George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902–May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician.
He was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Irish Catholic extraction, and attended Yale University. He worked as a tool maker for the Ford Motor Company, as a miner, a real estate agent, and a night club dancer.
In 1927 he appeared on Broadway, partnering with his wife Julie Johnson as a dance act. When Johnson decided to retire from show business in 1935, Murphy moved the family to Hollywood, appearing in several musicals and comedies until 1952. During World War II he appeared in several patriotic films designed to increase morale in the U.S., including the 1943 movie This Is the Army in which he plays a thinly fictionalized version of Irving Berlin.
He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946. He was a vice president of Desilu Studios and of the Technicolor Corporation. He was director of entertainment for presidential inaugurations in 1952, 1956 and 1960.
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Border Incident is a 1949 black-and-white film directed by Anthony Mann. The MGM film, considered film noir, was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by famed cinematographer John Alton who uses shadows and lighting effects to involve an audience despite the fact that the film was shot on a low budget.The story concerns two agents, one Mexican and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border to California. The two agents go undercover, one as a poor migrant.Some memorable scenes in the dark, gritty film include a harrowing episode involving a plowing machine and a climactic shootout in a quicksand swamp.Film reviews of the movie today are mostly positive. Roger Westcombe writing on the web page Big House Film compares the film to classic film westerns: "Yet far from a typical Western’s sense of freedom, Border Incident shares with (director Mann's previous effort) T-Men that film’s inky, submerged visual...,
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Battleground is a 1949 war film that tells the story of a platoon of the 3rd Battalion 327th Glider Infantry Regiment (formerly the 1st Battalion 401st GIR)101st Airborne Division trying to cope during the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, Belgium. It stars Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Jerome Courtland, Don Taylor, Bruce Cowling, James Whitmore, Douglas Fowley, Leon Ames, and James Arness.The movie won two Academy Awards: for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Paul C. Vogel) and for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay (Robert Pirosh). Other nominations included Best Picture, Best Director (William A. Wellman), Best Film Editing (John D. Dunning), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (James Whitmore).This film is notable for portraying American soldiers as vulnerable and human, as opposed to just inspirational and gung-ho. While there is no question concerning the courage and steadfastedness of the members of the squad, each has at...
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Bataan is a 1943 propaganda film about the defense of the Bataan Peninsula, made by MGM. It was directed by Tay Garnett and produced by Irving Starr with Dore Schary as executive producer.
The Battle of Bataan followed the Japanese December, 1941 invasion of the Philippines and lasted from January 1 to April 9, 1942. In this action, the unified United States and Philippine forces retreated from Manila onto the nearby, mountainous Bataan peninsula for a desperate last stand. There was hope that a relief would arrive, but none could be mustered. After 3 months of desperate fighting, the starving and malaria-ridden forces surrendered and were led on the infamous Bataan Death March.
The US Army is conducting a fighting retreat. A high bridge spans a ravine on the Bataan peninsula. After the army and some civilians cross, a group of thirteen hastily-assembled soldiers is assigned to blow it up and prevent the Japanese from rebuilding it as long as possible.
They dig in on a hillside...
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For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical directed by Busby Berkeley. It stars Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and George Murphy. It was Kelly's screen debut. This movie is inspired by a true story about vaudeville actors Harry Palmer and Jo Hayden when Harry Palmer was drafted into World War I....,
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Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 American movie musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
In the film, the three stars play dancers in New York. Astaire and Murphy dance in nightclubs (and take part in faux marriage ceremonies therein), while Powell plays a major Broadway star. A love triangle emerges when the three find themselves working in the same production and a case of mistaken identity complicates matters further.
The film is best remembered for the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest movie musical dancers of their time. Astaire was reportedly slightly intimidated by Powell, as she was considered one of the few female dancers capable of out-performing Astaire. According to Powell in her introduction to the book The MGM Story, the feeling was somewhat mutual, and it took several days of rehearsal before the two dancers felt comfortable enough to...,
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Kid Millions is a 1934 American film directed by Roy Del Ruth.
The story features Eddie, a kid from Brooklyn, New York City, United States who suddently inherits $77 million dollars from his lost father, an archeologist that had looted Egypt of its treaures. In order to reclaim the inheritance, Eddie begins his boat ride to Egypt. However, on the boat he meets various characters who claim also to receive a part of the inheritance, though their stories are doubtful. Later on, Eddie learns that the Sheik Mulhulla has threatened to kill anyone who tries to claim the treasure, and that Princess Fanya has fallen deeply in love with Eddie and wants Eddie's hand in marriage.
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