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Helen Freeman (actress)
Helen Freeman (August 3, 1886 – December 25, 1960) was an American actress. Biography She was born as Helen Freeman in St. Louis, Missouri to Benjamin N. Freeman, a banker. In 1932, she married Edwin Corle in Ensenada, Mexico. She died on December 25, 1960, in Los Angeles, California, and was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory is a historic cemetery located in Glendale, California, in the United States. Established in 1884 as Glendale Cemetery, it changed its name to Grand View Memorial Park in 1919. The cemetery was the focus of ... in Glendale, California. Filmography References External links Bio at IMdBHelen Freeman; IBDb.comHelen Freeman portrait(University of Washington, Sayre collection) 1886 births 1960 deaths American film actresses 20th-century American actresses Actresses from St. Louis Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashions Of 1934
''Fashions of 1934'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert and Carl Erickson was based on the story ''The Fashion Plate'' by Harry Collins and Warren Duff. The film stars William Powell, Bette Davis, Hugh Herbert and Frank McHugh, and has songs by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). Sometime after the initial release, the title ''Fashions of 1934'' was changed to ''Fashions'', replacing the original title with an insert card stating "William Powell in 'Fashions'". Plot When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash (William Powell) goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap (Frank McHugh) and fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. Lynn discovers that top designer Oscar Baroque (Reginald Owen) gets his inspiration from old costume books, and she begins t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heavenly Body
''The Heavenly Body'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Michael Arlen and Walter Reisch, the film is about the beautiful wife of a professional astronomer who becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction that she will meet her true love will come true. Produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr., ''The Heavenly Body'' was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the United States on March 23, 1944. Plot A neglected wife turns to an astrologer, who tells her she will meet and fall in love with a handsome stranger, much to the dismay of her astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ... husband. Cast Production notes * Production Dates: 4 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always In Trouble
''Always in Trouble'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, and written by Robert Chapin and Karen DeWolf. The film stars Jane Withers, Jean Rogers, Arthur Treacher, Robert Kellard, Eddie Collins and Andrew Tombes. The film was released on October 28, 1938, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Geraldine "Jerry" Darlington felt happier before her father J.C. struck it rich in the oil business and moved the family to Florida. She's irritated by her dad no longer working and her beautiful sister Virginia being pursued by men interested more by her money. A meek clerk from her dad's office, Pete Graham, is persuaded by Jerry to steer the family's boat. He accidentally runs the vessel aground and ends up falsely suspected of knocking J.C. unconscious and kidnapping the Darlingtons for ransom. Jerry amuses herself at first by not supporting Pete's story, but when real crooks get involved, Pete is able to clear his name and persuade Virginia he's sincere about his attraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safety In Numbers (1938 Film)
''Safety in Numbers'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family The Jones Family film series is seventeen 20th Century Fox second feature family comedies produced between 1936 and 1940. Somewhat similar to the mildly comic tone of MGM's '' Andy Hardy'' and Columbia Pictures '' Blondie'' films, the Joneses st ... series.Drew p.180 Cast References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. External links * * * 1938 films 1938 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Malcolm St. Clair 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame X (1937 Film)
''Madame X'' is a 1937 American drama film, a sanitized remake of several Pre-Code films of the same name.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; October 16, 1937, p. 166 It was directed by Sam Wood, with additional direction by Gustav Machatý (uncredited). The film is based on the 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). Plot A woman who cheated on her loving husband is thrown out of her home by said husband. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not know who she is, as he was raised without her. He finds himself defending her without knowing her background. Cast * Gladys George as Jacqueline Fleuriot, aka Miss Pran and Madame X * Warren William as Bernard Fleuriot * John Beal as Raymond Fleuriot * Reginald Owen as Maurice Dourel * William Henry as Hugh Fariman, Jr. * Henry Daniell as Lerocle * Phillip Reed as Jean Rochin * Lynne Carver as Helene * Emma Dunn as Rose, Fleuriot's housekeeper * Ruth Hussey as Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back .
''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' is a 1937 American adventure mystery film starring John Howard as the English adventurer/crime-solver Bulldog Drummond. John Barrymore plays Drummond's friend Colonel Nielsen and is actually Top-billed in the picture. The supporting cast includes Drummond series regular Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E.E. Clive, and J. Carrol Naish. The film was directed by Louis King Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Plot Phyllis Clavering, the girlfriend of Captain Drummond, is kidnapped. Murderer Mikhail Valdin and his sister, Irena Soldanis, seek revenge for the death of her husband, sent to the gallows a year ago through Drummond's actions. Though Valdin could shoot Drummond, he informs the captain that ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ah, Wilderness! (film)
''Ah, Wilderness!'' is a 1935 American comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1933 Eugene O'Neill play of the same name. Directed by Clarence Brown, the film stars Wallace Beery and features Lionel Barrymore, Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Spring Byington, and a young Mickey Rooney. Rooney stars as Richard in MGM's musical remake '' Summer Holiday'' (1948). Plot June 1906 in an unnamed New England town. 17-year-old Richard Miller is about to graduate and go to Yale. He already feels worldly wise, thanks to reading Shaw, Wilde, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, Swinburne and Marxist tracts. He adores the neighborhood girl Muriel McComber, but she is afraid of being kissed. Richard’s father, newspaper editor Nat Miller, is a kind, wise man. Richard has three siblings: older brother Arthur home from Yale; sister, Mildred; and Tommy, the youngest. Uncle Sid and Cousin Lily live with the family. Sid keeps proposing to Lily, but she refuses, ostensibly because he once got involved with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Days Of Pompeii (1935 Film)
''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1935) is an RKO Radio Pictures film starring Preston Foster and directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper, creators of the original ''King Kong''. Although inspired by the novel of the same name by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the film has nothing to do with the book. Indeed, a ''Foreword'' appearing after the film's opening credits states, "Although ... the characters and plot have no relation to those in the novel by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, acknowledgement is made of his description of Pompeii which has inspired the physical setting of this picture". Plot In the time of Jesus Christ, blacksmith Marcus is content with his life, beautiful wife Julia and six-month-old son Flavius. When Julia and their child are run down by a chariot in the streets of Pompeii, Marcus spends the little money he has to pay for a doctor and medicine. Needing more, in desperation, he becomes a gladiator. He wins his fight, but his wife and child still die. Blam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Karenina (1935 Film)
''Anna Karenina'' is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. The film earned $2,304,000 at the box office, and won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. Greta Garbo received a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna. In addition, the film was ranked #42 on the American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. Plot Anna Karenina (Greta Garbo) is the wife of Czarist official Karenin ( Basil Rathbone). While she tries to persuade her brother Stiva (Reginald Owen) from a life of debauchery, she becomes infatuated with dashing military officer Count Vronsky (Fredric March). This ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubting Thomas (1935 Film)
''Doubting Thomas'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by David Butler and written by William Conselman and Bartlett Cormack. It is based on the 1922 play ''The Torch Bearers'' by George Kelly. The film stars Will Rogers, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth, Sterling Holloway, Andrew Tombes and Gail Patrick. The film was released on June 7, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation. Plot A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage. Cast *Will Rogers as Thomas Brown *Billie Burke as Paula Brown *Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Pampinelli *Sterling Holloway as Mr. Spindler *Andrew Tombes as Huxley Hossefrosse *Gail Patrick as Florence McCrickett *Frances Grant as Peggy Burns *Frank Albertson as Jimmy Brown *Johnny Arthur as Ralph Twiller *Helen Flint as Nelly Fell *Fred Wallace as Teddy * T. Roy Barnes as LaMaze *Ruth Warren as Jenny *John Qualen ... [...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] |
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