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William Haade
William Haade (March 2, 1903 – November 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1937 and 1957. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. Haade was a construction boss until he began acting, appearing in ''Iron Men'' (1936) on Broadway. A technical advisor to Norman Bel Geddes recommended Haade to his boss, who was seeking a fresh face for the play's lead. Selected filmography * ''Kid Galahad'' (1937) - Chuck McGraw * '' Telephone Operator'' (1937) - Heaver * ''Missing Witnesses'' (1937) - Emmet White * ''The Invisible Menace'' (1938) - Pvt. Ferris * ''Hollywood Stadium Mystery'' (1938) - Tommy Madison - the Champ * ''Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' (1938) - Botulian's Driver (uncredited) * ''He Couldn't Say No'' (1938) - Slug, a Gangster * '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Younger Vogt Man at Wrecked Car Scene (uncredited) * ''My Bill'' (1938) - Piano Mover (uncredited) * ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' (1938) - Mrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of The Golden West
'' Heart of the Golden West '' is a 1942 American Western film starring Roy Rogers. Plot Roy helps the ranchers of Cherokee City when Ross Lambert (McDonald) doubles the rates to ship their cattle to market. Roy contacts the owner of a steamboat, Colonel Silas Popen (Catlett) to see about shipping cattle by boat. Roy and the Sons of the Pioneers plan a warm western welcome for Popen and his daughter, Mary Lou (Terry). James Barabee (Paul Harvey), head of the Cattleman's Association, sends Roy a telegram saying that Popen hates everything western, but Lambert intercepts the telegram, so Roy makes a bad first impression. Lambert also stages a saloon brawl to terrify Popen; the noise scares the horses of Popen's wagon and causes a runaway. Roy saves Popen and Mary Lou, but Popen still refuses to ship cattle. Mary Lou takes matters into her own hands and tells the ranchers to round up the cattle and bring them to Barabee's ranch. Lambert has some of his men set fire to the steamboat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down On The Farm (1938 Film)
''Down on the Farm'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Spring Byington and Louise Fazenda. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series.Drew p.180 The family go to stay at their aunt's farm. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bernard Herzbrun and Boris Leven. Cast * Jed Prouty as John Jones * Spring Byington as Mrs. John Jones * Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise broke ... as Aunt Ida * Russell Gleason as Herbert Thompson * Kenneth Howell as Jack Jones * George Ernest as Roger Jones * June Carlson as Lucy Jones * Florence Roberts as Granny Jones * Billy Mahan as Bobby Jones * Eddie Collins (actor), Eddie Collins as Cyrus Sampson * Dorris Bowdon as Tessie Moody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sued For Libel
''Sued for Libel'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Jerry Cady, based on Wolfe Kaufman's story. Released on October 27, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures (who also produced it), the film stars Kent Taylor, Linda Hayes, Lilian Bond, and Morgan Conway. Cast * Kent Taylor as Steve Lonegan * Linda Hayes as Maggie Shane * Lilian Bond as Mrs. Muriel Webster * Morgan Conway as Albert Pomeroy * Richard Lane as Smiley Dugan *Roger Pryor as District Attorney Willard Corbin * Thurston Hall as David Hastings * Emory Parnell as Jerome Walsh * Roy Gordon as Colonel Jasper White * Edward Earle as Judge Samuel Clark * Lester Dorr Lester Dorr (born Harry Lester Dorr; May 8, 1893 – August 25, 1980) was an American actor who between 1917 and 1975 appeared in well over 500 productions on stage, in feature films and shorts, and in televised plays and weekly series. Even a ... as Pomeroy’s butler References External links * RKO Pictures f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabotage (1939 Film)
''Sabotage'' is a 1939 American action film directed by Harold Young and written by Lionel Houser and Alice Altschuler. The film stars Arleen Whelan, Gordon Oliver, Charley Grapewin, Lucien Littlefield, Paul Guilfoyle and J. M. Kerrigan. The film was released on October 13, 1939, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Arleen Whelan as Gail *Gordon Oliver as Tommy Grayson *Charley Grapewin as Major Matt Grayson *Lucien Littlefield as Eli *Paul Guilfoyle as Steve Barsht * J. M. Kerrigan as Mel *Dorothy Peterson as Edith Grayson *Don Douglas as Joe Grayson *Joe Sawyer as Gardner *Maude Eburne as Mrs. Hopkins *Horace McMahon as Art Kruger * Johnny Russell as Matt Grayson II *Wade Boteler as Cop *Frank Darien Frank Darien (March 18, 1876 – October 20, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in 225 films and between 1915 and 1951. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darien, Frank 1876 births 1955 deaths American ... as Smitty References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
$1,000 A Touchdown
''$1,000 a Touchdown'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by James P. Hogan, written by Delmer Daves, and starring Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward, John Hartley and Joyce Mathews. It was released on October 4, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Marlowe Booth and his wife Martha inherit a tapped out college and decide to strengthen the college's football team in order to increase funding, so they decide to give 1,000 dollars for each touchdown made. Cast *Joe E. Brown as Marlowe Mansfield Booth *Martha Raye as Martha Madison *Eric Blore as Henry *Susan Hayward as Betty McGlen *John Hartley as Bill Anders *Joyce Mathews as Lorelei * George McKay as Mr. Fishbeck *Syd Saylor as Bangs * Tom Dugan as Popcorn vendor *Matt McHugh as Brick Benson * Don Wilson as Announcer *Paula DeCardo as Dora (uncredited) *Dot Farley as Hysterical Girl (uncredited) * Bill Thompson as Animal and Bird Impersonator (uncredited) *Adrian Morris as Two Ton Terry (uncredited) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Confession
''Full Confession'' is a 1939 is a US proto film-noir, crime drama film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by John Farrow from an adaptation by Jerome Cady of Leo Birinski's story. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fitzgerald and Joseph Calleia. Plot Pat McGinnis (Victor McLaglen) murders a policeman and escapes by committing a more minor crime, for which he is arrested and jailed. An innocent man, Michael O'Keefe (Barry Fitzgerald), is convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. While delirious after an injury, McGinnis confesses to priest Father Loma (Joseph Calleia). Loma, whose flock includes McGinnis's girlfriend Molly Sullivan (Sally Eilers) as well as the O'Keefe clan, struggles to find a way to save O'Keefe without violating the sanctity of confession. He must convince McGinnis to give himself up. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Pat McGinnis * Sally Eilers as Molly Sullivan * Joseph Calleia as Father Loma * Barry Fitzgerald as Michael O'Keefe * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of Lost Men
''Island of Lost Men'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Anna May Wong and J. Carrol Naish. It tells the story of the daughter of a general who goes to look for her father after he disappears. The film received mixed reviews and was the last that Wong made for Paramount Pictures. Plot Kim Ling (Anna May Wong), the daughter of a general accused of embezzling $300,000 of government money, investigates his disappearance. She eventually discovers a labor camp run by Gregory Prin (J. Carrol Naish) north of Singapore. There she meets Chang Tai (Anthony Quinn), who is undercover investigating Prin's activities. Together they manage to discover Ling's father and the money, as well as identify several known fugitives. After the arrival of Tex Ballister (Broderick Crawford), who reveals Tai's true identity and attempts to blackmail Prin, a local rebellion ignites. This allows Ling, her father, and Tai to escape. Cast * Anna May Wong as Kim Ling * J. Carrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Work (1939 Film)
''Night Work'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Billy Lee, and Donald O'Connor. The film is the sequel to ''Boy Trouble''. Cast * Mary Boland as Sybil Fitch * Charles Ruggles as Homer C. Fitch * Billy Lee as Joe Fitch * Donald O'Connor as Butch Smiley * Clem Bevans as Smokestack Smiley * William Frawley as Bruiser Brown * Joyce Mathews as Patricia Fitch * John Hartley as Windy Wilson * William Haade as Mr. Turk * Edward Gargan Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor. Career He was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan. As soon as he had left college, he we ... as Officer Flannigan References External links * 1939 comedy films 1939 films American comedy films Films directed by George Archainbaud Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (film)
''The Gracie Allen Murder Case'' is a 1939 American comedy mystery film taken from the Philo Vance series by writer S.S. Van Dine and directed by Alfred E. Green from a screenplay by Nat Perrin. The film stars the female member of the comedy duo Burns and Allen Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew, Kent Taylor, Judith Barrett, Donald MacBride and Jed Prouty. The film was released on June 2, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. Plot The zany plot of the movie follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Allen's uncle fixes her up with Bill at a company picnic. When the two go out to a nightclub that night, Gracie inadvertently links Bill to the murder of a thug after finding the dead body and Bill's cigarette case at the scene of the crime. While being questioned at the club, she meets Vance who's investigating the homicide. After Gracie's bungled attempts to solve the case, Vance decides it might be easier to have her working with him. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unmarried (1939 Film)
''Unmarried'' is a 1939 American film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Helen Twelvetrees, Buck Jones and Donald O'Connor. Plot Nightclub hostess Pat Rogers and her boxer boyfriend Slag Bailey aren't sure what to do after their associate Pins Streaver tries to rob a safe and dies in the act. They travel together to Pins' home in the country, where 12-year-old Ted Streaver returns from school, unaware that his father is dead. Intending to stay a short while, Pat and Slag pretend to be a married couple and become the boy's foster parents. Ted grows up to become a football hero in school, but trouble arises when Cash Enright, an unscrupulous boxing promoter, appears and tries to persuade Ted to step into the ring. Slag is socked on the jaw by the kid but ultimately succeeds in convincing him not to fight. Cast Unbilled players include Janet Waldo, Emory Parnell and Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Pacific (film)
''Union Pacific'' is a 1939 American Western drama directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Robert Preston. Based on the 1936 novel ''Trouble Shooter'' by Western fiction author Ernest Haycox, the film is about the building of the eponymous railroad across the American West. Haycox based his novel upon the experiences of civil engineer Charles H. Sharman, who worked on the railroad from its start in Omaha, Nebraska in 1866 until the golden spike ceremony on May 10, 1869Haycox Jr, Ernest. "'A very exclusive party'." Montana; The Magazine of Western History 51.1 (2001): 20. to commemorate the joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The film recreates the event using the same 1869 golden spike, on loan from Stanford University. Plot The 1862 Pacific Railroad Act signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad westward across the wilderness toward California, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardon Our Nerve
''Pardon Our Nerve'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Lynn Bari, June Gale, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Michael Whalen, Edward Brophy and John Miljan. The film was released on February 24, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Lynn Bari as Terry Wilson *June Gale as Judy Davis *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Samson Smith * Michael Whalen as Dick Malone *Edward Brophy as Nosey Nelson *John Miljan as Duke Page *Theodore von Eltz as Lucky Carson *Ward Bond as Kid Ramsey *Chester Clute as Mr. Flemingwell *Helen Ericson as Arabella *Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to: Politics *Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–1754), joint Solicitor General for Scotland 1709–14, Lord Advocate 1714, Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1720–21 * Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassilis ... as Bodyguard * Ray Walker as Publicity Man References External links * 1939 films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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