Donald Meek
Oyuncu · 1878 – 1946 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 – 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in the films You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Stagecoach (1939). He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Meek was born in Glasgow to Matthew and Annie Meek. In the 1890s, the Meek family emigrated to Canada and then to the United States. By 1900, they were living in Philadelphia where Meek was employed as a dry goods salesman, according to the United States census of that year with Meek later working on stage. After years on the stage, Meek became a film actor, appearing memorably in several movies including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Miss Broadway, and State Fair. Before becoming an actor, he fought in the Spanish–American War in the United States Army and contracted yellow fever which caused him to lose his hair. He was cast as timid, worried characters in many of his films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as Mr. Poppins in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You and as whiskey salesman Samuel Peacock in John Ford's Stagecoach. From 1931 through 1932, Meek was featured as criminologist Dr. Crabtree in a series of 12 Warner Brothers two-reel short subjects written by S.S. Van Dine. Meek and Isabella "Belle" Walken married in Boston in a Methodist church on January 3, 1909. By this marriage, the American-born Belle Meek lost her United States citizenship by taking her husband's British nationality. Donald Meek died of leukaemia on 18 November 1946 in Los Angeles, while filming the role of Mr. Twiddle in Magic Town. A prolific film actor in over 100 Hollywood movies during its Golden Age, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was entombed in the Fairmount Mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
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Film7.6WesternSıradan bir posta arabası yolculuğu,başlarında ünlü Geronimo'nun olduğu kızılderilerin saldırısı başlayınca kabusa dönüşür. Ağzına kadar dolu olan posta arabasında ayyaş bir doktor, iki kadın yolcu, müşterilerinin parasını zimmetine geçirmiş bir banker ve Ringo Kid (John Wayne) vardır.
Film7.5KomediRomantikStenograf Alice Sycamore, çalıştığı şirketin başkan yardımcısı da olan patronu Tony Kirby’ye aşıktır, seçkin şirketse patronunun açgözlü babası Anthony P.Kirby’ye aittir. Baba Kirby, silah ticaretinde tekel olmaya çalışmakta ve 12 blokluk bir bölgede son ev olan Alice’in dedesi Martin Vanderhof’un evini satın alması gerekmektedir. Bununla birlikte, Martin, bireyleri para yerine arkadaş edinmeye ve eğlenmeye önem veren anarşik ve uçuk bir ailenin reisidir. Tony, Alice’e evlenme teklif ettiğinde; basit ve çılgın ailesinin züppe Kirby’lerle tanışmasının zaruri olduğunu söyler, Tony kararlaştırılandan bir gün önce Alice’i ve ailesini ziyaret etmeye karar verir. Kaçınılmaz bir sınıf ve yaşam tarzı çatışması vardır, Kirby’ler Sycamore’ları küçümseyerek reddeder ve Alice, Kirby ailesinin hayatını değiştirerek, Tony ile olan ilişkisini bitirir...
Film7.2MaceraBu klasik serüvende Errol Flynn ve Olivia de Havilland başrolü paylaşmaktadır. Yaralı İngiliz asileri tedavi eden Doktor Peter Blood (Flynn) tutuklanır ve Jamaika'ya köle olarak yollanır. Burada valinin kızı Arabella'nın (de Havilland) dikkatini çeker ve Arabella onu satın alır. Ama Blood önderlik ettiği diğer kölelerle kaçar ve korsan Kaptan Blood olarak Jamaikalıların yüreğine korku salar. Ta ki İspanyollar saldırana ve Blood, Arabella ile Jamaika'yı İngiltere'nin düşmanlarından kurtarana değin.
Film7.2DramTarihIn this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 · 195 votes
Film5.9MüzikKomediAfter breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students.
Bathing Beauty
1944 · 33 votes
Film6.8DramGerilimA female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
A Woman's Face
1941 · 74 votes
Film6.6WesternAfter railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Jesse James
1939 · 115 votes
Film6.4WesternFord Kardeşler tarafından öldürülen ünlü kanun kaçağı Jesse James'in kardeşi Frank, bu işlerden elini çekmiş olmasına rağmen katillerin serbest bırakılıp bir de ödüllendirildiklerini duyunca harekete geçer.
Film5.8MüzikKomediA sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him.
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · 11 votes
Film6.2GizemKorkuSir Karell Borotyn, yerel köyü ziyafete çağıran bir vampir olan Count Mora tarafından öldürülmüş gibi görünüyor. Artık kızı Irena, bir sonraki hedeftir. Ölümünü önlemek için gönderilen vampirlerden bir uzman olan Profesör Zelen'e girin. Aynı zamanda Sir Karell'in ölüm koşullarını çevreleyen sırlar açığa çıkıyor.
Film6.3MaceraAksiyonCaptain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!
China Seas
1935 · 40 votes
Film6.7KomediMüzikA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
The Merry Widow
1934 · 69 votes
Film7.1KomediGizemNick and Nora Charles are going home—but trouble is waiting at the front door! Hoping for a peaceful visit with Nick’s parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, the sophisticated couple soon finds themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder. Nick’s father, a respected retired doctor, would much rather see his son give up detective work, but a suspicious shooting quickly draws Nick back into action. As Nick and Nora investigate, they uncover jealousy, deception, hidden motives, and a dangerous secret involving the town’s prominent citizens. William Powell and Myrna Loy bring their trademark sparkle, wit, and effortless chemistry to the roles of Nick and Nora Charles, while Asta adds more canine comedy. Directed by Richard Thorpe, The Thin Man Goes Home is a charming 1945 mystery-comedy filled with family friction, small-town intrigue, romance, and the playful banter that has made Nick and Nora one of cinema’s most beloved couples.
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · 111 votes
Film7.0DramFantastikWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · 68 votes
Film5.8KomediDramDanny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
Tortilla Flat
1942 · 28 votes
Film6.7KomediRomantikRip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.
Magic Town
1947 · 35 votes
Film6.9KomediSuçOrdinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · 64 votes
Film6.5DramTrue story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · 33 votes
Film6.8KomediRomantikSeeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.
Come Live with Me
1941 · 36 votes
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Film5.6MüzikGizemShortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · 14 votes
Film6.3DramStory of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Farnham.
Wayward
1932 · 3 votes
Film6.7KomediRomantikSecretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.
The Gilded Lily
1935 · 15 votes
Film6.7KomediDramManaging Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a straight shooter and he goes easy on the story. Every other paper goes with the story that Frank took the money and Brad is demoted, by the publisher, to the Heartthrob column - writing advice to the lovelorn. After feeling sorry for himself for two months, he takes the column seriously and makes it the talk of the town. But Brad still wants his old job back so he will have to find Canfield and the missing money.
Hi, Nellie!
1934 · 11 votes