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Vivian Mason
Vivian Mason (July 12, 1918August 24, 2009) was an American actress who appeared in over 30 television shows and films between 1937 and 1955. Career Mason is familiar to modern viewers for roles in the Three Stooges films '' A Missed Fortune'' and '' Shot in the Frontier''. In addition, she also appeared in the films '' White Christmas'', '' The Fuller Brush Man'', ''Penthouse Rhythm'' and ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms''. Death Mason died of inanition (a lack of food and water) and dementia on August 24, 2009, in Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ..., Washington. She was a resident of the Ida Culver House-Broadview nursing home at the time of her death, and was cremated.''The Three Stooges Journal'' #133 (2010) p. 2 Filmography References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the U.S. state, state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy Canteen
''Cowboy Canteen'' is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Entertainers perform on a dude ranch for soldiers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Bradley * Jane Frazee as Connie Gray * Barbara Jo Allen as Vera Vague (as Vera Vague) * Tex Ritter as Tex Coulter * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Spud Harrigan (as Guinn ig BoyWilliams) * The Mills Brothers as The Mills Brothers * Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls as Singing Group * Jimmy Wakely and His Saddle Pals as Singing Group * Max Terhune as Professor Merlin * Dub Taylor as Cannonball * Tailor Maids as Singers (as The Tailor Maids) * Bill Hughes as Bill Hughes * Buck Chickie and Buck as Whip Act See also * List of American films of 1944 Below is a list of American films released in 1944. ''Going My Way'' won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were ''Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'', ''Since You Went Away'' and '' Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saxon Charm
''The Saxon Charm'' is a 1948 American film noir drama film written and directed by Claude Binyon based on the novel of the same name by Frederic Wakeman Sr. and starring Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward, John Payne and Audrey Totter. Plot In a hospital, theatrical producer Matt Saxon is introduced to writer Eric Busch, and ends up offering to produce Eric's new play with financing from millionaire Zack Humber. Alma Wragge, a singer, is Saxon's girlfriend, but she warns Eric's wife Janet about the producer's notorious "Saxon charm" that coaxes others into doing his bidding, only to end up badly for everyone involved. Sure enough, Saxon's behavior soon ruins Alma's nightclub audition. It isn't long before Saxon makes a pest of himself, interrupting a beach vacation Eric and Janet take, closing the show after a poor review, then persuading Eric to go off by himself to do rewrites. Saxon loses the financial backing of Humber so he works on his ex-wife, Vivian, to put up the mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Leave (1948 Film)
''French Leave'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Jackie Cooper, Jackie Coogan and Renee Godfrey.Stephens p.219 It is the sequel to the 1947 film '' Kilroy Was Here'' and is sometimes known by the alternative title of ''Kilroy on Deck''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton, one of the resident set designers at Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast * Jackie Cooper as Skitch Kilroy * Jackie Coogan as Pappy Reagan * Renee Godfrey as Mimi * Ralph Sanford as Skipper Muldoon * Robin Raymond as Simone * Curt Bois as Marcel * Larry J. Blake as Schultyz * Charles La Torre as Fourcher * William Dambrosi as Pierre * John Bleifer as Pop LaFarge * Claire Du Brey as Mom LaFarge * George Lloyd as Captain Baker * Frank J. Scannell as Francois * Jimmy Cross as Riley * Dick Winslow as Concertina Player * Billy Snyder as Paul * Manuel París as Gendarme * Robert Coogan as Mack * Vivian Mason as Lil * Alphonse Martell as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Human Bondage (1946 Film)
''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The second screen adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 novel, this Warner Bros. sanitized version was written by Catherine Turney. The central characters are Philip Carey, a clubfooted medical student, and Mildred Rogers, a low-class waitress with whom he becomes obsessed. This is the second film version of Somerset Maugham's classic novel. The first was the 1934 film adaptation, starring Leslie Howard and Bette Davis, and the third was the 1964 film adaptation, starring Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak. Plot Philip, an impoverished, clubfooted, failed artist, is attending medical school in London, using a trust set up for him by a wealthy uncle for tuition. When he initially meets Mildred, she pays scant attention to him and he finds her common and crass, but his wounded pride spurs him to return to the restaurant where she works, hoping to spark her interest. He invites her to accompany him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stork Club (1945 Film)
''The Stork Club'' is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring Betty Hutton. Plot summary Judy Peabody (Betty Hutton) is a hat-check girl at New York's popular Stork Club nightclub. Her dreams are for her bandleader boyfriend Danny (Don DeFore) to return home from the Marines, and to sing with his band. While sunbathing on a dock, Judy saves an elderly man ( Barry Fitzgerald) from drowning. She assumes from his disheveled appearance and folksy demeanor that he is poor, and calls him "Pop". She gives him her name and tells him where she works, and encourages him to contact her if he ever needs help again. Unbeknownst to her, the man is the wealthy Jerry Bates, whom his lawyer Curtis (Robert Benchley) refers to as "J.B." Bates instructs Curtis to anonymously reward Judy with everything her heart desires. Curtis sends a letter to Judy at the Stork Club, informing her she now has a new luxury apartment, and a line of credit at a prestigious department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George White's Scandals (1945 Film)
''George White's Scandals '' is a 1945 American film starring Joan Davis, Jack Haley, Phillip Terry, and Glenn Tryon. It features Haley's '' Wizard of Oz'' co-star Margaret Hamilton. This film included music by Edwin Finckel. Plot This Broadway revue is about two love affairs. The romance between the comedian Joan Mason and Jack Evans of Boston is easily disturbed by Jack's cynical sister, Clarabelle Evans, who is against their relationship. The romance between the wealthy British Jill Martin and Tom McGrath, the assistant to Broadway impresario George White, is a love-hate relationship. Gene Krupa and his band, together with the virtuoso organist Ethel Smith, keep both couples dancing a lot. Cast * Joan Davis as Joan Mason * Jack Haley as Jack Evans * Phillip Terry as Tom McGrath * Margaret Hamilton as Clarabelle Evans * Glenn Tryon as George White * Sam Ash as Nightclub Manager * Rose Murphy as Hilda (Joan's maid) * Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dolly Sisters (film)
''The Dolly Sisters'' is a 1945 American Technicolor biographical film about the Dolly Sisters, identical twins who became famous as entertainers on Broadway and in Europe in the early years of the 20th century as Jennie and Rosie Dolly ( Yansci and Roszika Deutsch), Hungarian-born entertainers. It starred Betty Grable as Jenny, June Haver as Rosie and John Payne as Harry Fox. Plot In 1904, Uncle Latsie comes to New York from Hungary with two little nieces, Jenny and Rosie who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912, they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's card debts they decide to go into vaudeville. They meet another up-and-coming act, singer Harry Fox. Jenny falls in love with him. Harry struggles while the sisters' fame rises. Rosie is distrustful but Jenny dates him anyway. Harry sings to Jenny the latest song he has composed. A producer hears it and gives him the break he's been waiting for. Jenny and Harry get married but, just as success comes to Harry, war in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thousand And One Nights (1945 Film)
''A Thousand and One Nights'' is a 1945 Tongue-in-Cheek American adventure fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction, Color ( Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad, Frank Tuttle) and Best Special Effects (Ray Bomba and Lawrence W. Butler). Plot Vagabond singer Aladdin (Cornel Wilde) has his hands full keeping his pickpocket friend, Abdullah (Phil Silvers), out of trouble. Abdullah is thought mad as he claims to have been born 1200 years too early, speaks in 1940s slang and knows about television. When the beautiful Princess Armina ( Adele Jergens), the daughter of the Sultan (Dennis Hoey), is borne through the streets in a covered litter, however, it is Aladdin who gets into difficulty. Despite knowing the punishment is death for a commoner to see the princess's face, Aladdin cannot resis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Cents A Dance (1945 Film)
''Ten Cents a Dance'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and starring Jane Frazee. Plot Privates Billy Sparks and Ted Kimball make use of their thirty-six-hour leave from the service to spend an evening at the Merryland Dance Hall, looking for suitable easy dames to court. Ted is the financially strong of the two men, but always lets Billy take care of the money, since he is afraid of gold digging girls. At the dance hall, Billy is instantly attracted to the club's alluring singer Jeannie Hollis. Unfortunately she is already taken by the questionable club owner, Breezy Walker. To attract Jeannie's attention, Bill starts bragging about his enormous wealth, and buys everyone in the club ten minutes' worth of dancing. His trick works, and Jeannie pays him more attention. Billy is unaware that Jeannie needs $500 for her dancer friend Joyce, who is in need of a surgical operation after a car accident. Breezy has denied to lend Jeannie the money but also told her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan (film)
''Sudan'' is a 1945 American Technicolor adventure film directed by John Rawlins and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Turhan Bey. It was the last film Montez made for over a year due to fights with Universal. Plot Young, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis when her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people, she seeks out rebel leader Herua. But through palace treachery, she herself is captured and enslaved. After various adventures, she finds herself rescued by (and attracted to) the very rebel she was seeking. Will gratitude or revenge win out? Cast * Maria Montez as Queen Naila * Jon Hall as Merab * Turhan Bey as Herua * Andy Devine as Nebka * George Zucco as Horadef * Robert Warwick as Maatet * Philip Van Zandt as Setna (as Phil Van Zandt) * Harry Cording as Uba * George Lynn as Bata * Charles Arnt as Khafre * James Dime as a guard * Tor Johnson as a slaver Production The film was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing In Manhattan
''Dancing in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American film directed by Henry Levin. It was originally called ''Tonight We Dance''.FILMLAND BRIEFS Los Angeles Times4 Nov 1944: 5. Plot A garbage truck driver, Eddie Martin (Fred Brady) from Manhattan finds a bag of $5,000 during his rounds. He decides to take his sweetheart, Julie Connors (Jeff Donnell) for a wild night on the town, buying and spending on things they've always wanted, but never thought they would have. Problem 1 is that the money actually belonged to a blackmailing hood named Steve Crawford (William Wright). Problem 2 is when the police start asking uncomfortable questions about why the marked money they hoped to trap Crawford with, is now in the possession of Martin and Conners. Cast * Fred Brady as Eddie Martin * Jeff Donnell as Julie Connors * William Wright as Steve Crawford * Ann Savage as Valerie Crawford * Cy Kendall as Inspector J. J. Kirby * Carla Balenda as Billie References External links * ''Dancing in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
