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Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton (13 February 1890, in Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, in San Diego, California) was an American film director and film editor. Career He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM. He directed his first film, ''While London Sleeps'', in 1926, and thereafter spent more than three decades working mostly as a film director. Of the roughly 100 pictures he directed, most of them were westerns and action/adventure films. The final film he directed was ''Night Raiders (1952 film), Night Raiders'' in 1952. Afterwards, he occasionally worked as a director in television through 1958. Filmography As director * ''While London Sleeps'' (1926) * ''Hills of Kentucky'' (1927) * ''The Black Diamond Express'' (1927) * ''The Bush Leaguer'' (1927) * ''One-Round Hogan'' (1927) * ''The Silver Slave'' (1927) * ''Across the Atlantic'' (1928) * ''Turn Back the Hours'' (1928) * ''The Chorus Kid'' (1928) * ''Caught in the Fog'' (1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, southwest of Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, northwest of Mount Rainier National Park, and east of Olympic National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the List of municipalities in Washington, third-most populous in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Puget Sound, South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called in the Lushootseed, Puget Sound Salish dialect, and “Takhoma” in an anglicized version. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Redeeming Sin (1929 Film)
''The Redeeming Sin'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie crime drama film directed by Howard Bretherton. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and stars Dolores Costello. ''The Redeeming Sin'' is a lost film. This film is a remake of a 1925 Vitagraph film ''The Redeeming Sin (1925 film), The Redeeming Sin'' starring Nazimova. Plot Cast See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) References External links *Period lobby poster to ''The Redeeming Sin'' 1929 films American silent feature films Films directed by Howard Bretherton Lost American crime drama films Transitional sound films American black-and-white films Films scored by Louis Silvers 1929 lost films 1920s American films Silent American crime drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar 20 Rides Again
''Bar 20 Rides Again'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Gerald Geraghty and Doris Schroeder. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, Jean Rouverol, George "Gabby" Hayes, Harry Worth, Frank McGlynn Jr. and Howard Lang. The film was released on December 6, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. This is the third film in the Hopalong Cassidy series and the first in which George "Gabby" Hayes plays Cassidy's sidekick Windy (not yet "Gabby"). Plot Hoppy gets a letter from the father of Johnny's girlfriend asking for help against rustlers. He also asks Hoppy to bring Red, but not Johnny because Margaret is now enamoured with an Easterner. Johnny doesn't believe it and, without Hoppy's knowledge, he races off to marry Margaret. Hoppy and Red follow 3 hours behind to help the rancher against the rustler known as "Nevada". Cast * William Boyd as Bill 'Hopalong' Cassidy * James Ellison as Johnny Nelson * Jean Rouverol as Margaret Arnold * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eagle's Brood
''The Eagle's Brood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Doris Schroeder and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, William Farnum, George "Gabby" Hayes, Addison Richards, Nana Martinez and Frank Shannon. The film was released on October 25, 1935, by Paramount Pictures. Plot El Toro the outlaw saves Hoppy's life, so Hoppy agrees to help find his missing grandson. Cast * William Boyd as Bill Hop-Along Cassidy * James Ellison as Johnny Nelson * William Farnum as El Toro * George "Gabby" Hayes as Bartender Spike * Addison Richards as Big Henry * Nana Martinez as Dolores * Frank Shannon as Henchman Mike * Dorothy Revier as Dolly * Paul Fix as Henchman Steve * Al Lydell as Panhandle * John Merton John Merton (born Myrtland F. LaVarre; February 18, 1901 – September 19, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. He was the brother of fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hop-Along Cassidy
''Hop-Along Cassidy'' (reissued as ''Hopalong Cassidy Enters'') is a 1935 American Western film that features the character '' Hop-Along Cassidy'' created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. This is the first of 66 ''Hopalong Cassidy'' films produced between 1935 and 1948 and all starring William Boyd in the title role. William Boyd was originally offered the role of Buck Peters, the ranch foreman, but he decided to take the role of Hop-Along instead. Plot A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, played by William Boyd, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, (which results in his trademark ''hop''), uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice. Cast * William Boyd - Bill "Hop-Along" Cassidy * James Ellison - Johnny N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinky (film)
''Dinky'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Plot A crooked businessman skips town, leaving his secretary, Martha Daniels, to take the blame for his illegal business dealings. Faced with a prison term, Martha sends her son, "Dinky," to a military academy to spare him the social disgrace. Cast * Jackie Cooper as Dinky Daniels * Mary Astor as Mrs. Martha Daniels * Roger Pryor as Tom Marsden * Henry Armetta as Tony Karamazo, the junkman * Betty Jean Hainey as Mary * Henry O'Neill as Colonel Barnes * Jimmy Butler as Cadet Lane * George Ernest as Jojo * Edith Fellows as Sally * Sidney Miller as Sammy * Richard Quine Richard Quine (November 12, 1920June 10, 1989) was an American director, actor, and singer. He began acting as a child in radio, vaudeville, and stage productions before being signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in his early twenties. When his acting ... as Jackie Shaw References External links * 1935 films 1935 drama films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singer Of Naples
''The Singer of Naples'' (Spanish: ''El cantante de Napoles'') is a 1935 American musical film directed by Howard Bretherton and Moreno Cuyar and starring Enrico Caruso Jr., Mona Maris and Carmen Río. It was made in Spanish by the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers. Unlike many other American Spanish language films of the era it was not a remake of an English language film. It was the last of Warner Brothers's Hollywood-made Spanish films.Waldman p. 43-44. The increasing success of dubbing meant that it was less viable to make separate Spanish films, and in future it became more common for films to be made in a single English version and then dubbed into a variety of other languages for global release. Plot A blacksmith's son from Naples rises to become a celebrated opera singer, performing at La Scala in Milan. Cast *Enrico Caruso Jr. as Enrico Daspurro *Mona Maris as Teresa *Carmen Río as Maria *Alfonso Pedroza as Fortuni *Antonio Vidal as Prof. Rubini *Emilia Leoval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Terror
''Return of the Terror'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Peter Milne and Eugene Solow. The film stars Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, and Frank McHugh, and features Robert Barrat and Irving Pichel. The film was released by Warner Bros. on July 7, 1934. It was a loose remake of the 1928 film ''The Terror'', based on Edgar Wallace's play of the same name, rather than a sequel. It shifted the setting from England to America. Plot Doctor John Redmayne, on trial for the death of four patients at the sanatorium he ran and branded "The Terror" by the press, claims insanity on the advice of his lawyer and is sent to the lunatic asylum. Six months later, fearing he really is going mad, he escapes and returns to his sanatorium. There he encounters again his former lover Olga and his colleague Doctor Goodman, who may have had a hand in the original deaths. Cast *Mary Astor as Olga Morgan *Lyle Talbot as Dr. Leonard Goodman * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Match King
''The Match King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety match tycoon Ivar Kreuger. Based on the novel by Einar Thorvaldson, the film was released on December 31, 1932. Plot Though a lowly Chicago street cleaner, Swedish immigrant Paul Kroll is ambitious and unscrupulous. When a fellow employee is fired (due to one of Kroll's schemes), Kroll convinces his foreman to keep him on the payroll (officially at least) so they can split his salary. Soon there are eight "phantom" workers, and Kroll and his partner have amassed enough money for a ticket back to Sweden. However, Kroll has been romancing his partner's wife, Babe, behind his back. Meanwhile, he has also been lying to the people of his hometown in Sweden, telling them what a successful businessman he has become. As a result, when the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Escape
''Isle of Escape'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film produced and released by Warner Bros. The film stars Monte Blue and Myrna Loy and is set in the South Seas. Blue had been playing man-stranded-on-island roles in such films as ''White Shadows in the South Seas'' at MGM towards the end of the silent era and continued doing so in this early talkie. Plot Dave Wade, a young miner, manages to escape from some cannibals in the South Seas who have killed all of his companions. He arrives at the island of Samora with a bag of gold which he managed to save. Here he meets a brutal man named Shane and a woman named Stella, who had been forced into a secret marriage with Shane. The couple run a small hotel. Stella immediately sympathizes with Dave's plight, while Shane sets his greedy eyes on his gold. After the death of Stella's mother, Dave escapes with her to another island. Here they meet Moira, a native girl, who falls in love with Dave and desperately tries to divert his love away fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Choice
''Second Choice'' is a 1930 pre-Code black-and-white film released by Warner Bros. and starring Dolores Costello and Chester Morris. The film is notable as being the first (and only film) in which Dolores Costello sang. It is a lost film. The film was based on the story by Elizabeth Alexander and was adapted for the screen by Joseph Jackson. Plot Vallery Grove (Costello) is in love with Don Warren (Morris), but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him. Dolores is later introduced to Owen Mallory (Mulhall) who informs her that Don is now planning to marry the spoiled rich girl. Mallory, who has himself been recently jilted, and Vallery find comfort in each other and eventually Owen proposes to Vallery. She finally accepts, and they elope. Once she is married, Vallery discovers that Don has broken off his en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
