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Belita
Belita Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner (21 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer, and film actress. Early years Belita was born at the Garlogs house in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, to Major William Jepson-Turner and wife Gladys Olive Jepson-Turner née Lyne-Stivens. She skated (as Belita Jepson-Turner) for the United Kingdom in the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she was placed 16th in the singles, then her career turned towards Hollywood. She had classical Russian ballet training which carried over into her skating. As a young ballerina, she was partner to Anton Dolin, appearing with the Dolin-Markova Ballet. Film career Belita appeared in films, making several highly profitable productions for Monogram Pictures, including skating in '' Silver Skates'' (1943) and '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944), skating and playing the dramatic lead in the film noir ''Suspense Suspense is a state of anxiety or excitement caused by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunted (1948 Film)
''The Hunted'' is a 1948 American film noir crime film starring Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin and Edna Holland. It was directed by Jack Bernhard. Plot A detective helps send his girlfriend to prison but she claims she was framed. After her release from prison the detective won't leave her alone because he thinks she has now committed a murder. He is still in love with her but continues to hunt her down. There are classic twists and turns. There is a beautiful ice skating scene by (Belita). She was an ice skater in real life. Cast * Preston Foster as Johnny Saxon * Belita as Laura Mead * Pierre Watkin as Simon Rand, Attorney * Edna Holland as Miss Turner * Russell Hicks as Dan Meredith Chief of Detectives * Frank Ferguson as Paul Harrison * Joseph Crehan as Police Captain * Larry J. Blake as Hollis Smith * Cathy Carter as Sally Winters * Charles McGraw as Detective * Tris Coffin as Detective Reception Critical response Film critic Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Malt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suspense (1946 Film)
''Suspense'' is a 1946 American ice-skating-themed film noir directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Philip Yordan. The film stars Barry Sullivan and former Olympic skater Belita. The supporting cast features Albert Dekker, Bonita Granville, and Eugene Pallette (in his final film role). Following their unexpected success with '' Dillinger'', Frank and Maurice King convinced Monogram Pictures to back a higher-budgeted film noir picture written by Yordan. The film was promoted as Monogram's "first million-dollar picture." ''Suspense'' was released by Monogram Pictures on June 15, 1946. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, it was considered a box office success. The Kings reunited Sullivan and Belita the following year in '' The Gangster'' which was less successful. Plot Joe Morgan is a drifter who has come to Los Angeles from New York. He attempts to get a job from Max, whose brother was an acquaintance of his, but he is unable to. Scruffy, broke, and looking for wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Skates
''Silver Skates'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Kenny Baker, Belita and Patricia Morison.Stephens, p. 219 Plot Cast * Kenny Baker as Danny Donovan *Belita as Belita *Patricia Morison as Claire Thomas * Werner Groebli as Frick, Comedy Skating Act Frick and Frack *Hans Mauch as Frack, Comedy Skating Act Frick and Frack * Irene Dare as Juvenile Skater Katrina * Danny Shaw as Juvenile Skater Billy Baxter *Eugene Turner as 1941 National Skating Champion *Joyce Compton as Lucille *Frank Faylen as Eddie *Paul McVey as Roscoe Hayes * John Maxwell as Blake * Henry Wadsworth as Tom *George Eugene Stewart as Jitterbug Skater * JoAnn Dean as Herself (Jitterbug Skater) *Ted Fio Rito Orchestra as Themselves *Ruth Lee Ruth Lee (September 14, 1895 – August 3, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and she graduated from a dramatic school there. Lee acted in stock theater with the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady, Let's Dance
''Lady, Let's Dance'' is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Frank Woodruff that was nominated for two Oscars. Produced by Monogram Studios, the film is unique as an ice skating musical. ''Lady, Let's Dance'' stars ice skater Belita as herself, James Ellison, and Walter Catlett. Appearances also include ice skating artists Myrtle Godfrey and the renowned comedy ice team Werner Groebli & Hansruedi (Hans) Mauch (more commonly known as Frick and Frack). Edward Kay's Oscar-nominated score included: "Golden Dreams", "Silver Shadows", "In the Days of Beau Brummel", "Ten Million Men and a Girl", "Dream of Dreams", "Rio", "Happy Hearts", "Esperanza", and the title song "Lady, Let's Dance". Myrtle Godfrey sported the same green bonnet with ostrich plume worn by Vivien Leigh in ''Gone with the Wind''. Plot Belita travels to a California resort, where she is unexpectedly hired as a last minute dance team replacement. She becomes a national star while the handsome resort manager get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gangster (1947 Film)
''The Gangster'' (aka ''Low Company'') is a 1947 American crime film noir starring Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring and Akim Tamiroff. It was directed by Gordon Wiles, with a screenplay by Daniel Fuchs, based on his novel ''Low Company'' (1937). Plot Shubunka is a racketeer preying upon small-time operators on the New Jersey boardwalk. He has a girlfriend, Nancy Starr, a showgirl, and offers protection to a New York beachfront cafe owned by Nick Jammey. A more powerful rival, Cornell, seeks to take over Shubunka's operations and territory. Karty, a regular customer, has gambling debts and has stolen money from his brothers-in-law's garage. He begs Shubunka for help but is refused. Dorothy, the cafe's cashier, quits her job, disillusioned by Shubunka's involvement in the rackets and concern for no one but himself. Cornell wants to take over Shubunka's rackets. Jammey gives him inside information on Shubunka's organization. After a couple of Cornell's men beat him up on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let Me Go (1953 Film)
''Never Let Me Go'' is a 1953 British adventure romance film starring Clark Gable and Gene Tierney. The picture, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Clarence Brown, was from a screenplay by George Froeschel and Ronald Millar, based on the 1949 novel '' Came the Dawn'' by Roger Bax. The supporting cast includes Bernard Miles, Richard Haydn, Belita, Kenneth More, Karel Štěpánek, and Theodore Bikel. The movie was shot at MGM's British Elstree Studios and on location in Cornwall. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Plot Moscow based newspaper reporter Philip Sutherland (Clark Gable) is in love with Marya (Gene Tierney), a ballerina. He and radio broadcaster Steve Quillan (Kenneth More) go to see her perform ''Swan Lake'' with the Bolshoi Ballet, and a pleased Philip learns that Marya wishes to marry him and accompany him home to San Francisco. They are married in the U.S. embassy, where they are warned that obtaining an exit visa is often qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invitation To The Dance (film)
''Invitation to the Dance'' is a 1956 American dance anthology film consisting of three distinct stories, all starring and directed by Gene Kelly. It was the first film Kelly directed on his own, after co-directing three films with Stanley Donen. The film is unusual in that it has no spoken dialogue, with the characters performing their roles entirely through dance and mime. Kelly appears in all three stories, which feature leading dancers of the era, including Tommy Rall, Igor Youskevitch, Tamara Toumanova and Carol Haney. The film's shooting was completed in 1954, but its release was delayed until 1956 because of doubts at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered .... The movie performed poorly at the box office, and it generally is regarded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice-Capades
''Ice-Capades'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring James Ellison, Phil Silvers, and Barbara Jo Allen. Its score, composed by Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Victor Mackay. It marked the screen debuts for the ice skaters Belita and Vera Ralston, both of whom went on to star in a number of films at Monogram and Republic respectively. Plot Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star. Unfortunately, it's actually amateur (and illegal immigrant) Marie Bergin in the newsreel footage, not the great figure skater from Switzerland. Chaos ensues as Bob tries to straighten everybody out. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in the golden age of Hollywood, generally referred to collectively as Poverty Row. Lacking the financial resources to deliver the lavish sets, production values, and star power of the larger studios, Monogram sought to attract its audiences with the promise of action and adventure. The company's trademark is now owned by Allied Artists International. The original sprawling brick complex which functioned as home to both Monogram and Allied Artists remains at 4376 Sunset Drive, utilized as part of the Church of Scientology Media Center (formerly KCET's television facilities). History Monogram was created in the early 1930s from two earlier companies: W. Ray Johnston's Rayart Productions (renamed Raytone when sound pictures came in) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terrace
''The Terrace'' () is a 1963 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson and starring Graciela Borges, Leonardo Favio, Marcela López Rey and Héctor Pellegrini. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Graciela Borges – Claudia * Leonardo Favio – Rodolfo * Marcela López Rey – Vicky * Héctor Pellegrini – Alberto * Dora Baret – Valeria * Norberto Suárez – Luis * Enrique Liporace – Horacio * Luis Walmo – Pablo * Mirtha Dabner – Mercedes * Óscar Caballero – Guille * Belita Belita Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner (21 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer, and film actress. Early years Belita was born at the Garlogs house in Nether Wallop, Hampshir ... – Herself * Susana Brunetti – Cuban woman * Bernardo Kullock – Gaspar * Fernando Vegal – Father Alfonso * Maria Esther Duckse – Grandmother * Alfredo Tobares – Alberto's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man On The Eiffel Tower
''The Man on the Eiffel Tower'' is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel '' La Tête d'un homme'' (''A Man's Head'') by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as A&T Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Much of the outdoor action occurs in familiar Paris locales, including the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and Pigalle. The film is also known as ''L'homme de la tour Eiffel'' in France. Plot In the streets of Paris a myopic knife grinder Heurtin is berated by his partner both for his lack of money and initiative. Nearby, Kirby, an idle, cash-strapped playboy, enters a restaurant to meet his wife. He is warned by the waiter that both wife and his mistress are waiting for him at the bar. The nature of her husband's relationship bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Stockings (1957 Film)
''Silk Stockings'' is a 1957 American Musical film, musical romantic comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. It is based on the 1955 Silk Stockings, stage musical of the same name, which had been adapted from the film ''Ninotchka'' (1939). The film received Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Film and Best Actress (Charisse) in the Comedy/Musical category. The score was embellished with the new song "The Ritz Roll and Rock", a parody of the emerging rock and roll music genre. The number ends with Astaire symbolically smashing his top hat, considered one of his trademarks, signaling the retirement from movie musicals that he announced following the film's release. Plot In Paris, American producer Steve Canfield wants Russian composer Peter Ilyitch Boroff to compose the score for his next picture. Three Soviet commissars Brankov, Bibinski, and Ivanov attempt to escort the composer back to Russia. To keep Boroff in Paris, Steve co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
