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You are here: Home / Archives for Louis Wolheim

Gentleman’s Fate (1931) Starring John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim as Unlikely Brothers

March 28, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 12 Comments

John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim

Gentleman’s Fate (1931) is an MGM gangster effort overshadowed by the relationship between the John Gilbert and Louis Wolheim characters. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy with good work from Anita Page as well.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Anita Page, Frank Reicher, Gangsters, George Cooper, John Gilbert, John Miljan, Leila Hyams, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, Mervyn LeRoy, MGM, Paul Porcasi, Ralph Ince

The Sin Ship (1931) – Astor’s Frisco Kitty Makes for Holy Wolheim

May 8, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 22 Comments

Louis Wolheim and Mary Astor

Written for The Mary Astor Blogathon, The Sin Ship (1931) stars Astor with Louis Wolheim, who also directed what would be his final film prior to his tragic death in 1931. Also starring Ian Keith and Hugh Herbert.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Hugh Herbert, Ian Keith, Louis Wolheim, Mary Astor, RKO (Pathe), the sin ship

The Racket (1928) Starring Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim and Marie Prevost

February 19, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Louis Wolheim and Thomas Meighan

Howard Hughes bought Bartlett Cormack’s play The Racket, which had made Edward G. Robinson a star on Broadway. Hughes made it into a film twice. This article focuses on the first film version, a 1928 silent movie, starring Thomas Meighan with Louis Wolheim as the gangster.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1928, bartlett cormack, caddo company, dan wolheim, Edward G. Robinson, Gangsters, George E. Stone, henry sedley, Howard Hughes, John Cromwell, john darrow, lee moran, Lewis Milestone, lizabeth scott, Louis Wolheim, lucien prival, Marie Prevost, Paramount, pat collins, Robert Mitchum, robert ryan, sam de grasse, Silent Film, Skeets Gallagher, the racket, Thomas Meighan

Louis Wolheim – Biography of the All Quiet on the Western Front Star

September 26, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Louis Wolheim

A look at the life and career of Louis Wolheim, star of the All Quiet on the Western Front on screen, and the originator of key roles in The Hairy Ape and What Price Glory? on stage.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: Adolphe Menjou, All Quiet on the Western Front, cornell, ethel dane, Eugene O'Neill, ithaca, John Barrymore, Lewis Milestone, Lionel Barrymore, Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim Born in Russian Poland, Not New York?

September 10, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Louis Wolheim with Lew Ayres in All Quiet on the Western Front

New York is the reported birthplace for Louis Wolheim, star of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). But census records indicate Wolheim was actually born in Russia in 1880 and came to the US with family in 1888. This post follows that paper trail.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: All Quiet on the Western Front, birth records, census, Louis Wolheim

Adolphe Menjou’s Wit and Wisdom – It Took Nine Tailors, a Review

May 19, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Adolphe Menjou 1930s Manoli tobacco card

A biography of Adolphe Menjou layered with several quotes from his 1948 autobiography It Took Nine Tailors. Covers his background, silent stops and starts, to talkie breakthrough, often in Menjou’s own voice.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: Adolphe Menjou, autobiography, biography, book review, It Took Nine Tailors, Louis Wolheim, movie book reviews

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