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Louis Payne is a Actor American born on 13 january 1873

Louis Payne

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Birth name William Louis Payne
Nationality USA
Birth 13 january 1873
Death 14 august 1953 (at 80 years)

Louis Payne, also known as Lou Payne, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras, as well as legitimate theater. His acting life began on Broadway in the first decade of the 1900s, when he would appear in the Broadway play, Her Majesty, the Girl Queen of Nordenmark, which ran at the Manhattan Theatre in 1900. In 1906 he married famous stage actress Mrs. Leslie Carter, fifteen years her junior, and would remain married to her until her death in 1937. He would make his film debut in 1915's Du Barry, which was a film created to highlight Carter, who was a protégé of the playwright, David Belasco. Belasco wrote the stage play of the same name on which the film is based, and in which Carter starred on Broadway. Payne would appear in over 40 films during his 35 career in Hollywood, as well as doing numerous plays.

In 1940, three years after Carter's death, Warner Bros. produced a biopic on her life, Lady with Red Hair, on which Payne would serve as a technical advisor. He would continue to act in small roles through the 1940s. The final film in which Payne appeared was 1951's epic Quo Vadis, starring Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr, in which he played one of Jesus' 12 apostles. Payne would die on August 14, 1953, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was buried with his wife at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton, Ohio.

Biography

Louis Payne entame sa carrière d'acteur au théâtre et joue notamment à Broadway (New York) entre 1900 et 1906, dans cinq pièces et une comédie musicale inspirée de Charles Dickens (1903) ; citons Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots d'Augustus E. Thomas en 1905, aux côtés de Margaret Illington et Guy Standing.

Au cinéma, il contribue à quarante-sept films américains, dont une vingtaine muets, le premier étant DuBarry d'Edoardo Bencivenga (1915), avec M Leslie Carter dans le rôle-titre ; il avait épousé celle-ci (née Caroline Dudley, divorcée de Leslie Carter et connue sous ce nom) en 1906 et en est resté veuf à sa mort en 1937.

Parmi ses films suivants, mentionnons Gagnant quand même de John Ford (1926, avec Janet Gaynor et Leslie Fenton), Big News de Gregory La Cava (1929, avec Robert Armstrong et Carole Lombard), Madame et ses partenaires de Leo McCarey (1930, avec Edmund Lowe et Leila Hyams), Orgueil et Préjugés de Robert Z. Leonard (1940, avec Greer Garson et Laurence Olivier) et L'Intrigante de Saratoga de Sam Wood (1945, avec Ingrid Bergman et Gary Cooper).

Ses deux derniers films sortent en 1951, dont Quo vadis de Mervyn LeRoy (avec Robert Taylor et Deborah Kerr). Il meurt à Woodland Hills deux ans après (en 1953), à 80 ans.

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Filmography of Louis Payne (34 films)

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Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
, 2h51
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion
Actors Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
Roles Apostle (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.549423.549423.549423.549423.54942
The action takes place in ancient Rome from AD 64–68, a period after Emperor Claudius' illustrious and powerful reign, during which the new corrupt and destructive Emperor Nero ascends to power and eventually threatens to destroy Rome's previous peaceful order. The main subject is the conflict between Christianity and the corruption of the Roman Empire, especially in the last period of the Julio-Claudian line. The characters and events depicted are a mixture of actual historical figures and situations and fictionalized ones.
Challenge to Lassie, 1h16
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Donald Crisp, Edmund Gwenn, Geraldine Brooks, Pal, Sara Allgood, Alan Webb
Roles un magistrat
Rating61% 3.093443.093443.093443.093443.09344
Jock Gray (Donald Crisp) raises his collie Lassie to be an extraordinary sheep dog and companion. When he is beaten to death by robbers after he retires, Lassie keeps vigil over his grave and refuses to let anyone else take ownership of her. However, the law requires that all dogs be leashed and licensed by a legal owner. With no owner to pay her license and her only "home" being the church graveyard, Lassie faces an uncertain future.
Joan of Arc, 2h25
Directed by Richard Rosson, Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Jeanne d'Arc, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France
Actors Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, George Coulouris, Gene Lockhart
Roles Juge Thibault
Rating63% 3.1961153.1961153.1961153.1961153.196115
Unlike the play Joan of Lorraine, which is a drama that shows how the story of Joan affects a group of actors who are performing it, the film is a straightforward recounting of the life of the French heroine. It begins with an obviously painted shot of the inside of a basilica with a shaft of light, possibly descending from heaven, shining down from the ceiling, and a solemn off-screen voice pronouncing the canonization of the Maid of Orleans. Then, the opening page of what appears to be a church manuscript recounting Joan's life in Latin is shown on the screen, while some uncredited voiceover narration by actor Shepperd Strudwick sets up the tale. The actual story of Joan then begins, from the time she becomes convinced that she has been divinely called to save France to her being burnt at the stake at the hands of the English and the Burgundians.
Monsieur Verdoux, 2h4
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Martha Raye, William Frawley, Charlie Chaplin, Isobel Elsom, Edna Purviance, Fritz Leiber
Roles Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating77% 3.898123.898123.898123.898123.89812
Henri Verdoux had been a bank teller for thirty years before being laid off. To support his wife and child, he turns to the business of marrying and murdering wealthy widows. The Couvais family becomes suspicious when Thelma Couvais draws all her money and disappears, only two weeks after marrying a man named "Varnay", whom they only know through a photograph. As Verdoux (Chaplin) prepares to sell the residence of the murdered Thelma, widowed Marie Grosnay visits the residence. Verdoux sees her as another "business" opportunity and attempts to charm her, but she refuses. In the following weeks, Verdoux has a flower girl repeatedly send Grosnay flowers. In need of money to invest, Verdoux, as M. Floray, visits widow Lydia Floray (Hoffman), who complains that his engineering job has kept him away too long. That night, Verdoux murders her for her money.
Saratoga Trunk, 2h15
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, Florence Bates, Curt Bois, John Warburton
Roles Raymond Soule (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.1962353.1962353.1962353.1962353.196235
In 1875, Clio Dulaine (Ingrid Bergman), the illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic New Orleans Creole father and a light-skinned Creole woman of color who was his placée, returns from Paris to her birthplace in Rampart Street to avenge her mother's mistreatment at the hands of her father's family, the Dulaines. Years ago, Clio's mother accidentally killed Dulaine when he tried to prevent her from committing suicide, and the scandalized Dulaines then exiled Clio and her mother to Paris. Clio is accompanied by her Haitian maid, Angelique (Flora Robson), and her dwarf manservant, Cupidon (Jerry Austin).
The Woman in the Window, 1h39
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Dan Duryea, Edmund Breon, Dorothy Peterson
Roles Man at Club (uncredited)
Rating75% 3.797433.797433.797433.797433.79743
After criminology professor Richard Wanley sends his wife and two children off on vacation, he goes to his club to meet friends. Next door, Wanley sees a striking oil portrait of Alice Reed (Joan Bennett) in a storefront window. He and his friends talk about the beautiful painting and its subject. Wanley stays at the club and reads Song of Songs. When he leaves, Wanley stops at the portrait and meets Reed, who is standing near the painting watching people watch it. Reed convinces Wanley to join her for drinks.
The Climax
The Climax (1944)
, 1h26
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard, Thomas Gomez, June Vincent
Roles Audience Member (Uncredited)
Rating54% 2.705372.705372.705372.705372.70537
The physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, Dr. Hohner (Karloff) murders his fiancee, a prima donna, out of obsession and jealousy. Ten years later, he hears another young singer (Foster) who reminds him of the late diva, and is determined to make her sing only for him, even if it means silencing her forever.
Government Girl, 1h33
Directed by Dudley Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Sonny Tufts, Anne Shirley, Jess Barker, Agnes Moorehead, James Dunn
Roles Sénateur
Rating56% 2.804072.804072.804072.804072.80407
Automobile engineer Ed Browne (Sonny Tufts) comes to Washington to appear in front of the War Construction Board. His mission is to supervise the building of bomber aircraft for the war. But when he arrives at the crowded hotel he is supposed to stay at, there are no rooms available. A friendly clerk at the hotel recognizes him from the paper and offers him room 2A.
Look Who's Laughing, 1h19
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Edgar Bergen, Lucille Ball, Louis Payne, Harold Peary, Marian Driscoll Jordan, Dorothy Lovett
Roles Harris, le majordome
Rating60% 3.04933.04933.04933.04933.0493
In New York, Edgar Bergen does his last radio performance of the season, a doctor's sketch with his puppet, Charlie McCarthy and his assistant, Julie Patterson (Lucille Ball). After the performance Bergen hosts an engagement party for Julie and his business partner, Jerry Wood. The next day, Bergen flies his new plane and he and Charlie are set for their summer vacation. En route, Bergen gets lost and lands in Wistful Vista, home of Fibber McGee and Molly.
Pride and Prejudice, 1h57
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edna May Oliver, Mary Boland, Edmund Gwenn
Roles Mr. Phillips
Rating73% 3.6952553.6952553.6952553.6952553.695255
Mrs. Bennet (Mary Boland) and her two eldest daughters, Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and Elizabeth (Greer Garson), are shopping for new dresses when they see two gentlemen and a lady alight from a very expensive carriage outside. They learn that the men are Mr. Bingley (Bruce Lester), who has just rented the local estate of Netherfield, and Mr. Darcy (Laurence Olivier), both wealthy, eligible bachelors, which excites Mrs. Bennet. Collecting her other daughters, Mrs Bennet returns home, where she tries to make Mr. Bennet see Mr. Bingley, but he refuses, having already made his acquaintance.
Susan and God, 1h57
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Rita Hayworth, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Rose Hobart
Roles Dave (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9526552.9526552.9526552.9526552.952655
Susan (Joan Crawford), a flighty society matron, returns from Europe earlier than expected waxing enthusiastic about a new religious movement. She is estranged from her intelligent and sensitive husband, Barrie (Fredric March) -- who has been driven to drink by his wife's insensitivity -- and she has neglected her introverted and maladjusted daughter, Blossom (Rita Quigley). Barrie tries to meet her boat as it arrives in New York City, but she avoids him and absconds to the country home of her friend, Irene Burroughs (Rose Hobart).
Holiday
Holiday (1938)
, 1h35
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Henry Kolker
Roles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating76% 3.846623.846623.846623.846623.84662
Johnny Case (Cary Grant), a self-made man who has worked all of his life, is about to marry Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), whom he met while on holiday in Lake Placid, New York. He knows very little about his bride-to-be, and is flabbergasted to learn that she is from an extremely wealthy family, the daughter of banker Edward Seton (Henry Kolker). He meets Julia's vivacious sister Linda (Katharine Hepburn), to whom he confides his plan to take a long holiday from work to find the meaning of life, and also meets the sisters' dissolute brother Ned (Lew Ayres), whose spirit has been broken by subservience to his father. At first, the father is stunned when Julia tells him about her plan to marry Johnny, but he is appeased after meeting him and looking into his work history. Julia makes plans for an elaborate New Year's Eve engagement party, even though she promised Linda that she could throw Johnny and Julia a smaller, more personal affair that would include only close friends.
Now I'll Tell, 1h22
Directed by Edwin J. Burke
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, Alice Faye, Shirley Temple, Henry O'Neill, Robert Gleckler
Roles le majordome
Rating61% 3.093153.093153.093153.093153.09315
Un parieur a des démêlés avec la mafia après avoir truqué un combat. Il doit alors vendre les bijoux de sa femme et prendre une assurance-vie sur pour essayer de s'en sortir.
Part Time Wife, 1h12
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Edmund Lowe, Leila Hyams, Walter McGrail, Louis Payne, Sam Lufkin, Bodil Rosing
Roles Deveney - the Butler
Rating65% 3.2540253.2540253.2540253.2540253.254025
Jim Murdock (Edmund Lowe) est un homme d'affaires qui néglige sa femme, Betty (Leila Hyams). Ne sachant que faire de son temps, celle-ci se met au golf et acquiert bientôt un niveau de professionnel. Le beau Tommy Milligan (Tom Clifford) lui tourne autour. Entretemps, le médecin de Jim lui conseille se pratiquer le golf pour évacuer ses frustrations. Le mari et la femme se retrouvent enfin, sur le green, dans les équipes de tournois.