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Wilson Wood (actor)
Wilson Wood (born Charles Woodrow Tolkien, February 11, 1915 – October 23, 2004) was an American character actor during the middle of the twentieth century. Born in Huron, North Dakota on February 11, 1915, he made his film debut with a small role in 1946's ''Two Sisters from Boston'', directed by Henry Koster. During his 17-year career he would appear in over 100 films, usually in smaller roles. In 1952 he would star in a serial for Republic Pictures. The 12 part series was titled, '' Zombies of the Stratosphere'', which would be edited down and released in 1958 as a feature film, called ''Satan's Satellites''. His final appearance would be in the 1962 film, ''Jumbo'', starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd and Jimmy Durante, in which Wood had a featured role. Wood died on October 23, 2004, in Culver City, California. Filmography (Per AFI database) * '' Faithful in My Fashion'' (1946) * '' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) * '' The Show-Off'' (1946) * ''Two Sisters from Boston'' (1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (1948 Film)
''Big City'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston and Danny Thomas. Plot An abandoned infant is discovered in New York City by a cantor, David Feldman, and a minister, Rev. Phillip Andrews, who consult police officer Pat O'Donnell about what to do. Taking in the baby girl and naming her Midge, the three unmarried men seek legal custody in the courtroom of Judge Martin O. Abercrombie, who is agreeable on one condition—the first man to marry will become sole legal guardian of the girl. At school after she's a few years older, Midge is teased by others for her unusual family situation. Even her teacher, Florence Barrett, does not approve of a child being raised without a mother. To alleviate her concerns, the men invite Florence to an evening at their home, where even Midge becomes happier about the way she is being brought up. David falls in love with Florence and hopes to propose marriage. Pat, who has been seeing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scene Of The Crime (1949 Film)
Scene of the Crime may refer to: Films * ''Scene of the Crime'' (1949 film), starring Van Johnson * ''Scene of the Crime'' (1986 film), a French film directed by André Téchiné * ''Scene of the Crime'' (1996 film), also known as ''Ladykiller'' *'' Scenes of the Crime'', a 2001 film directed by Dominique Forma Television * ''Scene of the Crime'' (1984 TV series), a 1984-1985 series of one-hour NBC mystery specials hosted by Orson Welles * ''Scene of the Crime'' (TV series), a 1991-1992 U.S. television mystery anthology series broadcast on CBS *'' S.O.C.O. (Scene of the Crime Operatives)'', a Philippine reality series Other uses * Crime Scene (other) *''The Scene of the Crime'', a 2007 album by Bettye LaVette *"Scene of the Crime", a song by the band Ratt Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor And The Girl
''The Doctor and the Girl'' (also known as ''Bodies and Souls'') is a 1949 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven and Janet Leigh that was inspired by the French novel ''Corps et Âmes'' by Maxence van der Meersch. It marked the debut of Nancy Reagan (then known as Nancy Davis). Plot Michael Corday has recently received his medical degree, and starts an internship at Bellevue Hospital, in New York City. His father is also a doctor, and is pleased that Michael intends to specialize in neurosurgery. Michael's sister, Mariette, is engaged to another doctor, George Esmond, but Michael believes George is only interested in the family's prestige. Fabienne, Michael's youngest sister, lives alone in Greenwich Village. At the hospital, Michael works in the emergency room under Dr. Granville, who is not impressed by Michael's gruff and compassionless treatment of his patients. Michael admits Evelyn, a patient with a lung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barkleys Of Broadway
''The Barkleys of Broadway'' is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of " They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins. It is the last film that Astaire and Rogers made together, and their only film together in color. Rogers came in as a last-minute replacement for Judy Garland, whose frequent absences due to a dependence on prescription medication cost her the role. Plot Josh and Dinah Barkley are a husband-and-wife musical comedy team at the peak of their careers. After finishing the opening n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Wonderful Urge
''That Wonderful Urge'' is a 1948 American screwball comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and Reginald Gardiner.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; November 27, 1948, page 190. Produced by 20th Century Fox, it is a remake of ''Love Is News'' (1937) which starred Power and Loretta Young. Plot Newspaper reporter Thomas Jefferson Tyler writes a series of unflattering articles under the title "The Life and Loves of Sara Farley", infuriating the wealthy grocery-store heiress target of his stories. He impersonates a small-town newspaper manager named Tom Thomas, who is sympathetic to her plight and gets her to talk about herself. He finds her down to earth, and he writes a much different article about her. However, Sara finds out about the deception and tells the press that the two of them got married and that she gave him $1 million. When Duffy, Tom's editor, reads the story, he promptly fires Tom. Hijinks ensue as Tom tries to clear hims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Sunday Afternoon (1948 Film)
''One Sunday Afternoon'' is a 1948 American Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige and Dorothy Malone. The film is based on James Hagan's play of the same name, which was produced on Broadway in 1933. This picture was the play's third film adaptation. The first, 1933 adaptation starred Gary Cooper. The second, also directed by Walsh, was ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941), starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland and Rita Hayworth. While the plot of the third adaptation is the same as the others, it does have a significant number of changes. Plot Cast * Dennis Morgan as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes * Janis Paige as Virginia Brush * Don DeFore as Hugo Barnstead * Dorothy Malone as Amy Lind * Ben Blue as Nick * Oscar O'Shea as Toby * Alan Hale, Jr. as Marty * Chester Conklin as Clerk ''(uncredited)'' Cast notes *Dorothy Malones' singing voice was provided by Marion Morgan. Production This film is a musical remake of ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam's Rib
''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role. Also featured are Tom Ewell, David Wayne, and Jean Hagen. The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, and the song "Farewell, Amanda" was written by Cole Porter. The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic romantic comedy. It ranked at No. 22 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list. In 1992, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Plot Doris Attinger follows her husband with a gun in Manhattan one day, suspecting he is having an affair with another woman. In her rage, she fires wildly an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kissing Bandit (film)
''The Kissing Bandit'' is a 1948 American comedy musical Western film directed by László Benedek. It stars Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, with J. Carrol Naish in a supporting role, and Ricardo Montalbán, Ann Miller and Cyd Charisse in cameo roles. Plot In the 19th century, Ricardo rides from Boston to California to inherit what he thinks is his deceased father's former job as an innkeeper. He is shocked to discover that the inn was a front for his father's criminal activities as "The Kissing Bandit", robbing women and kissing them before fleeing, and that he is now expected to carry on this legacy. Chico, his father's former sidekick, takes Ricardo under his wing to help him become the new Kissing Bandit. Teresa is the local governor's daughter, reflecting on her dreams of romance as she finishes school ("Tomorrow Means Romance"). As she is escorted back to the governor's residence, Chico and Ricardo rob Teresa's carriage. After a mishap in which he falls off a cliff, Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Command Decision (film)
''Command Decision'' is a 1949 war film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Brian Donlevy, and directed by Sam Wood, based on the 1948 stage play of the same name written by William Wister Haines, which he based on his best-selling 1947 novel. The screenplay for the film was written by George Froeschel and William R. Laidlaw. Haines' play ran on Broadway for almost a year beginning in October 1947. Although portraying the strategic bombing of Nazi Germany in World War II, the main action takes place almost entirely within the confines of the headquarters of its protagonist. Depicting the political infighting of conducting a major war effort, the film's major theme is the emotional toll on commanders from ordering missions that result in high casualties, the effects of sustained combat on all concerned, and the nature of accountability for its consequences. Plot In 1943, at the English Ministry of Information, war correspond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicken Every Sunday
''Chicken Every Sunday'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by George Seaton. The screenplay by Seaton and Valentine Davies is based on the 1944 play of the same title by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, which was based on the memoir by Rosemary Taylor. Plot In Tucson, Arizona in 1910, Emily Hefferen visits attorney Robert Hart to file for divorce from her husband Jim, citing his lack of support as grounds. When Hart expresses surprise, given the local hotel, laundry, and dairy bear the Heffernen name, suggesting the family is wealthy, Emily describes her family life for the past twenty years. On their wedding day, Emily discovers Jim, vice-president of the bank, has either donated or lost all his money on bad investments. In order to make ends meet, she takes in another newlywed couple as boarders in their home on the edge of town. As time passes and each of Jim's new moneymaking schemes fails, his wife takes in new boarders in order to make the monthly mortgag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of The Union (film)
''State of the Union'' is a 1948 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Frank Capra about a man's desire to run for the nomination as the Republican candidate for President, and the machinations of those around him. The ''New York Times'' described it as "a slick piece of screen satire...sharper in its knife-edged slicing at the hides of pachyderm schemers and connivers than was the original." The film was written by Myles Connolly and Anthony Veiller and was based on the 1945 Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay State of the Union (play), Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. Capra and his screenwriters remained extremely faithful to the play, and, as the authors of the play had done during its two-year run, updated the script during filming to keep it timely. Spencer Tracy was the first choice of both Capra and the authors of the play to play the lead. Katharine Hepburn costars, and Adolphe Menjou, Van Johnson and Angela Lansbury play key roles. The film w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
