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Walter Woolf King
Walter Woolf King (November 2, 1899 – October 24, 1984) was an American film, television and stage actor and singer. Born in San Francisco, California in 1899, King started singing for a living at a young age and performed mostly in churches. He made his Broadway debut in 1919, and became a well-known baritone in operettas and musical comedies. King billed himself as Walter Woolf and Walter King early in his career, eventually settling on a combination of all three names in the mid-1930s. In 1936, King was host of the ''Flying Red Horse Tavern'' on CBS radio.Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 234. King began his film career in musicals but quickly moved into supporting roles. He is probably best remembered today for his villainous roles in two films starring the Marx Brothers: '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) and '' Go West'' (1940). He also appeared with Laurel & Hardy in '' Swiss Miss'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today I Hang
Today (archaically to-day) may refer to: * Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now'' * Current era, present * The current calendar date Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 American drama film directed by William Nigh * ''Today'' (2012 film) or ''Aujourd'hui'', a 2012 French film * ''Today'' (2014 film), a 2014 Iranian film * '' To-Day'', a 1917 silent drama film Music Groups * Today (group), an American R&B vocal group * TODAY (production duo), a Canadian record producer team Albums * ''Today'' (Angela Aki album), or the title song, 2007 * ''Today'' (Elvis Presley album), 1975 * ''Today'' (Galaxie 500 album), 1988 * ''Today!'' (Herbie Mann album), or the title song, 1966 * ''Today'' (Johnny Hartman album), 1972 * ''Today'' (Junkie XL album), or the title song, 2006 * ''Today'' (Marty Robbins album), 1971 * ''Today!'' (Mississippi John Hurt album), 1966 * ''Today'' (Perry Como album), 1987 * ''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embarrassing Moments (1934 Film)
''Embarrassing Moments'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue, Dickson Morgan and Gladys Buchanan Unger. The film stars Chester Morris, Marian Nixon, Walter Woolf King, Alan Mowbray, George E. Stone and John Wray (actor), John Wray. The film was released on September 1, 1934, by Universal Pictures. Plot Complications arising out of an attempt to cure a practical joker by his own methods. Cast *Chester Morris as Jerry Randolph *Marian Nixon as Jane *Walter Woolf King as Paul *Alan Mowbray as Aheam *George E. Stone as Louie *John Wray (actor), John Wray as Slug *Henry Armetta as Morganza *Huntley Gordon as Runyon *Gay Seabrook as Miss Dodd *Herman Bing as Bartender *Virginia Sale as Mother *Jane Darwell as Mrs. Stuckelberger *Charles C. Wilson (actor), Charles C. Wilson as Attorney *Christian J. Frank as Man *Carl Miller (actor), Carl Miller as Man *Lois January as Tipsy Girl References External links * 1934 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smart Alecks
''Smart Alecks'' is a 1942 American film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. Plot Hank Salko, a member of the Eastside youth gang in New York, is initiated into the world of adult crime when two gangsters, Mike and Butch Brocalli, hire him to stand watch while they rob a bank. When Hank tries to share some of his ill-gotten money with the East Side Kids, they suspend him from the club, and Hank is then arrested by Joe Reagan, the local policeman. While playing baseball in the street, the Kids accidentally send a ball crashing through the window of the apartment in which Butch and Mike are hiding. Butch emerges and refuses to give the ball back, so Danny runs after him. When Joe recognizes Butch, he chases him and Danny trips the criminal, who is then arrested along with Mike. Danny is awarded $200 for capturing the criminals and plans to buy baseball uniforms for his friends. They are unaware of his plans, however, and, thinking he is keeping the money to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Yank In Libya
''A Yank in Libya'' is a 1942 American war thriller film directed by Albert Herman and starring H. B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Parkyarkarkus and Joan Woodbury.Casaregola p.24 Plot American correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the Arab tribes in Libya. Pursued by Sheik David and his men, Mike takes refuge in the suite of Nancy Brooks, who is in the British Intelligence. He asks her to hide a gun and escapes through a window. Reporting the affair to British Consul Herbert Forbes, the latter tries to discourage him from further investigation, as the British are aware of the plot and are planning on staging a coup. He goes with Mike to Nancy's apartment, and she denies having ever seen him before. Sheik Ibrahim, next in command of the Arab tribe to Sheik David, is plotting with Nazi agent Yussof Streyer to kill David who is friendly with the British. Mike and Nancy have gone to David's camp, escape from Ibrahim's henchmen, and get back to El Moktar be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody For Three
''Melody for Three'' is a 1941 American film directed by Erle C. Kenton, one of the six films of the Dr. Christian series. Plot summary Dr. Christian takes an interest in a young boy, a violin prodigy, whose mother is a divorced music teacher. His interest isn't just in the boy's music career—he believes it would be best for the boy to have his parents back together, and sets out to do just that. Cast *Jean Hersholt as Dr. Paul Christian *Fay Wray as Mary Stanley *Walter Woolf King as Antoine Pirelle * Astrid Allwyn as Gladys McClelland * Schuyler Standish as Billy Stanley *Maude Eburne as Mrs. Hastings *Andrew Tombes as Mickey Delany * Hank Mann as Man at musical (uncredited) *Elvia Allman As Radio Station Receptionist (uncredited) *Toscha Seidel Toscha Seidel (November 17, 1899 – November 15, 1962) was a Russian violin virtuoso. Biography Seidel was born in Odessa on November 17, 1899, to a Jewish family. A student of Leopold Auer in St. Petersburg, Seidel became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balalaika (film)
''Balalaika'' is a 1939 American musical romance film based on the 1936 London stage musical of the same name. Produced by Lawrence Weingarten and directed by Reinhold Schunzel, it starred Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey. The film follows the romance of Prince Peter Karagin and Lydia Pavlovna Marakova, a singer and secret revolutionary, in Imperial Russia on the eve of World War I. Douglas Shearer was nominated for the 1939 Academy Award for Best Sound Recording. Plot In 1914 Tsarist Russia, Prince Peter Karagin (Nelson Eddy) is a captain of the Cossack Guards, riding home from manoeuvres to an evening of wine, women and song at St. Petersburg's Cafe Balalaika. The Balalaika's new star, Lydia Pavlovna Marakova (Ilona Massey), is blackmailed into attending the officers' party and is expected to choose a "favoured one." She intrigues Karagin when she makes good her escape instead. Masquerading as a poor music student, Karagin insinuating himself into Lydia's family and circle of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Fear (1939 Film)
''The House of Fear'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Joe May and starring William Gargan, Irene Hervey and Dorothy Arnold. After an actor is killed during the middle of a play the theatre is closed. A year later a young producer re-assembles the cast and re-opens the theatre, intending to the stage the same play performed on the night of the murder. Originally set for a filming schedule of 10 days and $10,000, the film went over budget and over schedule. On its release, it received positive reviews from ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and ''The New York Daily News''. Main cast Production ''The House of Fear'' began production on March 16, 1939, with a budget just over $100,000. The film entered production under the title ''Backstage Phantom'', the title of the source novel by Wadsworth Camp the film was adapted from and was based on the story and play "The Last Warning" by Thomas F. Fallon. The film was part of the Crime Club mystery series. 11 films were m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Town Czar
''Big Town Czar'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Barton MacLane and Tom Brown. Plot New York City newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan relates the story of crime boss Phil Daley's rise and fall. To the disappointment of his parents but delight of younger brother Danny, crime has paid off handsomely for Phil, but he isn't able to discourage Danny from following in his footsteps. Danny bribes a prizefighter to take a dive, costing rival gangster Mike Luger a lot of money in bets. Danny ends up dead, and Phil needs to lay low because Luger's looking for him, too. He manages to kill Luger, but ends up arrested, convicted and sentenced to die. Cast * Barton MacLane as Phil Daley * Tom Brown as Danny Daley * Eve Arden as Susan Warren * Jack La Rue as Mike Luger * Horace McMahon as Punchy * Frank Jenks as Sid Travis * Ed Sullivan as Himself Production The film was based on a story by Ed Sullivan. Universal bought it in August 1938. Barton MacLane was cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Smugglers
''Society Smugglers'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Joe May and starring Preston Foster, Irene Hervey and Walter Woolf King.Monaco p.364 It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson. Cast * Preston Foster as Sully * Irene Hervey as Joan Martin * Walter Woolf King as Massey * Frank Jenks as Emery * Fred Keating as Larry Kearns * Regis Toomey as Johnny Beebe * Frances Robinson as Mary Larson * Raymond Parker as Ames * Clay Clement as Harrison * Doris Rankin as Miss Wexley * Harry Hayden as Dr. Lee * Frank Reicher as Jones * Milburn Stone as Peter Garfield * Jack Norton as Prentis * Michael Mark as Rug Merchant * George Lynn as Austin * Eddie Acuff as Radio Expert * Mary Field as Secretary * James Baker as Plainclothesman * Frank Bischell as Newsboy * Heinie Conklin as Mailman * Kernan Cripps as Detective * Robert Darrell as Radio Technician * Edward Earle as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway is a 1938 American film drama made by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and directed by Norman Foster. Plot A quintet of New York City chorus girls plan a reunion for the one-year anniversary of their show's closing. They discover the different paths their careers and lives have taken. Partial cast * Claire Trevor as Joan Bradley * Phyllis Brooks as Vicki Stone * Leah Ray as Linda Martin * Dixie Dunbar as Tiny Brunson * Lynn Bari as Sandra DeVoe * Jayne Regan Bobbie Stoffregen (July 28, 1909 – March 19, 2000), known professionally as Jayne Regan, was an American film actress. Her original name was sometimes seen as Bobby Stoffregen. Regan was the daughter of Herman C. and Anna Stoffregen. From ag ... as Jerry Lane * Michael Whalen Peter Claybourne * Paul Fix as Man in Baccarat Club Bar External links ''Walking Down Broadway'' at IMDB 1938 films American drama films 1938 drama films American black-and-white films 20th Century Fox f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call It A Day
''Call It a Day'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Alice Brady, Roland Young, and Frieda Inescort. Based on the 1935 play ''Call It a Day'' by Dodie Smith, the film is about a day in the life of a middle-class London family whose lives are complicated by the first romantic signs of spring. Cast Production Soundtrack * "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (James Kendis, James Brockman, Nat Vincent, John W. Kellette) performed by Ian Hunter * "Isn't It Romantic?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) performed by Marcia Ralston Reception In his May 7, 1937, review, The New York Times' Frank Nugent said that he "enjoyed" the "tolerant and quietly humorous piece", and praised the ensemble cast. Two months later, writing for '' Night and Day'', Graham Greene gave the film a poor review and complained about the self-sanitized story of temptations rejected in the face of infidelity. Greene also complains of the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Tonic
''Spring Tonic'' is a 1935 American comedy film adapted from the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. It was directed by Clyde Bruckman and stars Lew Ayres, Claire Trevor, Walter Woolf King, Jack Haley, ZaSu Pitts and Tala Birell. It was released on April 19, 1935, by Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C .... Plot Cast References External links * * * 1935 films Fox Film films American comedy films 1935 comedy films Films directed by Clyde Bruckman American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
