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Lucky Boy (1929 Film)
''Lucky Boy'' is a 1929 American sound part-talkie musical film, musical comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog and Charles C. Wilson (actor), Charles C. Wilson, most notable for starring George Jessel (actor), George Jessel in his first known surviving feature picture. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score, singing and sound effects along with English intertitles. The sound was recorded using the Tiffany-Tone system using RCA Photophone equipment. The film's plot bore strong similarities to that of the hit 1927 film ''The Jazz Singer'', which had originally been intended to star Jessel (the star of ''The Jazz Singer'' stage production) before Al Jolson took over the role. Due to being a film published in 1929, it entered the 2025 in public domain, public domain on January 1, 2025. Summary A young Jewish man works in his father's jewelry business, but he does not like it at all—he wants to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Taurog
Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for ''Skippy (film), Skippy'' (1931), becoming the youngest person to win the award for eight and a half decades until Damien Chazelle won for ''La La Land'' in 2017. He was later nominated for Best Director for the film ''Boys Town (film), Boys Town'' (1938). He directed some of the best-known actors of the twentieth century, including his nephew Jackie Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Elvis Presley and Vincent Price. Taurog directed six Martin and Lewis films, and nine Elvis Presley films, more than any other director. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Taurog has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1600 Vine Street. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Rosanova
Rosa Rosanova (June 23, 1869 – May 29, 1944) was a Russian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in American films including as a starring or supporting actress in the 1920s and 1930s Biography Born in Russia, Rosanova completed her schooling at age 16 in Moscow. As an actress, she toured with the Svatloff repertory company in Russia, and in 1906 travelled to the United States touring with the Orlanoff company. She immigrated to the United States some time before the Russian Revolution. Like Vera Gordon, Rosanova frequently portrayed Jewish mothers in early American silent films. Rosanova starred as such a character in ''Hungry Hearts (1922 film), Hungry Hearts'' (1922), ''His People'' (1925) and ''Lucky Boy (1929 film), Lucky Boy'' (1929). In a 1929 profile, the ''Santa Ana Register'' described Rosanova's performance in ''Hungry Hearts'' as "a powerful characterization that was the outstanding performance of filmdom." In her book ''You Never Call! You Never Write! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Quimby
Margaret Quimby (1904–1965) was an American stage actress, stage and film actress. Lussier p. 123 She appeared in both lead role, lead and supporting roles during the silent era, silent and early sound era. Filmography * ''Fight and Win'' (1924) * ''K.O. for Cupid'' (1924) * ''One Glorious Scrap'' (1925) * ''The Teaser'' (1925) * ''Perils of the Wild'' (1925) * ''What Happened to Jones (1926 film), What Happened to Jones'' (1926) * ''The Radio Detective'' (1926) * ''The Whole Town's Talking (1926 film), The Whole Town's Talking'' (1926) * ''New York (1927 film), New York'' (1927) * ''The Western Whirlwind'' (1927) * ''Heads Up, Charley'' (1927) * ''The World at Her Feet'' (1927) * ''The Tired Business Man'' (1927) * ''Us'' (1927) * ''The Tragedy of Youth'' (1928) * ''Sally of the Scandals'' (1928) * ''Lucky Boy (1929 film), Lucky Boy'' (1929) * ''Two Men and a Maid'' (1929) * ''The Rampant Age'' (1930) * ''Trailing Trouble'' (1930) * ''Ladies Love Brutes'' (1930) * ''Men on Call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayne Whitman
Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films, he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Whitman's theatrical debut came when he carried a spear behind an actor portraying King Richard III in a production in Indianapolis. Allen Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film ''Princess of the Dark'' (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in ''Chandu the Magician'', was the narrator on ''Lassie'' and ''Strange as It Seems'', and was an announcer on ''Paducah Plantation'' and other programs. Personal life Whitman was marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Tucker (actor)
Richard Whitlock Tucker (June 4, 1884 – December 5, 1942) was an American actor. Tucker was born in Brooklyn, New York. Appearing in more than 260 films between 1911 and 1940, he was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors. Tucker died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in an unmarked niche in Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Faith. Personal life In December 1931, Tucker announced his intention to marry his third wife, New York dancer Arlene Andrews. They married on December 15 and divorced in October 1936, having been separated for over a year. In September 1938, he divorced his wife of "a few months", Erma O. Deen. Selected filmography * '' Who Will Marry Mary?'' (1913) - Duke Leonardo de Ferrara *' (1914), directed by Charles Brabin * '' Vanity Fair'' (1915) - George Osborne * ''The Ring of the Borgias'' (1915) - Donald Rivers * '' When Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Lee
Gwen Lee (born Gwendolyn Lepinski; November 12, 1904 – August 20, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Lee began her career as a model before being discovered and signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She was typically cast in supporting roles. Lee appeared in over 60 films, and she retired in 1938. Acting career Born to Mriette (née Kennedy) and Frank B. Lepinski in Hastings, Nebraska, Lee began her career as a department store model. She was discovered by director Monta Bell while appearing in a stage production. She signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. The same year, she made her film debut in '' Lady of the Night'', starring Norma Shearer. She followed with roles in '' Pretty Ladies'', starring Zasu Pitts, '' His Secretary'', and '' The Plastic Age'', starring Clara Bow. In 1926, Lee was cast in ''The Lone Wolfe Returns'', starring Bert Lytell and Billie Dove. In 1928, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Lee continued her career with supporting role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Boy (1929, U
Lucky Boy may refer to: * ''Lucky Boy'' (1929 film), an American musical comedy-drama film * ''Lucky Boy'' (2017 film), a comedy and coming-of-age film * ''Lucky Boy'' (novel), a 2017 novel by Shanthi Sekaran * Lucky Boy, Nevada, a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 In Public Domain
When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. Since laws List of copyright duration by country, vary globally, the copyright status of works is not uniform. The following lists list creators whose works entered the public domain in 2025 under the most common copyright regimes. Countries with life + 80 years Spain has a copyright term of life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987. In Colombia and Equatorial Guinea, a work enters the public domain 80 years after the creator's death. Countries with life + 70 years With the exception of Belarus (Life + 50 years) and Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987), a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime. Countries with life + 60 years In Bangladesh, Haiti, India, and Venezuela a work enters the public domain 60 years after the creator's death. Countries with life + 50 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jolson
Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, ; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. Self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer," Jolson was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, as well as the first openly Jewish man to become an entertainment star in the United States. He was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, along with popularizing many of the songs he sang. According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway." Stephen Banfield wrote that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical." Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers". Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927), he starred in a series of successful musical films during the 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jazz Singer
''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American part-talkie musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music and lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolated sequences). Its release heralded the commercial ascendance of sound films and effectively marked the end of the silent film era with the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, featuring six songs performed by Al Jolson. Based on the 1925 play of the same title by Samson Raphaelson, the plot was adapted from his short story "The Day of Atonement". The film depicts the fictional story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish family. After singing popular tunes in a beer garden, he is punished by his father, a hazzan (cantor), prompting Jakie to run away from home. Some years later, now calling himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer, performing in bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
