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Alfred A. Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn (March 26, 1880 – February 3, 1951) was an American author, journalist and newspaper editor, Police Commissioner, and screenwriter of the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his work on ''The Jazz Singer'', which was nominated for (but did not win) an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 1st Academy Awards of 1929. Cohn was born in Freeport, Illinois but subsequently moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he began work as a newspaper editor and journalist. He then moved to Galveston, Texas where he ran a newspaper. Following his career in journalism, he moved to Arizona and participated as a secretary in the Arizona constitutional convention which led to its statehood in 1912. In the 1920s, he moved to Los Angeles, California and began working as a writer, first doing title cards for silent films and, later, scripts and adaptations. He was a co-writer on the 1926 film ''The Cohens and Kellys'', the first of the six-film ''Cohens and Kellys'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Unknown Purple
''The Unknown Purple'' is a lost 1923 American silent mystery film that was written and directed by Roland West. at silentera.com Plot After his release from prison, an inventor develops an eerie purple light that renders him invisible, enabling him to seek revenge on his unfaithful wife and his crooked business partner.Cast Production Film historian Scott MacQueen cited "The Vanishing Men", a treatment West had targeted for film in 1921, as the inspiration for the film. In that way, it’s also inspired by H.G. Wells’ novel The Invisible Man, which wouldn’t get a proper adaptation until[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Americans
''We Americans'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller and George J. Lewis.Erens p.96 Synopsis Two young couples try to cross the mixed ethnic divide in America, something which is only resolved when World War I reveals the truth of American society's melting pot. Cast * George Sidney as Mr. Levine * Patsy Ruth Miller as Beth Levine * George J. Lewis as Phil Levine * Eddie Phillips as Pete Albertini * Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Levine * John Boles as Hugh Bradleigh * Albert Gran as Mr. Schmidt * Michael Visaroff as Mr. Albertini * Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Bradleigh * Edward Martindel as Mr. Bradleigh * Josephine Dunn as Helen Bradleigh * Daisy Belmore as Mrs. Schmidt * Rosita Marstini as Mrs. Albertini * Andy Devine as Pat O'Dougal * Flora Bramley as Sara Schmidt * John Bleifer as Korn References Bibliography * Erens, Patricia.''The Jew in American Cinema '' The Jew in American Cinema'' is a 1984 non-fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cohens And The Kellys In Paris
''The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. It was the first sequel to ''The Cohens and Kellys''. The film title is sometimes listed as ''The Cohens and Kellys in Paris''. It was an early production of Edward Small. Cast *George Sidney as Sidney Cohen *J. Farrell MacDonald as Patrick Kelly *Vera Gordon as Mrs. Cohen * Kate Price as Mrs. Kelly *Charles Delaney as Patrick Kelly Jr. * Sue Carol as Sadye Cohen *Gertrude Astor as Paulette *Gino Corrado as Pierre *Charles Murray (Undetermined Secondary Role) Preservation status *The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation and the Cineteca Nazionale, Rome. See also *Gertrude Astor filmography References External links * * *Film stillsat BFI.org.uk 1928 films American silent feature films 1928 comedy films Films directed by William Beaudine Silent American comedy films Films set in Paris Universal Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat And The Canary (1927 Film)
''The Cat and the Canary'' is a 1927 American silent comedy horror film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. An adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black-comedy play of the same name, the film stars Laura La Plante as Annabelle West, Forrest Stanley as Charlie Wilder, and Creighton Hale as Paul Jones. The plot revolves around the death of Cyrus West, who is Annabelle, Charlie, and Paul's uncle, and the reading of his will twenty years later. Annabelle inherits her uncle's fortune, but when she and her family spend the night in his haunted mansion, they are stalked by a mysterious figure. Meanwhile, a lunatic mainly known as the Cat escapes from an asylum and hides in the mansion. The film is part of the genre of comedy horror films inspired by 1920s Broadway stage plays. Leni's adaptation of Willard's play blended expressionism with humor, a style for which Leni was notable and recognized by critics as unique. His directing style made ''The Cat and the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisco Sally Levy
''Frisco Sally Levy'' (a.k.a. "Véspera de Natal") is a lost 1927 comedy silent film directed by William Beaudine and starring Sally O'Neil and Roy D'Arcy, which was released on April 2, 1927. Plot Colleen Lapidowitz (O'Neil) falls in love with an Irish police officer named Patrick Sweeney (Delaney), which is a relief to her Jewish father Isaac (Holtz) and Irish mother Bridget (Price) who have tried to discourage her interest in a sleazy lounge lizard named Stuart Gold (D'Arcy).Cast * as Isaac Solomon Lapidowitz *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flames (1926 Film)
''Flames'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eugene O’Brien, Virginia Valli, Jean Hersholt, and Boris Karloff. Its plot follows a railroad laborer who, while working on a bridge in rural Oregon, must face off with a desperado who kidnaps his boss's daughter. One reel of the feature survives at the Library of Congress, though the remaining five are lost. The film was shot on location in Portland, Oregon, as well as Oregon's Cascade Mountain range in the fall of 1925. Though mostly filmed in black and white, the film's climactic sequence, which features a forest fire, was shot in color. Plot Herbert Landis is sent to supervise the construction of a bridge in Oregon by James Travers, a railroad magnate and father of Anne Travers, whom Herbert is secretly in love with. Herbert is dismayed when Anne invites Hilary Fenton, high-society playboy, to accompany them to a rural encampment where the project is headquartered. Anne is attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Kiss
''The Midnight Kiss'' is a lost 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Janet Gaynor. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Richard Walling as Thomas H. Atkins Jr. *Janet Gaynor as Mildred Hastings * George Irving as Thomas H. Atkins Sr. *Doris Lloyd as Ellen Atkins *Tempe Pigott as Grandma * Gladys McConnell as Lenore Hastings *Herbert Prior as Smith Hastings *Gene Cameron as Spencer Hastings *Arthur Housman as Uncle Hector *Bodil Rosing Bodil Rosing (born Bodil Frederikke Hammerich; December 27, 1877 December 31, 1941) was a Danish-American film actress in the silent and sound eras. Early years Bodil Hammerich was born in Copenhagen, the daughter of music dean Angel Hammeri ... as Swedish maid References External links * * 1926 films American silent feature films Lost American films Fox Film films Films directed by Irving Cummings American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Lost co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendly Enemies (1925 Film)
''Friendly Enemies'' is a 1925 American silent comedy thriller film directed by George Melford and starring Joe Weber, Lew Fields and Virginia Brown Faire. It is based on a 1918 play of the same title, and was part of a cluster of World War I-themed films released during the mid-1920s. It was remade as a sound film '' Friendly Enemies'' in 1942. Plot Two German immigrants have grown prosperous in the United States. However, when World War I breaks out Carl Pfeiffer remains sympathetic to the German Empire, even after America has entered the war. While his friend is steadfastly loyal to America, Pfeiffer provides funds and assistance to a German espionage ring. He unwittingly helps them plan to sabotage a troopship on which his own son is travelling to Europe to fight the Western Front. Pfeiffer has a dramatic change of heart and with the help of his friend and the American intelligence services he thwarts the plan and rounds up the enemy spy ring. Cast Preservation With no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Which Shall It Be?
''Which Shall It Be?'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Renaud Hoffman and starring Willis Marks, Ethel Wales, and David Torrence David Torrence may refer to: *David Torrence (actor) (1864–1951), Scottish-American film character actor * David Torrence (athlete) (1985–2017), Peruvian-American Olympic runner See also *David Torrance (other) David Torrance may ref ....Munden p. 553 Plot As described in a film magazine review, John Moore and his wife are hard-working parents of six, struggling from morn till night in a valiant effort to give their children all the necessities of life. It is a herculean task, and when they receive an offer from a wealthy relative, of ease and physical comfort for the rest of their lives in exchange for one of the children, they decide to accept. However, they are stopped by the thought of which child to give up to their relative. After much speculation and conflicting thought, they decide on the oldest girl. She no soone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Hollywood
''The Legend of Hollywood'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Renaud Hoffman and starring Percy Marmont, Zasu Pitts, and Alice Davenport.Munden p. 428 Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, a boarding house in Hollywood shelters a variety of persons who are seeking success in the movies. Among them is John Smith (Marmont) who is writing what he hopes will be the screen's greatest story. Filled with enthusiasm, he visits the studios but without result. The landlady tells him his rent is overdue, but allows him to stay in the room for seven more days if he does not take meals. He determines to end it all by taking poison, but notices the room has seven glasses, so he gambles with death by filling the glasses with wine and one with poison, and drinking one each days. The first six days of despair is nothing to the seventh day when, with the final glass remaining, there is no longer any element of chance. He drinks the last glass just as a friend w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Fast Company (1924 Film)
''In Fast Company'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent action film directed by James W. Horne and starring Richard Talmadge, Mildred Harris and Sheldon Lewis.Munden p.376 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Perry Whitman Jr * Mildred Harris as Barbara Belden * Sheldon Lewis as Drexel Draig * Douglas Gerrard as Reginald Chichester * Jack Herrick as The 'Bolivian Bull' * Charles Clary as Perry Whitman Sr * Snitz Edwards as Mike Ricketts * Lydia Yeamans Titus as Maid References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1924 films 1920s action films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American action films Films directed by James W. Horne American black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort 1920s American films Silent action films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
