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Manuel Granada
Manuel Granada (6 November 1896 - 30 January 1974) was an Argentine actor who appeared in American, Spanish, Argentine and Mexican films. For the first half of his career, he worked under the names Paul Ellis and Manuel Granado. Granada was born Benjamin Ingenito in Buenos Aires on November 6, 1896. He made his film debut in the Metro-Goldwyn film ''The Bandolero'' in 1924 under the name Manuel Granado. He was signed to a contract by Louis B. Mayer and listed as a Metro-Goldwyn principal player in the same year. An April 1925 article by Harry Carr for ''Motion Picture'' dubbed him 'Hollywood's New Sheik.' Like other Latino actors in silent-era Hollywood, he had adapted a WASPy screen name, which stood in contrast to his dark features, a look that was popular at the time. Despite this, he was still cast almost exclusively as secondary ethnic characters, unlike his contemporaries in silent-era Hollywood like Gilbert Roland and Barry Norton (a fellow Argentine). He was singled out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Granada AKA Paul Ellis 1929 , a common nickname for those named Manuel
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Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places *Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain *Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse *Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pace That Thrills
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captured In Chinatown
''Captured in Chinatown'' is a 1935 American film directed by Elmer Clifton. Plot A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a Tong war. Cast *Tarzan (the police dog) as Tarzan *Marion Shilling as Ann Parker *Charles Delaney as Bob Martin *Philo McCullough as Raymond *Paul Ellis as Zamboni * Robert Walker as Harry, Henchman *Bobby Nelson as Bobby, Newsboy * John Elliott as Butler, City Editor * Bo Ling as Joy Ling *James B. Leong James B. Leong (born Leong But-jung and sometimes credited as Jimmy Leong) was a Chinese-American character actor and filmmaker who had a long career in Hollywood beginning during the silent era. Leong was born in Shanghai, and he moved to the ... as Wong *Wing Foo as Tom Wong *Paul C. Fong as Lieu Ling References External links * * * 1935 films American mystery films American crime films American romance films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1930s mystery films 1930s crime films 1930s romanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Must Dress
Women Must Dress is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Minna Gombell and Gavin Gordon. It was produced and co-written by the former silent film actress Dorothy Davenport Fannie Dorothy Davenport (March 13, 1895 – October 12, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. Born into a family of film performers, Davenport had her own independent career before her marriage to the film a ..., who had been working as a producer since the death of her husband Wallace Reid in 1923. The film was a rare leading role for Gombell, and marked the film debut of Jon Hall, albeit under his birth name Charles Locher. Premise Linda Howard discovers that her husband is having an affair and takes their young adult daughter Janet away to start a new life. Linda becomes a successful fashion designer but begins to re-examine her own life choices when Janet forsakes her successful-but-bland doctor boyfriend for a faster, mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (1934 Film)
''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with a supporting cast featuring Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, Sterling Holloway, Donald Meek, Jason Robards Sr. and Akim Tamiroff. A French- language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as ''La Veuve joyeuse'' with some but not all of the same cast (Chevalier, MacDonald, and Tamiroff appear in both versions). Lorenz Hart and Gus Kahn wrote new English lyrics for some Lehar songs under the musical direction of Herbert Stothart. Plot Playboy Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia ( George Barbier) to court and marry Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom. Cast English * Maurice Chevalier as Captain Danilo * Jeanette MacDonald as Madame Sonia / Fifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night Of Love
''One Night of Love'' is a 1934 American Columbia Pictures romantic musical film set in the opera world, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati. The film was directed by Victor Schertzinger and adapted from the story ''Don't Fall in Love'', by Charles Beahan and Dorothy Speare. In the relatively new use of sound recordings for film, ''One Night of Love'' was noted at the time for its innovative use of vertical cut recording, for which Columbia Pictures received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award. It also won the Academy's first Award for Best Original Score. Plot Opera singer Mary Barrett (Grace Moore) leaves to study music in Milan, Italy to the disappointment of her family in New York City. Mary gets a job at the Cafe Roma, where Giulio Monteverdi (Tullio Carminati), a famous vocal coach, hears her sing. Giulio promises to make Mary a star if she will allow him to control her life. He also tells her that there cannot be any romance between the two of them, as that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Condemned
''The Woman Condemned'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Davenport, best known as a silent actress and the wife of actor Wallace Reid. Plot A radio star takes a vacation and is later found murdered. Barbara Hammond is accused of the murder and Jerry Beall tries to prove her innocence. Cast * Claudia Dell as Barbara Hammond *Lola Lane as Jane Merrick *Richard Hemingway as Jerry Beall *Jason Robards Sr. as Jim Wallace *Paul Ellis as Dapper Dan * Douglas Cosgrove as Police Chief *Mischa Auer Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky (Михаил Семёнович Унковский; 17 November 1905 – 5 March 1967) was a Russians, Russian-born American actor who moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s. He first appeared in fi ... as Dr. Wagner * Sheila Bromley as The Actress * Louise Beavers as Sally, Jane's Maid * Tom O'Brien as First Detective * Neal Pratt as Judge External links * * 1934 films 1934 romantic drama films American myst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing At Life
''Laughing at Life'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code film directed by Ford Beebe. Plot summary Easter, a soldier of fortune and gunrunner, leaves his family behind escaping from the authorities and an American detective named Mason. His globe-hopping escape leads him finally to South America, where he is hired to organize a band of revolutionaries, unaware that they plan to eliminate him when his job is done. Here, also, he encounters his own son, who is on track to waste his own life in pursuits similar to Easter's. Cast *Victor McLaglen as Dennis P. McHale / Burke / Captain Hale *Conchita Montenegro as Panchita *William "Stage" Boyd as Inspector Mason *Lois Wilson (actress), Lois Wilson as Mrs. McHale *Henry B. Walthall as President Valenzuela *Regis Toomey as Pat Collins / Mc Hale *Ruth Hall (actress), Ruth Hall as Alice Lawton *Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Jones *Dewey Robinson as Smith *Ivan Lebedeff as Don Flavio Montenegro *Mathilde Comont as Mamacita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Man Of Her Own (1932 Film)
''No Man of Her Own'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together, several years before their own legendary marriage in real life. The film was directed by Wesley Ruggles, and originated as an adaptation of ''No Bed of Her Own'', a 1931 novel by Val Lewton, but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding, although it retained the title from Lewton's novel. It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name. Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929, the plot focuses on the character "Babe" Stewart (played by Gable), a card sharp and gambling cheat, and "Connie Randall", a street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship. Prevalent themes throughout the story include crime, gambling, dishonesty, love, commitment and redemption. Plot Card sharp "Babe" Stewart ( Clark Gable) and his cronies, Kay Everly ( Dorothy Macka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Common Law (1931 Film)
''The Common Law'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film, directed by Paul L. Stein and produced by Charles R. Rogers. Based on Robert W. Chambers' 1911 novel of the same name, this was the third time the book was made into a film, and the first during the talking film era. The sexual drama stars Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in the title roles. It was received well both at the box office and by film critics, becoming one of RKO's most financially successful films of the year. Plot Valerie West is a young American expatriate living with her wealthy lover, Dick Carmedon, in Paris. Tired of the relationship, she moves out, after which she meets struggling American artist John Neville. She begins posing nude for him. At first the relationship is purely business, but the two soon fall in love, and she moves in with him. The two begin to live an idyllic life, despite Carmedon's attempts to get Valerie back. Unbeknownst to Valerie, Neville is a member of a wealthy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge Of San Luis Rey (1929 Film)
''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' (1929) is a film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in both silent and part-talkie versions. The film was directed by Charles Brabin and starred Lili Damita and Don Alvarado. Only the silent version exists at the George Eastman House film archive. The film closely follows the bestselling 1927 Thornton Wilder novel of the same name and won the second Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Background and production The film and novel are very loosely based on the real-life story of Micaela Villegas (1748–1819), a famous Peruvian entertainer known as ''La Perichole''. Her life was also the inspiration for the novella ''Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement'' by Prosper Mérimée; the '' opéra bouffe'' ''La Périchole'' by Jacques Offenbach; and Jean Renoir’s 1953 film '' Le Carrosse d'or'' (''The Golden Coach''). Remakes The film was remade in 1944 with Lynn Bari, and once more in 2004, starring F. Murray Abraham, Gabriel Byrne, Robert De N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old California (1929 Film)
''In Old California'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Burton L. King and starring Tom Keene, Helen Ferguson and Henry B. Walthall.Liebman, p. 109. Cast * Tom Keene as Lt. Tony Hopkins * Helen Ferguson as Dolores Radanell * Henry B. Walthall as Don Pedro De León * Carlotta Monti as Juanita * Ray Hallor as Pedro DeLeón * Orral Humphrey as Ike Boone * Larry Steers as Ollie Radanell * Richard Carlyle as Arturo * Harry Allen as Sgt. Washburn * Louis Stern as Ramón De Hermosa * Paul Ellis as José * Gertrude Chorre Gertrude Chorre (April 30, 1885 – September 3, 1972) was an American film actress and talent scout based in southern California. Early life Gertrude Martinez was born in southern California, to Estefano Martinez (1824–1902) and Regina Gua ... as Indian Servant References Bibliography * Roy Liebman. ''From Silents to Sound: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Performers who Made the Transition to Talking Pictures''. McFarland, 1998. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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