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Arno Frey
Arnold Frey (11 October 1900 – 26 June 1961) was a German actor who portrayed the Nazi villain Dr. Lang in the Frank Buck movie ''Tiger Fangs'' (1943). Biography Frey arrived in the United States in October 1926, according to the New York passenger manifest for the S/S ''Muenchen'', and became a naturalized citizen August 23, 1940. He acted in more than 90 movies. Besides his role in ''Tiger Fangs'' he is known today for his roles in '' Man Hunt'' (1941), ''The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (1942), ''Hangmen Also Die'' (1943), ''The Adventures of Rusty'' (1945), ''Secret Agent X-9'', the 1945 version of this Universal Serial, and ''13 Rue Madeleine''. He died in Los Angeles California. His remains are interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson Selected filmography * '' The Awakening'' (1928) - (uncredited) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Best of Enemies'' (1933) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Siren
''Jungle Siren'' is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield. Cast * Ann Corio as Kuhlaya * Buster Crabbe as Captain Gary Hart * Evelyn Wahl as Frau Anna Lukas * Paul Bryar as Sergeant Mike Jenkins * Milton Kibbee as Dr. Thomas Harrigan *Arno Frey as Herr George Lukas * Jess Lee Brooks as Chief Selangi * Manart Kippen as Major Renault - Commandant *James Adamson as Johnny - a Native *Greco as himself, a chimpanzee Soundtrack *Ann Corio - "Song of the Jungle" (Written by Johnny Lange John George Lange (August 15, 1905 – January 6, 2006) was an American songwriter, working mostly in the motion picture industry. His chief musical collaborators were Archie Gottler and Jack Meskill. Biography Lange was born in Philadelphia ... and Lew Porter) External links * * 1942 films 1942 adventure films American black-and-white films 1940s romance films American World War II films Producers Releasing Corporation films Jungle girls 1940s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of Enemies (1933 Film)
''Best of Enemies'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Rian James and written by Sam Mintz and Rian James. The film stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Marian Nixon, Frank Morgan, Greta Nissen, Joseph Cawthorn and Arno Frey. The film was released on June 23, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Jimmie Hartman *Marian Nixon as Lena Schneider * Frank Morgan as William Hartman *Greta Nissen as The Blonde *Joseph Cawthorn as Gus Schneider *Arno Frey as Emil *W. E. Lawrence William Effingham Lawrence (August 22, 1896 – November 28, 1947) was an American actor of the silent era. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. Known by the nickname "Babe", Lawrence appeared in 120 films ... as August *Anders Van Haden as Professor Herman References External links * 1933 films Fox Film films American comedy films 1933 comedy films Films set in Germany American black-and-white films 1930s English-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Cavalcade
''Hollywood Cavalcade'' is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound. Production In the wake of Alice Faye's 1938 success '' Alexander's Ragtime Band'', which took a nostalgic look at the musical scene of the 1910s, screenwriter Lou Breslow approached studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck with an idea to do another period piece, this time in Technicolor, concerning the early days of silent movies. Scott MacGillivray, ''Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, Second Edition'', iUniverse, 2009, p. 13. ISBN 978-1440172373. The film was directed by Irving Cummings, with comedy sequences directed by Mal St. Clair. St. Clair's old crony Buster Keaton staged some of the gags, and a host of silent-era comedians re-created slapstick sight gags. The romance in the storyline was based on the real-life relationship between pioneer producer Mack Sennett a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espionage Agent
''Espionage Agent'' is a pre–World War II spy melodrama produced by Hal B. Wallis in 1939. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, ''Espionage Agent'', like many Warner Bros. movies, clearly identifies the Germans as the enemy. This was unlike many other movie studios during this period that did not want to antagonize foreign governments. The film was released on September 22, 1939, the day after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Act allowing "Cash and Carry" provisions for countries fighting Germany and a little over four months after another Warner Bros. anti-Nazi film ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy''.Michael E. Birdwell, Celluloid Soldiers - Warner Bros.'s Campaign against Nazism (New York University Press, 1999) Plot The film opens with a description of the Black Tom explosion of a munitions supply located in Jersey City on the Hudson River. The explosion, which occurred during World War I was an act of sabotage by German agents. Barry Corvall (Joel McCrea), the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Friend (1939 Film) as Delphinie (uncredited)
''Boy Friend'' is a 1939 American comedy film second feature directed by James Tinling and written by Joseph Hoffman and Barry Trivers. The film stars Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan and George Ernest. The film was released on May 19, 1939, by 20th Century Fox. Cast * Jane Withers as Sally Murphy *Arleen Whelan as Sue Duffy * George Ernest as Billy Bradley *Richard Bond as Jimmy Murphy * Douglas Fowley as Ed Boyd *Warren Hymer as Greenberg *Robert Kellard as Tommy Bradley * Minor Watson as Capt. Duffy * Robert Shaw as Cracker *Ted Pearson as Callahan *William H. Conselman Jr. as Arizona *Myra Marsh as Mrs. Murphy * Harold Goodwin as Matchie Riggs *Lillian Yarbo Lillian "Billie" Yarbo (March 17, 1905 – June 12, 1996) was an American stage and screen comedienne, dancer, and singer. Early life Born Lillian Yarbough Refer ...
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Never Say Die (1939 Film)
''Never Say Die'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film starring Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Based on a play of the same title by William H. Post and William Collier Sr., which ran on Broadway for 151 performances in 1912, the film was directed by Elliott Nugent and written for the screen by Dan Hartman, Frank Butler and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast features Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman and Monty Woolley. The Post/Collier play had previously been adapted in 1924 as a silent film of the same name and was remade as the 2004 South Korean film '' Someone Special.'' Other films with the same or similar titles are not related. Plot When test results get mixed up, multi-millionaire hypochondriac John Kidley (Bob Hope) is told that he only has a month to live. He dumps his fiancée, Juno Marko (Gale Sondergaard), while he is at the Swiss spa of Bad Gaswasser, there he meets a young Texas heiress, Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye). Mickey has been betr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight (1939 Film)
''Midnight'' is a 1939 American screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary Astor, and Elaine Barrie. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder and based on a story by Edwin Justus Mayer and Franz Schulz, the film is about an unemployed American showgirl stranded in Paris who is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot American showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) arrives in Paris from Monte Carlo during a rainstorm with nothing but her clothes (an evening gown). With no money and no place to stay, she persuades soft-hearted Hungarian taxi driver Tibor Czerny (Don Ameche) to drive her to nightclubs looking for a job in exchange for her doubling his fare. After an unsuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Waltz (1938 Film)
''The Great Waltz'' is a 1938 American biographical film based very loosely on the life of Johann Strauss II. It starred Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravet (Gravey), and Miliza Korjus. Rainer received top billing at the producer's insistence, but her role is comparatively minor as Strauss' wife, Poldi Vogelhuber. It was the only starring role for Korjus, who was a famous opera soprano and played one in the film. Joseph Ruttenberg won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Korjus was nominated for Supporting Actress, and Tom Held for Film Editing. The film was popular in Australia, and was distributed largely throughout Sydney and Melbourne for two years after its initial release. The film has no connection with the 1934 Broadway play '' The Great Waltz''.Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation page 85 Plot summary The highly fictionalised story sees "Schani" dismissed from his job in a bank. He puts together a group of unempl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancer Spy
''Lancer Spy'' is a 1937 American thriller film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Dolores Del Rio and George Sanders. Its plot concerns an Englishman who impersonates a German officer and a female German spy who falls in love with him. Plot Cast Production ''Lancer Spy'' was based on a story written by Marthe McKenna, a Belgian woman who was a spy for England during World War I. She had previously written the 1932 memoir ''I Was a Spy'', the basis of a 1933 film of the same title. Gregory Ratoff signed a contract with 20th Century Fox to write, produce and direct. The film was originally to star Michael Whalen in the part that was eventually played by George Sanders. French actor Germaine Aussey was to have made her American debut in the film but was replaced by Dolores del Río soon after filming began in May 1937. Peter Lorre was cast after his success in ''Think Fast, Mr Moto ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'' is a 1937 film directed by Norman Foster and featuring a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Chan At The Olympics
''Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) is possibly the most topical Charlie Chan film, as it features actual footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There is also a scene where Charlie crosses the Atlantic in the '' Hindenburg.'' This is the 14th film starring Warner Oland as Chan and produced by Fox. Plot Charlie Chan is proud of his oldest son, swimmer Lee (Keye Luke), being chosen to represent the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Meanwhile, over the skies of Chan's Honolulu, the "Hopkins plane" is demonstrating an improvement of remote radio control to the US military. The aircraft is hijacked by a concealed stowaway, the device stolen, and the test pilot murdered. When Chan and his astute second son, Charlie Jr. ( Layne Tom Jr.), identify the stowaway, he finds only the man's body. On the passenger list of the only aircraft to leave Honolulu for the mainland after the incident are Richard Masters (Allan Lane) and Yvonne Roland (Katherine DeMille). Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Ice (1937 Film)
''Thin Ice'' is a 1937 American comedy/romance film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Tyrone Power and figure skater Sonja Henie. Plot The plot follows skate instructor Lili Heiser (Henie), who works at a local luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning (Power). She thinks he's an everyday tourist, not knowing that he's a prince trying to escape the pressures of royal life. The movie showcased Sonja Henie's skating talents. After winning gold in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics, Henie became a professional film actress in 1936. The film also features Tyrone Power in the beginnings of his career. Reception The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Dance Direction The Academy Awards for Best Dance Direction was presented from 1935 to 1937, after which it was discontinued. Winners and nominees References {{Academy Awards Dance Direction ... for the 'Prince Igor Suite'. ''Filmink'' called it "Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15 Maiden Lane
''15 Maiden Lane'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, and Lloyd Nolan. The plot involves an insurance investigator (Trevor) who infiltrates a gang who had stolen jewels from the eponymous building on Maiden Lane in the Fulton Street District of Manhattan. The neighborhood had been the center of New York City's Diamond District since the 19th century before its gradual relocation uptown to 47th Street after World War II. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City screened a restored print of the film in June 2013 as part of an Allan Dwan retrospective. Cast * Claire Trevor as Jane Martin * Cesar Romero as Frank Peyton * Lloyd Nolan as Detective Walsh * Douglas Fowley as Nick Shelby * Lester Matthews as Gilbert Lockhart * Robert McWade as John Graves * Holmes Herbert as Harold Anderson * Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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