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Lionel Banks
With over 200 films to his credit, Lionel Banks (June 22, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah – March 20, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) was a hard-working art director from 1935 to 1949. In that time he worked on such films as Leo McCarey's ''The Awful Truth'' (1937), Howard Hawks' South American set ''Only Angels Have Wings'' (1939) and his rapid fire comedy classic the following year ''His Girl Friday'', most of the '' Blondie'' B-movies, Alexander Hall's turn of the century fantasy ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941) and Charles Vidor's lush Chopin biopic, '' A Song to Remember'' in 1945. Banks was nominated for an Oscar seven times, for ''Holiday'' (1938), ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939), ''Arizona'' (1940), ''Ladies in Retirement'' (1941), '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942), '' Address Unknown'' and ''Cover Girl'' (both 1944), but never won. Selected filmography * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) * ''Murder in Greenwich Village'' (1937) * ''Her First Beau'' (1941) * ''Stand B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 1,257,936 at the 2020 census. Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Provo–Orem Combined Statistical Area, Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,746,164 (as of 2021 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. With a population of 199,723 in 2020, it is the List of United States cities by population, 111th most populous city in the United States. It is also the central c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday (1938 Film)
''Holiday'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''Free to Live'') is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, a remake of the 1930 film of the same name. The film tells of a man who has risen from humble beginnings only to be torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family. The film, adapted by Donald Ogden Stewart and Sidney Buchman from the 1928 play of the same name by Philip Barry, stars Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant and features Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, and Edward Everett Horton. Horton reprised his role as Professor Nick Potter from the 1930 version. Although Hepburn had been Hope Williams' understudy in the original production of the play on Broadway, she played the part for only one performance. Screenwriter Donald Ogden Stewart appeared in the original stage version as Nick Potter. Plot Jonathan "Johnny" Case, a self-made man who has worked all his life, is about to marry Julia Seton, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit computing, 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in Year 2038 problem, January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the Federation of Australia, unification of multiple Crown colony, British colonies in Australia on January 1 to form the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia after a 1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums, referendum in 1900, Subsequently, the 1901 Australian federal election, 1901 Australian election would see the first Prime Minister of Australia, Australian prime minister, Edmund Barton. On the same day, Nigeria became a Colonial Nigeria, British protectorate. Following this, the Victorian era, Victorian Era would come to a end after Queen Victoria died on January 22 after a reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longer than those of any of her predecessors, Her son, Edward VII, succeeded her to the throne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Art Directors
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Louisiana Hayride (film)
''Louisiana Hayride'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter and Richard Lane.Hischak p.124 It was made by Columbia Pictures rather than Republic, with whom Canova mostly worked during the decade. The film's art direction was by Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher. Plot Cast * Judy Canova as Judy Crocker * Ross Hunter as Gordon Pearson * Richard Lane as J. Huntington McMasters * Lloyd Bridges as Montague Price * Matt Willis as Jeb Crocker * George McKay as Canada Brown * Minerva Urecal as Ma Crocker * Hobart Cavanaugh as Malcolm Cartwright * Jessie Arnold as Aunt Hepzibah (uncredited) * Russell Hicks as H.C. Forbes * Arthur Loft as Studio director * Ernie Adams as Pawnbroker * Eddie Kane as Warburton * Nelson Leigh as Wiffle, Makeup Artist * Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. Life and career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Señoritas From Chicago
''Two Señoritas from Chicago'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg and Ann Savage.Stephens p.24 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks. Plot Cast * Joan Davis as Daisy Baker * Jinx Falkenburg as Gloria * Ann Savage as Maria * Leslie Brooks as Lena Worth * Ramsay Ames as Louise Hotchkiss * Bob Haymes as Jeff Kenyon * Emory Parnell as Rupert Shannon * Douglas Leavitt as Sam Grohman * Muni Seroff as Gilberto Garcia * Max Willenz as Armando Silva * Stanley Brown as Mike * Frank Sully Francis Thomas Sullivan (June 17, 1908 – December 17, 1975), known professionally as Frank Sully, was an American film actor. He appeared in over 240 films between 1934 and 1968. Today's audiences know him best as the dumb detective in the '' ... as Bruiser * Charles C. Wilson as Chester T. Allgood * Romaine Callender as Miffins References Bibliography * Michael L. Stephens. ''Art Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By All Networks
''Stand by All Networks'' is a 1942 American thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Florence Rice, John Beal and Margaret Hayes.Shull p.248 The films sets were designed by Lionel Banks. Plot Before Pearl Harbor, a radio reporter is fired by his station for his "alarmist" broadcasts. He investigates a suspected ring of Nazi saboteurs on his own. Cast * Florence Rice as Frances Prescott * John Beal as Ben Fallon * Margaret Hayes as Lela Cramer * Alan Baxter as Victor * Mary Treen as Nora Cassidy * Pierre Watkin as Grant Neeley * Tim Ryan as Police Inspector Ryan * Boyd Davis as Colonel Stanton * Kenneth MacDonald as Captain Banion * Patrick McVey as Monty Johnson * Ernie Adams as Sockeye Schaefer * Sven Hugo Borg as Sailor * Lloyd Bridges as Slim Terry * Eddie Laughton as Joe * Peter Brocco as Cab Driver * Lee Shumway as Cop * John Tyrrell as Watchman * Lester Dorr as Bartender * Rick Vallin Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her First Beau
''Her First Beau'' is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Jane Withers, Jackie Cooper and Edith Fellows . The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, and the screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman and Karen DeWolf based on the 1939 play ''June Mad'' by Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements, which was adapted in turn from their 1930 novel ''This Awful Age''. Plot Fifteen-year-old Penelope "Penny" Woods dreams of being a writer, only she's concerned that she needs more life experience to work into her stories. She takes a liking to her uncle's friend Roger, a dashing but conceited college student who seems to have it all, and dreams of a big grown-up romance, but eventually his true colors are revealed. In the end, she realizes she'd rather spend time with her longtime friend Chuck, who's following his dream of being an aeronautical engineer. Cast * Jane Withers as Penny Wood * Jackie Cooper as Chuck Harris * Edith Fellows as Milly Lou * Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder In Greenwich Village
''Murder in Greenwich Village'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Richard Arlen, Fay Wray and Raymond Walburn.Monaco p.14 The screenplay involves an heiress who is falsely accused of murder. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...s Lionel Banks and Stephen Goosson. Plot When she is falsely accused of murder, an heiress ropes in a photographer to provide her with an alibi. Cast * Richard Arlen as Steve Havens Jackson Jr. * Fay Wray as Kay Cabot aka Lucky * Raymond Walburn as The Senator * Wyn Cahoon as Flo Melville * Scott Kolk as Larry Foster (as Scott Kolton) * Thurston Hall as Charles Cabot * Marc Lawrence as Rusty Morgan * Gene Morgan as Henderson * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Man Wins (1935 Film)
''The Best Man Wins'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Edmund Lowe, Jack Holt and Bela Lugosi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks.Stephens p.23 Plot A diver saves his friend's life but loses his arm in the process. Later, unable to find work because of his disability, the diver agrees reluctantly to work for a criminal searching for lost treasure. Meanwhile, his friend has since become a police officer, and is assigned to break up the criminal's operation and arrest everyone in the gang—including the diver who saved his life. Cast * Sam Flint as the doctor (uncredited) * Forrester Harvey as Harry * Jack Holt as Nick Roberts * Edmund Lowe as Toby Warren * Bela Lugosi as Doc Boehm * J. Farrell MacDonald as captain—Harbor Patrol * Florence Rice Florence Davenport Rice (February 14, 1907 – February 23, 1974) was an American film actress. Early years Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Girl (film)
''Cover Girl'' is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor, and starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl. It was one of the most popular musicals of the war years. Primarily a showcase for Hayworth, the film has lavish modern and 1890s costumes, eight dance routines for Hayworth, and songs by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin, including " Long Ago (and Far Away)". Plot Rusty is a very beautiful chorus girl at a Brooklyn, New York nightclub run by her boyfriend Danny McGuire. Fellow showgirl Maurine Martin enters a contest to be on the cover of ''Vanity'' magazine, so Rusty tries out as well. When Maurine is given a lukewarm evaluation by Cornelia Jackson, she sabotages Rusty's chances, giving her terrible advice on how to act toward Cornelia. Cornelia's boss, magazine editor John Coudair, decides to check out Maurine at Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Address Unknown (1944 Film)
''Address Unknown'' is a 1944 American film noir drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies based on Kressmann Taylor's novel '' Address Unknown'' (1938). The film tells the story of two families caught up in the rise of Nazism in Germany before the start of World War II. Cinematographer Rudolph Maté employed shadows, shapes and camera angles to create the imagery. One notable scene shows Martin Schulz (Paul Lukas) descending a staircase awaiting his arrest by the Gestapo, with the shadow of a web-like criss-cross of window panes behind him. Plot Martin Schulz and Max Eisenstein (Morris Carnovsky) are good friends, German expatriate art dealers living in the United States. Martin's son Heinrich ( Peter van Eyck) and Max's daughter Griselle ( K.T. Stevens) are in love. When Martin and his wife return to Germany to find artwork, Griselle accompanies them to seek acting opportunities. Martin meets Baron von Freische ( Carl Esmond), joins the Nazi Party and becomes an importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
