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Anthony Paul Kelly
Anthony Paul Kelly (1897 – September 26, 1932) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Biography Born in 1897 in New York City, Kelly wrote for 60 films between 1914 and 1930, and also wrote the play ''Three Faces East'', which was the basis for two films of the same name. In 1926, Kelly gained notice for suing Al Jolson for breach of contract. The jury was discharged after failing to reach an agreement on a verdict. He died in Manhattan in 1932 after committing suicide by inhaling gas. Kelly was battling an incurable case of tuberculosis at the time of his suicide. " ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', September 27, 1932. Selected filmography * '' |
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The Recoil (1917 Film)
''The Recoil'' is a 1917 silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It was released through the Pathé Exchange company. It was filmed on the East Coast at Jersey City, New Jersey. An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress collection. Reel 1 is missing. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast *William Courtenay - Richard Cameron *Lilian Greuze - Marian Somerset *Frank Belcher - Charles Van Horn *Dora Mills Adams Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film '' Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde'' as Mrs. Lanyon. Career Mills entered the New York film industry near it ... - Mrs. Somerset *William Raymond - Page Somerset References External links * * 1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice 1917 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Faces East (1926 Film)
''Three Faces East'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Jetta Goudal and Clive Brook. It is based on a popular 1918 Broadway play by Anthony Paul Kelly about spies during World War I. It was remade under same title as a sound film in 1930, and in 1940 under the title ''British Intelligence'' starring Boris Karloff. The story's action takes place in France and Great Britain. Plot As described in a film magazine review, while a German prisoner, British aviator Frank Bennett is nursed back to health by Fraulein Marks, who is really Helen Hawtree of the British Intelligence Service. She reaches England and is sent to the Bennett house to watch for Bolke, a German spy, who turns up as the servant Valdar. Helen falls in love with him but remains true to her country. They go to a cellar that is equipped with a radio, Frank arrives and during a fight Boelke is shot. After the war, Frank looks forward to a happy future with Helen. A highlight o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet West
''The Scarlet West'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and Clara Bow. It was distributed by the First National company. This was an ambitious silent film made by an independent producer about George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It was filmed on location at Dolores, Colorado. Cast Preservation There are no prints of ''The Scarlet West'' surviving, which makes it a lost film. A trailer survives at the Library of Congress. Some of the still photography from the production survives and is used in a documentary on local cinematographer Victor Shuler, who was one of four cameramen on the production. Retrieved December 10, 2015 See also *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Governor's Lady (1923 Film)
''The Governor's Lady'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Daniel Slade is an energetic and home loving miner who, through some careful real estate transactions, amasses a fortune. When he decides to splurge and run for governor, his wife Mary cannot revert from the petty cares of leaner days. Then a triangle develops through Katherine Strickland desire for power and wealth that Slade could give her, if only he were free. She tells Mrs. Slade that she should leave this part of the country so that no scandal should attach to Daniel while he runs for office. Mary agrees at first, but then realizes that she is being put aside for a younger woman. With this last minute change of heart, even though the divorce has gone through, it is not long before Daniel and Mary are reunited. Cast *Robert T. Haines as Daniel Slade *Jane Grey as Mrs. Mary Slade *Anna L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Command
''The Silent Command'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards featuring Bela Lugosi as a foreign saboteur in his American film debut. The film, written by Anthony Paul Kelly and Rufus King, also stars Edmund Lowe, Alma Tell, and Martha Mansfield. The film depicts the story of Benedict Hisston (Lugosi), who is part of a plot to destroy the Panama Canal. Initially unable to obtain necessarily intelligence from Richard Decatur (Lowe), a captain in the United States Navy, he enlists the aid of femme fatale Peg Williams (Mansfield). Decatur pretends to be seduced into the conspiracy, costing him his career and estranging him from his wife (Tell), but he ultimately betrays the saboteurs in Panama and stops their plan. He returns home to the Navy and his wife, and to popular acclaim for his heroics. The film was produced in cooperation with the Navy and was intended as a propaganda film to encourage support for a larger navy. ''The Silent Command'' was show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Old Kentucky Home (1922 Film)
''My Old Kentucky Home'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Monte Blue, Julia Swayne Gordon, and Frank Currier. at silentera.com Plot As described in a , Richard Goodloe (Blue), son of a proud Southern widow (Gordon), has been released from prison where he served two years after being railroaded by another crook, and returns to his home in Kentucky. En route he meets his former sweetheart Virginia Sanders (Holmquist). His mother has entered their horse Dixie in the derby and the family fortune is at stake. In o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Redemption
''Love's Redemption'' is a 1921 American silent adventure drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Montagu Love. The film is presumed to be lost.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Love's Redemption'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a , Ginger (Talmadge), a young Jamaican woman, secures a position as a housekeeper for Englishman Clifford Standish (Ford), a wealthy plantation owner, when Captain Bill Hennessey (Barnes), with whom she had lived for several years, sails away for England. Clifford struggles as he is addicted to drink. Ginger saves Clifford f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playthings Of Destiny
''Playthings of Destiny'' is a 1921 American romance film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Anthony Paul Kelly. The film stars Anita Stewart, Herbert Rawlinson, Walter McGrail, Grace Morse, William V. Mong, and Richard Headrick. The film was released in May 1921, by Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Anita Stewart as Julie Arnold *Herbert Rawlinson as Geoffrey Arnold *Walter McGrail as Hubert Randolph *Grace Morse as Claire *William V. Mong William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for ... as Conklin *Richard Headrick as Julie's child References External links * * {{allmovie, 106234, synopsis lantern slide 1921 films American romance films 1920s romance films First National Pictures films Films directed by Edwin Carewe American silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Common Cause
''The Common Cause'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a play, ''Getting Together'', by Ian Hay, J. Hartley Manners, and Percival Knight. Plot As described in a film magazine, Helene Palmer (Breamer) is estranged from her husband Orrin (Rawlinson) due to the attentions paid to her by a man about town. After the United States enters World War I, she takes up war work and pleads with men from all walks of life on the steps of the New York City public library to enlist. Her husband joins his company and goes abroad, and she induces her male friend to also join the colors. She then goes to France where she ministers to the sick and destitute. The Germans invade the town and she remains behind with those too ill to be moved. A German officer goes to her room and is about to assault her when the American troops arrive, and she is saved by her husband. There is a reconcilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Greatest Problem
''Life's Greatest Problem'' is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton. The film exists today, preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Cast * Mitchell Lewis as Big Steve Reardon * Rubye De Remer as Alice Webster *Gus Alexander as Little Lefty *Ida Darling as Mrs. Craig *Helen Ferguson as Miriam Craig *John P. Wade as John Craig *Eugene Strong as Dick Craig *John Goldsworthy as Frank Craig *John W. Martin as Shipyard Superintendent *Sidney D'Albrook as An Agitator *Bernard Randall as Craig's Secretary *Aubrey Beattie as Wilkins Production Filming began under the working title A working title, which may be abbreviated and styled in trade publications after a putative title as (wt), also called a production title or a tentative title, is the temporary title of a product or project used during its development, usually ... ''Safe for Democracy''. References External links * * 1918 films American silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman The Germans Shot
(''for the American sound film on Edith Cavell, see Nurse Edith Cavell'') ''The Woman the Germans Shot'', also known as ''The Cavell Case'', is a 1918 American silent war biographical film based on the life and career of Nurse Edith Cavell. It was directed by John G. Adolfi and starred stage star Julia Arthur in her screen debut. It was released the month before World War I ended. Plot As described in a film magazine, Edith Cavell (Arthur) is beloved by George Brooks (Brooks), but decides to follow the dictates of her conscious and nurse the sick and suffering. George goes to war. Years later they meet again, he now a blinded middle-aged man with a fine young son Frank (Hale) who is in love with a beautiful girl. For old times sake Edith becomes George's nurse when a delicate operation is performed that restores his sight. World War I breaks out and she returns to Belgium where she teaches other nurses. After the Germans take possession of the hospital and throw the British soldi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
