The ucla film and television archive entry for this film saysas do the creditsthat the film was co. Below are the films that are featured in this section. The stolen jools 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Silent very limited action, with astoundingly irritating voiceover. Media in category the stolen jools the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Brief synopsis a detective searches around hollywood for the stolen jewelry of an award winning actress. List of all gary cooper movies including most successful and top grossing as well as worst films. The finger points 1931, starring richard barthelmess, fay wray, and clark gable. The stolen jools 1931 0404 1931 us comedy 20m user score. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. Boiled yeggs 1926, stolen jools 1931, the flying deuces 1939, the tree in a test tube 1943, utopia 1953. The stolen jools the film detective restored version,new dvd, norma shearer, s. They appeared to help raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis sanitarium.
The stars appeared in the film, distributed by paramount pictures, to raise funds for the national vaudeville artists tuberculosis sanitarium. Mar 09, 2020 brief synopsis a detective searches around hollywood for the stolen jewelry of an award winning actress. Sep 01, 2012 the stolen jools is a short comedy film made in 1931. This experience in 1930 may have been the reason why bogie was cut out in this 1931 film and why he was frustrated not to be a costar to mclaglen. A tribute to the sez yousez me duo victor mclaglen and. John springers interview with joan at nycs town hall audio only 1977 joan crawford funeral footage. This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. Although woolsey was unable to complete the production schedule, the studio had enough material to finish the film, which was released in november 1937.
Joan crawford, barbara stanwyck, gary cooper, buster keaton and edward g. Women of all nations 1931 women of all nations 1931. The stoolen jools is a starstudded short, produced for charity. Or at least for a film bankrolled by a cigarette company to fund a tb clinic. The ucla film and television archive entry for this film saysas do the creditsthat the film was cosponsored by chesterfield cigarettes to support the fine work of the nva sanitarium. Starpacked promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the national variety. The stolen jools, dvd, manufactured on demand, restored, comedyclassic, 889290411662. The images below are from the steamship segment of around the world in eighty days. Mar 18, 2015 this film was viewed for the barbara stanwyck filmography project. I remember just before going onto the soundstage, id look in my dressing room mirror and stretch myself to my full 55 or 56whatever it wasto make me appear taller and to make me able to dominate all the others and to mow them down with my.
The titles that are links lead to feature pages on the actual film. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, a 45 sound shorts, and 27 fulllength sound feature films. That was party true,because although they do not share a scene they both do appear in the stolen jools 1931 as well as. As a team, bert and bob would make only one film for a rival studio, when they were loaned out to columbia in 1933 for so this is africa. The stolen jools 1931 oliver hardy and stan laurel in the stolen jools. The stolen jools was made in 1931 on behalf of the national vaudeville association, a nonprofit philanthropic group with entertainment industry. A short comedy produced to raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis sanitarium.
At the screen stars annual ball, norma shearer has her jewels stolen. The theft of norma shearers jewelry sets the plot in motion for this star studded promotional short. Lowe and mclaglen had cameo roles in three films happy days 1929, the stolen jools 1931 and around the world in eighty days 1956. Geoffrey james, a scotland yard inspector, arrives in america to help investigate a series of mysterious murders and winds up on the trail of a priceless collection of stolen jewels.
Joan crawford was an american actress who is listed among the top 10 actresses of all time by the american film institute. Starpacked promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis sanatorium. Those of us who are stargazers will be suitably impressed by the stolen jools, originally entitled the slippery pearls. She won the 1948 academy award for best actress for her role in the 1947 film the farmers daughter, and received an oscar nomination for her role in come to the stable in 1949.
Norma shearers jewels have been stolen at the annual ball. Just about all the studios lent some of their best contract players out for this 20 minute short subject. Dragnet 1946 and the stolen jools 1931 dragnet starring henry wilcoxon, virginia dale, douglass dumbrille and mary brian. So, the best film of 1931 is a draw between the public enemy and corsair, but the edge definitely has to go to the public enemy, for cagneys wonderfully watchable portray of the psycho, tom power, and imaginative screenplay and cinematography. It was made by the national vaudeville artists nva as part of a charity campaign and distributed free to theatres in 1931. Film buffs will be absolutely delighted to own this twenty minutes of unmitigated fun. The stolen jools 1931 police search for missing pearls. Its film quality is poor and the sound less than desirable. Stolen joolsclassic comedy tvpublic domain classic movie and tv. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Brown was an actor and comedian from holgate, ohio.
The stolen jools 1931 buster keaton joan crawford laurel hardy comedy film dvd. The stolen jools ook bekend als the slippery pearls is een amerikaanse film uit 1931. The complete first season dvd, 2002, 6disc set, gift box. Jul 22, 2017 the stolen jools 1931 is a short comedy film produced by the masquers club of hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. The stolen jools is a 1931 american precode comedy short produced by the masquers club of hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. Robinson and wallace beery, was made to raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis sanatorium. This short comedy film involving the theft of norma shearers jewelry was produced to benefit the national variety artists tuberculosis. The remaining shorts feature charley chase, our gang, and buster keaton. In short, laurel and hardy and friends is supposed to be the 10th edition of the lost films of laurel and hardy but in truth, there are only two laurel and hardy films here be big. Norma shearer, more than perhaps any other actress, became a star by sheer force of will. B in addition to these, laurel and hardy appeared in at least 20 foreignlanguage versions of their films and a promotional film, galaxy of stars 1936, made for.
In each section here at classic movie favorites we like to highlight films that are the best or important for the actress or actor. The stolen jools 1973 legendary ladies of the screen. Cast and crew credits for stolen jools, the, 1931, directed by william mcgann, with maurice chevalier, joan crawford, irene dunne, at turner classic movies. Born in 1902 in montreal with a cast in her eye and a family with a history of mental illness, shearer announced her intentions to be a star at an early age. This article needs additional citations for verification. My 10 favorite crawford films have their own pages here on cmf. This starpacked short film was intended to raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis hospital, ironically it was produced in association with a cigarette company.
I may accidentally slide away from the film subject altogether in order to just combine vowels and consonants at random. Laurel and hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951. The original cut does survive in blackhawk films collection. The stolen jools is a slapdash early talkie short, but for any fan of the period its a must, with arguably the finest collection of stars ever assembled for a film. The slippery pearls is a merry little short with so many early 1930s stars showing up in its brief running time that one needs a scoreboard to keep track of them all. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. They appeared to help raise funds for the national variety artists. You can use this as a guide to building up your collection. Both are starstudded projects made to raise money for charity, but while the banquet is a feature film to raise money to aid flood victims, the stolen jools is a short. The stolen jools 1931 allstar cast make a seriously funny short for charity. The stolen jools 1931 buster keaton joan crawford laurel. After the showing a live speaker would come out and request donations. See the full list of the stolen jools cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
It is a short produced by the masquers club of hollywood, to raise funds for the national variety artists tuberculosis sanitarium. The stolen jools 1931 posters the movie database tmdb. After all, in 1929, sound films were still considered a bit of a novelty by many, and the new technology had hastened the demise of many a silent actors career. Its main attraction is the inclusion of virtually every major star in hollywood in 1931. She made her acting debut in the silent movie lady of the night 1925, but her breakthrough role came in the unknown 1927. A 20minute short film to benefit a tuberculosis sanitarium entitled slippery pearls or stolen jools from 1931 contains five afi screen legends.
Created by martinkopperudandersen favorited 6 times, disliked 0 times, added to 9 watchlists complete buster keaton short film filmography. Laurel and hardy perfect day 1929 super colorized full film funny comedy. The theft of norma shearers jewelry sets the plot in motion for this starstudded promotional short. The stolen jools new dvd manufactured on demand, restored title. Gary started his acting career in the 20s with the silent era films and starred in some largely unknown films, such as the winning of barbara worth, doomsday, the first kiss. Flying deucesstolen jools dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. January 6, 19 august 12, 2000 was an american actress. The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Mcgann director wallace beery at the police station. What follows is a small gallery of the gang from the stolen jools.
The plot involves norma shearer having her jewels stolen. The sound shorts 19291941 laurel and hardy had every right to be apprehensive about the talkies. This short comedy film involving the theft of norma shearers jewelry was produced to benefit the national variety artists tuberculosis sanitarium, with stars such as wallace beery, joe e. The stolen jools manufactured on demand, restored on. When the steamship runs out of coal, the engineer lowe and the helmsman mclaglen stoke the ships furnace with kindling wood gathered from doors and furniture. The stolen jools new dvd manufactured on demand, restored. Gary cooper was an american actor known for his raw, natural and authentic style of acting, which made him one of the greatest hollywood stars of all time. This film is also known by the name the slippery pearls. I cant really describe a plot because there isnt one here.
The stars appeared in the film to raise funds for the national vaudeville artists tuberculosis sanitarium. Laurel and hardy film list listing of all of stan laurel and oliver hardys films together. After the film was released, woolsey officially retired to his home in malibu, and was confined to bed for nearly a year. Brown, maurice chevalier, gary cooper, joan crawford, irene dunne, douglas fairbanks jr. Politics is a wonderful satire on same and i think it could. Also while still not a full length version lucky dog was more complete version as compared to the 7 minute clip that. All of the actors involved donated their time to complete the picture, and it was distributed to theaters at no cost. The production, which includes cameos by laurel and hardy, buster keaton, edward g.
This film was viewed for the barbara stanwyck filmography project. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies. The stolen jools 1931 is a short comedy film produced by the masquers club of hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of the day. It features many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day. The buster keaton blogathon the stolen jools 1931 movierob. Get biography information about maurice chevalier on. It is hard to understand in our days that a film like women of all nations could ever be released the only reason was mclaglen who was a kind of hero in early action movies. The stolen jools is a 1931 american precode comedy short produced by the masquers club of hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by film stars of.
In 1902 at the age of 10, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the five marvellous astons which toured the country on both the. Only stymie, wheezer and dorothy and of course, petey would remain when our gang returned in august of that same year with the film big ears. The stolen jools manufactured on demand, restored on movies. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. My take on it this is a film that i knew absolutely nothing about and came across it while searching for a buster keaton film for this blogathon. Stolen jools norma shearershort film the student prince in old heidelberg norma shearer dir ernst lubitsch 1927 the trial of mary dugan norma shearer 1929 only ok quality, but better than prints on ebayi offer waking up the town 1925, 41 min missing 1 reel fair quality peter lorre. The film features cameos by film stars of the 1930s. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The stolen jools was released in april of 1931 and is the last released film featuring this particular configuration of the gang. Full list of joan crawford films classic movie favorites. If celebrities are the friends we never had except in our own minds then this short is a interesting look into the past to see who it was that our grandparents and greatgrandparents thought of. The stolen jools 1931 on the loose 1931 wild poses 1933 on the wrong. The stolen jools is a short comedy film made in 1931.