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Juliette Compton
Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941. Career Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a model for illustrator Harrison Fisher, and perhaps his favorite model. Compton's show business career began when she acted in ''The Kiss Burglar'' in New York. That was followed by a season in the Ziegfeld Follies. In London, she appeared on stage for three years, including acting in ''The League of Notions'' and went on to act in British films for five years. Financial problems On January 4, 1927, a bankruptcy court in London, England, appointed an official receiver for Compton after presentation of evidence that she had no assets and had liabilities of $37,500. A news brief distributed by International News Service said that a nervous breakdown suffered by Compton was "attributed to difficulties in which she finds herself over debts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970. Columbus is the second-largest city in Georgia (after Atlanta), and fields the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, Columbus had a population of 206,922, with 328,883 in the Columbus metropolitan area. The metro area joins the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn, Alabama, Auburn and Opelika, Alabama, Opelika to form the Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA–AL CSA, Columbus–Auburn–Opelika Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 486,645 in 2019. Columbus lies southwest of Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fake (1927 Film)
''The Fake'' is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink and Juliette Compton. It is based on a 1924 play of the same title by Frederick Lonsdale. It was made at Twickenham Studios in London. Plot An M.P. pressures his daughter to marry an aristocrat in spite of his drug addiction. Cast * Henry Edwards as Geoffrey Sands *Elga Brink as Mavis Stanton *Juliette Compton as Mrs. Hesketh Pointer *Norman McKinnel as Ernest Stanton *Miles Mander as Honourable Gerald Pillick * J. Fisher White as Sir Thomas Moorgate *A. Bromley Davenport as Hesketh Pointer *Julie Suedo as Dancer *Ivan Samson Ivan Samson (28 August 1894 – 1 May 1963) was a British stage, film and television actor. Samson appeared regularly in West End plays and from 1920 began appearing in British silent films. He played Viscount de Mornay in '' I Will Repay'' ... as Clifford Howe * Ursula Jeans as Maid References External links * Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husband's Holiday
''Husband's Holiday'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and written by Ernest Pascal and Viola Brothers Shore. The film stars Clive Brook, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles, Juliette Compton, Harry Bannister, Dorothy Tree and Adrienne Ames. The film was released on December 19, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Clive Brook as George Boyd * Vivienne Osborne as Mary Boyd *Charlie Ruggles as Clyde Saunders *Juliette Compton as Christine Kennedy * Harry Bannister as Andrew Trask *Dorothy Tree as Cecily Reid *Adrienne Ames as Myrtle *Charles Winninger as Mr. Reid * Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Caroline Reid *Leni Stengel as Molly Saunders *Dickie Moore as Philip Boyd *Marilyn Knowlden as Anne Boyd *Berton Churchill Berton Churchill (December 9, 1876 – October 10, 1940) was a Canadian stage and film actor. Early years Churchill was born in Toronto, Ontario. After his family moved to New York City, he graduated from high school the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compromised (film)
''Compromised'' (1931) is an all-talking pre-code drama film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., and directed by John G. Adolfi. The film stars Rose Hobart, Ben Lyon, Claude Gillingwater and Florence Britton. It was based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald. .Retrieved July 10, 2018 this film is presumed lost Preservation No film elements are known to survive. The soundtrack, which was recorded on disks, may survive in private hands.Cast [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Man's Folly
''Rich Man's Folly'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Edward E. Paramore Jr. and Grover Jones. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames, Juliette Compton, David Durand, Dorothy Peterson, and Harry Allen. The film was released on November 14, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. This modern adaptation of the 1848 novel '' Dombey and Son'' is regarded as Hollywood's first major screen adaptation of a Charles Dickens work. Plot Cast *George Bancroft as Brock Trumbull *Frances Dee as Ann Trumbull * Robert Ames as Joe Warren *Juliette Compton as Paula Norcross * David Durand as Brock Junior *Dorothy Peterson as Katherine Trumbull * Harry Allen as McWylie *Gilbert Emery as Kincaid *Guy Oliver as Dayton *Anne Shirley as Anne, as a child * George MacFarlane as Marston Criticism Director John Cromwell commented on the film and actor George Bancroft in an interview with historian Kinglesy Canham (circa 1975): Preservation st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Love Once
''Women Love Once'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edward Goodman and written by Zoë Akins. The film stars Paul Lukas, Eleanor Boardman, Juliette Compton, Geoffrey Kerr, Judith Wood and Marilyn Knowlden. The film was released on July 4, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Paul Lukas as Julien Fields * Eleanor Boardman as Helen Fields *Juliette Compton as Hester Dahlgren * Geoffrey Kerr as Allen Greenough * Judith Wood as Olga *Marilyn Knowlden as Janet Fields *Claude King Claude King (February 5, 1923 – March 7, 2013) was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his million selling 1962 hit, "Wolverton Mountain". Biography King was born in Keithville in southern Caddo Parish south ... as Theodore Stewart * Mischa Auer as Oscar References External links * 1931 films American drama films 1931 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vice Squad
''The Vice Squad'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood, William B. Davidson, Rockliffe Fellowes, Esther Howard and Monte Carter. It was released on May 30, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Plot “The vice squad trick a foreign embassy into squealing on an infamous gang of crooks.” Canham, 1976 p. 118: Filmography section. Complete plot summary quoted verbatim above. Cast *Paul Lukas as Stephen Lucarno *Kay Francis as Alice Morrison * Judith Wood as Madeleine Hunt * William B. Davidson as Magistrate Tom Morrison *Rockliffe Fellowes as Detective-Sergeant Mather *Esther Howard as Josie *Monte Carter as Max Miller *Juliette Compton as Ambassador's Wife * G. Pat Collins as Pete *Phil Tead Phillips Tead (September 29, 1893 – June 9, 1974) was an American character actor in film and television, sometimes billed as Phil Tead. Biography Born in Somerville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick In (1931 Film)
''Kick In'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film, based on the 1914 Broadway play by Willard Mack which had starred John Barrymore, was directed by Richard Wallace and starred the legendary Clara Bow in her last film for Paramount Pictures. The movie was filmed twice in the silent era: a version filmed in 1917 by Pathé and a 1922 version released by Paramount. The 1922 film, lost for over 80 years, was discovered to have been in the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow and returned to the U.S. in 2010. The 1931 version of ''Kick In'' is currently controlled by Universal Studios, who own or control all Paramount films made between 1929 and 1949. The 1931 ''Kick In'' has (as of 2011) never been broadcast on television. Cast *Clara Bow as Molly Hewes *Regis Toomey as Chick Hewes *Wynne Gibson as Myrtle Sylvester *Juliette Compton as Piccadilly Bessie *Leslie Fenton as Charlie * James Murray as Benny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfaithful (1931 Film)
''Unfaithful'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell, written by Eve Unsell and John Van Druten, and starring Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Paul Cavanagh, Juliette Compton, Donald Cook and Emily Fitzroy. It was released on March 14, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Plot “A woman sacrifices her good name to save her brother from being disillusioned by his wife's unfaithfulness.” Canham, 1976 p. 118: Filmography section. Complete plot summary quoted verbatim. Cast * Ruth Chatterton as Lady Fay Kilkerry * Paul Lukas as Colin Graham * Paul Cavanagh as Ronald Killkerry *Juliette Compton as Gemma Houston * Donald Cook as Terry Houston * Emily Fitzroy as Auntie Janie *Leslie Palmer as Jeffries * Syd Saylor as Buck *Bruce Warren as Steve *Arnold Lucy as Bishop *David Cavendish as Gerald *Ambrose Barker as Tinker *Stella Moore as Iris *George Jackson as Count Carini * Eric Kalkhurst as Frank *Douglas Gilmore Douglas Gilmore (June 25, 1903 – July 26, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco (1930 Film)
''Morocco '' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1927 novel ''Amy Jolly'' (the on-screen credits state: from the play 'Amy Jolly') by Benno Vigny and adapted by Jules Furthman, the film is about a cabaret singer and a Legionnaire who fall in love during the Rif War, and whose relationship is complicated by his womanizing and the appearance of a rich man who is also in love with her. The film is famous for a scene in which Dietrich performs a song dressed in a man's tailcoat and kisses another woman (to the embarrassment of the latter), both of which were considered scandalous for the period. Dietrich was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, von Sternberg for Best Director, Hans Dreier for Best Art Direction, and Lee Garmes for Best Cinematography. In 1992, ''Morocco'' was selected for preservation in the United States Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anybody's Woman
''Anybody's Woman'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoe Akins, Doris Anderson, and Gouverneur Morris. The film stars Ruth Chatterton, Clive Brook, Paul Lukas, Huntley Gordon, Virginia Hammond, Tom Patricola, and Juliette Compton. The film was released on August 15, 1930, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Neil Dunlap, an attorney whose wife has left him for a richer man, goes on a drinking binge and impulsively marries his neighbor Pansy Gray, a burlesque performer he once defended in court. After initially contemplating annulment, the unusual couple decide to try making the marriage work. Cast *Ruth Chatterton as Pansy Gray *Clive Brook as Neil Dunlap *Paul Lukas as Gustave Saxon * Huntley Gordon as Grant Crosby * Virginia Hammond as Katherine Malcolm *Tom Patricola as Eddie Calcio *Juliette Compton as Ellen *Cecil Cunningham as Dot * Charles K. Gerrard as Walter Harvey * Harvey Clark as Mr. Tanner *Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Of Leisure
''Ladies of Leisure'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play ''Ladies of the Evening'' by Milton Herbert Gropper, which ran for 159 performances on Broadway. The film is about an artist from a wealthy family who hires a "party girl" as his model. As they get to know each other, the girl begins to regret her past, and the two fall in love, but they must face his family's strong opposition to their union. ''Ladies of Leisure'' received generally positive reviews, and Stanwyck's performance was praised by critics. The success of the film made Stanwyck a star. Plot Aspiring artist, Jerry Strong, the son of a wealthy railroad tycoon, sneaks out of a party he allowed his friend Bill Standish to hold at his New York City penthouse apartment and studio. While out driving in the country, Jerry meets self-described "party girl" Kay Arnold, who is es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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