Francis X. Bushman Jr.
1903 - 1978Ralph Everly Bushman (May 1, 1903 – April 16, 1978), was an American actor. He appeared in fifty-five films between 1920 and 1943. In his early film career, he was often credited as Francis X. Bushman Jr.
The son of notable silent film star Francis X. Bushman and Josephine Fladung Duval, he was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Los Angeles, California at age 74.
He was a maternal uncle of Pat Conway (1931–1981), star of the ABC western television series Tombstone Territory (1957–1960). He and his wife Beatrice were married for 54 years at the time of his death.
Boom Town
Jack Conway
Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Boom Town
The Murder Man
Tim Whelan
Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
The Murder Man
The Girl from Missouri
Jack Conway
Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore
Leaving Missouri to find a wealthy husband in New York City, Eadie Chapman becomes a chorus girl and soon entertains at the lavish home of millionaire Frank Cousins. Cousins proposes to Eadie, only to then commit suicide due to bankruptcy. Fellow millionaire T. R. Paige defends Eadie when the police question her for having Cousins' jewelry -- but when she becomes enamored with his son, Tom, Paige declares Eadie a gold digger.
The Girl from Missouri
Chained
Clarence Brown
Joan Crawford, Clark Gable
Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to divorce him. Concerned that Diane will now lose interest, Richard offers her an all-expense-paid cruise to Argentina so that she can think it over. While traveling, however, Diane falls in love with fellow traveler Mike. She resolves to come clean to Richard, but upon return she becomes conflicted when she finds out he was able to get divorced after all.
Chained
Hollywood - The Second Step
Felix E. Feist
Carey Wilson, Jane Barnes
This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract (the "first step"). However, her work consists mostly of fashion shoots and bit parts that end up on the cutting room floor. She is even used as a stand-in for Maureen O'Sullivan on the set of a Tarzan movie when camera angles and lighting must be set up.
Hollywood - The Second Step
