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Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly (born Sue O'Neil; April 27, 1902 – June 29, 1968), was an American stage and film character actress. Biography Born in New York City in 1902, Kelly was best known as a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and her radio hosting with Columbia Broadcasting. One of her best-remembered roles is that of Lt. Ethel Armstrong in the 1943 Paramount wartime drama '' So Proudly We Hail!''. However, she is probably better remembered in the 1935 ''Our Gang'' comedy short '' Beginner's Luck''. After the war, she appeared in many TV series, including ''Bonanza'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Batman'' and '' Perry Mason'', on which she made four guest appearances, including the role of Millie Foster in the 1958 episode "The Case of the Rolling Bones." Kelly also performed in England. Death Kelly died from cancer on June 29, 1968, in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography ''Unless marked otherwise, filmography information retrieved from The American Film Institute'' * '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of Chance
''Men of Chance'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud, starring Ricardo Cortez, Mary Astor, and John Halliday. Plot A destitute Marthe Preston is in dire straits in Paris until gambler Richard Dorval comes to her aid. In gratitude, she agrees to a scheme of Dorval's to seduce and wed his rival, "Diamond Johnny" Silk, then help ruin Johnny's horse-racing business interests. Marthe's inside information enables Dorval and an accomplice, bookie Joe Farley, to bribe Johnny's jockeys to deliberately lose races or to help them influence the odds. Johnny learns the truth and demands she leave. Martha has fallen in love with her husband, however, so she pretends to go along with a plot to poison Johnny's horse, double-crossing Dorval and rejoicing in Johnny's triumph. Cast * Ricardo Cortez as Johnny Silk * Mary Astor as Marthe Preston Silk * John Halliday as Richard Dorval * Ralph Ince as Joe Farley * Kitty Kelly as Gertie Robbins * James Donlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Behind The Mask
''The Man Behind the Mask'' is a 1936 UK, British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward (actor), Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt (actor), George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne. A man assaults and switches places with another at a masked ball, and then attempts a major theft – casting suspicion on the original man. ''The Man Behind the Mask'' was produced by Joe Rock, for Joe Rock Productions. It was made at Rock Studios, Elstree. ''The Man Behind the Mask'' was missing from the BFI National Archive, and was one of three Powell films included on the British Film Institute's "BFI 75 Most Wanted, 75 Most Wanted" list of lost films. It is the last of Powell's "Cinematograph Films Act 1927, quota quickies". A print of the American release, titled ''Behind the Mask'', has been found, but it is a cut version of the original UK film. Cast References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Secretary (1935 Film)
''The Private Secretary'' is an 1883 farce in three acts, by Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1858), Charles Hawtrey. The play, adapted from a German original, depicts the vicissitudes of a mild young clergyman, innocently caught up in the machinations of two irresponsible young men who are bent on escaping their creditors. When the play opened in London the notices for the piece were hostile, and it was seen as a stop-gap in the schedule of the theatrical company presenting it. Despite these predictions the play ran in London for a total of 1,469 performances in its first run and later revivals. The critics found much more to praise in the performances of the cast, with particular praise for Herbert Beerbohm Tree as the meek clergyman, the Rev Robert Spalding. He was succeeded in the role by W. S. Penley, who received equally good notices, and played the part in several productions. The play was frequently revived in the first half of the 20th century, and was adapted for film in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Farmer Takes A Wife (film)
''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Edwin J. Burke, and starring Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda (in his screen debut) and Charles Bickford. It is based on the 1934 Broadway play '' of the same name'' by Marc Connelly and Frank B. Elser, with Fonda reprising his stage role as the farmer. The film was released on August 2, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox. Plot Dan Harrow goes to work as a driver for Samson Weaver on the Erie Canal, but his heart is set on buying a farm and settling down, even though his father was a canal man. This ambition and his distaste for fighting puzzle Molly Larkins, the girlfriend and cook of Jotham Klore, but she develops a liking for him anyway. When Samson wins $5000 in a lottery, he gives Dan a half share of his boat. This prompts Dan to propose to Molly, but she wants to stay on the Erie Canal, not live on a farm, so she will only go work for him, much to Jotham's displeasure. Jotham ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzy Dames
''Dizzy Dames'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by William Nigh and written by George Waggner. The film stars Marjorie Rambeau, Florine McKinney, Lawrence Gray, Inez Courtney, Berton Churchill and Fuzzy Knight. The film was released on May 29, 1935, by Liberty Pictures. Plot Cast *Marjorie Rambeau as Lillian Bennett / Lillian Marlowe * Florine McKinney as Helen Bennett *Lawrence Gray as Terry Ramsey *Inez Courtney as Arlette *Berton Churchill as Dad Hackett *Fuzzy Knight as Buzz * Kitty Kelly as La Vere * Lillian Miles as Gloria Weston * John Warburton as Rodney Stokes *Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films from 1919 to 1958. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934 Film)
''The Lemon Drop Kid'' is a 1934 American comedy drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Howard J. Green, J.P. McEvoy and Damon Runyon. The film stars Lee Tracy, Helen Mack, William Frawley, Minna Gombell, Baby LeRoy, Kitty Kelly and Henry B. Walthall. It was released on September 28, 1934, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Con artist and racetrack tout Wally Brooks hands a lemon drop to a man in a wheelchair, promising that it will cure whatever ails him, and then persuades the man, a millionaire named Griggsby, to bet $100 on a horse. Wally knows that the horse cannot win and intends to pocket the stake. However, when the horse does win, Wally and his partner Dunhill, known as "The Professor", flee before Griggsby can find them and collect his winnings. Hiding at an obscure location, Wally meets town drunk Jonas Deering and his beautiful daughter Alice. A love affair blossoms and Wally marries Alice. When she is about to give birth and has serious medical prob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Was A Lady (film)
''She Was a Lady'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1934 novel ''She Was a Lady'' by Elisabeth Cobb. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Donald Woods, Ralph Morgan, Monroe Owsley, Irving Pichel and Doris Lloyd. The film was released on August 22, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot Cast *Helen Twelvetrees as Sheila Vane * Donald Woods as Tommy Traill *Ralph Morgan as Stanley Vane *Monroe Owsley as Jerry Couzins *Irving Pichel as Marco *Doris Lloyd as Alice Vane *Kitty Kelly as Daisy *Halliwell Hobbes as George Dane *Mary Forbes as Lady Diana Vane *Jackie Searl as Herbie Vane * Barbara Weeks as Moira *Karol Kay as Sheila *Paul Harvey Paul Harvey Aurandt (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster for ABC News Radio. He broadcast ''News and Comment'' on mornings and mid-days on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays and also his famous ''The Rest o ... as Jeff Dye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Man
''A Woman's Man'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Halliday, Marguerite De La Motte and Wallace Ford.Langman p.247 Plot A film star diva storms off the film set and begins a romance with a publicity-hungry boxer. Cast * John Halliday as Tom Cleary - Director * Marguerite De La Motte as Gloria Jordan - Star * Wallace Ford as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter * Kitty Kelly as Molly Evans - Secretary * Jameson Thomas as Roger Pentley - Playboy * Tom Dugan as Pete Miller - Trainer * Wallis Clark Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was an English stage and film actor. Biography Clark was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of William Wallis Clark (1854 - 1930), an engineer. Prior to acting, Clark was an en ... as Ralph Mallon- Studio Chief * Donald Douglas as Walter Payson - Horseback Rider * Leigh Allen as Crane - Leading Man * George Mayo as Assistant Director * Harrison Greene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of Me (1934 Film)
''All of Me'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by James Flood and starring Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and George Raft. The film was written by actor Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell and Sidney Buchman from Rose Porter's play ''Chrysalis''. Plot A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied. Cast *Fredric March as Don Ellis *Miriam Hopkins as Lydia Darrow *George Raft as Honey Rogers *Helen Mack as Eve Haron *Nella Walker as Mrs. Darrow *William Collier, Sr. as Jerry Helman *Gilbert Emery as Dean *Blanche Friderici as Miss Haskell *Edgar Kennedy as Guard *Jason Robards, Sr. as Man in Speakeasy *Barton MacLane as First Cop *Kitty Kelly as Lorraine *Dennis O'Keefe as Policeman (uncredited) *Guy Usher as District Attorney (uncredited) Production The film was based on a play by Rose Porter called ''Chrysalis''. It debuted in summer theatre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much Harmony
''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Pictures. Plot A backstage musical about a Broadway star, Eddie Bronson, who is stranded with his plane in Ohio where he discovers a small-time variety act, Dixon and Day and their assistant Ruth who is also Ben Day's fiancée. When he returns to New York following a try-out of a new show, Bronson arranges for the irascible producer, Max Merlin, to put them in the show and the story develops around the mutual interest which grows between Eddie and Ruth. At a party Bronson sings 'The Day You Came Along' and his own fiancée, Lucille, is jealous of his attentions to Ruth. Rehearsals of the show prove to be disappointing but Eddie encourages Ruth and they sing 'Thanks'. Ben decides to give up Ruth so that she can marry Eddie but Lucille will no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headline Shooter
''Headline Shooter'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama about the life of a newsreel photographer. Director Otto Brower intertwined the screenplay written by Agnes Christine Johnston, Allen Rivkin, and Arthur Kober, with actual newsreel footage of natural and man-made disasters. The film starred William Gargan, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy, and Jack LaRue. Plot Bill Allen (William Gargan) and his friend, Mike (Wallace Ford) are newsreel photographers who have a friendly rivalry, each willing to do whatever it takes to get the better footage of a story. When covering a beauty contest, Bill plans to rig the results by bribing the judges, thus enabling him to get the scoop on his rival cameramen, and already have pictures of the winner. While covering the event, he meets a reporter, Jane Mallory (Frances Dee), who is a straight arrow, in contrast to the loose women that Bill seems to attract. A professional rivalry simmers between the two, and when they both cover an earthquake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
