Marilyn Maxwell
Рождение : 1921-08-03, Clarinda, Iowa, USA
Смерть : 1972-03-20
История
Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972), born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was an American actress and entertainer.
Noted for her blonde hair and sexy persona she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II and the Korean War on USO tours with Bob Hope.
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Self (archive footage)
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.
Maude Webber
Five female convicts are recruited to secretly transport arms into Mexican-held Texas in 1840
Marilyn Maxwell
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
Mabel
From Nashville With Music is another slim plot that gives an excuse for Nashville country stars to perform. The stars are Leo G. Carroll, Marilyn Maxwell, Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Marty Robbins (singing "El Paso"), Buddy Allen, Bill Anderson, Don Gibson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Cousin Jody, Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Charley Pride, Susan Raye, Carl Smith, Wynn Stewart and Tammy Wynette. (from http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20070511/SPECIAL0907/705110501/1969-Movie-From-Nashville-Music)
Molly
During the Civil War, a Confederate spy takes a job as marshal of a small western town as a cover for his espionage activities. However, he soon finds out that a local businessman is selling weapons to a band of rampaging Indians.
Leah Parker
Marge Owens
Молодой механик Кейси создал новый двигатель для автомобиля, с помощью которого можно установить новый рекорд скорости. Богатый плейбой Стэнфорд Роджерс нанимает Кейси, чтобы тот установил двигатель в его машину, однако приятель Кейси, студент Чак, обнаруживает неполадки в новом двигателе. Стэнфорд увольняет Кейси, но механик и студент полны решимости устранить все неполадки и принять участие в гонках.
Ivy London
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.
Carla Naples
Клейтон Пул , телемастер из маленького городка Мидвейла, с детства безнадёжно влюблён в Карлу Неплз , ставшую кинозвездой Голливуда. И когда Карла попросила его на время съёмок очередного блокбастера присмотреть за её новорожденным ребёнком, он с готовностью согласился. Знал бы он, какой сюрприз его ждёт! Справился ли Клейтон с ролью няни и как он стал героем Мидвейла вы узнаете, посмотрев этот смешной и трогательный фильм.
Iris Palmer
Story follows the rise and subsequent fall of the notorious head of a New York crime family, who decides to testify against his pals in order to avoid being killed by his fellow cohorts.
Self
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Marion Parmalee
A new dress plays a key role in the lives of four women who are not acquainted with each other.
Lory Hale
Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly, especially dancer Minyora...who proves to be affianced to local ruler King Kiang. Alas, a series of unfortunate incidents changes Kiang's attitude to hostility, and Duke is stranded with his crew, Minyora, and his old flame Lory...who's now engaged to his boss!
Connie Curtis
Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship. However, life suddenly takes a not-so-happy turn when Bullet gets drafted.
Cherry
Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted.
'Brainey' Baxter
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.
Charlotte Maynard
Larry Nelson, paroled from prison after serving nearly half of his thirty-year sentence, is determined to not fall into the clutches of the law again, and takes a quiet job at a country sanitarium. Thete, he meets and falls for a nurse, Charlotte Maynard, and he knows the only way to enter her web is to have a lot of money, for Miss Maynard is somewhat of a gold-digger.
Shelia the 'Atom' Dancer
Стив Фиск — бывший портовый грузчик, Кларисса Стэндиш из военной семьи в Новой Англии. Теперь они оба — мэры, главы городов, гордые своей должностью и людьми, которые их выбирали. Стив и Кларисса встречаются при подписании соглашения в Сан-Франциско и влюбляются друг в друга.
Grace Diamond
Доехав автостопом до Калифорнии, Мидж Келли со своим братом-калекой Кони устраиваются на работу в ресторанчик. Однажды, заменяя бойца на ринге, он одержал победу и был замечен известным менеджером Томми Хэйли, который пообещал ввести парня в большой спорт. Начинается стремительный взлет его боксерской карьеры. Но, соблазненный толпами поклонников, деньгами и женщинами, Мидж забывает о том, кто его настоящие друзья.
Robbie Lawrence
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
Belle
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next-door, Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy-love, since Richard always share his revolutionary ideas with her.
Diana Case
After his plane is downed in the South Pacific, a Navy flier recounts his life to a co-pilot while awaiting rescue.
Amy Fisher
Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
Ruth Edley
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
Hazel Moon
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Ruth Edley
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee's help, will either one live with Gillespie's choice?
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
Ginger Gray
Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
Helen Bailey
It is a comic book propaganda film which has Beery as a retired USMC NCO who, when the Japanese invade the Philippines, leads a heroic defense, first by strangling a Nazi agent, and then dying in his dress blues uniform while blowing up a bridge.
Miss February (uncredited)
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
Ruth Edley
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Prissy - Showgirl
Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.
Drug Store Clerk in Red Skelton Skit
Оперная певица Кэтрин Джонс, оставив сцену, отправляется в часть к своему отцу полковнику, чтобы поднять боевой дух солдат перед отправкой на фронт и с тайной надеждой помирить своих родителей, которые уже много лет в разводе. Там она встречает бывшего знаменитого "летающего гимнаста", а ныне рядового Эдди Марша. Молодые люди влюбляются в друг в друга...
Audrey Carr
На военной базе на Западном побережье сразу по вступлении Америки во Вторую Мировую войну выпускник Гарварда Грег Мастерман, помощник контр-адмирала Стефана "Железные Штаны" Томаса навлекает на себя гнев старшего по званию командора-лейтенанта Мартина Робертса, так как Робертс счёл, что Мастерман задерживает выход его судна в море. Когда Робертс идёт к Томасу жаловаться, Томас узнаёт в нём сослуживца по Первой Мировой и назначает его капитаном на эсминец "Уоррен".
Фильм посвящён боевым действиям на Тихом океане.