John Halliday

John Halliday

Nacimiento : 1884-09-14, Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Muerte : 1947-10-17

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John Halliday

Películas

Lydia
Fitzpatrick
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Historias de Filadelfia
Seth Lord
Historias de Filadelfia es una comedia protagonizada por Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn y James Stewart. Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) es idolatrada por todo el mundo y debe mantener a su siniestro ex-marido, un periodista alcohólico, y su futuro marido contentos.
Escape to Glory
John Morgan
The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940's Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers--one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O'Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.
Intermezzo
Thomas Stenborg
Un famoso violinista, tras volver a casa después de un gira triunfal, conoce a la profesora de piano de su hija. Sus encuentros al principio instrascendentes se harán cada vez más intensos hasta que descubren que están enamorados.
Hotel for Women
John Craig
Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.
That Certain Age
Gilbert Fullerton
Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles. When Fullerton's adolescent daughter Alice develops a crush on Bullit, her suitor, boyscout Ken Warren, doesn't seem to stand a chance. Mr. and Mrs. Fullerton, Ken Warren, and even Vincent Bullit himself do their best to sway young Alice's feelings away from the older man. It's a difficult task though, as she is at 'that certain age.'
Bloqueo
Andre Gallinet
En la guerra civil española, un campesino se rebela ante la idea de abandonar su tierra para incorporarse a filas. Cuando es trasladado al cuartel general para entrar en combate, conoce a una hermosa mujer, que resulta ser una espía del bando contrario. Durante un ataque aéreo, buscan cobijo refugiándose en una casa que resulta bombardeada, quedando ambos bajo los escombros. El campesino intentará convencer a la mujer de que sus ideas representan la opresión...
Arsène Lupin Returns
Count de Grissac
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?
Hollywood Boulevard
John Wellington Blakeford
With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Fatal Lady
Martan Fontes
On her debut as an opera star, Marion Stuart is interrogated and possibly implicated in the death of a male acquaintance. Released, although thoroughly shaken-up, Marion attempts to perform but loses her voice onstage. Humiliated, but driven to sing, she travels to South America under the assumed name of Maria Delasano, and works in an opera company under the tutelage of Feodor Glinka, who wants her to shun men and save herself for her art. Mary resists the persistent attentions of wealthy young Phil Roberts, who follows the company in hopes of marrying her. ...
Deseo
Carlos Margoli
Tras cometer un robo, una ladrona de joyas (Marlene Dietrich) huye de Francia y, para no levantar sospechas, embauca a un ingeniero americano (Gary Cooper) que está de vacaciones por España.
Sueño de amor eterno
The Duke of Towers
Peter Ibbetson y Mary Mimsey, enamorados desde que eran niños, se vieron separados por las circunstancias de la vida, pero con el tiempo volverán a encontrarse: él convertido en un famoso arquitecto y ella casada con el duque de Towers
The Dark Angel
Sir George Barton
Kitty Vane, Alan Trent, and Gerald Shannon have been inseparable friends since childhood. Kitty has always known she would marry one of them, but has waited until the beginning of World War I before finally choosing Alan. Gerald graciously gives them his blessing. Then, Gerald and Alan go to war. Angered over a misunderstanding involving Alan and Kitty, Gerald sends Alan on a dangerous mission that will change all their lives forever.
Mystery Woman
Dr. Theodore Van Wyke
A French military officer is convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island. His wife takes it upon herself to obtain the stolen document and prove his innocence.
En pos de la ventura
Henry Bradford
Una millonaria se enamora de un limpia ventanas cantante.
Desirable
Austin
Un hombre conoce a la hija de su amante y se enamora de ella.
Una mujer de su casa
Paul Duprey
Hasta la fecha Bill se ha dedicado a redactar textos de anuncios, pero su esposa Nan, que confía mucho en su valía, le anima a que ponga en marcha su propia agencia de publicidad. Las cosas no son tan sencillas, pero conseguirá un cliente para el que hace un anuncio de gran éxito; lo malo es que quien le ha ayudado es una antigua novia, Patricia, que disputará con Nan por el amor de Bill.
Return of the Terror
Dr. John Redmayne
"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn.
Finishing School
Frank Radcliffe
Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.
The Witching Hour
Jack Brookfield
Jack Brookfield, un jugador con poderes clarividentes e hipnóticos, es capaz de ganar jugando a las cartas utilizándolos. Pero cuando inadvertidamente hipnotiza al joven Clay Thorne, éste, mientras está en trance, mata a un enemigo de Brookfield. Nadie cree en lo que afirma Brookfield de que Thorne es inocente de cualquier intento de asesino, por lo que Brookfield se asocia con Martin Prentice, abogado ya jubilado, con la esperanza de salvar al joven de la horca.
Registered Nurse
Dr. Hedwig
In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operation. One of the surgeon's regards his pursuit a lark, while the other harbors genuine affections for the nurse.
A Woman's Man
Tom Cleary - Director
Una temperamental estrella de cine abandona el plato para enzarzarse en una pelea con un ambicioso boxeador, ansioso de publicidad.
The House on 56th Street
Lyndon Fiske
A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits a dying old beau and is charged when he commits suicide.
Bed of Roses
Stephen Paige
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.
Terror Aboard
Maximilian Kreig
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.
La mujer acusada
Stephen Bessemer
Glenda O´Brien está viviendo una de las temporadas más felices de su vida en compañía de Jeffrey Baxter, el hombre de la que está enamorada. Su felicidad se ve amenazada con el retorno de un posesivo y violento ex-amante...
Perfect Understanding
Ivan Ronnson
A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.
The Age of Consent
Prof. David Mathews
College co-eds struggle with the moral, societal and human aspects of romance.
Ave del paraíso
Mac
Johnny, un aventurero que viaja por la Polinesia, llega a la isla donde vive Luana, una guapa nativa; ambos se enamoran nada más conocerse, pero la chica está destinada a ser sacrificada al dios del volcán.
The Man Called Back
Gordon St. Claire
Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
Week Ends Only
Arthur Ladden
A recently impoverished but formerly wealthy young woman ends up working as a nightclub hostess. There she meets a handsome, sophisticated and wealthy fellow who hires her to help him spice up his weekend parties. She begins helping him and regains her lost wealth and posh lifestyle.
The Impatient Maiden
Albert Hartman
A maid's dream comes true but are not quite what she expected.
Men of Chance
Dorval
Marthe Preston vive con apuros en París, hasta que un jugador acude en su ayuda. Agradecida, accede a seducir y contraer matrimonio con el rival del jugador, con el fin de llevarle a la ruina. (Filmaffinit)
Un matrimonio en peligro
Jeff Hunter
Mary Brown y Steve no parecen tener suerte en el amor. Los dos son abandonados por sus parejas, quedando desencantados y convencidos de que jamás podrán volver a enamorarse. Es así como deciden embarcarse en un matrimonio de conveniencia, pero cuando sus antiguos amantes intenten acercarse de nuevo a ellos deberán decidir qué es lo que realmente les importa...
Astucia de mujer
Sir Guy Harrington
Nancy Gibson, una millonaria que cuando vuelve a Nueva York tras una estancia en París, se entera que su marido se ha encaprichado de una joven bailarina con la que pretende casarse. Para evitarlo, Nancy trama un plan aportando la 'astucia de mujer' de su título y se muestra completamente indiferente hacia la nueva situación. Todo se complicará aún más cuando ella...
The Ruling Voice
Dexter Burroughs
A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
Camarotes de lujo
Henry D. Graham
As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund Lowe heads the cast as Monty Greer, a suave gambler who falls in love with Judy, the daughter of immigrant lens grinder Rudolph Kramer. In trying to recover some valuable securities stolen from banker Henry Graham, Greer finds himself in the middle of a fierce gun battle in the ship's engine room. Meanwhile, Graham, who has been cheating on his wife Kay with sexy dancer Sigrid Carline, is murdered by person or persons unknown.
The Spy
Sergei Krasnoff
1931 picture starring Kay Johnson.
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Himself - Golfer
Bobby Jones teaches a group of truant businessman how to improve their chip shots.
Father's Son
Dr. Franklin
Young Bill Emory is a typical mischievous, rambunctious boy, but his father William is a strict disciplinarian, and Bill is constantly being punished for simple childhood transgressions. Finally Bill can take no more of his father's excessive punishments and runs away. Complications ensue.
50 Million Frenchmen
Michael Cummins
In this comedy, two men make an extravagant $50,000 dollar bet that one of them will be able to successfully court a lovely woman with out spending any money. To foil his scheme, the other bettor hires two henchman to stop him.
Millie
Jimmy Dammier
After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men-- Men who once devoted their time to her mother.
Captain Applejack
Ambrose Applejohn
An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.
Once a Sinner
Richard Kent
As Diana Barry is preparing to leave New York to marry inventor Tommy Mason she is offered financial assistance from her ex-lover Dick Kent, who still has a thing for her. Refusing she heads to Sparta, where she informs Tommy of her affair with the older man. Tommy tells her that he doesn't want to know the man's name or any details and Diana is happy to forget the past and move on. This decision comes to bite them a year later though, when Kent returns into the picture.
Scarlet Pages
John Remington
Nora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her career and entire future; Unless the mother she does not know can find a way to save her.
Recaptured Love
Brentwood Parr
In this drama, a 50-year-old married man (played by John Halliday) goes with his wife (Belle Bennett) and son (Junior Durkin) to a nightclub in a fancy hotel in Detroit. He meets a gold-digger (Dorothy Burgess) there, singing the theme song of the picture, and eventually ends up going out with her on a subsequent occasion and falls in love with her. His wife finally finds out and this leads to her leaving him and getting a divorce in Paris. He is married to the gold-digger but finds life with her and her "jazz friends" to be too much for him. He begins to long for his old wife when he finds her in a nightclub with another man and becomes jealous.
The Love Expert
Jim Winthrop
In this comedy, Constance Talmadge plays Babs, a girl who is thrown out of boarding school because she's more interested in studying romance than she is in studying books. The object of her affections is Jim Winthrop, but before they can wed, he has to find suitable mates for his two plain sisters, Dorcas and Matilda -- and Winthrop's elderly aunt, too. To speed things up, Babs takes it upon herself to find them all men.
The Woman Gives
Daniel Garford
A 1920 film directed by Roy William Neill.
The Blue Riders
Skip Cornwall
The story of a group of young Colonial patriots battling in the Revolutionary War against the hated British and their murderous American Indian allies.
His Mistake
Jim Dempsey
Jim and Mary are a betrothed couple whose devotion to each other is tested when a famous actress comes to town.