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A Misfit Earl
''A Misfit Earl'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Ira M. Lowry, and starring Louis Bennison, Samuel Ross, Charles Brandt, Neil Moran, Ida Waterman, and Claire Adams. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on November 16, 1919. Plot Cast *Louis Bennison as Jim Dunn *Samuel Ross as Sam *Charles Brandt as Earl of Dunhaven *Neil Moran as John Grahame *Ida Waterman as Lady Caroline Croxter *Claire Adams as Phyllis Burton *Herbert Standing as Hon. Guy Wyndham *Barbara Allen as Alysse Byecroft Preservation A print of the film survives at the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of .... References External links * 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns. Biography Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. Bennison performed in plays such as ''The Unchastened Woman'' and ''Johnny Get Your Gun''. In 1912, he was a member of the stock company at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. He had starring film roles and made his motion picture debut in the silent film ''Damaged Goods'' in 1914, other films included ''Pretty Mrs. Smith'' (1915), ''Oh, Johnny!'' (1918) and as the titular character in ''Speedy Meade'' (1919). In the 1920s, Bennison developed a relationship with Broadway actress Margaret Lawrence, and on June 9, 1929, the two were found dead in Lawrence's New York apartment, the result of a murder–suicide by firearm. Police believed the incident was alcohol-related. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Waterman
Ida Waterman (born Ida Shaw; March 10, 1852 – May 22, 1941) was a stage and screen actress. Waterman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She appeared some thirty or more Broadway productions between the late 1880s and early 1920s. She played Elise Claremont in the 1889 farce-comedy '' Our Flat'' and the following year Mrs. Kirke in '' Men and Women'' opposite Maude Adams. In 1899 she was Mrs. Crawley in ''Becky Sharp'' (later made into 1934 film ''Becky Sharp)'' and in 1922 closed out her Broadway career playing Mrs. French in ''Lawful Larceny''. Waterman was popular in numerous silent films in the teens and twenties as a supporting elderly actress much like Kate Lester. After decades of being a Victorian and Edwardian stage actress, Waterman moved into silent films in the 1910s.Who Was Who On Screen 3rd edition page 749; by Evelyn Mack Truitt c. 1983 She died in 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Selected filmography *''The Eagle's Mate'' (1914) *''Behind the Scenes'' (1914) *''Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Adams
Claire Adams (; 24 September 1898 – 25 September 1978) was a silent film actress and benefactor. She was born in Canada, studied there and in England, and developed a movie career in Hollywood. She spent the second half of her life in Australia. Death Adams died on 25 September 1978, in Windsor, Victoria, aged 80, and was cremated. Filmography References *''Photoplay'' Dec,1924 *''Film Index'', No 3, 1970, p. 12 *''Social History Report on Morramong, Skipton'' by D. Hellier (1989). National Trust of Australia, Victoria branch. External links Archival collectionsGuide to the Claire Adams Photographs.Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Other *Profile and picture at Northern Stars in the |
Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, 1916, by Samuel Goldwyn, an executive at Lasky's Feature Play Company (later Paramount Pictures), and Broadway producer brothers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, using an amalgamation of both last names to name the company. The studio proved moderately successful, but became most famous due to its iconic Leo the Lion trademark. Although Metro was the nominal survivor, the merged studio inherited Goldwyn's old facility in Culver City, California where it would remain until 1986. The merged studio also retained Goldwyn's Leo the Lion logo. Lee Shubert of The Shubert Organization was an investor in the company. History Goldfish, which was Goldwyn's original last name, had left Lasky's Feature Play Company, of which he was a co-founder, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intertitle
In films, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i.e., ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are referred to as "expository intertitles". In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. Silent film era In this era intertitles were mostly called "subtitles" and often had Art Deco motifs. They were a mainstay of silent films once the films became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. ''The British Film Catalogue'' credits the 1898 film ''Our New General Servant'' by Robert W. Paul as the first British film to use intertitles. Film scholar Kamilla Elliott identifies another early use of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Misfit Earl (1919) Lobby Card 4
''A Misfit Earl'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Ira M. Lowry, and starring Louis Bennison, Samuel Ross, Charles Brandt, Neil Moran, Ida Waterman, and Claire Adams. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on November 16, 1919. Plot Cast *Louis Bennison as Jim Dunn *Samuel Ross as Sam *Charles Brandt as Earl of Dunhaven *Neil Moran as John Grahame *Ida Waterman as Lady Caroline Croxter * Claire Adams as Phyllis Burton * Herbert Standing as Hon. Guy Wyndham *Barbara Allen as Alysse Byecroft Preservation A print of the film survives at the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of .... References External links * 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Standing
Herbert Standing (13 November 1846 – 5 December 1923) was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many of whom had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the end of his life, he appeared in many Hollywood silent films. Standing began in theatre in 1867, and turned to films in 1913. Standing's children include Sir Guy Standing, Wyndham Standing, Percy Standing, Jack Standing, Herbert Standing Jr. and Aubrey Standing. Grandchildren involved in show business were Joan Standing, Kay Hammond, Guy Standing Jr. and Jack Standing Jr.''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd Edit. by Eugene Michael Vazzana c. 2001 Present-day character actor John Standing (son of Kay Hammond) is a great-grandson. Partial filmography *''The Geisha'' (1914) *'' False Colors'' (1914) *''Jane'' (1915) *'' Hypocrites'' (1915) *''Buckshot John'' (1915) *''The Caprices of Kitty'' (1915) *'' Sunshine Molly'' (1915) *''Captain Courte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of the largest and most influential museums of modern art in the world. MoMA's collection offers an overview of modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated and artist's books, film, and electronic media. The MoMA Library includes about 300,000 books and exhibition catalogs, more than 1,000 periodical titles, and more than 40,000 files of ephemera about individual artists and groups. The archives hold primary source material related to the history of modern and contemporary art. It attracted 1,160,686 visitors in 2021, an increase of 64% from 2020. It ranked 15th on the list of most visited art museums in the world in 2021.'' The Art Newspaper'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Comedy Films
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Silent American Comedy Films
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1919 Films
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Bratislava, Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY Iolaire, HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2–January 22, 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation (1918–1919), Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Faisal I of Iraq, Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionism, Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine (region), Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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