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His Glorious Night
''His Glorious Night'' is a 1929 pre-Code American romance film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring John Gilbert in his first released talkie. The film is based on the 1928 play ''Olympia'' by Ferenc Molnár. ''His Glorious Night'' has gained notoriety as the film that began the aging Gilbert's rapid career decline by revealing that he had a voice unsuitable for sound. Plot Although being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position, being the son of a peasant. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an impos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' A Free Soul'' (1931) and is known to modern audiences for the role of villainous Mr. Potter in Frank Capra's 1946 film '' It's a Wonderful Life''. He is also particularly remembered as Ebenezer Scrooge in annual broadcasts of ''A Christmas Carol'' during his last two decades. He is also known for playing Dr Leonard Gillespie in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's nine Dr Kildare films, a role he reprised in a further six films focusing solely on Gillespie and in a radio series titled ''The Story of Dr Kildare''. He was a member of the theatrical Barrymore family. Early life Lionel Barrymore was born Lionel Herbert Blyth in Philadelphia, the son of actors Georgiana Drew Barrymore and Maurice Barrymore (born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth). He was the elder brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackmail
Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat. As a criminal offense, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States, blackmail is generally defined as a crime of information, involving a threat to do something that would cause a person to suffer embarrassment or financial loss. By contrast, in the Commonwealth its definition is wider: for example the laws of England and Wales and Northern Ireland state that: In popular culture, 'blackmail' involves a threat to reveal or publicize either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to family members or associates rather than to the general public. Acts of blackmail can also involve using threats of physical, mental or emotional harm, or of criminal prosecution, against the victim or someone close to the victim. It is normally carried out for personal gain, most c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photoplay
''Photoplay'' was one of the first American film fan magazines, its title another word for screenplay. It was founded in Chicago in 1911. Under early editors Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk, in style and reach it became a pacesetter for fan magazines. In 1921, ''Photoplay'' established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. For most of its run, it was published by Macfadden Communications Group, Macfadden Publications. The magazine ceased publication in 1980. History ''Photoplay'' began as a short fiction magazine concerned mostly with the plots and characters of films at the time and was used as a promotional tool for those films. In 1915, Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk became the editors (though Quirk had been vice president of the magazine since its inception), and together they created a format which would set a precedent for almost all celebrity magazines that followed. By 1918 the circulation exceeded 200,000, with the popularity of the magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the History of cinema in the United States, motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leadership The institute is composed of leaders from the film, entertainment, business, and academic communities. The board of trustees is chaired by Kathleen Kennedy (producer), Kathleen Kennedy and the board of directors chaired by Robert A. Daly guide the organization, which is led by President (corporate title), President and CEO, film historian Bob Gazzale. Prior leaders were founding director George Stevens Jr. (from the organization's inception in 1967 until 1980) and Jean Picker Firstenberg (from 1980 to 2007). History The American Film Institute was founded by a 1965 presidential mandate announced in the White House Rose Garden, Rose Garden of the White House by Lyndon B. Johnson—to establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redemption (1930 Film)
''Redemption'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Fred Niblo, produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and starring John Gilbert. This production is Gilbert's first talking film, but it was not released until months after the premiere of '' His Glorious Night'', his second "talkie". ''Redemption'' is based on the 1918 Broadway play of the same title by Arthur Hopkins, who in turn based his work on the play ''The Living Corpse'' by Leo Tolstoy and first staged in Moscow in 1911. Plot Living in Russia in the early 1900s, Fedya Protasoff ( John Gilbert) is a handsome, self-indulgent womanizer who continues to squander his family inheritance drinking and gambling. He meets and falls in love with Lisa (Eleanor Boardman), the fiancée of his friend Victor Karenin (Conrad Nagel). Soon he lures her away from Victor and marries her. After a year together, Lisa has their child, a boy; but after another year of marriage, Fedya tires of the monotony of home life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Film
A sound film is a Film, motion picture with synchronization, synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound-on-disc systems, and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate. Innovations in sound-on-film led to the first commercial screening of Short film, short motion pictures using the technology, which took place in 1923. Before sound-on-film technology became viable, soundtracks for films were commonly played live with organs or pianos. The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid-to-late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as "talking pictures", or "talkies", were exclusively shorts. The earliest feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon supporting actors during this period. Early life and career He was born in 1884 in Queen's County (now County Laois) in Ireland, but spent most of his career in England. After two years at the ''Academy of Dramatic Art'', Gawthorne began a career on the London stage, eventually running up over twenty years experience there. His debut was in 1906, a walk-on part at His Majesty's Theatre, London. He was featured in the role of Albany Pope, receiving good notices, in the hit musical '' The Boy'' in 1917. He also studied singing. He then toured Australia, South Africa and America, making his film debut in Hollywood before returning to Britain, where he worked for a number of film companies but predominately Gainsborough Studios. He wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youcca Troubetzkov
Youcca Troubetzkoy (; 12 December 1905 – 22 April 1992), also credited as Youcca Troubetzkov and Nicolas Barclay, was an American actor. His brother, Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy, became a race car driver. Partial filmography * '' Peacock Feathers'' (1925) as Lionel Clark * '' Flower of Night'' (1925) as John Basset * '' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1926) as Herbert Dangerfield * '' Napoleon's Barber'' (1928) as French Officer * ''His Glorious Night'' (1929) as Von Bergman * '' Chasing Rainbows'' (1930) as Lanning * ''The Virtuous Sin'' (1930) as Capt. Sobakin * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) as Aga * ''Cent mille francs pour un baiser'' (1933; as Nicolas Barclay) * ''Idylle au Caire'' (1933) as Périclès Pietro Cochino * ''Moscow Nights'' (1934) as Capitaine Alev * '' The Concierge's Daughters'' (1934) as Henry Robertson * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''La Loi du nord'' (1939) as Ellis * '' Serge Panine'' (1939) as Serge Panine * ''Savage Brigade'' (1939) as Boris Mirski See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Carle
Richard Carle (born Charles Nicholas Carleton, July 7, 1871 – June 28, 1941) was an American stage and film actor as well as a playwright and stage director. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1915 and 1941. Carle was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was on the stage for many years, appearing in important roles in London, New York and Chicago including as J. Offenbach Gaggs in '' The Casino Girl'' (1900)'The Polite Lunatic at Close Quarters' - ''The Sketch'' 12 September 1900, pg. 327 and Algy Cuffs in '' The Belle of Bohemia'' in London in 1901 before making his screen debut. In 1941, he died in North Hollywood, California from a heart attack. Selected filmography * ''Mary's Lamb'' (1915) - Leander Lamb * '' The Mad Marriage'' (1925) * '' Zander the Great'' (1925) - Mr. Pepper * '' The Coming of Amos'' (1925) - David Fontenay * '' Eve's Leaves'' (1926) - Richard Stanley * '' The Understanding Heart'' (1927) - Sheriff Bentley * ''Soft Cushions'' (1927) - The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Barry (actor)
Gerald Barry was a British stage actor, stage and film actor. He also co-directed the 1936 film ''The Last Waltz (1936 French film), The Last Waltz'' with Leo Mittler.Goble p.833 Selected filmography * ''The Unholy Night'' (1929) * ''His Glorious Night'' (1929) * ''Girl of the Port'' (1930) * ''Son of India (1931 film), Son of India'' (1931) * ''What Price Hollywood?'' (1932) * ''Channel Crossing'' (1933) * ''The Lad'' (1935) * ''The Right Age to Marry'' (1935) * ''The Night of the Party'' (1935) * ''Once in a New Moon'' (1935) * ''The Improper Duchess'' (1936) * ''Cheer Up (film), Cheer Up'' (1936) * ''The Last Waltz (1936 French film), The Last Waltz'' (1936) * ''The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936) * ''Everything Is Rhythm'' (1936) * ''Tropical Trouble'' (1936) * ''Radio Lover'' (1936) * ''Everything in Life'' (1936) * ''La dernière valse'' (1936) * ''It's You I Want'' (1936) * ''The Schooner Gang'' (1937) * ''Knights for a Day'' (1937) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrell Davis
Tyrell Davis (1902–1970) was a British film actor, Cambridge educated, who appeared on the West End and Broadway stage, as well as in British and American films. "In George Cukor's ''Out Betters'' (1933), Tyrell Davis played one of the swishiest homosexuals of them all." Tyrell Davis was born on September 29, 1902 in Surbiton, Surrey, England as Harry Davis. He was an actor, known for Strictly Unconventional (1930), Let Us Be Gay (1930) and Paid (1930). He was married to Lota B. Cheek. He died on December 8, 1970 in London, England. Filmography * '' Lucky in Love'' (1929) * ''Mother's Boy'' (1929) * ''His Glorious Night'' (1929) * ''Strictly Unconventional'' (1930) * '' Love in the Rough'' (1930) * '' Let Us Be Gay'' (1930) * '' Rain or Shine'' (1930) * '' Prince of Diamonds'' (1930) * '' The Dancers'' (1930) * '' Paid'' (1930) * '' The Magnificent Lie'' (1931) * '' Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' (1931) * ''The Road to Singapore'' (1931) * '' The Phantom of Paris'' (1931) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Hill
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated in Fort Worth, Texas. When she was a child, Hill began dancing in public. A Warner Bros. casting director saw her dancing at the Metropolitan Theater in Los Angeles, which led to her making a screen test. Career Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred alongside George O'Hara in ''The Better 'Ole''. She starred in 17 films from 1926 to 1929, and unlike many silent film stars, she made a successful transition to talking films. In 1929, Hill was selected as one of 13 actresses to be WAMPAS Baby Stars. On contract with Paramount Pictures, she starred in four films in 1930, including ''Sons of the Saddle'' wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
