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Harry Stubbs (actor)
Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 – May 9, 1950) was an English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England at the age of 16, and made his first Broadway appearance at the age of 31 in ''The Bad Samaritan'', which had a short run of fifteen performances in September 1905 at the Garden Theatre. The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) has him appearing in only eight plays over the next 23 years, the last of which was 1928's ''The Big Fight'' which had a month run at the Majestic Theatre in September/October 1928. In 1929, he would move to Hollywood and begin his film career, which spanned the first fifteen years of the sound era of the industry; he would appear in over 50 films during that time. He also acted on stage in 1933 at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals, which was a way to use his stage talent to be seen by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peck's Bad Boy With The Circus
''Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline, based on the book of the same name by George W. Peck, one of his stories of Peck's Bad Boy. Plot summary Bill Peck receives ten dollars from his parents to go to summer camp and defend his trophy, however he gets forced to spend the money on tickets to a circus that is in town. In revenge he feeds the lions his mom's sleeping pills and ruins Bailey the lion tamer's act. He then goes into the circus camp and falls for bareback rider Fleurette de Cava, who unfortunately sprains her ankle in rehearsals and will lose her contract if she does not perform in the next show. Bailey has the idea of giving Bill a wig and having him do the show with his guidance, but just before the act begins Bailey finds out who drugged his lions. Cast * Tommy Kelly as Bill Peck * Ann Gillis as Fleurette de Cava * Edgar Kennedy as Arthur Bailey * Benita Hume as Myrna Daro * Billy Gilbert as Bud Boggs * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladies Must Play
Ladies Must Play is a 1930 pre-Code comedy film starring Dorothy Sebastian and Neil Hamilton directed by Raymond Cannon. Plot Tony, a popular but bankrupt New York socialite, sends his stenographer to Newport to find and marry a millionaire, but she owes her boss a 10% commission. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Norma Blake * Neil Hamilton as Anthony 'Tony' Gregg * Natalie Moorhead as Connie Tremaine * John Holland as Geoffrey West * Harry Stubbs Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 – May 9, 1950) was an English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England ... as Stormfield 'Stormy' Buttons * Shirley Palmer as Marie * Pauline Neff as Mrs. Wheeler References External links * 1930 films American comedy films 1930 comedy films 1930s English-language films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of Me (1934 Film)
''All of Me'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by James Flood and starring Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, and George Raft. The film was written by actor Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell and Sidney Buchman from Rose Porter's play ''Chrysalis''. Plot A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied. Cast *Fredric March as Don Ellis *Miriam Hopkins as Lydia Darrow *George Raft as Honey Rogers *Helen Mack as Eve Haron *Nella Walker as Mrs. Darrow *William Collier, Sr. as Jerry Helman *Gilbert Emery as Dean *Blanche Friderici as Miss Haskell *Edgar Kennedy as Guard *Jason Robards, Sr. as Man in Speakeasy *Barton MacLane as First Cop *Kitty Kelly as Lorraine *Dennis O'Keefe as Policeman (uncredited) *Guy Usher as District Attorney (uncredited) Production The film was based on a play by Rose Porter called ''Chrysalis''. It debuted in summer theatre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Strangers Marry (1933 Film)
''When Strangers Marry'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Jack Holt, Lilian Bond and Gustav von Seyffertitz. Cast * Jack Holt as Steve Rand *Lilian Bond as Marian Drake * Arthur Vinton as Hinkle *Barbara Barondess as Antonia *Ward Bond as Billy McGuire *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Van Wyck *Paul Porcasi as Phillipe *Rudolph Anders as Von Arnheim * Charles Stevens as Chattermahl *Harry Stubbs Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 – May 9, 1950) was an English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England ... as Major Oliver References External links * 1933 drama films 1930s English-language films American drama films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger 1930s American films English-language drama films {{1930s-US-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man (1933 Film)
''The Invisible Man'' is a 1933 pre-Code American science fiction horror film directed by James Whale loosely based on H. G. Wells's 1897 novel, ''The Invisible Man'', produced by Universal Pictures, and starring Gloria Stuart, Claude Rains and William Harrigan. The film involves a stranger named Griffin (The Invisible Man), Dr. Jack Griffin (Rains) who is covered in bandages and has his eyes obscured by dark glasses, the result of a secret experiment that makes him invisible, taking lodging in the village of Iping. Never leaving his quarters, the stranger demands that the staff leave him completely alone until his landlady and the villagers discover he is invisible. Griffin goes to the house of his colleague, Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan) and tells him of his plans to create a reign of terror. His fiancée Flora Cranley (Gloria Stuart), the daughter of his employer Dr. Cranley (Henry Travers), soon learn that Griffin's discovery has driven him insane, leading him to prove his supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mind Reader
''The Mind Reader'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by Robert Lord and Wilson Mizner. The film stars Warren William, Constance Cummings, Allen Jenkins, Natalie Moorhead, Mayo Methot and Clarence Muse. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 1, 1933. The film was based on a play by Vivian Crosby. Plot Following carnivals and performing small cons with his pals Frank (Allen Jenkins) and Sam (Clarence Muse), Chandra (Warren William) decides to have a go at a fake psychic scam, posing as a clairvoyant who can read minds and find lost items. Life becomes complicated when he falls in love with Sylvia (Constance Cummings), the niece of one of his marks, who believes his power to be real. The two marry, and Chandra tries to keep the truth from his bride, but a tragedy reveals his dishonesty. Cast * Warren William as Chandra *Constance Cummings as Sylvia *Allen Jenkins as Frank * Natalie Moorhead as Mrs. Austin *Mayo Methot as Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Without A Room
''Girl Without a Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film starring Charles Farrell, Charles Ruggles, and Marguerite Churchill. This early light comedy farce set in Paris was written by Claude Binyon, Frank Butler, and Jack Lait, and directed by Ralph Murphy. As well as featuring some scenes with dialogue rendered in rhyming couplets, the film is notable as an example of Hollywood's attitude to abstract art in the 1930s. The hero is a no-nonsense representational artist from Tennessee, who, transplanted to Paris, meets a crowd of pretentious types in a Montparnasse garret. Chief among them is an artist who believes in depicting the soul of an object rather than the object itself. Played by comic star Charlie Ruggles, his name is "Crock" (one of the meanings of which, ironically, is scam or con, in American vernacular English). Plot Cast * Charles Farrell as Tom Duncan * Charles Ruggles as Vergil Crock * Marguerite Churchill as Kay Loring * Gregory Ratof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Played God (1932 Film)
''The Man Who Played God'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John G. Adolfi. George Arliss stars as a concert pianist embittered by the loss of his hearing, who eventually finds redemption by helping others; it also features a then little-known Bette Davis as the much younger woman engaged to the protagonist. Warner Bros. promoted the film as an example of how studios could produce motion pictures of social and moral value without the oversight of non-industry censors. It was modestly successful at the box office and was among Arliss' most popular films. The film was a remake of a 1922 silent film of the same name. It stars Arliss and is based on a 1912 short story by Gouverneur Morris. It went on to become the 1914 play of the same name and the 1915 film, '' The Silent Voice'', written by playwright Jules Eckert Goodman. In 1955 it was remade again as '' Sincerely Yours'', starring Liberace. Plot While giving a private p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepping Out (1931 Film)
''Stepping Out'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code farce directed by Charles Reisner and produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered .... It is based on the 1929 Broadway play ''Stepping Out'' by Elmer Blaney Harris, Elmer Harris. Lilian Bond appeared in the original Broadway play and in this film in the same role. Plot Cast *Charlotte Greenwood as Sally Smith *Leila Hyams as Eve Martin *Reginald Denny (actor), Reginald Denny as Tom Martin *Lilian Bond as Cleo Del Rio *Cliff Edwards as Paul Perkins *Merna Kennedy as Madge *Harry Stubbs (actor), Harry Stubbs as Tubby Smith *Richard Tucker (actor), Richard Tucker as Charley Miller *Kane Richmond as Hal Rogers *Wilson Benge as Parker References External links * ''Stepping Out'' detail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Foley Herself
''Fanny Foley Herself'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film shot entirely in Technicolor. The film was the second feature to be filmed using a new Technicolor process, which removed grain and resulted in improved color. It was released under the title ''Top of the Bill'' in Britain. It survives in a complete Technicolor copy under that title at the BFI. Plot Edna May Oliver plays a widowed woman with two daughters ( Helen Chandler, Rochelle Hudson) who attempts to revive her career as a vaudeville performer. Her wealthy father-in-law, who believes that a vaudeville performer is not fit to bring up children properly, forces her to choose between her daughters or her career. In the end, all is forgiven and the father-in-law asks Fanny to sing one of her songs. Cast * Edna May Oliver as Fanny Foley * Hobart Bosworth as Seely * Florence Roberts as Lucy * Rochelle Hudson as Carmen * Helen Chandler as Lenore * John Darrow as Teddy * Robert Emmett O'Connor as Burns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Majesty, Love
''Her Majesty, Love'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code musical film, musical comedy drama film directed by William Dieterle for First National Pictures, starring Broadway stars Marilyn Miller and Ben Lyon, and in his talking feature debut, W. C. Fields. It is a remake of the German film ''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931). Plot Fred von Wellingen, heir to a wealthy industrial family, falls for cabaret bartender Lia Toerrek and proposes to her on the condition that she dances with him. She accepts, but their engagement outrages Fred’s aristocratic family, who disapprove of Lia’s working-class background and her eccentric father, a former vaudevillian whose antics scandalize them at a formal dinner. To prevent the marriage, they offer Fred a lucrative contract and an esteemed title in exchange for breaking the engagement. Although he reluctantly agrees, he cannot bring himself to tell Lia. Lia eventually discovers the truth and publicly confronts Fred at a hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gang Buster
''The Gang Buster'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and written by Percy Heath and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars Jack Oakie, Jean Arthur, William "Stage" Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Morris and Francis McDonald. The film was released January 17, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Jack Oakie as 'Cyclone' Case *Jean Arthur as Sylvia Martine *William "Stage" Boyd as Mike Slade *Wynne Gibson as Zella Cameron *William Morris as Andrew Martine *Francis McDonald Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ... as Pete Caltek References External links * 1931 films 1930s crime comedy films American crime comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland Paramount Pictures films 1930s English-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
