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Barry Conners
Barry Conners (1883–1933) was an American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Solomon p.331 An established writer for the stage, he was employed in Hollywood during the final few years of life during the early sound era. Selected filmography * '' The Patsy'' (1928) * ''Charlie Chan Carries On'' (1931) * ''The Black Camel'' (1931) * ''The Spider'' (1931) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' (1931) * '' Women of All Nations'' (1931) * ''Bachelor's Affairs'' (1932) * '' Chandu the Magician'' (1932) * ''Charlie Chan's Chance'' (1932) * ''Hat Check Girl'' (1932) * ''Me and My Gal'' (1932) * '' The Gay Caballero (1932) * ''The Rainbow Trail'' (1932) * ''The Trial of Vivienne Ware'' (1932) * ''Too Busy to Work (1932 film)'' (1932) * ''Hot Pepper'' (1933) * ''Pilgrimage'' (1933) * ''Brides Are Like That ''Brides Are Like That'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Ben Markson. The film stars Ross Alexander, Anita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania known for its prominence in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. It is located at a bend in the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek. Initial settlement of Oil City was sporadic, and tied to the iron industry. After the first oil wells were drilled in 1861, it became central to the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Wolf's Head motor oil companies. Tourism plays a prominent role in the region by promoting oil heritage sites, nature trails, and Victorian architecture. The population was 9,608 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Oil City, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Cornplanter Tract and Oil Creek Furnace In 1796, the state of Pennsylvania gave Cornplanter, chief of the Wolf Band of the Seneca nation, of land along the west bank of the Allegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, as well as a small ... [...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, play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Deaths
Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – " Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls " Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** National Socialist German Workers Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitler gives his "Proclam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power ( TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always A Bride (1940 Film)
''Always a Bride'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Rosemary Lane and George Reeves. Plot summary Wealthy Alice Bond ( Rosemary Lane), dissatisfied with her dishwater-dull fiancé Marshall Winkler (John Eldridge), throws him over in favor of Michael Stevens (George Reeves). To make certain that her new beau will be acceptable to her parents, Alice contrives to have Michael enter a mayoral campaign. As election day draws close, criminals complicate matters. Cast * Rosemary Lane as Alice Bond * George Reeves as Michael 'Mike' Stevens * John Eldredge as Marshall Winkler * James Hayter as Dutton * Virginia Brissac as Lucy Bond * Francis Pierlot as Pete Bond * Oscar O'Shea as Uncle Dan Jarvis * Ferris Taylor as Mayor Paul Loomis * Joe King as Mr. Franklyn (as Joseph King) * Phyllis Ruth as Mary Ann Coleridge * Lucia Carroll as Mayor's Receptionist * Jack Mower as Martin, First Man Yelling Out at Meeting * Tom Wilson as Charlie, Dance Party Guest Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brides Are Like That
''Brides Are Like That'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by William C. McGann and written by Ben Markson. The film stars Ross Alexander, Anita Louise, Joseph Cawthorn, Kathleen Lockhart, Gene Lockhart and Dick Purcell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 18, 1936. Plot Bill McAllister is a quick talking nephew of a rich Uncle who has a shipping business, and to which he lives off of as a young man by charging most of his expenses ....he only has a single dollar saved in his sleeve. Bill meets and falls for a young lady named Hazel who is the daughter of a large apple baron...and although Hazel thinks she is in love with a Dr. Jenkins, Bill convinces Dr. Jenkins that he really doesn't want to get married and then woos Hazel into falling in love with himself. Bill is a very fast talking, quick thinking person who uses flattery to impress people and get them to agree to his ideas....or at least stall off his creditors and detractors from talking action a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilgrimage (1933 Film)
''Pilgrimage'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford. The film was a box office disappointment for Fox. Cast * Henrietta Crosman as Mrs. Hannah Jessop * Heather Angel as Suzanne * Norman Foster as Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop (Hannah's son) * Lucille La Verne as Mrs. Kelly Hatfield * Maurice Murphy as Gary Worth * Marian Nixon as Mary Saunders * Jay Ward as Jimmy Saunders (Mary and Jimmy Hessop's son) * Robert Warwick as Major Albertson * Louise Carter as Mrs. Rogers * Betty Blythe as Janet Prescot * Francis Ford as Mayor Elmer Briggs * Charley Grapewin as Dad Saunders * Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Worth (Gary Worth's mother) * Frances Rich Frances Rich (born Irene Frances Lither Deffenbaugh; January 8, 1910 – October 14, 2007) was an American actress, artist, and sculptor. She was the daughter of actress Irene Rich. Early life Frances Rich was born January 8, 1910, in ... as The Nurse * Shirley Palmer as Nurse References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Pepper (1933 Film)
''Hot Pepper'' (1933) is an American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film starring Lupe Vélez, Edmund Lowe, and Victor McLaglen, directed by John G. Blystone and released by Fox Film Corporation. The film appeared before the enforcement of the Production Code. This film is considered an installment in the series of films dating back to the silent film ''What Price Glory? (1926 film), What Price Glory?'' (1926), starring Lowe and McLaglen in their characters of Sergeant Harry Quirt and Captain Jim Flagg with Dolores del Río as the female costar. The pair made a sequel to that film called ''The Cock-Eyed World'' (1929), costarring Lili Damita. Two other films followed before ''Hot Pepper''. Cast *Edmund Lowe as Harry Quirt *Lupe Vélez as Pepper *Victor McLaglen as Jim Flagg *El Brendel as Olsen *Lilian Bond as Hortense *Boothe Howard as Trigger Thomas *Gloria Roy as Lily * Leo White as Waiter (uncredited) References External linksHot Pepper at IMDB*Wayback archived versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Busy To Work (1932 Film)
''Too Busy to Work'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by John G. Blystone, written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein, and starring Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Dick Powell, Frederick Burton, Charles Middleton and Louise Beavers. It was released on December 2, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Will Rogers as Jubilo *Marian Nixon as Rose *Dick Powell as Dan Hardy * Frederick Burton as Judge Hardy * Charles Middleton as Chief of Police *Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servan ... as Mammy References External links * * 1932 films Fox Film films American drama films 1932 drama films Films directed by John G. Blystone American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trial Of Vivienne Ware
''The Trial of Vivienne Ware'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein, and starring Joan Bennett, Donald Cook, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, ZaSu Pitts, Lilian Bond and Alan Dinehart. It was released on May 1, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot A wealthy socialite on trial for the murder of her unfaithful fiancee is defended by her ex-boyfriend. Cast *Joan Bennett as Vivienne Ware * Donald Cook as John Sutherland * Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Graham McNally *ZaSu Pitts as Gladys Fairweather *Lilian Bond as Dolores Divine *Alan Dinehart as Prosecutor *Herbert Mundin as William Boggs *Howard Phillips as Minetti aka Joe Garson *William Pawley as Joseph Gilk *Noel Madison as Angelo Paroni *Jameson Thomas as Damon Fenwick *Ruth Selwyn as Mercedes Joy *Christian Rub as Axel Nordstrom *Maude Eburne Maude Eburne (born Maud Eburne Riggs, November 10, 1875 – October 15, 1960) was a Canadian charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rainbow Trail (1932 Film)
''The Rainbow Trail'' is a 1932 Pre-Code Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien. The picture is an adaptation of Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American fronti ...'s novel of the same name and a sequel to the 1931 film ''Riders of the Purple Sage (1931 film), Riders of the Purple Sage'', which also stars O'Brien. Cast * George O'Brien as Shefford *Cecilia Parker as Fay Larkin *Minna Gombell as Ruth *Roscoe Ates as Ike Wilkins *J. M. Kerrigan as Paddy Harrigan *James Kirkwood Sr., James Kirkwood as Venters *W. L. Thorne as Dyer *Robert Frazer as Lone Eagle *Ruth Donnelly as Abigail *Niles Welch as Willets *Landers Stevens as Presby *Laska Winter as Singing Cloud *Edward Hearn (actor), Edward Hearn as Jim Lassiter *Alice Ward as Jane Witherste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gay Caballero (1932 Film)
''The Gay Caballero'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Barry Conners and Philip Klein. The film stars George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, Linda Watkins, C. Henry Gordon and Weldon Heyburn. The film's screenplay was adapted from the novel ''The Gay Bandit of the Border'' by Tom Gill. The film was released on February 14, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * George O'Brien as Ted Radcliffe *Victor McLaglen as Don Bob Harkness/"El Coyote" * Conchita Montenegro as Adela O'Brien Morales *Linda Watkins as Ann Grey * C. Henry Gordon as Don Paco Morales *Weldon Heyburn as Jito *Martin Garralaga as Manuel *Willard Robertson as Maj. Lawrence Blount *Juan Torena as Juan Rodrigues *Al Ernest Garcia Allan Ernest Garcia (11 March 1887 – 4 September 1938) was an American actor and casting director, best known for his long association with Charlie Chaplin. Life and career Al Ernest Garcia appeared in over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
