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Remedy For Riches
''Remedy for Riches'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and featuring Jean Hersholt. It is the fourth of the six films of the Dr. Christian series. Plot A college friend of the local soda-jerk comes to town and lets it be known that he's looking for property on which to build a resort. When he buys some land and suddenly "discovers" there's oil underneath it—and generously offers to sell the townspeople shares in his newly found oil reserves—Dr. Christian suspects a swindle and sets out to prove it. Cast * Jean Hersholt as Dr. Paul Christian * Dorothy Lovett as Judy Price * Edgar Kennedy as George Browning * Maude Eburne as Mrs. Hastings * Walter Catlett as Clem * Robert Baldwin as Roy Davis * Warren Hull as Tom Stewart * Jed Prouty as D.B. Emerson Vanderveer * Renie Riano Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erle C
Erle may refer to: Places * Erle, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia *Erle, California, a former settlement in the United States *Erle (river), a river of Thuringia, Germany *, a borough of the German city of Gelsenkirchen *, a village in the German municipality of Raesfeld Given name *Erle Bartley (1922–1983), American agricultural scientist *Erle Ellis, Erle C. Ellis, American scientist *Erle Elsworth Clippinger (1864–1933), writer of children's literature, educator, and a grammaticist *Erle Cocke Jr. (1921–2000), American businessman *Erle Cox (1873–1950), Australian journalist and science fiction writer *Erle Stanley Gardner (1889–1970), American lawyer and author of detective stories *Erle P. Halliburton (1892–1957), American businessman *Erle Harstad (born 1990), Norwegian figure skater *Erle Johnston (1917–1995), American public official, newspaperman, author, and mayor *Erle C. Kenton (1896–1980), American film director *Erle V. Painter (1881–1968), American chiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Baldwin (actor)
Robert Baldwin (September 27, 1965 – December 26, 2024) was a Japanese-Canadian actor. Baldwin appeared in many Japanese films, television series, advertisements, and music videos, and also worked in Japan as a translator, narrator, and copywriter. Life and career Baldwin was born in Eba, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture on September 27, 1965. In 2005, he appeared in '' Chousei Kantai Sazer-X'' in the recurring role of Gordo, assistant to one of the heroes; in an interview with ''Tokusatsu Newtype'', Baldwin stated that he was likely to appear in the fourth entry of the Chouseishin Series, unaware that it would not be continued following ''Sazer-X''. In 2013, Baldwin appeared in ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'' as Ramirez, a former member of the heroes from ancient times. He said he was interested in playing the same role in the Power Rangers counterpart. However, the New Zealand-shot series did not cast him. Baldwin died from colon cancer on December 26, 2024, at the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Erle C
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Films
American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s, the television industry had become serious competition for the movie industry. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In the 1970s, black comedies were popular. Leading figures in the 1970s were Woody Allen and Mel Brooks. One of the major developments of the 1990s was the re-emergence of the romantic comedy film. Another development was the increasing use of " gross-out humour". History 1895–1930 Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Comedy Films
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Renie Riano
Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s and 1950s films. She was sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee Riano, or Rene Riano. Biography Riano's parents were Robert and Irene Riano of vaudeville's popular Four Rianos acrobatic act, an eccentric acrobat act which toured the world in vaudeville, variety and music halls. In 1918, she married an American, John W. Neil, in New Jersey and thereby became an American citizen. Their daughter Jane was born in Philadelphia in 1919. Filmography Film * '' Music Box Revue'' (1923, Pathé film of C. B. Cochran's London production including Riano performing with Ethelind Terry) * '' My Dear Miss Aldrich'' (1937) - Maid (uncredited) * '' Tovarich'' (1937) - Madame Courtois * '' You're a Sweetheart'' (1937) - Mrs. Hepplethwaite * '' Outside of Paradise'' (1938) - Ellen * '' Women Are Like That'' (1938) - Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in '' A Star is Born'' (1937). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series. They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry. Partial filmography (Films marked with a caret are '' Jones Family'' films) * '' Her Game'' (1919) * '' Sadie Love'' (1919) * '' The Conquest of Canaan'' (1921) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1921) * ''Experience'' (1921) * ''Room and Board'' (1921) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Hull
John Warren Hull (January 17, 1903 – September 14, 1974), known professionally as Warren Hull, was an American actor, singer and television personality active from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was one of the most popular serial actors in the action-adventure field. Early years Born in Gasport, New York, Hull was one of three children born to John and Laura (''nee'' Shafer) Hull. Both of his parents were Quakers. Hull attended Lockport High School, graduating in 1922. He then attended New York University with the intention of pursuing a career in business. He later decided to pursue a career in music and enrolled at the Eastman School of Music, where he studied voice. After completing his studies, he moved to New York City, where he became a chorus boy in Shubert operas and operettas. This eventually led to Hull working in two Broadway musicals; starring as Jack Negly in '' My Maryland'' (1927) and as Jack Wayne in '' Rain or Shine'' (1928). In 1923, Hull began working a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Catlett
Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards. Career Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in San Francisco, California. He started out in vaudeville, teaming up with Hobart Cavanaugh at some point, with a detour for a while to opera, before breaking into acting. He debuted on stage in 1906 and made his first Broadway appearance in either ''The Prince of Pilsen'' (1910 or 1911) or ''So Long Letty'' (1916). His first film appearance was in 1912, but then he went back to the stage and did not return to films until 1929. He performed in operettas and musicals, including ''The Ziegfeld Follies of 1917'', the original production of the Jerome Kern musical '' Sally'' (1920) and the Gershwins' '' Lady, Be Good'' (1924). In the last, he introduced the song " Oh, Lady Be Good!" In 1918, he starred in, stage-managed and rewrote an Oliver M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stephens (producer)
William Stephens (1897–1962) was an American film producer. In the late 1940s he made a number of films for Robert L. Lippert. He also worked with Kroger Babb. Select credits *'' Meet Dr. Christian'' (1939) – producer *''The Courageous Dr. Christian'' (1940) – producer *''Dr. Christian Meets the Women'' (1940) -producer *'' Remedy for Riches'' (1940) – producer *'' Melody for Three'' (1941) – producer *'' They Meet Again'' (1941) – producer *''The Return of Rin Tin Tin'' (1947) – producer *'' Jungle Goddess'' (1948) – producer *'' Thunder in the Pines'' (1948) – producer *''Highway 13'' (1948) – producer *'' Arson, Inc'' (1949) – producer *'' Sky Liner'' (1949) – producer *'' Deputy Marshal'' (1949) – producer *'' Once a Thief'' (1950) – associate producer *'' One Too Many'' (1950) – associate producer *'' The Bogus Green'' (1951) (TV) – production supervisor *''Secrets of Beauty'' (1951) – production supervisor *''China Smith'' (1952) (TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
