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La Vida Nocturna
''Blotto'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The Short film, short was produced by Hal Roach and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot During the Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition era, Laurel and Hardy plan an evening at the Rainbow Club, a lively venue. Stan, eager to escape his nagging wife, agrees to a scheme devised by Ollie to feign a business-related absence. However, their telephone conversation is overheard by Stan's wife, prompting her to enact her own plan. Unbeknownst to Stan and Ollie, Mrs. Laurel replaces the hidden liquor in their home with tea spiked with various spices. At the club, the duo struggles to open their bottle quietly before resorting to enjoying the entertainment, including a Josephine Baker-style exotic dancer and a baritone singer whose melancholic performance moves Stan to tears. Meanwhile, Mrs. Laurel, armed with a shotgun, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Parrott
James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase. Biography Early years James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Blanche Thompson Parrott. In 1903, his father died from a myocardial infarction, heart attack, leaving the family in bad financial shape, which forced them to move in with a relative. Charley Jr. quit school, so he could go to work, in order to support his mother and brother. Eventually the call of the stage beckoned him, and Charley Jr. left home at age 16 to travel the vaudeville circuit as a Singing, singer and comedic performer. James was forced to leave school at a young age, in order to earn money to support the family. His first job was as a bellboy at the age of 10.Two years later, he was a driver of a horse-drawn carriage. He later became a prop man when his brother Charley was a director at Fox Film, Fox. Later, Charley's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Loredo
Linda Loredo (June 20, 1907 – August 11, 1931) was an American-born actress and dancer of Mexican descent. She is most commonly associated with Spanish language versions of Laurel and Hardy short subjects. Her sister, Maria Loredo, was also an actress. Career Loredo was born in Arizona Territory. She entered silent films in 1927, playing Carmen in the ten-installment silent serial '' Heroes of the Wild'', but her career really came into its own with the advent of sound. The Hal Roach Studios produced foreign-language versions of their most popular series – Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, ''Our Gang'' and Harry Langdon – for the lucrative Spanish markets in both hemispheres. She appeared in four Laurel and Hardy shorts, including an English-speaking one, '' Come Clean'', which was released after her death. She is one of only two actresses to have played both Laurel's and Hardy's wife, alongside Isabelle Keith, and the only one to have done so more than once. Typically, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. Early films were not thought to have value beyond their theatrical run, so many were discarded afterward. Nitrate film used in early pictures was highly flammable and susceptible to degradation. The Library of Congress began acquiring copies of American films in 1909, but not all were kept. Due to improvements in film technology and recordkeeping, few films produced in the 1950s or beyond have been lost. Rarely, but occasionally, films classified as lost are found in an uncataloged or miscataloged archive or private collection, becoming "rediscovered films". Conditions During most of the 20th century, American copyright law required at least one copy of every American film to be deposited at the Library of Congress at the time of copyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US English
American English, sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States. English is the most widely spoken language in the United States and, since 2025, the official language of the United States. It is also an official language in 32 of the 50 U.S. states and the '' de facto'' common language used in government, education, and commerce in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and in all territories except Puerto Rico. Since the late 20th century, American English has become the most influential form of English worldwide. Varieties of American English include many patterns of pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and particularly spelling that are unified nationwide but distinct from other forms of English around the world. Any American or Canadian accent perceived as lacking noticeably local, ethnic, or cultural markers is known in linguistics as General American; it covers a fairly uniform a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaic , a geological eon
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Archaic may refer to: * Archaic Period (several meanings), archaeological term used to refer to a very early period differing by location *Archaic humans, people before ''homo sapiens'' * ''Archaic'' (comics), a comic-book series created by writer James Abrams and artist Brett Marting *Archaism, an archaic word or style of speech or writing. See also * * * Archaea, several meanings * Archean The Archean ( , also spelled Archaean or Archæan), in older sources sometimes called the Archaeozoic, is the second of the four geologic eons of Earth's history of Earth, history, preceded by the Hadean Eon and followed by the Proterozoic and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British English
British English is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom, especially Great Britain. More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the United Kingdom taken as a single umbrella variety, for instance additionally incorporating Scottish English, Welsh English, and Northern Irish English. Tom McArthur (linguist), Tom McArthur in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Guide to World English acknowledges that British English shares "all the ambiguities and tensions [with] the word 'British' and as a result can be used and interpreted in two ways, more broadly or more narrowly, within a range of blurring and ambiguity". Variations exist in formal (both written and spoken) English in the United Kingdom. For example, the adjective ''wee'' is almost exclusively used in parts of Scotland, north-east England, Northern Ireland, Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Holiday
Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symona Boniface
Symona Ferner Boniface (March 5, 1894 – September 2, 1950) was an American film actress, most frequently seen in bit parts in comedy shorts, mostly at Columbia Pictures, particularly those of ''The Three Stooges''. She appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1950. Early life Boniface was born in New York City, the daughter of George C. Boniface, an actor, and his wife Norma ( Ferner) Boniface, an inventor. Symona's father was of English extraction and her mother of German heritage, though both were New York natives. Career The young Boniface became interested in the theater, and both wrote and appeared in stage plays. In 1925 she broke into motion pictures at the Hal Roach studio, which specialized in short comedies. There she appeared with Roach's stars Charley Chase, Our Gang, Max Davidson, and Laurel and Hardy, sometimes in featured roles and sometimes playing incidental bit roles. Her frame and demeanor usually cast her as vamps, dowagers, or society matrons. She playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hill (actor)
Jack Hill (born Lawrence Young Hill;"Cambria Girl Weds Hollywood Movie Fan " ''The Roanoke Times''. October 7, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved November 15, 2024. September 12, 1887"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-MM3 : 1 July 2024), Lawrence Young Hill, 1917-1918."United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9R6-BM3 : 11 January 2021), Jack Hill, Nov 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). – November 22, 1963) was an [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Briac
Jean De Briac (born Jean-Frederic Weitler, 15 August 1891 – 18 October 1970) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1920 and 1962. He was born in France and died in Los Angeles, California. He immigrated to the United States in 1915. Selected filmography *'' The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' (1920) *''The Love Light'' (1921) * ''High Heels'' (1921) *'' The Butterfly Girl'' (1921) * '' The Lady from Longacre'' (1921) *'' The Power of Love'' (1922) *'' Another Man's Shoes'' (1922) *'' One Wonderful Night'' (1922) *''Around the World in Eighteen Days'' (1923) *'' The Marriage Market'' (1923) *'' The Iron Man'' (1924) *'' Paris at Midnight'' (1926) *'' The Duchess of Buffalo'' (1926) *'' The Ladybird'' (1927) *'' Blotto'' (1930) *'' Be Big!'' (1931) *'' Wise Girl'' (1937) *'' Swiss Miss'' (1938) *'' Wee Wee Monsieur'' (1938) *'' Tassels in the Air'' (1938) *''A Chump at Oxford'' (1940) * '' Enemy Agent'' (1940) *'' Appointment in Berlin'' (1943) *'' Half Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Sandford
Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894October 29, 1961) was an American actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His tall, burly physique usually led him to be cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies. Biography Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1894. After working in stock theater he began acting in movies around 1910. He appeared in '' The Gold Rush'' with Charlie Chaplin. Other Chaplin films that he appeared in include '' The Circus'' (1928) and '' Modern Times'' (1936), where he plays "Big Bill". His films with Laurel and Hardy include ''Big Business'' (1929), '' Double Whoopee'' (1929), '' The Chimp'' (1932), and '' Our Relations'' (1936). He appeared in '' The Warrior's Husband'' as a clumsy and cowardly Hercules. Sandford also acted in '' Way Out West'', but his sequence was cut from the final take. He also appeared in dramas such as '' The World's Champion'' (1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
