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Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II. She is the maternal grandmother of actor Chris Pine. Early life Gwynne was born on December 18, 1918, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Pearl (née Guinn) and Jefferson Benjamin Trice, an apparel manufacturer. She had a brother Jefferson Jr. After her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, she attended Stephens College, where she studied drama. Career While accompanying her father to a convention in Los Angeles, Gwynne obtained a job modeling for Catalina Swimwear. She soon began acting in small theaters and appeared in a newsreel and a charity short. In June 1939, she signed a contract with Universal and was immediately put to work in '' Unexpected Father''. Universal cast her in a variety of genres includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waco, Texas
Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and Interstate 35, I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin, Texas, Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 population of 146,608, making it the List of cities in Texas by population, 24th-most populous city in the state.Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022, Population: April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 (SUB-IP-EST2023-ANNRNK) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division Release Date: May 2024 The Waco metropolitan area, Waco metropolitan statistical area consists of McLennan, Falls and Bosque counties, which had a 2020 population of 295,782. Bosque County was added to the Waco MSA in 2023. The 2024 U.S. census population estimate for the Waco metropolitan area was 307,123 residents. History 1824–1865 Indigenous peoples occupied areas along the river for thousands of years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942 Film)
''Ride 'Em Cowboy'' is a 1942 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Johnny Mack Brown, Ella Fitzgerald (in her first film appearance), Samuel S. Hinds, Douglas Dumbrille, Morris Ankrum, and directed by Arthur Lubin. The film focuses on Abbott and Costello as they play the role of two peanut vendors on the run from their boss. Despite their lack of knowledge in the trade, they get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch. The film is set in the West. Plot The author of best-selling western novels, Bronco Bob Mitchell, has never set foot in the west. A newspaper article has exposed this fact to his fans, and his image is suffering because of it. He decides to make an appearance at a Long Island charity rodeo to bolster his image. When a steer escapes while he is riding a horse nearby, he is thrown. Not knowing what to do, a cowgirl, Anne Shaw, comes to his rescue and saves his life by bulldogging the steer. During the rescue, she is injured and ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' is a 1939 American comedy film starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and Robert Cummings. Plot Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter Banning and mobster Tony Garcia are suspected. However, Hamilton's friend Edgar Bergen solves the case (''without much help from Charlie McCarthy''). Cast Uncredited Production The film was announced in June 1938. It was the second movie Bergen made for Universal following ''Letter of Introduction''. Bob Cummings was assigned in October 1939. Filming took place from November to December 1939. Reception The ''New York Times'' called it "a nondescript omlette". ''Variety'' wrote "whatever box office reaction" the film "is able to generate depends on the ability of Edgar Bergen and his wooden stooge to carry this inadequate script and inept direction. Picture will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Guy
''The Big Guy'' is a 1939 American drama crime film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Plot A prison warden ( Victor McLaglen) can either keep loot for his family or save an innocent youth ( Jackie Cooper) condemned to die. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Warden Bill Whitlock * Jackie Cooper as Jimmy Hutchins * Ona Munson as Mary Whitlock * Peggy Moran as Joan Lawson * Edward Brophy as Dippy * Jonathan Hale as Jack Lang * Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the ... as Lawson * Wallis Clark as District Attorney * Alan Davis as Joe * Murray Alper as Williams * Edward Pawley as Buckhart * George McKay as Buzz Miller Production Universal had been looking for a project to team Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper for some months ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Plot Cast * 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 Waller (June 14, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor. Early years Waller's involvement with dramatics began when he was a student at the University of Wisconsin. Career Stage Waller performe ... 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] |
Little Accident (film)
''Little Accident'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Paul Yawitz and Eve Greene. It is very loosely based on the 1928 play '' Little Accident'' by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell, mostly retaining just its title. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Florence Rice, Richard Carlson, Ernest Truex, Joy Hodges, Kathleen Howard, Howard Hickman, Edgar Kennedy, Etienne Girardot and Fritz Feld. The film was released on October 27, 1939, by Universal Pictures. Plot On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby. Cast *Hugh Herbert as Herbert Pearson *Florence Rice as Alice Pearson * Richard Carlson as Perry Allerton *Ernest Truex as Tabby Morgan *Joy Hodges as Joan Huston *Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Allerton *Howard Hickman as Mr. Allerton *Edgar Kennedy as Paper Hanger *Etienne Girardot as Professor Artemus Glenwater *Fritz Feld as Malisse *Charles D. Brown as Jeff Collins *Mary Field as Miss Wilson *Baby Sandy as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Frontier
''Oklahoma Frontier'' is a 1939 American Western film written and directed by Ford Beebe. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, James Blaine and Bob Kortman. The film was released on October 10, 1939, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Johnny Mack Brown as Jeff McLeod * Bob Baker as Tom Rankin *Fuzzy Knight as Windy Day *Anne Gwynne as Janet Rankin *James Blaine as George Frazier *Bob Kortman as J. W. Saunders * Charles King as Soapy *Harry Tenbrook as Grimes *Lane Chandler as Sergeant *Horace Murphy as Mushy *Lloyd Ingraham as Judge *Joe De La Cruz as Cheyenne *Anthony Warde Anthony Warde (born Benjamin Schwartz; January 1, 1909 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in over 150 movies from 1937 to 1964. Early years Born as Benjamin Schwartz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day 1909 ... as Wayne References External links * {{Ford Beebe 1939 films American Western (genre) films 1939 Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cremated
Cremation is a method of Disposal of human corpses, final disposition of a corpse through Combustion, burning. Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an Pyre, open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other parts of the world. In modern times, cremation is commonly carried out with a Crematorium, closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium. Cremation leaves behind an average of of remains known as ''ashes'' or ''cremains''. This is not all ash but includes unburnt fragments of bone mineral, which are commonly ground into powder. They are inorganic and inert, and thus do not constitute a health risk and may be buried, interred in a memorial site, retained by relatives or scattered in various ways. History Ancient Cremation dates from at least 17,000 years ago in the archaeological record, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Picture Country Hospital
The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) is a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the motion picture and television industries and their families with limited or no resources, including services such as temporary financial assistance, case management, and residential living. Origin Mary Pickford conceived the idea of a fund to help those in the motion picture industry who were out of work and struggling and, in 1921, the Motion Picture Relief Fund was founded with Joseph Schenck as president, Pickford as vice-president and the Reverend Neal Dodd as administrator. During the 1930s, the untimely deaths of several former Hollywood stars who ended up destitute shook the community. These included Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle, John Bowers, Karl Dane, Florence Lawrence, Marie Prevost and Lou Tellegen. In 1940, Jean Hersholt, then president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, found of walnut and orange groves in the southwest end of the San Fernando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Prosecutor (TV Series)
''Public Prosecutor'' is an American television series produced in 1947–1948, which first aired in 1951. It was the first dramatic series to be shot on film instead of being performed and broadcast live television, live. Broadcast history ''Public Prosecutor'' was the first dramatic series to be shot on film (in this case, 16 mm film to save production costs), instead of being performed and broadcast live television, live. John Howard (American actor), John Howard starred in the title role of prosecutor, public prosecutor Stephen Allen, along with Anne Gwynne as his secretary Patricia Kelly and Walter Sande as his assistant Evans. Each story began with the cast members addressing the camera (representing the TV viewers) directly, welcoming them to the office and bringing them up to date on the current case. The supporting casts were familiar from theatrical B movies and serials of the day. The format was patterned after daytime radio dramas, which ran in 15-minute installmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Frankenstein (1944 Film)
''House of Frankenstein'' is a 1944 American horror film starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine. It was directed by Erle C. Kenton and produced by Universal Pictures. Based on Curt Siodmak's story "The Devil's Brood", the film is about Dr. Gustav Niemann, who escapes from prison and promises to create a new body for his assistant Daniel. Over the course of the film, they encounter Count Dracula, the Wolf Man (Larry Talbot), the ghastly Heidi - and Frankenstein's monster. The film is a sequel to ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' (1943). Universal had initially planned a film titled ''Chamber of Horrors'', which would have included several of their horror-themed characters, but this project was canceled. The concept was later revived as ''House of Frankenstein''. Filming began on April 4, 1944, with the highest budget for a Frankenstein (Universal film series), Universal ''Frankenstein'' film at that time, and ended in early May. Screenings started in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein (1931 film), Frankenstein'' (1931), his 82nd film, established him as a horror icon, and he reprised the role for the sequels ''Bride of Frankenstein'' (1935) and ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep (The Mummy), Imhotep in ''The Mummy (1932 film), The Mummy'' (1932), and voiced the Grinch in, as well as narrating, the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special), How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' (1966), which won him a Grammy Award. Aside from his numerous film roles (174 films), Karloff acted in many live stage plays and appeared on dozens of radio and television programs as well. For his contribution to film and television, Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
