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Gail Russell
Gail Russell (born Betty Gale Russell; September 21, 1924 – August 26, 1961) was an American film and television actress. Early years Gail Russell was born to George and Gladys (Barnet) Russell in Chicago and then moved to the Los Angeles area when she was a teenager. Her father was initially a musician but later worked for Lockheed Corporation. Before she ventured into acting, Russell had planned to be a commercial artist. Her beauty saw her dubbed "the Hedy Lamarr of Santa Monica." Career and life Russell's beauty brought her to the attention of Paramount Pictures in 1942, and she signed a long-term contract with that studio when she was 18. Russell later said, "suddenly there was this terrific amount of work for myself and no time to myself. It was that way for ten years." At the age of 19, Russell made her film debut in the 1943 film ''Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour''. She also had a small part in '' Lady in the Dark'' (1943) and was meant to play a role in '' Henry Ald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Allen (director)
Lewis Allen (25 December 1905 – 3 May 2000) was a British-born director whose credits included classic television series and a diverse range of films. Allen worked mainly in the United States, working on Broadway theatre, Broadway and directing 18 feature films between 1944 and 1959. From the mid-1950s he moved increasingly into television and worked on a number of the most popular shows of the time in the US. Career Allen was born in the small Shropshire town of Oakengates and attended Tettendan Hall in Staffordshire. On leaving school he joined the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Merchant Navy for four years.Obituary: Lewis Allen Vallance, Tom. The Independent 11 May 2000: 6. After leaving the service he became, briefly, an actor, before moving into London theatrical management, first for Raymond Massey and later for Gilbert Miller. Broadway In 1935 he began working on Broadway. His credits include directing the U.S. premieres of J.B. Priestley's ''Laburnum Grove (play), La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy's Tavern (film)
''Duffy's Tavern'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and written by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. The film stars Ed Gardner, Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken and Brian Donlevy. The film was released on September 28, 1945, by Paramount Pictures. Plot ''Duffy’s Tavern'' was one of Paramount’s ‘all-star cast’ films, a large scale musical based upon characters created by Ed Gardner for his popular radio show, ''Duffy's Tavern''. Archie layed by Ed Gardner(with regulars Eddie ( Eddie Green) and Finnegan ( Charles Cantor)), was surrounded by many of Paramount Pictures stars playing themselves, including Robert Benchley, William Bendix, Eddie Bracken, Bing Crosby, Cass Daley, Brian Donlevy, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Dorothy Lamour. The film's plot involves a war-displaced record manufacturer whose staff—those not sent off to war—drown their sorrows at Duffy's on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta (1947 Film)
''Calcutta'' is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by John Farrow, written and produced by Seton I. Miller, and starring Alan Ladd, Gail Russell and William Bendix. Plot In post-World War II Asia, three American pilots, Neale Gordon, Bill Cunningham and Pedro Blake fly a route from Chongqing, Chungking, China to Calcutta, British Raj, India. They live at the Hotel Imperial in Calcutta. When Neale and Pedro's aircraft is forced down in a mountainous area, Bill comes to the rescue. Bill's fiancée, Virginia Moore, at an engagement party tells Neale and Pedro that Bill has been strangled. Nightclub singer Marina Tanev says Eric Lasser, the nightclub owner canceled the engagement party on the night Bill was killed. Tearing an expensive diamond necklace from her neck, Neale confronts Virginia making her confess she was not in love with Bill. During a flight to Chungking, Pedro meets Indian merchant Mul Raj Malik who tells him to visit him at his import-export shop. In Calc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virginian (1946 Film)
''The Virginian'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and starring Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, and Barbara Britton. Based on the 1902 Owen Wister The Virginian (novel), novel of the same name, the film was adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play Wister had collaborated on with playwright Kirke La Shelle. ''The Virginian'' is about an eastern school teacher who comes to Medicine Bow in Wyoming and encounters life on the frontier. The film is a remake of the The Virginian (1929 film), 1929 movie with Gary Cooper and Walter Huston. There have been several versions of the story, beginning with a The Virginian (1914 film), 1914 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and including a 1960s The Virginian (TV series), television series that bore little relation to the book other than the title. The film was originally distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is currently owned by EMKA. Plot In 1885, Molly Wood leaves the dull security o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell (director), William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (film), Our Hearts Were Young and Gay''. The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Brian Donlevy, Billy De Wolfe, James Brown (actor), James Brown and Bill Edwards (actor), Bill Edwards. The film was released on June 16, 1946, by Paramount Pictures. Plot During the Roaring Twenties, college girls Cornelia and Emily try to sort out their romantic entanglements while also becoming mixed up with Rum-running, bootleggers. Cast *Gail Russell as Cornelia Otis Skinner *Diana Lynn as Emily Kimbrough *Brian Donlevy as Tony Minnetti *Billy De Wolfe as Roland du Frere *James Brown (actor), James Brown as Avery Moore *Bill Edwards (actor), Bill Edwards as Tom Newhall *William Demarest as Peanuts Schultz *Sharon Douglas as Suzanne Carter *Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring On The Girls (film)
''Bring On the Girls'' is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Eddie Bracken, Sonny Tufts and Veronica Lake. It is loosely based on the 1940 French comedy ''The Man Who Seeks the Truth''. Plot Wealthy Jay Newport Bates breaks off an engagement after discovering his fiancée is a gold digger. He joins the United States Navy, Navy anonymously but his family insist he be chaperoned by Phil North. While on leave in Miami, Jay meets cigarette girl Teddy Collins, who once was engaged to Phil. When Teddy learns Jay is rich she flirts with him and he falls for her. Phil thinks Jay's new girl is Sue Thomas, a singer at the club. Cast Production The film was from the writers of the Bing Crosby musical ''Dixie (film), Dixie''. It marked Veronica Lake's return to the screen after an absence of several months, during which she had lost a child and been divorced. It was her first proper musical, although she had sung in ''This Gun for Hire'' and ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unseen (1945 Film)
''The Unseen'' is a 1945 American Horror film, horror mystery film directed by Lewis Allen (director), Lewis Allen and starring Joel McCrea. It's based on the 1942 novel ''Midnight House'' (US title: ''Her Heart in Her Throat'') by Ethel Lina White. The film was Paramount's follow-up vehicle to ''The Uninvited (1944 film), The Uninvited'' (1944), in which star Gail Russell surged to popularity. Raymond Chandler was one of the writers of the script. Plot An old homeless woman is murdered after seeing a light through the basement window of abandoned 11 Crescent Drive. Young Barney Fielding witnesses this from his window next door at number 10. Elizabeth Howard (Gail Russell), arrives at the house to be governess to Barney and his sister, Ellen, but is met with aggression from the boy who is unusually attached to their former governess, Maxine, and tells her: "You're my enemy! I hate you!" Elizabeth's room overlooks the garden of the eerie house next door, and she finds a watch t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty O'Rourke
''Salty O'Rourke'' is a 1945 American sports drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd, Gail Russell and William Demarest. Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946. Plot In New Orleans, racetrack gambler Salty O'Rourke is pursued by gangster Doc Baxter, after Salty's partner runs off with Baxter's $20,000 and is murdered. O'Rourke and his pal Smitty have one month to pay up. Salty buys a racehorse, Whipper, who can only be ridden by Johnny Cates, a jockey banned for throwing a race. Johnny pretends to be his 17-year-old brother Timothy but is forced to attend school. Johnny insults his teacher, Barbara Brooks, on his first day and is expelled. Salty gets Johnny back in school by befriending Barbara and her mother. Both Johnny and Salty fall in love with Barbara but she prefers Salty. This causes Johnny to swear vengeance against Salty. He decides to throw the race but changes his mind and is shot by Baxter's hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Ladd
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as '' This Gun for Hire'' (1942), '' The Glass Key'' (1942), and '' The Blue Dahlia'' (1946). '' Whispering Smith'' (1948) was his first Western and color film, and '' Shane'' (1953) was noted for its contributions to the genre. Ladd also appeared in 10 films with William Bendix. His other notable credits include '' Two Years Before the Mast'' (1946) and '' The Great Gatsby'' (1949). His popularity diminished in the mid-1950s, though he continued to appear in numerous films, including his first supporting role since ''This Gun for Hire'' in the smash hit '' The Carpetbaggers'', which was released posthumously in April 1964. Biography Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on September 3, 1913. He was the only child of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Lynn
Diana Marie Lynn (born Dolores Eartha Loehr, July 5, 1926 – December 18, 1971) was an American actress. She built her career by starring in Paramount Pictures films and various television series during the 1940s and 1950s. Two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are dedicated to her name. Early years Lynn was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Louis Loehr, was an oil supply executive, and her mother, Martha Loehr, was a concert pianist. Lynn was considered a child prodigy. She began taking piano lessons at age 4, and by the age of 12 was playing with the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra. Lynn made her film debut playing the piano in ''They Shall Have Music'' and was once again back at the keyboard, accompanying Susanna Foster, in ''There's Magic in Music'', when it was decided that she had more potential than she had been allowed to show. Paramount Pictures changed her name to "Diana Lynn" and began casting her in films that allowed her to show her person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Hearts Were Young And Gay (film)
''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen (director), Lewis Allen and written by Sheridan Gibney. It was based on the real life reminiscences of the comic misadventures of Emily Kimbrough and Cornelia Otis Skinner in their book ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay''. The film stars Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Charlie Ruggles, Dorothy Gish, Beulah Bondi, Bill Edwards (actor), Bill Edwards and James Brown (actor), James Brown. After its premiere in New York on October 12, 1944, ''Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' went into general release. Plot In 1923, on the eve of the high school graduation, a pair of teenage girls, Cornelia Otis Skinner (Gail Russell) and Emily Kimbrough (Diana Lynn) are crestfallen when Emily contracts measles and cannot attend the dance. Cornelia, daughter of famous actor Otis Skinner (Charlie Ruggles), also bemoans the fact that "heartthrob," Avery Moore (James Brown (actor), James Brown), ignores her, and is about to le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
