Musical comedy actress Mary Carlisle who came up in the ’30s as a talented Hollywood ingenue and starred in multiple films with Bing Crosby died Aug. 1 in a retirement community a for actors in the Woodland Hills of Los Angeles. She was 104.
Carlisle’s son, James Blakeley III confirmed her death, according to the Washington Post. No details about her cause of death were revealed.
Born Gwendolyn Witter in Boston on Feb. 3, 1914, Carlisle she was brought to Hollywood by her widowed mother. After completing high school, Carlisle learned of a casting call for chorus girls at MGM studios thanks to her uncle Robert Carlisle, who was a film and producer. Thus began her Hollywood career. She appeared in uncredited roles in films such as Madam Satan (1930), The Great Lover (1931) and Grand Hotel (1932).
In 1933, her career took a turn when she, along with Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers were selected as...
Carlisle’s son, James Blakeley III confirmed her death, according to the Washington Post. No details about her cause of death were revealed.
Born Gwendolyn Witter in Boston on Feb. 3, 1914, Carlisle she was brought to Hollywood by her widowed mother. After completing high school, Carlisle learned of a casting call for chorus girls at MGM studios thanks to her uncle Robert Carlisle, who was a film and producer. Thus began her Hollywood career. She appeared in uncredited roles in films such as Madam Satan (1930), The Great Lover (1931) and Grand Hotel (1932).
In 1933, her career took a turn when she, along with Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers were selected as...
- 8/1/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Make room for a genuine rarity, come back from the cinema graveyard in excellent condition: a lavish color musical extravaganza from 1930 that’s been effectively Mia for generations. Universal undertook a daunting restoration of this ‘revue-‘ style spectacle, which includes a full presentation of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in its original orchestration.
King of Jazz
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 915
1930 / Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 98 105 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date March 27, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Bing Crosby (unbilled),
Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Glenn Tryon, Wiliam Kent, Slim Summerville, The Rhythm Boys, Kathryn Crawford, Beth Laemmle, Stanley Smith, Charles Irwin, George Chiles, Jack White, Frank Leslie, Walter Brennan, Churchill Ross, Johnson Arledge, Al Norman, Jacques Cartier, Paul Howard, Nell O’Day, The Tommy Atkins Sextette, Marion Stadler, Don Rose, The Russell Markert Girls.
Cinematography: Hal Mohr, Jerry Ash, Ray Rennahan
Film Editor: Maurice Pivar, Robert Carlisle...
King of Jazz
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 915
1930 / Color / 1:33 flat full frame / 98 105 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date March 27, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Bing Crosby (unbilled),
Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Glenn Tryon, Wiliam Kent, Slim Summerville, The Rhythm Boys, Kathryn Crawford, Beth Laemmle, Stanley Smith, Charles Irwin, George Chiles, Jack White, Frank Leslie, Walter Brennan, Churchill Ross, Johnson Arledge, Al Norman, Jacques Cartier, Paul Howard, Nell O’Day, The Tommy Atkins Sextette, Marion Stadler, Don Rose, The Russell Markert Girls.
Cinematography: Hal Mohr, Jerry Ash, Ray Rennahan
Film Editor: Maurice Pivar, Robert Carlisle...
- 3/10/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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