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William Wright (actor)
William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American actor. He was a leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of ''It Happened One Night'' entitled '' Eve Knew Her Apples''. He also played Philo Vance in ''Philo Vance Returns'' (1947) and the title role in '' King of the Gamblers'' (1948). Wright's other films include '' Eadie Was a Lady'' (1945), ''Rose of the Yukon'' (1949), '' Daughter of the Jungle'' (1949), and ''Impact Impact may refer to: * Impact (mechanics), a high force or shock (mechanics) over a short time period * Impact, Texas, a town in Taylor County, Texas, US Science and technology * Impact crater, a meteor crater caused by an impact event * Impac ...'' (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38. Filmography External links * American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Knew Her Apples
''Eve Knew Her Apples'' is a 1945 musical comedy remake of the 1934 film '' It Happened One Night'' directed by Will Jason and starring Ann Miller. The movie was produced by Columbia Pictures, owner of the rights to the original 1934 version, and would be remade as a musical comedy again in 1956 as ''You Can't Run Away from It'' with June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. Cast *Ann Miller as Eve Porter * William Wright as Ward Williams *Robert Williams as Steve Ormond * Ray Walker as George McGrew *Charles D. Brown Charles D. Brown (July 1, 1887 – November 25, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Brown wrote and directed a single short film in 1914. As an actor, he appeared in more than 100 films, stretching fro ... as Joe Gordon * Minta Durfee as Landlady (uncredited) References External links ''Eve Knew Her Apples''in the Internet Movie Database ''Eve Knew Her Apples''at Turner Classic Movies ''Eve Knew Her Apples''at '' The New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing High, Swing Low (film)
''Swing High, Swing Low'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray. It is the second film adaptation of the popular 1927 Broadway play ''Burlesque'' by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins (after '' The Dance of Life'' (1929) and before '' When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948)). Plot Working her way as a hairdresser on board a liner traveling through the Panama Canal Zone, Maggie King (Carole Lombard) brushes off a brash young soldier, "Skid" Johnson (Fred MacMurray), on his last day in the Army. However, he is persistent, and the next day she and her friend Ella reluctantly go on a double date with him and his piano player friend Harry ( Charles Butterworth) in Balboa. In a nightclub, she expresses her distaste of trumpet music, whereupon he impresses her with his amazing prowess with the instrument. When a man (Anthony Quinn, speaking only Spanish) tries to pick her up at the bar, he and Skid end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry And Dizzy
''Henry and Dizzy'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson, Charles Smith (actor), Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney and Maude Eburne. The film was released on June 5, 1942, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Jimmy Lydon as Henry Aldrich *Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson as Phyillis Michael *Charles Smith (actor), Charles Smith as Dizzy Stevens *John Litel as Mr. Sam Aldrich *Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Mary Aldrich *Maude Eburne as Mrs. Bradley *Vaughan Glaser as Mr. Bradley *Shirley Coates as Jennie Kilmer *Olin Howland as Mr. Stevens *Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Kilmer *Trevor Bardette as Mr. Weeks *Carl Switzer as Billy Weeks *Warren Hymer as Tramp *Noel Neill as Jean *Jane Cowan as Pamela Rogers *Eleanor Counts as Dizzy's Girl *Isabel Withers as Mrs. Stevens *Frank Orth as Joe McGuire *Edgar Dearing as Police Sergeant McElroy *Mary Curri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The Stewarts
''Meet the Stewarts'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy directed by Alfred E. Green, which stars William Holden and Frances Dee. It was Holden's final film prior to his entering military service for World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ..., and he was granted a temporary deferment in order to complete filming. The working title of the picture was ''Something Borrowed''. Premise A socialite accustomed to luxury has to live on her blue-collar husband's salary. Cast References External links * * * * 1942 films 1942 romantic comedy films American black-and-white films American romantic comedy films Columbia Pictures films Films about marriage Films directed by Alfred E. Green 1940s American films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweetheart Of The Fleet
''Sweetheart of the Fleet'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Albert Duffy, Maurice Tombragel and Ned Dandy. The film stars Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman and William Wright. The film was released on May 21, 1942, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Joan Davis as Phoebe Weyms *Jinx Falkenburg as Jerry Gilbert *Joan Woodbury as Kitty Leslie *Blanche Stewart as Brenda *Elvia Allman as Cobina * William Wright as Lt. Philip Blaine *Robert Kellard as Ensign George 'Tip' Landers * Tim Ryan as Gordon Crouse * George McKay as Hambone Skelly *Walter Sande as Daffy Dill *Dick Elliott as Chumley *Charles Trowbridge as Commander Hawes *Tom Seidel as Bugsy *Irving Bacon as Standish *Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not A Ladies' Man
''Not a Ladies' Man'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Rian James. The film stars Paul Kelly, Fay Wray, Douglas Croft, Ruth Lee, Lawrence Dixon and Marietta Canty. The film was released on May 14, 1942, by Columbia Pictures. Plot When district attorney Robert Bruce's wife leaves him, his son, Bill, begins to have emotional problems, which worries his teacher, Pat Hunter. Bill briefly runs away, and after getting some friendly advice from a hobo, decides to find his father a new wife. Bill's choices leave much to be desired, however. When Pat accidentally runs into Robert's car, romance ensues. Robert learns that his ex-wife has married a local racketeer, and tries to postpone the thug's trial in an attempt to spare his son the shame of having his mother wed to a gangster. This only causes more problems. Bill and Pat help Robert realize that the truth must come out, even if it hurts. Robert proposes to Pat. Cast * Paul Kelly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True To The Army
''True to the Army'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell, written by Art Arthur, Bradford Ropes, Edmund L. Hartmann and Val Burton, and starring Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna, Clarence Kolb, Edward Pawley and William Wright. It was released on March 21, 1942, by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on a 1933 play by Howard Lindsay that was based on the 1933 novel ''She Loves Me Not'' by Edward Hope. Paramount had previously filmed the property as '' She Loves Me Not'' (1934) starring Bing Crosby and Miriam Hopkins. 20th Century Fox remade the property in 1955 as ''How to Be Very, Very Popular''. Plot Cast *Judy Canova as Daisy Hawkins * Allan Jones as Pvt. Stephen Chandler *Ann Miller as Vicki Marlow * Jerry Colonna as Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill *Clarence Kolb as Gen. Marlowe *Edward Pawley as Junior * William Wright as Lt. Danvers *William Demarest as Sgt. Butts *Edwin Max as Ice *Arthur Loft as Ray * Gordon Jones as Pvt. Dugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly-by-Night (film)
''Fly-by-Night'' (also known under the alternative title ''Secrets of G32'') is a 1942 American thriller/screwball comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Richard Carlson and Nancy Kelly. It was Siodmak's second American film. The film finds a young doctor tracking down a Nazi spy ring in an effort to clear his name after being charged with the murder of a scientist. Cast * Richard Carlson as Dr. Geoffrey Burton * Nancy Kelly as Pat Lindsey * Albert Bassermann as Dr. Storm * Miles Mander as Professor Langner * Edward Gargan as Officer Charlie Prescott *Adrian Morris as Officer John Prescott *Martin Kosleck as George Taylor * Walter Kingsford as Heydt * Cy Kendall as Dahlig *Nestor Paiva as Grube *Oscar O'Shea as Pa Prescott * Mary Gordon as Ma Prescott *Arthur Loft as Inspector Karns *Marion Martin Marion Suplee (born June 7, 1909 – August 13, 1985) known professionally as Marion Martin was an American film and stage actress. Biography Martin was born in Phila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Purchase (film)
''Louisiana Purchase'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, and Victor Moore. It is an adaptation of Irving Berlin's 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings, with Robert Emmett Dolan serving as musical director as he had done for the play. The film satirises the US Democratic Party and political corruption. The film was Bob Hope's first feature film in Technicolor. The title refers to the State of Louisiana offering to drop the deceased leader Huey Long's controversial Share Our Wealth program, and fully support President Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. In return, FDR promised federal dollars for public works in Louisiana, a deal cynically referred to by many as the second Louisiana Purchase. Starring Paramount's house comedian Bob Hope in the role William Gaxton played on stage, the film featured Vera Zorina, Victor Moore and Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamour Boy (film)
''Glamour Boy'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Val Burton, F. Hugh Herbert and Bradford Ropes. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Walter Abel, Darryl Hickman, Ann Gillis, William Demarest and Jackie Searl. The film was released on December 5, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Former child star Tiny Barlow is all grown up now but desperate to regain his old fame. He grabs credit for landing aspiring actress Joan Winslow a part that was intended for bigger star Brenda Lee, then tries to persuade studio head A. J. Colder to remake the film that made him a star. Tiny's schemes land him a part in a new film, but he quits when others mock him on the set. A new child star, Billy Doran, hides in the trunk of Tiny's car, and they end up taking shelter on a farm hundreds of miles from Hollywood, where young Billy decides to pretend he's been kidnapped. Joan's pleas convince Tiny and Billy to return. Cast *Jackie Cooper as Tiny Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Pays Off
''The Devil Pays Off'' is a 1941 American spy film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Charles L. Lootens). Plot The former naval lieutenant Chris Waring is awakened by the police late time and delivered to Admiral Curtiss, his former commander. The admiral asks Waring for his support in an undercover operation. The op is about the shipowner Arnold Debrock, who sold ships to the United States but later got manipulated by enemy powers in a mysterious way. Since Curtiss knows that Chris is successful with women, he asks him to flirt with Debrocks's wife Valerie Avancen. Chris initially refuses to participate, but he changes his opinion in a short while after seeing Valerie boarding a ship to Havana and takes up the pursuit of the beautiful woman. He actually succeeds in flirting viciously with Valerie and to get her to go with him to his cabin. There, however, they both meet, for Chris's great surprise, Joan Millard, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Premiere (film)
''World Premiere'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and written by Earl Felton. The film stars John Barrymore, Frances Farmer, Eugene Pallette, Virginia Dale, Ricardo Cortez, Sig Ruman and Don Castle. The film was released on August 21, 1941, by Paramount Pictures. Otis Garrett was originally scheduled to direct the film but had to pull out due to undergoing major surgery.* Shelley, Peter. ''Frances Farmer: The Life and Films of a Troubled Star''. McFarland, 2014. p.150 Plot Hollywood producer Duncan DeGrasse (Barrymore) is preparing for the debut of his anti-Nazi motion picture, 'The Earth is in Flames.' To generate hype, his press agents create elaborate events for the premiere. One of these stunts involves hiring phony spies to make the audience think they're in real danger. However, among the fake spies are German and Italian operatives. Cast *John Barrymore as Duncan DeGrasse * Frances Farmer as Kitty Carr *Eugene Pallette as Gregory Martin * Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |