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Jack Rice
Jack Rice (born Earl Clifford Rice; May 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studio, and also as "Ollie" (a.k.a. "Oliver Merton" and "Oliver Shaw") in around a dozen of Columbia Pictures's series of the ''Blondie'' comic strip. Death Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rice died in Woodland Hills at the age of 75. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition. Selected filmography * ''No Marriage Ties'' (1933) – Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) * ''Morning Glory'' (1933) – Newspaperman (uncredited) * ''Flying Down to Rio'' (1933) – Yankee Clipper (uncredited) * '' His Greatest Gamble'' (1934) – Gambling Casino Patron (uncredi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niagara Falls (1941 Film)
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two countries. It is also known as the Canadian Falls. The smaller American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls lie within the United States. Bridal Veil Falls is separated from Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island and from American Falls by Luna Island, with both islands situated in New York. Formed by the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario before flowing out to the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence River, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than . During peak daytime tourist hours, more than of water goes over the crest of the falls every minute. Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Of Hearts
''Break of Hearts'' is a 1935 RKO film starring Katharine Hepburn and Charles Boyer. The screenplay was written by the team of Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman, with Anthony Veiller, from a story by Lester Cohen, specifically for Hepburn. Originally ''Break of Hearts'' was intended as a vehicle for Hepburn and John Barrymore. The film was promoted by RKO's advertising department with the catch phrase: "The star of a million moods ''together'' with the new idol of the screen." ( Francis Lederer actually was first signed-up lead, but the producers replaced him with Charles Boyer.) Plot Franz Roberti is a passionate and eminent musical conductor; Constance Dane is an aspiring but unknown composer. She wants to see his concert, but it is all sold out. When she sneaks into his rehearsal he is smitten by her devotion and gets his orchestra to get it right as they play just for her. Constance marries Franz: he says she is "a most exciting creature" and she has been in love with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing Time (film)
''Swing Time'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film, the sixth of ten starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Directed by George Stevens for RKO, it features Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Betty Furness, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Set mainly in New York City, the film follows a gambler and dancer, "Lucky" (Astaire), who is trying to raise money to secure his marriage when he meets a dance instructor, Penny (Rogers), and begins dancing with her; the two soon fall in love and are forced to reconcile their feelings. Noted dance critic Arlene Croce considers ''Swing Time'' to be Astaire and Rogers's best dance musical,Croce, pp.98-115 a view shared by John MuellerMueller, pp.100-113 and Hannah Hyam. It features four dance routines that are each regarded as masterpieces. According to ''The Oxford Companion to the American Musical'', ''Swing Time'' is "a strong candidate for the best of the Fred Astaire and Ginger R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride Walks Out
''The Bride Walks Out'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, and Robert Young. Based on an original story by Howard Emmett Rogers, the film is about a woman forced to give up her job as a fashion model by her new husband. Unable to meet her financial obligations, the woman secretly gets another job. ''The Bride Walks Out'' was the first of six films Edward Small made at RKO. Plot Carolyn Martin has expensive tastes despite husband Michael not earning much money. They split up and she is wooed by a millionaire. Cast * Barbara Stanwyck as Carolyn Martin * Gene Raymond as Michael Martin * Robert Young as Hugh McKenzie * Ned Sparks as Paul Dodson * Helen Broderick as Mattie Dodson * Willie Best as Smokie * Robert Warwick as Mr. McKenzie * Billy Gilbert as Mr. Donovan * Wade Boteler as Field Engineer * Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dummy Ache
''Dummy Ache'' is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The Academy Film Archive preserved ''Dummy Ache'' in 2013. Plot Florence Kennedy has arranged a rehearsal for a part in a play for an amateur dramatic society at a fellow actor's home, but wishes to keep it secret from her husband Edgar, who leaves before the rehearsal begins. Edgar is suspicious about his wife's behaviour and soon afterwards follows to spy on Florence with the help of a friendly cab driver. The play itself is about a clandestine affair,with Florence appearing as one of the lovers involved, with the man being shot dead, though a dummy replaces the actor in the scene as it is thrown down onto the ground. Edgar misconstrues this as a real life affair and murder involving Florence while seeing it through a window, and vows to help his wife "to the bitter end", locking her in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm On The Range
''Rhythm on the Range'' is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, and Bob Burns. Based on a story by Mervin J. Houser, the film is about a cowboy who meets a beautiful young woman while returning from a rodeo in the east, and invites her to stay at his California ranch to experience his simple, honest way of life. ''Rhythm on the Range'' was Crosby's only Western film (apart from the remake ''Stagecoach'', 1966) and introduced two western songs, " Empty Saddles" by Billy Hill and " I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" by Johnny Mercer, the latter becoming a national hit song for Crosby. The film played a role in familiarizing its audience with the singing cowboy and Western music (North America), Western music on a national level. Plot Doris Halliday (Frances Farmer), the daughter of a wealthy New York banker, is engaged to wed a rich man she doesn't love. Her Aunt Penelope (Lucile Gleason), an outspoken Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Outlaw (1936 Film)
''The Last Outlaw'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by John Twist and Jack Townley. The original story was credited to "E. Murray Campbell" (Evelyne Murray Campbell, who wrote it in 1919) and John Ford, who directed the 1919 version. Harry Carey starred in both versions. RKO Radio Pictures previewed the film with a running time of 73 minutes. It was edited to 68 minutes, and finally released as a standard "program western" running 62 minutes. In the trade it was considered a " sleeper", with a novel storyline and treatment. ''Variety'' reported that studio executives were upset about the picture being mishandled, and that it might have succeeded as a higher-budgeted "A" picture. In recent years the UCLA Film Archives restored the film to 72 minutes; this is the version shown on Turner Classic Movies. Plot Dean Payton is a notorious outlaw jailed in 1911. Twenty-five years later he is released, and finds that the world has moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder On A Bridle Path
''Murder on a Bridle Path'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Edward Killy and William Hamilton, and starring James Gleason, Helen Broderick, and Louise Latimer. This film was the fourth production in the Hildegarde Withers series, and the only one in which Broderick played Hildegarde Withers. Plot Violet Feverel is found dead in New York's Central Park early one morning. She had been riding a horse, and was apparently trampled to death. Inspector Oscar Piper of the homicide squad takes charge of the case, with schoolteacher and amateur detective Hildegarde Withers on the scene. Hildegarde notices blood on the horse, spoiling the "trampling" theory. They track the movements of Violet, described as an "evil woman" by one of her family circle, and find that several people were involved with Violet immediately before her death. Violet had quarreled with her sister Barbara; with Barbara's boyfriend Eddie; and with the raffish owner of the stable, Latigo Wells. Another su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silly Billies
''Silly Billies'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Woolsey (Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey), and also stars Dorothy Lee, who had been in a number of their films. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures on March 20, 1936. Plot In 1851, dentists Roy Banks and Philip "Painless" Pennington attempt to save a town from being led into an Indian ambush. Cast *Bert Wheeler as Roy Banks *Robert Woolsey as Dr. Philip "Painless" Pennington * Dorothy Lee as Mary Blake * Harry Woods as Hank Bewley *Ethan Laidlaw as Trigger * Chief Thunderbird as Chief Cyclone *Delmar Watson as Martin * Richard Alexander as John Little *Willie Best William Best (May 27, 1916 – February 27, 1962), known professionally as Willie Best or Sleep 'n' Eat, was an American television and film actor. Best was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Farmer In The Dell (film)
''The Farmer in the Dell'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes from a screenplay by Sam Mintz and John Grey, adapted from Phil Stong's 1935 novel, which was similarly titled, ''Farmer in the Dell''. The film was premiered by RKO Radio Pictures in New York City on March 6, 1936, and released widely later that month on March 27. It stars Fred Stone (making his film debut), Jean Parker, and Esther Dale. Plot Ma and Pa Boyer work a small farm in Iowa, where they live with their daughter, Adie. Adie is dating her high school sweetheart, Davy Davenport. Ma thinks that Adie is pretty enough to be in the movies, and convinces Pa to sell the farm and move the family to Hollywood. Once there, Ma obtains a pair of passes to a studio, and convinces Pa to take Adie the following day. Once on the set, they watch director Chester Hart as he films a scene about farm life. As the filming proceeds, Pa offers some common sense hints on how to do things correctly. Hart enjoys Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love On A Bet
''Love on a Bet'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Leigh Jason using a screenplay by P. J. Wolfson and Philip G. Epstein, based on a story by Kenneth Earl. The film stars Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, and Helen Broderick, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 1, 1936. Plot Michael McCreigh needs $15,000 to finance a new play. He proposes an outrageous wager with his rich Uncle Carlton that he can leave New York City without clothes or money and make it to Los Angeles in 10 days, and arrive there in a new suit, with $100, and a new girl. If not, he will quit the theater and go into his uncle's meatpacking business. Dropped off from a limousine in only his undergarments at Central Park, Michael encounters Paula Gilbert and her beau Jackson Wallace, promptly stealing his tux. He then swapped the formal wear for a World War I soldier's outfit and by coincidence is picked up by Paula and her Aunt Charlotte while hitchhiking. The two women, members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tough Guy (film)
''Tough Guy'' is a 1936 American action film directed by Chester Franklin, written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, and starring Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Rin Tin Tin, Jr., Harvey Stephens, Jean Hersholt, and Edward Pawley. It was released on January 24, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Young "Freddie" Vincent runs away from home with his faithful dog, Duke. Stowing away in the back of a truck, Freddie and Duke find themselves in the clutches of gangsters. Cast * Jackie Cooper as Freddie, Frederick Martindale Vincent III * Joseph Calleia as Joe Calerno * Rin Tin Tin, Jr. as Duke * Harvey Stephens as Chief Davison * Jean Hersholt as Doctor * Edward Pawley as Tony * Mischa Auer as Chi * Robert Warwick as Frederick Vincent Home media ''Tough Guy'' was released on manufactured-on-demand DVD by the Warner Archive Collection on June 14, 2016. Gallery File:Tough-Guy-1936-Lobby-Card.jpg File:Tough-Guy-1936-Lobby-Card-2.jpg, Lobby cards File:Tough-Guy-1936-Lobby-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
