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Wilson Collison
Wilson Collison (November 5, 1893 – May 25, 1941) was a writer and playwright. Early years Wilson Collison was the son of John B. Collison, a clerk in the City Engineer's Office, and Mary E. Gardner. Wilson Collison abandoned plans to become a scientist when he found he preferred writing. Showing signs of early talent he was nine when a Columbus newspaper accepted one of his stories. His writing was largely self-developed, as he completed only one year of high school. He worked as a printer, a stenographer, an advertising writer, and as a clerk in the wholesale and retail drug business. Actor At 18 Collison became an actor with a repertory company that toured small towns in Michigan. He also was a vaudeville performer. Playwright and novelist Collison's fame as a playwright came in 1919, when ''Up in Mabel's Room'' became a Broadway hit. Collison was an $18-a-week clerk in a Columbus, Ohio drugstore when he turned out this first success, in collaboration with Otto Harbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glouster, Ohio
Glouster is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio, Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,791 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park. History Formerly called Sedalia, the present name of Glouster, after Gloucester, England, was adopted in 1886. A post office called Glouster has been in operation since 1887. Economy A deep mine is located north of town. The nearby mining pit was recently closed, with active operations moved to the east of Burr Oak State Park, but the loading station is still at the old site because of the location of the railroad. The Trimble high school and middle school provide some local employment, as does Frog Ranch Foods, anHocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Programs(HAPCAP). Tourist activity from nearby Burr Oak State Park as well as hunting in various nearby public lands also supports the economy. The village ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divorce Made Easy
''Divorce Made Easy'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code sound comedy film directed by Neal Burns and Walter Graham and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Wilson Collison, and Garrett Graham. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Marie Prevost, Johnny Arthur, Frances Lee, Dot Farley, and Jack Duffy. The film was released on July 6, 1929, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Douglas MacLean as Billy Haskell *Marie Prevost as Mabel Deering *Johnny Arthur as Percy Deering * Frances Lee as Eileen Stanley *Dot Farley as Aunt Emma * Jack Duffy as Uncle Todd *Buddy Wattles as Jerry * Hal Wilson as Parkins See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References External links * 1929 films American comedy films 1929 comedy films Param ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maisie Was A Lady
''Maisie Was a Lady'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and is the fourth in a series of ten films starring Ann Sothern as good-hearted showgirl Maisie Ravier. Plot When wealthy drunkard Bob Rawlston causes Maisie to lose her carnival sideshow job as the Headless Woman, he offers her the use of his car to get to town. She is stopped and arrested by a motorcycle policeman who recognizes the automobile. When Maisie tells her story to the judge, Bob remembers enough despite a hangover to admit that he probably did lend her the car. The judge orders Bob to hire her for two months at $25 a week, the terms of her previous employment. She refuses to accept money for nothing, but offers to work as a maid at the Rawlston family mansion. Bob hands her over to Walpole, the head butler, who has worked for the family for 30 years. One of the guests, Link Phillips, makes a pass at her the next morning, but she disdainfully rejects him. The other guests ridicule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Rush Maisie
''Gold Rush Maisie'' is a 1940 drama film, the third of ten films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier, a showgirl with a heart of gold. In this entry in the series, she joins a gold rush to a ghost town. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin. Plot summary On her way to a job at a café in Truxton, Arizona, singer Maisie Ravier has trouble with her car. She makes her way through an abandoned mining town to get to a nearby ranch, owned by a well-educated but rude and inhospitable young man named Bill Anders. Anders is a recluse by choice; his only company is hired hand Fred Gubbins, who is even more misanthropic than his boss. Anders warms to the idea of Maisie spending the night while they make up the bed in the guest room. Maisie recognizes the look in his eye. He brings in a bottle and two glasses, and Maisie tell him she never drinks. He keeps pushing, preparing to make a heavy pass, but Maisie tricks him into leaving the room and locks the door. When he threatens to brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Maisie
''Congo Maisie'' is a 1940 comedy-drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Ann Sothern for the second time in the ten film Maisie Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ... series as showgirl Maisie Ravier. Plot Maisie hides aboard a West African steamer after she discovers that she cannot pay her hotel tab. She winds up in a hospital on a rubber plantation, which she must save from a native attack. Cast References External links * * * * 1940 films 1940 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films 1940s English-language films Films directed by H. C. Potter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films set in Belgian Congo American black-and-white films Films scored by Edward Ward (composer) 1940s American films {{1940s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maisie (film)
''Maisie'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin based on the 1935 novel ''Dark Dame'' by Wilson Collison. The rights to the novel were originally purchased by MGM for a Jean Harlow film, but Harlow died in 1937 before a shooting script could be completed. The project was put on hold until 1939, when Ann Sothern was hired to star in the film with Robert Young as leading man. It was the first of 10 films starring Sothern as Maisie Ravier. In Mary C. McCall, Jr.'s screenplay, Maisie is stranded penniless in a small Wyoming town, takes a job at a ranch, and gets caught in a web of romantic entanglements. Plot When Brooklyn burlesque showgirl Maisie Ravier arrives at a small Wyoming town, she finds her new employer has folded after a single performance, leaving her stranded and nearly penniless. She persuades Rico to hire her for his midway shooting gallery. Her first customer is the unfriendly "Slim" Martin, the manager of a ranch. Slim accidentally drops his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Miss Manton
''The Mad Miss Manton'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy-mystery film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Barbara Stanwyck as fun-loving socialite Melsa Manton and Henry Fonda as newspaper editor Peter Ames. Melsa and her debutante friends hunt for a murderer while eating bonbons, flirting with Ames, and otherwise behaving like irresponsible socialites. Ames is also after the murderer, as well as Melsa's hand in marriage. This was the first of three screen pairings for Stanwyck and Fonda, the others being ''The Lady Eve'' and '' You Belong to Me''. Plot At 3:00 am, Melsa Manton takes her little dogs for a walk. Near a subway construction site, she sees Ronnie Belden run out of a house and drive away. The house is for sale by Sheila Lane, the wife of George Lane, a wealthy banker. Inside, Melsa finds a diamond brooch and George's dead body. As she runs for help, her cloak falls off with the brooch inside it. When the police arrive, the body, cloak, and brooch are gone. Melsa a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Always A Woman
''There's Always a Woman'' is a 1938 American comedy mystery film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas. Seeing the potential for a series, Columbia Pictures quickly made a sequel, ''There's That Woman Again'', released the same year, with Douglas reprising his role, but with Virginia Bruce as Sally. No further sequels were made. Plot Bill Reardon's (Melvyn Douglas) private detective agency is not making any money, so he decides to swallow his pride and return to work for the district attorney as a special investigator. His wife Sally (Joan Blondell), who persuaded him to start his own business, decides to keep the agency going herself. Sally is quickly hired by Lola Fraser (Mary Astor) to investigate Anne Calhoun (Frances Drake), a former girlfriend of Lola's husband Walter (Lester Matthews) who has been in contact with him. At a nightclub owned by Nick Shane (Jerome Cowan), pretending to be out with Bill for pleasure rather than business, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Wanted (1935 Film)
''Woman Wanted'' is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Maureen O'Sullivan and Joel McCrea. Written by Leonard Fields and David Silverstein, the film is about a woman wrongly convicted of murder who escapes with the help of a young lawyer who hides her from the police and the mobsters who set her up. Plot summary Cast * Maureen O'Sullivan as Ann Gray * Joel McCrea as Tony Baxter * Lewis Stone as District Attorney Martin * Louis Calhern as Smiley Gordon * Edgar Kennedy as Sweeney * Adrienne Ames as Betty Randolph * Robert Greig as Peedles * Noel Madison as Joe Metz * William B. Davidson as Collins * Richard Powell as Lee * Erville Alderson as Constable * Gertrude Short Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945. Biography Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ... as Gertie * All primar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smart Girl (film)
''Smart Girl'' is a 1935 film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring Ida Lupino. Reception The film made a profit of $88,511. References External links''Smart Girl''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1935 films Films directed by Aubrey Scotto 1935 drama films American drama films Films produced by Walter Wanger American black-and-white films Paramount Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Sinner Sing
''Sing Sinner Sing'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Howard Christie. Plot summary Leila Hyams plays a singer who is accused of her husband's murder. Production notes At the time the movie was released, it was recognized as being loosely based on the 1932 Libby Holman-Zachary Smith Reynolds case. According to Jeanne Scheper, other films inspired by "this episode of Holman's life include .. ''Reckless'' (dir. Victor Fleming, 1935), with Jean Harlow; and ''Written on the Wind'' (dir. Douglas Sirk, 1956), with Lauren Bacall and Rock Hudson." Cast *Paul Lukas as Phil Carida *Leila Hyams as Lela Larson *Don Dillaway as Ted Rendon *Ruth Donnelly as Maggie Flannigan *George E. Stone as Spats *Joyce Compton as Gwen *Jill Dennett as Sadie *Arthur Hoyt as Uncle Homer *Paul McGrail as Louis *Gladys Blake as Cecily Gordon *Arthur Housman as Jerry *Edgar Norton as Roberts the Butler *John St. Polis as James Parks *Stella Adams as Aunt Emily van Puyten * Pat O'M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Garter
''Night of the Garter'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Winifred Shotter and Elsie Randolph. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox for release by United Artists. It was based on the play '' Getting Gertie's Garter'' by Avery Hopwood and Wilson Collison. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. Premise A bridegroom searches for his bride's missing jewelled garter. Cast * Sydney Howard as Bodger * Winifred Shotter as Gwen Darling * Elsie Randolph as Jenny Warwick * Connie Ediss as Fish * Austin Melford as Bunny Phipps * Harold French as Teddy Darling * Jack Melford as Kenneth Warwick * Marjorie Brooks as Barbara Phipps * Arthur Chesney Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen. Biography He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
