. In 1935, a second remake '' The Right to Live'', was made, starring Colin Clive and George Brent. Synopsis Maurice Taylor a former Royal Flying Corps officer, veteran of World War I, marries Stella shortly before a plane crash that leaves him disabled. When his brother Colin arrives in England, she strikes up a close bond with him. Torn between her duty to her husband and her wish to start a new life abroad with his brother, Stella falls under suspicion of murder when her stricken husband dies. Cast *Pauline Frederick as Mrs. Taylor * Conrad Nagel as Colonel Maurice Taylor * Lila Lee as Stella Taylor * William Courtenay as Major Laconda * Walter Byron Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exposure (film)
''Exposure'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Norman Houston and starring Lila Lee, Walter Byron and Tully Marshall.Pitts p.436 Cast * Lila Lee as Doris Corbin * Walter Byron as Andy Bryant * Tully Marshall as John Ward * Mary Doran as Gerry Ward * Bryant Washburn as Jimmy Delane * Pat O'Malley as Van Avery - City Editor * Lee Moran as Nosey Newton * Spec O'Donnell as Inky * Nat Pendleton Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (August 9, 1895 – October 12, 1967) was an American Olympic wrestler, film actor, and stage performer. His younger brother, Edmund J. Pendleton (1899-1987), was a well-known music composer and choir maste ... as Maniac Killer References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Films directed by Norman Houston American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Week Ends Only
''Week Ends Only'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Joan Bennett, Ben Lyon and John Halliday. It was made by Fox Film Corporation. The screenplay was written by William M. Conselman and Samuel Hopkins Adams, based on novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Cast * Joan Bennett as Venetia Carr * Ben Lyon as Jack Williams * John Halliday as Arthur Ladden * Halliwell Hobbes as Martin * Walter Byron as Jimmy Brigg * Henry Armetta as Washroom Attendant * John Arledge Johnson Lundy Arledge (March 12, 1907 – May 15, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. Biography He played dozens of supporting roles in the Hollywood movies of the 1930s–1940s, including the tractor driver who destroys a house in ''Th ... as Ted Lane References External links * * ''Week Ends Only''at Allmovie American black-and-white films 1932 romantic drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland 1932 films Fox Film films American romantic drama films 1930s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Girl (film)
''Society Girl'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring James Dunn, Peggy Shannon and Spencer Tracy. The film presents a rare supporting role for Tracy, momentarily at the nadir of his career with Fox Film Corporation, who plays Briscoe, a boxer's frustrated manager. The picture was produced by William Fox, photographed by George Barnes, and edited by Margaret Clancey. Cast * James Dunn as Johnny Malone *Peggy Shannon as Judy Gelett *Spencer Tracy as Briscoe *Walter Byron as Warburton *Bert Hanlon as Curly *Marjorie Gateson Marjorie Augusta Gateson (January 17, 1891 – April 17, 1977) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Gateson was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Augusta and Daniel Gateson. Her maternal grandfather and brother were clergymen; So ... as Alice Converse *Eula Guy as Miss Halloway External links * 1932 films Films directed by Sidney Lanfield 1932 drama films American drama films Films produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinners In The Sun
''Sinners in the Sun'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Alexander Hall, and starring Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Adrienne Ames, and Alison Skipworth. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot Doris Blake (Carole Lombard) works as a top model for Louis in a very chic New York City dress shop. Her boyfriend Jimmie Martin (Chester Morris) is a mechanic. When he comes to pick her up, he talks about marriage, but she argues they both have no money. At a picnic, they quarrel again, and he breaks up with her. Later, Doris meets the very rich, very eccentric Claire Kinkaid (Adrienne Ames) at the shop. To Doris's surprise, Claire does not much care for her own lavish lifestyle. Claire asks her if she has a boyfriend; when Doris tells her they broke up, Claire tells her that a boyfriend is the only thing she wants. Jimmie is standing outside. When Doris and Claire step out, he pretends to be fixing a fancy car, which turns out to be Claire' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (1932 Film)
''Vanity Fair'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Myrna Loy, Conway Tearle and Anthony Bushell. The film is modernized adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name with the original Regency-era story reset in Twentieth Century Britain. Three years later Thackeray's novel was adapted again as ''Becky Sharp'', the first three-strip technicolor film. Plot This film adaptation's storyline begins around 1920 and concludes in 1933. In its opening scene a limousine is traveling down a road outside London. In the car are two passengers, Amelia Sedley (Barbara Kent) and her friend Becky Sharp (Myrna Loy), young ladies who agewise are in their twenties. Amelia is from a rich, well-connected family, while Becky is from very modest means and has no family at all. Given Becky's circumstances, Amelia has invited her to her home for the Christmas holidays. At the Sedley estate Amelia's family welcomes their gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Menace (1932 Film)
''The Menace'' is a 1932 American pre-Code American crime drama film directed by Roy William Neill. The screenplay by Roy Chanslor, Dorothy Howell, and Charles Logue is based on the 1927 novel ''The Feathered Serpent'' by Edgar Wallace. Plot Englishman Ronald Quayle was accused of murdering his father and, based on testimony offered by his stepmother Caroline, was found guilty and imprisoned. Managing to escape, he fled to the United States and found work in an oil field, where an explosion scarred his face. After undergoing plastic surgery, he returns home under the alias Robert Crockett, determined to prove Caroline and her lover Jack Utterson really killed his father. Having squandered her inheritance, Caroline has put the Quayle home on the market. Pretending to be a potential buyer, Ronald introduces himself to Caroline. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard Inspector Tracy has assigned Ronald's former fiancée Peggy Lowel to inventory the contents of the house in the hope she will f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Ticket
''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Olivier. Boris Karloff appears briefly in a small supporting role. The picture is also a noteworthy example of productions from the pre-Code era in that it includes brief nudity. The original play, presented on Broadway, ran from January to June 1914 and starred Lionel's younger brother John Barrymore opposite Florence Reed. This film is the third American adaptation of the play. The first two are ''The Yellow Passport'' from 1916 and ''The Yellow Ticket'' from 1918. A German version, ''Der Gelbe Schein'', was also filmed and released in 1918. Plot When martial law is declared in Russia, all Jews are restricted to their villages. The authorities are unsympathetic to Marya (Elissa Landi), who desperately wants to travel to St. Petersburg to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Over Ladies
''Left Over Ladies'' (also written as ''Leftover Ladies'') is a 1931 American drama film starring Claudia Dell, Marjorie Rambeau and Walter Byron.Cocchi p.56 Produced by Tiffany Pictures, it was originally going to be directed by Lloyd Bacon before Erle C. Kenton took over. Synopsis After a society divorce, Patricia Worth refuses any alimony from her wealthy husband and plans to make a living as a writer. She encounters a recently-divorced writer who has made success out of his book celebrating divorce, but is in truth distraught that his wife has left him. They apparently fall in love, but both their former partners - including Patricia's husband Ronny who has become entangled with a gold digger - decide they want them back. Cast * Claudia Dell as Patricia * Marjorie Rambeau as The Duchess * Walter Byron as Ronny * Alan Mowbray as Jerry * Rita La Roy as Vera * Roscoe Karns as 'Scoop' * Dorothy Revier as Amy * Selmer Jackson as Churchill * Franklyn Farnum as Benson * Buster P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Flight (1931 Film)
''The Last Flight'' (aka ''Single Lady'' and ''Spent Bullets'') is a 1931 American pre-Code ensemble cast film, starring Richard Barthelmess, David Manners, John Mack Brown and Helen Chandler. It was directed by German filmmaker William Dieterle in his debut as an English-language film director. Modern sources consider ''The Last Flight'' one of the few cinematic treatments of "The Lost Generation." The scarred young World War I veterans have opted out of society to drink indefinitely and almost continuously in Paris with the vivacious and beautiful woman they have befriended.Pendo 1985, p. 12. Plot After World War I, pilots Cary Lockwood (Richard Barthelmess), Shep Lambert (David Manners), Bill Talbot ( John Mack Brown) and Francis (Elliott Nugent) band together in Paris. Feeling they have no future, the men are constantly drunk. One night, as they make the rounds of nightclubs, they meet Nikki (Helen Chandler), a wealthy but aimless woman, who they invite into their group. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reckless Hour
''The Reckless Hour'' is a 1931 pre-Code film directed by John Francis Dillon and produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Cast *Dorothy Mackaill as Margaret Nichols *Conrad Nagel as Edward Adams *H. B. Warner as Walter Nichols *Joan Blondell as Myrtle Nichols *Walter Byron as Allen Crane *Joe Donahue as Harry Gleason *Dorothy Peterson as Miss Susie Jennison *Helen Ware as Harriett Nichols *Billy House as Seymour Jennison *Claude King as Howard Crane *Ivan F. Simpson Ivan F. Simpson (8 February 1875 – 12 October 1951) was a Scottish film and stage actor. Life and career Simpson was born on 8 February 1875 in Glasgow, Scotland, and went as a young man to New York City, where he worked for four dec ... as Stevens, Adam's butler Preservation status The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.150 by The Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
