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Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor of stage and films. Early years Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain, on October 4, 1886. He acted in stock theater for four years in Marseille before he went back to Barcelona, earned a BA degree, and studied law. Career Alberni was acting in Bordeaux when American humorist Wilson Mizner and playwright Paul Armstrong invited him to come to the United States, offering their help. In April 1912, he sailed to New York City as a steerage passenger aboard the S/S ''Nieuw Amsterdam''. In New York, Alberni acted on both stage and screen. His first motion picture performance was in the 1915 Jewish drama, '' Children of the Ghetto''. On the stage, he appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays between 1915 and 1928, including ''39 East'', ''Dreams for Sale'' and the original production of ''What Price Glory?'' in 1924–1925. In the sound film era, he had notable roles as Jacopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hats Off (1936 Film)
''Hats Off'' (1936) is an American film directed by Boris Petroff, and originally released by Grand National Pictures. The film is now in the public domain. Plot summary A pair of Texas towns are trying to outdo one another in planning a huge fair. While one community has Jimmy Maxwell arranging the entertainment, the other brings in Jo Allen, who uses a ruse to learn about Jimmy's plans, pretending to be a school teacher named Judy while her friend Mr. Churchill passes himself off as "Joe" Allen. After learning that Jimmy's decided on a prizefight to draw the crowds, Jo counters by contacting a New York City showman, Caesar Rosero, and attempting to coax him into bringing his entire popular troupe to Texas to perform. By the time Jo regrets fooling Jimmy and begins to develop feelings for him, Jimmy angrily takes counter measures of his own, with Rosero getting caught in between. Cast * Mae Clarke as Jo Allen * John Payne as Jimmy Maxwell *Helen Lynd as Ginger Connolly *Lui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Beyond
''The Man from Beyond'' is a 1922 American silent mystery film starring Harry Houdini as a man found frozen in arctic ice who is brought back to life. Plot As described in a film magazine, scientist Dr. Gregory Sinclair (Connelly) and his fellow explorers find a man, Howard Hillary (Houdini), frozen in solid arctic ice and chop him out and then thaw him. When he returns to life, Dr. Sinclair does not tell Howard that he is 100 years behind the times, planning to study his reactions after they return to civilization. Howard tells that he loved Felice, the daughter of the captain of a ship, and there was a mutiny. In his last memory of the event, Howard was trying to save the young woman's father when he received a blow to the head. Dr. Sinclair persuades Howard not to search the snow and ice of the arctic, but to return to civilization. When Dr. Sinclair returns home, he learns that his ward's father, Dr. Crawford Strange, had set out to join him in the arctic but was lost. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tip-Off (film)
''The Tip-Off'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell, written by Earl Baldwin, and starring Eddie Quillan, Robert Armstrong, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers and Ralf Harolde. The film was released on October 16, 1931, by RKO Pictures. Plot Young Tommy Jordan (Eddie Quillan) is sent for a repair job. When he arrives at the address he was told, two guys are waiting for him on the street, bringing him somewhere else - without letting him see where - to repair a radio. He jokes about "must be a hide-out, that I should not know where I am", for which he earns a "you're a smart guy". When left in the apartment doing his job, he follows a wire and ends up in the bedroom, lying on the floor under the bed. At this point, the telephone rings and a woman comes out of the bathroom and answers. He is trapped under the bed and can only see her legs. When the lady has finished her conversation, they have to talk and he is told that his great idol Kayo McClure (Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Surrender Dear (1931 Film)
''I Surrender Dear'' is a 1931 Educational-Mack Sennett Featurette (No. S2094) starring Bing Crosby and directed by Mack Sennett. This was the first of the six short films Crosby made for Sennett and which helped launch his career as a solo performer. Background Crosby, who was then one of The Rhythm Boys vocal group, had a chance meeting with Mack Sennett at the Lakeside Golf Club of Hollywood in the fall of 1930. Sennett was looking for a singer for his short films which had until recently been ‘silents’. Having seen Crosby and The Rhythm Boys perform at the Cocoanut Grove, he invited both Crosby and Donald Novis to audition for him. Sennett decided to take on the former and subsequently, in May 1931, Crosby signed a contract on behalf of the Rhythm Boys for a series of two-reel comedies. The Rhythm Boys were to be paid $1,000 a week while engaged in the filming ($ in dollars ). Within days, however, the Rhythm Boys walked out of their contact at the Cocoanut Grove and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Like Your Nerve
''I Like Your Nerve'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William C. McGann, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young. Boris Karloff has a small role.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.86 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Plot In Latin America, Larry O'Brien (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) sees Diane Forsythe (Loretta Young) and quickly falls in love. She, however, is engaged to marry the much older Clive Lattimer ( Edmund Breon). Larry discovers that her motive is to save her stepfather, Areal Pacheco (Henry Kolker), from being shot. Pacheco, the Minister of Finance, has embezzled $200,000 from the national treasury, and an audit is scheduled soon. Lattimer is extremely wealthy and willing to make up the shortfall in exchange for Diane. To keep Larry from disrupting the arrangement, Pacheco has his butler Luigi (Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Flight (1931 Film)
''The Last Flight'' (aka ''Single Lady'' and ''Spent Bullets'') is a 1931 American pre-Code ensemble cast film, starring Richard Barthelmess, David Manners, John Mack Brown and Helen Chandler. It was directed by German filmmaker William Dieterle in his debut as an English-language film director. Modern sources consider ''The Last Flight'' one of the few cinematic treatments of "The Lost Generation." The scarred young World War I veterans have opted out of society to drink indefinitely and almost continuously in Paris with the vivacious and beautiful woman they have befriended.Pendo 1985, p. 12. Plot After World War I, pilots Cary Lockwood (Richard Barthelmess), Shep Lambert (David Manners), Bill Talbot (John Mack Brown) and Francis (Elliott Nugent) band together in Paris. Feeling they have no future, the men are constantly drunk. One night, as they make the rounds of nightclubs, they meet Nikki (Helen Chandler), a wealthy but aimless woman, who they invite into their group. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of Dreams
''Children of Dreams'' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical operetta drama film photographed entirely in Part Technicolor and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Alan Crosland. ''Children of Dreams'' was the second original operetta written especially for the screen by Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg. This team had previously worked on the musical Viennese Nights, which had proved to be a success. The film had the misfortune of being released at a time when the public had grown weary of musicals and did poorly at the box office. It was the only full-scale musical to be released in the summer of 1931. Although ''Children of Dreams'' was filmed in color and exhibited in a few select areas in color, Warner Bros. decided to circulate black-and-white prints in many areas as a cost saving measure due to the backlash against musicals.The Technicolor version of the film played in Naples, New York according to ''The Naples-News'' Wednesday, Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweepstakes (film)
''Sweepstakes'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell from a screenplay written by Lew Lipton and Ralph Murphy. The film stars Eddie Quillan, James Gleason, Marian Nixon, Lew Cody, and Paul Hurst, which centers around the travails and romances of jockey Buddy Doyle, known as the "Whoop-te-doo Kid" for his trademark yell during races. Produced by the newly formed RKO Pathé Pictures, this was the first film Charles R. Rogers would produce for the studio, after he replaced William LeBaron as head of production. The film was released on July 10, 1931, through RKO Radio Pictures. Plot Bud Doyle is a jockey who has discovered the secret to get his favorite mount, Six-Shooter, to boost his performance. If he simply chants the phrase, "Whoop-te-doo", the horse responds with a burst of speed. There is a special bond between the jockey and his mount, but there is increasing tension between Doyle and the horse's owner, Pop Blake (who also raised Doyle) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svengali (1931 Film)
''Svengali'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo. The film stars John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. It is based on the 1894 George du Maurier novel ''Trilby'' and was among the many film adaptations of the book. The film was shot from January 12 to February 21, 1931. On its release in the United States, ''Svengali'' received some positive reviews but did not perform well at the box office. Plot When attractive but untalented Madame Honori confesses to her sinister singing teacher Svengali that she has left her husband, yet refuses to accept Svengali's offer of money, he fixes her with an intense stare that drives her screaming from the room. A short time later, her body is found in the Seine. Untouched by her death, Svengali and his flatmate Gecko visit the studio of English artists the Laird, Taffy and Billee in search of a meal. On leaving, they meet a lovely young milkmaid and artist's model, Trilby O'Ferrall. Svengali is enchanted by her, but she fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Heavenly Night
''One Heavenly Night'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, released through United Artists, and directed by George Fitzmaurice. The plot revolves around a poor-but-honest flower girl who agrees to impersonate an opera star. This film brought Goldwyn his worst reviews and largest financial loss ($300,000) since going independent in 1923. However, the profits from ''Whoopee!'' (1930) more than made up the difference.''Goldwyn: A Biography'', A. Scott Berg Cast * Evelyn Laye as Lilli * John Boles as Count Mirko Tibor * Leon Errol as Otto * Lilyan Tashman as Fritzi Vajos * Hugh Cameron as Janos * Henry Kolker as Prefect of Police * Marion Lord as Liska * Henry Victor as Almady, the Officer * Lionel Belmore Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Life and career Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Santa Fe Trail (1930 Film)
''The Santa Fe Trail'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Otto Brower and Edwin H. Knopf, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Richard Arlen, Rosita Moreno, and Eugene Pallette. The film was an adaptation of Hal George Evarts's 1925 novel, ''Spanish Acres''. Synopsis A sheepherder (Arlen) has to clear his name after being erroneously accused of murdering and Indian. Two children who saw the killing come to his aid. Cast * Richard Arlen as Stan Hollister * Rosita Moreno as Maria Castinado * Eugene Pallette as Doc Brady * Mitzi Green as Emily * Junior Durkin as Old Timer * Hooper Atchley as Marc Coulard * Luis Alberni as Juan Castinado * Lee Shumway Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California. Select ... as Slaven * Chief Standing Bear as Chief Suta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Paris
''The Battle of Paris'' (a.k.a. ''The Gay Lady'') is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film. Plot Gertrude Lawrence plays a singer in Paris during World War I. After stealing from Tony (Walter Petrie), an American artist, the two fall in love. Cast * Gertrude Lawrence - Georgie * Charles Ruggles - Zizi * Walter Petrie - Tony * Gladys DuBois - Suzanne * Arthur Treacher - Harry (film debut) * Joe King - Jack * Luis Alberni Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor of stage and films. Early years Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain, on October 4, 1886. He acted in stock theater for four years in Marseille ... - (uncredited) Songs * "When I Am Housekeeping For You" Words by Howard Dietz (as Dick Howard) Music by Jay Gorney Copyright 1929 by Spier and Coslow Inc * "Here Comes The Bandwagon" Words and Music by Cole Porter Copyright 1929 by Harms Inc. * "What Makes My Baby Blue" Words by Howard Dietz (as Dick Howard) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
