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Alphonse Ethier
Alphonse Ethier (December 10, 1874 – January 4, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1910 and 1939. His first name was sometimes spelled Alphonz. Ethier acted on stage before he began making films with the Thanhouser Company. His film debut came in ''Thelma'' (1910). Ethier was married to the former Catherine Falloway, a "prima donna of light opera and musical comedy". Partial filmography * ''She'' (1911) * '' The Patriot and the Spy'' (1915) * '' The Forbidden Path'' (1918) * '' Rough and Ready'' (1918) * ''Oh, Johnny!'' (1918) * ''Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U'' (1919) * '' A Message from Mars'' (1921) * ''The Lone Wolf'' (1924) * ''The Moral Sinner'' (1924) * ''The Alaskan'' (1924) * ''Contraband'' (1925) * '' The People vs. Nancy Preston'' (1925) * '' The Lone Wolf Returns'' (1926) * ''Breed of the Sea'' (1926) * ''The Fighting Eagle'' (1927) - Major Oliver * ''Alias the Lone Wolf'' (1927) * ''Shadows of the Night'' (1928) * ''Say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia City, Nevada
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States, with numerous mines opening. The population peaked in the mid-1870s, with an estimated 25,000 residents. The mines' output declined after 1878, and the population declined as a result. As of the 2020 Census, the population of Virginia City was 787. History Peter O'Riley and Patrick McLaughlin are credited with the discovery of the Comstock Lode. Henry T. P. Comstock's name was associated with the discovery through his own machinations. According to folklore, James Fennimore, nicknamed Old Virginny Finney, christened the town when he tripped and broke a bottle of whiskey at a saloon entrance in the northern section of Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contraband (1925 Film)
''Contraband'' is a lost 1925 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Alan Crosland directed and Lois Wilson stars. The film is taken from a novel, ''Contraband'', by Charles Buddington Kelland.- - It was the last film directed by Alan Crosland in co-operation with the distributor, Paramount Pictures. Cast * Lois Wilson as Carmel Lee *Noah Beery as Deputy Jenney *Raymond Hatton as Launcelot Bangs *Raymond McKee as Evan B. Pell * Charles Ogle as Sheriff Churchill *Luke Cosgrove as Tubal *Edward Davis as Abner Fownes *Johnny Fox as Simmy *Victor Potel Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career. Career Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ... as George Bogardus * Alphonse Ethier as Jared Whitfield * Cesare Gravina as Pee Wee Bangs * Lillian Leighton as Mrs. Churchill References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex-Lady
''Ex-Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy/drama film directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay by David Boehm is a remake of the Barbara Stanwyck film '' Illicit (1931),'' both crediting a story (actually a play) by Edith Fitzgerald and Robert Riskin. The film focuses on a pair of lovers, commercial illustrator Helen Bauer (Bette Davis) and advertising writer Don Peterson (Gene Raymond), who have been living together quite happily (in separate apartments) for some time. One night, after hiding in Helen’s bedroom until their party guests have all left, Don announces that he is tired of sneaking around. He wants marriage—and possibly children—and Helen finally agrees, although she is afraid that it will wreck their relationship. Her predictions of trouble—increased by the stresses of opening their own advertising agency—come true, but in the end, with the serendipitous intervention of their perpetually inebriated friend, Van (Frank McHugh), they reconcile and res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Face (film)
''Baby Face'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred E. Green for Warner Bros., starring Barbara Stanwyck as Lily Powers, and featuring George Brent. Based on a story by Darryl F. Zanuck (under the pseudonym Mark Canfield), ''Baby Face'' portrays an attractive young woman who uses sex to advance her social and financial status. Twenty-five-year-old John Wayne appears briefly as one of Powers's lovers. Marketed with the salacious tagline "She had ''it'' and made ''it'' pay", the film's open discussion of sex made it one of the most notorious films of the Pre-Code Hollywood eraTuran, Kenneth (2004) ''Never Coming to a Theater Near You: A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Movie''. Public Affairs . p.375 and helped bring the era to a close as enforcement of the code became stricter beginning in 1934. Mark A. Vieira, author of ''Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood'' has said, "''Baby Face'' was certainly one of the top 10 films that caused the Production Code to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Of America
''Men of America'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Samuel Ornitz and Jack Jungmeyer. The film stars William Boyd, Charles "Chic" Sale, Dorothy Wilson, Ralph Ince, and Henry Armetta. The film was released on November 25, 1932, by RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orphe .... Cast References External links * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films RKO Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1932 Western (genre) films Films directed by Ralph Ince 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Bellew
''Smoke Bellew'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Conway Tearle, Barbara Bedford and Alphonse Ethier.Langman, p. 534 It is based on the 1912 short story collection ''Smoke Bellew''. Cast * Conway Tearle as Kit 'Smoke' Bellew * Barbara Bedford as Joy Gastell * Mark Hamilton as Jack Short * Alphonse Ethier as Harry Sprague * William Scott as Stine * Alaska Jack as Prospector * J.P. Lockney John P. Lockney (March 17, 1867, date of death unknown) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Partial filmography * '' The Bride of Ha ... as Caribou Charlie Gastell References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1929 films 1929 adventure films 1929 Western (genre) films American adventure films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His First Command
''His First Command'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy action film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Boyd, Dorothy Sebastian and Gavin Gordon.Munden p.352 Location shooting took place at Fort Riley in Kansas. Synopsis A playboy falls in love with the daughter of the commandant of an American post. He enlists in order to be close to her, but soon finds that his manners irritate the other soldiers. Cast * William Boyd as Terry Culver * Dorothy Sebastian as Judy Gaylord * Gavin Gordon as Lt. Freddie Allen * Helen Parrish as Jane Sargent * Alphonse Ethier as Col. Gaylord * Howard Hickman as Maj. Hall * Paul Hurst as Sgt. Westbrook * Jules Cowles as Cpl. Jones * Rose Tapley as Mrs. Pike * Mabel Van Buren Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress. Biography As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both ''The Virginian'' and ''The Squaw Man'' (190 ... as Mrs. Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Donovan Affair
''The Donovan Affair'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedic murder-mystery film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures and is based upon the play of the same name by Owen Davis. Its original soundtrack, recorded on soundtrack discs, has been lost, although it has been recreated for live performances. Plot After the lights go out at a fancy party, Jack Donovan (John Roche) turns up dead. Inspector Killian (Jack Holt) is called to the scene. As part of the investigation, he calls for a re-enactment of the events leading up to the murder. The lights go out, and another person turns up dead. Inspector Killian again calls for a re-enactment. Cast * Jack Holt as Inspector Killian * Dorothy Revier as Jean Rankin * William Collier Jr. as Cornish * Agnes Ayres as Lydia Rankin * John Roche as Jack Donovan * Fred Kelsey as Carney * Hank Mann as Dr. Lindsey * Wheeler Oakman as Porter * Virginia Brown Faire as Mary Mills * Alphonse Ethier as Captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say It With Sables
''Say It with Sables'' is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures. Columbia no longer has a negative or print of this film, so the film is considered a lost film. Various film festivals have run a surviving trailer for the film during retrospectives of Capra's work. Plot Doug Caswell (Arthur Rankin) falls for Irene Gordon (Margaret Livingston). Irene happens to be the mistress of his wealthy father, John Caswell (Francis X. Bushman), and it's up to Doug's stepmother, Helen (Helene Chadwick), to put things right. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as John Caswell * Helene Chadwick as Helen Caswell * Margaret Livingston as Irene Gordon * Arthur Rankin as Doug Caswell * Alphonse Ethier as Mitchell (as Alphonz Ethier) * Edna Mae Cooper Edna Mae Cooper (July 19, 1900 – June 27, 1986) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1911 and 1927. Early life On July 19, 1900, Cooper was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of The Night (film)
A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an Opacity (optics), opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section (geometry), cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse Projection (linear algebra), projection of the object blocking the light. Point and non-point light sources A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the Umbra, penumbra and antumbra, umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge. This is known as the shadow blister effect. The outlines of the shadow zones can be found by tracing the rays of light emitted by the outermost regions of the extended light source. The umbra region does not receive any direct light from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias The Lone Wolf
''Alias the Lone Wolf'' is a 1927 silent mystery film directed by Edward H. Griffith. The film is based on the 1921 novel of the same name by Louis Joseph Vance. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Cast *Bert Lytell as Michael Lanyard * Lois Wilson as Eve de Montalais *William V. Mong as Whitaker Monk *Ned Sparks as Phinuit * James Mason as Popinot *Paulette Duval as Liane Delorme *Ann Brody Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ... as Fifi * Alphonse Ethier as Inspector Crane References External links * 1927 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1927 mystery films American mystery films Films directed by Edward H. Griffith Columbia Pictures films 1920s American films Silent mystery films {{1920s-drama-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Eagle
''The Fighting Eagle'' is a 1927 American silent film adventure and romance drama starring Rod La Rocque. It was directed by Donald Crisp and it was produced by Cecil B. DeMille. The film was set during the Napoleonic Era. ''The Fighting Eagle'' survives in several collections and has been released on DVD. Cast * Rod La Rocque as Etienne Gerard *Phyllis Haver as Countess de Launay *Sam De Grasse as Talleyrand *Max Barwyn as Napoleon *Julia Faye as Josephine de Beauharnais *Sally Rand as Fraulein Hertz *Clarence Burton as Col. Neville * Alphonse Ethier as Major Oliver * Emile Drain as Napoleon * Carole Lombard See also * ''Brigadier Gerard Brigadier Gerard is the comedic hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. Brigadier Etienne Gerard is a Hussar officer in the French Army during the Napoleon ...'' (1915) * '' The Adventures of Gerard'' (1970) References External links * * 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
