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Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and one of the first to be part of a movie comedy team. He was a slapstick comic and light leading man for the pioneer Edison studio in New York. In 1913-14 the Edison company cast Housman opposite character actor William Wadsworth as the comedy team "Waddy and Arty." As a member of Edison's stock company, Housman participated in Edison's experimental production of talking pictures. Edison had engineered a way to synchronize dialogue and music (via phonograph records) with the visual action on film, and produced such novelties as ''Musical Blacksmiths'' (a male chorus) and ''Nursery Favorites''. Housman appeared in several reels, including ''The Edison Minstrels'' (as the interlocutor making the spoken announcements) and ''Jack's Joke''. The E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises boroughs of New York City, five boroughs, each coextensive with List of counties in New York, a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global city, global center of financial center, finance and Economy of New York City, commerce, Culture of New York City, culture, high technology, technology, The Entertainment Capital of the World, entertainment and Media in New York City, media, Academy, academics, and List of cities by scientific output, scientific output, the The arts, arts and fashion capital, fashion, and, as hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Thin Man
''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and James Stewart. A sequel to the 1934 feature ''The Thin Man (film), The Thin Man'', the film presents Powell and Loy as Dashiell Hammett's characters Nick and Nora Charles. The film also features Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph, Alan Marshal (actor), Alan Marshal and Penny Singleton (billed under her maiden name as Dorothy McNulty). Plot Nick and Nora Charles return from vacation on New Year's Eve to their home in San Francisco, California, San Francisco, where Nora's stuffy family expects the couple to join them for a formal dinner. Nick is disliked by Nora's aunt Katherine, the family matriarch, as his immigrant heritage and experience as a "flatfoot" are considered beneath Nora's station. Nora's cousin Selma tells Nora that her husband Robert has been missing for three days. David Graham is Selma's earlier fiancé and an old frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red, White And Blue Blood
''Red, White and Blue Blood'' is a lost 1917 American silent comedy film, directed by Charles Brabin. It stars Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, and Adella Barker, and was released on December 24, 1917. Cast list * Francis X. Bushman as John Spaulding * Beverly Bayne as Helen Molloy-Smythe * Adella Barker as Mrs. Molloy-Smythe * William H. Tooker as Patrick Spaulding * Duncan McRae as Count Jules Berratti * Cecil Fletcher as Bob Molloy-Smythe * Jack Raymond as Light-fingered Bertie * C. R. McKinney as Charlie Jadwin * Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ... References External links * * * Films directed by Charles Brabin Metro Pictures films 1917 comedy films 1917 films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennington's Choice
''Pennington's Choice'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne a popular film acting team of the era. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. In audio recordings made in the early 1960s, Bushman talks about the making of and success of this film. A copy donated by the MGM survives at George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection Rochester New York. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as Robert Pennington * Wellington Playter as Jules Blondeau *H. O'Dell as Louis Blondeau *William Farris as Roland Blondeau *Beverly Bayne as Eugenia Blondeau / Marie Blondeau *Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Allison *Lester Cuneo as Jean *Morris Cytron as Pierre * Jim Jeffries as himself (credited as J.J. Jeffries) *Gibson Gowland as Mountain Man (uncredited) *Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simp And The Sophomores
''The Simp and the Sophomores'' is a 1915 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Raymond McKee - Percy Quince * Harry Eytinge - Professor Stout * Arthur Housman - Tom Haze * Oliver Hardy - Professor Arm. Strong (as O.N. Hardy) * Jean Dumar - Alice Fields See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography :''These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see Laurel and Hardy filmography.'' Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an ... External links * 1915 films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films Silent American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It May Be You
''It May Be You'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Arthur Housman - Jack Kenwood * Andy Clark - The Office Boy (as Andrew J. Clark) * Dallas Welford - Hi Jinks * Mabel Dwight - Mrs. Jinks * Maxine Brown - Jinks's Stenographer * Charles Ascot - William Hall (as Charles Ascott) * Caroline Rankin - Stenographer * Oliver Hardy - Paul Simmons (as O.N. Hardy) * Jessie Stevens - Stenographer * Harry Eytinge - A Banker * Gladys Leslie - His secretary * Julian Reed - James Redfield * Jean Dumar - Lillian See also * List of American films of 1915 * Oliver Hardy filmography :''These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see Laurel and Hardy filmography.'' Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an ... External links * 1915 films 1915 short films American black-and-white films 1915 comedy films Silent American comedy short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack's Joke
Jack's Family Restaurants, LP (doing business as Jack's) is an American fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in Birmingham, Alabama. Restaurants feature sit-down dining, drive-thrus and takeout service. The menu features primarily burgers, fried chicken, breakfast and various other fast food items including french fries and soft drinks. , there were 238 Jack's restaurants in operation; all corporate owned. The company opens new locations at a rate of 20 per year. History Jack's was founded on November 21, 1960, by Jack Caddell (1927–1991) as a single walk-up stand in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. This location still operates today after several remodels, the most recent in 2019, and is the chain's flagship store. The original menu featured items such as fifteen-cent hamburgers and fries, twenty-cent shakes, and a twenty-cent "Fish-On-A-Bun." By the mid-1960s, they had more than a half dozen locations in the Birmingham metro area: the original H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Mary?
''What Happened to Mary'' (sometimes erroneously referred to as ''What Happened to Mary?'') is the first serial film made in the United States. Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, the action films starred Mary Fuller. Twelve one-reel episodes were released monthly beginning July 1912, coinciding with the literary serial of the same name published in McClure's ''The Ladies' World'' magazine. In addition to the motion pictures and regular magazine installments, ''What Happened to Mary'' was also adapted as a stage play, followed by a novelization, making it an early example of the multimedia franchise. Cast * Mary Fuller as Mary *Marc McDermott as Lieutenant Strakey * Charles Ogle as Richard Craig, Mary's uncle * Herbert Yost as Henry, Craig's son *Miriam Nesbitt as Madame Jolatsy, a spy *Bliss Milford as Daisy * Bigelow Cooper as Mr. Foster, the Lawyer * William Wadsworth as Billy Peart * Harold M. Shaw as Rev. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as inactive or latent tuberculosis. A small proportion of latent infections progress to active disease that, if left untreated, can be fatal. Typical symptoms of active TB are chronic cough with blood-containing mucus, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Infection of other organs can cause a wide range of symptoms. Tuberculosis is spread from one person to the next through the air when people who have active TB in their lungs cough, spit, speak, or sneeze. People with latent TB do not spread the disease. A latent infection is more likely to become active in those with weakened immune systems. There are two principal tests for TB: interferon- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escort Girl (film)
''Escort Girl'' is a 1941 American crime drama film directed by Eddie Kaye and starring Betty Compson, Wheeler Oakman, Robert Kellard, and Margaret Marquis. It was produced and distributed by the independent company Continental Pictures, operated by veteran exploitation film producer J. D. Kendis. It is also known by the alternative title ''Scarlet Virgin''. Plot Ruth Ashley is a former escort girl who, together with hard-boiled Gregory Stone, now owns the Hollywood Escort Bureau in Los Angeles. The escort bureau is managed by Breeze Nolan, who provides customers with both male and female escorts. Ruth also has an interest in the Café Martinique, where the escorts go with their dates to watch cabaret acts and drink champagne. Ruth had sent her daughter June to a private school on the east coast. Now an adult, June is ignorant of her mother's occupation, believing that her mother works in real estate. June is engaged to young Drake Hamilton, and they visit her mother. Ruth is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exploitation Film
An exploitation film is a film that seeks commercial success by capitalizing on current trends, niche genres, or sensational content. Exploitation films often feature themes such as suggestive or explicit sex, sensational violence, drug use, nudity, gore, destruction, rebellion, mayhem, and the bizarre. While often associated with low-budget "B movies", some exploitation films have influenced popular culture, attracted critical attention, gained historical significance, and developed cult followings. History While their modern form first appeared in the early 1920s, the peak periods of exploitation films were mainly the 1960s through the early 1980s, with a few earlier and later outliers. Early exploitation of the 1930s and the 1940s were often disguised as "educational" but were really sensationalist. These were shown in traveling roadshows, skirting censorship under the guise of moral instruction. 1950s saw low-budget sci-fi, monster movies, and teen rebellion films. They were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
