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Eddie Foy Jr.
Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. (February 4, 1905 – July 15, 1983), known professionally as Eddie Foy Jr., was an American stage, film and television actor. His career spanned six decades, beginning as part of the vaudeville act Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys. Career Foy made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in Florenz Ziegfeld's 1929 extravaganza ''Show Girl'' alongside Ruby Keeler and Jimmy Durante. He also appeared in ''At Home Abroad'', ''The Cat and the Fiddle (musical), The Cat and the Fiddle'', ''The Red Mill'', ''The Pajama Game'', ''Donnybrook!'' and ''Rumple (musical), Rumple'' (1957), for which he received a Tony Award nomination as Best Actor in a Musical. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Foy appeared in many B movies. He closely resembled his father and portrayed him in four feature films: ''Frontier Marshal (1939 film), Frontier Marshal'' (1939), ''Lillian Russell (film), Lillian Russell'' (1940), ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) and ''Wilson (1944 film), Wilson' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankee Doodle Dandy
''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical drama film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed by Sally Sweetland. The film was written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph, and directed by Michael Curtiz. According to the special edition DVD, significant and uncredited improvements were made to the script by the twin brothers Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. The film was a major hit for Warner Brothers, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three. In 1993, ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and in 1998, the film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chips Of The Old Block (1928)
''CHiPs'' is an American crime film, crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays from May 8 to July 17, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle police officer, officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The series ran for 139 episodes over six seasons, plus one reunion television film in October 1998. Overview ''CHiPs'' is an action crime drama in a standard hour-long time slot, which at the time required 48 minutes of actual programming. A signature of the show, especially in the later seasons, were frequent over-the-top freeway pileups. For filming, traffic on Los Angeles freeways that were yet to be opened was non-existent and most chase scenes were done on the back roads. The show was created by Rick Rosner, and starred Erik Estrada as macho, rambunctious Officer Francis ("Frank") Llewellyn "Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gisele MacKenzie Show
''The Gisele MacKenzie Show'' is an American musical variety television program that was broadcast on NBC from September 28, 1957, to March 29, 1958. Format Star Gisele MacKenzie sang, played her violin, danced, and acted with guest stars each week. She was supported by The Joe Pryor Group (singers) and The Curfew Boys (dancers). Axel Stordahl's orchestra provided music. Jack Narz was the initial announcer; in January 1958, Tom Kennedy replaced him. Guest stars on the program included Eddie Fisher, Bob Crosby, Edie Adams, George Raft, Boris Karloff, Johnny Desmond, George Montgomery, Molly Bee, Margaret Truman, and Miyoshi Umeki. Production J & M Productions, Jack Benny's company, produced the series, and Benny selected the writers and the director. It was broadcast live from KRCA-TV in Los Angeles from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturdays. Scott Paper Company and Shick, Inc. sponsored it on alternate weeks. Charles Isaacs was the show's initial producer and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Exchange (TV Series)
''Fair Exchange'' is an American television sitcom that ran from September 21, 1962, to December 28, 1962, and from March 28, 1963, to September 19, 1963, on CBS. It starred Judy Carne. Premise Eddie Walker and Thomas Finch were World War II veterans and old friends who decided to have their teenage daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil, and their son Neville, Tommy's daughter Heather lived with Eddie, his wife Dorothy, and their son, Tommy, in New York City. The show focused on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experienced as they lived in each other's families. Heather had troubles in trying to deal with a less formality ridden way of life in New York City and in the States, while Patty was trying to deal with the more formal and more tradition-emphasized way of life in London. The fathers h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Situation Comedy
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent setting, such as a home, workplace, or community. Unlike sketch comedy, which features different characters and settings in each Sketch comedy, skit, sitcoms typically maintain plot continuity across episodes. This continuity allows for the development of storylines and characters over time, fostering audience engagement and investment in the characters' lives and relationships. History The structure and concept of a sitcom have roots in earlier forms of comedic theater, such as farces and comedy of manners. These forms relied on running gags to generate humor, but the term ''sitcom'' emerged as radio and TV adapted these principles into a new medium. The word was not commonly used until the 1950s. Early television sitcoms were often filme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' is a 1961 American romantic comedy musical film starring James Darren, Michael Callan and Deborah Walley. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra Dee beach film vehicle '' Gidget''. Dee was under contract to Universal for the rival series film '' Tammy Tell Me True'' (1961) and would not be released to Columbia to reprise her hit role. The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girl's romance with her college sweetheart Moondoggie. The film is the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner, who wrote the novelization of the film in 1961. James Darren reprised his 1959 role of Moondoggie. A third film, '' Gidget Goes to Rome'', followed in 1963. ''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' has been released to VHS and DVD. Plot Gidget's father announces that they are going to Hawaii for two weeks. On the plane to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bells Are Ringing (film)
''Bells Are Ringing'' is a 1960 American romantic comedy-musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Holliday and Dean Martin. Based on the successful 1956 Bells Are Ringing (musical), Broadway production of the same name by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne, the film focuses on Ella Peterson, based on the life of Mary Printz, who works in the basement office of a telephone answering service. Plot Ella Peterson works as a switchboard operator at the Susanswerphone answering service. She can't help breaking the rules by becoming overly involved in the lives of the subscribers. Some of the more peculiar ones include a dentist who exuberantly composes song lyrics on an air hose, an actor who emulates Marlon Brando and a little boy for whom she pretends to be Santa Claus. Ella has a secret crush on the voice of subscriber Jeffrey Moss, an insecure playwright whose writing partner has left him and who has taken to drinking too much, for whom she plays a comfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pajama Game (film)
''The Pajama Game'' is a 1957 American Musical film, musical romantic comedy film based on the 1954 The Pajama Game, Broadway musical of the same name, itself based on the 1953 novel ''7½ Cents'' by Richard Pike Bissell, Richard Bissell. The film was produced and directed by George Abbott and Stanley Donen, with most Broadway cast members repeating their roles in the film with the notable exception of star Doris Day. The choreography is by Bob Fosse, who also staged the dances for the Broadway production. Plot Sid Sorokin has just been hired as superintendent of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where the Labor union, union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-a-half cents per hour to bring them in line with the industry standard ("The Pajama Game"). The factory's owner, Mr. Hasler, opposes the raise. Impatient to improve efficiency amid employee slackness ("Racing with the Clock"), Sid shoves a dawdling employee, who reports Sid to the Grievance Committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Farmer Takes A Wife (1953 Film)
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs and dances. Vaudeville became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, while changing over time. In some ways analogous to music hall from Victorian Britain, a typical North American vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, ventriloquists, strongmen, female and male impersonators, acrobats, clowns, illustrated songs, jugglers, one-act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels, and films. A vaudeville performer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Movie
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestrial television, terrestrial or Cable television, cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, Direct-to-video, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for Over-the-top media service, streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson (1944 Film)
''Wilson'' is a 1944 biographical film about Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. Shot in Technicolor and directed by Henry King, the film stars Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Ruth Nelson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, William Eythe and Mary Anderson. Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century-Fox was an ardent admirer of Wilson and personally oversaw production. Character actor Alexander Knox was cast in a rare leading role as Wilson. ''Wilson'' received critical acclaim, earning ten nominations at the 17th Academy Awards and winning five, including Best Writing, Original Screenplay. However, it was a notorious box office bomb due to its unusually high $5,200,000 budget (about $90,000,000 in 2025 dollars) and the unusually high admission price that theaters were forced to charge because of the exorbitant rental price. In a day when it cost 20 to 25 cents to see a movie, ''Wilson'' cost a dollar, keepin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
