Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Ralph M. Like bought the old Charles Ray Studios in 1927 to begin producing low-budget pictures starring his wife, actress Blanche Mehaffey. He formed Action Pictures, Inc., and began to churn out a series of westerns, crime dramas and action/adventure pictures (all the while keeping his main job as a studio sound engineer). In 1932 he changed the company's name to Mayfair Pictures, but the product was still the same: very low-budget, somewhat cheesy melodramas and actioners (e.g., Midnight Morals (1932), Riot Squad (1933)) with talent on both sides of the cameras either on their way up or on their way down. His pictures were distributed via the states rights system, which meant that they basically didn't get much distribution at all, and the company went out of business in 1934. Like went back to his sound engineer profession, but made one more stab at producing with You Can't Beat the Law (1943), a low-budget quickie for Monogram, which was his swan song as a producer.

President of Ralph M. Like Productions, a low-budget production company in the 1930s.

Co-founded (w/<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0448883/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Willis Kent</a>) Progressive Pictures, a low-budget production company started in 1933 that went out of business in 1934.

Owner of International Film Studios, a sound-recording company, active in the 1930s.

Head of Action Pictures Inc., a low-budget production company in the 1930s.

Head of Mayfair Pictures, a low-budget production company in the 1930s.

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