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Alfred Hickman
Alfred Hickman (25 February 1873 – 9 April 1931) was an English actor. He was married to actress Nance O'Neil Gertrude Lamson (October 8, 1874 – February 7, 1965), known professionally as Nance O'Neil or Nancy O'Neil, was an American stage and film actress who performed in plays in various theaters around the world but worked predominantly in the Unite .... He appeared in 35 films between 1914 and 1931. Selected filmography * '' Are You a Mason?'' (1915) * ''A Woman's Past'' (1915) * ''The Flames of Johannis'' (1916) (*writer) * ''The Witch (1916 film), The Witch'' (1916) * ''The Iron Woman (film), The Iron Woman'' (1916) * ''The Fall of the Romanovs'' (1917) * ''The Lone Wolf (1917 film), The Lone Wolf'' (1917) * ''The Final Payment'' (1917) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1918 film), The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1918) * ''The Venus Model'' (1918) * ''On the Quiet'' (1918) * ''In Pursuit of Polly'' (1918) * ''The Make-Believe Wife'' (1918) * ''Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Hammerstein
Elaine Hammerstein (June 16, 1894 – August 13, 1948) was an American silent film and stage actress. Early life Elaine Hammerstein was born on June 16, 1894 in Manhattan, the daughter of Jean Allison Hammerstein and opera producer Arthur Hammerstein. She was the granddaughter of Oscar Hammerstein I, the niece of William Hammerstein, and the cousin of Oscar Hammerstein II. She later became the stepdaughter of fellow actress Dorothy Dalton when her father married Dalton in 1924. Her father once remarked he was more interested in his daughter's career than in his own. When Hammerstein's parents divorced, Jean Allison did not ask for permanent custody of Elaine but instead requested that her daughter be allowed to choose for herself when she reached the age of maturity. Career She appeared in her first Broadway production in 1913, at the age of 17. This was a musical entitled '' High Jinks'', which featured actor Snitz Edwards. After school she was given a position in producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Quiet
''On the Quiet'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Chester Withey and starred John Barrymore. The film, based on an original 1901 play, was written by Augustus Thomas and served as a popular hit for William Collier, Sr. Plot As described in a film magazine, Robert Ridgway (Barrymore) is in love with Agnes Colt (Meredith), but her brother who is the guardian of her estate objects to Robert's wild escapades. They are married on the quiet. Robert goes back to college and promises to be good. Agnes's sister is jealous of her husband, a Duke, and to test their love the Duke holds a party in Robert's room. Agnes visits Robert while the party is in progress, and when her brother discovers her absence he goes to hunt her up. Robert and Agnes escape to a life saving station, don diving helmets, and hide at the bottom of the sea. Meanwhile, McGeachy (Belcher), who was a witness at the wedding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Deaths
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of Paris
''The Phantom of Paris'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Bess Meredyth, Edwin Justus Mayer and John Meehan (screenwriter), John Meehan. The film stars John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert and Leila Hyams, and is based on the 1913 novel ''Chéri-Bibi et Cécily'' by Gaston Leroux. The film was released on September 12, 1931, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The studio simultaneously made and released a Spanish-language version, ''Chéri-Bibi,'' directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and starring Ernesto Vilches. Cast *John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert as Chéri-Bibi *Leila Hyams as Cecile *Lewis Stone as Costaud *Jean Hersholt as Herman *C. Aubrey Smith as Bourrelier *Natalie Moorhead as Vera *Ian Keith as Marquis Du Touchais *Alfred Hickman as Dr. Gorin * Claude King (actor), Claude King as Attorney Plot Chéri-Bibi, a Houdini-like magician and escape artist, is the toast of Paris, except among certain members of the upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rescue (1929 Film)
''The Rescue'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on the 1920 novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita. Cast *Ronald Colman as Tom Lingard *Lili Damita as Lady Edith Travers *Alfred Hickman as Mr. Travers *Theodore von Eltz as Carter * John Davidson as Hassim *Philip Strange as D'Alacer * Bernard Siegel as Jorgensen * Sōjin Kamiyama as Daman *Harry Cording as Belarab *Laska Winter as Immada *Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir *Louis Morrison as Shaw *George Regas as Wasub * Chrispin Martin as Tenga Preservation status An incomplete print, missing one reel, is in the collection of the George Eastman House film archive. See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Cottage (1924 Film)
''The Enchanted Cottage'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson based upon a 1923 play by Arthur Wing Pinero. The film was produced by Richard Barthelmess, through his company Inspiration, and released through Associated First National. Barthelmess and May McAvoy star in the drama. Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire starred in a 1945 version also based on the 1923 play. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Oliver Bashforth (Barthelmess), physically wrecked by the late war and hating himself because of his twisted body and hollow cheeks, breaks his engagement with his boyhood sweetheart and quits his family to seek isolation in a lonely cottage in the woods. There he meets Laura Pennington (McAvoy), a lonely little governess, whose plainness makes her unattractive to men. They marry and then both commit themselves to intense depression because they are both so ugly. However, with the dawning of real love, both commence to see each other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civilian Clothes
''Civilian Clothes'' is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, ''Civilian Clothes'', by Thompson Buchanan. Thurston Hall played Meighan's part in the play. ''Civilian Clothes'' is preserved at the Gosfilmofond Russian Archives, Moscow. Plot As described in a film magazine, Florence Lanham (Mansfield), married in France while a Salvation Army worker to Captain Sam McGinnis (Meighan), returns to society life in America after receiving word that he was killed in battle. She keeps news of her wedding secret and permits the attentions of Billy Arkwright (Hickman), an early lover. When McGinnis suddenly appears on the scene, clothed in startlingly bold habiliments, the Lanham stubbornness asserts itself. To impart upon her his own gospel of democracy, McGinnis obtains the place of a discharged butler in the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fear Market
''The Fear Market'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth Webb and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Alice Brady, Frank Losee, Harry Mortimer, Richard Hatteras, Edith Stockton, and Bradley Barker. The film was released on January 25, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Cast *Alice Brady as Sylvia Stone *Frank Losee as Maj. Stone *Harry Mortimer as Ettare Forni *Richard Hatteras as Oliver Ellis *Edith Stockton as Laura Hill *Bradley Barker as Bob Sayres *Nora Reed as Milly Sayres * Frederick Burton as Jim Carson *Alfred Hickman as Dicky Wilkes *Sara Biala Sara Biala (born Sara D. Blotcky; March 7, 1881 – 1963) was a Polish-born American actress active on Broadway. Early life Sara D. Blotcky was born in Poland, the daughter of Jacob Blotcky and Miriam (Mary) Werblofsky Blotcky. In early childh ... as Emilia Botti References External links * * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erstwhile Susan
''Erstwhile Susan'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel ''Barnabetta'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play ''Erstwhile Susan'' by Marian De Forest. Minnie Maddern Fiske starred in the Broadway play in 1916. This film version stars Mary Alden and Constance Binney, then an up-and-coming young actress. This film version, once thought to be lost, survives at the Museum of Modern Art. ''Erstwhile Susan'' was the first film by Realart Films, Adolph Zukor's offshoot affiliate of his Famous Players-Lasky enterprise. Plot As described in an adoption in the November 1919 issue of the film magazine ''Shadowland'', Barnabetta (Constance Binney) dreams of furthering her education, but her Mennonite father Jacob (Bradley Barker) disapproves. Jacob later marries Erstwhile Susan (Mary Alden), who has money and changes the family relationships, and sends Barnabetta to college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccadilly Jim (1919 Film)
''Piccadilly Jim'' is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919. The cast includes Owen Moore, Zena Keefe, and George Bunny. It is based on the 1917 novel ''Piccadilly Jim'' by P. G. Wodehouse. Wesley Ruggles directed. It was filmed in New York City and produced by Selznick Pictures Corporation. Two other films based on the same novel were also released, 1936 film and a 2004 film. Cast * Owen Moore as James Crocker, also known as Piccadilly Jim * Zena Keefe as Ann Chester * George Bunny as Mr. Bingley Crocker * William T. Hays as Peter Pett * Dora Mills Adams as Mrs. Peter Pett * Alfred Hickman as Lord Wisebeach * Reginald Sheffield Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan (18 February 1901 – 8 December 1957) was an English-American actor. Life He was born as Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan on 18 February 1901 in the St. George's, Hanover Square district of London, to Matth ... as Ogden Pett References External links * 1919 films Films based on works by P. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Cheat
''The Love Cheat'' is a 1919 silent American film written by Peggy McCall and directed by George Archainbaud. It stars June Caprice and Creighton Hale. Plot Henry Calving is a struggling artist in New York City. When a potential client asks to meet him at an upscale hotel, Calving borrows clothes from his friends so that he can look presentable. Wearing a suit, he arrives at the hotel only to find that his would-be client has already left. Despondent, he gets his coat from the checkroom and starts to head out. However, he realizes that he has been given the wrong coat. Checking the pockets, he finds an invitation to a party being held at the hotel. Feeling pangs of hunger, he decides to crash the party so that he can get something to eat. While there he satisfies his appetite, and then meets Louise Gordon, the daughter of the party's host, who is throwing the party for her. The two fall in love at first sight. He does not tell Louise the truth, instead allowing her to believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
