Friday, 30 April 2021

Jay Wilsey

Born: 6 February 1896, Hillsdale, Missouri, USA
Died: 25 October 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Was often credited as Buffalo Bill Jr., a name he was given when he worked for Action Pictures, although he has no connection to Buffalo Bill whatsoever.

Rainbow Valley (1935) as Butch Galt (Credited as Buffalo Bill Jr.)

Jay Wilsey is on the left, with LeRoy Mason.

















Bert Dillard

Born: 25 March 1909, Equiela, Texas, USA
Died: 19 June 1960, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, USA
 
Bert Dillard was a stuntman and an actor, mainly in Westerns. He is the younger brother of Art Dillard.

Rainbow Valley (1935) as Henchman Spike

John Wayne has his hand on Bert Dillard. LeRoy Mason is on the left and George 'Gabby' Hayes is sporting a beard.


































Lucile Browne

Born: 18 March 1907, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died: 10 May 1976, Lexington, Virginia, USA
 
Lucile Browne was a model before turning to acting. She appeared on stage in Chicago and eventually landed a film contract with Fox Film Corporation in 1930. One of her earliest films was also the first film to feature The Three Stooges, 'Soup to Nuts', but later she settled into a career in Westerns and action serials. In 1932 Lucile Browne married actor James Flavin.  

Soup to Nuts (1930) as Louise - Otto's Niece

Lucile Browne is on the left in the lighter-coloured dress, with Ted Healy and Frances McCoy.
 


















Rainbow Valley (1935) as Eleanor (Credited as Lucille Browne)

Appearing alongside John Wayne as his love interest.


















A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) as Nurse (uncredited)














LeRoy Mason

Born: 2 July 1903, Larimore, North Dakota, USA
Died: 13 October 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Rainbow Valley (1935) as Rogers
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New Frontier (1939) as M.C. Gilbert

LeRoy Mason is on the left, with Harrison Greene.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sammy McKim

Born: 20 December 1924, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died: 9 July 2004, Burbank, California, USA

New Frontier (1939) as Stevie Braddock
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flamingo Road (1949) as Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Betty Mack

Born: 30 November 1901, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 November 1980, Placerville, California, USA

New Frontier (1939) as Lucy Braddock (uncredited)

Eddy Waller has his arm around Betty Mack.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Grace Goodall

Born: 12 June 1889, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 27 September 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

Okay Toots! (1935) as Party Guest (uncredited)

Grace Goodall is on the left. On the right is May Wallace and Charley Chase is the centre of attention.












Scotty Mattraw

Born: 19 October 1880, Evans Mills, New York, USA
Died: 9 November 1946, Hollywood, California, USA

Okay Toots! (1935) as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Scotty Mattraw is on the left, with Ferdinand Munier and Jeanie Roberts.















Ferdinand Munier

Born: 3 December 1887, National City, California, USA
Died: 27 May 1945, Hollywood, California, USA

Okay Toots! (1935) as Mr. Brown, the Boss


















Polly Chase

Born: 8 April 1916, California, USA
Died: 28 November 1957, Riverside County, California, USA
 
Polly Chase was the daughter of Charley Chase.

Okay Toots! (1935) as Office Switchboard Operator (uncredited)



















Jeanie Roberts

Born: 3 June 1913, Orange County, California, USA
Died: 12 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Had a unique voice that would have been good for cartoons, rather like Betty Boop.

Okay Toots! (1935) as Emily 'Toots' Chase



















Jack Thomas

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Okay Toots! (1935) as Traffic Cop (uncredited)



















Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Elsie Gilbert

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Nifty Nurses (1934) as Featured Singing Nurse

Johnny Downs is the doctor.















Billy Wells

Born: unknown
Died: unknown
 
Billy Wells was a vaudeville performer who made a few appearances in films in the 1930s.

Nifty Nurses (1934) as Patient


















Constance Bergen

Born: 15 March 1912, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 8 December 1979, Tustin, California, USA

Nifty Nurses (1934) as Patient in Wheelchair (uncredited)




















Okay Toots! (1935) as Mrs. Brown, the Boss's Wife

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fred Holmes

Born: 30 July 1904, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 26 March 1986, Orange, California, USA
 
Nifty Nurses (1934) as Short Doctor
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

August Tollaire

Born: 7 March 1866, Paris, France
Died: 15 January 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA

Nifty Nurses (1934) as Bearded Doctor


















Nelson McDowell

Born: 14 August 1870, Greenville, Missouri, USA
Died: 3 November 1947, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Nifty Nurses (1934) as Doctor



















May Beatty

Born: 4 June 1880, Christchurch, New Zealand
Died: 1 April 1945, Covina, California, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Mrs. Betts (uncredited)

May Beatty is on the right, with Arlene Carroll. Gilbert Emery stands behind them.














Monday, 26 April 2021

Theresa Maxwell Conover

Born: 26 September 1884, Richmond, Indiana, USA
Died: September 1968, Levittown, New York, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Alice Lambert





































Wesley Barry

Born: 10 August 1907, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 11 April 1994, Fresno, California, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Alfred Lambert, Jr.






































Florine McKinney

Born: 13 December 1909, Mart, Texas, USA
Died: 28 July 1975, Van Nuys, California, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Meg

Not a great picture of Florine McKinney. She starred in this strange comedy.

































Richard Carle

Born: 7 July 1871, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 June 1941, North Hollywood, California, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Grandpa Lambert

Richard Carle is on the left, with Phillips Smalley.

































Gilbert Emery

Born: 11 June 1875, Naples, New York, USA
Died: 28 October 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Betts





































Arlene Carroll

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Night Life of the Gods (1935) as Stella, the maid

Arlene Carroll is in the centre. On the left is Gilbert Emery and on the right is Theresa Maxwell Conover.














Monday, 19 April 2021

1957 Films

1957

 
 
 
 
 
Lucky Jim


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Town on Trial
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates, Derek Farr, Alec McCowen, Fay Compton, Geoffrey Keen, Margaretta Scott, Meredith Edwards, Harry Locke, Raymond Huntley, Harry Fowler, Maureen Connell, Magda Miller, Newton Blick, Oscar Quitak, Totti Truman Taylor, Grace Arnold, Elizabeth Seal, John Adams, Jack Armstrong, The Blake Twins, David Bough, Eddie Boyce, Peter Brace, Michael Collins, George Curtis, Michael Dempsey, Arthur Dibbs, John Dunbar, Hugh Elton, Mabel Etherington, Roy Everson, Norman Fisher, Peter Forbes-Robertson, Chick Fowles, Muriel Greenslade, Fred Haggerty, Patrick Halpin, John Howard, Arthur Howell, Marjorie Hume, Martin Lyder, Ned Lynch, John Lynn, Frank Maher, Jack Mandeville, Vivienne Martin, Louis Matto, Colin McKenzie, Jack McNaughton, Janet Mellalieu, Lola Morice, Dandy Nichols, Hal Osmond, Paul Phillips, Eric Porter, Hilary Sesta, Jack Sharp, Frank Sieman, Jack Silk, Paddy Smith, George Spence, Guy Standeven, Charles Stevenson, Paul Streather, Fred Stroud, James Ure, Colin Wall, Haydn Ward, John Warwick, June West, Bob Wright, Michael Wynne]
 
 
 
 
 

1954 Films

1954

 
 
 
The Caine Mutiny

[Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, May Wynn, Tom Tully, E. G. Marshall, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Warner Anderson, Claude Akins, Katherine Warren, Jerry Paris, Steve Brodie, David Alpert, Don Anderson, Herbert Anderson, James Best, Whit Bissell, Robert Bray, James Conaty, Ted Cooper, Don Dillaway, Don Dubbins, Johnny Duncan, James Edwards, Ben Harris, Sam Harris, Joe Haworth, Roy Jenson, Todd Karns, Don Keefer, Edward Laguna, Frank Losee Jr., Dayton Lummis, Kenneth MacDonald, Paul McGuire, Tyler McVey, Patrick Miller, Richard Norris, Barry Norton, Steve Pendleton, Jay Richards, Gene Starns, Bert Stevens, James Todd, John Tomeck]
 
 
Hobson's Choice
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There's No Business Like Show Business
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, Mitzi Gaynor, Richard Eastham, Hugh O'Brian, Frank McHugh, Rhys Williams, Lee Patrick, Eve Miller, Robin Raymond, Ed Oliver, Dorothy Abbott, Dorothy Adams, Robert Adler, Aladdin, Fred Aldrich, Charlotte Austin, Jimmy Baird, Paul Bradley, Ralph Brooks, George Chakiris, Chick Chandler, Billy Chapin, Jack Chefe, Beulah Christian, Carmen Clifford, James Conaty, Paul Cristo, John Doucette, Elaine DuPont, Isabelle Dwan, Dominic Frontiere, Donald Gamble, Kenneth Gibson, Mimi Gibson, Paul Glass, James Gonzalez, Gavin Gordon, Stanley Hall, Stuart Hall, Chuck Hamilton, Jimmie Horan, Kenner G. Kemp, Doris Kemper, Colin Kenny, Donald Kerr, Linda Lowell, Wilbur Mack, Jimmie Maddin, Alan Marston, Thomas Martin, Matt Mattox, George Melford, Buzz Miller, Harold Miller, Alvy Moore, Duke Morgan, Barry Norton, Ron Nyman, Howard Parker, Murray Pollack, Paul Power, Louis Quinn, Fred Rapport, Leoda Richards, Bernard Sell, Henry Slate, Sandra Spence, Mary Stewart, Hal Taggart, Lyle Talbot, Charles Tannen (voice), Tommy Walker, Walter Winchell]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1951 Films

1951

 
 
 
 
 
The Man in the White Suit

[Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Henry Mollison, Vida Hope, Patric Doonan, Duncan Lamont, Harold Goodwin, Colin Gordon, Joan Harben, Arthur Howard, Roddy Hughes, Stuart Latham, Miles Malleson, Edie Martin, Mandy Miller, Charlotte Mitchell, Olaf Olsen, Desmond Roberts, Ewan Roberts, John Rudling, Charles Saynor, Russell Waters, Brian Worth, George Benson, Frank Atkinson, Charles Cullum, F. B. J. Sharp, Scott Harrold, Jack Howarth, Jack McNaughton, Judith Furse, Billy Russell, David Boyd, Alan Haines, Arthur Mullard, Carol Wolveridge]
 
 
On Moonlight Bay
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Billy Gray, Henry East, Jeffrey Stevens, Eddie Marr, Sig Arno, Lois Austin, Hal Bell, Chet Brandenburg, Tex Brodus, Joe Brooks, Morgan Brown, Tony Butala, Esther Dale, Roy Damron, Bert Davidson, James Dobson, Ward Ellis, Charles Fogel, George Ford, Robert Haines, Creighton Hale, Sherry Hall, John Hedloe, George Hoagland, Chester Jones, Gayle Kellogg, Fred Kelsey, Anne Kimbell, Perk Lazelle, Melodi Lowell, Hank Mann, Max, Philo McCullough, Michael Miller, Todd Miller, Ralph Montgomery, Anne Moore, Roland Morris, Jack Mower, Joel Nestler, Joseph Paz, Edmund Penney, Joe Recht, Suzanne Ridgway, Robert 'Buddy' Shaw, Ray Spiker, Robert Street, Susan Whitney, John B. Williams, Buck Woods] 


Pool of London
















[Bonar Colleano, Susan Shaw, Renée Asherson, Earl Cameron, Moira Lister, Max Adrian, Joan Dowling, James Robertson Justice, Michael Golden, John Longden, Alfie Bass, Christopher Hewett, Leslie Phillips, Monica Avis, Mae Bacon, Ian Bannen, George Benson, Arthur Bentley, Beckett Bould, John Boxer, Michael Corcoran, Arthur Cortez, David Davies, Frank Forsyth, Rowena Gregory, Fred Griffiths, Ellis Irving, Sam Kydd, Howard Lang, James Liggat, Victor Maddern, Jack May, George Merritt, Arthur Mullard, Laurence Naismith, Paul Rich, Campbell Singer, George Spence, Ivan Staff, Eric Thompson, Frederick Treves, Mavis Villiers, Michael Ward, John Warwick, Russell Waters, Henry Webb, Meadows White]
 
 
 
 

1953 Films

1953

 
 
Cosh Boy
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[James Kenney, Joan Collins, Betty Ann Davies, Robert Ayres, Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Gingold, Nancy Roberts, Laurence Naismith, Ian Whittaker, Stanley Escane, Michael McKeag, Sean Lynch, Johnny Briggs, Edward Evans, Cameron Hall, Sidney James, Roy Bentley, Marian Chapman, Gerald Crossman, Arthur Howard, Walter Hudd, Vi Kaley, Sheila McCormack, Richard Neller, Anthony Oliver, Frederick Piper, Nosher Powell, Peter Swanwick, Toke Townley]
 
Count the Hours
 
[Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran, Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier, John Craven, Jack Elam, Ralph Sanford, Frank Baker, Marshall Bradford, Ralph Brooks, Benny Burt, Jack Carr, Robert Carson, Ralph Dumke, Richard Emory, Roy Engel, Sam Flint, Dolores Fuller, William E. Green, John Harmon, Edward Hearn, Al Hill, Paul Hoffman, Harlan Howe, I. Stanford Jolley, Gayle Kellogg, Richard Kipling, Jess Kirkpatrick, Herbert Lytton, Michael McHale, Lee Morgan, Richard Norris, Kathleen O'Malley, George Pembroke, Lee Phelps, Lorin Raker, Allan Ray, Joey Ray, Lanny Rees, Waclaw Rekwart, Norman Rice, Vernon Rich, Kay Riehl, Gene Roth, Dick Scott, Carl Sklover, Brick Sullivan, Michael Vallon, Charles Victor]
 
 
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mesa of Lost Women
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Jackie Coogan, Allan Nixon, Richard Travis, Lyle Talbot (voice), Paula Hill, Robert Knapp, Tandra Quinn, Chris-Pin Martin, Harmon Stevens, Nico Lek, Kelly Drake, John Martin, George Barrows, Candy Collins, Dolores Fuller, Dean Riesner, Doris Lee Price, Mona McKinnon, Sherry Moreland, Ginger Sherry, Chris Randall, Diane Fortier, Karna Greene, June Benbow, Katherine Victor, Fred Kelsey, Samuel Wu, Margia Dean, Elias Gamboa, John George, Doris Hart, Jack Low, Paul Ravel, Waclaw Rekwart, Suzanne Ridgway, Julian Rivero, Angelo Rossitto] 


Mister Scoutmaster
 
[Clifton Webb, Edmund Gwenn, George Winslow, Frances Dee, Veda Ann Borg, Orley Lindgren, Jimmy Hawkins, Jimmy Moss, Sammy Ogg, Skip Torgerson, Lee Aaker, Mickey Little, Jon Gardner, Sarah Selby, Amanda Randolph, Otis Garth, Harry Seymour, Bill McKenzie, Steve Brent, Dee Aaker, Robert Adler, Harry Carter, Jack Chefe, Martin Dean, Elizabeth Flournoy, Dick Fortune, Ralph Gamble, Ned Glass, Tom Greenway, Dabbs Greer, Mary Alan Hokanson, Teddy Infuhr, Stan Malotte, Alma Mansfield, Michael McLean, Frank Mills, Billy Nelson, Gordon Nelson, Dee Pollock, Bert Stevens, Kay Stewart, Bob Sweeney, Tina Thompson, Robert B. Williams, Robert Winans]
 
Murder at 3am
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Dennis Price, Peggy Evans, Rex Garner, Arnold Bell, Greta Mayaro, Philip Saville, Leonard Sharp, Nora Gordon, Renee Goddard, Arthur Lovegrove, Daphne Maddox, Robert Weeden, John Davis, Victor Harrington, Aileen Lewis] 
 
 
Roman Holiday
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams, Margaret Rawlings, Tullio Carminati, Paolo Carlini, Claudio Ermelli, Paola Borboni, Alfredo Rizzo, Laura Solari, Gorella Gori, Armando Ambrogi, Armando Annuale, Maurizio Arena, Silvio Bagolini, Ugo Ballerini, Bruno Baschiera, Gildo Bocci, Alfred Browne, Princess Alma Cattaneo, Franco Corsaro, John Cortay, Julián Cortés Cavanillas, Vittoria Crispo, Ferdinando De Aldisio, Ugo De Pascale, Jan Dijksgraaf, Andrea Esterhazy, Gherda Fehrer, Jacques Ferrier, Helen Fondra, Giovanni Fostini, Sytske Galema, Paul Gary, Teresa Gauthier, Sidney Gordon, Otto Gross, George Higgins, Heinz Hindrich, Edward Hitchcock, John Horne, Stephen House, Adam Jennette, G. Kabulska, Kurt Klinger, Cirillo Konopleff, Friedrich Lampe, Diane Lante, Princess Lilamani, Luigi Locchi, Mario Lucinni, Luis Marino, Richard McNamara, Rabindranath Mitter, Luigi Moneta, Maurice Montabre, Julio Moriones, Richard Neuhaus, Desiderio Nobile, Giustino Olivieri, Eric Oulton, Piero Pastore, Giacomo Penza, Mimmo Poli, Giuliano Raffaelli, Dominique Rika, Carlo Rizzo, Piero Scanziani, Gianna Segale, Octave Senoret, Sir Hari Singh, Alcide Tico, Amedeo Trilli, Helen Tubbs, Marco Tulli, Joop van Hulzen, Patricia Varner, Dianora Veiga, Cesare Viori, Tania Weber, Hank Werbe, Catherine Wyler, Judy Wyler]
 
 
The Side Streets of Hollywood aka A Virgin in Hollywood
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Dorothy Abbott, Thad Swift, Phil Rhodes, Carol Brewster, Donna Hunt, Jeannette Carver, 'Skippy' Haynes, John Mooney, Leo V. Matranga, Robin Jewel, Arline Hunter]




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