thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com Ruth McDevitt (September 13, 1895 -- May 27, 1976) was an American stage, film, radio and television actress. She was born Ruth Thane Shoecraft in Coldwater, Michigan. After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she married Patrick McDevitt and decided to devote her time to her marriage. After her husband's death in 1934, she returned to acting. She performed on Broadway, in particular understudying and succeeding Josephine Hull in Arsenic and Old Lace and The Solid Gold Cadillac. She also worked as a radio actor. McDevitt was a familiar face on television during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. She played "Mom Peepers" in the 1950s sitcom Mr. Peepers. She was a regular with Ann Sheridan, Douglas Fowley, and Gary Vinson in CBS's Pistols 'n' Petticoats, a 1966-67 satire of the Old West. The series attracted a good audience, but was cancelled two months after Sheridan's 1967 death from cancer. She was a series regular on Bright Promise from 1974-75, McDevitt also had a regular role as Emily Cowles on Kolchak: the Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin. McDevitt guest starred in such series as Suspense, Cosmopolitan Theatre, Decoy, Westinghouse Studio One, The United States Steel Hour, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Andy Griffith Show, The Debbie Reynolds Show, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, Mayberry RFD, I Dream of Jeannie, Here's Lucy, Bewitched, My World and Welcome To It, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Love, American Style, That ...
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DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Sex Madness (1938) is an exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper, along the lines of Reefer Madness, supposedly to warn teenagers and young adults of the dangers of venereal diseases, specifically syphilis. Wild parties, lesbianism, and premarital sex are some of the forms of 'madness' portrayed. The educational aspect of the film allowed it to portray a taboo subject which was otherwise forbidden by the Production Code of 1930, and its stricter version imposed by Hollywood studios in July 1934. It has been reissued under many titles, including Human Wreckage, They Must Be Told, and Trial Marriage, since many distributors frowned upon the appearance of the word "sex" in the film's title. The title changes may have also been a way of tricking audience members into paying to see the same film more than once. Directed by Dwain Esper Produced by Dwain Esper Written by Joseph Seiden Vincent Valentini Starring Vivian McGill Rose Tapley Al Rigeli Stanley Barton Linda Lee Hill Release date(s) 1938 Running time 57 mins. Rose Tapley (June 30, 1881-February 23, 1956) was a leading lady of the stage and an early heroine of silent films. She was born in Salem, MA. She was a cousin of Captain Robert Bartlett, commander of the SS Roosevelt and the SS Karluk. All of her relatives on her father's side for generations were sailors. Her grandfather's generation included nine sailing masters or captains. Rose's mother's name was Elizabeth Stagg Riker ...
Теги: sex exploitation syphilis costume party sexually transmissible disease gonorrhea lesbian interest house educational drama dwain esper joseph seiden vincent valentini vivian mcgill rose tapley al rigali mark daniels linda lee hill ruth edell charles olcott ed redding pat lawrence allen tower richard bengali w. blake frank howsen allan jean temple