Dick Haymes
Nacimiento : 1918-09-13, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Muerte : 1980-03-28
Historia
Arguably one of the best singers of the twentieth century, Dick Haymes was born in Argentina to a Scots/Irish father and Irish mother, but brought to the U.S. as an infant. Dick inherited his vocal gift from his mother who made ends meet during the Depression as a singer and voice teacher. A music gig in 1931 caught the eye of a local band leader and soon Dick was moving up, but it was slow-going. In 1939, while Dick was trying to pitch his songwriting talents to band leader Harry James, he ended up his featured vocalist, instead. During the war years Dick hooked up with the Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey orchestras before deciding to go solo. Nabbing his own radio program in addition to a Decca recording contract, Twentieth Century Fox soon expressed interest in his musical talents. Among his many film leads were State Fair (1945) opposite Jeanne Crain and Vivian Blaine, Diamond Horseshoe (1945) and The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) both paired with Betty Grable, One Touch of Venus (1948) with Ava Gardner, and All Ashore (1953), a second string version of On the Town (1949), with Mickey Rooney and Ray McDonald as his shore-leave buddies. For such a pleasant and unassuming man, Dick's personal life certainly was a shambles aggravated by alcoholism and financial debt. Five marriages came and went (including actresses Joanne Dru, Nora Eddington, Rita Hayworth, and Fran Jeffries) before his sixth one finally stuck. By the 1960s, his life was all but ruined. He managed to travel to Europe and picked up the remnants of his career. His reputation had not tarnished there, and he enjoyed some renewed popularity; he never regained, however, the foothold in the business that he once had. Dick died of lung cancer in 1980. Though not as well remembered as other crooners of his time (Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin, Vic Damone), and not a particularly charismatic performer on film, this rich baritone's legacy IS his music. Some of Dick's more popular recordings include "The More I See You," "How Blue the Night," "For You, For Me, Forever More," "Speak Low," and "Another Night Like This."
Thick-Neck
Based on a true story, 'Under Jakob's Ladder' is a full-length feature film that takes place in the Soviet Union during 1938. Jakob, a former teacher who lost his job due to the new Communist system, can only stand by and watch as the world around him slowly disintegrates and fear and suspicion rule the day. Like most of the men in his village, he soon finds himself in a Soviet prison. But it is there that he discovers that the freedom he craves might actually be found within the walls of his cell.
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Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
Councilman Harris
Albert Brooks se interpreta a sí mismo como un egocéntrico humorista que ha decidido hacer un documental. Basándose en las clásicas series documentales en las que se filma a una familia típica durante un día, Brooks se decide por la familia Yeager.
James Crawford
Hollywood, año 1924. La dulce Estie llega a la ciudad soñando con convertirse en una estrella de cine. Pero no será sencillo de conseguir triunfar en la meca del cine, aunque ella y el perro Won Ton Ton harán todo lo posible por conseguirlo.
Harold Porter
Wealthy widow Helen Mercer hires a young woman, Gretchen Addison, to act as her personal assistant and companion. Unfortunately, Helen is a poor judge of character, as Gretchen is part of a murderous extortionist duo with her boyfriend, Jay. However, Gretchen has second thoughts when she develops genuine affection for Helen. When Gretchen informs Jay that she wants to call off their plot, he refuses and carries on with the plan. Now both Helen and Gretchen may be in grave danger.
Beauregard Clemment III
A New Yorker inherits an old river boat and decides to turn it into a night club while falling in love with Sally Jane, the granddaughter of his worse enemy.
Joe Carter
Con varios días de permiso que disfrutar, pero sin un céntimo en el bolsillo, el marinero Moby Dikerson y sus compañeros Joe Carter y Skip Edwards se enrolan como tripulantes de un barco que va a la isla Catalina. Una vez allí, deciden organizar un espectáculo benéfico.
Benny
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
Dick Haymes
Retrato de las carreras profesionales de Richard Rodgers y Lorenz Hart, dos conocidos escritores de canciones.
Joe Grant
Eddie trabaja en unos grandes almacenes cuyo dueño ha adquirido una valiosísima escultura de Venus y se propone dar una fiesta para mostrarla a sus amigos. Eddie debe reparar el mecanismo que descorre las cortinas que la cubren. Emocionado por su belleza, la besa y se produce el milagro. La estatua de mármol cobra vida y se convierte en una bellísima mujer que dice ser la mismísima diosa Venus. Eddie es acusado de la desaparicion de una obra de arte valorada en doscientos mil dólares y, naturalmente, la policía no cree su fantástica explicacion. Pero, por fortuna, Venus está con él para ayudarle.
John Matthews
El reportero de un periódico y la hija de un funcionario de inmigración se unen para denunciar la corrupción que existe en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Jeff Stephens
En Costa Rica todo es color, y nos muestran la historia de una pareja joven, Dick Haymes en la plenitud de su popularidad junto a la guapa Vera Ellen, quien, en contra de la voluntad de sus padres, se niega a casarse.
John Pritchard
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance gets sidetracked when she becomes involved in the Women's Suffrage movement.
Jimmy Hale
Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band leader Barry Clayton on a train. To "show" him she takes a friend's advice, removes her glasses, and puts on a designer gown. Naturally, she becomes gorgeous. Soon, both Barry and crooner Jimmy Hale are after her, and she finds herself in the midst of triangles and misunderstandings.
Himself - JukeBox Vocalist (voice) (uncredited)
Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews) se ve obligado a bajar del autobús en que viaja porque no tiene dinero para todo el trayecto. Es así como llega a un pueblo desconocido, donde empieza a frecuentar un local de comidas, cuya principal atracción es una hermosa camarera llamada Stella. Un clásico del cine negro.
Wayne Frake
Los Frake, una familia de granjeros, acuden a la feria del estado de Iowa. En el primer día de la feria la hija de los Frake, la siempre descontenta Margy, conoce al apuesto Pat Gilbert...
Joe Davis, Jr.
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
Self (uncredited)
The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history.
Ernest R. Ball
Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.
Lt. Dick Ryan
Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye y Mitzi Mayfair son cuatro muchachas que se desplazan a un campamento militar en el norte de África donde se va a celebrar un festival benéfico con la participación del resto del reparto. Situaciones cómicas y algún amago de relación dan pie a una canción tras otra.
Singer (uncredited)
Un tipo adinerado se enamora de la artista de un club nocturno, que a su vez ama a un bailarín. Ante el dilema de casarse por dinero o por amor, ella opta por lo primero. Pero el millonario sufre un accidente, y sueña que se encuentra en la época de Luis XV, y que él es monarca que persigue a madame Du Barry, que, claro está, tiene el rostro de su amada. Simpática comedia musical rodada en technicolor, que combina la época actual con de la Francia cortesana. Cuenta con buenos trabajos de Lucille Ball y Gene Kelly, éste cantando los temas musicales "Do I Love You" y "Song of the Rebellion".
Student (uncredited)
Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her classmate Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.
Able Bodied Seaman (uncredited)
En 1789, en los Mares del Sur, la tripulación del buque británico Bounty decide rebelarse contra el tiránico y cruel capitán Bligh. El motín lo encabeza el primer oficial, que defiende los intereses de la tripulación y abandona al capitán en un bote.
