J. Farrell MacDonald
Oyuncu · 1875 – 1952 · Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a 41-year career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty-four silent films from 1912 to 1917. MacDonald was the principal director of L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of Frank Capra, Preston Sturges and, especially, John Ford. Early in his career, MacDonald was a singer in minstrel shows, and he toured the United States extensively for two years with stage productions. He made his first silent film in 1911, a dramatic short entitled The Scarlett Letter made by Carl Laemmle's Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), the forerunner of Universal Pictures,. He continued to act in numerous films each year from that time on, and by 1912 he was directing them as well. The first film he directed was The Worth of a Man, another dramatic short, again for IMP, and he was to direct 43 more films until his last in 1917, Over the Fence, which he co-directed with Harold Lloyd. MacDonald had crossed paths with Lloyd several years earlier, when Lloyd was an extra and MacDonald had given him much-needed work – and he did the same with Hal Roach, both of whom appearing in small roles in The Patchwork Girl of Oz, which MacDonald directed in 1914. When Roach set up his own studio, with Lloyd as his principal attraction, he hired MacDonald to direct. By 1918, MacDonald, who was to become one of the most beloved character men in Hollywood, had given up directing and was acting full-time, predominantly in Westerns and Irish comedies. He first worked under director John Ford in 1919's A Fight for Love. In all, Ford would use MacDonald on twenty-five films between 1919 and 1950. With a voice that matched his personality, MacDonald made the transition to sound films easily, with no noticeable drop in his acting output – if anything, it went up. In 1931, for instance, MacDonald appeared in 14 films – among them the first version of The Maltese Falcon, in which he played "Detective Tom Polhaus" – and in 22 of them in 1932. Although he played laborers, policemen, military men and priests, among many other characters, his roles were usually a cut above a "bit part". His characters usually had names, and he was most often credited for his performances. A highlight of this period was his performance as the hobo "Mr. Tramp" in Our Little Girl with Shirley Temple (1935). In the 1940s, MacDonald was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. MacDonald appeared in Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Great Moment, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Unfaithfully Yours and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, Sturges' last American film. Earlier, MacDonald had also appeared in The Power and the Glory, which Sturges wrote. His work on Sturges' films was generally uncredited. He was notable in 1946 in John Ford's My Darling Clementine in which he played "Mac," the bartender in the town saloon. MacDonald also had uncredited roles in It's a Wonderful Life and Here Comes The Groom.
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Film8.3DramAileİflasın eşiğine gelen George Bailey (James Stewart) bir Noel gecesinde kendini nehre atarak intihar etmek üzeredir. Doğduğundan bu yana aynı küçük kasabada yaşayan Bailey kendisini buraya ve insanlarına adamış, hoşgörülü, güvenilir ve yardımsever bir insandır. Büyük bunalım'ı hasarsız atlatmış,babasından devraldığı konut ve finans şirketi aracılığı ile kasabalıların neredeyse tamamını konut sahibi yapmıştır. Bu arada para kazanmayı, mimar olma fırsatını,dünyayı gezmeyi, kısaca tüm hayallerini ertelemek zorunda kalmıştır. Kasabaya yaptığı bunca iyilik kötü yürekli banker Henry F. Potter (Lionel Barrymore)'ın çıkarları ile çakışır. Potter, Bailey'in sürekli peşindedir artık.Birgün aradığı fırsat çıkar ve Finans şirketine ait önemli bir miktarda para Bailey'in alkolik ve yaşlı amcası Billy Bailey (Thomas Mitchell)'in dalgınlığı sonucunda Potter'ın eline geçer. Banka müfettişlerinin yaptığı bir denetlemeden sonra şirketin açığı ortaya çıkar. Bu iflas ve tutuklanma anlamına gelmektedir...
Film6.6SuçGizemAn unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.
Fallen Angel
1945 · 135 votes
Film7.8DramRomantikTaşrada tatil yapan kentli bir kadın, oralı genç ve evli bir çiftçiyle ilişki yaşar ve adamı karısını öldürüp onunla birlikte büyük şehre taşınmaya ikna eder. Adam, karısıyla beraber şehre giderken binecekleri teknede bir ‘kaza’ planlar, kendini boğulmaktan kurtarmak için de tekneye bir demet saz saklar. Ancak planın sonunu getirmeyi yüreği kaldırmaz ve kürek çekerek karısını kıyıya çıkarır. Büyük bir keder içinde, tramvaya binip şehre giderler. Göz yaşlarıyla dolu barışmaları, düğün yapılan bir kilisede tamamlanır. Birbirlerine yeniden âşık olmuş bir halde, önce bir fotoğrafçıya, sonra da bir berbere uğrarlar. Adam berberdeki manikürcünün ona kur yapmasını görmezden gelir, karısını da çapkın bir hayranın ilgisinden korur. Devasa bir lunaparka gidip eğlendikten sonra, tekneyle eve dönerler. Ancak bir fırtına çıkar ve yelken yırtılır.
Film7.5WesternMy Darling Clementine, daha önce defalarca sinemaya aktarılmış Earp ve Clanton Aileleri arasında geçen O.K. Corral çarpışmasını konu alan John Ford imzalı bir western. Henry Fonda, bu filminde, maceraperest, kendi bildiği gibi davranan, eski bir Şerifken, sorumlu bir kanun adamı olan Wyatt Earp’i canlandırıyor. Kişisel hayatındaki bu maceraperest çoban , sorumlu, saygı değer bir kanun adamı haline gelirken, Tombstone isimli bati sınırındaki bir sınır kasabasından, nasıl medeni, kanun hakimiyetinin hüküm sürdüğü insanların yaşadığı bir yer haline geldiğinide gösteriyor.
Film6.4MaceraAksiyonThe Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
Reap the Wild Wind
1942 · 65 votes
Film7.3DramKomediAs a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
Meet John Doe
1941 · 290 votes
Film8.0KomediThe Weaver Brothers hit the road and taste the hobo's life in this, the sixth, entry in the eleven-film "Weaver Brothers and Elviry" comedy-drama series. The singing hayseed family's journey begins when a drought destroys their farm. The young travelers soon hook up with a band of tramps and end up in a small town that has been nearly destroyed by the floods that occasionally roar through it. The Weavers' are moved by the townsfolk's plight and so decide to stay a spell and help out.
Friendly Neighbors
1940 · 1 votes
Film7.0KomediRomantikGerry ve Tom Jeffers evlilik hayatını zor bulmaktadır. Tom bir mimardır ve geçinmeleri giderek zorlaşmaktadır. Yaşadıkları daireden atılacakları sırada Gerry zengin bir iş adamıyla tanışır. İş adamı Gerrye hayata yeniden başlaması için 700 dolar verir ama Tom bu hikayeye inanmaz ve çift kavga eder. Gerry evliliklerinin bittiğine karar verir ve hızlı bir şekilde boşanabilmek için Palm Beache gider. Tomun ise onu durdurmak için planları vardır.
Film6.8GerilimSuçFrank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
Woman on the Run
1950 · 118 votes
Film6.9KomediRomantikTeenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · 143 votes
Film7.5DramAylak babası, çalışkan bir annesi ve birkaç tane kardeşi olan bir kızın bu ortamda büyümesini, para kazanmasını ve aşk hikayelerini anlatıyor.
Film5.3Bilim KurguAksiyonReporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around. The fact that they glow in the dark scares the townfolk, who form a mob, led by the vicious Luke Benson, intent on killing the strange people. Only Superman has a chance to prevent this tragedy.
Superman and the Mole Men
1951 · 79 votes
Film6.8KomediRomantikA small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · 127 votes
Film5.0KomediA modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Zenobia
1939 · 14 votes
Film5.4KomediMüzikForeign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · 18 votes
Film6.7KomediFantastikMadcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.
Topper
1937 · 141 votes
Film6.7KomediMüzikIn 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
Greenwich Village
1944 · 6 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 · 65 votes
Film7.7BelgeselBorn Ruby Stevens, she was orphaned when she was four. A chance audition led to a chorus job. By 17 she was a Ziegfeld Girl. At 20 she earned excellent reviews for a bit part in a Broadway play — and she had a new name: Barbara Stanwyck.
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · 3 votes
Film6.4KomediTwenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mild-mannered Harold Diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, dead-end book-keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon J.E. Wagglebury, with nothing but a tiny pension. Harold, who never touches the stuff, takes a stiff drink with his new pal... and another, and another. What happened Wednesday?
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · 33 votes
Film6.4AksiyonSavaşInspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · 32 votes
Film4.8MüzikDramIn 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner. One thing leads to another, and when Tim's show rolls on to Chicago a new Mrs. O'Connor comes along as incompetent chorus girl. Hollywood beckons, and we follow the star careers of the O'Connor family in silents and talkies.
You're My Everything
1949 · 6 votes
Film6.4DramRomantikİçsavaş sırasında Kansas yöresinde şiddet yaratan Quantrell baskıncılarının öyküsü. Günün birinde bir adam gelir ve bu baskınlara son verir.
Film7.3KomediRomantikAn heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
There Goes My Heart
1938 · 15 votes