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C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon (born Henry Racke; June 17, 1883 – December 3, 1940) was an American stage and film actor. Gordon was born in New York City, New York. He was educated both in New York and abroad in Switzerland and Germany. For some years he owned and ran a silver mine in New Mexico. After failing to succeed in this venture, he became an actor. Gordon's entry into acting came accidentally when he accompanied his sister to a tryout for a play. The director had him read a part and he soon was a member of the troupe. He had a long stage career, on and off Broadway, before entering films. His Broadway credits included ''The Shanghai Gesture'' (1928), ''The Shanghai Gesture'' (1926), ''Mismates'' (1925), ''Puppets'' (1925), ''The Saint'' (1924), ''Mr. Pitt'' (1924), ''The Crooked Square'' (1923), ''Thin Ice'' (1922), ''Lights Out'' (1922), and ''The Drums of Jeopardy'' (1922). He first worked in films in 1911 with George Beban in New York. He appeared in more than 70 films be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Shot (1939 Film)
''Long Shot'' is a 1939 American horse racing film directed by Charles Lamont. The film is also known as ''The Long Shot''. Plot Henry Sharon is about to be ruined financially by rival stable owner Lew Ralston when he gets an idea to fake his own death. His prize horse Certified Check is bequeathed to niece Martha, a young woman Ralston had hoped to marry. Martha and friend Jeff Clayton begin to enter Certified Check in races, but he always loses. Then they get a tip that the horse hates running near the rail. Given an outside post, Certified Check has a legitimate shot to win the big stakes race at Santa Anita, but first he must be kept out of sight to keep Ralston from sabotaging his chances. Cast * Gordon Jones as Jeff Clayton * Marsha Hunt as Martha Sharon *C. Henry Gordon as Lew Ralston * George Meeker as Dell Baker *Harry Davenport as Henry Sharon * George E. Stone as Danny Welch * Frank Darien as Zeb Jenkins *Tom Kennedy as Mike Claurens *Emerson Treacy as Henry Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Sinner (1931 Film)
''Once a Sinner'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romance film directed by Guthrie McClintic and written by George Middleton. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, C. Henry Gordon, Ilka Chase and Sally Blane. The film was released on January 25, 1931, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Dorothy Mackaill as Diana Barry *Joel McCrea as Tommy Mason * John Halliday as Richard Kent *C. Henry Gordon as Serge Ratoff *Ilka Chase as Kitty King *Sally Blane as Hope Patterson *Nanette Faro as Marie *Clara Blandick as Mrs. Mason *Myra Hampton as Mrs. Nolan *George Brent George Brent (born George Brendan Nolan; 15 March 1904 – 26 May 1979) was an Irish-American stage, film, and television actor. He is best remembered for the eleven films he made with Bette Davis, which included ''Jezebel'' and ''Dark Victor ... as James Brent References External links * 1931 films Fox Film films American romance films 1930s romance films Films directed by Guthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roar Of The Dragon
''Roar of the Dragon'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Howard Estabrook. The film stars Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, Edward Everett Horton, Arline Judge and ZaSu Pitts. The film was released on July 8, 1932, by RKO Pictures. Cast * Richard Dix as Chauncey Carson * Gwili Andre as Natascha * Edward Everett Horton as Busby * Arline Judge as Hortense O'Dare * ZaSu Pitts as Gabby Woman * Dudley Digges as Johnson * C. Henry Gordon as Voronsky * William Orlamond as Dr. Pransnitz * Arthur Stone as Sholem * Toshia Mori Toshia Mori (としあ もり) was a Japanese actress who had a brief career in American films during the late 1920s and 1930s. Born as Toshiye Ichioka (としえ いちおか) in Kyoto, Mori moved to the United States when she was 10. Early lif ... as Chinese Proprietor's Daughter * Will Stanton as Sailor Sam References External links * * * * * 1932 films American black-and-white films RKO Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Love Of Molly Louvain
''The Strange Love of Molly Louvain'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Ann Dvorak and Lee Tracy. The script was based on the play ''Tinsel Girl'' by Maurine Dallas Watkins. Plot Molly Louvain is a young woman who has a baby out of wedlock. She falls in with a career criminal and, after he is shot by police, she hides out with a former bellhop who wants to marry her and make her "respectable." But, instead, she falls in love with Scotty Cornell, a fast-talking cynical newspaper reporter, who does not realize that she is, in fact, the very gun moll that he has been writing about in his columns. As she is about to go to prison, he discovers her identity, but pledges to stick by her nevertheless. Cast * Ann Dvorak as Madeleine Maude 'Molly' Louvain * Lee Tracy as Scott 'Scotty' Cornell * Richard Cromwell as Jimmy Cook * Guy Kibbee as Pop, a Policeman * Leslie Fenton as Nicky Grant * Frank McHugh as Skeets, a Reporter * Eva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State's Attorney (film)
''State's Attorney'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film made at RKO and starring John Barrymore. George Archainbaud directed and the film could more or less be considered a warm up for Barrymore when he later went to Universal to film the similar ''Counsellor at Law''. Remade in 1937 and 1951 both titled ''Criminal Lawyer''. The story was supposedly based on the life of criminal lawyer William J. Fallon, who defended 126 homicide cases without any convictions. tcm.com; accessed September 29, 2015. Plot plays near-alcoholic defense attorney Tom Cardigan who handles a lot of cases for his childhood friend, gangster Valentine "V ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomed Battalion
''Doomed Battalion'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Cyril Gardner and written by Karl Hartl, Patrick Kearney, Paul Perez and Luis Trenker. The film stars Luis Trenker, Tala Birell, Albert Conti, Victor Varconi, Henry Armetta and Gustav von Seyffertitz. The film was released on June 16, 1932, by Universal Pictures. Footage was used from the 1931 German film '' Mountains on Fire'' starring Trenker. Cast *Luis Trenker as Florian Di Mai *Tala Birell as Maria Di Mai *Albert Conti as Captain Kessler *Victor Varconi as Artur Franchini *Henry Armetta as Angelo *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Austrian General *C. Henry Gordon as Italian General *Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor Spennymoor is a town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is south of the River Wear and is south of D ... as Innerhofer See also * '' Mountains on Fire'' (1931) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarface (1932 Film)
''Scarface'' (also known as ''Scarface: The Shame of the Nation'' and ''The Shame of a Nation'') is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and Howard Hughes. The screenplay, by Ben Hecht, is based loosely on the 1929 novel by Armitage Trail which was inspired by Al Capone. The film stars Paul Muni as Italian immigrant gangster Antonio "Tony" Camonte, a gangster who violently rises through the Chicago gangland, with a supporting cast that includes George Raft and Boris Karloff. Camonte's rise to power dovetails with his relentless pursuit of his boss's mistress while his own sister pursues his best hitman. In an overt tie to the life of Capone, one scene depicts a version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. After Hughes purchased the rights to Trail's novel, Hughes quickly selected Hawks to direct and Hecht to write the film's screenplay. Beginning in January 1931, Hecht wrote the script over an eleven-day period. ''Scarface'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gay Caballero (1932 Film)
''The Gay Caballero'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein. The film stars George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, Linda Watkins, C. Henry Gordon and Weldon Heyburn. The film's screenplay was adapted from the novel ''The Gay Bandit of the Border'' by Tom Gill. The film was released on February 14, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * George O'Brien as Ted Radcliffe *Victor McLaglen as Don Bob Harkness/"El Coyote" *Conchita Montenegro as Adela O'Brien Morales *Linda Watkins as Ann Grey *C. Henry Gordon as Don Paco Morales *Weldon Heyburn as Jito *Martin Garralaga as Manuel *Willard Robertson as Maj. Lawrence Blount *Juan Torena as Juan Rodrigues *Al Ernest Garcia Allan Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor and casting director, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Life and career Al Ernest Garcia appeared in over 120 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (1931 Film)
''Mata Hari'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice loosely based on the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer and courtesan Courtesan, in modern usage, is a euphemism for a "kept" mistress or prostitute, particularly one with wealthy, powerful, or influential clients. The term historically referred to a courtier, a person who attended the court of a monarch or othe ... executed for espionage during World War I. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film stars Greta Garbo in the title role. It was Garbo's most commercially successful Star vehicle, vehicle. Only a censored version of the film is currently available. Plot In 1917, France is embroiled in World War I. Dubois, head of the French spy bureau, offers to spare the life of a captured agent (an uncredited Mischa Auer) if he will reveal who he is protecting. Dubois suspects it is Mata Hari, a celebrated exotic dancer, but the prisoner chooses execution by firing squad. Lieutenant Alexis Rosanoff of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Of The Family
''Honor of the Family'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film released by First National Pictures (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), starring Bebe Daniels and Warren William. It was based on the play by Emil Fabre, from the Honoré de Balzac novel, ''La Rabouilleuse''. This was the talkie debut for Warren William who would become one of the major stars for Warner Brothers over the next five years. It also marked Dita Parlo's first English-speaking role. Cast *Bebe Daniels – Laura *Warren William – Captain Boris Barony *Alan Mowbray – Tony Revere *Blanche Friderici – Madame Boris *Frederick Kerr – Paul Barony * Dita Parlo – Roszi *Allan Lane – Joseph *Harry Cording – Kouski *Murray Kinnell – Captain Elek *C. Henry Gordon – Renard * Carl Miller – Lieutenant Kolman Preservation status The film is now considered to be a lost film, with no film elements known to exist. The soundtrack, recorded separately on Vitaphone disks, survives. See also *List of lost fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young As You Feel (1931 Film)
''Young as You Feel'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Fifi D'Orsay and Lucien Littlefield.Goble p.1025 The story was later remade by Fox in 1940 under the same title as part of the Jones Family series of films. Cast * Will Rogers as Lemuel Morehouse * Fifi D'Orsay as Fleurette * Lucien Littlefield as Noah Marley * Don Dillaway as Billy Morehouse * Terrance Ray as Tom Morehouse * Lucile Browne as Dorothy Gregson * Rosalie Roy as Rose Gregson * Gregory Gaye as Pierre * John T. Murray as Colonel Stanhope * Brandon Hurst as Robbins * C. Henry Gordon as Harry Lamson * Marcia Harris as Mrs. Denton * Otto Hoffman as Secretary * Joan Standing as Lemuel's Secretary * Bob Burns as Colorado Detective * Eddy Chandler as Death of a Faun Picket * Harvey Clark as Colorado Hotel Manager * Charles Coleman as Butler * Paul Fix as Desk Clerk * Tom Kennedy as Colorado Detective * Cecilia Parker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Of Experience
''A Woman of Experience'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Helen Twelvetrees, William Bakewell and Lew Cody, based on the play ''The Registered Woman'' by John Farrow. During World War I, a woman is rejected for volunteer work because of her dubious reputation, but that same reputation gets her recruited as a spy for Austria. Plot In 1914 Vienna, Elsa Elsbergen volunteers for nursing, but her lies hiding her sordid past are discovered and she is turned down. However, Captain Muller believes her patriotism and background are perfect for the Austrian Department of Intelligence. His superior, Major Schmidt, wants her to become very friendly with Captain Otto von Lichstein, who is known to be spying for the enemy. Elsa is disappointed at the use that Schmidt wants to make of her, but accepts the assignment. At a party, she catches von Lichstein's eye and agrees to meet him the next night. On her way home, she is nearly run down by a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
