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Stephen Roberts is a Actor and Director American born on 23 november 1895 at Summersville (USA)
Stephen Roberts (23 November 1895 – 17 July 1936) was an American film director. He directed 105 films between 1923 and 1936.
He was born in Summersville, West Virginia, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.
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Nationality USA
Birth 23 november 1895 at Summersville (USA)
Death 17 july 1936 (at 40 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 23 november 1895 at Summersville (USA)
Death 17 july 1936 (at 40 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Stephen Roberts (23 November 1895 – 17 July 1936) was an American film director. He directed 105 films between 1923 and 1936.
He was born in Summersville, West Virginia, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.
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, 1h50Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, John Davidson, Janet Blair
Roles Second outspoken man
Rating62%
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new school teacher. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College reversal and the presidency. Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to the two Dakotas, along with two Democrat-voting territories, evening the gains for both parties. The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace.
The Quick Gun (1964)
, 1h27Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Merry Anders, James Best, Ted de Corsia, Charles Meredith, Raymond Hatton
Roles Dr Stevens
Rating58%
Clint Cooper returns to his home town, which he had left in disgrace, to claim his father's ranch. On the way he runs into his old gang, led by Spangler, who plan on robbing the town. Clint arrives back in town to find most of the men have left on a cattle drive. He tries to warn them of the impending robbery. He agrees to help the sheriff, an old friend of his called Scotty, defend the town against the gang. Clint also starts up a relationship with his old girlfriend, Helen.
Diary of a Madman (1963)
, 1h36Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Vincent Price, Nancy Kovack, Lewis Martin, Elaine Devry, Ian Wolfe, Stephen Roberts
Rating62%
Following the funeral of Simon Cordier (Vincent Price), a French magistrate and amateur sculptor, his secret diary is read out by Simon's pastor friend to a group of people gathered around the table, Simon's servants, and a police captain. The diary transpires that Simon has come into contact with a malevolent entity. The invisible yet corporeal being, called a horla is capable of limited psychokinesis and complete mind control.
Gog (1954)
, 1h25Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall, Philip Van Zandt, Michael Fox, William Schallert
Roles Maj. Howard
Rating54%
Unaccountable, deadly malfunctions begin occurring at a top-secret government facility under the New Mexico desert where a space station is being constructed. Agents from the Office of Scientific Investigation (OSI) in Washington, D.C. are called in to investigate.
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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
, 1h22Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason, Eric Blore, Robert Armstrong, Lila Lee
Rating68%
Wealthy murder mystery writer Paula Bradford (Jean Arthur) returns from her worldwide travels to see her former husband, surgeon Dr. Lawrence "Brad" Bradford (William Powell). He had divorced her because she was always involving him in real-life murder cases, but she wants him back. When a jockey riding the favorite dies while leading a race, she is convinced it was murder. She and Mike North (Frank M. Thomas), the horse's trainer, persuade the reluctant doctor to investigate. Brad is puzzled when he finds traces of gelatin on the corpse.
The Lady Consents (1936)
, 1h16Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Margaret Lindsay, Walter Abel, Edward Ellis, Hobart Cavanaugh
Rating61%
Star of Midnight (1935)
, 1h30Directed by Stephen Roberts, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly, Gene Lockhart, Ralph Morgan, Leslie Fenton
Rating66%
New York lawyer and playboy Clay Dalzell (William Powell) is asked by old friend Tim Winthrop to locate his girlfriend Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in Chicago a year ago. Winthrop cannot stop thinking about her and believes she is in New York.
Romance in Manhattan (1935)
, 1h17Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Francis Lederer, Ginger Rogers, Arthur Hohl, Jimmy Butler, J. Farrell MacDonald, Helen Ware
Rating67%
Karel Novak (Lederer), an incredibly naive Czech immigrant, arrives in New York with $58; but now he must have $200 or be sent back. Novak escapes from the ship and is rescued by dock workers; but he loses his money. He wanders the streets and eats food left by chorus girls. Sylvia Dennis (Rogers) questions him. He refuses money but wants a job. Two women suggest an institution for Sylvia's brother Frank (Jimmy Butler), because he missed two days of school. Sylvia says no. Sylvia gives Karel blankets to sleep on the roof, and she explains about the Depression. Frank shares his job selling newspapers with Karel and takes over after school. Karel does not admit he was fished out of the river and so does not get his $58 back. He asks the police officer Murphy (J. Farrell MacDonald) if someone could get in trouble for helping someone if they didn't know he was an illegal alien.
, 1h11Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, Nigel Bruce, Montagu Love, Frank Reicher
Rating63%
After World War I, in Monte Carlo a girl lures back the Russian one-time aristocrat who broke the bank, and makes him poor; however, she falls in love with him and follows him.
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
, 1h12Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors George Raft, Adolphe Menjou, Frances Drake, Sidney Toler, Nydia Westman, Edward Ellis
Rating55%
One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
, 1h25Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, Frances Fuller, Roscoe Karns, Neil Hamilton, Jane Darwell
Rating62%
Dr. Lucius Griffith "Biff" Grimes (Gary Cooper) is a small town dentist dissatisfied with his lot. Though married to the lovely and affectionate Amy Lind Grimes (Frances Fuller), Grimes still carries a torch for his former sweetheart, Virginia "Virgie" Brush Barnstead (Fay Wray). Years earlier, Grimes had lost Virgie to his old friend Hugo Barnstead (Neil Hamilton), and is consumed with the desire to get even with his rival. The now-wealthy Hugo comes to visit Grimes, with Virgie in town. Grimes then seeks to rekindle his old romance.
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
, 1h10Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue, William Gargan, Irving Pichel, Elizabeth Patterson, Guy Standing
Rating70%
Temple Drake, a frivolous young woman from a prominent Mississippi family, is raped and forced into prostitution by Trigger, a backwoods bootlegger, after Trigger shoots and kills a boy who tries to protect her. Another backwoodsman is charged with the murder. When Temple tries to leave Trigger, he becomes angry and is apparently about to assault her, so she grabs his pistol and shoots him, then flees back home to her family. An idealistic lawyer eventually persuades Temple to tell the truth about the first murder on the witness stand and save the defendant's life, even though her testimony will disgrace herself. According to Pre-Code scholar Thomas Doherty, the film implies that the deeds done to her are in recompense for her immorality.
If I Had a Million (1932)
, 1h28Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, James Cruze, Norman Taurog, Norman Z. McLeod, William A. Seiter, H. Bruce Humberstone, Stephen Roberts, Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft, May Robson, W. C. Fields, Richard Bennett
Rating68%
Dying industrial tycoon John Glidden (Richard Bennett) cannot decide what to do with his wealth. He despises his money-hungry relatives and believes none of his employees is capable of running his various companies. Finally, he decides to give a million dollars each to eight people picked at random from a telephone directory before he passes away, so as to avoid his will being contested. (The first name selected is John D. Rockefeller, which is swiftly rejected.)
Lady and Gent (1932)
, 1h24Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors John Wayne, George Bancroft, Wynne Gibson, James Gleason, Charley Grapewin, Morgan Wallace
Rating60%
Percival Bailey, un boxeur en déclin surnommé Slag, est battu lors d'un combat par le jeune Buzz Kinney, ce qui lui fait perdre son argent ainsi qu'à son manager Pin Streaver. Cash Enright, l'organisateur des combats de Slag, le renvoie alors en lui disant qu'il est fini. Le même soir, Pin, qui a désespérément besoin d'argent, essaie de cambrioler le coffre de Cash, mais il est abattu par un policier. Dans les poches de Pin, Slag trouve les clés d'une maison à Ironton et Puff Rogers, l'amie de Slag, en déduit que Pin menait une double vie. Ils trouvent un télégramme destiné à James Streaver, où un certain Ted demande à voir Pin à Ironton le lendemain. Lorsqu'ils se rendent à la maison de Pin, ils trouvent un jeune garçon qui dit être le fils de James Streaver. Slag réalise alors pourquoi Pin avait tant besoin d'argent, et il annonce à Ted que Pin est mort. Slag et Puff décident alors de s'occuper de Ted. Slag trouve un travail à l'aciérie, pendant que Puff regrette de ne pouvoir retourner à Broadway. Ted grandit et devient une vedette du football, pendant que Slag boxe le soir pour gagner de quoi lui payer le collège. Un jour, Slag est arrêté lors d'un combat clandestin et retrouve en prison Buzz Kinney, ruiné après un mauvais mariage. Un jour Ted arrive à la maison accompagné de Cash Enright, qui lui promet une carrière de boxeur s'il renonce au collège. Puff jette Enright dehors, en lui disant qu'il ne corrompra pas leur fils, mais Ted a envie de gagner rapidement de l'argent. Slag est forcé de frapper Ted pour le faire rester et, lorsque Ted met Slag KO, Puff lui rappelle les sacrifices que Slag a faits pour lui. Pris de remords, Ted demande alors à Slag et à Puff de l'adopter officiellement, et pour cela ils se marient.
Sky Bride (1932)
, 1h18Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Arlen, Jack Oakie, Virginia Bruce, Robert Coogan, Louise Closser Hale, Harold Goodwin
Rating66%
Bert "Speed" Condon (Richard Arlen) is the star of the "Speed Condon Flying Circus". The troupe of barnstorming pilots includes "Wild Bill" Adams (Harold Goodwin), Eddie Smith (Tom Douglas) and their manager, Alec "Ma" Dugan (Jack Oakie). Performing in small towns across the country, Speed and his friends are known for their stunt flying as much as giving "joy rides" for paying customers. Speed and Eddie try a dangerous mock "dog fight" that ends with Eddie's death.