The Amazing Mr. X: The Spiritualist - Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari and Cathy O'Donnell (1948 Movie)
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org The Amazing Mr. X, also known as The Spiritualist (1948) is a film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus with cinematography by John Alton. Like Nightmare Alley (1947), this film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The film is prominently featured in Alton's book on cinematography Painting with Light (1949). The film stars Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, and Richard Carlson. Eagle-Lion Films signed a contract with Carole Landis for the part played by Bari, but Landis committed suicide a few days before shooting began. Two years after her husband's death, Christine Faber (Lynn Bari) thinks she hears her late husband (Donald Curtis) calling out of the surf on the beach one night. She meets a tall dark man named Alexis (Turhan Bey) who seems to know all about her. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and her younger sister (Cathy O'Donnell) become enmeshed in the strange life of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper cruelness than he had in mind. At preview screenings, audiences found some parts of the film to be funny, and therefore drew unintended laughs. Turhan Bey (born March 30, 1922) is an American actor of Turkish and Czech descent. Bey was active in Hollywood from 1941 to 1953. He was dubbed "The Turkish Delight" by his fans for his exotic handsome looks. After his return to Europe, he pursued careers as a photographer and stage director. Returning briefly to Hollywood to receive an <b>...</b>
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Harmony Lane: Life and Songs of Stephen Foster, Civil War Composer Story Biography (1935 Movie)
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Harmony Lane is a 1935 American film directed by Joseph Santley, being based upon the life of Stephen Foster. Cast Douglass Montgomery as Stephen Foster Evelyn Venable as Susan Pentland Adrienne Ames as Jane McDowell Joseph Cawthorn as Professor Henry Kleber William Frawley as Edwin P. 'Ed' Christy David Torrence as Mr. Pentland Gilbert Emery as Mr. Foster Lloyd Hughes as Andrew Robinson Al Herman as Tambo Cora Sue Collins as Marian Foster James Bush as Morrison Foster Edith Craig as Henrietta Foster Florence Roberts as Mrs. Foster Ferdinand Munier as Mr. Pond Clarence Muse as Old Joe Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 -- January 13, 1864), known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century. His songs — such as "Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Hard Times Come Again No More", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Old Black Joe", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and "Beautiful Dreamer" — remain popular over 150 years after their composition. In 1846, Foster moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and became a bookkeeper with his brother's steamship company. While in Cincinnati, Foster penned his first successful songs, among them "Oh! Susanna" which would prove to be the anthem of the California Gold Rush in 1848--1849. In 1849, he published Foster's Ethiopian Melodies, which included the successful song "Nelly Was a Lady", made famous by the Christy <b>...</b>
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