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David Bruce (actor)
David Bruce (born Marden Andrew McBroom; January 6, 1916 – May 3, 1976)Wilson, Scott (2016). "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed."'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 96. . """California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXB-2S6G : Fri Apr 04 00:36:36 UTC 2025), Entry for Marden A McBroom and Vernon McBroom. was an American film actor. He was a company member of Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek, Wisconsin in 1939. Life and career Born Marden Andrew McBroom in Kankakee, Illinois (but always known as Andy to his friends), Bruce was the second of four children born to prominent Kankakee restaurateur Vernon McBroom and his wife, the former Neva Voorhees."United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4F-KGY : Wed Jan 08 14:58:56 UTC 2025), Entry for Vernon W McBroom and Neva M McBroom, 1920."United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salome, Where She Danced
''Salome, Where She Danced'' is a 1945 American Technicolor western (genre), Western drama film, directed by Charles Lamont and starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron (actor), Rod Cameron and Walter Slezak. The film follows the adventures of a dancer in 19th-century Europe and the United States. It is loosely based on the story of Lola Montez. Choreography was by Lester Horton. Plot The film opens in Virginia in 1865, shortly after Robert E. Lee, General Lee's surrender at Battle of Appomattox Court House, Appomattox Court House. A war correspondent, Jim Steed, exchanges comments with Count von Bohlen, an arrogant Prussian army officer serving as a military attaché during the American Civil War. A year later, Steed is in Vienna shortly before the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. There, he encounters a famous dancer, Anna Marie, whom he persuades to spy for him on von Bohlen, now a member of the Prussian general staff, who has become infatuated with her. The secret pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland, and reputation for his womanising and hedonistic personal life. His most notable roles include Robin Hood in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938), which was later named by the American Film Institute as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains, 18th-greatest hero in American film history, the lead role in Captain Blood (1935 film), ''Captain Blood'' (1935), Major Geoffrey Vickers in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film), ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1936), and the hero in a number of Westerns such as Dodge City (film), ''Dodge City'' (1939), Santa Fe Trail (film), ''Santa Fe Trail'', Virginia City (film), ''Virginia City'' (both 1940) and San Antonio (film), ''San Antonio'' (1945). Flynn was posthumousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant York (film)
''Sergeant York'' is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Directed by Howard Hawks, the film stars Gary Cooper in the title role, and was based on York's diary, as edited by Tom Skeyhill, and adapted by Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard Koch (screenwriter), Howard E. Koch, and Sam Cowan (uncredited). York refused, several times, to authorize a film version of his life story, but finally yielded to persistent efforts to finance the creation of an interdenominational Bible school. The story that York insisted on Cooper for the title role comes from a telegram that producer Jesse L. Lasky wrote to Cooper pleading with him to accept the part, to which he signed York's name. ''Sergeant York'' was a critical and commercial success, and became 1941 in film, the highest-grossing film of 1941. Cooper went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, while the film al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Woman
''Singapore Woman'' is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Brenda Marshall, David Bruce and Virginia Field. The Warner Bros. B picture is a remake of '' Dangerous'' (1935) using leftover sets from '' The Letter'' (1940). The story was based on Laird Doyle's short ''Hard Luck Dame''. At one point both Ida Lupino and Jeffrey Lynn were attracted to the project and the latter received a suspension from the studio after refusing to do the role. Although Negulesco was the sole-credited director, he left the production and the film was completed by producer Harlan Thompson. Synopsis Floating in the water, a copy of '' Singapore News'' newspaper is dated "Wednesday, September 10th, 1941". Troubled heiress Vicki Moore believes she has a jinx on her due to the curse hurled at her by the widow of a man she supposedly drove to suicide after playing with his emotions leading to the collapse soon afterwards of her own father's business. One nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Wolf (1941 Film)
''The Sea Wolf'' is a 1941 American adventure drama film adaptation of Jack London's 1904 novel '' The Sea-Wolf'' with Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, and Alexander Knox making his debut in an American film. The film was written by Robert Rossen and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film was first premiered onboard the S.S. '' America'' traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco, its special group of passengers including many cast members."Jack London Film Premiere at Sea." Stockton Evening and Sunday Record, 17 March 1941, 11. A private screening the following day—22 March—was presented at the California home of Jack London's widow, Charmain London. Later it was screened at the 9th annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival on April 26, 2018 in Los Angeles. The version of the film screened was the original theatrical cut that was reassembled after 35mm nitrate elements were discovered at the Museum of Modern Art. It included thirteen minutes of foota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight From Destiny
''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 8, 1941. Synopsis After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter ( Thomas Mitchell) decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes nothing but harm to society. When Henry learns that his friend Betty's ( Geraldine Fitzgerald) husband, Michael ( Jeffrey Lynn), has been painting forgeries of ancient paintings for gallery owner Ketti Moret ( Mona Maris), he investigates the fraudulent dealer's life. Judging that Ketti is truly evil, Henry prepares to murder her. Cast * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Betty Farroway * Thomas Mitchell as Professor Henry Todhunter * Jeffrey Lynn as Michael Farroway * James Stephenson as Dr. Lawrence Stevens * Mona Maris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe Trail (film)
''Santa Fe Trail'' is a 1940 American Western (genre), western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn as J. E. B. Stuart, J. E. B. "Jeb" Stuart, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey as John Brown (abolitionist), John Brown, Ronald Reagan as George Armstrong Custer and Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale. Written by Robert Buckner, the film is critical of the abolitionist John Brown and his controversial campaign against slavery before the American Civil War. In a subplot, Jeb Stuart and George Armstrong Custer—who are depicted as friends from the same West Point graduating class—compete for the hand of Kit Carson Holliday. The film ranked among the higher grossing films of the year, and the seventh Flynn–de Havilland collaboration. Its content has little relevance to the actual Santa Fe Trail, and the script took multiple liberties with the historical record. Plot At United States Military Academy, West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Carl Rader (Van Heflin), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Letter (1940 Film)
''The Letter'' is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur. The story was inspired by a real-life scandal involving the Eurasian wife of the headmaster of a school in Kuala Lumpur who was convicted in a murder trial after shooting dead a male friend in April 1911. She was pardoned by the local sultan after a public furor. Plot Leslie Crosbie, the wife of a British rubber plantation manager in Malaya, shoots dead Geoffrey Hammond, a well-known member of the expatriate community. Leslie tells the servant to send for the new district officer and her husband Robert, who is loading rubber for shipment. Crosbie returns, delivered by his attorney, a close family friend. Leslie claims that she ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of The River
''East of the River'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. The film stars John Garfield, Brenda Marshall, Marjorie Rambeau, George Tobias, William Lundigan and Moroni Olsen. The film was released by Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ... on November 9, 1940. Plot Mama Teresa runs a small New York cafe. She keeps son Joe Lorenzo out of reform school and adopts his hopeless, homeless pal Nick, hoping they'll stay out of trouble. Joe's life of crime pays for Nick's education. He pretends to be out west running a ranch, but Joe is actually doing time in San Quentin prison for his crimes. He gets out and returns to New York with his girl, Laurie Romayne, a convicted forger, to see Nick graduate from colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dispatch From Reuters
''A Dispatch from Reuters'' is a 1940 biographical film about Paul Reuter, the man who built the famous news service that bears his name. The film was directed by William Dieterle and stars Edward G. Robinson. Plot Paul Reuter starts a messenger service using homing pigeons to fill a gap in the telegraph network spanning Europe, but he faces difficulty attracting subscribers. When poison is mistakenly sent to a hospital, Reuter's message saves many lives. However, he is persuaded by Ida Magnus, the pretty daughter of Dr. Magnus, to suppress the news, as a scandal would jeopardize the good work that the doctors are performing. With some hot news about Russia's invasion of Hungary, which would depress the stock market, Reuter convinces bankers that he can provide them with financial information much more quickly than by any other means. His friend Max Wagner runs Reuter's Brussels office, but Reuter learns that Ida had visited there and taken control of the office. Reuter sends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knute Rockne All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. The film also includes cameos by football coaches "Pop" Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg, William H. Spaulding and Howard Jones, playing themselves. It also has a cameo by Olympic star Jim Thorpe. Reagan's presidential campaign revived interest in the film, and as a result, some reporters called him the Gipper. The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon, who replaced William K. Howard after filming had begun. In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money And The Woman
''Money and the Woman'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by William K. Howard and written by Robert Presnell Sr.. The film stars Jeffrey Lynn, Brenda Marshall, John Litel, Lee Patrick, Henry O'Neill and Roger Pryor. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 17, 1940. Plot Cast * Jeffrey Lynn as Dave Bennett * Brenda Marshall as Barbara Patteson * John Litel as Jeremy 'Jerry ' Helm * Lee Patrick as Miss Martha Church *Henry O'Neill as Mr. Mason * Roger Pryor as Charles 'Charlie' Patteson *Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Mr. Adler *Henry Kolker as Mr. Rollins * William Gould as Chief Detective Dyer * Edward Keane as Mr. Kaiser *William Marshall as Bank Clerk *Peter Ashley as Bank Teller * Mildred Coles as Secretary at Bank *Sandra Stephenson as Jeannie Patteson *Willie Best William Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), known professionally as Willie Best or Sleep 'n' Eat, was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the first African A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
