Thornton Freeland

Рождение : 1898-02-10, Hope, North Dakota, USA

Смерть : 1987-05-22

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thornton Freeland (February 10, 1898 – May 22, 1987) was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director during the silent era. In 1929 he directed his first film, the comedy Three Live Ghosts. He enjoyed an early success with the Eddie Cantor Technicolor musical Whoopie! (1930) and much of his subsequent work was in musicals and comedies. In 1933, he directed Flying Down to Rio which launched the screen partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers although it had originally been designed as a starring vehicle for the Mexican actress Dolores del Río. The following year Freeland made a film version of the long-running Broadway revue George White's Scandals. In 1935 Freeland went to London to make the musical comedy Brewster's Millions starring Jack Buchanan. He was to work in Britain for the remainder of the decade. In 1936 he made Accused at Isleworth Studios, which was produced by and starred his fellow American Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. who had also moved to Britain at the time. A Paris-set murder mystery, the film also featured Dolores Del Rio. He directed Fairbanks again in the costume drama The Amateur Gentleman the same year. Britain was experiencing a major boom in filmmaking at the time, and many of Freeland's projects were made with an eye to the international market. However he also directed comedies with more local appeal such as Skylarks (1936) featuring Nervo and Knox and Hold My Hand (1938) with Stanley Lupino. During his time in England Freeland worked for a variety of companies, many of which were independents which had been established during the boom. Amongst these was Capitol Films for whom he made Jericho, a drama with Paul Robeson. By 1937 the boom was over and his final films in England were made by better-established studios such as London Films and Associated British. His last film to be released in the decade was a Jack Buchanan comedy-thriller The Gang's All Here. He returned to the United States during World War II, and made two films in Hollywood. In the late 1940s he returned to Britain to make a final three films. Following the release of the comedy Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) he retired from directing. He was married to the American actress June Clyde. Like her husband Clyde spent much of the 1930s working in British films.

Фильмы

Dear Mr. Prohack
Director
A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money and has no idea how to cope with sudden personal wealth.
Brass Monkey
Director
Carroll Levis, a radio variety host, gets involved in murder and theft.
Meet Me at Dawn
Director
A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He is hired to injure a leading politician and starts to get involved with a girl he uses to provoke the challenge. One newspaper, hostile to the politician, headlines the story of the impending duel asking who this Madame X is. Problem is, she is in fact the daughter of the paper's proprietor if only he knew it.
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Director
Young man from Kansas goes to New York to work for his tycoon-hero. His superiors won't listen to his ideas about business, but the boss and his daughter do.
Too Many Blondes
Director
The plot centers on a husband-wife radio team, Dick (Rudy Vallee) and Virginia (Helen Parrish). When Dick is caught in an innocent but compromising situation with brassy blonde showgirl Hortense (Iris Adrian), Virginia is encouraged to inaugurate divorce proceedings by her oily ex-beau Ted (Jerome Cowan). It all winds up in Mexico, with Dick ardently chasing Virginia until she catches him.
Over the Moon
Director
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis, she suggests they marry, but almost at once finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds. He makes it clear he wants nothing to do with the money and what it can buy, and Jane sets off alone on a spree pursued by two ardent suitors. Jarvis finds he has gained notoriety for turning down such a catch and his plans for ernest research are soon compromised.
The Gang's All Here
Director
John Forrest is anticipating a quiet retirement spent penning detective fiction when he learns that a priceless collection of jewels belonging to a foreign potentate, Prince Homouska, has just vanished from the safekeeping of the Stamford Assurance Company. Aided by his butler, his Cockney assistant and his (initially) unwilling wife, Forrest sets out on the trail of the thieves.
So This Is London
Director
American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.
Hold My Hand
Director
Eddie Marston is wealthy and kind, but his affairs are rapidly descending into chaos. Who can help him?
Paradise for Two
Director
A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
Jericho
Director
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
Accused
Director
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
The Amateur Gentleman
Director
A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinuates himself into the English court in an effort to find out who framed his father and why.
Brewster's Millions
Director
Jack Brewster is a pennyless English lad who learns that he has inherited 6 million pounds sterling from a recently deceased relative. But soon learns that he must spend 500,000 pounds in 60 days to inherit the rest of the money, or forfeit the entire inheritance.
Скандалы Джорджа Уайта
Director
Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from
Полет в Рио
Director
Роджер Бонд – большой дамский угодник и руководитель танцевального оркестра «Янки клипер Бэнд» был уволен вместе со своим коллективом из престижного отеля в Майами за танцы с Белинхой Де Резандой – красивой девушкой, дочерью бразильского миллионера. Спустя некоторое время неутомимый Бонд договаривается с гостиницей в Рио-де-Жанейро о гастролях своего оркестра. Неожиданно на почте он встречает свою недавнюю партнершу по танцам и выясняется, что она тоже спешит в Рио к заболевшему отцу. Молодой музыкант приглашает девушку долететь до Рио на своём двухместном самолете и красотка соглашается. Девушка не знает, что её ждет впереди неожиданная посадка на необитаемом острове, размолвка с будущим женихом и знакомство с несравненным танцором Фредом Айрэсом… Прекрасная музыкальная комедия с участием знаменитого дуэта.
They Call It Sin
Director
An innocent, young, small town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a crush to the big-city and left fending for herself.
Week-End Marriage
Director
In this comedy, a hard-working husband loses his job and his wife becomes the bread winner.
Любовный роман
Director
Он — увлеченный изобретатель нового авиационного мотора, не имеющий лишнего пенни в кармане. Она — наследница богатого состояния своего отца, бездельница, жадно эксплуатирующая все прелести этого мира с его дорогими игрушками. Cтоль разные люди едва ли могли бы встретиться, пребывая в таких разных мирах. Но вздорной дамочке захотелось ещё и летать. Она учится на пилота, а в свой первый полет выбирает сопроводителем-инструктором красавчика Джима Леонарда. Ранее увлеченный изобретением мотора нового поколения, Джим забрасывает все дела и посвящает себя ухаживаниям за эффектной блондинкой Кэрол. Друзья отговаривают Джимми от этой порочной связи, тормозящей его успехи. А тем временем его сестра, желая стать примой кордебалета, находит себе богатого спонсора, биржевого торговца Брюса Харди.
The Unexpected Father
Director
A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly fly between the two, much to the dismay of the man's calculating, money-hungry fiancée.
The Secret Witness
Director
A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest a suspect, but the victim's downstairs neighbor believes the man is innocent and sets out to prove who really committed the murder.
Six Cylinder Love
Director
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them for rides.
Whoopee!
Director
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
Be Yourself!
Director
Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.
Three Live Ghosts
Director
An investigator is asking Mrs. Gubbins about a William Foster, who was a friend of her stepson Jimmy. Both are listed as killed in action during the Great War. It is Armistice Day, 1918, and the war is over. Who should be strolling down the street but Jimmy Gubbins, Bill 'Jones' and another man who has lost his memory. They are ghosts as the official records list them as dead and not as escaped P.O.W's. Jimmy's mother is not happy to see that Jimmy is still living as she has been spending the death benefits, but she is happy to see Bill as there is a large reward for him. No one knows much about the third one, called 'Spoofy', except that he can steal anything at anytime and that gets everyone is trouble.