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Sven Hugo Borg
Sven Hugo Borg (July 26, 1896 - February 19, 1981) was a Swedish-American character actor. Biography Sven Hugo Borg was born in Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden. Early in his career, Borg was a secretary with the Swedish Consulate in Los Angeles. While working at the consulate he met the actress Greta Garbo who had recently arrived in Hollywood. Garbo asked Borg to be her interpreter for an upcoming movie to which he readily agreed. He served as Garbo's interpreter from 1925 to 1929. After interpreting for Greta, Borg decided to pursue acting as a career. He had done some dramatic work on the Swedish stage. He continued to remain with the consulate until the late 1930s. Borg became much in demand during World War II Hollywood films, playing both Nazi officers and Scandinavian resistance fighters. Throughout his acting career, Borg was an actor who portrayed a wide range of many different characters, e.g. Sverre-King of Norway in '' The Crusades''. Borg died in 1981 at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinslöv
Vinslöv () is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 3,984 inhabitants in 2010. Vinslöv Church is a medieval church which contains some of the earliest church murals in Sweden Church murals or church wall paintings are mostly medieval paintings found in several Swedish churches. They usually adorn the vaults or walls of the buildings. In Swedish they are sometimes referred to as ''kalkmålningar'', literally "lime .... In 1999, a documentary film portraying some of the town's inhabitants was produced. The documentary was called ''Plötsligt i Vinslöv'' (All of a sudden in Vinslöv). References Populated places in Hässleholm Municipality Populated places in Skåne County {{Skåne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Goes Wild
''Theodora Goes Wild'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading family. It stars Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and was directed by Richard Boleslawski. The film was written by Mary McCarthy and Sidney Buchman. Dunne was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role and the movie was also nominated for the Best Film Editing. Before this film, Dunne had been cast in dramatic films. ''Theodora Goes Wild'' was her first comedy, and this extremely popular film proved to be the beginning of a new phase in her film career as a screen comedienne. Plot Theodora Lynn ( Irene Dunne) is a Sunday school teacher and former church organist in Lynnfield, Connecticut, raised by two spinster aunts, Mary ( Elisabeth Risdon) and Elsie Lynn (Margaret McWade). She also happens to be, under the pen name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comrade X
''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot In the Soviet Union, American reporter McKinley "Mac" Thompson (Clark Gable) secretly writes unflattering stories about the Soviet Union, attributed to "Comrade X", for his newspaper. His identity is discovered by his valet, Vanya (Felix Bressart), who blackmails Mac into promising to get his daughter, a streetcar conductor named Theodore (Hedy Lamarr), out of the country. Theodore agrees to a sham marriage so she can spread the message of the benefits of Communism to the rest of the world. However, Commissar Vasiliev ( Oscar Homolka) is determined to unmask and arrest Comrade X. Eventually Theodore sees the "wicked hypocrisy of Communism" and falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Nellie Kelly
''Little Nellie Kelly'' is a 1940 American musical-comedy film based on the stage musical of the same title by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog. Its cast included Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger and Douglas McPhail. The film is notable for containing Judy Garland's only on-screen death scene, but she re-appears in the film as the daughter of the character who died. Plot In Ireland, Jerry Kelly ( George Murphy) marries his sweetheart Nellie Noonan (Judy Garland) over the objections of her ne'er-do-well father Michael Noonan (Charles Winninger), who swears never to speak to Jerry again, even though he reluctantly accompanies the newlyweds to the U.S., where Jerry becomes a policeman, and all three become citizens. Michael continues to hold his grudge against Jerry, even when Nellie dies shortly after giving birth to her daughter, also named Nellie. Years later, Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Caution
''Captain Caution'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Richard Wallace set during the War of 1812. The film stars Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot and Alan Ladd. It was based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. Elmer Raguse was nominated for an Academy Award for Sound Recording. Plot Cast * Victor Mature as Daniel 'Dan' Marvin * Louise Platt as Corunna Dorman * Leo Carrillo as Lucien Argandeau * Bruce Cabot as Lehrman Slade * Robert Barrat as Capt. Dorman * Vivienne Osborne as Victorine Argandeau * Miles Mander as Lieut. Strope * El Brendel as Slushy * Roscoe Ates as Chips * Andrew Tombes as Sad Eyes * Aubrey Mather as Mr. Henry Potter * Alan Ladd as Newton – Mutinous Sailor * Leyland Hodgson as British Ship's Brig Officer * Lloyd Corrigan as Capt. Stannage * Pierre Watkin as American Consul * Cliff Severn as Travers * Bud Jamison as Blinks * James Dime as a sailor * Olaf Hytten as Stannage's Aide (uncredited) * Ethan Laidlaw as Prisoner (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Sea Raider
''Mystery Sea Raider'' is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Carole Landis, Henry Wilcoxon and Onslow Stevens. Plot A woman (Carole Landis) and a U.S. captain (Henry Wilcoxon) foil a German spy's (Onslow Stevens) plan to use their freighter to sink a British ship. Cast * Carole Landis as June McCarthy * Henry Wilcoxon as Captain Jimmy Madden * Onslow Stevens as Carl Cutler * Kathleen Howard as Maggie Clancy * Wally Rairden as Blake, 3rd Mate (as Wallace Rairdon) * Sven Hugo Borg as Sven * Henry Victor as Cmdr. Bulow * Roland Varno as Lt. Schmidt * Louis Adlon as Lerner * Willy Kaufman as Lt. Felder * Monte Blue as Captain Norberg * Matthew Boulton as Captain Howard * Gohr Van Vleck as Captain Van Wyck * Jean Del Val as Captain Benoit * Kay Linaker as Flossie La Mare * Reed Howes Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (other) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Rides The Range
''Death Rides the Range'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was a Colony Pictures film. Plot A group of international scientists are after helium used for airships of a foreign power. FBI Special Agent Ken Baxter, "from nowhere and going the same place" and his sidekicks Pancho and Panhandle stop them. Cast *Ken Maynard as Ken Baxter *Fay McKenzie as Letty Morgan *Ralph Peters as Panhandle *Julian Rivero as Pancho * Charles King as Joe Larkin * John Elliott as Hiram Crabtree *Willy Castello as Dr. Flotow *Sven Hugo Borg as Baron Strakoff *Michael Vallon Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ... as Dr. Wahl * Julian Madison as Jim Morgan * Kenneth Rhodes as Slim *Tarzan as Tarzan, Ken's Horse Soundtrack * Kenneth Rhodes - "Get Along My Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Montreal
''Man from Montreal'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Kay Sutton, and was released on December 8, 1939. Cast list * Richard Arlen as Clark Manning * Andy Devine as Constable "Bones" Blair * Kay Sutton as Myrna Montgomery * Anne Gwynne as Doris Blair * Reed Hadley as Ross Montgomery * Addison Richards as Captain Owens * Joe Sawyer as Biff Anders * Jerry Marlowe as Jim Morris * Tom Whitten as Brad Owens * Eddy Waller Edward Carlingford Waller (June 14, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor. Early years Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, he was a son of the Rev. Thomas M. Waller, a Presbyterian minister, and Anna Ta ... as Old Jacques References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Universal Pictures films 1939 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films set in Canada Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1939 drama films ... [...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] |
Romance Of The Redwoods (1939 Film)
Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, a subgroup of the Italic languages ** Romance studies, an academic discipline studying the languages, literatures, and cultures of areas that speak a Romance language Places * Romance, Arkansas, U.S. * Romance, Missouri, U.S. * Romance, West Virginia U.S. * Romance, Wisconsin, U.S. Arts, entertainment, and media Film * Romance film, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists ** Romantic comedy ** Romantic thriller * ''Romance'' (1920 film), silent film, directed by Chester Withey * ''Romance'' (1930 film), starring Greta Garbo * ''Romance'' (1936 film), an Austrian film starring Carl Esmond * ''Romance'' (1983 film), a Bollywood film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's Flash Casey
''Here's Flash Casey'' is a 1937 American film directed by Lynn Shores and starring Eric Linden and Boots Mallory. Plot Flash Casey is able finally to get the job as photographer at Globe Press. And he would like to marry newspaper woman Kay Lanning. Some blackmailing-crooks are stealing pictures from people who bring them in to be developed in the shop run by the same crooks, to blackmail socialites. Then Kay is kidnapped and Flash is able with some help to find her. Cast *Eric Linden as "Flash" Casey *Boots Mallory as Kay Lanning *Cully Richards as Tom Wade *Holmes Herbert as Major Rodney Addison *Joseph Crehan as Blaine (City Editor) *Howard Lang as "Pop" Lawrence *Victor Adams as "King" Ricker * Harry Harvey as Gus Payton * Suzanne Kaaren as Mitzi LaRue *Matty Kemp as Rodney Addison Jr. *Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs.O'Hara (Landlady) *Maynard Holmes as Joe (Roommate) * unbilled players include Sven Hugo Borg, Lynton Brent, Don Brodie, Leonard Carey, Virginia Dabney, and Spec O'Donn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Pilot
''The Mysterious Pilot'' is a 15-episode 1937 Columbia movie serial based on the book by William Byron Mowery and starring the record-breaking aviator Frank Hawks. This was the second serial produced by Columbia. In the serial, Hawks plays a flying "mountie". Plot Carter Snowden (Kenneth Harlan) about to marry Jean McNain (Dorothy Sebastian), is accused of murder. When his accuser is killed, Jean flees the train she is on, and heads into the Canadian woods. Snowden sends a bodyguard to find Jean, who appeals to RCMP Captain Jim Down (Frank Hawks) for help. With his friend "Kansas" (Rex Lease) and Indian Luke (Yakima Canutt), Jim hides Jean. Snowden tracks down Jean and tries to lure her to his aircraft by telling her that Jim is injured and needs her. As soon as they realize what has happened, Jim and Kansas take to the air and force Snowden's aircraft down. Jean is unhurt but Snowden dies in the crash. Trying to get down to Jean, Jim's parachute gets tangled in the trees and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
