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Gavin Gordon (actor)
Fred Gavin Gordon (April 7, 1901 – April 6, 1983) was an American film, television, and radio actor. Life and career Born Fred Gavin Gordon in Chicora, Wayne County, Mississippi, he worked as a railway clerk and attended acting school in his spare time. He landed his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as Greta Garbo's leading man in ''Romance'' (1930). With his distinctive voice, Gordon acted in numerous radio dramas He died in Canoga Park, California on the day before his 82nd birthday. He is interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 18040). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition. Partial filmography * ''The Medicine Men'' (1929; short) * '' Chasing Through Europe'' (1929) - Don Merrill * ''His First Command'' (1929) - Lt. Freddie Allen * ''Romance'' (1930) - Tom Armstrong * '' The Silver Horde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne County, Mississippi
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,747. Its county seat is Waynesboro. The county is named for General Anthony Wayne. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area. Major highways * U.S. Highway 45 * U.S. Highway 84 * Mississippi Highway 63 Adjacent counties * Clarke County (north) * Choctaw County, Alabama (northeast) * Washington County, Alabama (southeast) * Greene County (south) * Perry County (southwest) * Jones County (west) * Jasper County (northwest) National protected area * De Soto National Forest (part) Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 19,779 people, 7,683 households, and 5,390 families residing in the county. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 21,216 people, 7,857 households, and 5,853 fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Against Woman
''Man Against Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jack Holt, Lillian Miles (in her first starring role) and Walter Connolly. The film was originally known as ''Plainclothes Man''. Synopsis Tough New York cop Johnny McCloud falls in love with nightclub singer Lola Parker, but she seems more involved with gangster George Perry. Cast * Jack Holt as Johnny McCloud * Lillian Miles as Lola Parker * Walter Connolly as Mossie Ennis * Gavin Gordon as George Perry * Arthur Vinton as Happy O'Neill * Jack La Rue as Alberti * Clarence Muse as Smoke Johnson * Emmett Corrigan as Christy * Harry Seymour as Brodie * Kathrin Clare Ward as Landlad Critical reception In his review of the film in The New York Times, film critic Mordaunt Hall Mordaunt Hall (1 November 1878 – 2 July 1973) was the first regularly assigned motion picture critic for ''The New York Times'', working from October 1924 to September 1934. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Must Dress
Women Must Dress is a 1935 American romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ... film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Minna Gombell and Gavin Gordon. It was produced and co-written by the former silent film actress Dorothy Davenport, who had been working as a producer since the death of her husband Wallace Reid in 1923. The film was a rare leading role for Gombell, and marked the film debut of Jon Hall, albeit under his birth name Charles Locher. Premise Linda Howard discovers that her husband is having an affair and takes their young adult daughter Janet away to start a new life. Linda becomes a successful fashion designer but begins to re-examine her own life choices when Janet forsakes her successful-but-bland doctor boyfriend for a faster, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Fairy (1935 Film)
''The Good Fairy'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film written by Preston Sturges, based on the 1930 play '' A jó tündér'' by Ferenc Molnár as translated and adapted by Jane Hinton, which was produced on Broadway in 1931. The film was directed by William Wyler and stars Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan and Reginald Owen. Sturges' screenplay diverges significantly from the Molnár play, and later became the basis for the book of the 1951 Broadway musical '' Make a Wish''.TCNotes/ref> Sturges wrote a scene for a movie-within-the-movie, in which the leading man responds to the leading lady's impassioned pleading with the single word "Go", delivered in varying tones. Plot Luisa Ginglebusher ( Margaret Sullavan) has grown up in the Municipal Orphanage, delighting the other girls with her fairy stories. When Luisa is given a job as an usherette in a Budapest movie palace, the kindly orphanage director Dr. Schultz (Beulah Bondi), herself somewhat inexperienced, send ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Old Girl
''Grand Old Girl'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Milton Krims, John Twist, Arthur T. Horman, adapted from a story by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars May Robson, Mary Carlisle, Fred MacMurray, and Alan Hale, other cast members included Ben Alexander. Plot Laura Bayles has been a devoted educator for 38 years. Over that time she has risen to become the principal of Avondale High School. When a local petty gambler, "Click" Dade, begins to prey on her students, she takes a leading position in an attempt to force the gambling location to close down. Dade had been one of her former pupils. Her efforts are opposed by two local politicians, Holland and Joseph Killaine. Holland is a small time political boss, while Killaine is the superintendent of schools. So Bayles decides to fight fire with fire. With a stake of $250, and a pair of Dade's own loaded dice, she wins enough money to open a club to compete with Dade's, taking away his busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordertown (1935 Film)
''Bordertown'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Paul Muni and Bette Davis. The screenplay by Laird Doyle and Wallace Smith is based on Robert Lord's adaptation of the 1934 novel ''Border Town'' by Carroll Graham. The supporting cast features Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette and Robert Barrat. Although the films '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) and ''Blowing Wild'' (1953) are not specifically remakes of ''Bordertown'', they include many of its plot elements and similar scenes. Plot After graduating from Pacific Night Law School in Los Angeles, feisty and ambitious Mexican American Johnny Ramirez loses his first court case because he is ill-prepared. His poor, Hispanic client's truck was destroyed by careless debutante Dale Elwell. Johnny is harassed by the opposing attorney, uppercrust Brook Manville, who is defending his lover, Elwell. Johnny reacts, losing his temper and the case. Disbarred for his actions, he journeys to a small town south o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness Ahead (1934 Film)
''Happiness Ahead'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Dick Powell with Josephine Hutchinson. This was Hutchinson's (credited) debut. Plot Joan Bradford is a society heiress who rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working-class girl and dating a window washer. Cast * Dick Powell as Bob Lane * Josephine Hutchinson as Joan Bradford * John Halliday as Henry Bradford * Frank McHugh as Tom * Allen Jenkins as Chuck * Ruth Donnelly as Anna * Dorothy Dare as Josie * Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Bradford * Gavin Gordon as "Jellie" Travis * Russell Hicks as Jim Meehan * Mary Forbes as Mrs. Travis * J. M. Kerrigan as The Boss * Mary Treen as The Girl * Mary Russell as Girl * Jane Darwell as Landlady * George Chandler as Window Washer (uncredited) Reception Andre Sennwald, critic for ''The New York Times'', called it "a winning and agreeable film", though he also described it as a "rather ordinary little roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up And Dream (1934 Film)
''Wake Up and Dream'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Kurt Neumann, written by John Meehan Jr., and starring Russ Columbo, Roger Pryor, June Knight, Catherine Doucet, Henry Armetta and Andy Devine. It was released on October 1, 1934, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Russ Columbo as Paul Scotti *Roger Pryor as Charlie Sullivan * June Knight as Toby Brown *Catherine Doucet as Madame Rose *Henry Armetta as Giovanni Cellini *Andy Devine as Joe Egbert aka Egghead *Spencer Charters as Earl Craft *Wini Shaw as Mae LaRue * Gavin Gordon as Seabrook *Richard Carle as Roger Babcock *Paul Porcasi as Polopolis *Maurice Black as Tom Romero * Clarence Wilson as Hildebrand *Arthur Hoyt as George Spelvin *Philip Dakin as John Richards *Jane Darwell Jane Darwell (born Patti Woodard; October 15, 1879 – August 13, 1967) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. With appearances in more than 100 major movies spanning half a century, Darwell is perhaps best remem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Empress
''The Scarlet Empress'' is a 1934 American historical drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge about the life of Catherine the Great. It was directed and produced by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Eleanor McGeary, loosely based on the diary of Catherine arranged by Manuel Komroff. Even though substantial historical liberties are taken, the film is viewed positively by modern critics. ''The Scarlet Empress'' is particularly notable for its attentive lighting and the expressionist art design that von Sternberg created for the Russian palace. The film stars Dietrich as Catherine, supported by Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser and C. Aubrey Smith. Dietrich's daughter Maria Riva plays Catherine as a child. Plot Princess Sophia Frederica is the innocent daughter of a minor East Prussian prince and an ambitious mother. She is brought to Russia by Count Alexei at the behest of Empress Elizabeth to marry her simple-minded nephew Grand Duke Peter. The overbearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Cowboy (film)
''Lone Cowboy'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Paul Sloane and written by Paul Sloane, Agnes Brand Leahy, Bobby Vernon, and Will James. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Lila Lee, and Addison Richards. The film was released on December 1, 1933, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Jackie Cooper plays an orphan who travels by railroad to live on a ranch in Nevada. Cast * Jackie Cooper as Scooter O'Neal *Lila Lee as Eleanor Jones * Addison Richards as Dobe Jones * John Wray as Bill O'Neal * Gavin Gordon as Jim Weston *Barton MacLane as J.J. Baxter * J. M. Kerrigan as Mr. Curran *William Le Maire as Buck * George C. Pearce as The Doctor * Charles Middleton as U.S. Marshal Production The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female (1933 Film)
''Female'' is a 1933 Warner Bros. pre-Code film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ruth Chatterton and George Brent. It is based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke. Plot Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton) is the wealthy owner and hard-driving, no-nonsense head of a large automobile company, inherited from her father. Her work has caused her to lose her youthful romanticism, and she has casual affairs with men, including her own employees. Alison hosts a party at her mansion, but becomes fed up with the men out to either sell her things or marry her for her money. She dresses down and goes to an amusement park, where she picks up a man at a shooting gallery. They have fun together, but he refuses her offer to go home with her. The next day, they meet again at her factory. To their mutual astonishment, he turns out to be Jim Thorne (George Brent), a gifted engineer she has ordered her underlings to hire away from her competition. Saying that she ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Adore You (film)
''I Adore You'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film set in a movie studio. It was most notable for Errol Flynn appearing as an extra. Margot Grahame was the heroine and Clifford Heatherley plays a film magnate. The choreography was done by Ralph Reader, a protege of Busby Berkeley. It is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... Plot Norman Young (Harold French) wants to marry Margot Grahame (Margot Grahame) but her contract with a producer prohibits her from marrying during a five-year period. Norman spends millions to take over the contact. References External links * Lost British films 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films Films directed by George King British musical comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
