Russell Hopton
Harry Russell Hopton (February 18, 1900 – April 7, 1945) was an American film actor and director. Biography Hopton was born in New York City, New York. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters from the city. Hopton directed the films '' Song of the Trail'' (1936) and '' Black Gold'' (1936). He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in North Hollywood, California. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. Selected filmography *''Ella Cinders'' (1926) - Studio Actor (uncredited) *''Call of the Flesh'' (1930) - Captain Enrique Vargas *'' College Lovers'' (1930) - Eddie Smith *''Remote Control'' (1930) - Frank *'' Min and Bill'' (1930) - Alec Johnson *''New Moon'' (1930) - Dimitri (uncredited) *''The Criminal Code'' (1930) - State's Attorney (uncredited) * '' Desert Vengeance'' (1931) - Inspector (uncredited) *'' Dance, Fools, Dance'' (1931) - Whitey *'' The Miracle Woman'' (1931) - Bill Welford *'' The Star Witness'' (193 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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One Year Later (film)
''One Year Later'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by E. Mason Hopper. Plot summary First, a pair of blissful honeymooners traveling by train. Then, a year later, the same coach is carrying the man to his place of execution. Although it seems hopeless, there are two wild cards on board: the man's wife and a terminally ill reporter. Cast *Mary Brian as Molly Collins *Russell Hopton as Tony Richards * Don Dillaway as Jim Collins *DeWitt Jennings as Deputy Russell * Will Ahern as Will Ahern * Gladys Ahern as Joyce Carewe * George Irving as J. Atwell Hunt * Jackie Searl as Clarence *Pauline Garon as Vera Marks * William Humphrey as Conductor *Harry Holman as Fat Man *Marjorie Beebe Marjorie Eileen Beebe (October 9, 1908 – May 9, 1983) was an American film actress. Early years Beebe was born on October 9, 1909. She graduated from Hollywood High School. Career Beebe tired of working as an assistant in a magician's show, s ... as News Stand Girl * Herbert Evans as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dance, Fools, Dance
''Dance, Fools, Dance'' is a 1931 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Lester Vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Story and dialogue were created by Aurania Rouverol, and the film was directed by Harry Beaumont. ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' was the first of eight movies featuring Crawford and Gable. Plot Former socialite Bonnie Jordan (Joan Crawford) and her brother Rodney (William Bakewell) have their lives turned upside down one day when their father loses his entire fortune in the stock market crash, and subsequently dies of a heart attack. Due to their inheritance being wiped out overnight, the siblings are forced to fire their wait staff, sell their belongings, and work to earn a living. Bonnie decides to get a man's job and winds up as a cub reporter for a newspaper, while Rodney decides to get involved with a beer-running gang, but things begin to escalate for him quickly. On one caper, Rodne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steady Company (1932 Film)
''Steady Company'' is a 1932 pre-Code American action film directed by Edward Ludwig, written by Edward Ludwig and Earle Snell, and starring Norman Foster, June Clyde, ZaSu Pitts, Henry Armetta, J. Farrell MacDonald and Maurice Black. It was released on March 14, 1932, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Norman Foster as Jim * June Clyde as Peggy *ZaSu Pitts as Dot *Henry Armetta as Tony Capri * J. Farrell MacDonald as Hogan *Maurice Black as Blix *Morgan Wallace as Tuxedo Carter *Jack Perry as Pico Vacci *Morrie Cohan as Curly Blake *Willard Robertson Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California. Biography Robertson first ... as Pop Henley References External links * 1932 films 1930s English-language films American action films 1930s action films Universal Pictures films Films directed by E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Big Timer
''The Big Timer'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd.Scott p.42 Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is about a boxer whose success goes to his head. Plot Cooky Bradford wants to make enough money to buy a lunch wagon. He ends up falling for, and fighting for, boxing manager Pop Baldwin's daughter, Honey. Cast *Ben Lyon as Cooky Bradford *Constance Cummings as Honey Baldwin *Thelma Todd as Kay Mitchell *Tom Dugan as Catfish *Robert Emmett O'Connor as Dan Wilson *Charley Grapewin as John 'Pop' Baldwin *Russell Hopton Harry Russell Hopton (February 18, 1900 – April 7, 1945) was an American film actor and director. Biography Hopton was born in New York City, New York. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters f ... as Sullivan References Bibliography * Morgan, Michelle ''The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and My ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Law And Order (1932 Film)
''Law and Order'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film starring Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Andy Devine, Russell Hopton and Russell Simpson. It was the first movie to depict the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. The film is based on the novel ''Saint Johnson'', by W. R. Burnett. Walter Huston plays the part of lawman Frame Johnson, a fictionalized version of Wyatt Earp, and Russell Hopton plays his brother Luther Johnson. One of the best early Westerns in its character development, ''Law and Order'' features a script by John Huston, Walter's soon-to-be-famous son, and Tom Reed, who provided dialog for many movies in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of changes made during the film's production, all scenes involving the actress Lois Wilson were cut prior to the film's release. Cast *Walter Huston as Frame Johnson * Harry Carey as Ed Brandt *Russell Hopton as Luther Johnson *Raymond Hatton as Deadwood *Ralph Ince as Poe Northrup * Harry Woods as Walt Northr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Man Who Played God (1932 Film)
''The Man Who Played God'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by John G. Adolfi. George Arliss stars as a concert pianist embittered by the loss of his hearing, who eventually finds redemption by helping others; it also features a then little-known Bette Davis as the much younger woman engaged to the protagonist. Warner Bros. promoted the film as an example of how studios could produce motion pictures of social and moral value without the oversight of non-industry censors. It was modestly successful at the box office and was among Arliss' most popular films. The film was a remake of a 1922 silent film of the same name. It stars Arliss and is based on a 1912 short story by Gouverneur Morris. It went on to became the 1914 play of the same name and the 1915 film, '' The Silent Voice'', written by playwright Jules Eckert Goodman. In 1955 it was remade again as ''Sincerely Yours'', starring Liberace. Plot While giving a private ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dance Team (film)
''Dance Team'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Edwin J. Burke. The film stars James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Ralph Morgan, Minna Gombell, Edward Crandall and Nora Lane. The film was released on January 17, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * James Dunn as Jimmy Mulligan *Sally Eilers as Poppy Kirk *Ralph Morgan as Alex Prentice *Minna Gombell as Cora Stuart *Edward Crandall as Fred Penworthy *Nora Lane as Jane Boyden *Harry Beresford Harry J. Beresford (4 November 1863 – 4 October 1944) was an English-born actor on the American stage and in motion pictures. He used the professional name Harry J. Morgan early in his career. Career Harry Beresford began his acting career i ... as Herbert Wilson * Charles Williams as Benny Weber References External links * * 1932 films 1930s English-language films Fox Film films American comedy-drama films 1932 comedy-drama films Films directed by Sidney Lanfield American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Drifter (1932 Film)
''The Drifter'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. O'Connor. Cast * William Farnum as The Drifter * Noah Beery, Sr. as John McNary *Phyllis Barrington Phyllis Barrington (February 7, 1904 – June 20, 1989) was an American actress. Born Clara Parry and raised in Salt Lake City, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Parry. She was a graduate of Salt Lake's East High School. She attende ... as Bonnie McNary * Charles Sellon as Whitey *Bruce Warren as Paul LaTour * Russell Hopton as Montana * Ann Brody as Marie * Ynez Seabury as Yvonne External links * * * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1932 drama films American drama films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Discarded Lovers
''Discarded Lovers'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. Plot summary Discarded Lovers is a murder mystery. Early in the film a blonde bombshell movie star is murdered and her body is found in a car. She had just finished doing the last and final scenes in a film. Irma Gladden was a sexy blonde bombshell who was having many tangled romantic affairs. She was loose and easy. In solving the murder there are the usual friends, police, reporters and employees who administer their help to the police captain and the police sergeant. In this whodunit suspects abound and include Irma's husband, a jealous wife, a boy friend and an ex-husband. Cast * Natalie Moorhead as Irma Gladden * Russell Hopton as Bob Adair * J. Farrell MacDonald as Chief Sommers * Barbara Weeks as Valerie Christine *Jason Robards Sr. Jason Nelson Robards (December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963) was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning acto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arrowsmith (film)
''Arrowsmith'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford and starring Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. It was adapted from Sinclair Lewis's 1925 novel '' Arrowsmith'' by Sidney Howard, departing substantially from the book regarding Arrowsmith's womanizing and other key plot elements. The pre-Code film received four Oscar nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Writing, Adaptation (Howard), Best Cinematography ( Ray June), and Best Art Direction ( Richard Day). Plot An idealistic young medical student, Martin Arrowsmith, introduces himself assertively to Dr. Max Gottlieb, a noted bacteriologist. Though Gottlieb deems Arrowsmith not yet ready to study with him, he is impressed by the young man's determination and honest self-appraisal, and encourages him to take the standard course of study first. When Arrowsmith graduates, Gottlieb offers him a position as his research assistant, but the young man reluctant ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blonde Crazy
''Blonde Crazy'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Noel Francis, Louis Calhern, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee. The film is notable for one of Cagney's lines, a phrase often repeated by celebrity impersonators: "That dirty, double-crossin' rat!" Plot Bert Harris works for a hotel as a bellboy. One day, he meets Anne Roberts, who signs up as a chambermaid. He takes a fancy to her and lets her in on his racket, conning people out of money. They arrange for married hotel guest A. Rupert Johnson Jr. to be caught in a compromising position with Anne and get $5000 to keep a (fake) policeman from taking him to jail. From there, they leave town and embark on ever grander crooked schemes. Anne falls in love with Bert, but he does not realize it until it is too late. By the time he proposes to her, she has transferred her affections to the respectable Joe Reynolds and marries him. Bert travels arou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reckless Living (1931 Film)
''Reckless Living'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Cyril Gardner and written by Cyril Gardner, Tom Reed and Courtney Terrett. The film stars Ricardo Cortez, Mae Clarke, Norman Foster, Marie Prevost, Slim Summerville and Robert Emmett O'Connor. The film was released on October 20, 1931, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Ricardo Cortez as Curly *Mae Clarke as Bee *Norman Foster as Doggie *Marie Prevost as Alice *Slim Summerville as The Drunk *Robert Emmett O'Connor as Ryan * Thomas E. Jackson as McManus *Louis Natheaux as Block *Murray Kinnell as Alf *Russell Hopton as Kid Regan *Perry Ivins as Spike *Brooks Benedict as Jerry *Frank Hagney as Henchman *Louise Beavers Louise Beavers (March 8, 1902 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress. From the 1920s until 1960, she appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows. She was most often cast in the roles of a maid, servan ... as Maid References External links * 1931 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |