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Albert J. Cohen
Albert J. Cohen (1903–1984) was an American screenwriter and film producer.Manchel p.701 He worked at studios such as Republic and Universal Pictures. He was married to the actress Jeanne Sorel and their daughter Louise Sorel also became an actress. Filmography Producer * ''Who Killed Aunt Maggie?'' (1940) * ''The Devil Pays Off'' (1941) * ''Rookies on Parade'' (1941) * ''Angels with Broken Wings'' (1941) * ''Sailors on Leave'' (1941) * '' Doctors Don't Tell'' (1941) * '' Puddin' Head'' (1941) * ''Sleepytime Gal'' (1942) * ''Youth on Parade'' (1942) * ''Lady for a Night'' (1942) * ''Remember Pearl Harbor'' (1942) * ''Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) * ''Chatterbox'' (1943) * ''Hit Parade of 1943'' (1943) * '' Sleepy Lagoon'' (1943) * ''Thumbs Up'' (1943) * ''Casanova in Burlesque'' (1944) * ''Man from Frisco'' * ''The Fighting Seabees'' (1944) * '' Atlantic City'' (1944) * ''Earl Carroll Vanities'' (1945) * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) * ''Unknown Island'' (1948) * '' Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by population, the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an Independent city (United States), independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the List of metropolitan areas of the United States, 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest combined statistical area, CSA in the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Parade Of 1943
''Hit Parade of 1943'' also known as ''Change of Heart'' is a 1943 American musical film made by Republic Pictures.Hurtst p.243 It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and produced by Albert J. Cohen from a screenplay by Frank Gill Jr. and Frances Hyland. The film stars John Carroll, Susan Hayward (singing dubbed by Jeanne Darrell), Gail Patrick (singing dubbed by Ruth Fox), Eve Arden, Melville Cooper, Walter Catlett, Mary Treen, and Dorothy Dandridge. It also features several orchestras including the Count Basie Orchestra, Freddy Martin and his orchestra, Ray McKinley and his orchestra, and the Golden Gate Quartet. Cast * John Carroll as Rick Farrell * Susan Hayward as Jill Wright * Gail Patrick as Toni Jarrett * Eve Arden as Belinda Wright * Melville Cooper as Bradley Cole * Walter Catlett as J. MacClellan Davis * Mary Treen as Janie * Tom Kennedy as Westinghouse * Astrid Allwyn as Joyce Germaine * Tim Ryan as Brownie May * Dorothy Dandridge as Count Basie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Beneath The Sea (1953 Film)
''City Beneath the Sea'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn and Suzan Ball. The film is based on the book ''Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea'' by Harry E. Rieseberg.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot In Jamaica, salvage divers Brad and Tony are hired by Dwight Trevor to find ''The Lady Luck'', a ship that supposedly sank with all hands and $1,000,000 in gold bullion. There is no trace of the sunken ship, but there is a sunken city, the city of Port Royal that was destroyed in an earthquake in 1692. The gold bullion was actually lost in a modern-day quake and is part of an insurance fraud perpetrated by Trevor. He does not want the divers to find the gold and will stop at nothing to ensure the success of his plan. Cast * Robert Ryan as Brad Carlton * Mala Powers as Terry McBride * Anthony Quinn as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because Of You (1952 Film)
''Because of You'' is a 1952 American drama romance film directed by Joseph Pevney and starred Loretta Young and Jeff Chandler. This film was surprising in that it showed a provocative "sexy side" of Miss Young, quite different from her usual dignified brunette "nice girl" part. In late 1954, Jeff Chandler said this was his favorite among the films he had made. Plot A sexy blonde, still a little fresh off the farm, Christine Carroll is preparing to marry her handsome boyfriend. She finds out too late that her fiancé Mike is a gangster and, once he slips stolen merchandise into her purse, she becomes his unwitting accessory. Though she goes to jail, she is innocent of the crime. Through the kindness of prison psychiatrist Dr. Breen, Christine turns her life around in prison, becoming a nurse's aide in the infirmary. Upon her release, Christine gets a job at a respectable hospital, where she falls in love with wounded combat pilot Steve Kimberly, an architect from good family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horizons West
''Horizons West'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Julie Adams and Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Golde ....Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Dixon. Film Criticism; Meadville Vol. 26, Iss. 3, (Spring 2002): 52-0_3. Plot After the Civil War, Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas and to their parents' ranch. Neil is happy to simply help run the spread, but Dan's ambition is to build an empire, the way ruthless business tycoon Cord Hardin has. From the moment they meet, Hardin's wife Lorna has romantic designs on Dan. After a series of confrontations between the two men result in Hardin's death, the two become involved. Dan becomes a powerful figure, overseeing a vast enterprise t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Women (1950 Film)
''Prehistoric Women'' is a 1950 low-budget fantasy adventure film, written and directed by Gregg G. Tallas and starring Laurette Luez and Allan Nixon. It also features Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon, and Mara Lynn. Released by Alliance Productions, the independent film was also titled ''The Virgin Goddess''. The film was later distributed in the United States as a double feature with ''Man Beast''.McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). "You Won't Believe Your Eyes". Bear Manor Media. . Page 254 ''Prehistoric Women'' is similar to the 1940 film ''One Million B.C.'' The film also acts as somewhat of a spiritual predecessor to the 1967 film of the same name (sometimes known as ''Slave Girls'') starring Martine Beswick, although the two are otherwise unrelated. Plot Tigri (Luez) and her Stone Age friends, all of which are women, hate all men. However, she and her Amazon tribe see men as a "necessary evil" and capture them as potential husbands. Engor (Nixon), who is smarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Island
''Unknown Island'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Virginia Grey, Phillip Reed and Richard Denning. Shot in Cinecolor it was released by Film Classics and in Britain by General Film Distributors. Plot Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne (Phillip Reed) and his fiancée Carole (Virginia Grey) are at a cafe in Singapore, looking for a charter to an island supposedly inhabited by dinosaurs. They come across the ruthless, two fisted, alcohol-suffering Captain Tarnowski (Barton MacLane). They decide to talk, and Osborne asks if Tarnowski is willing to give them a charter in his ship to the unknown island. Initially Tarnowski refuses, but then Osborne tells that during World War II he was a pilot in the US Navy. He had flown over many remote islands, and on one he reported seeing large, moving creatures that looked like Dinosaurs. He shows Tarnowski a photo, and the captain finally agrees to take them there. Before departing, Tarnowski introduces them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (film)
''The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan and George Macready.Spicer p.422 Premise A newspaper reporter investigates when one of his friends is murdered, a crime apparently connected to a missing art work. Cast * Lee Bowman as Gilbert Archer * Marguerite Chapman as Patricia Foster, AKA Laura Browning * Edgar Buchanan as Rev. George Bradford * George Macready as Matthew Stoker * Lee Patrick as Susan * Jonathan Hale as Captain Griffin * J. Edward Bromberg as Ernst Helms * Elisabeth Risdon as Catherine Walsh * Miles Mander as Dr. Marko * Moroni Olsen as Bishop Martin * Katherine Emery Katherine Drewry Emery (October 11, 1906 – February 7, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Emery was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from Sweet Briar College in 1928 and then went home to Montclair, New ... as Mrs. Stoker * Noel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Carroll Vanities (film)
''Earl Carroll Vanities'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Alan Mowbray and Stephanie Bachelor. It was released on April 5, 1945 by Republic Pictures. The film's title refers to the real-life revue ''The Earl Carroll Vanities'', but the film is not related to ''Earl Carroll Sketchbook'', a film that would be released the following year. Plot Princess Drina returns to America where she was educated. She is traveling with her betrothed, the usually inebriated Grand Duke Paul, and with Queen Mother Elena, who wants Drina to secure a bank loan that will sustain their small republic economically. Drina encounters Tex Donnelly, an American woman who runs a nightclub, and confides that her secret wish is to sing and dance. Tex's business partner and songwriter Danny Baldwin needs a replacement when the club's star entertainer, his girlfriend Claire Elliott, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic City (1944 Film)
''Atlantic City'' is a 1944 American musical romance directed by Ray McCarey and starring Constance Moore. The film concerns the formative years of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort. The supporting cast features Louis Armstrong and Dorothy Dandridge. The film was reissued in 1950 under the title ''Atlantic City Honeymoon''. Linked 2013-06-16 Plot In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Seabees
''The Fighting Seabees'' is a 1944 war film, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. ''The Fighting Seabees'' portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II. At the 17th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Walter Scharf and Roy Webb but the award went to Max Steiner for '' Since You Went Away''. Plot "Wedge" Donovan ( John Wayne) is a tough construction boss, building airstrips in the Pacific for the U.S. Navy during World War II. He clashes with his liaison officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Yarrow ( Dennis O'Keefe), over the fact that his men are not allowed to arm themselves against the Japanese. When the enemy lands in force on the island, Donovan’s men want to help fight. Donov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man From Frisco
''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley. Plot Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Second World War who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by the former superintendent of the shipyard, Joel Kennedy. A disappointed lover fails to deliver an important message on welds and it leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.Bernard F. Dick, ''The star-spangled screen: the American World War II film'' (1996)p. 108/ref> The subject of the film shows some degree of wartime propaganda. The lead character is said to be based on the real-life Henry J. Kaiser, and the film is set in the Kaiser Shipyards. Like the later ''Betrayal from the East'' (1945), ''Man from Frisco'' included actual radio reports of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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