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The Winning Ticket
''The Winning Ticket'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Leo Carrillo, Louise Fazenda, and Ted Healy. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot summary Poor Italian-American barber Joe Thomasello (Leo Carrillo) purchases a sweepstakes ticket at the urging of his brother-in-law Eddie Dugan (Ted Healy). Joe's wife Nora (Louise Fazenda) is against gambling. The ticket turns out to be a $150,000 first prize winner. Joe remembers that he gave the ticket to his lawyer Tony (Luis Alberni) to hold. The three men realize that Joe's baby, Mickey ( Roland Fitzpatrick) was the last one seen with the ticket. When they ask the baby where the ticket is, the baby points to a loose board on the floor. The three men tear up the floor and dig a hole looking for the lost ticket to no avail. Tony, who has huge debts decides that the best thing to do is go to Ireland by boat and try to convince the sweepstakes officials that Joe was the actual sweepstakes winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Reisner
Charles Francis Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. The German-American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred with Charlie Chaplin in ''A Dog's Life'' in 1918 and '' The Kid'' in 1921. He directed Buster Keaton (Keaton also co-directed it with him) in ''Steamboat Bill, Jr.'' (1928). During the late 1920s, through the 1940s, Reisner was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1930, he directed '' Chasing Rainbows'', a musical which starred Bessie Love and Charles King. He directed '' The Big Store'' (1941), the Marx Brothers' last film for MGM. Reisner died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962 at the age of 75. Filmography As Actor * ''A Dog's Life'' (1918) * '' The Kid'' (1921) * '' The Pilgrim'' (1923) * ''Hollywood'' (1923) * ''Her Temporary Husband'' (1923) * '' Breaking Into Society'' (1923) * '' Fight and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ellison (actor)
James Ellison (born James Ellison Smith; May 4, 1910 – December 23, 1993) was an American film actor who appeared in nearly 70 films from 1932 to 1962. Biography Ellison was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the son of Edward James Smith and Ona Mary Ellis. He worked for a time in a film laboratory and while there was offered a screen test. He developed the film footage himself, and after he saw it, decided it was not satisfactory so he would not show it to the director. But the director saw it anyway and Ellison got a contract. He spent much of his career in westerns, including a stint in the mid-1930s as Johnny Nelson, the sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in Paramount's highly successful series. Although he was a "supporting player" in the series, his name is oddly billed the same size and format as veteran actor and matinee idol William Boyd's. Though it is not confirmed, this is believed to be because the character Johnny Nelson is very prominent in the original Hopalong Cassi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Gibbons
Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish-American art director for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist. He was nominated 39 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times, both of which are records. Early life Cedric Gibbons was born in Ireland in 1890 to Irish architect Austin P. Gibbons and American Veronica Fitzpatrick Simmons. The family moved to Manhattan after the birth of their third child. Cedric studied at the Art Students League of New York in 1911. He began working in his father's office as a junior draftsman, then in the art department at Edison Studios under Hugo Ballin in New Jersey in 1915. He was drafted and served in the US Navy Reserves during World War I at Pelham Bay in New York. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Wilson (actor)
Clarence Hummel Wilson (November 17, 1876 – October 5, 1941) was an American character actor. Career Wilson appeared in nearly 200 movies between 1920 and 1941, mostly in supporting roles as an old miser or grouch. He had supporting roles in films like '' The Front Page'' (1931; as Sheriff Pinky), '' Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935) and '' You Can't Take It With You'' (1938). Wilson also played in several ''Our Gang'' comedies, most notably as Mr. Crutch in ''Shrimps for a Day'' and school board chairman Alonzo Pratt in ''Come Back, Miss Pipps'', his final film. Death Wilson died on October 5, 1941, and he was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Selected filmography * '' Duds'' (1920) - Jues * '' The Penalty'' (1920) - A Crook (uncredited) * ''The Little Grey Mouse'' (1920) - Henry Lealor * ''Are All Men Alike?'' (1920) * ''The Land of Jazz'' (1920) - Minor Role * '' The First Born'' (1921) - Kury Lar * ''While the Devil Laughs'' (1921) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Steers
Lawrence Wells Steers (February 14, 1888 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 550 films between 1917 and 1951. He was born in Indiana, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Partial filmography * ''Old Wives for New'' (1918) * ''The City of Dim Faces'' (1918) * '' A Pair of Silk Stockings'' (1918) * ''Little Comrade'' (1919) * ''Heartsease'' (1919) * '' The Roaring Road'' (1919) (uncredited) * '' The Right of Way'' (1920) * '' Dollar for Dollar'' (1920) * ''Wealth'' (1921) * '' The Blot'' (1921) (uncredited) * '' Elope If You Must'' (1922) * ''Bell Boy 13'' (1923) (uncredited) * ''Mind Over Motor'' (1923) * ''Soul of the Beast'' (1923) * ''The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924) * '' Ten Scars Make a Man'' (1924) * ''A Cafe in Cairo'' (1924) * ''Paint and Powder'' (1925) * ''The Love Gamble'' (1925) * ''Wild West'' (1925) * '' New Brooms'' (1925) * '' The Best People'' (1925) * ''Flattery'' (1925) * '' Hearts and Spangles'' (1926) * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stack
William Stack (March 5, 1882 – January 15, 1949) was an American actor who began his acting career in Great Britain. Over the course of his career he appeared in over 50 films in the U.S. and the U.K, including such notable films as Mary of Scotland, Captains Courageous, and Gone with the Wind. Life and career Stack was born on March 5, 1882, in Baker, Oregon. He began his acting career on the stage in England, before entering the film industry with a starring role in the 1918 British silent film, ''The Girl from Downing Street''. He also starred in the 1922 British film, ''The Scourge'', which also stars Madge Stuart and J.R. Tozer. In 1930, Stack returned to the U.S., making his American film debut with a featured role in the melodrama, '' Sarah and Son'', starring Ruth Chatterton and Fredric March. He followed this with an appearance as Travis in '' Derelict'', directed by Rowland V. Lee, and starring George Bancroft, Jessie Royce Landis, and William "Stage" Boyd. He f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture ('' Grand Hotel'', '' You Can't Take It with You'', and '' Gone with the Wind''). Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western television series, '' The Adventures of Kit Carson'', starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of '' The Lone Ranger''. Selected filmography * '' The Fuel of Life'' (1917) * ''Limousine Life'' (1918) * ''False Ambition'' (1918) as Peter van Dixon * '' The Secret Code'' (1918) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) * '' The Freshie'' (1922) * ''Baby Clothes'' (1926) * ''Putting Pants on Philip'' (1927) * ''Anna Christie'' (1930) as Larry * '' The Divorcee'' (1930) * '' Danger Lights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Moran
Francis Charles Moran (18 March 1887 – 14 December 1967) was an American boxer and film actor who fought twice for the Heavyweight Championship of the World, and appeared in over 135 movies in a 25-year film career. Sports career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Martin Moran and Mary Moran née McNally, immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland. Moran studied dentistry at the University of Pittsburgh where he also played football. He played professional football for the Pittsburgh Lyceums and Akron Pros as a guard and center. While Moran was serving in the U.S. Navy in 1908, he knocked out fighter Fred Cooley in the second round. While serving on the U.S.S. Mayflower, he served as a spar partner for President Theodore Roosevelt. He began his career as a prize-fighter that same year with a match against Fred Broad. Soon, Moran, who had a hard right hand punch which he called "Mary Ann", became known as the "White Hope" of the teens. In 1914 he fought Jack Johnson for the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack (born George Frear Runyon, July 29, 1873 – March 13, 1964) was an American film actor and early vaudeville performer from the 1920s through the 1960s. His film acting career began during the silent film era. Biography Mack was born and raised in Binghamton, New York, and began acting professionally when he joined a repertory theatre when he was 16. He found success performing vaudeville with first wife Nella Walker ("Mack and Walker"). The couple divorced not far into the marriage and Walker subsequently found success as a supporting actress in the "talkies." Mack, meantime, found a new partner: Gertrude Purdy, with whom he reprised his popular husband and wife vaudeville routine (this time headlined "Mack and Purdy"). In addition to performing, Mack wrote dialogue for skits and words and music for songs in their vaudeville shows. In 1925 Mack entered into a film acting career. His first film appearance was ''Gold and Grit''. With wife Gertrude, he also wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hill (actor)
Al Hill (July 14, 1892 – July 14, 1954) was an American film character actor who appeared in over 320 films between 1927 and 1954, including the 1951 film '' The Girl on the Bridge''. Hill died in 1954 on his 62nd birthday. threestooges.net; accessed July 3, 2015. Partial filmography * '''' (1928) * '' Stool Pigeon'' (1928) * '''' (1929) * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Flint
Sam Flint (born Samuel A. Ethridge; October 19, 1882 – October 17, 1980) was an American actor. Flint appeared in more than 230 films, often as a "judge, lawyer, military officer, senator, sheriff, chief of police, or doctor." Flint was married to actress Ella Ethridge, whom he met after she watched him in a play in Galveston, Texas. Later they had an agreement: "Neither will accept a part with any company unless the contract includes the other." Selected filmography * '' Sensation Hunters'' (1933) - Ship's Captain * '' Devil's Mate'' (1933) - Prison Doctor (uncredited) * '' Broken Dreams'' (1933) - Dr. Greenwood (uncredited) * '' Ace of Aces'' (1933) - Army Doctor (uncredited) * '' Mr. Skitch'' (1933) - General Matthews (uncredited) * ''One Is Guilty'' (1934) - Coroner (uncredited) * ''The Murder in the Museum'' (1934) - Councilman Blair Newgate * ''Such Women Are Dangerous'' (1934) - Doane, Doorman (uncredited) * '' Money Means Nothing'' (1934) - Police Sergeant (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress. She played Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs. Early life She was born Clara Blanchard Dickey, the daughter of Isaac B. and Hattie (née Mudgett) Dickey, aboard the ''Willard Mudgett'' – an American ship captained by her father (named after one of her maternal relatives), and docked in Victoria Harbour, British Hong Kong. She was delivered by Captain William H. Blanchard, whose ship, ''Wealthy Pendleton'', was anchored nearby. His wife, Clara Pendleton Blanchard, was also present. To thank the Blanchards, Captain and Mrs. Dickey named their daughter Clara Blanchard Dickey. When she became successful as an actress, she took the first syllable of "Blanchard" and the first syllable of "Dickey" to create her stage name, "Clara Blandick". W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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