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Dillinger (1945 Film)
''Dillinger'' is a 1945 gangster film telling the story of John Dillinger. The film was directed by Max Nosseck. ''Dillinger'' was the first major film to star Lawrence Tierney. The B-movie was shot in black and white and features a smoke-bomb bank robbery edited into the film from the 1937 Fritz Lang film '' You Only Live Once''. The film was released on DVD by Warner Bros. for the ''Film Noir Classic Collections 2'' in 2005, even though the film generally is not regarded as being film noir. Some sequences were shot at Big Bear Lake, California. Plot summary A newsreel plays, summing up the gangster life of John Dillinger in detail. At the end of the newsreel, Dillinger's father walks onto the stage and speaks to the movie audience about his son's childhood back in Indiana, which he says was ordinary and not very eventful, but concedes that his son had ambitions and wanted to go his own way. The young Dillinger left his town to find his fortune in Indianapolis, but soon ran o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Nosseck
Max Nosseck (19 September 1902 – 29 September 1972) was a German film director, actor, and screenwriter. Biography Nosseck was born in Nakel, then in Prussia, but now in Poland. Nosseck established himself as a director in the Cinema of Germany, German Film Industry, but due to his Jewish background he was forced to emigrate following the Nazi takeover in 1933. He directed films in France, Spain, the Netherlands, and United States. In 1934 Max Nosseck directed Buster Keaton, then struggling with alcoholism and a messy divorce, in the French feature ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées''. Nosseck's American films typed him as a director of sensationalist subjects, usually juvenile-vagrancy melodramas. His most famous "exploitation" film is ''Dillinger (1945 film), Dillinger'' (1945), a gangster picture chronicling the rise and fall of John Dillinger. The film starred Lawrence Tierney, with whom Nosseck reunited for two crime thrillers in later years. In a surprising turnabout, Nosseck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Touhy, Gangster
''Roger Touhy, Gangster'' is a 1944 American gangster film based on the life of Chicago mob figure Roger Touhy, directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey. Parts of the film were shot at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ..., where Touhy himself was serving time. Although the story was fictionalized, Touhy successfully sued the studio for defamation of character. After six years, he won a judgment of $15,000, although Fox was able to profitably distribute the film overseas without legal repercussions.Hedda Hopper, "Looking at Hollywood," ''Chicago Daily Tribune,'' February 27, 1943; "The Graphic Little Theater Presents Preston Foster and Lois Andrews in 'Roger Touhy, Last of the Gangsters'," ''Chicago Daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis B
Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * Derived terms * King Louis (other) * Saint Louis (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Strangers Marry
''When Strangers Marry'' (rerelease title ''Betrayed'') is a 1944 American suspense film directed by William Castle and starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum. Plot Millie Baxter, a naïve woman, comes to New York City to meet her salesman husband Paul Baxter, whom she had met only months before, and discovers that he may be a murderer. Cast * Dean Jagger as Paul Baxter * Kim Hunter as Millie Baxter * Robert Mitchum as Fred Graham (billed as Bob Mitchum) * Neil Hamilton as Det. Lt. Blake * Lou Lubin as Jacob Houser * Milton Kibbee as Charlie (billed as Milt Kibbee) * Dewey Robinson as Newsstand Owner * Claire Whitney as Wife on Train * Edward Keane as Husband on Train * Virginia Sale as Hotel Chambermaid * Dick Elliott as Sam Prescott * Lee "Lasses" White as Old Man (billed as Lee White) * Marta Mitrovich as Baby's Mother * Billy Nelson as Louisville Driver * Rhonda Fleming as Girl on Train (uncredited) * Sam McDaniel as pullman porter Production The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Long (actor)
Walter Huntley Long (March 5, 1879 – July 4, 1952) was an American stage and film character actor who between 1909 and the late 1940s performed in nearly 200 screen productions. Early life and career Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1879, Long was the youngest of six children of Catherine Lucia Jane (née Phillips) and Francis Long, who was a farmer. After acting on stage for years, Long debuted in motion pictures in 1909 with Broncho Billy Anderson. He disliked the working conditions in film production, so after that screen project he returned to the stage. Long soon began to act again in motion pictures, over the years gaining recognition among theater audiences for being a popular "hissed-at villain"."Walter Long as a Stage Captain Wears His Genuine War Ribbons", ''New York Herald Tribune'' (New York City), February 25, 1945, p. C2. He can be seen in some of D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich (December 23, 1904 – January 25, 1979) was an American character actor of both film and television. Born in New York. He would break into the film industry in 1939, appearing in two films that year in small roles: '' My Son Is Guilty'', and the notable, ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'', which starred Edward G. Robinson and George Sanders. In the course of his thirty-year career he would appear in over 170 films, in small and bit roles. With the advent of television, Aldrich would work in that medium as well, making his first small screen appearance on ''I Love Lucy'', on which he would appear multiple times over the life of the series. Over the course of his film career he would appear in such notable films as: '' Kitty Foyle'' (1940), starring Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan; 1945's ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', starring George Sanders; ''Tycoon'' (1947), starring John Wayne and Laraine Day; '' A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'', with Bing Crosb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Worth
Constance Worth (born Enid Joyce Howarth; 19 August 1911 – 18 October 1963) was an Australian actress who became a Hollywood star in the late 1930s. She was also known as Jocelyn Howarth. Early life and career She was born in Sydney, Australia in 1911, the youngest of three daughters of businessman Moffatt Howarth and his wife Mary Ellen (''née'' Dumbrell). She attended Ascham School and a finishing school. She appeared on stage at Sydney's Independent theatre in a production of ''Cynara''. Film career in Australia Her film debut was in the title role in the Cinesound movie '' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1933), produced and directed by Ken G. Hall. Hall claimed Howarth's first screen test showed "light and shade, good diction, no accent and (that) she undoubtedly could act with no sign of the self-consciousness which almost always characterised the amateur." The film was a financial success. In August 1933 Cinesound put her under an 18-month contract, a rarity at the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel (12 February 1883 – 29 January 1973) was an Austrian actor. He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Stössel began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17. He soon became a successful character actor and performed on the most prestigious stages in Germany, among them the Max Reinhardt, the stage and the in Berlin. Stössel later became a movie actor. His first motion picture was a small role in the silent movie '' In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'' (''We'll Meet Again in the Homeland'') in 1926 at the age of 43. He appeared in about a half dozen silent movies in Germany and landed more roles with the arrival of sound. Stössel's first sound movie was Georg Wilhelm Pabst's '' Skandal um Eva'' (''Scandalous Eva'') in 1930. The following year, he appeared in Max Neufeld's ''Opernredoute'' ('' The Opera Ball''). Later that year, he appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith; February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. Early life Lawrence was born in New York City, the son of a Polish Jewish mother, Minerva Norma (née Sugarman), and a Russian Jewish father, Israel Simon Goldsmith. He participated in plays in school, then attended the City College of New York. In 1930, he received a two-year scholarship to the repertory theater operated by Eva Le Gallienne. Career Lawrence's film debut came in 1933. His pock-marked complexion, brooding appearance, and New York street-guy accent made him a natural for heavies, and he would portray scores of gangsters and mob bosses over the next six decades. He was once informed by studio executive Harry Cohn that infamous mobster Johnny Roselli called Lawrence "the best hood in films". Lawrence himself added that many Italian hoods told h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biograph Theater
The Biograph Theater on Lincoln Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It gained early notoriety as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was leaving when he was shot down by FBI agents, after he watched a gangster movie there on July 22, 1934. The theater is on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 28, 2001. History Designed by architect Samuel N. Crowen in 1914, the Biograph has many of the distinguishing characteristics of movie houses of the period, including a storefront-width lobby, recessed entrance, free-standing ticket booth, and canopy marquee. The building is finished with red pressed brick and white- glazed terra cotta. On July 22, 1934, after attending the film '' Manhattan Melodrama'' with brothel madam Ana Cumpănaș, also known as Anna Sage (or "The Woman in Red"), and Polly Hamilton, John Dillinger was shot dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
