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Mikhail Rasumny is a Actor Russe born on 13 may 1890 at Odessa (Ukraine)
Mikhail Rasumny (May 13, 1890 in Odessa, Russian empire – February 17, 1956 in USA) was a Soviet- and American film actor.
Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Solomon (Ephroim Zalmen) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa. After the death of his father in 1905 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933 he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes", in 1934 another Yiddish company "Parizer Azazel", then in 1938 in New York — Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio).
Buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.
En 1933, à l'avènement du nazisme, il quitte son premier pays d'adoption pour la France, puis émigre en 1937 aux États-Unis, où il s'installe définitivement. Il y poursuit sa carrière au théâtre et joue à Broadway (New York) dans deux pièces, la première représentée en 1940. La seconde, en 1954, est l'adaptation de Colombe de Jean Anouilh, avec Julie Harris dans le rôle-titre.
À Hollywood, son premier film américain est Camarade X de King Vidor (1940, avec Clark Gable et Hedy Lamarr). Comme second rôle de caractère, il contribue à quarante autres films américains (dont quatre courts métrages), le dernier étant L'Ardente Gitane de Nicholas Ray (avec Jane Russell et Cornel Wilde), sorti en mars 1956, peu après sa mort. S'y ajoute la coproduction américano-italienne Les Pirates de Capri (1949, avec Louis Hayward et Binnie Barnes).
Parmi ses autres films notables, citons Shanghai Gesture de Josef von Sternberg (1941, avec Ona Munson, Victor Mature et Gene Tierney), Pour qui sonne le glas de Sam Wood (1943, avec Gary Cooper et Ingrid Bergman), Anna et le Roi de Siam de John Cromwell (1946, avec Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison et Linda Darnell), ou encore Un cœur à prendre de Sam Wood (1946, avec Ginger Rogers et Jean-Pierre Aumont).
Pour la télévision, entre 1950 et 1956, Mikhail Rasumny collabore à neuf séries, majoritairement dédiées au théâtre.
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Mikhail Rasumny
Birth name Mikhail Alexandrovitch Rasumny
Nationality Russie
Birth 13 may 1890 at Odessa (Ukraine)
Death 17 february 1956 (at 65 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality Russie
Birth 13 may 1890 at Odessa (Ukraine)
Death 17 february 1956 (at 65 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Rasumny was born in Odessa, son of the famous cantor Solomon (Ephroim Zalmen) Razumny, who was chief cantor of the choral synagogues in Kishinev, Nikolayev and Odessa. After the death of his father in 1905 he moved to Saint Petersburg, where he began his theatrical career. He later moved to Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1927. In 1933 he opened in Paris a Yiddish revue theater "Der kundes", in 1934 another Yiddish company "Parizer Azazel", then in 1938 in New York — Yidishe dramatishe studie (Yiddish Dramatic Studio).
Buried at Beth Olam Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Biography
Après des débuts au théâtre dans son pays natal vers la fin des années 1910, Mikhail Rasumny s'installe en Allemagne durant les années 1920 et apparaît au cinéma dans le film muet Der erste Kuß de Carl Lamac (avec Anny Ondra), sorti en 1928. Après huit autres films muets allemands, son premier film parlant (et dernier tourné en Allemagne) est Das alte Lied d'Erich Waschneck (avec Lil Dagover), sorti en 1930.En 1933, à l'avènement du nazisme, il quitte son premier pays d'adoption pour la France, puis émigre en 1937 aux États-Unis, où il s'installe définitivement. Il y poursuit sa carrière au théâtre et joue à Broadway (New York) dans deux pièces, la première représentée en 1940. La seconde, en 1954, est l'adaptation de Colombe de Jean Anouilh, avec Julie Harris dans le rôle-titre.
À Hollywood, son premier film américain est Camarade X de King Vidor (1940, avec Clark Gable et Hedy Lamarr). Comme second rôle de caractère, il contribue à quarante autres films américains (dont quatre courts métrages), le dernier étant L'Ardente Gitane de Nicholas Ray (avec Jane Russell et Cornel Wilde), sorti en mars 1956, peu après sa mort. S'y ajoute la coproduction américano-italienne Les Pirates de Capri (1949, avec Louis Hayward et Binnie Barnes).
Parmi ses autres films notables, citons Shanghai Gesture de Josef von Sternberg (1941, avec Ona Munson, Victor Mature et Gene Tierney), Pour qui sonne le glas de Sam Wood (1943, avec Gary Cooper et Ingrid Bergman), Anna et le Roi de Siam de John Cromwell (1946, avec Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison et Linda Darnell), ou encore Un cœur à prendre de Sam Wood (1946, avec Ginger Rogers et Jean-Pierre Aumont).
Pour la télévision, entre 1950 et 1956, Mikhail Rasumny collabore à neuf séries, majoritairement dédiées au théâtre.
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Hot Blood (1956)
, 1h25Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia, Nina Koshetz, Helen Westcott
Roles Old Johnny
Rating57%
Marco Torino (Luther Adler), king of the gypsies in southern California, is terminally ill. He wants his younger brother to succeed him, but Stephano (Cornel Wilde) is determined to become a dancer instead.
The Stars Are Singing (1953)
, 1h39Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rosemary Clooney, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Fred Clark, John Archer, Mikhail Rasumny, Lloyd Corrigan
Roles Ladowski
Rating60%
Anything Can Happen (1952)
, 1h47Directed by George Seaton, Alvin Ganzer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, Kurt Kasznar, Eugenie Leontovich, Oskar Karlweis, Oscar Beregi, Sr.
Roles Tariel Godiedze
Rating61%
The film follows Papashvily from his arrival and initial interview on Ellis Island, through his early jobs on New York's bustling Lower East Side. His friend, Nuri (Kurt Kasznar), who had arrived in New York earlier and speaks English, leads the way, telling Giorgi that he'll help him get an outdoor job with plenty of fresh air. Instead, they find themselves carrying buckets and pouring hot tar on rooftops.
The Pirates of Capri (1949)
, 1h34Directed by Edgar George Ulmer, Giuseppe Maria Scotese
Origin Italie
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Louis Hayward, Binnie Barnes, Mariella Lotti, Massimo Serato, Alan Curtis, Mikhail Rasumny
Roles Pepino
Rating60%
En 1799, à Naples, le peuple opprimé se fournit en armes et en munitions en pillant les navires de la reine Marie-Caroline.
Free For All (1949)
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth, Percy Kilbride, Ray Collins, Donald Woods, Mikhail Rasumny
Roles Dr. Axel Torgelson
Rating60%
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
, 1h40Directed by László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, J. Carrol Naish, Mildred Natwick, Mikhail Rasumny, Billy Gilbert
Roles Don Jose
Rating53%
The film is set in the early nineteenth century. Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) is the son of a robber known as the Kissing Bandit. He however is a shy, Boston-bred young man who does not know how to sit on a horse. He falls for the daughter of the Spanish Governor of California.
Pirates of Monterey (1947)
, 1h19Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors María Montez, Rod Cameron, Gilbert Roland, Mikhail Rasumny, Gale Sondergaard, Phillip Reed
Roles Sergeant Pio
Rating59%
Wealthy aristocrat Marguerita Novarro and her maid are rescued by Phillip Kent when their carriage breaks loose. It is 1840 and Kent is transporting rifles from Mexico City to California to be used by soldiers there.
Saigon (1947)
, 1h33Directed by Leslie Fenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Douglas Dick, Wally Cassell, Luther Adler, Morris Carnovsky
Roles Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Rating61%
World War II has ended and Major Larry Briggs finds out that his friend Mike has only a short time to live but doesn't know yet. Determined to show Mike a good time before he dies, Larry takes a flying job working for a profiteer, Maris. Everything is set until Maris' secretary Susan Cleaver gets shoved on board. Mike falls for Susan and Larry convinces her to play along. Susan, however, has fallen for Larry.
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
, 1h24Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, Edward Everett Horton, Gene Lockhart, Mabel Paige, Harry Cheshire
Roles Prof. Emil Glinka
Rating60%
Hare-brained schemes keep interrupting the honeymoon plans of newlyweds Bill and Margaret Weldon. The schemes are his, Bill constantly backing an eccentric inventor who comes up with a magical hair-growing formula and one that turns flowers into stone.
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
, 2h8Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard, Laurette Luez
Roles Alak
Rating69%
Anna Owens (Irene Dunne) and her son Louis (Richard Lyon) arrive in Bangkok in 1862 to tutor the King's (Rex Harrison) children. She believes she is sufficiently acquainted with Asian customs to know what is proper in Siam, having read a book summarizing the same. However, when the Kralahome or Prime Minister (Lee J. Cobb) comes out to welcome her, he asks her a number of personal questions, and she does not know that this is common courtesy in Siam. Her letter from the King asking her to come to Siam includes a promise that she will have a house of her own away from the Palace, but the Kralahome says she will have to stay in the harem for now (although she'll have a private room there).
Heartbeat (1946)
, 1h42Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Basil Rathbone, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Adolphe Menjou, Melville Cooper, Mikhail Rasumny
Roles Yves Cadubert
Rating58%
Professor Aristide (Basil Rathbone) runs a school for pickpockets in Paris. He takes on pupils like Yves (Mikhail Rasumny) and young Arlette (Ginger Rogers) by testing their dishonesty. He takes Arlette even though she fails by only taking bread; she's a runaway from a reform school where she's supposed to stay until she turns 21.
Blue Skies (1946)
, 1h44Directed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Sol C. Siegel, Mark Sandrich, Arthur Sheekman, Irving Berlin, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Olga San Juan, Billy De Wolfe, Frank Faylen
Roles François
Rating63%
The story is told in a series of vignettes and musical numbers that serve to show events in flashback. Our narrative link is New York radio star Jed Potter, who once was a renowned Broadway hoofer. The conceit is that he is on the air, telling his life story... which does not yet have an ending. The tale starts just after World War I and centers on two men who became friends while serving in the Army: rising dancer Potter and the business-minded Johnny Adams. While young, hardworking Potter dreams of and works for stardom, the more laid-back and less disciplined Adams has hopes of becoming a successful nightclub owner. In time, dancer Potter falls in love with a band singer, a "very pretty girl" named Mary O'Hara. He takes Mary to Adams' nightclub, and she takes a shine to Adams. Potter warns Mary that his old buddy is not the marrying kind. So, of course, she marries Adams. The union is not a happy one, despite the birth of a child. Adams' nightclub business is anything but a resounding success, and it turns out Potter was right: Adams is self-centered and unable to commit to his nightclubs, his marriage, or his daughter. The couple divorces, and Mary tries again with Potter. The two even become engaged. But Mary can't go through with the wedding and takes off. A devastated Potter turns to booze and subsequently suffers an accident that puts an end to his dancing career. He winds up behind a radio microphone, sharing his story with his audience, hoping that wherever Mary is, she can hear him.
Holiday in Mexico (1946)
, 2h8Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Walter Pidgeon, José Iturbi, Roddy McDowall, Ilona Massey, Jane Powell, King Baggot
Roles Baranga
Rating60%
Jeffrey Evans (Walter Pidgeon), an American ambassador to Mexico, is the sole parent to his teenage daughter, Christine (Jane Powell). She finds fulfillment in managing her father's life and spending time with him. Her father forces her to attend a party where her childhood friend, Stanley Owen (Roddy McDowell), who has just turned sixteen, awaits her. In revenge she gives Stanley one of her father's expensive, brand-new tobacco pipes. Stanley, thinking that this gift was meant to show that he is finally a man, asks Christine to be "his girl", but she insists that she is too busy for that. Yvette Baranga (Helene Stanley), the daughter of the French ambassador, begs Christine if she can attend Jeffrey Evans' upcoming party. Christine agrees, unaware that Yvette has a crush on her father. When they return home, Christine asks her father to permit her to arrange the party, to which he agrees. The next day, Stanley comes to drive her to her errands. Christine apologizes for being rude to Stanley, and says he doesn't have to drive her, but he takes her to speak with Toni Karpathy (Ilona Massey), who agrees to sing at the party. Unbeknownst to Christine, Toni was once a love interest of her father.
Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946)
, 1h23Directed by William D. Russell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Gail Russell, Diana Lynn, Brian Donlevy, Billy De Wolfe, James Brown, James Brown
Roles Bubchenko
Rating66%
A Royal Scandal (1945)
, 1h35Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer
Roles Drunken General
Rating66%
Une comtesse autrichienne souhaite que sa fille épouse un homme de son rang. Mais la princesse amoureuse d'un ingénieur des mines américain John Gavin, ne l'entend pas de cette oreille. Sur la vie amoureuse de l'impératrice de Russie (tsarine) Catherine la Grande. Scandale à la cour est le remake de "Paradis défendu" (Forbidden Paradise) film muet de 1924 d'après une pièce "Die Zarin" de Lajos Biró et Melchior Lengyel.