
Frances Gifford
Oyuncu · 1920 – 1994 · Long Beach, California, USA
Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938. Off the screen for almost two years, she got a small part in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and her career began to revive. She was signed by Paramount, which soon loaned her to Republic, where she made the film she is probably most remembered for: the serial Jungle Girl (1941), based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs story. Unfortunately, her career never really took off, and she bounced around among several studios. In 1948 she was involved in an auto accident in which she received severe head injuries. Although she seemed to recover physically, her career took a nosedive, and she made her last film in 1953. In 1958 newspaper stories reported that as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, she was admitted to a California state mental hospital. Nothing further was heard from her or about her until 1983, when a writer for a film magazine found her in Pasadena. She had apparently fully overcome her physical and mental problems and was working for the city library. She died of emphysema in Pasadena in 1994.
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Film7.8KomediDramWashington'da senatörün ölmesinin haberi tüm eyalette yayılmıştır ve Senator Joseph Paine'in medya patronu Jim Taylor'dan istediği geçici göreve gelecek kişi için işlerine pek karışamayacak birini bulmasıdır. Jefferson Smith Boy Rangers'ın başkanı, dürüst ve idealleri olan biridir ve bu istek için biçilmiş kaftandır. Ne var ki, Washington entrikaları içinde Jefferson'ın dürüstlüğü ve kendini insanlara adaması bazı değişimlere sebep olur * İzlemeden önce sıkıcı bir politik film olduğunu zannediyordum.Kesinlikle sıkıcı değilmiş, aksine bir başucu filmiymiş. Kararında ilerleyen senaryo finaline doğru kalitesini hep arttırıyor. Zaten eski filmlerde en çok sevdiğim şey bu * Frank Capra neden filmlerinin son yarım saatini tüyleri havaya dikecek kadar etkileyici biçimde işliyor?
Film6.2AksiyonMaceraKayıp bir medeniyetin beyaz prensesi olan Zandra, Nazilerin orman işgalinde halkını fethedip servetlerini almayı planladığı zaman Tarzan'a yardım için geliyor. İzolasyonist Tarzan, Nazilerin kendisine ateş etmesinden sonra rol alır ve Boy'u yakalar: "Şimdi Tarzan'ın savaşı başlar!"
Film6.6KomediMüzikA soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · 7 votes
Film6.6AnimasyonAileKarikatür, hikayenin anlatıcısının bir tanıtımıyla başlar. Ana karakterlerden biri olan şövalyeler ve kana susamış ejderhalar hakkında bir kitap okuyan Çocuk tanıtılır. Babası bir canavar gördüğünü iddia ederek aceleyle gelir. Oğlan babasına bunun sadece bir ejderha olduğuna dair güvence verir, babası panikler ve korkuyla köye koşar.Oğlan daha sonra Ejderha'nın inine gider ve burada vahşi bir canavarla değil, utangaç, şiiri seven bir yaratıkla karşılaşır. Ejderhanın ne kadar güzel bir yaratık olduğunu görünce şaşırsa da, Çocuk onunla arkadaş olur. Köye geri döndüğünde Çocuk, Ejderha Katili Sir Giles'ın geldiğini keşfeder. Ejderhaya onunla savaşması gerektiğini söylemek için koşar, ancak Ejderha asla savaşmadığını duyurduğunda hayal kırıklığına uğrar. Çocuk, Sir Giles'ı ( orijinal hikayedeki gibi St. George değil) ziyaret eder ve Sir Giles'ın yaşlı bir adam olduğu ortaya çıkar. Çocuk, Sir Giles'a Ejderha'nın asla savaşmayacağını söyler ve onu ziyaret etmeye karar verirler.
Film7.2KomediDramA spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
Stage Door
1937 · 144 votes
Film7.1GizemRomantikTheo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and Tom goes into the defense industry. When Theo has a baby, she hates the idea of being matronly and wants to be the old party girl. The problem is that her husband is working constantly. She looks to her friends, who are having their own problems, and to her old flame Captain Lancing. To decide on what she wants to do with her baby and her life, Theo must grow up.
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · 5 votes
Film6.7SuçGizemA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
The Glass Key
1942 · 135 votes
Film7.1DramAileWelcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
1945 · 21 votes
Film6.1WesternUneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942 · 7 votes
Film8.0BelgeselThis short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Twenty Years After
1944 · 2 votes
Film5.9KomediA millionaire's son works as a milkman for a month to win a bet with his father. While delivering milk he falls in love with a young debutante whom he mistakes for a maid.
Maid's Night Out
1938 · 5 votes
Film6.5DramSavaşThe Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up. Many conflicts arise among these women who are thrown together in what is a desperate and ultimately hopeless situation.
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 · 15 votes
Film6.0AksiyonMaceraA young girl's parents are killed on a tropical island, and the girl is raised and protected by the jungle animals. When she is found, as a grown woman, she is taken back to the United States to claim her inheritance. There are several people, with vested interests, who stand to gain something if she is shown not to be the missing heir.
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · 3 votes
Film5.0RomantikKomediA distinguished professor finds his well-ordered life tospy-turvy after he is forced to take in a pregnant widow.
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · 7 votes
Film5.3KomediMüzikA crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.
New Faces of 1937
1937 · 3 votes
Film6.0KomediA group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.
She Went to the Races
1945 · 5 votes
- Film10.0AksiyonSuç
Air-race champions "Speed" Leslie and Branda Fowler combine to open a very profitable airplane service that flies patients to other cities for special treatment. Gangsters soon move in and offer to take over, without an invitation.
Mercy Plane
1939 · 1 votes
Film6.2KomediAfter striking it rich in Alaskan gold, a young man returns to marry his fiancé only to be snubbed. Her sister, however, is worth considering, until he learns about her gold-digging family.
There Goes the Groom
1937 · 4 votes
Film7.0KomediTeenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films.
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 · 2 votes
Film6.2KomediMüzikPop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942 · 11 votes
Film5.2SuçDramA neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder.
The Arnelo Affair
1947 · 14 votes
Film5.0WesternRichard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.
American Empire
1942 · 5 votes
Film6.5DramAn out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an abandoned child which he takes under his wing, despite the school's rules against teachers having a family; and the girls in the school resent his replacing a handsome and popular teacher, and do everything in their power to get him fired.
Forty Little Mothers
1940 · 6 votes
Diziler1
Dizi6.8KomediDramGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6 votes