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Gene Towne
Gene Towne (March 27, 1904 – March 17, 1979) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 47 films between 1921 and 1958. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, California from a heart attack. Partial filmography * ''The Life of Riley'' (1927) * '' Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath'' (1928) * ''The Butter and Egg Man'' (1928) * '' Lady Be Good'' (1928) * '' Outcast'' (1928) * '' The Czar of Broadway'' (1930) * '' Wrestling Swordfish'' (1931) * '' Business and Pleasure'' (1932) * '' Broadway Through a Keyhole'' (1933) * ''Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...'' (1935) * '' Mary Burns, Fugitive'' (1935) * '' She Couldn't Take It'' (1935) * '' The Girl Friend'' (1935) * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) * '' Ali Baba Goes to Town'' (1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises boroughs of New York City, five boroughs, each coextensive with List of counties in New York, a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global city, global center of financial center, finance and Economy of New York City, commerce, Culture of New York City, culture, high technology, technology, The Entertainment Capital of the World, entertainment and Media in New York City, media, Academy, academics, and List of cities by scientific output, scientific output, the The arts, arts and fashion capital, fashion, and, as hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai (1935 Film)
''Shanghai'' is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by James Flood, produced by Walter Wanger, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and starring Loretta Young and Charles Boyer. The picture's supporting cast features Warner Oland, Alison Skipworth, Charley Grapewin, Olive Tell and Keye Luke, and the running time is 75 minutes. Plot While she is in Shanghai visiting her sick aunt, young New York socialite Barbara Howard falls in love with Russian banker Dmitri Koslov. Everything would be for the best, if only Dmitri were not keeping a secret that could jeopardize their union: he is only half-Russian, and the other half is Chinese. Cast *Loretta Young as Barbara Howard * Charles Boyer as Dimitri Koslov * Warner Oland as Ambassador Lun Sing * Alison Skipworth as Aunt Jane * Fred Keating as Tommy Sherwood * Charley Grapewin as Truesdale * Walter Kingsford as Hilton * Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Truesdale * Olive Tell as Mrs. Hilton * Libby Taylor as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternally Yours (film)
''Eternally Yours'' (aka ''Whose Wife'') is a 1939 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Tay Garnett with Walter Wanger as executive producer, from a screenplay by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne. The film stars Loretta Young and David Niven, and also features a strong supporting cast including Broderick Crawford, Billie Burke, Eve Arden, ZaSu Pitts, and C. Aubrey Smith. Composer Werner Janssen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music.Halliwell 1989, p. 322. Plot Anita Halstead (Loretta Young) goes to see a magic act performed by Tony (David Niven), the "Great Arturo", after her bridal shower for her wedding to Don Burns (Broderick Crawford). Anita and Tony are immediately attracted to each other and get married. She becomes his assistant in the act. One night, Tony becomes drunk in the company of a woman reporter and boasts he will jump out of an aircraft at with his hands handcuffed behind his back. When she prints his claim, he first tries to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Baba Goes To Town
''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making the '' Arabian Nights''. He falls asleep and dreams he is in Baghdad as an advisor to the Sultan (Young). He organizes work programs, taxes the rich, and abolishes the army, in a spoof of Roosevelt's New Deal. This film was the second of three in which Shirley Temple and Cesar Romero appeared together, second was '' Wee Willie Winkie'' (1937) and '' The Little Princess'' (1939). The cast also includes Gypsy Rose Lee, using the stage name of Louise Hovick, as the Sultana. The Raymond Scott Quintette also appears, performing "Twilight In Turkey." Plot Cast * Eddie Cantor as Ali Baba/Aloysius 'Al' Babson * Tony Martin as Yusuf/Announcer at Premiere * Roland Young as Sultan * June Lang as Princess Miriam * Gypsy Rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Only Live Once (1937 Film)
''You Only Live Once'' is a 1937 American Police procedural, crime drama film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda. Considered an early film noir, the film was the second directed by Lang in the United States. At least 15 minutes were trimmed from the original 100-minute version of the film due to its then unprecedented violence. Despite the removal of such scenes, the film is widely considered an early film noir classic. The film is also known for being one of the first box-office bombs. Plot Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who feels he is reformed and deserves a break, but he has doubts that he will get one. Initially, his doubts seem unfounded as his life goes well; he is married to Joan (the woman who waited for him and who has always believed in him), her boss (Stephen the public defender) has helped him to get a steady job, and he has the wherewithal to buy a house with Joan. But this new life starts to fall apart, when he is summarily fired be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Friend (film)
''The Girl Friend'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ann Sothern, Jack Haley and Roger Pryor.Monaco p.507 Main cast * Ann Sothern as Linda Henry * Jack Haley as Henry A. Henry * Roger Pryor as George Thorne * Thurston Hall as George S. Harmon * Victor Kilian as Sunshine Minton * Ray Walker as Doc Parks * Inez Courtney as Hilda * Margaret Seddon as Grandma Henry * Lillian Rich as English Lady * Buddy Roosevelt as Chauffeur * Marie Wilson as Chorus Girl in Play * Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. Early years O'Keefe was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, as Edward Vance Flanagan, the son of Edward J. Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan ( ... as Soldier in Play In popular culture The movie poster for this film appears in the Three Stooges short Even as IOU on the wall in the building they are squatting in. References Bibliography * Monac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Couldn't Take It
''She Couldn't Take It'' is a 1935 American screwball comedy film made at Columbia Pictures, directed by Tay Garnett, written by C. Graham Baker, Gene Towne and Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring George Raft and Joan Bennett. It was one of the few comedies Raft made in his career.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 66 Plot The film tells the story of the wealthy family Van Dyke: a frustrated patriarch Dan (Walter Connolly); his self-centered wife (Billie Burke); and his spoiled children Tony (James Blakeley) and Carol (Joan Bennett). They have constant run-ins for outrageous behavior. Dan Van Dyke is sent to prison for tax evasion. His cellmate is bootlegger and fellow convicted tax evader Ricardi. The two men become friends and when Van Dyke dies from a poor heart, he puts Ricardi in charge of his interests. Cast *George Raft as Ricardi * Joan Bennett as Carol Van Dyke * Walter Connolly as Mr. Van Dyke * Billie Burke as Mrs. Van Dyke * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Burns, Fugitive
''Mary Burns, Fugitive'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William K. Howard. Sylvia Sidney plays a small-town coffee-shop owner who falls for a gangster, ends up in prison and then released in a scheme to trap him. Plot Mary Burns (Sylvia Sidney) runs a small roadside coffee shop near a rural town. She's desperately in love with 'Babe' Wilson (Alan Baxter), a young man who has fallen in love with Mary after coming to her coffee shop several times. However, Mary isn't aware that Babe is a gangster wanted for robbery and murder. Babe and his partner in crime arrive at the coffee shop, and Babe tells Mary he has to go to Canada right away on “business”, but he wants them to get married immediately and go away with him. Unfortunately, Mary doesn't know that Babe's suitcase is filled with stolen loot. As they prepare to leave, the police arrive to arrest Babe, but he kills his own partner to prevent him from testifying, then he escapes and leaves Mary to be arrested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
