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Adrienne Marden
Adrienne Marden (born Mabel Adrienne Baruch, September 2, 1909 – November 9, 1978) was an American film and television actress. Early years Marden was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Lenore (Stein) and Ralph Baruch. Marden attended the University of Michigan, where she was active in dramatics. Career Marden gained early acting experience in stock theater companies in Cleveland. She also directed musicals in some small towns in Ohio before moving to California and joining the Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena Playhouse is a Tony Award-winning historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engag .... One of Marden's first film roles was playing a czar's daughter in '' Rasputin and the Empress'' (1932), in which she was billed as Mabel Marden. Marden debuted on Broadway in '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (1934). Her other Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie, the list of cities in Ohio, second-most populous city in Ohio, and the List of United States cities by population, 53rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Greater Cleveland, Cleveland metropolitan area, the Metropolitan statistical area, 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents, as well as the larger Cleveland–Akron, Ohio, Akron–Canton, Ohio, Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in modern-day Northeast Ohio by General Moses Clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F-Man
''F-Man'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Richard Connell, Henry Johnson, Paul Gerard Smith and Eddie Welch. The film stars Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley, Adrienne Marden, Onslow Stevens and Franklin Parker. The film was released on May 2, 1936, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Johnny Dime goes to California determined to become a government agent. He ends up a soda jerk instead, then lies to sweetheart Molly Carter when she follows him west, claiming he is working undercover. Hogan, a detective, can't help him become a "G-Man" so he bestows a fake title, F-Man, on the gullible Johnny. He becomes annoyed when Johnny accidentally interferes with his own undercover operation, trying to bring gangster Shaw to justice. Johnny ends up getting himself shot and wounded, but apprehends Shaw with a fake gun and becomes a hero by sheer luck. Cast *Jack Haley as Johnny Dime *William Frawley as Detective Hogan *Grace Bradley as Evelyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Three And Pray (film)
''Count Three and Pray'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Joanne Woodward in her first feature film. It was based on the story "Calico Pony" (also the working title of the film) by Herb Meadow. It premiered in Woodward's home town, Greenville, South Carolina, at the Paris Theatre. Plot Former brawler and womanizer Luke Fargo returns from the American Civil War to his Southern hometown a greatly changed man. Following his traumatic experience at the Battle of Vicksburg, he has become a minister, intent on rebuilding the town's only church, which burned down. He is greeted with disbelief by his friends, including Matty, and with outright hostility by the rest of the townsfolk, as he fought on the Union side. Particularly opposed to him is Yancey Huggins, who sees a threat to his iron-fisted control of the town. Huggins gets the aptly named Big to fight Fargo, but Fargo wins. Fargo encounters two very different wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Desire
''One Desire'' is a 1955 Technicolor drama romance film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Anne Baxter, Julia Adams and Rock Hudson. Described as a "rugged story of oil-boom Oklahoma in the early 1900s", it was adapted from Conrad Richter's best-selling 1942 novel ''Tacey Cromwell''. Baxter portrays a gambling house owner, Hudson a card dealer turned bank president and Adams the woman who comes between them. A young Natalie Wood is also in a featured role. Although the music is generally by Frank Skinner, the film features a Henry Mancini song sung by Gene Boyd and backed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra which was uncredited to Mancini. Plot Clint Saunders is dismissed from his job as the White Palace saloon's card dealer after coming to work late. He doesn't mind, wishing to leave for Colorado and the lucrative silver mines there. Saloon owner Tacey Cromwell, in love with Clint, decides to leave with him and Clint's little brother Nugget, even though Clint doesn't wish to set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shrike (film)
''The Shrike'' is a 1955 American film noir drama film based on Joseph Kramm's play of the same name. José Ferrer directed and starred in Ketti Frings' screenplay adaptation. Plot Successful stage director Jim Downs (Ferrer) is driven to a mental breakdown by his domineering wife Ann (June Allyson). Institutionalized, he confides in Dr. Bellman (Kendall Clark) and Dr. Barrow ( Isabel Bonner), and he finds a kindred spirit in Charlotte Moore ( Joy Page). Cast * José Ferrer as Jim Downs * June Allyson as Ann Downs * Joy Page as Charlotte Moore * Kendall Clark as Dr. Bellman * Isabel Bonner as Dr. Barrow * Will Kuluva as Ankoritis * Joe Comadore as Major * Billy M. Greene as Schloss * Leigh Whipper as Mr. Carlisle * Richard Benedict as Gregory * Mary Bell as Miss Wingate * Martin Newman as Carlos O'Brien * Herbie Faye as Tager * Somer Alberg as Dr. Schlesinger * Jay Barney as Dr. Kramer * Edward C. Platt as Harry Downs * Fay Morley as Jennifer Logan * Jacqueline de W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inferno (1953 Film)
''Inferno'' is a 1953 American thriller drama starring Robert Ryan, William Lundigan and Rhonda Fleming, directed by Roy Ward Baker. It was shot in Technicolor and shown in 3-D, with stereophonic sound. Plot When millionaire industrialist Donald Carson III breaks his leg during a trip through the Mojave Desert, his wife Gerry and her lover, mining engineer Joe Duncan, tell him they will seek medical aid. They deliberately don't return, however, hoping Carson will perish while he is stranded in the desert. He vows to survive in order to exact revenge on his adulterous wife and her accomplice, who have flown to Carson's mansion in Los Angeles while waiting for him to either succumb to the desert heat, or commit suicide. Instead, Carson fashions a splint for his leg, which allows him to limp down the rocks where he was abandoned and make his way through the desert. He successfully digs a well and shoots a deer, making strips of dried meat that last several days. Law-enforcement of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Crossing
''Dangerous Crossing'' is a 1953 American mystery film starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie and directed by Joseph M. Newman. Based on the 1943 play '' Cabin B-13'' by John Dickson Carr, the story revolves around newlyweds who become physically separated while on their honeymoon on an ocean liner. Plot On an ocean liner sailing from New York, John Bowman lifts his bride Ruth over the threshold of cabin B16, where Anna Quinn, a stewardess busy with finishing touches, greets them and withdraws. Ruth and John have had a whirlwind courtship of just 4 weeks while Ruth has been unsettled by her father’s recent death. John suggests Ruth go on deck to enjoy the ship’s departure while he takes 15 minutes to see the purser to deposit money for safekeeping. As Ruth waves to the crowd in excitement, fellow passenger Kay Prentiss asks Ruth who is seeing her off. Ruth replies that she is waving to no one in particular, as she is traveling with her husband. After John fails to meet he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sniper (1952 Film)
''The Sniper'' is a 1952 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown and based on a story by Edna and Edward Anhalt. The film features Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz, Gerald Mohr, Marie Windsor, and Richard Kiley. The film marks Dmytryk's return to directing after he had first been named to the Hollywood blacklist and had a jail term for contempt of Congress. He chose to testify in April 1951, and named fellow members of leftist organizations from his brief time with the Communist Party. Afterward he went into political exile in England for a time. Producer Stanley Kramer was the first to hire him again as a director. The film was shot on location in San Francisco, though the city is not named in the film. Plot Eddie Miller (Arthur Franz), a delivery man, struggles with his hatred of women. This hatred is exacerbated if he feels drawn to a woman who turns out to be unattainable; he tends to see this as a personal affront. Also, he is especially both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman And The Mole Men
''Superman and the Mole Men'' (titled onscreen as ''Superman and the Mole-Men'', but all posters and advertising omit the hyphen) is a 1951 American independent black-and-white superhero film released by Lippert Pictures. Produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Lee Sholem, it stars George Reeves as Superman and Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane. It is the first feature film based on any DC Comics character, and the first time George Reeves played the role of Superman. In the film's story, reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, bald humanoids who, out of curiosity, climb to the surface at night. They glow in the dark, which scares the local townspeople who form a mob intent on killing the creatures. Only Superman can intervene to prevent tragedy. Plot Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Wagon Train
''Utah Wagon Train'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by John K. Butler, and starring Rex Allen, Penny Edwards, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Barcroft, Sarah Padden and Grant Withers. It was released on October 15, 1951, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Rex Allen as Rex Allen *Koko as Koko * Penny Edwards as Nancy Bonner *Buddy Ebsen as Snooper *Roy Barcroft as Henchman Hank Driscoll *Sarah Padden as Sarah Wendover *Grant Withers as Red Bancroft *Arthur Space as Robert Hatfield *Edwin Rand as Jess Sutton *Robert Karnes as Henchman Jack Scully * William Holmes as Henchman Pete Millan *Stanley Andrews as Sheriff *Frank Jenks as Hap *Al Bridge as Sam Sickle *Forrest Taylor as Cyrus Bonner *Louis Mason as Hotel Clerk *Peggy Walker as Mrs. Emily Sutton *Adrienne Marden Adrienne Marden (born Mabel Adrienne Baruch, September 2, 1909 – November 9, 1978) was an American film and television actress. Early years Marden was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payment On Demand
''Payment on Demand'' is a 1951 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan (actor), Barry Sullivan. The screenplay by Bernhardt and Bruce Manning chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution. Plot In the opening scenes we meet San Francisco socialite Joyce Ramsey, her daughter Dee; Dee’s fiancée, a banker; Joyce’s husband, David; their daughter, Martha, a college student; Martha’s outspoken boyfriend, Phil Polanski, who is working his way through college to become an agricultural chemist. Joyce is concerned about Phil’s working-class background: His family is Czech and his father works as a taxi starter at the Union Terminal. Joyce is clearly accustomed to managing everything around her in order to maintain the position, family and success that she and David set out to achieve. David is preoccupied and unhappy, and while he is dressing for dinner, he suddenly asks fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Company She Keeps
''The Company She Keeps'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as ''femme fatale'' Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir ''Out of the Past''. In 2009, ''The Guardian'' ... and Dennis O'Keefe. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Cromwell's film of the previous year, '' Caged'', also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bridges' film debut. Plot Released from prison after serving two years on a check-forging charge, Mildred Lynch changes her name to Diane Stuart and moves to Los Angeles. Parole officer Joan Willburn finds her a job at a hospital. Diane repays her by stealing Joan's boyfriend, Larry Collins, after he comes to the hospital to visit a patient. Diane hides the relationship from Joan and hides her past from Larry. Once she finally finds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
