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Jean Carmen
Jean Carmen (born Jean Carmean; April 7, 1913 – August 26, 1993) was an American film, stage, and radio actress. She sometimes went by the stage name Julia Thayer. In addition to her appearances in various films throughout the 1930s, Carmen starred on Broadway in the original production of ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'', appearing as a replacement for the role of June Stanley. In her later career, Carmen wrote, directed, and produced the film ''The Pawn'' in 1966. Biography Born in Portland, Oregon on April 7, 1913, to John and Agnes Carmean, she had two siblings. Jean Carmen (she altered her surname) was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1934, the last year they were named. She had a supporting role as The Rider in the 1937 Republic Pictures Western serial '' The Painted Stallion''. She also worked in radio and on Broadway, in ''Stage Door'' and the original 1939 production of ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (as a replacement for the role of June Stanley). She was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county. Portland's population was 652,503, making it the List of United States cities by population, 28th most populous city in the United States, the sixth most populous on the West Coast of the United States, West Coast, and the third most populous in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Vancouver. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan area, Oregon, Portland metropolitan area, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 26th most populous in the United States. Almost half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metro area. Named after Portland, Maine, which is itself named aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midshipman Jack
''Midshipman Jack'' is a 1933 American pre-Code action film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Frank Wead and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Frank Albertson, Arthur Lake, and Florence Lake. The film was released on September 22, 1933, by RKO Pictures. Plot Cast *Bruce Cabot as Jack Austin *Betty Furness as Ruth Rogers *Frank Albertson as Russell H. Burns * Arthur Lake as Allen S. Williams *Florence Lake as Sally Withers *John Darrow as Clark Simpson *Purnell Pratt as Captain Rogers *Margaret Seddon Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. Biography She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a come ... as Mrs. Burns References External links * 1933 films American black-and-white films RKO Pictures films Films directed by Christy Cabanne American action adventure films 1930s actio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Girls In White
''Four Girls in White'' is a 1939 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, starring Florence Rice and Una Merkel. It follows the mostly comical exploits of four nursing students enrolled in a three-year training course. Plot Student nurses at a large urban hospital cope with life's problems and career issues. Cast * Florence Rice as Norma Page * Una Merkel as Robbins * Ann Rutherford as Pat Page * Mary Howard de Liagre, Mary Howard as Mary Forbes * Alan Marshal (actor), Alan Marshal as Dr. Steve Melford * Kent Taylor as Bob Maitland * Buddy Ebsen as Express, an orderly * Jessie Ralph as Miss Tobias * Sara Haden as Miss Bennett * Phillip Terry as Dr. Sidney * Tom Neal as Dr. Phillips Production The working titles for this film were ''Women in White'' and ''Diary of a Nurse'', and it was filmed between December 5, 1938 and January 3, 1939. Parody On April 4, 1939 Jack Benny and his ensemble performed a parody of "Four Girls in White" on "The JELL-O Program". References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Murder Case
''Sunset Murder Case'' is a 1938 American film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Sally Rand and Esther Muir. The film is also known as ''High Explosive'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary After her policeman father is killed and nightclub singer Nina is murdered, Kathy posing as stripper Valerie goes to work underground to catch the gangster. Her boyfriend reporter Lou watches out for her. Cast *Sally Rand as Kathy O'Connor / "Valerie" * Henry King as Master of Ceremonies *Esther Muir as Lora Wynne *Lona Andre as Nita Madera - Murder victim *Vince Barnett as Martin - Henchman *Kathryn Kane as Penny Nichols - Nightclub act - singer * Dennis Moore as Lou Fleming - Reporter *Reed Hadley as Oliver Helton *Paul Sutton as Bapti Stephani *Stanley Price as Eric Martin - Henchman *Frank O'Connor as Detective Sergeant Tom O'Connor *Mary Brodel as Jane Baird * George Douglas as Carlo Rossmore * Bruce Mitchell as Everett *Lester Dorr as Editor *Eddie Gordon as Rankin *Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paroled From The Big House
''Paroled from the Big House'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row.Pitts p.196 It was later reissued under the alternative title ''Main Street Girl''. Plot A district attorney opposes the leniency of the parole board. In particular a cop killer, 'Slicker' Nixon is released from prison and immediately sets up a new racket. Pat Mallory's father is a store owner who is killed by Nixon's gang and seeks revenge by plotting to kill the gangster. Cast * Jean Carmen as Pat Mallory * Ted Adams as H.S. 'Slicker' Nixon * George Eldredge as 'Red' Herron * Milburn Stone as Commissioner Downey * Walter Anthony as Joe 'Killer' Britt * Ole Olsen as Torchy * Gwen Lee as Binnie Bell * Earl Douglas as Huke 'The Dude' Curtis * Eleanor DeVan as Rita * Edward Kaye as 'Gunner' Garson * Joe Devlin as Jed Cross * Allan Cavan as Chief of Police * Kit Guard Kit Guard ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Racket
''Million Dollar Racket'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay and Bryant Washburn.Pitts p.447 Plot Cast * Bruce Bennett as Lawrence 'Larry' Duane * Joan Barclay as Molly Henessey * Bryant Washburn as Herbert Marvin * Vane Calvert as Mrs. Henessey * Samuel Adams (actor), Samuel Adams as Tim Henessey * Jimmy Aubrey as Melton * Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien as Johnny Henessey * Monte Carter as Lefty * Frank Wayne as Eddie * Bob Terry as Luke * Lynn Arden as Nan References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links''Million Dollar Racket''at IMDb''Million Dollar Racket'' at TCMDB 1937 films American crime drama films 1937 crime drama films American black-and-white films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Gunfighter
''Arizona Gunfighter'' is a 1937 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Bob Steele, Jean Carmen and Ted Adams. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. Plot Colt Ferron (Bob Steele) and his cowhand plan a horse race only to stopped by Farley (John Merton) Durkin's henchman. Colt rides home and finds his father murdered by Durkin (Karl Hackett). Colt kills Durkin and Farley in a fair fight. Colt rides off, collapses and is found by outlaw Wolf Whitson (Ted Adams) who is actually Pop Whittaker a rancher. Colt joins Wolf's outlaw gang for two years. Wolf disbands the gang and He and Colt ride to his ranch. Pop deeds the ranch to Colt and rides off. Colt meets his neighbor Beth Lorimer (Jean Carmen) and her uncle Dan (Frank Ball). Colt learns that Wolf may be back to outlawing and together with the town sheriff (Steve Clark) and posse shoot it out with the gang. Afterward, Grizzly (Ernie Adams) hands Colt a note to visit Wolf in jail. Wolf tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsmoke Ranch
''Gunsmoke Ranch'' is a 1937 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith *Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin *Kenneth Harlan as Phineas T. Flagg *Jean Carmen as Marion Warren *Sammy McKim as Jimmy Warren *Ed 'Oscar' Platt as Oscar (as Oscar) *Lou Fulton as Elmer Twiddlebaum *Burr Caruth as Judge Jonathan Warren *Allen Connor as Henchman Reggie Allen *Yakima Canutt as Henchman Spider * Horace B. Carpenter as Joe Larkin * Jane Keckley as Mathilda Larkin * Robert D. Walker as Seth Williams (as Robert Walker) *Jack Ingram as Cowhand Jed *Jack Kirk as Sheriff *Loren Riebe as Henchman Hank *Vinegar Roan as Henchman Zeke *Wes Warner as Settler * Jack Padjan as Henchman Charles 'Duke' Madden Soundtrack *Ranchers on the bus - "I Wandered Today to the Hills, Maggie" *Max Terhune - "Oh! Susanna"(Written by Stephen Foster Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cracks Down
''Bill Cracks Down'' is a 1937 American action romantic drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks and Judith Allen. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film was released under the alternative title ''Men of Steel'' in the United Kingdom.p. 19 Martin, Len D. ''The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959'' McFarland; 2nd edition (5 May 2006) Plot Bill Reardon runs a steel mill and is the idol of his workers; he'll forego his board meetings to challenge his workers in coal shoveling contests. His heart eventually gives out, but prior to his death he makes his will out with some unusual provisos. His playboy artist son Bill Junior returns from Paris to discover that in order to receive his inheritance he must work in the steel mill for one year with a false name, with the foreman "Tons" Walker being in charge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Battle (1935 Film)
''Born to Battle'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Bernard B. Ray and Harry S. Webb and directed by Webb for Reliable Pictures. Plot "Cyclone" Tom Saunders, a free-spirited cowboy, is hired by a ranchers' association to look into a series of cattle thefts, for which they suspect a pair of "nesters". When Saunders discovers that the nesters are an old man and his pretty young daughter and could not be the rustlers, he begins to suspect that Nate Lenox, a bullying ranch foreman, might have something to do with it. Cast *Tom Tyler as "Cyclone" Tom Saunders *Jean Carmen as Betty Powell *Earl Dwire as George Powell *Julian Rivero as Pablo Carranza *Nelson McDowell as Lem "Blinky" Holt * William Desmond as John Brownell * Richard Alexander as Nate Lenox * Charles King as Jim Larmer * Ralph Lewis as Justice Hiram McClump *Ben Corbett Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Beautiful (film)
''Young and Beautiful'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring William Haines and Judith Allen. The screenplay concerns a press agent who goes to great lengths to make his actress girlfriend a star, only to risk losing her in the process. Plot In Hollywood, press agent Robert Preston gets into trouble with his boss, Herman Cline, head of Superba Pictures, for neglecting his duties in order to publicize the 13 WAMPUS Baby Stars, June Dale in particular, at a banquet in their honor. However, he sweet talks Mrs. Cline and keeps his job. June shows up and faints, shaken by a failed abduction attempt. It turns out to be a publicity stunt concocted by Preston for his fiancée. Cast * William Haines as Robert Preston *Judith Allen as June Dale * Joseph Cawthorn as Herman Cline *John Miljan as Gordon Douglas * Ted Fio Rito as himself *Al Shaw as Piano Mover (as Shaw and Lee) *Sam Lee as Piano Mover (as Shaw and Lee) * James Bush as Dick *Vince Ba ... [...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] |
