Howard Estabrook
Nacimiento : 1884-07-11, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Muerte : 1978-07-16
Historia
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Howard Estabrook (born Howard Bolles, July 11, 1884 – July 16, 1978) was an American actor, film director and producer, and screenwriter.
Born Howard Bolles in Detroit, Michigan, Howard Estabrook began his career in 1904 as a stage actor in New York. He made his film debut in 1914 during the silent era, and would go on to appear in several features including Four Feathers. Estabrook left films in 1916 for a try at the business world, but returned in 1921.
Estabrook took on executive positions with various studios, and eventually began producing films in 1924. He soon found his calling in screenwriting. He was responsible for several of what have come to be regarded as classics of Hollywood including Hell's Angels (1930) and Street of Chance (1930), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. The following year, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. In 1935, he (along with Hugh Walpole and Lenore J. Coffee) adapted the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield for the 1935 film version starring W. C. Fields and Lionel Barrymore.
Estabrook continued in his screenwriting career for three decades, as well as directing and producing films before his death on July 16, 1978 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Writer
Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.
Screenplay
Sierra Nevada Jones es la joven e intrépida heredera de un rancho en el territorio de Montana. Tras la muerte de su padre en un enfrentamiento contra unos indios y unos blancos que pretendían apoderarse del terreno, Sierra Nevada debe luchar con todas sus fuerzas para conservar la propiedad del lugar. Por suerte para ella, contará con la inesperada ayuda de Farrell, un policía encubierto.
Adaptation
Hacia 1800, California es el mundo de los pioneros: un mundo violento, duro y valiente. Es también el mundo de los cuatreros y de las mujeres indómitas, un mundo que crece en el esplendoroso paisaje que rodea a la pintoresca ciudad de Sonora...
Story
Basada en hechos históricos. El general y futuro Presidente de los Estados Unidos Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) (Lionel Barrymore), preocupado por la derrota del movimiento independentista tejano, envía al ganadero Deveraux Burke (Clark Gable) para que movilice a los disidentes. Pero, cuando se enamora de la bellísima novia (Ava Gardner) de Thomas Garden (Broderick Crawford), su más férreo opositor, las cosas empiezan a ir mal.
Writer
Tom Walker, ex jugador de fútbol americano, vuelve a su ciudad natal convertido en clérigo. También lo hace Carol Maynard, famosa modelo que se lleva una decepción al ver que la pensión de su tío, al que había pagado la hipoteca, está llena de parásitos que no pagan. Tom y Carol reanudan su romance, que se interrumpió cuando cada cual siguió su camino...
Producer
La acción se centra en un cowboy fuera de la ley de Virginia, que vuelve a liderar una banda de ladrones. Sin embargo el Virginiano se enfrenta a un dilema cuando descubre de uno de sus amigos más cercanos es ahora miembro de una banda distinta. ¿Cómo manejará el Virginiano esta situación? y ¿cómo afectarán sus acciones a su relación con una preciosa maestra de escuela?.
Adaptation
La acción se centra en un cowboy fuera de la ley de Virginia, que vuelve a liderar una banda de ladrones. Sin embargo el Virginiano se enfrenta a un dilema cuando descubre de uno de sus amigos más cercanos es ahora miembro de una banda distinta. ¿Cómo manejará el Virginiano esta situación? y ¿cómo afectarán sus acciones a su relación con una preciosa maestra de escuela?.
Adaptation
Un cowboy ayuda a los granjeros de trigo de Dakota contra los saqueadores de terrenos. Contará con la ayuda de la hija de un magnate ferroviario.
Story
Fibber McGee and Molly innocently get mixed up with the federal government.
Screenplay
Fibber McGee and Molly innocently get mixed up with the federal government.
Director
Fibber McGee and Molly innocently get mixed up with the federal government.
Screenplay
A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.
Adaptation
A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.
Screenplay
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Cuando su hermano mayor se va a la guerra, el entrañable Homer Macauley se queda al cuidado de su madre y de su hermano pequeño. El chico trabaja en la oficina de telégrafos del pueblo y, de cuando en cuando, la familia recibe noticias de la guerra.
Adaptation
El conde Franchi tiene dos hijos gemelos. Cuando el barón Colonna decide exterminar a la familia Franchi, el doctor Paoli escapa con los dos bebés.
Screenplay
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reggie Oliver, a Scotland Yard detective, posing as a music critic are both keeping their eye on Carla Nillson, a famous singer, whom they suspect of espionage. They all meet in London, then in Lisbon, and eventually in New York City, where Carla sings on the radio.
Writer
The romantic story of Franz Schubert 's fight for recognition of his music. The 1941 Reinhold Schunzel biographical musical composer melodrama.
Associate Producer
Historia sobre el desarrollo de las comunicaciones terrestres en los EE.UU. durante su rápida expansión en el siglo XIX. La película se centra en la vida de Ramsey McCay, empleado de la recién creada asociación entre Henry Wells y William Fargo, y de cómo gracias a su especial dedicación, la Wells-Fargo llega a convertirse en una gran empresa de correos y transporte de mercancías hacia el Oeste, presente en los mayores acontecimientos de la época.
Producer
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Writer
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Screenplay
Una familia residente en una granja de Maine acoge a una mujer joven, sin saber que tiene un secreto oculto que a nadie ha querido contar.
Screenplay
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.
Screenplay
Principios del siglo XX. Narra una historia ambientada en el siglo XIX en Bowery, un popular barrio de Nueva York habitado por gángsteres, matones y prostitutas.
Screenplay
A drug-addicted member of Parliament needs to take time off and secretly pull his life together, so he gets his lookalike cousin to agree to temporarily assume his identity.
Writer
The French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a Legion doctor falsely accused of murdering his commander over the love of Loretta Young. Jory escapes prosecution by heading for parts unknown, but when a deadly illness strikes his old fort, he returns to aid his comrades. He is arrested, but clears himself of the murder charge and ends up with Young. Devil's in Love is distinguished by the surprise appearance of Bela Lugosi, who shows up unbilled as a relentless prosecuting attorney in the courtroom scenes.
Screenplay
Daniel es un hombre que se ha hecho a sí mismo. A partir de la nada construyó uno de los almacenes más grandes e importantes de Chicago. Sin embargo, cuando llega el momento de que sus hijos lo releven, no le resultará nada fácil compaginar sus intereses con los de sus vástagos.
Story
A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.
Screenplay
Misfortunes and disarray of the little clown Leroy who is upstaged by a comrade, Bertini, and sees himself abandoned by his girlfriend Ginette, preferring his collaborator to him.
Screenplay
Hillary Fairfield, víctima de los bombardeos de la Primera Guerra Mundial y afectado por una crisis nerviosa, escapa del manicomio donde lleva casi quince años encerrado y vuelve a casa el día de Navidad. Ese mismo día, su esposa, de la cual se ha divorciado sin saberlo, piensa casarse con un hombre de buena posición.
Screenplay
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.
Adaptation
¨Un buen chico sin antecedentes comete un robo, mata a un anciano y termina en el corredor de la muerte. Las autoridades tratan de averiguar qué lo llevó a cometerlo.
Director
¨Un buen chico sin antecedentes comete un robo, mata a un anciano y termina en el corredor de la muerte. Las autoridades tratan de averiguar qué lo llevó a cometerlo.
Writer
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
Screenplay
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This is a German-language version made in Hollywood along side the 1930 production directed by John Francis Dillon.
Screenplay
This film, believed lost, was based on William Vaughn Moody's 1906 play The Great Divide. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Divide (1925) and as an early silent/sound hybrid by First National also called The Great Divide (1929). Judith Temple has come West to Arizona for some excitement. As she says goodbye to her brother and his wife, who are returning to the East, Dr. Neil Cranford, who is in love with her, is called away to tend the broken ribs of a man injured in a barroom brawl.
Writer
Oscarizada superproducción de la época que narra las aflicciones y tribulaciones de una familia en el viejo Oeste a lo largo de cuatro décadas, desde su llegada a Oklahoma en 1889 hasta el surgimiento de sus aspiraciones políticas en los años 20. Amores, luchas, triunfos y separaciones, además de la famosa y verídica carrera de diligencias son los ingredientes de uno de los mayores éxitos de la RKO.
Writer
Dos hermanos ingleses se alistan en las fuerzas aéreas británicas durante la I Guerra Mundial. El objetivo de sus proezas será conquistar el corazón de una hermosa joven.
Dialogue
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
Adaptation
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
Writer
Cuando un ranchero es incapaz de pagar la hipoteca de su rancho, un bandido mexicano al que salvó la vida acude en su ayuda. Un individuo convencido de que hay petróleo en la propiedad se la quiere comprar. El bandido descubre que su amigo está enamorado de la mujer de dicho individuo, de modo que lo mata para allanar el camino del romance. A continuación, roba un banco y utiliza el dinero para pagar la hipoteca de su amigo. Pero después de despedirse de la pareja, los Rangers de Texas acaban con él.
Writer
Based on a novel by William R. Lipman
Screenplay
Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.
Writer
'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Francis), wants to divorce him because of his addiction and lifestyle, but they agree on a reconciliation and second honeymoon together and 'Natural' promises to give up gambling. However, his plans change when his brother, 'Babe' (Regis Toomey), arrives in town looking to score big, and 'Natural' has to devise a plan quickly to put him off gambling forever.
Writer
Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his appreciation by stealing the clown's act and his girlfriend, whom he marries.
Screenplay
Molly Wood (Mary Brian) llega a una pequeña ciudad del oeste para trabajar como maestra. Pronto el virginiano (Gary Cooper), capataz en un rancho local, y Steve, su mejor amigo, rivalizarán por conseguir la atención de la chica recién llegada.
Writer
Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, Joan Morant, joven consentida de la alta sociedad, se va a Francia con la esperanza de reunirse con Reggie, el hombre adinerado de quien está enamorada. El oficial al mando del regimiento de Reggie, el teniente Tom Pike, que era el dueño del taller de coches de la ciudad de origen de Joan, se siente contrariado ante la presencia de ella e intenta demostrarle que su clase social no significa nada en tiempos de guerra. Cuando Reggie es llamado al frente, se emborracha y Joan acude en su lugar...
Screenplay
Primera adaptación cinematográfica de la novela de A.E.W. Mason. Un oficial británico abandona el ejército antes que le manden a Egipto para luchar contra los rebeldes. Su prometida y tres amigos del regimiento le envían cuatro plumas blancas, símbolo de cobardía. A partir de ese momento, emprenderá una peligrosa misión, para devolver las plumas a sus dueños y recuperar su honor.
Writer
Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.
Writer
A petty thief (Clive Brook) just robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don't want the bad publicity, finally is caught and sent to Sing Sing. After good behavior, he gets an emergency permission for a return home, so that he may save his daughter from the hands of her disreputable mother (Baclanova). However, he must first promise not to kill his wife while he is out of prison.
Screenplay
Neglected by her moneyed parents and disillusioned with her boyfriend Buddie Larkins, vocalist Ruth King joins a school for stage and fancy dancing, thus playing into the hands of DeLeon, ....
Writer
A mob boss' gang gets suspicious about their boss' new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn't seem to be the type who'd hang out with gangsters. They're not quite certain if she's actually a police agent or just a "groupie".
Producer
During a wild party, Wilbur Gale hits another man and, incorrectly believing that he has killed him, flees to the Northwoods. Wilbur's dog, North Star, runs away and is taken in by Noel Blake, a newspaper reporter. Receiving a letter from her brother, Marcia Gale sets out to find him, taking with her Dick Robbins, a false friend who sees an opportunity for blackmail...
Director
A dying stranger abandons a baby girl in a gypsy camp, with a note explaining that on her eighteenth birthday, she is to inherit a Virginia estate. The gypsy chief, aware of the girl's value, instructs Sabia, the tribe's matron, to dress and rear her as a boy. Years later, while the tribe is traveling in Virginia, Vosho, the chief's son, discovers the true sex of the girl, now called Firefly, and demands to marry her.
Director
Since she is an only child, Becky Knight (Vivian Martin) is a bit spoiled by her parents (P.H. Sosso and Alice Knowland), who run a general store. They somehow manage to save up enough money to send Becky away to boarding school. The other girls come from very wealthy families and Becky allows them to believe that she comes from a rich family, too. One of her classmates invites her to her home, where she meets Tom Fielding (Jack Holt), a young doctor. He falls in love with Becky, and she never gets the opportunity to tell him the truth about her background.
Dr. Payson Alden
Myra Maynard's family is cursed by the devil-worshipping Black Order and she is marked for death by black magic on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. Dr. Payson Alden, the movies' first psychic detective, uses science to try and defeat the cult's evil spells, and is assisted by his friend Haji, a Hindu mystic. During the course of the 15 episodes of the serial, the clairvoyant Myra is assaulted by, among other supernatural menaces, astral demons, a fire elemental, even a "thought monster" brought to life by the malicious will of fifteen men, Levitation, crystal balls, automatic writing, mediums, witchcraft, a golden idol come to life, and many more bizarre elements which made movie history also figure into the story to make this a truly fascinating series that you will not want to miss. (mysteriesofmyra.com)
Captain Harry Faversham
