Acting
Gayne Whitman
Born March 19, 1890 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died August 31, 1958 · aged 68
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he chan…
Known For
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.71941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Stand Up and Cheer! · 1934Stand Up and Cheer!
★ 5.31934
MovieComedyMusic
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
The 9th Guest · 1934The 9th Guest
★ 6.01934
MovieHorrorMystery
Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.
The Lady Eve · 1941The Lady Eve
★ 7.31941
MovieComedyRomance
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Land of Liberty · 1939Land of Liberty
★ 9.01939
MovieHistory
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Dangerous Crossing · 1953Dangerous Crossing
★ 6.31953
MovieMysteryThriller
A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.
Reunion in France · 1942Reunion in France
★ 6.41942
MovieDramaRomance
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Big Jim McLain · 1952Big Jim McLain
★ 5.01952
MovieActionAdventure
House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to post war Hawaii to track Communist Party activities even though belonging to the party was legal at the time. They are interested in everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.S. naval vessel.
Movies
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.71941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Stand Up and Cheer! · 1934Stand Up and Cheer!
★ 5.31934
MovieComedyMusic
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
The 9th Guest · 1934The 9th Guest
★ 6.01934
MovieHorrorMystery
Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.
The Lady Eve · 1941The Lady Eve
★ 7.31941
MovieComedyRomance
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Land of Liberty · 1939Land of Liberty
★ 9.01939
MovieHistory
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Dangerous Crossing · 1953Dangerous Crossing
★ 6.31953
MovieMysteryThriller
A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.
Reunion in France · 1942Reunion in France
★ 6.41942
MovieDramaRomance
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Big Jim McLain · 1952Big Jim McLain
★ 5.01952
MovieActionAdventure
House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to post war Hawaii to track Communist Party activities even though belonging to the party was legal at the time. They are interested in everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.S. naval vessel.
Popular Science J-0-6 · 1941Popular Science J-0-6
★ 9.01941
MovieDocumentary
Preparation of "spawn" for commercial mushrooms, which grow to the tune of "You Came Along." Also: extraction & uses of snake venom; personal dress forms; a Frank Lloyd Wright building in Racine, Wisc.
Popular Science J-6-2 · 1936Popular Science J-6-2
★ 5.01936
MovieDocumentary
Considers marvels of modern science: Fingerprints, cosmetics, radio, microbiological research, airplanes.
Flight Command · 1940Flight Command
★ 5.91940
MovieDramaWar
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first day on the job, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyways but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Billy Gray is away, Drake has an affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Billy Gray's life turns things around.
Backstage · 1927Backstage
★ 9.01927
MovieComedy
Julia, Myrtle, Fanny, and Jane - all chorus girls, after weeks of rehearsing for a show, find themselves stranded when the manager is broke. Evicted for not paying the rent, they try various schemes to get food and lodging.
Popular Science J-0-5 · 1941Popular Science J-0-5
★ 7.01941
MovieDocumentary
Huge electric sign operated by photo cell animation; freshwater fauna propagated by Carolina Biological, sold and used for research; pickup and delivery of airmail in flight with small planes.
The Jazz Singer · 1953The Jazz Singer
★ 6.01953
MovieMusicDrama
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Three Weeks in Paris · 1925Three Weeks in Paris
★ 8.01925
MovieComedy
In spite of dire predictions from her mother, Mary Brown marries Oswald Bates, an energetic young businessman. He then is forced to go to Paris alone on their wedding night. Haunted by thoughts of his neglected bride, Oswald seeks to drown his sorrow in Parisian night life.
Popular Science L-7-4 · 1948Popular Science L-7-4
★ 8.01948
MovieDocumentary
At Arcata, California, testing technology for landing planes in fog. Also: a high-tech barber shop in Westwood Village, California; manufacture of precision steel gauge blocks in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Popular Science J-0-4 · 1941Popular Science J-0-4
★ 8.01941
MovieDocumentary
Marvels of modern science, including the U.S. Army's latest tanks; pretty models demonstrate massage and exercise machines.
His Jazz Bride · 1926His Jazz Bride
★ 10.01926
MovieDrama
Young lawyer Dick Gregory, is hard pressed to pay the bills of his wife, Gloria, and equally hard pressed to keep up with the frantic pace of her life. Edward Martindel, an attorney who represents a corporation against which Dick is litigating, attempts to bribe Dick with a substantial sum of money; Dick refuses, and Gloria develops a complaint against him on this account. After a particularly bitter argument, Gloria leaves Dick and joins some friends for a moonlight cruise. Alec Seymour, a friend of the Gregorys', tells Dick that the boat on which Gloria is sailing has not met safety standards, and Dick goes after her, saving her life when the boat sinks. Gloria repents of her wild and wicked ways, and she and Dick settle into calm domesticity.
Popular Science J-0-1 · 1940Popular Science J-0-1
1940
MovieDocumentary
A disaster truck, which is equipped to meet practically any emergency that arises in the community; In Oklahoma a breeder of under-slung cattle, making possible smaller grazing areas for milk herds; a deburping machine, of all things.
Popular Science L-8-5 · 1949Popular Science L-8-5
★ 10.01949
MovieDocumentary
Gigantic machine combs beach in southern California and retrieves articles lost in sand; synthetic gems made by new chemical process; aviation school holds classes in grounded transport plane; how seaweed is processed for scientific use.
The Return of Jimmy Valentine · 1936The Return of Jimmy Valentine
★ 10.01936
MovieCrimeDrama
A wisecracking newspaper reporter comes up with what he believes to be the ultimate publicity stunt: have the newspaper offer a $5000 prize to whoever can find Jimmy Valentine, a once notorious safecracker who seemed to have just disappeared from the scene, supposedly retired, but the reporter decides to try to collect the prize himself.
Popular Science J-0-3 · 1940Popular Science J-0-3
★ 8.01940
MovieDocumentary
Pliofilm plastic (rubber hydrochloride) and applications in raingear, food packaging, a transparent dress. Also, hybrid giant vegetables; plastic contact lenses; the nature and prevention of dust explosions.
The Helen Morgan Story · 1957The Helen Morgan Story
★ 5.31957
MovieDramaMusic
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
The Pitfall · 1913The Pitfall
1913
MovieDrama
Pretty country girl Hazel Dorn sings in her church choir when she sees a newspaper advertisement for chorus girls placed by theatrical manager John Hern. Despite her mother's pleas, she leaves home for the city. Hern has personal reasons for hiring the young girl and intends to lure her to her ruin. However, another, older girl, Fannie Rice, who has already been a victim of Hern, contrives to save Hazel.
TV Shows
Highway Patrol · 1955Highway Patrol
★ 6.11955
SeriesDrama
Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959, concerning the activities of the highway patrol and their leader, Dan Matthews (who held no rank). Although filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, the state setting for the stories was never identified, and city and street names were fictionalized.
The Living Christ · 1951The Living Christ
★ 5.71951
SeriesDrama
The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.