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Alice Day
Jacqueline Alice Irene Newlin (November 7, 1906 – May 25, 1995), professionally known as Alice Day, was an American film actress who began her career as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. Early years Day was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Frank and Irene Newlin, and attended high school in Venice, California, where she was discovered. She was the elder sister of actress Marceline Day. Career Day appeared in 70 movies between 1923 and 1932. In 1929, she starred with Edward Buzzell in a film version of the George M. Cohan stage musical ''Little Johnny Jones'', the title better known in revised excerpts staged in the Cohan biopic ''Yankee Doodle Dandy''. There are no known copies of the Buzzell-Day films. Day also co-starred with Ted Lewis in the musical '' Is Everybody Happy?'' (1929) which is also considered a lost film. Lewis selected her out of approximately 200 candidates for the role. Day appeared in the film '' Two-Fisted Law'' (1932) with Tim McCoy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since 2010. Colorado Springs is the second-most populous city and the most extensive city in the state of Colorado, and the 40th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area and the second-most prominent city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is located in east-central Colorado, on Fountain Creek, south of Denver. At the city stands over above sea level. Colorado Springs is near the base of Pikes Peak, which rises above sea level on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. History The Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne peoples were the first recorded inhabiting the area which would become Colorado Springs. Part of the territory included in the United States' 1803 Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades, and he appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema. Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his football scholarship to the University of Southern California from a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show Of Shows
''The Show of Shows'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-talking Vitaphone production cost $850,000 and was shot almost entirely in Technicolor. ''The Show of Shows'' was Warner Bros.' fifth color film; the first four were ''The Desert Song'' (1929), ''On with the Show!'' (1929), ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'' (1929) and ''Paris'' (1929). (''Song of the West'' was actually completed by June 1929 but had its release delayed until March 1930). ''The Show of Shows'' featured most of the contemporary Warner Bros. film stars, including John Barrymore, Richard Barthelmess, Noah Beery Sr., Loretta Young, Dolores Costello, Bull Montana, Myrna Loy, Chester Conklin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Tully Marshall, Nick Lucas, and Betty Compson. Overview The film was styled in the same format as the earlier Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''The Hollywood Revue of 1929''. The high budget of the film meant that although it pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin Deep (1929 Film)
''Skin Deep'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by the Warner Brothers. It was also released in the U.S. in a silent version for theaters not equipped yet with sound. The film is a remake of a 1922 Associated First National silent film of the same name directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills. Plot Gangster Joe Daley marries a chorus girl named Sadie, and decides to give up the rackets and surrender $100,000 to the DA . For this she turns on him and goes in with Blackie Culver, a rival gang lord, and they set Joe up to take the rap for stealing it. Joe is sent to prison, still unaware of Sadie's betrayal. She makes Joe believe the DA wants her, and he must save her by escaping. He does, and injures his face in the break out. Farm girl Elsa Langdon has her surgeon father remake his face. Now unrecognizable, Joe learns of Sadie's plot. and returns to the city. Cast *Monte Blue as Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag (film)
''Drag'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film produced by Richard A. Rowland and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the 1925 novel ''Drag: A Comedy'' by William Dudley Pelley. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Lucien Littlefield. Plot Young David Carroll takes over the publication of a local newspaper in Vermont. Although he is attracted to Dot, "the most sophisticated girl in town," he marries Allie Parker, daughter of the couple who run the boardinghouse where he lives. Allie remains at home when David goes to New York City to sell a musical he has written. There, Dot, now a successful costume designer, uses her influence to get David's play produced. David and Dot fall in love, but she leaves for Paris when David indicates he will remain true to Allie. He sends for Allie, but when she arrives with her whole family, he decides to follow Dot to Paris. Cast * Richard Barthelmess as David Carroll * Lucien Littlefield as Pa Parker * Kathrin Clare Ward as Ma Parker * Alice Day as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Of The Follies
''Phyllis of the Follies'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Alice Day, Matt Moore and Edmund Burns.Roots p.289 Cast * Alice Day as Phyllis Sherwood * Matt Moore as Howard Decker * Edmund Burns as Clyde Thompson * Lilyan Tashman as Mrs. Decker * Duane Thompson Duane Thompson (born Lura Duane Malony; July 28, 1903 – August 15, 1970) was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era. When Talkies pushed silent films into the background, she worked in stock theater for a time befo ... as Mabel Lancing References Bibliography * Roots, James. ''The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links * 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Ernst Laemmle American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Of The Strong (1928 Film)
''The Way of the Strong'' is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures. The film survives through a print held in the collection of Sony Pictures Entertainment (formerly called Columbia Pictures Entertainment). at silentera.com Synopsis Handsome Williams (Mitchell Lewis) is a bootlegger who takes in the down-and-out Nora (Alice Day). Nora eventually finds herself in the middle of a gang war between Williams and his chief rival, Tiger Louie (William Norton Bailey).Cast * Mitchell Lewis - Handsome Williams * |
The Smart Set (1928 Film)
''The Smart Set'' (1928) is a silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Holt, and Alice Day. Cast *William Haines as Tommy * Jack Holt as Nelson * Alice Day as Polly *Hobart Bosworth as Durant * Coy Watson, Jr. as Sammy * Constance Howard as Cynthia *Paul Nicholson as Mr. Van Buren *Julia Swayne Gordon Julia Swayne Gordon (born Sarah Victoria Smith; October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933) was an American actress who appeared in at least 228 films between 1908 and 1933. Early years Gordon was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Louis and Anna Smith and wa ... as Mrs. Van Buren Plot A self-centered polo player (Haines) has to redeem himself after he is kicked off the U.S. team. References External links * ''The Smart Set'' at SilentEra* * 1928 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jack Conway Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films American silent feature films 1920s sports comedy films American sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorilla (1927 Film)
''The Gorilla'' is an American 1927 silent mystery film directed by Alfred Santell based on the play '' The Gorilla'' by Ralph Spence. It stars Charles Murray, Fred Kelsey, and Walter Pidgeon. Following the success of Spence's play on Broadway, production on a film adaptation was set to start on March 1927, while principal photography only began in August 1927. ''The Gorilla'' premiered in Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio and in St. Louis, Missouri on November 5, 1927. The film received positive reviews from ''The Chicago Tribune'', ''Variety'', and '' Harrison's Reports'' while being dismissed by ''The New York Times''. The play was adapted again as '' The Gorilla'' in 1930 and '' The Gorilla'' (1939). The 1927 version of the film is considered a lost film. Plot As the film is considered a lost film, specific details on the plot are not clear. This plot summary combines details from the Library of Congress, the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, and the '' Harrison's Reports''. Some p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Life (1927 Film)
''Night Life'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Alice Day, John Harron and Eddie Gribbon.Connelly p.185 Synopsis In post-World War I Vienna, a confidence trickster falls in love with a struggling waitress Cast * Alice Day as Anna * John Harron as Max * Eddie Gribbon as Nick * Walter Hiers as Manager * Lionel Braham as War Profiteer * Kitty Barlow as Wife of War Profiteer * Anne Shirley as Daughter of War Profiteer * Mary Jane Irving a Daughter of War Profiteer * Audrey Sewell as Daughter of War Profiteer * Earl Metcalfe as Swain * Patricia Avery as Maid * Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards (born Edward Neumann, 1 January 1868 – 1 May 1937) was a stage and character actor of the early years of the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialog ... as Merry-Go-Round Manager * Violet Palmer as Beer Garden Waitress * Lydia Yeamans as Landlady Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See You In Jail
''See You in Jail'' is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Jack Mulhall. The film was produced by Ray Rocket and distributed through First National Pictures. Cast *Jack Mulhall - Jerry Marsden *Alice Day - Ruth Morrisey *Mack Swain - Slossom *George Fawcett - Marsden, Sr. *Crauford Kent - Roger Morrisey *John Kolb - Jailer *William Orlamond - Inventor *Leo White - Valet *Carl Stockdale - Attorney *Burr McIntosh - Judge Hauser *Charles Clary - Rollins Preservation status A copy of the film is preserved in the British Film Institute(BFI), National Film and Television Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N ..., London. References External linksSee You in Jail at IMDb.com*lobby poster 1927 films American silent feature films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His New York Wife
''His New York Wife'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Alice Day, Theodore von Eltz and Ethel Clayton.Munden p.354 Cast * Alice Day as Lila Lake * Theodore von Eltz as Philip Thorne * Ethel Clayton as Alicia Duval * Fontaine La Rue as Julia Hewitt * Charles Cruz as Jimmy Duval * Edith Yorke Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. Biography Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. Edith re ... as Lila's aunt 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 * 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Albert H. Kelley American black-and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
