Westley was married to actress Helen Westley. They separated in and were later divorced. Wesley died of a stroke in Hollywood on December 26, , survived by his second wife. References 28 December The actress Dawn O'Day, who portrayed the title character of Anne Shirley, changed her stage name to Anne Shirley after making this film. There was also a sequel; Anne of Windy Poplars. Story published by Arlington House. Heggie and his sister, Marilla Helen Westley.
Although the pair were expecting a young boy to help on their farm, Anne endears herself to them and to the local villagers. She befriends Diana Barry and most of the children at her school, all except for Gilbert Blythe after he calls her 'carrots' and she smashes her slate over his head. She and Diana have a bet that Anne can flirt with Gilbert and he w Synopsis After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form Fredric March for three days so that he can mingle among mortals and find an answer. He finds a host in Duke Lambert Guy Standing after revealing himself and his intentions to the Duke, and takes up temporary residence in the Duke's villa.
However, events soon spiral out of control as Death falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia Evelyn Venable.
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As he does so, Duke Lambert, the father of Grazia's mortal lover Corrado Kent Taylor , begs him to give Grazia up and leave her among the living. Death must decide whether to seek his own happiness, or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live. Cast Fredric March - Prince Show Boat is a romantic musical film directed by James Whale, based on the musical of the same name by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, which in turn was adapted from the novel of the same name by Edna Ferber.
Carl Laemmle, head of Universal, had been deeply dissatisfied with that film, and wanted to make an all-sound version of the musical. It was originally scheduled to be made in , but plans to make this version with Russ Columbo as the gambler Gaylord Ravenal fell through when Columbo was killed that year in a shotgun accident, and production of the film was rescheduled.
The film, with several members of the original Broadway cast, began principal photography in late and was released in In addition to the songs retained from the stage production, Kern and Hammerstein wrote three additional songs for the film. Two of them were performed in spots previously reserved for songs from the stage prod Lucille Ball appears in an uncredited role as a show girl in the film.
Green Grow the Lilacs is a play by Lynn Riggs named for the popular folk song of the same name. It had had an out-of-town tryout, running January 19—24, , at the National Theatre in Washington, D. It is the basis of the musical Oklahoma!. Tex Ritter sang four songs in the role of Cord Elam and was understudy for the lead part as Curly, though he never had occasion to perform in that role.
Theatre Guild board member Helen Westley, who had appeared as Mrs. This is the second of three films in which Shirley Temple and Randolph Scott appeared together, the others were; To the Last Man and Susannah of the Mounties The film tells the story of a talented orphan's trials and tribulations after winning a radio audition to represent a breakfast cereal. Highlights include Temple singing a medley of her hit tunes and dancing with Bill Robinson on a flight of stairs.
The film was well received by Variety, and, in , was available on videocassette and DVD. Plot Rebecca Winstead Shirley Temple , a musically talen I'll Take Romance is a romantic musical film directed by Edward H. It is the second film version of the musical; the first was Sunny made in Zaza is a American romantic drama film made by Paramount Pictures, and directed by George Cukor.
The music score is by Frederick Hollander. The story was filmed by Paramount in a version with Pauline Frederick, and previously remade in with Gloria Swanson. Swanson, Garbo, Crawford, D Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the novel by Rachel Field. The music was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Ernie Haller.
Rachel Field's novel is based on the true story of Field's great-aunt, Henriette Deluzy Desportes, a French governess who fell in love with the Duc de Praslin, her employer. When Praslin's wife, the Duchesse, was murdered, Henriette was implicated. It was a real-life scandal that contributed to the political turmoil before the French Revolution of which deposed France's Louis Philippe I.
Recently arrived governess Emilie Ingrid Bergman works to keep the family together. But with the loss of Adam's fortune, the boys are sent off to boarding school, their schooling paid for by wealthy, aged Cousin Phillipa Helen Westley. Emilie must return to France until Adam can afford to repurchase the family estate and recall her to look after it. Reversing his fortunes takes Adam several years. By then, the three older boys are fighting in World War I.
Then, just as the family is getting back to its former way of life One son, David Johnny Downs returns with his new wife, Hes The film was released on June 25, , by 20th Century Fox.
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The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, romantic love, romance, and fairy tale. It is presented as an abridgment or "the good parts version" of a longer work by S. Morgenstern, and Goldman's "commentary" asides are constant throughout. The book was adapted into a feature film directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay written by Goldman himself. William Goldman said, "I've gotten more responses on The Princess Bride than on everything else I've done put together—all kinds of strange outpouring letters.
Something in The Princess Bride affects people. The film was released on May 22, , by 20th Century Fox. Captain Hurricane is a film about the life of fishermen in Cape Cod. Jeremiah Taylor Henry Travers as Capt. New Rochelle, New York: Langner's wife, Armina Marshall, then served as a co-director. It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players. It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays, management, and production.
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Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. In the field of musical theatre, the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodge It chronicles the rise of the Rothschild family of European bankers. They hurry and hide their wealth, including currency, silver, etc. The taxman demands 20, gulden, an exorbitant sum, but accepts a bribe of in exchange for assessing in taxes. Nathan's satisfaction is short-lived, however; a courier bringing him 10, gulden is intercepted and the money confiscated by the taxmen.
Nathan tells his sons that he tries to be as honest as possible, but the antisemitic authorities will not let him; he admonishes his children to acquire money, for "money is power" and a defense for their people. Later, as Mayer Rothschild is lying on his deathbed, he instructs his five sons to start banks in different countries acro It was a solid hit, showing a net profit of more than three-quarters of a million dollars. The latter addition was nominated for the Best Song Oscar. The songs "I Won't Dance" and "Lovely to Look At" have remained so popular that they are now almost always included in revivals and recordings of Roberta.
It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus for Republic Pictures. Correctly gauging the situation as "playing Romeo and Juliet", Wayne is invited to the Mirbeau mansion where Julie and her father explain that not only are the people of New Orleans fun loving and like gambling such as the Lottery, but the Lottery funds many charitable institutions such as hospitals and levees for the river.
Unknown to General Mirbeau is his assistant Blackie's Ray Middleton protection rackets and murders o Lillian Russell is a American biographical film of the life of the singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Richard Day and Joseph C. As she grows up, she trains to become an opera singer. Her instructor, however, informs her that her voice is pleasing, but not suitable for grand opera. Returning home one day, she and her grandmother Westley are saved by a handsome young man, newspaperman Alexander Moore Fonda.
Meanwhile, Helen's mother, Cynthia Peterson , has political aspirations, but only receives a handful of votes for mayor. While singing one evening, Helen is overheard by vaudeville impresario Tony Pastor Carrillo , who hires her to sing at his theater. Dimples is a American musical film directed by William A. The screenplay was written by Nat Perrin and Arthur Sheekman. The film is about a young mid-nineteenth century street entertainer Temple who is separated from her pickpocket grandfather Morgan when given a home by a wealthy New York City widow Westley.
The film was panned by the critics. Videocassette and DVD versions of the film were available in She is hired to entertain at a soiree in the Washington Square Park home of wealthy widow Caroline Drew. Drew is so charmed by Dimples she opens her home and heart to the child, providing her a life of comfort and plenty. Drew's nephew Allen, a theatrical producer, abandons his sweetheart Betty Loring for haughty actress Cleo Marsh.
His family is scandalized, but Allen pursues his goal of staging a brand-new play, Uncle Tom's Cabin, with The board of directors of the Theatre Guild from left: Directing career Among plays he directed for the Theatre Guild were: Behrman Ah, Wilderness! Million Dollar Baby is a romantic comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Released by Warner Bros. First, because James Amory is the only lawyer in the firm to be outraged by the injustice, she hires him and fires the rest of the firm. His first task is to locate all of McCallister's heirs.
It turns out there is only one: To find out what kind of person she is, Cornelia becomes a fellow tenant. Cornelia also meets Pam's boyfriend, composer and piano player Pete Rowan Reagan. Cornelia then has Jim give Pam a million dollars. Pam is excited at first, buying gifts for her boarding Prolific on Broadway, Philip Moeller directed only two films: The novel was also adapted in a silent film version starring Beverly Bayne and a film version that starred Michelle Pfeiffer.
A Broadway stage adaptation starred Katharine Cornell.
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Olenska is the cousin of his fiancee May Julie Haydon and is considered scandalous by the strait-laced society of the time. Newland, however, treats her well and sends her two dozen yellow roses. Olenska turns to Newland for advice The screenplay by Julien Josephson and Walter Ferris was based on the children's story of the same name by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The film is about an orphan named Heidi Temple who is taken from her grandfather Jean Hersholt to live as a companion to Klara, a spoiled, crippled girl Marcia Mae Jones. The film was a success and Temple enjoyed her third year in a row as number one box office draw.
Plot Adelheid, called Heidi Shirley Temple , is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather Jean Hersholt. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt am Main as a companion to Klara Marcia Mae Jones , a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair. Heidi is unhappy but makes the best of the situation, always longing for her grandfather. When Klara's body an Released on May 3, , the film stars Anne Shirley, O. Heggie, and Helen Westley. Plot Sylvestre Bonnard is an aging book collector.
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While going through his mementos one afternoon he comes across a brief note written by a former lover. Studying it, he realizes that it is written on a page torn from a rare book that he has been seeking for decades.
Excited, he decides to return to his home town, where he and the lover had their romance, to search for the book. When Bonnard arrives, he meets an attorney, Mouche, through which he discovers that his old flame had a daughter, who now lives in a girl's boarding school. Mouche is the girl's guardian. Failing to find the book in his search, Bonnard travels to the school to speak with the daughter, Jeanne.
On his arrival, he is dismayed to find that Walter de Gruyter, 1 Jan His father Newt and his bride Pearl find him in New Orleans and persuade him to come home. Retrieved July 8, Archived from the original on July 6, Retrieved August 8, O'Neill began work on it as early as and developed its scenario in ;[1] he wrote the play between May and the summer of , and completed its text for publication in January , during the final rehearsals for its premiere performance. It was also produced in London at the Lyric Theatre in Because of its length, around five hours if uncut, the play has sometimes been produced with a dinner break or on consecutive evenings.
The play's subject matter, very controversial for the s, led to it being censored or banned in many cities outside New York. Strange Interlude makes extensive use of a soliloquy technique, in which the characters speak their inner thoughts Franklin Township was incorporated on February 21, , as one of New Jersey's initial group of townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature.
Portions of the township were taken to form South Bound Brook formed within Township, became independent municipality as of April 11, and Ea Peer Gynt ; Norwegian pronunciation: Written in Danish—the common written language of Denmark and Norway in Ibsen's lifetime—it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed Per Gynt, the Norwegian fairy tale on which the play is loosely based, to be rooted in fact, and several of the characters are modelled after Ibsen's own family, notably his parents Knud Ibsen and Marichen Altenburg.
Peer Gynt chronicles the journey of its titular character from the Norwegian mountains to the North African desert. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, "its origins are romantic, but the play also anticipates the fragmentations of emerging modernism" and the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones. Following is a list of notable actors and actresses from Broadway musicals: She was the first actress to portray the character of Lorelei Lee, in the Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
The couple divorced in ; their son is actor John Kerr[1] born — died The simple reference to Aladdin's running the streets as a vagabond has been the strongest impression I've gotten from the book. Shruthy Balakrishnan rated it liked it Jun 22, Amanda rated it did not like it Jun 02, Violet rated it really liked it Sep 01, Mary rated it it was amazing Nov 10, Vanessa rated it really liked it Feb 10, C Gayathri rated it it was amazing Feb 22, Jaime rated it liked it Jun 22, Kenzie Olsen rated it it was ok Apr 13, Patty rated it really liked it Jan 30, Hallie rated it it was amazing May 16, Meadow rated it liked it May 29, Marilyn Smith rated it really liked it Jul 21, Laura Stoddard rated it it was amazing Sep 23, Stuti rated it it was ok Feb 28, D M Cook rated it really liked it Apr 07, Celia Javadi rated it really liked it Dec 10, Shaks rated it really liked it Aug 28, Mas5thgrade rated it did not like it Jan 09, Claire rated it really liked it Apr 14, Rebecca rated it liked it Jan 12, Rebecca rated it liked it Apr 13, Sam W rated it really liked it Mar 16, Emma Best rated it liked it Feb 07,