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Leni Stengel
Leni Stengel (12 September 1901 – 1 July 1982) was a German-born actress who appeared on Broadway, on television, and in films, through the 1920s to 1950s. Early life She was born in Berlin, Germany, and was a grandniece of the German composer Friedrich von Flotow. Career Her work in films includes ''Half Shot at Sunrise'' (1930), ''Cracked Nuts (1931 film), Cracked Nuts'' (1931), ''Beau Ideal'' (1931), ''The Animal Kingdom (1932 film), The Animal Kingdom'' (1932), and ''Hollywood Speaks'' (1932). She worked with Buster Keaton in ''Casanova wider Willen'' ("The Reluctant Casanova", 1931), the German version of ''Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931 film), Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' (1931). In television, she appeared in ''Lux Video Theatre'', "Ti Babette" (1953), "Legacy of Love" (1952); ''Police Story'', "Detective Sergeant, Martin Stephens" (1952); ''Lights Out (1946 TV series), Lights Out'', "Carmelita" (1951), ''The Clock'', "Accident on Canigou" (1951). On Broadway, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animal Kingdom (1932 Film)
''The Animal Kingdom'' (also known as ''The Woman in His House'' in the UK) is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code film directed by Edward H. Griffith based upon a comedy of manners play of the same name by Philip Barry. The film stars Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, William Gargan, Ilka Chase, and Neil Hamilton (actor), Neil Hamilton. Howard, Gargan, and Chase also starred in the play when it opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway on January 12, 1932. It was remade 1946 as ''One More Tomorrow (film), One More Tomorrow''. Plot Tom Collier owns a small press that publishes deluxe books. He has been living in the city with his best friend and lover Daisy Sage without being married. Daisy is a successful commercial artist for a fashion magazine. She has just returned from three months in Paris. While Daisy was away, Tom has fallen in love with Cecelia Henry. Tom's wealthy banker father, Rufus Collier, describes his lifelong frustration with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |