Date Created : 1940 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/his-girl-friday Description: Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and becoming a house wife after her divorce from newspaper publisher Grant. Just when she is about to leave town with her husband-to-be the still lovesick Grant drafts her to cover one final breaking news sensation. Along His Girl Friday / the 1928 play it is based on remains under copyright until 2024./ Plot File:HisgirlFriday.jpg and Rosalind Russell.}}} Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is a hard-boiled editor for The Morning Post who learns his ex-wife and former star reporter, Hildegard Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell), is about to marry bland insurance man Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) and settle down to a quiet life as a wife and mother in Albany, New York. Walter determines to sabotage these plans, enticing the reluctant Hildy to cover one last story, the upcoming execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams (John Qualen). Walter does everything he can to keep Hildy from leaving, including setting Bruce up so he gets arrested over and over again on trumped-up charges. He even kidnaps Hildy's stern mother-in-law-to-be (Alma Kruger). When Williams escapes from the bumbling sheriff (Gene Lockhart) and practically falls into Hildy's lap, the lure of a big Scoop (term) proves too much for her. She is so consumed with writing the story that she hardly notices as Bruce realizes his cause is hopeless and returns to Albany. The crooked mayor (Clarence Kolb) and sheriff need the publicity from the execution to keep their jobs in an upcoming election, so when a messenger (Billy Gilbert) brings them a reprieve from the governor, they try to bribe the man to go away and return later, when it will be too late. Walter and Hildy find out just in time to save Walter from being arrested for kidnapping. Afterward, Walter offers to remarry Hildy, promising to take her on the honeymoon they never had in Niagara Falls, but then Walter learns that there is a newsworthy strike in Albany, which is on the way to Niagara Falls by train. Cast File:His Girl Friday still 2.jpg Cary Grant as Walter Burns Rosalind Russell as Hildegard Hildy Johnson Ralph Bellamy as Bruce Baldwin Alma Kruger as Mrs. Baldwin, Bruce's mother Gene Lockhart as Sheriff Peter B. Hartwell Clarence Kolb as Mayor Fred Abner Biberman as Louis Diamond Louie Palutso John Qualen as Earl Williams Helen Mack as Mollie Malloy Porter Hall as Reporter Murphy Ernest Truex as Reporter Roy V. Bensinger Cliff Edwards as Reporter Endicott Roscoe Karns as Reporter McCue Frank Jenks as Reporter Wilson Regis Toomey as Reporter Sanders Frank Orth as Duffy, Walter's copy editor Billy Gilbert as Joe Pettibone Arthur Pat West as Warden Cooley Edwin Maxwell as Dr. Max J. Eggelhoffer Production His Girl Friday was originally supposed to be a straightforward adaptation of The Front Page , with both the editor and reporter being men. But during auditions, a woman, Howard Hawks's secretary, read reporter Hildy Johnson's lines. Hawks liked the way the dialogue sounded coming from a woman, resulting in the script being rewritten to make Hildy female and the ex-wife of editor Walter Burns. osborne / tcmnotes / tcmarticle/ Most of the original dialogue and all of the characters' names were left the same, with the exception of Hildy's fiancé, Bruce Baldwin. Hawks had a very difficult time casting this film. While the choice of Cary Grant was almost instantaneous, the casting of Hildy was a more extended process. At first, Hawks wanted Carole Lombard, whom he had directed in the screwball comedy Twentieth Century (film) , but the cost of hiring Lombard in her new status as a freelancer proved to be far too expensive, and Columbia could not afford her. Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, Margaret Sullavan, Ginger Rogers and Irene Dunne were offered the role, but turned it down, Dunne because she felt the part was too small and needed to be expanded. Jean Arthur was offered the part, and was suspended by the studio when she used to take it. Joan Crawford was reportedly also considered. Hawks then turned to Rosalind Russell. During filming, Russell noticed that Hawks treated her like an also-ran, so she confronted him: You don't want me, do you? Well, you're stuck with me, so you might as well make the most of it. osborneRobert Osborne, Turner Classic Movie broadcast/ The film had the working title of The Bigger They Are , Russell wrote that she thought her role did not have as many good lines as Grant's, so she hired her own writer to punch up her dialogue. With Hawks encouraging ad-libbing on the set, Russell was able to slip her writer's work into the movie. Only Grant was wise to this tactic and greeted her each morning saying, What have you got today? The film is noted for its rapid-fire repartee, using overlapping dialogue to make conversations sound more realistic, with one character speaking before another finishes. Although overlapping dialog is specified and cued in the 1928 play script by Hecht and MacArthur,/ His Girl Friday was 19th on American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs, released in 2000./ Adaptations His Girl Friday was dramatized as a radio play on the September 30, 1940 broadcast of Lux Radio Theater with Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Jack Carson. It was dramatized again on The Screen Guild Theater (March 30, 1941) with Grant and Russell reprising their film roles. His Girl Friday and the original Hecht and MacArthur play were later adapted into another stage play, His Girl Friday , by playwright John Guare. This was presented at the Royal National Theatre, London, from May to November 2003, with Alex Jennings as Burns and Zoë Wanamaker as Hildy. The 1988 film Switching Channels was loosely based on His Girl Friday , with Burt Reynolds in the Walter Burns role, Kathleen Turner in the Hildy Johnson role, and Christopher Reeve in the role of Bruce. Notes Category:1940 films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American screwball comedy films Category:Black-and-white films Category:Columbia Pictures films Category:Comedy of remarriage films Category:Films about capital punishment Category:Films about journalists Category:Films based on plays Category:Films directed by Howard Hawks Category:United States National Film Registry films

Date Created : 1939 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/long-shot-the Description: You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. Long Shot is a 1939 American horse racing film directed by Charles Lamont. The film is also known as The Long Shot . Plot Henry Sharon is about to be ruined financially by rival stable owner Lew Ralston when he gets an idea to fake his own death. His prize horse Certified Check is bequeathed to niece Martha, a young woman Ralston had hoped to marry. Martha and friend Jeff Clayton begin to enter Certified Check in races, but he always loses. Then they get a tip that the horse hates running near the rail. Given an outside post, Certified Check has a legitimate shot to win the big stakes race at Santa Anita Park, but first he must be kept out of sight to keep Ralston from sabotaging his chances. Cast Gordon Jones (actor) as Jeff Clayton Marsha Hunt (actress) as Martha Sharon C. Henry Gordon as Lew Ralston George Meeker as Dell Baker Harry Davenport (actor) as Henry Sharon George E. Stone as Danny Welch Frank Darien as Zeb Jenkins Tom Kennedy (American actor) as Mike Claurens Emerson Treacy as Henry Knox Gay Seabrook as Helen Knox Benny Burt as Joe Popopopolis Jimmy Robinson (actor) as Tucky Denmore Chief as Certified Check Joe Hernandez (race caller) as Racing Announcer James Keefe as Racing Announcer Wilson Benge, Dorothy Fay, Earle Hodgins, Wilbur Mack, Carl Meyer (writer), Lee Phelps, Norman Phillips, Jason Robards Sr. and Claire Rochelle appear uncredited. Category:1939 films Category:American films Category:1930s drama films Category:English-language films Category:Black-and-white films Category:Horse racing films Category:Films directed by Charles Lamont Category:Grand National Films films

Date Created : 1937 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/street-angel-%E9%A6%AC%E8%B7%AF%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF Description: Shanghai, 1935. The beautiful young girl Xiao Hong is a singer at a teahouse. She falls in love with her neighbor, a handsome young musician called Xiao Chen. Their windows face each other, and Xiao Chen often entertains Xiao Hong with magic tricks through the window. When Xiao Hong discovers that her boss indends to sell her to a rich teahouse customer who has taken a liking Street Angel () is a Chinese film released in 1937 in film. The film was directed by Yuan Muzhi and stars the popular singer Zhou Xuan. Synopsis The film deals with two sisters, Xiao Hong (Zhou Xuan) and Xiao Yun (Zhao Huishen) who have fled from the war in Northeast China to Shanghai, where they are living under the brutal thumb of their adoptive parents. Xiao Yun has already been forced into prostitution while her sister serves as a teahouse singer. Soon the sisters realize that the adoptive parents have decided to sell Xiao Hong to a wealthy patron, whereupon they seek the aid of their neighbors, a street musician, Xiao Chen (Zhao Dan), and his misfit friends. As one of the early sound films in China, Street Angel is often praised for its innovative use of music, as well as its unique mix of melodrama and comedy. One sequence in particular, where Xiao Chen and his friends attempt to act as barbers, reveals a moment of slapstick or physical comedy in the otherwise dreary third act. There are also several musical interludes, sung by Zhou Xuan (Xiao Hong). Reputation } Praised for its portrayal of the downtrodden in Shanghai at the time of its release, today, Street Angel is often considered one of the classics of the leftist filmmaking period that reached its peak in the 1930s. It was selected as one of the Hong Kong Film Awards#Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures by the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards, ranked 11th. Music Featured in the film are two original songs, Song of the Four Seasons (四季歌) and The Wandering Songstress (天涯歌女), both composed by He Lüting, with lyrics by Tian Han. Sung by star Zhou Xuan, these songs became popular and are still recognized as expressions of the turbulent 1930s era of Chinese history and among the most famous songs in modern Chinese culture. Cast and roles Zhou Xuan - Xiao Hong Zhao Huishen - Xiao Yun, Xiao Hong's older sister Zhao Dan - Chen Shaoping, aka. Xiao Chen, Xiao Hong's boyfriend. A trumpet player who lives across the alley Wei Heling - Wang, the newspaper seller and Chen's best friend List of films in the public domain Category:Chinese films Category:1937 films Category:1930s drama films Category:Black-and-white films Category:Mandarin-language films Category:Films directed by Yuan Muzhi Category:Films set in Shanghai Category:Chinese drama films

Date Created : 1916 Link : http://publicdomainmovie.net/movie/charlie-chaplins-the-floorwalker Description: Charlie Chaplins 51st Film Released May 15 1916 The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Company made in 1916. It starred Chaplin as a customer in a department store who finds out the manager is stealing money from the store. It was noted for the first 'running staircase' used in films. Edna Purviance played a minor role as a secretary to the store manager, The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin first Mutual Film Corporation film, made in 1916 in film. The film stars Chaplin, in his traditional The Tramp, as a customer who creates chaos in a department store and becomes inadvertently entangled in the nefarious scheme of the store manager, played by Eric Campbell (actor), and the store's floorwalker, played by Lloyd Bacon, to embezzle money from the establishment. Cast Charles Chaplin - Tramp Eric Campbell (actor) - Store manager Edna Purviance - Manager's secretary Lloyd Bacon - Assistant manager Albert Austin - Shop assistant Charlotte Mineau - Beautiful store detective Category:1916 films Category:American films Category:1910s comedy films Category:Films directed by Charlie Chaplin Category:Black-and-white films Category:American silent short films Category:Mutual Film films Category:1910s short films Category:American comedy films