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Brenda Fowler
Eva Brenda Fowler (February 16, 1883 - October 27, 1942) was an American actress and writer. Early life Brenda Fowler was born on February 16, 1883, in Jamestown, North Dakota as Eva Brenda Fowler. Career In 1905, Fowler was a member of the New Ulrich stock theater company. In the early 1910s, she acted for two years in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the American Stock Company. She also acted with the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles. Fowler performed in vaudeville in sketches that included ''The Hyphen'', which had a patriotic theme. On Broadway, She appeared in ''The Rack'' (1911) and ''Luck in Pawn'' (1919). Fowler left the stage to act in films, beginning with ''Money, Money, Money'', a production of Preferred Pictures in 1922. Her first talking film was ''The World Moves On'' (1934). Her later films included ''The Case Against Mrs. Ames'', and '' Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1940). She played shrewish woman in two John Ford films: As the sister of Will Rogers in ''Judge P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamestown, North Dakota
Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth largest city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1883 and is home to the University of Jamestown. History In 1871, a Northern Pacific Railroad work crew set up camp where the railroad would cross the James River, adding another section to the new northern transcontinental line. In 1872, the United States Army established Fort Seward, a small post garrisoned by three companies (about 120 men) of the Twentieth Infantry Regiment, on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek. The fort guarded the crossing of the James (Jame and Jame) by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The fort only lasted five years, being decommissioned in 1877—but the railroad remained, establishing a repair yard that was among the city's main industries until the 1960s. The origin of the name is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Woman (film)
''Mystery Woman'' is a 1935 American thriller film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Philip MacDonald. The film stars Mona Barrie, Gilbert Roland, John Halliday, Rod La Rocque, Mischa Auer and Billy Bevan. The film was released on January 8, 1935, Fox Film Corporation. Plot Top-secret documents being transported by French captain Jacques Benoit are stolen in Constantinople, resulting in his arrest and sentencing to Devil's Island. Determined to vindicate him, wife Margaret learns that Jacques had met wealthy Dr. Van Wyke in transit. Suspecting him, she books passage on an ocean liner to New York City under an assumed name and schemes to meet Van Wyke during the voyage. Attracting romantic interest from passenger Juan Santanda as well as from Van Wyke, she finds the stolen documents and tries to hide them. Santanda turns out to be a jewel thief. When she explains her true identity and purpose, he uses a blowtorch to open a safe and help her retrieve the documents, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Wife (1936 Film)
''Second Wife'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Edward Killy and starring Gertrude Michael, Walter Abel and Erik Rhodes. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Cast * Gertrude Michael as Virginia Howard * Walter Abel as Kenneth Carpenter Sr. * Erik Rhodes as Dave Bennet * Emma Dunn as Mrs. Brown * Lee Van Atta as Kenneth Carpenter Jr. * Florence Fair as Mrs. Stephenson * Brenda Fowler as Mrs. Anderson * Frank Reicher as Headmaster * George P. Breakston as Jerry Stephenson * Ward Bond as Politician Reception It made a profit of $58,000. References External links''Second Wife''at IMDb''Second Wife''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of A ... 1936 films 1936 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-Fisted Gentleman
''Two-Fisted Gentleman'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring James Dunn, June Clayworth June Clayworth (born Esther June Cantor, June 9, 1905 – January 1, 1993) was an American stage and film actress. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor, Clayworth was born Esther June Cantor in New Jersey but raised in Wi ... and George McKay.Romano p.70 Premise Mickey rises from obscurity to become a top prizefighter, but in the process alienates girlfriend Ginger and takes up with a scheming blonde, June. Cast References Bibliography * Frederick V. Romano. ''The Boxing Filmography: American Features, 1920-2003''. McFarland, 2004. External links * 1936 films 1930s sports drama films American sports drama films Films directed by Gordon Wiles American boxing films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1936 drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Adverse
''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic film, epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Hervey Allen's historical novel, ''Anthony Adverse (novel), Anthony Adverse.'' Abandoned at a convent as an infant, Anthony comes of age in the tumultuous turn of the 18th to the 19th century, the age of Napoleon. The audience is privy to many truths in Anthony's life, including the tragic story of his origins and the fact that the wealthy merchant who adopts him is his grandfather. Most important of all, Anthony believes that his beloved Angela abandoned him without a word, when in fact she left a note telling him that the theatrical troupe was going to Rome. The gust of wind that blows the note away is one of many fateful and fatal events in Anthony's story. The film received four Academy Awards, including the inaugural Academy Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Baby
''The First Baby'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Lamar Trotti. The film stars Johnny Downs, Shirley Deane, Jane Darwell, Dixie Dunbar, Marjorie Gateson and Gene Lockhart. The film was released on April 2, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Johnny Downs as Johnny Ellis *Shirley Deane as Trudy Wells *Jane Darwell as Mrs. Ellis *Dixie Dunbar as Maude Holbrook *Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Wells *Gene Lockhart as Mr. Ellis *Taylor Holmes as Mr. Wells *Willard Robertson as Dr. Clarke *Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, ... as Dora References External links * 1936 films American comedy films 1936 comedy films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Lewis Seiler American black-and-white films Films wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Louis Pasteur
''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' is a 1936 American black-and-white biographical film from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by William Dieterle, that stars Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise and Donald Woods, and Paul Muni as the renowned scientist who developed major advances in microbiology, which revolutionized agriculture and medicine. The film's screenplay—which tells a highly fictionalized version of Pasteur’s life—was written by Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney, and Edward Chodorov (uncredited). Muni won an Academy Award for Best Actor, while Collings and Gibney won for Best Screenplay and Best Story. The film was nominated for Best Picture. Muni also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival in 1936. Plot In 1860 Paris, a distraught man murders his wife's doctor. Chemist Louis Pasteur (Paul Muni) has publicized the theory that microbes cause diseases. Therefore, doctors should avoid spreading by washing their hands and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of Secrets
''Lady of Secrets'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Ruth Chatterton, Otto Kruger and Lionel Atwill.Monaco p.111 Plot Celia Whittaker, a reclusive socialite who has long eschewed romantic opportunities, learns her younger sister Joan intends to marry David Eastman, an older author and professor, though she is truly in love with Richard, a fledgling doctor. Meeting David before learning he is her fiancee, she learns he is not fully in love with her either. Despite this circumstance, their domineering father insists on seeing the wedding go forward, to the point of attempting to have Celia confined to her home against her will. In a flashback, the roots of Celia's behavior of melancholy isolation are revealed. Partial cast * Ruth Chatterton as Celia Whittaker * Otto Kruger as David Eastman * Lionel Atwill as Mr. Whittaker * Marian Marsh as Joan Whittaker * Lloyd Nolan as Michael * Robert Allen as Richard Terrance * Elisabeth Risdon as Mr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riffraff (1936 Film)
Riff Raff, Riffraff, or Riff-Raff, a term for the common people but with negative connotations, may refer to: In music * Riff Raff (rapper), from Texas * Riff Raff (band), a UK progressive rock band * Riff Raff, a band formed by Billy Bragg * ''Riff Raff'' (British magazine), a London-based monthly rock magazine * ''Riff Raff'' (album), by Dave Edmunds * "Riff Raff", an organ piece by Giles Swayne * "Riff Raff", a song by the band AC/DC, from their album, ''Powerage ''Powerage'' is the fifth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1978. This was the band's first album to feature Cliff Williams on bass guitar, and it was also the first AC/DC album not to have a title track (aside fro ...'' Films * ''Riffraff'' (1936 film), an American drama starring Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy * ''Riff-Raff'' (1947 film), a black-and-white film noir featuring Pat O'Brien * ''Riff-Raff'' (1991 film), a British film * ''Riff Raff'', a Laurence Fishburne play f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Uncle Dudley
''Your Uncle Dudley'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Allen Birkin, Joseph Hoffman and Dore Schary. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson, John McGuire, Rosina Lawrence, Alan Dinehart and Marjorie Gateson. It was released on December 13, 1935 by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast *Edward Everett Horton as Dudley Dixon * Lois Wilson as Christine Saunders * John McGuire as Robert Kirby * Rosina Lawrence as Ethel Church * Alan Dinehart as Charlie Post *Marjorie Gateson as Mabel Dixon *William "Billy" Benedict as Cyril Church *Florence Roberts Florence Roberts (March 16, 1861/1864 – June 6, 1940(photo included) was an American actress of the stage and in motion pictures. Stock company actress Born in New York City, she began acting onstage there. Her career began at the Brooklyn ... as Janet Dixon *Jane Barnes as Marjorie Baxter References External links * 1935 films 1930s English-language films American comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Down East (1935 Film)
''Way Down East'' is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Henry King and starring Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine and Spring Byington. It was released by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film Corporation. The picture is a remake of the classic 1920 D. W. Griffith silent film ''Way Down East'' starring Lillian Gish, which in turn was based on the 1897 stage play by Lottie Blair Parker. Plot summary The story centers upon a starving, impoverished gamin who lost everything after a wicked millionaire tricked her into a marriage and impregnated her. The baby doesn't survive the ordeal and the poor girl ends up sheltered by a puritanical farm family. While there, she falls in love with the son. Cast * Rochelle Hudson as Anna Moore * Henry Fonda as David Bartlett * Slim Summerville as Constable Seth Holcomb * Edward Trevor as Lennox Sanderson * Margaret Hamilton as Martha Perkins * Russell Simpson as Squire Amasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginger (1935 Film)
''Ginger'' is a 1935 American comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Arthur Kober. The film stars Jane Withers, O. P. Heggie, Jackie Searl, Katharine Alexander, and Walter Woolf King. It was Withers' first starring role. Plot Jeanette Tracy, known to her friends as Ginger, is an 8-year-old orphan living in a New York slum apartment with her "Uncle Rex", an aging Shakespearean actor. Their poor but happy existence is framed by lines from famous Shakespearean plays which they recite to each other; their favorite is the balcony scene from '' Romeo and Juliet''. One day, a probation officer comes to the apartment and threatens to take Ginger away if she doesn't stop skipping school and Uncle Rex remains unemployed. Uncle Rex says he has found a job at the casting office and Ginger assures the officer that she will be a model student from now on. It turns out that Uncle Rex's new job is as a barker for a movie theater, and he is arrested when he attacks the man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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