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Arthur Johnston is a Sound American born on 10 january 1898 at New York City (USA)
Arthur Johnston (January 10, 1898 – May 1, 1954) was a composer known for such works as “Mandy, Make Up Your Mind,” "Pennies From Heaven," and many others. He worked for a time with Irving Berlin, Johnny Burke, Sam Coslow, and Bing Crosby.
Johnston and Burke were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "Pennies From Heaven".
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Nationality USA
Birth 10 january 1898 at New York City (USA)
Death 1 may 1954 (at 56 years) at Corona del Mar, Newport Beach (USA)
Birth 10 january 1898 at New York City (USA)
Death 1 may 1954 (at 56 years) at Corona del Mar, Newport Beach (USA)
Johnston and Burke were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "Pennies From Heaven".
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Filmography of Arthur Johnston (11 films)
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Add to a movie listSong of the South (1946)
, 1h34Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel
Roles Songs
Rating68%
Seven-year-old Johnny is excited about what he believes to be a vacation at his grandmother's Georgia plantation with his parents, John Sr. and Sally. When they arrive at the plantation, he discovers that his parents will be living apart for a while, and he is to live in the country with his mother and grandmother while his father returns to Atlanta to continue his controversial editorship in the city's newspaper. Johnny, distraught because his father has never left him or his mother before, leaves that night under cover of darkness and sets off for Atlanta with only a bindle. As Johnny sneaks away from the plantation, he is attracted by the voice of Uncle Remus telling tales "in his old-timey way" of a character named Br'er Rabbit. Curious, Johnny hides behind a nearby tree to spy on the group of people sitting around the fire. By this time, word has gotten out that Johnny is gone and some plantation residents, who are sent out to find him, ask if Uncle Remus has seen the boy. Uncle Remus replies that he's with him. Shortly afterwards, he catches up with Johnny, who sits crying on a nearby log. He befriends the young boy and offers him some food for the journey, taking him back to his cabin.
Sailing Along (1938)
Directed by Sonnie Hale
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Noel Madison, Barry MacKay, Alastair Sim, Frank Pettingell, Athene Seyler, Roland Young
Roles Music
Rating65%
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
, 1h25Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Maire O'Neill, Tyrone Guthrie, Gus McNaughton
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating68%
Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) is a London street performer, a "busker," with his partners, Arthur Smith (Gus McNaughton) and Gentry (Tyrone Guthrie).
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
, 1h23Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, Jo Swerling
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Donald Meek, John Gallaudet, Nana Bryant
Rating64%
In prison, Larry Poole (Bing Crosby), a self-described troubadour, is approached by an inmate named Hart (John Gallaudet) who is on his way to the electric chair. Hart asks Larry to deliver a letter to a family called Smith near Middletown, New Jersey. After finding the family, which consists of a grandfather (Donald Meek) and a young girl named Patsy (Edith Fellows), Poole tells them that the letter holds a key, reveals that the condemned man had unintentionally killed Patsy's father and that he is giving the Smith family his old house and former hideout, the only thing he has to give as atonement.
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
, 1h29Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Carl Brisson, Gertrude Michael, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Stickney
Roles Songs
Rating64%
Jack Ellery (Oakie) is staging a lavish musical revue, starring Eric Lander (Brisson), Ann Ware (Carlisle), and Rita Ross (Michael), supported by a cast of a hundred background singers/dancers (almost all women, and many scantily clad) and two full orchestras. On opening night, just before the show, somebody tries to kill Ware several times. Ellery calls in police lieutenant Murdock (McLaglen) of the homicide squad to investigate. During the show a private detective and then Rita are murdered. Ellery hides this from the rest of the performers, claiming the victims are just sick, and talks Murdock into investigating while the revue continues on, otherwise Ellery will go broke.
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
, 1h13Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Western
Actors Mae West, Katherine DeMille, John Mack Brown, Roger Pryor, Stuart Holmes, John Miljan
Roles Songs
Rating62%
À la fin du dix-neuvième siècle, à Saint Louis, la chanteuse Ruby Carter triomphe sur la scène d'un théâtre dans le numéro "American Beauty". Le boxeur Tiger Kid est amoureux d'elle au grand dam de son entraineur qui veut lui faire gagner le championnat. Ce dernier organise un stratagème pour le faire rompre avec elle. Ne voulant rester sur cette déception amoureuse, Ruby s'engage dans un cabaret de la Nouvelle Orléans, "Sensation House". Elle y devient l'objet de tous les désirs.
You're Telling Me! (1934)
, 1h6Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Marsh, Buster Crabbe, Adrienne Ames, W. C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Louise Carter
Rating73%
Sam Bisbee (W. C. Fields) is an optometrist and an amateur inventor. His daughter Pauline (Joan Marsh) is in love with Bob Murchison (Buster Crabbe), but Bob's upper-class mother (Kathleen Howard) wants nothing to do with anyone related to uncouth Sam Bisbee. Even Sam's wife Bessie (Louise Carter) is ashamed of him, because he prefers to be himself rather than put on airs. Pauline is the one woman who truly loves Sam, accepting her father as he is.
Duck Soup (1933)
, 1h10Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Monde imaginaire, Musical films, Political films
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern
Roles Music
Rating76%
The wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) insists that Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) be appointed leader of the small, bankrupt country of Freedonia before she will continue to provide much-needed financial aid. Meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania is attempting to annex the country. Sylvanian ambassador Trentino (Louis Calhern) tries to foment a revolution and to woo Mrs. Teasdale, and he tries to dig up dirt on Firefly by sending in spies Chicolini (Chico) and Pinky (Harpo).
College Humor (1933)
, 1h20Directed by Frank Butler, Claude Binyon, Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Rating59%
Barney Shirrel (Oakie) starts his first semester at Mid West University and works his way up in the fraternity with the help of Tex Roust (Joe Sawyer) and Mondrake (Arlen), an alcoholic college football star. Barney is passionate about engineering and the law, and between his varied studies, football, and the fraternity, he neglects his girl friend Amber (Kornman). In the next term, Mondrake gives his class sweater to Barney's sister Barbara (Carlisle). His drinking problem intensifies, however, when he learns that Barbara is falling in love with Professor Danvers (Crosby), the singing drama teacher. When Mondrake fails to show up at an important football game against a rival university, Danvers finds him in jail. With the school's reputation at stake, Danvers has him released and takes him to the football field in time to play in the game.
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
, 1h10Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Cyberpunk films
Actors Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen Burke, Stanley Fields
Roles Music
Rating73%
Shipwrecked traveler Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued by a freighter delivering animals to an isolated South Seas island owned by Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton). When Parker objects to the freighter's captain (Stanley Fields) mistreating M'ling (Tetsu Komai), an odd-looking passenger, the captain tosses Parker overboard into Montgomery (Arthur Hohl) and Moreau's boat.
City Lights (1931)
, 1h27Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Boxing films, Films about disabilities, Le boxe anglaise, La cécité
Actors Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Florence Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Al Ernest Garcia
Roles Music Arranger
Rating84%
The officials of a city unveil a new statue, only to find The Tramp sleeping on it. They shoo him away and he wanders the streets, destitute and homeless, and is soon tormented by two newsboys. He happens upon a beautiful Flower Girl (Virginia Cherrill), not realizing at first that she is blind, and buys a flower. Just when she is about to give him his change, a man gets into a nearby luxury car and is driven away, making her think that the Tramp has departed. The Tramp tiptoes away.