Rains was born in London on November 10, 1889. He fought in World War I, and was involved in a gas attack that left him almost blind in one eye for the rest of his life. Rains' acting talents were recognized by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons that he needed to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, working with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. Rains' first Hollywood role was the title character in James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933). His distinctive voice won him the role: his face was not ...

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Claude Rains, Claude Rains - Life, Claude Rains - Academy Award nominations, Claude Rains - Filmography

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Casablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa. It focuses on Rick's conflict between, in the words of one character, love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband, Resistance hero Victor Laszlo, escape f ...

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• Casablanca film - Music
• Casablanca film - Reception
• Casablanca film - Sequels
• Casablanca film - Cast
• Casablanca film - Myths
• Casablanca film - Errors
• Casablanca film - Criticism
• Casablanca film - Awards
• Casablanca film - Quotes

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Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. Although many other Egyptian Queens shared the name, she is usually known as simply Cleopatra, and all of her similarly named predecessors have been mostly forgotten. As co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes), her brother/husband Ptolemy XIV, and later her son Caesarion, Cleopatra survived a coup engineered by her brother's court ...

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• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Early life and name
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - The race debate
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Cleopatra in art film TV and literature
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Films about Cleopatra
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Paintings of Cleopatra
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Notes

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Anthony Adverse is a 1936 film based upon the novel by Hervey Allen. The story revolves around the adventures of a young orphan in the early 19th century. It starred Fredric March in the title role, as well as Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, Louis Hayward, Gale Sondergaard, Steffi Duna, and Akim Tamiroff. It was adapted by Sheridan Gibney and Milton Krims, and directed by Mervyn LeRoy, with uncredited direction by Michael Curtiz. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In addition, Sondergaar ...

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Typically, character actors lack some of the stereotypical physical attributes associated with stars. A character actor may be very short or very tall, heavy or thin, balding, or simply unconventional-looking. Many older actors and actresses find their access to lead roles limited by age as well. Similarly, actors of colour were often barred from roles for which they were otherwise suited; some found work perfoming ethnic stereotypes. A character actor is usually playing a character who doesn't go through a major change in the course of the ...

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Character actor, Character actor - Definition, Character actor - Crossover actors, Character actor - Examples of character roles

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Don was born in the small coal mining town of St. Charles, Virginia and that at the age of four Don developed asthma. The family doctor advised the Newtons to move out west. The family traveled about for a time, living in New Mexico, Arizona, California and Colorado before finally settling down in Arizona. Don grew up and spent most of his life in the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa Arizona area ...

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Don Newton, Don Newton - Biography, Don Newton - Don’s Early Years, Don Newton - Charlton Comics, Don Newton - The Death of Charlton, Don Newton - DC Comics, Don Newton - Marvel Comics, Don Newton - DC Again, Don Newton - External link

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Thesiger attended Marlborough College with aspirations of becoming a painter, but quickly switched to drama, making his professional debut in a production of Colonel Smith in 1909. He enlisted in the military at the outbreak of the First World War, but was wounded on the field and sent home. Thesiger's film debut was in 1916 in The Real Thing at Last, a spoof presenting Macbeth as it might be done by an American company, in which he did a drag turn as one of the Witches. He did a few more small movies during ...

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Ernest Thesiger, Ernest Thesiger - Early career, Ernest Thesiger - Working with James Whale, Ernest Thesiger - After Frankenstein, Ernest Thesiger - Filmography

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May 30 - Political. 1416 - The Roman Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. 1431 - In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake. 1536 - King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives. 1574 - Henry III becomes King of France. 1635 - Peace of Prague (30 Years War) 1806 - Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. 1814 - The First Treat ...

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May 30, May 30 - Events, May 30 - Political, May 30 - Military, May 30 - Scientific, May 30 - Natural Disasters, May 30 - Sports, May 30 - Cultural, May 30 - Births, May 30 - Deaths, May 30 - Holidays and observances

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Along with the talent he booked each week, he also had recurring characters appear many times a season, such as his puppet sidekick Topo Gigio, and ventriloquist Señor Wences. While most of the episodes aired live from New York City, the show also aired live on occasion from other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. For many years, Ed Sullivan was a national event each Sunday evening, and was the first expo ...

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The Ed Sullivan Show, The Ed Sullivan Show - Background, The Ed Sullivan Show - Famous performances, The Ed Sullivan Show - List of celebrity guests, The Ed Sullivan Show - Reference

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The Karate Kid (1984) - Noriyuki Morita Kentucky (1938) - Walter Brennan The Killing Fields (1984) - Haing S. Ngor Kiss of Death (1947) - Richard Widmark Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - Justin Henry ...

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List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - 0-9, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - A, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - B, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - C, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - D, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - E, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - F, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - G, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - H, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - I, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - J, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - K, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - L, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - M, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - N, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - O, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - P, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Q, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - R, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - S, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - T, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - U, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - V, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - W, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - X, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Y, List of Best Supporting Actor nominees films - Z

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The Phantom of The Opera is a Gothic novel, combining romance, horror fiction, mystery, and tragedy. In Leroux's original 1910 novel, the setting is 19th century Paris at the Opera Garnier (The Paris Opera or The National Academy of Music), a luxurious and monumental building which has been built between 1857 and 1874 over a huge underground lake. The employees claim that the opera house is haunted by a mysterious ghost who causes a variety of accidents. The "Opera Ghost" ("le fantôme de l'Opéra") blackmails the two opera managers to pay him a monthly salary of 20,000 francs an ...

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The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera - Plot, The Phantom of the Opera - Erik's personal history, The Phantom of the Opera - Illustrations, The Phantom of the Opera - Phantom Phans, The Phantom of the Opera - Other appearances, The Phantom of the Opera - Adaptations, The Phantom of the Opera - Stage, The Phantom of the Opera - Films, The Phantom of the Opera - Television, The Phantom of the Opera - Literature, The Phantom of the Opera - Children's books, The Phantom of the Opera - Comics, The Phantom of the Opera - Non-fiction, The Phantom of the Opera - Translations, The Phantom of the Opera - Music

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Whale was best known for his work in the horror genre, making such momentous and iconic pictures as Frankenstein, where he was the first director ever to move the camera through the shot, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man. Universal Pictures owed its stellar success in the 30s much in part to the huge box-office receipts of these three blockbusters. Further, these pictures established the screen careers of Gloria Stuart, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff, Una Merkel, and Claude Rains, to name just a ...

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James Whale, James Whale - Early life, James Whale - Beginnings in the theatre, James Whale - Hollywood career, James Whale - Filmography

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was attacked when it was released as an anti-American pro-Communist film for its portrayal of corruption in American Government. In France it was banned by the Nazis, who feared its message. In the spring of 2005, media attention over the "nuclear option" focused extra attention on what was already the melodramatic climax of the film, when Smith launches a lengthy and defiant filibuster. ...

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Cultural Effects, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Awards, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - External link

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The film begins with King Philip II of Spain declaring his intentions to destroy England and after this "puny rockbound island as barren and treacherous as her Queen" is out of the way, he believes that world conquest will follow: "it (a map) will cease to be a map of the world; it will be Spain." He sends one of his courtiers, Don Alvarez, played by Claude Rains, as his ambassador to England to allay suspicions generated by the great armada he is bu ...

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The Sea Hawk 1940 film, The Sea Hawk 1940 film - Plot, The Sea Hawk 1940 film - Trivia

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Lawrence Stewart "Larry" Talbot (Chaney) returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his father, Sir John Talbot (Rains). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe (Ankers). On a night of the full moon (which, oddly, is never seen in the film), he attempts to rescue her friend Jenny from what he believes to be a sudden attack by a wolf. He kills the beast with a silver-headed walking stick, but is bitten in the process. He soon discovers that it wasn’t just a wolf; it was ...

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The Wolf Man, The Wolf Man - Film overview, The Wolf Man - Special effects, The Wolf Man - Themes, The Wolf Man - Sequels, The Wolf Man - Legacy, The Wolf Man - Trivia

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The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers who read the play called it (approvingly) "sophisticated hokum", and it was agreed to buy the rights for $20,000. The project was renamed Casablanca, apparently in imitation of the 1938 hit Algiers. Shooting began on May 25, 1942 and was completed on August 3, 1942. The entire film was shot in the studio, except for the sequence showing the arrival of Major Strasser (filmed at Van Nuys Ai ...

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Casablanca film, Casablanca film - Plot, Casablanca film - Production, Casablanca film - Writing, Casablanca film - Direction, Casablanca film - Cinematography, Casablanca film - Music, Casablanca film - Reception, Casablanca film - Sequels, Casablanca film - Cast, Casablanca film - Myths, Casablanca film - Errors, Casablanca film - Criticism, Casablanca film - Awards, Casablanca film - Quotes

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"Stand by for action! We are about to launch Stingray! Anything can happen in the next half-hour!" These words, accompanied by a montage of action scenes, get each episode off to a rousing start. Stingray, a highly sophisticated submarine built for speed and manouevrability, is the flagship of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol, a 21st century security organisation based at Marineville, located somewhere near the west coast of the United States. In case of an attack the entire city can be lowered into the ground on hydraulic jacks. Ma ...

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Stingray TV show, Stingray TV show - Story and characters, Stingray TV show - Voice actors, Stingray TV show - Episode List, Stingray TV show - External link

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The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers who read the play called it (approvingly) "sophisticated hokum", and it was agreed to buy the rights for $20,000. The project was renamed Casablanca, apparently in imitation of the 1938 hit Algiers. Shooting began on May 25, 1942 and was completed on August 3. The entire film was shot in the studio, except for the sequence showing the arrival of Major Strasser (filmed at Van Nuys Airport) ...

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Casablanca film, Casablanca film - Plot, Casablanca film - Production, Casablanca film - Writing, Casablanca film - Direction, Casablanca film - Cinematography, Casablanca film - Music, Casablanca film - Reception, Casablanca film - Sequels, Casablanca film - Cast, Casablanca film - Myths, Casablanca film - Errors, Casablanca film - Criticism, Casablanca film - Awards, Casablanca film - Quotes

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A large Abenaki Indian settlement called Acquadocton Village once existed at the point now known as "The Weirs," named by colonists for fishing weirs discovered at the outlet of the Winnipesaukee River. Early explorers had hoped to follow the Piscataqua River north to Lake Champlain in search of the great lakes and rivers of Canada mentioned in Indian lore. About 1652, the Endicott surveying party visited the area, an event commem ...

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Laconia New Hampshire, Laconia New Hampshire - History, Laconia New Hampshire - Geography, Laconia New Hampshire - Demographics

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slight spoilers The historical accuracy of the film, and particularly its portrayal of Lawrence himself, have been called to question by numerous historical scholars [1]. Most of the film's characters are either real or based on real characters, to varying degrees. The events depicted in the film are largely based on accepted historical fact and Lawrence's own writing about events, though they have various degrees of romanticization. The main problem some have with with the portrayal of Lawrence is not only the differenc ...

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Lawrence of Arabia film, Lawrence of Arabia film - Real-Life And Fictional Characters, Lawrence of Arabia film - Cast, Lawrence of Arabia film - Awards and nominations

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