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Alice Davenport
Alice Davenport (née Shepphard; February 29, 1864 – June 24, 1936) was an American film actress. She appeared in 140 films between 1911 and 1930. She was born Alice Shepphard in New York City, and died in Los Angeles, California. She made her stage debut at age five. Davenport married silent actor, director, and talkie character actor Harry Davenport. They divorced in 1896. Actress Dorothy Davenport was their daughter. She married, secondly, to Edwin H. Morse. Selected filmography * ''That Ragtime Band'' (1913) * ''Passions, He Had Three'' (1913) * '' The Telltale Light'' (1913) * ''The Riot'' (1913) * ''Mabel's Dramatic Career'' (1913) * ''Mother's Boy'' (1913) * ''A Quiet Little Wedding'' (1913) * '' A Ride for a Bride'' (1913) * '' Some Nerve'' (1913) * ''He Would a Hunting Go'' (1913) * ''The Under-Sheriff'' (1914) * '' A Robust Romeo'' (1914) * ''Making a Living'' (1914) * ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'' (1914) * '' The Star Boarder'' (1914) * ''Caught in a Cabaret' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Under-Sheriff
''The Under-Sheriff'' is a 1914 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Chester Conklin * Alice Davenport * Minta Durfee * George Nichols See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1914 films American silent short films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films Films directed by George Nichols 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum And Wall Paper
''Rum and Wall Paper'' is a 1915 American short comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Chester Conklin * Alice Davenport * Charles Murray * Mabel Normand * Frank Hayes See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Charles Avery American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel And Fatty's Married Life
''Mabel and Fatty's Married Life'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Plot While Fatty's out on business Mabel stays alone at home. She hears noises and thinks there is a burglar. She calls the Keystone Cops for help, but it turns out it was a small monkey belonging to an organ grinder. Fatty comes home and they laugh about what has happened. Cast * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty, her husband * Al St. John as Cop * Joe Bordeaux as Second Italian / Cop * Josef Swickard * Mae Busch (uncredited) * Alice Davenport as Woman (uncredited) * Alice Howell as Woman (uncredited) * Charles Lakin as Fatty's Business Associate (uncredited) See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 Film)
''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and the Keystone Kops. The picture was the only feature-length comedy made by the Keystone Film Company. At the time of production Marie Dressler was a major stage star, and in this film Chaplin and Normand support her as leads within Keystone's stock company of actors. The film is based on Dressler's stage play ''Tillie's Nightmare'' by A. Baldwin Sloane and Edgar Smith. ''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is notable for being the last Chaplin film which he neither wrote nor directed, as well as the first feature-length slapstick comedy in all of cinema. In it, Chaplin plays a slightly different role from his Tramp character, which was relatively new at the time. However, he retains a moustache (here a, pencil-thin "dude" type rather than his usual "toothbrush"), thin cane and distinctive walk. Given the combination of factors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Nymphs (film)
''The Sea Nymphs'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Minta Durfee - Fatty's wife * Charles Avery - Mabel's father * Ford Sterling - Man on beach * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Alice Davenport - Fatty's mother in law * Mabel Normand * Al St. John * Mack Swain See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1914 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty's Wine Party
''Fatty's Wine Party'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Syd Chaplin * Alice Davenport * Edward Dillon (as Eddie Dillon) * Minta Durfee * Mabel Normand * Mack Swain See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1914 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films Mutual Film films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentlemen Of Nerve
''Gentlemen of Nerve'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film directed by Charles Chaplin, starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios. Plot Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend is attempting to enter the raceway through a hole, the friend gets stuck and a policeman shows up. Reviews A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "Charles Chaplin, as the very broke gentleman who is anxious to make love to all the pretty girls assembled to watch some daring motor-races, manages to obtain an abundance of humor out of every situation. It is just the type of film that audiences have grown to appreciate with great gusto." Motion Picture News commented, " Charlie, Chester and Mabel attend an auto race. Results? As laughable as were ever pictured." Cast * Charles Chaplin - Mr. Wow-Woe * Mabel Normand - Mabel * Chester Conklin - Mr. Walrus * Mack Swain - Ambrose * Phyllis Allen - Flirty wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Property Man
''The Property Man'' is a short 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin. Plot Charlie is in charge of stage props at a vaudeville theater. These are the performances for tonight: *The Goo-Goo Sisters: two young women dancing *Garlico in “Feets of Strength”: a strong-man (Garlico) aided by his bride *"Sorrow": a drama performed by a man and a woman. The woman from “Sorrow” decides to take the star’s dressing room, which Garlico has claimed by drawing his caricature on the wall. When his bride appears, an argument begins over who gets the room. The dressing-room issue is resolved when Garlico knocks out the man from “Sorrow” and gets the room for himself. Next, Charlie has to move Garlico’s trunk, but he falls onto the ground due to the heavy weight. When he gets up, he starts chatting happily with the Goo-Goo Sisters. Garlico finds him idling and makes him go back to work. Charlie makes his old colleague lift the trun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In The Rain
''Caught in the Rain'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film starring Charlie Chaplin. This film was the first of many movies in which Chaplin both directed and played the lead. The short film was produced by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios with a running time of 16 minutes. Plot The action starts in a park, where a man is trying to romance a matronly woman, wearing a fur stole. The man leaves to go to a concession stall, Cornucopias, and Charlie comes along in his infamous tramp costume and tries to give her a rose. He makes the woman laugh by almost soaking himself at the drinking fountain. He then sits next to her on the bench. The original man returns and is angry. He grabs Charlie by the face. He argues with the woman, waving his arms around and hitting Charlie with each movement. His last swing knocks Charlie clean over the bench. They leave and return to a hotel. Charlie is despondent. He leaves the park and goes to a bar. He meets a policeman outside. He staggers, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In A Cabaret
''Caught in a Cabaret'' is a 1914 short comedy film written and directed by Mabel Normand and starring Normand and Charles Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a waiter who fakes being the Prime Minister of Greenland to impress a girl. He then is invited to a garden party where he gets in trouble with the girl's jealous boyfriend. Mabel Normand wrote and directed comedies before Chaplin and mentored her young co-star. Cast * Mabel Normand - Mabel * Charles Chaplin - Waiter * Harry McCoy - Lover * Chester Conklin - Waiter * Edgar Kennedy - Cafe proprietor * Minta Durfee - Dancer * Phyllis Allen - Dancer * Josef Swickard - Father * Alice Davenport - Mother * Gordon Griffith - Boy * Alice Howell - Party Guest * Hank Mann - Cabaret Patron * Mack Swain - Big Tough Man * Billy Gilbert - Cabaret Patron * Wallace MacDonald - Party guest Reviews The Moving Picture World's review said, "This is another two-reel comedy manufactured in Mack Sennett's comical factory out in Californy State ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Boarder (1914 Film)
''The Star Boarder'' is a 1914 American short comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin. The film is also known as ''The Landlady's Pet'', its 1918 American reissue title. Synopsis Charlie, a resident in a boarding house, is the favorite of his landlord's wife. His fellow male boarders are jealous of the situation and dislike Charlie because of it. They arrange to frighten him with a dummy. Charlie is frightened and runs to the police. Meanwhile, a tramp has hidden himself in a cupboard. The police find him, making Charlie a hero for the moment. The mischievous young son of the landlord, however, has taken a series of compromising photographs and displays them to everyone in a magic lantern show. Two scandals are revealed: One photo shows Charlie kissing the proprietor's wife. Another shows the proprietor flirting with another woman. The young son was played by Gordon Griffith. Four years later Griffith would play the young title character in the first movie adaptation of Tarzan of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
