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Three Live Ghosts (novel)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a novel by Frederic Isham published in 1918. He adapted it into the 1920 Broadway play of the same name produced by Max Marcin. There were also three film adaptations: * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1922 film), a British comedy directed by George Fitzmaurice * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1929 film), an American comedy starring Beryl Mercer * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1936 film), an American romantic comedy starring Richard Arlen Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Early days Arlen served in Canada as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He later taught as ... and Beryl Mercer References 1918 American novels American novels adapted into plays American novels adapted into films Novels by Frederic S. Isham Bobbs-Merrill Company books Novels set in London {{1910s-comedy-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobbs-Merrill Company
The Bobbs-Merrill Company was an American book publisher active from 1850 until 1985, and located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Company history The Bobbs-Merrill Company began in 1850 October 3 when Samuel Merrill bought an Indianapolis bookstore and entered the publishing business. After his death in 1855, his son, Samuel Merrill, Jr. continued the business. Soon after the American Civil War (1861–1865) the business became Merrill, Meigs, and Company, and in 1883 the name changed again to the Bowen-Merrill Company. In 1903 the name became the Bobbs-Merrill Company, after long-time director, William Conrad Bobbs. From 1899 through 1909, the company published 16 novels whose sales placed each of them among the nation's top ten best-selling books of the year for one or more years. The company was plaintiff in '' Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus'', 210 U.S. 339 (1908), a case regarded as the origin of copyright's first-sale doctrine. Bobbs-Merrill was known for publishing such auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Isham
Frederic Stewart Isham (March 29, 1865 – September 6, 1922) was an American novelist and playwright who wrote mainly historical romances and adventure novels. Life Isham was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charles Storrs Isham and Lucy B. (Mott) Isham. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London for two years. In 1895 he married Helen Margaret Frue. He died in New York. Career Isham began as a playwright and later turned to novels, writing mainly historical romances and adventure novels set in various periods. ''Black Friday'', for example, centers on the American financial crisis of 1869, while ''Under the Rose'' is set in 16th century Europe. His experiences in theater informed his first novel, ''The Strollers''. Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company and its predecessor Bowen-Merrill Company, Isham's novels were illustrated by such artists as Harrison Fisher, William Thacher Van Dresser, Max J. Spero, and W. B. King. The critic H. L. Mencken wrote of his novel ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (play)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1920 play based on the novel of the same name by Frederic S. Isham. The story follows three soldiers who return from World War I, despite being declared dead. Two of them are English, with one suffering from memory loss due to shell shock and the other finding out that his life insurance policy has been collected by his mother. The third soldier is an American with personal reasons for wanting to remain presumed dead. The trio must navigate the challenges of maintaining their false situations while dealing with various complications. The play premiered at the Greenwich Village Theatre in New York, gaining significant attention and drawing packed audiences. It later moved to Broadway theatres, including the Nora Bayes Theatre where it was described as being a "big hit" and enjoyed a successful season. The play also had runs at the Globe Theatre in New Jersey in 1920, presented by Max Marcin Max Marcin (5 May 1879 – 30 March 1948) was a Polish- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Marcin
Max Marcin (5 May 1879 – 30 March 1948) was a Polish-born American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed six films between 1931 and 1936. His stage work includes '' See My Lawyer'' (1915), directed by Frank M. Stammers; he wrote and/or produced almost 20 plays for Broadway from 1916 to 1938. Marcin wrote for and produced '' The FBI in Peace and War'' and created, produced and wrote for the '' Crime Doctor'' radio program, which became the basis for a series of ten ''Crime Doctor'' films.Wilt, David (1991). ''Hardboiled in Hollywood''. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. . P. 77. He was born in Krotoschen, Posen, Germany (now Poznań, Poland). At the age of seven, Max emigrated to the United States with his father and mother, Hirsch and Johanna Schlamjack, and two siblings, Julius and Emma. They were steerage passengers on the S/S ''Taormina'', which sailed from the Port of Hamburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (1922 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1922 British comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is based on a 1920 Broadway play, ''Three Live Ghosts'', by Frederic S. Isham and Max Marcin. Actor Cyril Chadwick is the only performer from the play to appear in the film. A copy of the film, thought to be lost, was found in a Russian archive and shown publicly in 2015. This version had however been radically re-edited by Soviet censors in the 1920s, making the film a searing critique of post-war Britain, including its relations with Ireland, which achieved Dominion status in the year the film was first shown. Plot As described in a film magazine, three Allied soldiers escape from a World War I German prisoner-of-war camp and arrive as stowaways in London on Armistice Day. Of the three returning soldiers, one is an English nobleman suffering loss of memory as a result of shell shock, the second is a Cockney who, because he was listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (1929 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Beryl Mercer, Harry Stubbs, and Joan Bennett; with Robert Montgomery, and Tenen Holtz. The screenplay concerns three veterans of World War I who return home to London after the armistice, only to find they have been mistakenly listed as dead. It was based on the 1920 play ''Three Live Ghosts'' by Frederic S. Isham. Made in the early sound era when Hollywood savored any successful play and its dialogue, this film is a rendition of the Broadway play and also a remake of the 1922 Paramount silent, '' Three Live Ghosts''. Mercer, McNaughton, and Allister would reprise their roles for a 1936 remake produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Cast * Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Gubbins * Hilda Vaughn as Peggy Woofers * Harry Stubbs as Bolton * Joan Bennett as Rose Gordon * Nanci Price as Alice * Charles McNaughton as Jimmie Grubbins * Robert Montgomery as William Foster * Claud Allis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (1936 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Richard Arlen, Claud Allister and Cecilia Parker. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a remake of the 1929 film of the same title, itself based on a 1920 play by Frederic S. Isham inspired by his own 1918 novel.Goble p.329 Plot Three soldiers of the British Army, including an American, are reported killed in action during the First World War. In fact they are being held as prisoners of war by the Germans. After the war they return to London, where they find they are considered officially dead. The stepmother of one has spent all the money she has received in compensation, another is an eccentric aristocratic-type who has lost his memory while the third is an American who has a private detective searching him out. Cast * Richard Arlen as William 'Bill' Jones * Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Gibbins * Claud Allister as Lord 'Spoofy' Brockton * Charles McNaughton as James 'Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television. Early days Arlen served in Canada as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. He later taught as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II.TODAY in Masonic History: Richard Arlen Passes Away. ''Masonry Today''. Retrieved March 8, 2020. Following his World War I service, he attended the , then worked a variety of odd jobs before an accident as a film laboratory delivery boy landed him a role as an extra in a silent Hollywood film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 American Novels
The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people worldwide. In Russia, this year runs with only 352 days. As the result of Julian to Gregorian calendar switch, 13 days needed to be skipped. Wednesday, January 31 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was immediately followed by Thursday, February 14 ''(Gregorian Calendar)''. Events World War I will be abbreviated as "WWI" January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Sweden, German Empire, Germany and France. * January 8 – American president Woodrow Wilson presents the Fourteen Points as a basis for peace negotiations to end the war. * January 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Novels Adapted Into Plays
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