John W. Considine Jr.

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John W. Considine Jr

John William Considine Jr. (born October 7, 1898 in Spokane , Washington , † March 22, 1961 in Hollywood , Los Angeles ) was an American film producer and author . Considine produced, among other things, the Oscar-winning films Broadway Melodie 1936 and Teufelskerle .

At the Academy Awards in 1939 Considine, who was nominated for "Best Film" with Teufelskerle , lost to Frank Capra , who received the award for his comedy Life Artist .

Life

Considine's father was the impresario John Considine (1868-1943). Before Considine Jr. made the decision to devote himself to the film business, he studied at the universities of Stanford , Yale , Oxford and in Heidelberg. From the mid-1920s he worked as a film producer and was behind numerous popular films for Joseph Schenck Productions, 20th Century Fox and MGM, among others . In his first self-produced film Wild Justice in 1925 , "Peter the Great", a German Shepherd who had been trained at the Police Academy in Berlin and then came to Hollywood, played a leading role alongside George Sherwood as "Arno". The German Shepherd joined the ranks of such well-known dogs as Rin Tin Tin or Lassie . Considine's second film The Eagle from 1925 is based on a story by Pushkin ; the main roles were cast with Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky , who both appeared again immediately afterwards in The Son of the Sheikh in 1926. Considine also wrote the screenplay for the 1930 film Puttin 'on the Ritz , which is about the rise and fall of a popular entertainer. A romantic night in 1930 was the sound film debut of Lillian Gish and the second film adaptation of Ferenc Molnár's satire about the amorous entanglements in a fictional principality. As early as 1925, the play was filmed under the original title The Swan , and again adapted in 1956 with Grace Kelly and Alec Guinness in the leading roles.

In 1932 Considine was the only time as a director for the comedy film Disorderly Conduct . In the 1934 mystery drama I fight for you , the screen couple Myrna Loy and William Powell had one of their few appearances in a dramatic subject. Considine's film Broadway Melodie 1936 , produced in 1935, received the first of only three Oscars in the category “Best Dance Director ” at the 1936 Academy Awards . In addition, the film itself was nominated in the categories “Best Film” and “Best Original Story ” . For Teufelskerle , produced in 1938, the screenwriters Griffin and Schary received the Oscar for “Best Original Story” at the 1939 Academy Awards . Spencer Tracy , who played the leading role, received his second Oscar for portraying Father Flanagan a year after his first Oscar for the film Manuel . Was also hotshots "Film Best" nominated in the category for the Oscar as well as Norman Taurog , in the category nominated "Best Director" was awarded. In addition, Mickey Rooney received a special Oscar for his unique contributions to the screen as a young player.

For the 1938 film drama Of Human Hearts , also produced by Considine , Beulah Bondi was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” in 1939.

Private

Considine, who died on March 22, 1961, was married to Carmen Pantages, the daughter of the theater director Alexander Pantages . Their common sons, John Considine and Tim Considine, are also actors.

Awards

Oscar / Best Picture

Filmography (as producer)

  • 1925: Wild Justice
  • 1925: The Eagle (The Eagle)
  • 1926: The Son of the Sheik (The Son of the Sheik)
  • 1927: The Two Arabian Knights
  • 1928: Weather lights (Tempest)
  • 1929: The King of Bernina (Eternal Love)
  • 1930: Be Yourself!
  • 1930: Puttin 'on the Ritz (also screenwriter)
  • 1930: The Bad One
  • 1930: Abraham Lincoln (editor and screenplay only)
  • 1930: One Romantic Night
  • 1931: Don't Bet on Women
  • 1931: Doctors' Wives
  • 1932: Always Goodbye
  • 1932: She Wanted a Millionaire
  • 1932: Ring free for love (Flesh)
  • 1933: Peg o 'My Heart
  • 1933: I only dance for you (Dancing Lady)
  • 1934: This Side of Heaven
  • 1934: Have a Heart
  • 1934: I fight for you (Evelyn Prentice)
  • 1934: The Gay Bride
  • 1934: Sequoia - Mistress of the Wilderness (Sequoia)
  • 1935: Mad Love
  • 1935: Broadway Melody of 1936
  • 1936: Three Live Ghosts
  • 1936: A Scream in the Night (The Voice of Bugle Ann)
  • 1936: Absolute Quiet
  • 1936: The Avenger (The Robin Hood of El Dorado)
  • 1937: Finale in St. Petersburg (The Emperor's Candlesticks)
  • 1937: The Man with the Cuckoo (Personal Property)
  • 1938: Of Human Hearts
  • 1938: Arsene Lupine, the king of thieves (Arsene Lupine)
  • 1938: Hold that Kiss
  • 1938: Teufelskerle (Boys Town)
  • 1939: Society Lawyer
  • 1939: Stronger Than Desire
  • 1939: In the Clutches of the Blackmailer (Blackmail)
  • 1940: The young Edison (Young Tom Edison)
  • 1940: The great Edison (Edison, the Man)
  • 1940: Third finger, left hand (Third Finger, Left Hand)
  • 1941: These are guys (Men of Boys Town)
  • 1941: Married Bachelor
  • 1941: Revenge is Sweet (Design for Scandal)
  • 1941: The Dead Lives (Johnny Eager)
  • 1942: Jackass Mail
  • 1942: A Yank at Eton
  • 1942: Jackals
  • 1943: Three Hearts for Julia
  • 1943: Salute to the Marines

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John W. Considine Jr. In: Turner Classic Movies . Accessed April 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ John W. Considine Jr. biography at fandango.com (English). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b John W. Consinde Jr. Filmography at fandango.com (English). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ John W. Considine Jr. Complete Filmography at TCM - Turner Classic Movies (English)
  5. ↑ a b Boys Town Awards at TCM - Turner Classic Movies
personal data
SURNAME Considine, John W. Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Considine, John William Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Spokane , Washington
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1961
Place of death Hollywood , Los Angeles