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Arnold Kent
Arnold Kent (1899 – 1928) was an Italian-born American actor. He was born in Sesto Fiorentino as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy, appearing in films such as '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) and '' Quo Vadis'' (1924). He moved then to Hollywood where he played supporting roles in films such as ''Hula'' (1927) with Clara Bow and Clive Brook. He died in Los Angeles the following year after a car accident shortly before he was due to make a film with Mary Pickford.Phillips & Vincendeau p. 319 Selected filmography * '' The Clemenceau Affair'' (1917) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) *'' Red Love'' (1921) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1924) * '' The Hearth Turned Off'' (1925) * ''The Love Thief'' (1926) * ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (1926) * '' Evening Clothes'' (1927) * ''The World at Her Feet'' (1927) * ''Hula'' (1927) * ''The Woman on Trial'' (1927) * ''Beau Sabreur ''Beau Sabreur'' is a 1928 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Roland
Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso (December 11, 1905 – May 15, 1994), known professionally as Gilbert Roland, was a Mexican-born American film and television actor whose career spanned seven decades from the 1920s until the 1980s. He was twice nominated for the Golden Globe Award in 1952 and 1964 and inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early years Roland was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Mexico, and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father and his paternal grandfather. When Pancho Villa took control of their town, Roland and his family fled to the United States. He lived in Texas until at age 14 he hopped on a freight train and went to Hollywood. After arriving there, he found menial jobs and slept in a Catholic church. He often lost those jobs because he spent time working as an extra in films. He chose his screen name by combining the names of his favorite actors, John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert and Ruth Roland. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Love (1921 Film)
''Red Love'' (Italian: ''Amore rosso'') is a 1921 Italian silent drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Maria Jacobini, Amleto Novelli and Arnold Kent. Goble p.670 It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. Cast * Maria Jacobini as Juanita, la manola * Amleto Novelli as l'espada Barrena * Arnold Kent as don Alvaro de San Rosario * Oreste Bilancia as padre di Isabella * Orietta Claudi as Isabella de los Rios * Ida Carloni Talli Ida Carloni Talli (31 January 1860 – 23 April 1940) was an Italian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 92 films between 1912 and 1924. She was born Rome and died in Milan. She made her debut as a stage actress in 1887.Ida Carlo ... as la Tia * Alfonso Cassini * Silvio Orsini References Bibliography * Dalle Vacche, Angela. ''Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema''. University of Texas Press, 2008. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Silent Film Actors
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Actors From Florence
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Deaths
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1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Showdown (1928 Film)
''The Showdown'' is a 1928 silent American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is preserved at the Library of Congress.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.165 c.1978 by The American Film Institute In 2013 the Library of Congress print was shown at Capitolfest at Rome, New York. Plot A group of Westerners seek oil in Latin America, fighting over their claims and the local prostitute. When glamorous Sibyl (Brent) appears, "Lucky" Cardan (Bancroft) warns her that no woman can stay "decent" in "this country". Cast * George Bancroft as "Lucky" Cardan * Evelyn Brent as Sibyl Shelton * Neil Hamilton as Wilson Shelton * Fred Kohler as Winter * Helen Lynch as Goldie * Arnold Kent as Hugh Pickerell * Leslie Fenton as Kilgore Shelton * George Kuwa George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Sabreur
''Beau Sabreur'' is a 1928 American silent romantic adventure film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper and Evelyn Brent. Based on the 1926 novel ''Beau Sabreur'' by P. C. Wren, who also wrote the 1924 novel ''Beau Geste''. Produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, only a trailer exists of this film today. The released feature version is a lost film. Wayback Machine) In the original novel the lead character Major Henri de Beaujolais is an officer of s (Algerian colonial cavalry of the French Army) and has no connection with the better kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman On Trial
''The Woman on Trial'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Pola Negri, and based on the play ''Confession'' by Erno Wajda (aka Ernest Vajda). Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, and B. P. Schulberg produced for Paramount Pictures. Ricardo Cortez was originally cast in Hanson's part until he was replaced. Fragments of this film survive at Museum of Modern Art. A reel of outtakes are held at George Eastman House. Cast *Pola Negri as Julie *Einar Hanson as Pierre Bouton *Arnold Kent as Gaston Napier *Andre Sarti as John Morland *Baby Dorothy Brock as Paul *Valentina Zimina as Henrietta *Sidney Bracey as Brideaux *Bertram Marburgh as Morland's Lawyer *Gayne Whitman Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born ... as Julie's Lawyer References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World At Her Feet
''The World at Her Feet'' is a lost 1927 silent film comedy directed by Luther Reed and starring Florence Vidor. It was produced by the Paramount Lasky Corporation. Cast *Florence Vidor as Jane Randall *Arnold Kent as Richard Randall *Margaret Quimby as Alma Pauls *Richard Tucker Richard Tucker (August 28, 1913January 8, 1975) was an American operatic tenor and cantor. Long associated with the Metropolitan Opera, Tucker's career was primarily centered in the United States. Early life Tucker was born Rivn (Rubin) Ticker ... as Dr. H.G. Pauls * William Austin as Detective Hall * David Torrence as Client References External links The World at Her Feet at IMDb.com*herald publicity posterlantern slide 1927 films American silent feature films Lost American films American films based on plays Films based on works by Louis Verneuil American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films 1927 lost films Films directed by Luther Reed 1920s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Clothes
''Evening Clothes'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount. Production background The film is based on the 1920 play ''L'homme en habit'' (''The Man in Evening Clothes'') by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande. Directed by Luther Reed, the film starred Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Valli, and Louise Brooks and is currently considered a lost film. As part of Paramount's production of multiple-language versions of its films, two remakes were made in 1931 at the Joinville Studios in Paris, the Spanish-language film ''A Gentleman in Tails'' and the French-language film ''The Man in Evening Clothes''. Cast *Adolphe Menjou as Lucien D'Artois *Virginia Valli as Germaine *Noah Beery as Lazarre *Louise Brooks as Fox Trot *Arnold Kent as Henri (credited as Lido Manetti) * André Cheron as Germaine's father *Mario Carillo as Undetermined Role (uncredited) *Lilyan Tashman Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maciste Against The Sheik
''Maciste against the Sheik'' (Italian:''Maciste contro lo sceicco'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste series of Peplum films. At one point Maciste takes part in an underwater fight with a shark.Gundle p.44 Cast *Bartolomeo Pagano as Maciste * Franz Sala * Felice Minotti * Cecyl Tryan * Rita D'Harcourt * Arnold Kent * Alex Bernard * Oreste Grandi * Armand Pouget * Mario Saio * F.M. Costa * Michele Mikailoff See also *''Samson Against the Sheik ''Samson Against the Sheik'' ( it, Maciste contro lo sceicco, also known as ''Maciste Against the Sheik'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film directed by Domenico Paolella. In the late 1500s, forces of the Duke of Malaga topple the Sacred Obelisk i ...'' (1962) References Bibliography * Brunetta, Gian Piero. ''The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
