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Marjorie Kane
Marjorie Kane (April 28, 1909 – January 8, 1992) was an American film and stage actress born in Chicago. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1929 and 1951, occasionally under the name Babe Kane. Career Kane appeared on stage for 11 years before she was signed to a five-year contract with Mack Sennett in 1929. Her contract was validated by Los Angeles superior Judge Keech, as she was under legal signing age (she was 20). Her long run in the play '' Good News'' garnered her favorable reviews and interested two studios in giving her screen tests in 1928. "When I took my screen tests," she said, "I was continually conscious of the fact that I was in front of a movie camera and had to act. I was scared to death and couldn't do a thing. I tried my best to be natural but failed terribly."Thomas, Dan. ''The Evening Independence''. April 26, 1929. p. 17 Partial filmography *''Border Romance'' (1929) – Nina *'' The Dance of Life'' (1929) – Performer: 'The Flippit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Of The Night (1932 Film)
''Blue of the Night'' is a 1933 Mack Sennett Star Comedy (No. S3628) directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Bing Crosby. It was the last of the six short films Crosby made for Mack Sennett and which helped launch his career as a solo performer. Background Six shorts were made by Crosby for Mack Sennett, of which were four filmed in a three-month period in 1931 and two in 1932. The shorts were: *I Surrender Dear (released September 1931) * One More Chance (released November 1931) * Dream House (released January 1932) *Billboard Girl (released March 1932) * Sing, Bing, Sing (released March 1933) *Blue of the Night (released January 1933) After filming the first four shorts in 1931, Crosby went to New York and enjoyed great success on the radio and through live appearances at the Paramount Theatre. He was soon signed to make a film called The Big Broadcast and he returned to Hollywood on June 12, 1932. First of all, he had to fulfil his contract with Sennett and on June 17, he star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Winds (film)
''Trade Winds'' is a 1938 American comedy film, comedy murder mystery film directed by Tay Garnett written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell (screenwriter), Alan Campbell, and Frank R. Adams, based on the story by Tay Garnett. The film stars Fredric March and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by United Artists, ''and'' released on December 28, 1938. Plot Socialite Kay Kerrigan is accused of fatally shooting millionaire cad Thomas Bruhme II. Kay blames the callous Bruhme for her sister's suicide but when he is confronted, he dismissively throws Kay a gun, but she angrily shoots him in the stomach. Police detectives Ben "Homer" Blodget and George Faulkner find the body, with a gunshot in the back of Bruhme's head that is the fatal shot. After finding her handbag at the murder scene, the police are on Kay's trail. First she fakes a car accident, driving into the San Francisco Bay, then makes arrangements to go to Hawaii. When she pawns a unique piece of jewelry, Police Commissioner Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweethearts (1938 Film)
''Sweethearts'' is a 1938 American Technicolor musical romance film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The screenplay, by Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell, uses the “ play within a play” device: a Broadway production of the 1913 Victor Herbert operetta is the setting for another pair of sweethearts, the stars of the show. It was the first color film for Nelson or Jeanette (as well as MGM's first three strip Technicolor feature). It was their first film together without uniforms or period costumes. Plot Broadway stars Gwen Marlowe and Ernest Lane are appearing in a 6-year run of Victor Herbert's operetta '' Sweethearts''. They are also very much in love after six years of marriage. Norman Trumpett is a successful Hollywood talent scout under pressure to recruit Marlowe and Lane for his studio, which their Broadway producer Felix Lehman is equally determined to prevent. The couple's attempts to rest and be together are repeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Goes My Heart (film)
''There Goes My Heart'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film starring Virginia Bruce and Fredric March, and directed by Norman Z. McLeod. Bruce plays a wealthy heiress who goes to work under an alias at a department store owned by her grandfather, and March the reporter who tracks her down. The film is based on a story by Ed Sullivan, better known for his long-running ''The Ed Sullivan Show, Ed Sullivan Show''. The film was nominated for a Best Score Oscar for Marvin Hatley. Plot Because heiress Joan Butterfield can't convince her grandfather to let her do what normal girls her age do, she decides to sneak away from their yacht and go off on her own in New York City. Reporter Bill Spencer arrives at the yacht just before she leaves, hoping to get a rare photograph of her for his editor, Mr. Stevens, but he is only able to get a glimpse of her. Bill is determined to get his story on Joan and convinces Stevens to let him continue his pursuit. While other papers are trying to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Takes A Holiday
''Crime Takes a Holiday'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Jefferson Parker, Henry Altimus and Charles Logue. The film stars Jack Holt, Marcia Ralston, Russell Hopton, Douglass Dumbrille, Arthur Hohl, Thomas E. Jackson and John Wray. The film was released on October 5, 1938, by Columbia Pictures. Plot A policeman is murdered and District Attorney Walter Forbes gets an ex-con to take the blame in order for the real culprit to be more at ease. Forbes calls the real killer, but wires to conversation to broadcast over the radio. Cast * Jack Holt as Walter Forbes *Marcia Ralston as Margaret 'Peggy' Stone *Russell Hopton as Jerry Clayton *Douglass Dumbrille as J.J. Grant *Arthur Hohl as Joe Whitehead * Thomas E. Jackson as Brennan * John Wray as Howell *William Pawley as Spike *Paul Fix as Louie * Harry Woods as Stoddard *Joseph Crehan Joseph A. Creaghan (July 15, 1883 – April 15, 1966) was an American film actor. He app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Takes A Fling
''Youth Takes a Fling'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Joel McCrea. One of Leeds relatively few films, both she and McCrea were loaned to Universal from Samuel Goldwyn. Plot Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea, moves to New York to try to get a job as a sailor. He finds it more difficult than he thought, and meets Helen Brown, who falls for him and uses her feminine wiles to try to prevent him leaving. Cast * Joel McCrea as Joe Meadows * Andrea Leeds as Helen Brown * Frank Jenks as Frank Munson * Dorothea Kent as Jean * Isabel Jeans as Mrs. Merrivale * Virginia Grey as Madge * Grant Mitchell as Duke * Henry Mollison as Dunham * Brandon Tynan as Tad * Oscar O'Shea as Captain Walters * Granville Bates as Mr. Judd * Roger Davis as Floorwalker * Marion Martin as Girl on Beach * Olaf Hytten as Dunham's Butler * Willie Best as George * Catherine Proctor as Mrs. Aspitt * Yvonne Boisseau as Miss Beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gladiator (1938 Film)
''The Gladiator'' is a 1938 American comedy film, comedy and fantasy film, fantasy film starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore (actor), Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel ''Gladiator (novel), Gladiator'', which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman. Plot A man returns to college and is talked into joining the football team. He is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength. After the formula from Professor Danner turns him into a campus hero, Hugo Kipp enters a wrestling ring against Man Mountain Dean to raise money for an orphanage. He finds out too late that the serum is only temporary, losing his strength with the match in progress. Only a few lucky moves enable Hugo to win the match. Cast ;Main cast *Joe E. Brown - Hugo Kipp *Dickie Moore (actor), Dickie Moore - Bobby *Man Mountain Dean - Himself *June Travis - Iris Bennett *Lucien Littlefield - Professor Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Having Wonderful Time
''Having Wonderful Time'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film adapted from Arthur Kober's 1937 Broadway play of the same name, directed by Alfred Santell and starring Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. along with Lucille Ball and Eve Arden. It was Red Skelton's film debut. Plot summary Bored New York office girl Teddy goes to a vacation camp in the mountains, called Camp Kare Free, for rest and to get away from the noisy, busy, city life; the noisy, busy typing pool where she works, and the equally noisy, crowded apartment where she lives with four generations of her family. She also wants to avoid advances from Emil Beatty; her mother desperately wants her to marry him. The resort was recommended by her friend, Fay Coleman, who has already been there for a while, spending time with her boyfriend, Mac. Teddy meets waiter Chick at the train station and at first does not like him. Fay welcomes her to camp and introduces her to Mac. They are surprised that Teddy and Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marines Are Here
''The Marines Are Here'' is a 1938 American comedy-drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Gordon Oliver, June Travis, and Ray Walker (actor), Ray Walker, and was released on June 8, 1938. Plot Cast * Gordon Oliver as Jones * June Travis as Terry * Ray Walker (actor), Ray Walker as Hogan * Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sergeant Gibbons * Ronnie Cosbey as Tommy * Billy Dooley (actor), Billy Dooley as Mugsy * Pat Gleason (actor), Pat Gleason as One Step * Edward Earle as Lieutenant Drake * Wade Boteler as Sergeant Foster * Harry Semels References External links * * * Films directed by Phil Rosen 1938 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Films about the United States Marine Corps 1938 films Monogram Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1930s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Miss (film)
''Swiss Miss'' is a 1938 comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by John G. Blystone, and produced by Hal Roach. The film features Walter Woolf King, Della Lind and Eric Blore. Plot Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen who venture to Switzerland with the expectation of thriving business, grounded in Stan's hypothesis that the country's abundance of cheese would naturally attract a proliferation of mice. However, upon arriving at a village, they encounter a disinterested populace and fall victim to a deceitful cheese shop owner who absconds with their merchandise using counterfeit currency. Left penniless, the duo resorts to seeking sustenance at a local inn, where their inability to settle the bill compels them into dishwashing duties under the scornful eye of the chef, whose ire is further stoked by their clumsiness. Concurrently, Victor Albert, a composer, ensconced in the same establishment with his assistant Edward, endeavors to craft an opera that would eclip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrily We Live
''Merrily We Live'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Eddie Moran and Jack Jevne. It stars Constance Bennett and Brian Aherne and features Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke, Tom Brown, Alan Mowbray, Clarence Kolb, and Patsy Kelly. The film was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is based on a reworking of the 1930 movie '' What a Man'' – itself based on the 1924 novel ''The Dark Chapter: A Comedy of Class Distinctions'' by E.J. Rath, and its 1926 Broadway adaptation ''They All Want Something'' by Courtenay Savage. However, some critics found the plot of the film similar to the 1936 movie ''My Man Godfrey''. ''Merrily We Live'' was extremely successful and garnered five Oscar nominations. Plot Grosvenor (Alan Mowbray), the Kilbournes' butler, discovers at breakfast that the family silver has been stolen by Ambrose, the latest tramp Emily Kilbourne (Billie B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
