Fast And Furious (1939 Film)

	Fast And Furious (1939 Film) ''Fast and Furious'' is a 1939 American mystery comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern as Joel and Garda Sloane, a crime-solving married couple who are also rare book dealers. It is the last of a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer trilogy, along with ''Fast Company'' (1938) and '' Fast and Loose'' (1939). However, different actors played the couple each time. Plot Joel and Garda Sloane, a husband and wife sleuthing duo, sell rare books in New York and dream of taking a vacation to escape the sweltering heat of the city. Joel decides to take Garda to Seaside City, where his pal, Mike Stevens, is managing a popular beauty pageant. In addition to his vacation plans, Joel, who has invested $5,000 in the pageant, plans to supervise the financial developments of the event and "keep an eye on" the contestants. Soon after arriving in Seaside City, Joel discovers that Eric Bartell, the unscrupulous promoter of the pageant, is duping Stevens. When Joel i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Busby Berkeley Busby Berkeley (born Berkeley William Enos; November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was an American film director and musical choreographer. Berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. Early life Berkeley was born in Los Angeles, California, to Francis Enos (who died when Busby was eight) and stage actress Gertrude Berkeley (1864–1946). Among Gertrude's friends, and a performer in Tim Frawly's Stock company run by Busby Berkeley's father, were actress Amy Busby from whom Berkeley gained the appellation "Buzz" or "Busby" and actor William Gillette, then only four years away from playing Sherlock Holmes. Whether he was actually christened Busby Berkeley William Enos,Spivak, Jeffrey, ''Buzz, The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley'' (University Press of Kentucky, 2010), pp. 6–7. or Berkeley William Enos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lee Bowman Lee Bowman (December 28, 1914 – December 25, 1979) was an American film and television actor. According to one obituary, "his roles ranged from romantic lead to worldly, wisecracking lout in his most famous years". Career Born in Cincinnati, Bowman dropped out of the University of Cincinnati Law School to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was spotted by a Paramount Pictures agent and went to Hollywood in 1934, but was not used at first. Instead he worked as a radio singer and appeared in stock plays including ''The Old Lady Shows His Medals''. Bowman eventually made his film debut in ''I Met Him in Paris'' (1937) for Paramount. He worked at that studio for a while, then RKO, before moving to MGM. The lack of leading men in World War II was a boost to Bowman's career and he co-starred with Rita Hayworth in ''Cover Girl'' and Jean Arthur in '' The Impatient Years''. According to a film writer at the time, "his Hollywood career has not been spectacular but has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Film Series With Three Entries This is a list of film series that have three entries. 0-9 * ''9½ Weeks'' # ''9½ Weeks'' (1986) # ''Love in Paris'' (1997) (V) # ''The First 9½ Weeks'' (1998) (V) (prequel) ''12 Rounds'' # '' 12 Rounds'' (2009) # '' 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded'' (2013) (V) # '' 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown'' (2015) (V) ''2012'' # '' 2012: Doomsday'' (2008) (V) # '' 2012: Supernova'' (2009) (V) # ''2012: Ice Age'' (2011) (V) A ''A Christmas Prince'' #''A Christmas Prince'' (2017) #'' A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding'' (2018) #'' A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby'' (2019) '' ABCs of Death'' #'' The ABCs of Death'' (2012) #''ABCs of Death 2'' (2014) #'' ABC's of Death 2½'' (2016) ''Abel Gagné'' #'' Don't Let It Kill You'' (1967) #''The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died'' (1977) #'' Now or Never'' (1998) ''Ace Ventura'' * #'' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994) #'' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' (1995) #'' Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective'' (2009) (TV) ''The Adam Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Thin Man (film) ''The Thin Man'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society. Their wire-haired fox terrier Asta was played by canine actor Skippy. In 1997, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film's screenplay was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, a married couple. In 1934, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The titular "Thin Man" is not Nick Charles, but the man Charles is initially hired to find – Clyde Wynant (part way through the film, Charles describes Wynant as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Inna Gest Inna Gest (1921–1964) was a Ukrainian-born film actress. In Hollywood she played the female lead in several films, mainly westerns. Dixon p.117 Increasingly cast in smaller parts she retired from acting after 1948. Selected filmography * ''Fast and Furious'' (1939) * '' What a Life'' (1939) * ''Boys of the City'' (1940) * '' The Golden Trail'' (1940) * ''Gun Code'' (1940) * '' Hard Guy'' (1941) * '' Six Gun Gospel'' (1943) * '' You Can't Beat the Law'' (1943) * ''Ladies of Washington ''Ladies of Washington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Trudy Marshall, Ronald Graham and Anthony Quinn.Rowan p.9 It concentrates on a group of young women employed by the federal government in wartime Washi ...'' (1944) * '' No Minor Vices'' (1948) References Bibliography * Dixon, Wheeler. ''Producers Releasing Corporation: A Comprehensive Filmography and History''. McFarland, 1986. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Film Series of the Sound Era''. McFarland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Granville Bates Granville Bates (January 7, 1882 – July 8, 1940) was an American character actor and bit player, appearing in over ninety films. Biography Bates was born in Chicago in 1882 to Granville Bates, Sr., a developer and builder, and Adaline Bates (née Gleason). He grew up in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on the southeast corner of Evanston (now Broadway) Ave. and Oakdale Ave. in a townhouse that his father later demolished, along with all of the others on the block, to redevelop as a four-story commercial building with apartments above. Bates began his film career in the 1910s with Essanay Studios of the Chicago film industry, and his World War I draft Registration Card listed him as a travelling actor for Francis Owen & Co. He appeared on Broadway in the late 1920s and early 1930s, notably in the original production of '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1934) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. He was also the Conductor in the original production of '' Twentieth Century'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gladys Blake Gladys Blake (born Gladys Timmons, May 12, 1910 – May 21, 1983) was an American character actress from the 1930s to the 1950s. Biography Blake was born on January 12, 1910 in Luray, Virginia. Her mother, Ada Timmons, died when Gladys was less than a year old. At fourteen, she entered the theater world in a stock company, before moving on to vaudeville. In vaudeville, she met her husband, Lee Gresham, and the two formed an act together. While performing in Los Angeles, they were noticed by producer Edward Small, which led to her beginning in the film industry. Blake made her film debut in a small role in ''I Have Lived'' (1933), directed by Richard Thorpe. She had her first featured role later that same year in ''Rainbow over Broadway'', which Thorpe also directed. Over her 20-year career, she appeared in over 100 films. She was noted for playing very talkative supporting roles. Appearing mostly in supporting or bit parts, she was occasionally given a featured role, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Margaret Roach Margaret Mae Roach (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964) was an American actress active in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born on March 15, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hal Roach and Marguerite Nichols, and her brother was Hal Roach Jr. Roach was married to the actor Robert Livingston, from 1947 to 1951, and they had one son, actor and writer Addison Randall (born 1949). Roach died November 1964 from cirrhosis of the liver caused by chronic alcoholism. Filmography ''All Women Have Secrets'' (1939), as ''Betty'' ''Fast and Furious'' (1939), as ''Emmy Lou'' '' Riders from Nowhere'' (1940) as ''Marian Adams'' '' Turnabout'' (1940) as ''Dixie Gale'' '' Niagara Falls'' (1941) as ''Honeymooner'' '' Road Show'' (1941) '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) ''Test Tube Babies In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass"). The process involves monitoring and stimulating an individual's o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frank Orth Frank Orth (February 21, 1880 – March 17, 1962) was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series ''Boston Blackie''. Career By 1897, Orth was performing in vaudeville with his wife, Ann Codee, in an act called "Codee and Orth". In 1909, he expanded into song writing, with songs such as "The Phone Bell Rang" and "Meet Me on the Boardwalk, Dearie". His first contact with motion pictures was in 1928, when he was part of the first foreign-language shorts in sound produced by Warner Bros. He and his wife also appeared together in a series of two-reel comedies in the early 1930s. Orth's first major screen credit was in ''Prairie Thunder'', a Dick Foran western, in 1937. From then on, he was often cast as bartenders, pharmacists, and grocery clerks, and always distinctly Irish. He had a recurring role in the Dr. Kildare series of films and also in the Nancy Drew series as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	James Burke (actor) James Michael Burke (September 24, 1886 – May 23, 1968) was an Irish-American film and television character actor born in New York City."New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FHL microfilm 1,322,214; New York Municipal Archives, Manhattan, New York, N.Y. FamilySearch. Retrieved February 20, 2019. Career Burke made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career between 1932 and 1964, some of them uncredited. He was often cast as a police officer, usually a none-too-bright one, such as his role as Sergeant Velie in Columbia Pictures' Ellery Queen crime dramas in the early 1940s. Burke can also be seen in '' At The Circus'', '' The Maltese Falcon'', '' Lone Star'', and many other films. One of his memorable roles is his portrayal of a rowdy rancher in the 1935 comedy '' Ruggles of Red Gap''. In the early 1950s, Burke appeared on television with Tom Conway in the ABC detective drama ''Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cliff Clark Cliff Clark (June 10, 1889 – February 8, 1953) was an American actor. He entered the film business in 1937 after a substantial stage career and appeared in over 200 Hollywood films. In the last years of his life, he also played in a number of television productions. Clark mostly played minor supporting roles, a specialty of his were policemen, inspectors and sheriffs. He appeared in a recurring role as Inspector Donovan in the Falcon film series at RKO Pictures during the 1940s. Selected filmography '' Big Time or Bust'' (1933) - Carnival Barker (uncredited) '' Mountain Music'' (1937) - Pretty Panther Medicine Show Proprietor ''The Patient in Room 18'' (1938) - Inspector Foley '' Daredevil Drivers'' (1938) - Mr. McAullife '' He Couldn't Say No'' (1938) - Auctioneer ''Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) - McGuire '' Cocoanut Grove'' (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited) '' Speed to Burn'' (1938) - Auctioneer (uncredited) '' The Crowd Roars'' (1938) - George James (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mary Beth Hughes Mary Elizabeth Hughes (November 13, 1919 Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. . P. 586. – August 27, 1995) was an American film, television, and stage actress best known for her roles in B movies. Early life and career Hughes was born in Alton, Illinois. Her parents, George Joseph Hughes and Mary Frances Hughes, separated when she was an infant and divorced in 1923. After the divorce, Hughes's mother moved with her only child to Washington, D.C. Hughes' grandmother, Flora Fosdick, was described as a "star of grand opera and drama hoplayed with Ethel Barrymore on the stage." As a child Hughes began acting in stage productions. While acting in a school play in the early 1930s, her performance caught the attention of Clifford Brown, a repertory theatre company owner, who offered her a part in a touring production of ''Alice in Wonderland''. While touring with another production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]