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The Gumm Sisters
The Gumm Sisters, later also known as The Garland Sisters, were an American vaudeville group composed of three sisters, Frances, Dorothy Virginia, and Mary Jane Gumm. Active from 1924 to 1935, they gained recognition for their vocal harmonies, energetic performances, and appearances in short films. The group's early career, shaped by their parents’ involvement in vaudeville, helped lay the foundation for Judy Garland’s later success. Career Early years (1924–1929) The Gumm Sisters' parents, Francis Avent Gumm and Ethel Marion Milne, were vaudeville performers who ran the New Grand Theater in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. From a young age, the sisters were immersed in music and stage performances, often appearing between shows that were held at their father’s theater. Garland's two older sisters, Dorothy Virginia and Mary Jane Gumm, were already singing together during these intermissions. Frances, nicknamed "Baby Gumm" at the time, made her first public singing appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 173,516, making Lancaster the List of United States cities by population, 158th-most populous city in the United States and the List of largest cities in California by population, 30th most populous in California. Lancaster is a twin cities, twin city with its southern neighbor Palmdale, California, Palmdale; together, they are the principal cities within the Antelope Valley region. Lancaster is located approximately north (via Interstate 5 in California, I-5 and California State Route 14, SR 14) of downtown Los Angeles and is near the Kern County, California, Kern County line. It is separated from the Los Angeles Basin by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south and from Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jessel (actor)
George Albert "Georgie" Jessel (April 3, 1898 – May 23, 1981) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer. He was famous in his lifetime as a multitalented comedic entertainer, achieving a level of recognition that transcended his limited roles in movies. He was widely known by his nickname, the "Toastmaster General of the United States," for his frequent role as the master of ceremonies at political and entertainment gatherings. Jessel originated the title role in the stage production of ''The Jazz Singer (play), The Jazz Singer''. Early years Jessel was born to Jewish parents, Joseph and Charlotte "Lottie" (née Schwarz) Jessel, on 118th Street in Harlem, New York City. By age 10, he was appearing in vaudeville and on Broadway to support his family after the death of his father, who was a playwright. His mother, who worked as a ticket seller at the Imperial Theatre (Broadway), Imperial Theater, helped him form The Imperial Trio, a harmony group of ushers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Musical Trios
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 teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Trios
A sister is a woman or a girl who shares parents or a parent with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. A full sister is a first-degree relative. Overview The English word ''sister'' comes from Old Norse which itself derives from Proto-Germanic ''*swestēr'', both of which have the same meaning, i.e. sister. Some studies have found that sisters display more traits indicating jealousy around their siblings than their male counterparts, brothers. In some cultures, sisters are afforded a role of being under the protection by male siblings, especially older brothers, from issues ranging from bullies or sexual advances by womanizers. In some quarters, the term ''sister'' has gradually broadened its colloquial meaning to include individuals stipulating kinship. In response, in order to avoid equivocation, some p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First National Pictures
First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the country's largest theater chain. Expanding from exhibiting movies to distributing them, the company reincorporated in 1919 as ''Associated First National Theatres, Inc.'' and ''Associated First National Pictures, Inc.'' In 1924 it expanded to become a motion picture production company as ''First National Pictures, Inc.'', and became an important studio in the film industry. In September 1928, control of First National passed to Warner Bros., into which it was completely absorbed on November 4, 1929. A number of Warner Bros. films were thereafter branded First National Pictures until July 1936, when First National Pictures, Inc., was dissolved. Early history The First National Exhibitors' Circuit was founded in 1917 by the merger of 26 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film organizations may use different definitions, however; the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for example, currently defines a short film as 45 minutes or less in the case of documentaries, and 59 minutes or less in the case of scripted narrative films (it is not made clear whether this includes closing credits). In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Pictures
Mayfair Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1931 and 1934 during the early sound era. It grew out of Action Pictures, another low-budget studio location on Poverty Row. It was established by producer Ralph M. Like and was located at the former Charles Ray Studios in Hollywood.Slide p.122 Filmography * '' Anybody's Blonde'' (1931) * '' Chinatown After Dark'' (1931) * '' Night Beat'' (1931) * ''The Sky Spider'' (1931) * '' Soul of the Slums'' (1931) * '' Dragnet Patrol'' (1931) * '' Behind Stone Walls'' (1932) * '' Docks of San Francisco'' (1932) * '' Love in High Gear'' (1932) * '' The Monster Walks'' (1932) * '' Hell's Headquarters'' (1932) * '' Tangled Destinies'' (1932) * '' Passport to Paradise'' (1932) * '' The Widow in Scarlet'' (1932) * '' Midnight Morals'' (1932) * '' Temptation's Workshop'' (1932) * '' Alias Mary Smith'' (1932) * '' Her Mad Night'' (1932) * '' Gorilla Ship'' (1932) * ''Malay Nights ''Malay Nights'' is a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" is a 1935 popular song with words and music by James F. Hanley. It was introduced by Hal Le Roy and Eunice Healey in the Broadway revue '' Thumbs Up!.'' Notable recordings *The most notable recordings were made by Judy Garland, who recorded it numerous times, including in the 1938 film ''Listen, Darling'' and for Decca Records in 1939. It later became a standard number in her concerts and TV shows when she performed it as an up-tempo arrangement by Nelson Riddle from her 1958 Capitol album. * In 1941 a Soundie short film was made of Eleanor French singing "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". * The Kirby Stone Four - ''Baubles, Bangles, And Beads'' (1958) *The Coasters released a rock & roll version in April 1958 as the flip side of their #1 hit "Yakety Yak". This version would inspire the British band The Move to record the song in the late '60s. *In 1962, the song was recorded by The Furys. *In December 1960, after Frank Sinatra founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was founded on April 17, 1924, and has been owned by the Amazon MGM Studios subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon since 2022. MGM was formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures into one company. It hired a number of well-known actors as contract players—its slogan was "more stars than there are in heaven"—and soon became Hollywood's most prestigious filmmaking company, producing popular musical films and winning many Academy Awards. MGM also owned film studios, movie lots, movie theaters and technical production facilities. Its most prosperous era, from 1926 to 1959, was bracketed by two productions of ''Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fiesta De Santa Barbara
''La Fiesta de Santa Barbara'' is a 1935 American comedy film, comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Short Subject (Color). It features a 13-year-old Judy Garland singing "La Cucaracha" with her two sisters (billed as The Garland Sisters). Summaries Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador", engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Buster Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and The Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured. Preservation status ''La Fiesta de Santa Barbara'' has been preserved due to its historical and cultural significance, particularly as an example of early color cinematography. The film was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubbles (film)
''Bubbles'' is a 1930 American Vitaphone Varieties short film released by Warner Bros. in Technicolor. It was filmed in December 1929 at the First National Pictures studio with Western Electric apparatus, an early sound-on-film system, Rel. No. 3898. Bubbles is one of the earliest surviving recordings of Judy Garland on film, at 8 years old. Content A Vitaphone short film directed by Roy Mack, ''Bubbles'' features a land of make-believe where The Vitaphone Kiddies perform seven short singing, dancing and acrobatic acts. The opening act is Marjorie Kane singing "My Pretty Bubble". The second act is Judy Garland and her two older sisters, then known collectively as The Gumm Sisters, singing "In the Land of Let's Pretend", a song from Warner Bros' 1929 film '' On with the Show!'', with Garland singing a short solo. Five more brief acts follow, including a tap dancing number in ballet pointe shoes. Cast *Judy Garland as herself * Mary Jane Gumm as herself * Dorothy Virginia G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
