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Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher (born Janet Meysenberg; October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Von Meysenburg, Beecher was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her sister was actress Olive Wyndham. The sisters were related to Harriet Beecher Stowe on their mother's side. Her father's work as a vice-consul for Germany led to her growing up in Chicago. Career Beecher was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s. Her Broadway debut came in ''The Education of Mr. Pipp'' (1905). Her final Broadway play was '' The Late George Apley'' (1944). Other notable plays she appeared in included ''The Lottery Man'' (1909), '' The Concert'' (1910), ''The Purple Road'' (1913), ''Fair and Warmer'' (1915), ''The Woman in Room 13'' (1919), ''Call the Doctor'' (1920), '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1921),(7 August 1955)Janet Beecher, Actress is Dead - Star of Stage aad' Screen Played Her Last R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principal city of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-most-populous metropolitan area in Mid-Missouri and the fifth-largest in the state. Most of the city is in Cole County, with a small northern section extending into Callaway County. Jefferson City is named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Jefferson City is located on the northern edge of the Ozark Plateau on the southern side of the Missouri River in a region known as Mid-Missouri, that is roughly mid-way between the state's two large urban areas of Kansas City and St. Louis. It is 29 miles (47 km) south of Columbia, Missouri, and sits at the western edge of the Missouri Rhineland, one of the major wine-producing regions of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges (; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''The Great McGinty'' (1940), his first of three nominations in the category. Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations. It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene. Prior to Sturges, other figures in Hollywood (such as Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, and Frank Capra) had directed films from their own scripts; however, Sturges is often regarded as the first Hollywood figure to establish success as a screenwriter and then move into directing his own scripts, at a time when those roles were separate. Sturges famously so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Before Breakfast
''Love Before Breakfast'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story ''Spinster Dinner'', published in '' International-Cosmopolitan'' in July 1934. The film was directed by Walter Lang from a screenplay by Herbert Fields assisted by numerous contract writers, including Preston Sturges. Plot Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a Park Avenue beauty with two suitors: fiancé Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) and Scott Miller (Preston Foster). To clear his way, Scott buys the oil company Bill works for and sends him to Japan. Then he sends his own girl friend, Countess Campanella ( Betty Lawford), to Honolulu to get ''her'' out of the way as well. Kay is upset by Bill's leaving, and annoyed by Scott pressing his suit, but Scott has the assistance and approval of Kay's mother (Janet Beecher) in his efforts, and the advice of his friend and business partner, Brinkerhoff (Richard Carle). Cast * Carole Lomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Angel (1935 Film)
''The Dark Angel'' is a 1935 film that tells the story of three childhood friends, Kitty (Merle Oberon), Alan ( Fredric March), and Gerald (Herbert Marshall) who come of age in England during the First World War. The script was written by Lillian Hellman and Mordaunt Shairp, adapted from the play by Guy Bolton. It was directed by Sidney Franklin, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. A silent film version of the same play, also produced by Goldwyn, was released in 1925 and is now a lost film. ''The Dark Angel'' won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Merle Oberon) and Best Sound, Recording (Thomas T. Moulton). Plot Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Both Alan and Gerald are in love with Kitty, who in turn has been infatuated with Alan her entire life. Gerald and Alan are drafted into World War I. They return home for ten days, during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Tale
''Village Tale'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Randolph Scott, Kay Johnson, Arthur Hohl, and Robert Barrat. The screenplay by Allan Scott was adapted from author and scenarist Phil Stong in his 1934 novel of the same name. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on May 10, 1935. Plot “...about a small town and its dramas...described as a series of character studies rather than a plot.”Canham, 1976 p. 122: Filmography section. The entire plot summary is duplicated here from Canham source. Film historians Raymond Durgnat and Scott Simmon offer this brief synopsis of Cromwell’s adaption of novelist Phil Stong’s tale of rural life, starring Randolph Scott as Slaughter Somerville: Cast * Randolph Scott as T. N. 'Slaughter' Somerville * Kay Johnson as Janet Stevenson * Arthur Hohl Elmer Stevenson * Robert Barrat as Drury Stevenson * Janet Beecher as Amy Somerville * Edward Ellis as Old Ike * Dorothy Burgess as Lulu Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Red The Rose (film)
''So Red the Rose'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Margaret Sullavan, Walter Connolly, and Randolph Scott. The Civil War-era romance is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Stark Young. The film did not enjoy great popularity at the box office. After this film, Civil War films were considered box office poison in Hollywood until Bette Davis and Henry Fonda's performance in 1938's ''Jezebel,'' which was a success. This was followed by the overwhelming popularity of ''Gone with the Wind'' in 1939, an adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's bestseller of the same name. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career. Plot During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford ( Margaret Sullavan) waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford (Randolph Scott), to return home, praying that she will not become a widow. Cast * Margaret Sullavan as Valette Bedfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Live Tonight
''Let's Live Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Lilian Harvey, Tullio Carminati and Janet Beecher. The film was made as part of an unsuccessful attempt to establish Harvey, who was a top box office draw in Germany, as a major star in Hollywood. Harvey was under contract to Fox Film, but was loaned out to Columbia Pictures for the production. After making it, Harvey returned to Europe, first to Britain to appear in '' Invitation to the Waltz''Bergfelder & Cargnelli p. 52 and then to Germany, where she starred in '' Black Roses'', which relaunched her German career. Partial cast * Lilian Harvey as Kay 'Carlotta' Routledge * Tullio Carminati as Nick 'Monte' Kerry * Janet Beecher as Mrs. Routledge * Hugh Williams as Brian Kerry * Tala Birell as Countess Margot de Legere * Luis Alberni as Mario Weems * Claudia Coleman as Lily Montrose * Arthur Treacher as Ozzy Featherstone * Gilbert Emery as Maharajah de Jazaar * Virginia Hammo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mighty Barnum
''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name, and directed by Walter Lang. Beery had played Barnum four years earlier in '' A Lady's Morals'', a highly fictionalized biography of singer Jenny Lind. The supporting cast features Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce as Jenny Lind, and Rochelle Hudson. Plot Cast *Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum *Adolphe Menjou as Bailey Walsh *Virginia Bruce as Jenny Lind *Rochelle Hudson as Ellen *Janet Beecher as Nancy Barnum *Tammany Young as Todd *Herman Bing as Farmer Schultz * Lucille La Verne as Joice Heath * George Brasno as Tom Thumb * Olive Brasno as Lavinia Thumb * May Boley as the Bearded Lady *John Hyams as J.P. Skiff *Ian Wolfe as Swedish Consul *Davison Clark as Horace Greeley *George MacQuarrie as Daniel Webster * Charles Judels as Maitre D'Hotel *Philo McCullough as Publicity Man (uncredited) *Frank Morgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The President Vanishes (film)
''The President Vanishes'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Strange Conspiracy'') is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Walter Wanger. Starring Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron, the film is an adaptation of Rex Stout's political novel of the same name. Upon its release, the film was praised for its ensemble castEames, John Douglas, ''The Paramount Story''; 1985, Crown Publishers, Inc.; Hardcover p. 100 but author John Douglas Eames, in his 1985 book ''The Paramount Story'', stated that, even with "an accomplished cast and an out-of-the-rut story, '' The President Vanishes'' couldn't buck moviegoers' apathy towards political subjects". Premise The film follows the story of ''The President Vanishes''. Cast * Edward Arnold — Secretary of War Wardell * Arthur Byron — President Craig Stanley * Paul Kelly — Chick Moffat * Peggy Conklin — Alma Cronin * Andy Devine — Val Orcott * Janet Beecher — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Gentleman (film)
''The Last Gentleman'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Maude T. Howell, Leonard Praskins and Paul Schofield. The film stars George Arliss, Edna May Oliver, Janet Beecher, Charlotte Henry and Ralph Morgan. The film was released on April 28, 1934, by United Artists. Plot Cast *George Arliss as Cabot Barr *Edna May Oliver as Augusta Pritchard *Janet Beecher as Helen Barr *Charlotte Henry as Marjorie Barr *Ralph Morgan as Henry Loring * Edward Ellis as Claude *Frank Albertson as Allan Blaine *Rafaela Ottiano as Retta Barr *Donald Meek as Judd Barr *Joseph Cawthorn Joseph Bridger Cawthorn (March 29, 1868 – January 21, 1949) was an American stage and film comic actor. Biography Born on March 29, 1868, in New York City to a minstrel-show family, Cawthorn started out in show business as a child, debut ... as Dr. Wilson * Harry C. Bradley as Prof. Schumaker (uncredited) References External links * 1934 films America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallant Lady (1934 Film)
''Gallant Lady'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Sam Mintz. The film stars Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Otto Kruger, Tullio Carminati, Dickie Moore, Janet Beecher and Betty Lawford. The film was released on January 5, 1934, by United Artists. Plot Cast * Ann Harding as Sally Wyndham * Clive Brook as Dan Pritchard *Otto Kruger as Phillip Lawrence *Tullio Carminati as Count Mario Carniri * Dickie Moore as Deedy Lawrence * Janet Beecher as Maria Sherwood * Betty Lawford as Cynthia Haddon *Scotty Beckett Scott Hastings Beckett (October 4, 1929 – May 10, 1968) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the ''Our Gang'' shorts and later costarred on ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger''. Early life and career Born in Oakland, Califo ... as Deedy - Age 2 (uncredited) References External links * 1934 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gregory La Cava Films scored by Alfred Newm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Feathers (1915 Film)
''Fine Feathers'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Douglas Payne. Plot After a blind man recovers his sight his average-looking wife undergoes a makeover in order to make herself more attractive to him. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon - Meg Roberts * Fred Groves - Richard Dean * Douglas Payne - Dr. Beverley * Daisy Cordell - Mrs. Beverley * Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ... - Saxton * Dolly Tree References External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
