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Owen Davis, Jr.
Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in the play ''Carry On'' (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written. Biography Born in 1907 in New York City, Davis Jr. was the son of dramatist Owen Davis and his wife, actress Elizabeth Breyer. In 1923 his father won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play ''Icebound (play), Icebound.'' When he was young, his parents opposed his having any involvement in acting. Educated at Choate Rosemary Hall, The Choate School and Yale University, Davis was one of the leading students in the drama school. He was chosen captain of the boxing team. On stage, Davis made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in the play ''Carry On'' (1928), written by his father Owen Davis. He soon began working in film, making his screen debut with Walter Huston. Later he toured on stage with Huston. After gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Intentions (1930 Film)
''Good Intentions'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by William K. Howard and written by George Manker Watters. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Marguerite Churchill, Regis Toomey, Earle Foxe, Eddie Gribbon and Robert McWade. The film was released on June 29, 1930, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Edmund Lowe as David Cressonn * Marguerite Churchill as Helen Rankin *Regis Toomey as Richard Holt *Earle Foxe as 'Flash' Norton *Eddie Gribbon as Liberty Red *Robert McWade as Cyrus Holt *Georgia Caine as Miss Huntington *Owen Davis Jr. as Bud Finney *Pat Somerset as Babe Gray *J. Carrol Naish as Charlie Hattrick *Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director. Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ... as Butler References External links * 1930 films Fox Film films American crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 Births
Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The " Mud March", the first large procession organised by The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies ( NUWSS), takes place in London. * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. * February 12 – The steamship ''Larchmont'' collides with the ''Harry Hamilton'' in Long Island Sound; 183 lives are lost. * February 16 – SKF, a worldwide mechanical parts manufacturing brand (mainly, bearings and seals), is founded in Gothenburg, Sweden. * February 21 – The English mail steamship ''Berlin'' is wrecked off the Hook of Holland; 142 lives are lost. * February 24 – The Austrian Lloyd steamship ''Imperatrix'', from Trieste to Bombay, is wrecked on Cape of Crete and sinks; 137 lives are lost. March * March ** The steamship ''Congo'' collide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knute Rockne All American
''Knute Rockne, All American'' is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. The film also includes cameos by football coaches "Pop" Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg, William H. Spaulding and Howard Jones, playing themselves. It also has a cameo by Olympic star Jim Thorpe. Reagan's presidential campaign revived interest in the film, and as a result, some reporters called him the Gipper. The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon, who replaced William K. Howard after filming had begun. In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Goes Arizona
''Henry Goes Arizona'' is a 1939 American Western film starring Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound .... Plot Henry "Hank" Conroy is as an actor, who inherits his dead brother's ranch. While adjusting to the country there, he is threatened by a gang who is after the ranch. The film was directed by Edwin L. Marin. Cast References External links * * * 1939 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edwin L. Marin 1939 Western (genre) films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American Western (genre) films Films produced by Harry Rapf Films about actors Films about inheritances Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by David L. Snell English-language Western (genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Glamour Girls
''These Glamour Girls'' is a 1939 comedy-drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lew Ayres and Lana Turner, with Tom Brown (actor), Tom Brown, Jane Bryan, Richard Carlson (actor), Richard Carlson, Anita Louise and Ann Rutherford in featured roles. Plot summary A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates. Cast * Lew Ayres as Philip S. 'Phil' Griswold III * Lana Turner as Jane Thomas * Tom Brown (actor), Tom Brown as Homer Ten Eyck * Richard Carlson (actor), Richard Carlson as Joe * Jane Bryan as Carol Christy * Anita Louise as Daphne 'Daph' Graves * Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt as Betty Ainsbridge * Ann Rutherford as Mary Rose Wilston * Mary Beth Hughes as Ann Van Reichton * Owen Davis Jr. as Greg Smith * Ernest Truex as Alumnus of Harvard * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touchdown, Army
''Touchdown, Army'' retitled ''Generals of Tomorrow'' in the UK is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann, written by Lloyd Corrigan and Erwin S. Gelsey, and starring John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Owen Davis Jr., and Benny Baker. It was released on October 7, 1938, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Army University football player, Jimmy Howal, gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point. His cocky attitude makes everyone opposed to him, especially hot-tempered southerner, Brandon Culpepper, who also sees Howal as a rival for beautiful Toni Denby; daughter of West Point officer Colonel Denby. Howal is failing French prior to the Army-Navy game, and the cadets fear he will be kept from playing because of it. Toni then tutors Howal, but she, unknowingly, uses an old exam which is the basis for the new test. Howal realizes what has happened when he passes the exam with flying colors and suspects Toni of hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck Of Roaring Camp (film)
''Luck of Roaring Camp'' is a 1937 American western film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Owen Davis, Charles Brokaw and Joan Woodbury.Pitts p.199 It is based on the 1868 story '' The Luck of Roaring Camp'' by Bret Harte. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California. Plot Cast * Owen Davis Jr. as Davy * Charles Brokaw as Don Oakhurst * Joan Woodbury as Elsie * Sheila Bromley as Susan Oakhurst * Ferris Taylor as Judge Brandt * Bob Kortman as Yuba Bill * Charles King as Sandy * Byron Foulger Byron Kay Foulger (August 27, 1898 – April 4, 1970) was an American character actor who over a 50-year career performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions. Early years Born in Ogden, Utah, Byron was the second of four ... as Kentuck * Robert McKenzie as Tuttle References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Could Happen To You (1937 Film)
''It Could Happen to You'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Samuel Ornitz and Nathanael West. The film stars Alan Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Owen Davis Jr., Astrid Allwyn, Walter Kingsford and Al Shean. It was released on June 28, 1937 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Alan Baxter as Bob Ames *Andrea Leeds as Laura Compton * Owen Davis Jr. as Fred Barrett *Astrid Allwyn as Angela *Walter Kingsford as Prof. Schwab *Al Shean as Max 'Pa' Barrett *Christian Rub as Clavish *Elsa Janssen as Mrs. Clavish *Edward Colebrook as Pogano *Stanley King as Detective * Nina Campana as Italian Woman *Frank Yaconelli as Greek * John Hamilton as Judge * Paul Stanton as District Attorney *Bob Murphy as Moriarity *Cy Kendall as Detective *Robert Andersen as Swede *Bert Sprotte Bert Sprotte (9 December 1870 – 30 December 1949) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 70 American films between 1918 and 1938. He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, and died in Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman I Love (1937 Film)
The Woman I Love may refer to: * ''The Woman I Love'' (1929 film), American film * ''The Woman I Love'' (1937 film), American film * "The Woman I Love" (song), song by Jason Mraz {{DEFAULTSORT:Woman I Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plot Thickens (film)
''The Plot Thickens'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Ben Holmes starring James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, Owen Davis, Jr., and Louise Latimer. Pitts plays the schoolteacher and amateur sleuth Hildegarde Withers from Stuart Palmer's 1932 novella ''The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl''. Gleason reprised his role as Hildegarde's friendly nemesis, Inspector Oscar Piper, from RKO Radio Pictures' previous Hildegarde Withers films. Plot The New York police are called in after the wealthy John Carter is murdered in his car at midnight. Among the suspects are his maid and chauffeur; his butler who has designs on the maid; and a young couple implicated at the crime scene. Schoolteacher and amateur sleuth Hildegarde Withers tags along with Inspector Oscar Piper of the homicide squad to follow up the clues. A second crime arises when a priceless jewel is stolen from a museum, and Withers has reason to believe the theft is connected with the Carter murder. Cast * James Gleason as Oscar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Jury (1936 Film)
A grand jury is a jury empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought. A grand jury may subpoena physical evidence or a person to testify. A grand jury is separate from the courts, which do not preside over its functioning. Originating in England during the Middle Ages, modern examples include grand juries in the United States, and to a lesser extent, Liberia. In Japan, there are citizen Prosecutorial Review Committees which review cases that have been dropped by the prosecution, but they are not required for an indictment like in the previous two. Grand juries perform both accusatory and investigatory functions. The investigatory functions of grand juries include obtaining and reviewing documents and other evidence, and hearing sworn testimonies of witnesses who appear before it; the accusatory function determines whether there is probable cause to believe that one or more persons co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
