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Al Christie is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Canadien born on 23 october 1881 at London (Canada)
Al Christie (November 24, 1881 – April 14, 1951) was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.
Born Alfred Ernest Christie, in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who made their way to Hollywood, California, attracted by the newly developing motion picture business. Al Christie began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Nestor film company in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1910, at Horsley's Centaur Film Company, Christie began turning out one single reel of a Mutt and Jeff comedy picture every week. The following year, Al went to the West Coast to head up Nestor Studios for Horsley. This operation was the first ever movie studio to be built in Hollywood It opened October 27, 1911. Al Christie then formed a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company which lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership.
Death
Christie died after a lengthy illness. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Birth name Alfred Ernest Christie
Nationality Canada
Birth 23 october 1881 at London (Canada)
Death 14 april 1951 (at 69 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Nationality Canada
Birth 23 october 1881 at London (Canada)
Death 14 april 1951 (at 69 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Biography
CareerBorn Alfred Ernest Christie, in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who made their way to Hollywood, California, attracted by the newly developing motion picture business. Al Christie began his career in 1909 working for David Horsley's Nestor film company in Bayonne, New Jersey. In 1910, at Horsley's Centaur Film Company, Christie began turning out one single reel of a Mutt and Jeff comedy picture every week. The following year, Al went to the West Coast to head up Nestor Studios for Horsley. This operation was the first ever movie studio to be built in Hollywood It opened October 27, 1911. Al Christie then formed a partnership with his brother Charles to form Christie Film Company which lasted until 1933 when the company went into receivership.
Death
Christie died after a lengthy illness. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6771 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Half a Sinner (1940)
, 59minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Actors Heather Angel, John King, Constance Collier, Walter Catlett, Robert Elliott, Tom Dugan
Rating62%
On the last day of school for the year, 25-year-old schoolteacher Miss Anne Gladden has one of her students writing punishment lines reading I WILL TRY TO BE GOOD on the blackboard. After the class is dismissed, she releases the boy from his punishment where she tells him that not everyone can do what they want to do in their life so they might as well make the best of what they have. She is overheard by an older teacher who remarks to Miss Gladden that she prefers the troublemaking students as they are the ones who can think for themselves. Anne is surprised at what she says with the older teacher replying that she has just turned 40 that day and has had regrets about not doing wild things when she was young. She advises Anne to do what she never did as one day she too will be old before she expects to be.
Dime a Dance (1937)
, 18minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Danny Kaye, June Allyson, Imogene Coca, Hank Henry, Barry Sullivan
Rating59%
Harriet (June Allyson) est caissière dans une boîte de nuit. Son amie Esmeralda (Imogene Coca) veut travailler à ses côtés en tant que danseuse. Harriet lui suggère alors de s’entraîner à devenir attirante auprès des hommes, elle lui conseille même un livre. Mais Esmeralda, par maladresse, choisit un ouvrage qui traite de l’art du ju-jitsu. Le premier client d’Esmeralda est un matelot timide appelé Eddie (Danny Kaye). Lorsqu’elle veut l’aborder, la rencontre ne se passe pas comme prévue…
The Chemist (1936)
, 19minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Buster Keaton, Donald MacBride
Rating60%
Elmer Triple (Buster Keaton) needs to invent something new and amazing. He succeeds not only in creating the "next big thing", but also in catching the eyes of robbers who would like to steal it.
Going Spanish (1934)
, 19minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Musical films
Actors Bob Hope, William Edmunds
Rating48%
While on vacation in South America, Bob (Bob Hope) passes through the village of Los Pochos Eggos. His car collides with that of the mayor of the village. The mayor becomes enraged and he begins tearing Bob's car to pieces. Bob retaliates and takes his car apart as well.
Hotel Anchovy (1934)
, 18minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Doris Hill
Rating55%
A hotel manager (Harry Ritz), house detective (Al Ritz), and bellboy (Jimmy Ritz) try to save a bankrupt hotel.
Charley's Aunt (1930)
, 1h28Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Charles Ruggles, June Collyer, Doris Lloyd, Halliwell Hobbes, Hugh Williams, Phillips Smalley
Rating57%
Her Bridal Night-Mare (1920)
Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Colleen Moore, Eddie Barry, Gino Corrado, Earle Rodney
Rating59%
So Long Letty (1920)
Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Walter Hiers, Grace Darmond, T. Roy Barnes, Colleen Moore
Rating27%
Harry Miller n'a pas du tout la même manière de vivre que sa femme Grace, et il admire Letty, la femme de son voisin. Les deux maris envisagent de divorcer et d'échanger leurs femmes, mais quand elles les entendent évoquer ce sujet, elles vont se mettre d'accord pour leur proposer un échange platonique pendant une semaine. Comme elles sont encore amoureuses de leur mari respectif, elles leur mèneront une vie si dure qu'ils seront heureux de revenir vers leurs premières amours.
A Roman Scandal (1919)
Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Colleen Moore, Earle Rodney, Eddie Barry, Billy Bletcher, Gino Corrado
Rating57%
Bride and Gloom (1918)
Directed by Alfred J. Goulding, Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Charles Stevenson, Snub Pollard, James Gibbons Parrott, Lew Harvey
Know Thy Wife (1918)
, 13minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dorothy Devore, Leota Lorraine, Earle Rodney, Harry L. Rattenberry
Rating56%
His Wife's Husband (1915)
, 10minutesDirected by Al Christie
Genres Comedy
Actors John Francis Dillon, Neal Burns
Almost a Rescue (1913)
Directed by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Roscoe Arbuckle, Donald MacDonald, Irene Hunt, Billie Bennett, Billie Bennett, Eddie Lyons
An Elephant on His Hands (1913)
, 10minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Actors Eddie Lyons, Lon Chaney, Lee Moran
Rating27%
A Tale of the West (1913)
, 10minutesDirected by Al Christie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Donald MacDonald, Lee Moran