Eve Arden was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades.
Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949).
Charles Edward "Buddy" Rogers was an American film actor and musician. During the peak of his popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he was publicized as "America's Boyfriend".
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The film is essentially a backstage musical revue, featuring high-budget sets and cinematography in the MGM musical tradition. The film stars Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor and features Buddy Ebsen, George Murphy, Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker, Raymond Walburn, Robert Benchley and Binnie Barnes.
Cover Girl is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Charles Vidor, and starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she is offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl. It was one of the most popular musicals of the war years.
Eugenia Lincoln "Jinx" Falkenburg was an American actress and model. She married journalist and publicist Tex McCrary in 1945. Known as "Tex and Jinx", the couple pioneered and popularized the talk show format, first on radio and then in the early days of television. They hosted a series of interview shows in the late 1940s and early 1950s that combined celebrity chit-chat with discussions of important topics of the day.
My Dream Is Yours is a 1949 American Technicolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Jack Carson, Doris Day, and Lee Bowman. This was a loose remake of the 1934 Twenty Million Sweethearts, starring Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers.
She Knew All the Answers is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, and starring by Joan Bennett, Franchot Tone and Eve Arden. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film tells a story about a chorus girl who wants to marry a rich playboy, but first has to prove herself to his financial advisor. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Earl, Curtis Kenyon, and Harry Segall, adapted from a short story written by Jane Allen entitled "A Girl's Best Friend Is Wall Street," published in 1938 in Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Whiplash is a 1948 American film noir directed by Lewis Seiler. It was written by Harriet Frank Jr. and Maurice Geraghty and adapted by Gordon Kahn, from a story by Kenneth Earl. The film stars Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Eve Arden.
San Antonio Rose is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Jane Frazee, Robert Paige and Eve Arden. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the supporting cast features Lon Chaney Jr. and Shemp Howard and the film was also designed as a showcase for the then-popular vocal group The Merry Macs.
The Doughgirls is a 1944 American comedy film directed by James V. Kern based on the 1942 hit Broadway play written by Joseph Fields. The film works around three newlywed couples, focusing on the Halstead couple, played by Jane Wyman and Jack Carson, and their misadventures trying to find some privacy and living space in the housing shortage of WWII era Washington, D.C. Eve Arden as a Russian sniper and Joe DeRita as a sleepy hotel guest, both looking for edge in the overcrowded hotel.
Honolulu Lu is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Eliot Gibbons. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Bruce Bennett, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Gateson, Don Beddoe and Forrest Tucker. The film was released December 11, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.
Two Latins from Manhattan is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg and Joan Woodbury. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
She Has What It Takes is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Jinx Falkenburg, Tom Neal and Constance Worth.
Talk About a Lady is a 1946 American musical film directed by George Sherman and starring Forrest Tucker, Jinx Falkenburg and Trudy Marshall. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Nine Girls is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Leigh Jason from a screenplay by Karen DeWolf and Connie Lee, based on the 1943 play of the same name by Wilfred H. Petitt. The film stars Ann Harding, Evelyn Keyes, Jinx Falkenburg, Anita Louise, Leslie Brooks, Lynn Merrick, Jeff Donnell, Nina Foch, Shirley Mills, and Marcia Mae Jones.
Lucky Legs is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Stanley Rubin and Jack Hartfield. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Leslie Brooks, Kay Harris, Russell Hayden, Elizabeth Patterson and William Wright. The film was released on October 1, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.
Laugh Your Blues Away is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and Ned Dandy. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Johnny Mitchell, Isobel Elsom, Roger Clark and George Lessey. The film was released on November 12, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.
Sweetheart of the Fleet is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Albert Duffy, Maurice Tombragel and Ned Dandy. The film stars Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman and William Wright. The film was released on May 21, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.
Two Señoritas from Chicago is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Woodruff and starring Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg and Ann Savage.
