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Weldon Heyburn
Weldon Heyburn (born Weldon Heyburn Franks; September 19, 1903 – May 18, 1951) was an American character actor. Early years The son of Marie Pierce and United States Army Col. Wyatt G. Franks, Heyburn was most likely born in Washington, D.C. although other sources indicate Selma, Alabama or Delaware City, Delaware as the place of birth. Heyburn attended Central High School and Emerson Institute (both in Washington, D.C.), before attending the University of Alabama. In the 1920s, Heyburn represented himself as "the son of Charles Heyburn, judge of the United States Supreme Court" and "the nephew of Weldon Heyburn, the late Senator of Iowa." The senator's niece denied any kinship, saying in 1925 that Heyburn was "an impostor if he persists in his claims", with other members of the family supporting her assertion. Stage In the mid-1920s, Heyburn was the "leading man in a Lansing, Mich., stock company." His Broadway credits include ''The Mystery Man'' (1927), ''Troyka'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Racketeers
''Sea Racketeers'' is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Weldon Heyburn, Jeanne Madden, and Warren Hymer. Plot summary Cast * Weldon Heyburn as Chief Bos'n Mate Jim Wilson *Jeanne Madden as Patricia 'Pat' Collins *Warren Hymer as Mate 'Spud' Jones *Penny Singleton as Florence 'Toots' Riley * J. Carrol Naish as Harry Durant *Joyce Compton as Blondie *Charles Trowbridge as Maxwell Gordon *Syd Saylor as Henchman Weasel *Lane Chandler as Lt. Hays (radio voice) / Insp. L. McGrath *Benny Burt as Henchman Maxie *Ralph Sanford Ralph Dayton Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently ... as Henchman Turk *Don Rowan as Henchman Lew * Bryant Washburn as Wilbur Crane Soundtrack * Penny Singleton (as Dorothy McNulty) "The Lady Wants To Dance" * Jeanne Madden - "Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Witness (1932 Film)
''The Silent Witness'' is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Lionel Atwill, Greta Nissen and Helen Mack. It was adapted from a play by Jack DeLeon and Jack Celestin.Goble p.954 The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Cramer who worked on many Fox Film productions of the era. Synopsis A London courtroom drama in which an Englishman takes the blame for his son who he believes guilty of murdering his lover. The real truth surrounding the case is only revealed by a silent witness. Cast * Lionel Atwill as Sir Austin Howard * Greta Nissen as Nora Selmer * Weldon Heyburn as Carl Blake * Helen Mack as Sylvia Pierce * Bramwell Fletcher as Anthony Howard * Mary Forbes as Lady Howard * C. Montague Shaw as Inspector Robbins * Wyndham Standing as Sir John Lawson, Barrister * Alan Mowbray as Arthur Drinton * Herbert Mundin as Henry Hammer * Billy Bevan as Horace Ward * Lumsden Hare Francis Lumsden Hare (17 October 1874 – 28 August 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Flight (1937 Film)
''Atlantic Flight'' is a 1937 American film made by Monogram Pictures chiefs Trem Carr and W. Ray Johnston who had just reformed the studio after having had a troubled merger for two years with Herbert J. Yates and Republic Pictures. This film was conceived as a low-budget feature meant to capitalize on Dick Merrill's and Jack Lambie's historic "Coronation Flight", which made them world-famous. Recreating the flight that made him famous, Dick Merrill, along with co-pilot Jack Lambie reprise their real-life roles as pilots. Plot When pilot Dick Bennett (Dick Merrill) undertakes a flight in stormy conditions to save a dying girl, he brings the aircraft in, despite warnings that it is too dangerous. Later, he meets socialite Gail Strong (Paula Stone), who is interested in aviation and persuades Bennett's aircraft engineer friend Bill Edwards (Weldon Heyburn) to try a parachute jump. Her fiancé, Baron Hayygard (Ivan Lebedeff) pledges that he will win the Stanley Trophy Race, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 13th Man
''The 13th Man'', also known as ''The Thirteenth Man'', is a 1937 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Weldon Heyburn, Inez Courtney and Selmer Jackson. It was the first film released by the relaunched Monogram Pictures after the studio withdrew from a merger with Republic Pictures. Plot Swifty Taylor, a journalist with the ''Globe Times'', hunts for the underworld figure responsible for the killing of a crusading district attorney, murdered by curare-laced dart while attending a prizefight, and of a reporter who had got too close to the truth. Meanwhile, Taylor's secretary, Julie, hopes to persuade him to settle down and marry her. Cast *Weldon Heyburn as A. "Swifty" Taylor *Inez Courtney as Julie Walters (Swifty's secretary) *Selmer Jackson as Andrew Baldwin (''Globe Times'' publisher) *Matty Fain as Louis Cristy (nightclub owner) *Milburn Stone as Jimmy Moran (''Globe Times'' reporter) *Grace Durkin as Alice Moran (Baldwin's secretary) *Robert Homans as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Git Along Little Dogies (film)
''Git Along Little Dogies'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and the Maple City Four. Written by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who gets caught up in a war between oilmen and cattle ranchers, taking the side of the ranchers until he learns that oil will bring a railroad to town. The film is also known as ''Serenade of the West'' in the United Kingdom. Plot When Doris Maxwell (Judith Allen) starts drilling for oil, cowboy Gene Autry ( Gene Autry) tries to stop the drilling, believing the territory's water supply will be ruined. Doris' father, bank president Maxwell (William Farnum), embezzled $25,000 to support the drilling project. Doris and Gene's fight heats up after he shoots out the tires on her car and she steals his horse, Champion. In an attempt to discredit Gene, Doris, who runs a radio station above Sing Low's cafe, broadcasts him on a program sponsored by the oil company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed (1936 Film)
''Speed'' is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It starred James Stewart, in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie. Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location shooting at the Muroc dry lake bed, used for high-speed racing by "hot rodders" in the 1930s. Advance publicity trumpeted that Stewart drove the specially-prepared "Falcon" to . Plot Auto mechanic Terry Martin, the chief car tester for Emery Motors in Detroit, is working on his own time to perfect a revolutionary design for a new carburetor. Automotive engineer Frank Lawson is a rival for the attention of Jane Mitchell, who has just been hired to work in the publicity department. Terry has little formal education and resents inferences that his knowledge of cars is inferior to that of the trained Lawson. He nearly loses his job when he makes a jealous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention Girl
''Convention Girl, also known as Atlantic City Romance,'' is a 1935 American comedy film starring Rose Hobart and featuring Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges. The film was directed by Luther Reed. Plot Cast *Rose Hobart as Cynthia "Babe" Laval *Weldon Heyburn as Bill Bradley *Herbert Rawlinson as Ward Hollister *Toni Reed as Tommy Laval *Shemp Howard as Dan Higgins *Ruth Gillette as Helen Shalton *James Spottswood as John "Cupid" Pettyjohn *Sally O'Neil as Gracie *Lucille Mendez as Peg *Nancy Kelly as Betty *Alan Brooks as Ernest *William H. White as Penrod *Nell O'Day as Daisy Miller *Laliva Browne as Mrs. Pettyjohn *Isham Jones Isham Edgar Jones (January 31, 1894 – October 19, 1956) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, bassist and songwriter. Career Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, United States, to a musical and mining family. His father, Richard Isham Jone ... as Himself References External links * * * * 1935 films 1935 comedy films American black- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hired Wife (1934 Film)
''Hired Wife'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by George Melford and starring Greta Nissen, Weldon Heyburn and James Kirkwood. It was produced as a second feature by the independent company Pinnacle Productions.Wollstein p.280 It was shot at the Sun Haven Studios in Florida rather than in Hollywood. Location shooting took place at the Soreno Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cast * Greta Nissen as Vivian Mathews * Weldon Heyburn as Kent Johns * James Kirkwood as Philip Marlowe * Molly O'Day as Pat Sullivan * Jane Winton Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 – September 22, 1959) was an American film actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. Early years Winton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1905. The deaths of her father when she was four yea ... as Dovie Jansen * Blanche Taylor as Mrs. Jansen * Carolyn Gales as Aunt Mancha * Evelyn Bennett as Celeste * Johnnie Lee a s Hotel Bellboy * Bob Miller as Hotel Bellboy * James Peters as Airport Truck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Singapore
''West of Singapore'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Albert Ray and starring Betty Compson, Weldon Heyburn and Margaret Lindsay.Doherty, p. 255 Cast * Betty Compson as Lou * Weldon Heyburn as Dan Manton * Margaret Lindsay as Shelby Worrell * Noel Madison Noel Madison (born Noel Nathaniel Moscovitch; April 30, 1897 – January 6, 1975) was an American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s and appeared in 75 films, often as a gangster. Born in New York City, Madison was the son of actor M ... as Degama * Tom Douglas as Glenn Worrell * Clyde Cook as Ricky * Harvey Clark as Scrub * Ernie Adams as Watson References Bibliography * Doherty, Thomas. ''Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934''. Columbia University Press, 1999. External links * 1933 films American adventure drama films Films directed by Albert Ray Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s adventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Her Savage
''Call Her Savage'' is a 1932 pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Clara Bow. The film was Bow's second-to-last film role. It is also one of the first portrayals of homosexuals on screen, including a scene in a gay bar. Plot A wild young woman, Nasa Springer (Clara Bow), born and raised in Texas by well-to-do parents, rebels against her father. She is sent to school in Chicago, where her disruptive behavior marks her as a troublemaker. She marries a rich playboy, who then declares the marriage a ploy and abandons her. She is renounced by her father, who tells her he never wishes to see her again. She discovers she is pregnant and bears a child. Reduced to poverty, she moves into a boardinghouse with her infant, and struggles to pay for the baby's basic needs. Unaware that her grandfather in Texas has died and left her a $100,000 fortune, a desperate Nasa dresses up as a prostitute and goes out in the neighborhood hoping to earn some quick cash to purch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandu The Magician (film)
''Chandu the Magician'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery- fantasy film starring Edmund Lowe as Frank Chandler and Bela Lugosi as the villain Roxor that he must stop. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by Harry A. Earnshaw, Vera M. Oldham and R.R. Morgan. The radio series was broadcast from 1932 to 1933, and Fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a ready-made audience. In 1934 Chandu returned in a twelve part serial, '' The Return of Chandu'', with Bela Lugosi playing the title role. Plot For three years, Frank Chandler has studied eastern magic with the Yogis in India and is now known by his new identity, Chandu. He now has the power to teleport, astral project, mesmerize, as well as project illusions. With these supernatural abilities he has been entrusted by his teacher to "go forth with his youth and strength to conquer the evil that threatens mankind". Chandu is sent to Egypt to deal with an Egyptian megalomaniac known as Roxor, played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Careless Lady
''Careless Lady'' is a 1932 American comedy film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and written by Guy Bolton. The film stars Joan Bennett, John Boles, Minna Gombell, Weldon Heyburn, Nora Lane and Raul Roulien. The film was released on April 3, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Joan Bennett as Sally Brown * John Boles as Stephen Illington * Minna Gombell as Yvette Logan *Weldon Heyburn as Jud Carey * Nora Lane as Ardis Delafield *Raul Roulien as Luis Pareda *J. M. Kerrigan as Trowbridge * John Arledge as Hank Oldfield * Fortunio Bonanova as Rodriguez * Josephine Hull as Aunt Cora *Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ... as Aunt Della *William Pawley as Police Captain * James Kirkwood, Sr. as Judge * Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Cartwright * Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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