Freddie Bartholomew
Nacimiento : 1924-03-28, London, England, UK
Muerte : 1992-01-23
Historia
Freddie Bartholomew was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywood films. His most famous starring roles are in Captains Courageous and Little Lord Fauntleroy.
He was born in London and for the title role of David Copperfield, he emigrated to the United States in 1934, living there the rest of his life. He became an American citizen in 1943 following World War II military service.
Despite his great success and acclaim following David Copperfield, his childhood film stardom was marred by nearly constant legal battles and payouts which eventually took a huge toll on both his finances and his career. In adulthood, after World War II service, his film career dwindled rapidly, and he switched from performing to directing and producing in the medium of television.
Self (archive footage)
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and professional life that features intimate personal accounts, interviews and clips from his most acclaimed work on the silver screen.
Self (archive footage)
A documentary about child actors in Hollywood, exploring their history from the early days of film.
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Segunda parte de "Érase una vez en Hollywood". A diferencia del primer documental, sólo hay dos narradores: Gene Kelly y Fred Astaire. Incluye escenas de comedias y dramas en los que intervienen los hermanos Marx, Laurel y Hardy o Katharine Hepburn.
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Una recopilación de los momentos más divertidos de las comedias MGM.
Reverend Wilbur
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.
A struggling songwriter (Billy Daniels) abandons his girlfriend (Sheila Guyse) for a flashy woman (Tondeleyo) after landing a hit.
David Conway
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
Freddie Hewlett
An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.
Peter Carlton
Historia de un joven engreído que debe trasladarse de Estados Unidos a Inglaterra, donde asistirá a la universidad de Eton, mezclándose con la élite del campus.
Austin Shannon
A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon get embroiled in a ransom scheme.
Self
Fourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.
Himself
Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kyser recording-session being among them.
Steve Kendall
East
When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy's preparatory school in England, he puts into place a policy of strict punishment for unruliness and bulying. Arnold finds an ally in Tom Brown (Jimmy Lydon), a new student who is subjected to hazing and abuse by a group of older boys and is pressured by his friends to keep quiet about it. Fed up, he leads his fellow classmates in an underground rebellion against their tormentors. But certain unspoken rules still apply at the school and Brown loses his hero status when he is accussed of breaking the Rugby code of silence.
Jack Robinson
Cuando una tormenta los hace naufragar, la familia Robinson debe unirse para crear un hogar en una isla desierta. Pero el reto definitivo se presenta cuando un grupo de piratas despiadados amenaza con destruir su paraíso improvisado.
David Harrington
A young man inherits a valuable piece of Texas land that an oil man plots to steal away.
Bob Randolph
Tom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver Military Academy. Talked into attending so that he can have free room and board, Allen initially resists the rigid discipline but later softens as he makes friends and sees the value to the hard work and discipline.
Buzz Mitchell
Con la ayuda de un amigo (Freddie Bartholomew), una chica (Judy Garland) hace todo lo posible para evitar que su madre viuda se case con una persona que no le conviene.
Self
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial "galaxy of stars" arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.
Geoffrey Braemer
Geoffrey Bramer, un niño mimado, se une con un par de delincuentes de poca monta para hacerse pasar por un aristócrata y robar joyas en tiendas exclusivas. Cuando la policía detiene a Geoffrey, es enviado a un reformatorio, donde los jóvenes son entrenados para ser marineros. Allí se hace amigo de Terry O'Mulvaney, chico modélico del lugar, pero pronto comienza a meterse en problemas.
David Balfour
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
Self (uncredited)
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
Harvey Cheyne
Harvey, el hijo arrogante y malcriado de un padre poco cariñoso, cae por la borda de un barco de vapor transatlántico y es rescatado por un barco de pesca en el Gran Banco de Terranova. Harvey trata de convencerles para que lo lleven a tierra alardeando de su riqueza ante la tripulación, aunque nadie le toma en serio. El capitán le ofrece un trabajo mal pagado hasta que regresen a puerto. El duro trabajo como uno más de la tripulación convierte al joven en un hombre maduro y considerado.
Himself
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase (playing Asian Charley Chan Chase) host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introducing a few Hollywood luminaries who are attending the party, they present a number of musical and/or dance performances to entertain the crowd. This set of performances also includes ethnic Chinese actress Anna May Wong modeling some fashions she brought back from her first ever trip to China. Through it all, one of the guests, already inebriated, is having a few problems mixing and serving the cocktails he wants.
Young Jonathan Blake
Jonathan Blake, amigo de la infancia de Lord Nelson, asciende de mensajero a un puesto importante en la aseguradora Lloyd’s gracias a que inventa un sistema de transmisión de noticias. Lord Stacey, un bellaco altanero, odia a Blake por su influyente cargo. Sin saber que está casada con Lord Stacey, Blake se enamora de Lady Elizabeth. Lord Stacey se convierte en enemigo de Blake cuando Lloyd’s rechaza su petición de un préstamo para cubrir sus deudas de juego.
Claude Pierce
Claude Pierce, un niño inglés muy educado que vive en el sur de Manhattan, intenta ganarse la aceptación ante sus compañeros no tan bien educados, en la escuela.
Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy
Ceddie, un niño pobre de Brooklyn, se convierte en el heredero del título y la fortuna de un conde inglés. Pero el testamento contiene una cláusula que lo obliga a vivir a Inglaterra con su abuelo, un viejo cascarrabias de carácter frío y amargado
Himself (uncredited)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
King Peter
En un imaginario reino europeo, sus gobernantes en la sombra contratan al soldado de fortuna Michael Donovan para que secuestre a su príncipe heredero. Sin embargo, cuando Michael descubre que la intención de los que le han pagado consiste en asesinar al joven, se convertirá en su aliado, y juntos acabarán con los malvados conspiradores al trono.
Sergei
El conde Vronsky, joven y apuesto oficial, se enamora perdidamente de Anna Karenina, esposa de un alto funcionario de San Petersburgo. Cuando se conocieron en una estación de tren, un guardavías murió arrollado por un tren, y Anna interpretó este hecho como un mal augurio. Como el marido de Anna se niega concederle el divorcio, deciden vivir juntos, pero, a partir de ese momento, se verán marginados por la sociedad a la que pertenecen.
David Copperfield as a Boy
Inglaterra, siglo XIX. Cuando el padre del joven David muere, su madre se vuelve a casar. Su padrastro es un hombre cruel que, después de enviudar, manda a David a Londres para que viva de su trabajo. Adaptación de la famosa novela de Charles Dickens. Obtuvo tres nominaciones a los Oscar, incluyendo la de mejor película.
Child
Madeleine Carroll stars as a vampish actress who comes between a happily married couple, in this light-hearted melodrama from Miles Mander.
