Freddie Bartholomew
Рождение : 1924-03-28, London, England, UK
Смерть : 1992-01-23
История
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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Золотые моменты из фильмотеки MGM, что включает как комедии и драмы, так и классические музыкальные номера.
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Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
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
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
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
A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves in the jungle environment.
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
To stop Pinkie's widowed, struggling mother Dottie from marrying a well-off older man they know she doesn't love, teenager Pinkie and her best friend Buzz kidnap her in the family travel trailer to live a carefree life on the open road. They then get the idea to find Dottie a financially secure husband whom both she and Pinkie would like.
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
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a caper, Geoffrey is caught and is sentenced to a reformatory where young men are trained to be sailors. He is befriended by model in-mate Terry O'Mulvaney but soon starts to get them both in trouble.
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
Избалованный сын американского миллионера во время путешествия в Европу случайно упал за борт океанского лайнера. Его подбирает португальский рыбак Мануэль, который учит его премудростям жизни на рыбацкой шхуне. Через три месяца шхуна берёт курс на новоанглийский порт Глостер, но Мануэль по дороге погибает. Привязанность мальчика к старшему товарищу такова, что в память о нём он решает связать свою жизнь с морем. Однако это противоречит планам его отца…
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
Этот фильм рассказывает, через историю развития страховой лондонской компании «Ллойдс», историю двух людей, один из которых является исторической личностью — адмиралом Нельсоном. Два подростка Джонатан Блейк и Горацио Нельсон, отчаянные сорванцы, проникают на судно, думая, что это пиратский корабль и оказываются свидетелями сговора команды, которая задумала потопить корабль, захватить груз золота, а заодно получить и приличную сумму страховки. Друзья решили идти пешком за 100 верст в далекий Лондон, чтобы рассказать хозяину судна Ллойдсу о коварстве команды. Но Горацио утром забирают юнгой на судно, и Джонатану приходится совершить одному путешествие. Только в Лондоне он узнает, что Ллойдс это не человек, а страховая компания. Сведения мальчика помогают раскрыть обман и спасти компанию от внушительных убытков. Смышленого мальчика оставляют в компании. Проходит несколько лет и Джонатан растет вместе с компанией.
Claude Pierce
A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.
Cedric 'Ceddie' Erroll aka Lord Fauntleroy
Эта история началась в районе Бруклина города Нью-Йорка в 1880 году. Девятилетний мальчик по имени Седрик — сын скромной учительницы музыки — узнает в день своего рождения о том, что его английский дедушка вызывает к себе, чтобы сделать наследником своего огромного состояния, обширных поместий и титула Лорда. Строгий дед, известный британский аристократ, отрекся от сына, женившегося против его воли. Но теперь он хочет воспитать внука в чисто английских традициях. Юный Лорд производит на старика приятное впечатление своей искренней добротой и обаянием, к тому же он очень похож на своего, преждевременно оставившего этот мир, отца. Старый лорд неожиданно для себя привязывается к новому родственнику, но внезапно заявляется некая мадам Мина, заявляющая, что ее великовозрастный сын истинный наследник всего состояния, так как она является первой женой его погибшего сына лорда и у нее есть свидетельство о рождении…
Himself (uncredited)
A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
King Peter
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to keep him safe while a revolution is planned.
Sergei
Фильм рассказывает о двух тонко чувствующих людях, потерявших себя из-за огромной любви. Их обреченная любовь завладевает властью над их жизнью, навсегда меняет их семьи и взаимоотношения с друзьями, решает их судьбу. Анна Каренина – аристократка, юная жена и мать, но, несмотря на светские обязанности дамы высшего общества в имперской России, она остается одинокой и несчастной до своего скандального сумасшедшего романа с графом Вронским.
David Copperfield as a Boy
Классический роман Чарльза Диккенса о мальчике-сироте, который рос и взрослел в Англии 19 века. Наиболее известные актеры Голливуда играют героев Диккенса, что очень оживляет действие.
Child
Madeleine Carroll stars as a vampish actress who comes between a happily married couple, in this light-hearted melodrama from Miles Mander.