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Astra Film
Astra Film Corp was an American film production company that produced silent films. Louis J. Gasnier was the company's president. George B. Seitz co-founded it. It was making films by 1916. It became Louis J. Gasnier Productions after Seitz left. The studio operated in Jersey City, New Jersey before expanding to Fort Lee, New Jersey. The Fort Lee studio site at 1 Congress Street was acquired from Pathé in 1916. The company distributed its films with Pathé. Rolin Studio in Los Angeles also worked with Pathé. The company's '' Hands Up'' serial included a storyline featuring the Inca. The studio produced Pathé's photoplay films including ''Stranded in Arcady''. It was an adaptation of a story by Francis Lynde and starred Irene Castle. It was directed by Frank Hall Crane. The company also produced ''The Fatal Ring'' and ''The Seven Pearls'' serials. Arthur Miller worked for the company. Grace Darmond left Selig to work for the company. Filmography *''At Bay'' (1915) *''Via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astra Films
Astra Films was a British film production and film distribution, distribution company of the silent era. It was set up in Leeds following the First World War by the film director Herbert Wilcox, his younger brother Charles Wilcox and H.W. Thompson, a leading figure in film distribution in the North of England.Low p.132-33 After the company's initial success, Wilcox left the firm to set up on his own and rose to become one of the most successful independent film, independent producer-directors in the world. After a merger the company released films under the name Astra-National. While smaller than the leading British studios Ideal Films and Stoll Pictures, it was an important producer of films before the Slump of 1924. As was common during the era, many of the same writers, directors and a Repertory theatre, stock company of actors worked on various different films for the company. After Herbert Wilcox left the company, the majority of films were directed by Kenelm Foss and feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Lynde
Francis Lynde (November 12, 1856 – May 16, 1930) was an American writer. Three of his books were adapted to film.Gaston: The amazing career of Francis Lynde April 15th, 2018 by Kay Baker Gaston, Chattanooga Times Free Press He was born in , and wrote adventure novels set in the American West in the early 20th century. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has a collection of his papers. His novels were set in the mountains of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Railroading and mining provided settings for his storylines. The main characters were often mining or railroad en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Hand (serial)
''The Hidden Hand'' is a 1917 American film serial directed by James Vincent. This is a lost serial. Cast * Doris Kenyon as Doris Whitney * Sheldon Lewis as Dr. Scarley * Mahlon Hamilton as Jack Ramsey * Arline Pretty as Vera Orane * Henry Sedley * William Slade Chapter titles # The Gauntlet of Death # Counterfeit Faces # The Island of Dread # The False Locket # The Air-Lock # The Flower of Death # The Fire Trap # Slide for Life # Jets of Flame # Cogs of Death # Trapped by Treachery # Eyes in the Wall # Jaws of the Tiger # The Unmasking # The Girl of the Prophecy Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Hidden Hand'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required, in Chapter 1, a cut of a scene with an attack on a man by the Hidden Hand; in Chapter 2, of the Hidden Hand slugging a man; in Chapter 3, of a lighting meter, the loosening of a nut on a bolt, and the Hidden Hand killing a man; in Chapte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms And The Woman
''Arms and the Woman'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Mary Nash, Lumsden Hare and H. Cooper Cliffe. It has been described as Edward G. Robinson's film debut, but the AFI Catalog of Feature Films states this claim is made only in some sources, as well as the film's sets having been designed by art director Anton Grot. It was shot in Jersey City, New Jersey. Cast * Mary Nash as Rozika * Lumsden Hare as David Fravoe * H. Cooper Cliffe as Captain Halliday * Robert Broderick as Marcus * Rosalind Ivan as Marcus' Wife * Carl Harbaugh as Carl * Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ... as Factory Worker (uncredited) References Bibliography * Robert Beck. ''The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia''. McFar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic Journey
''The Romantic Journey'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay, Macey Harlam and Alice Dovey.Parish & Pitts p.126 Cast * William Courtenay as Peter * Macey Harlam as Ratoor * Alice Dovey Alice Dovey (August 28, 1884 – January 12, 1969)Dovey, Alice, ''Silent Film Necrology'', Eugene Michael Vazzana, McFarland Publishing, 2001, pg. 142. was an American motion picture comedian and actress who first appeared in '' The Commanding O ... as Cynthia * Norman Thorpe as Broadhurst References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice Pathé Exchange films 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shielding Shadow
''The Shielding Shadow'' is a 1916 American action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie and starring Grace Darmond and Ralph Kellard. Plot The 15 chapter story involves the heroine being protected by a shadow with burning eyes. There's also a cloak of invisibility, some hypnotism and a giant octopus added to the mix. Cast * Grace Darmond as Leontine * Ralph Kellard as Jerry Carson * Léon Bary as Sebastian Navarro * Madlaine Traverse as Barbara * Lionel Braham as The Bouncer * Frankie Mann as The Cabaret Singer * Leslie King as One Lump Louie * Hallen Mostyn * Madeline Francine Chapters *1. The Treasure Trove *2. Into the Depths *3. The Mystic Defender *4. The Earthquake *5. Through Bolted Doors *6. The Disappearing Shadow *7. The Awakening *8. The Haunting Hand *9. The Incorrigible Captive *10. The Vanishing Mantle *11. The Great Sacrifice *12. The Stolen Shadow *13. The Hidden Menace *14. Absolute Black *15. The Final Chapter Notes Most of the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Of The Army
''Pearl of the Army'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by Edward José. The Pathé-Astra Film Corp movie was made when many early film studio and film producers in America's first motion picture industry were based in New Jersey's Hudson River towns, particularly Fort Lee. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Pearl White as Pearl Date * Ralph Kellard as Captain Ralph Payne * Marie Wayne as Bertha Bonn * Theodore Friebus as Major Brent * William T. Carleton William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1930. Some sources erroneously list him as being related to William P. Carleton, another actor. He is also not to be mista ... as Colonel Dare (as W.T. Carleton) Chapter titles # ''The Traitor'' # ''Found Guilty'' # ''The Silent Menace'' # ''War Clouds'' # ''Somewhere In Grenada'' # ''Major Brent's Perfidy'' # ''For The Stars and Stripes'' # ''Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Wireless
''Via Wireless'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Bruce McRae, Gail Kane and Brandon Hurst.Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936 p.428 Cast * Bruce McRae as Lt. Sommers * Gail Kane as Frances Durant * Henry Weaver as John Durant * Brandon Hurst as Edward Pinckney * Paul McAllister Paul McAllister (June 30, 1875 – July 8, 1955), was an American film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1913 and 1940. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mó ... as Marsh References Bibliography * Jay Robert Nash, Robert Connelly & Stanley Ralph Ross. ''Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936''. Cinebooks, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Bay
''At Bay'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Florence Reed. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play, ''At Bay'', by George Scarborough (writer), George Scarborough and produced by the Shuberts. On stage, Reed's starring part was played by Chrystal Herne. The film is lost film, lost. Plot Cast *Florence Reed as Aline Graham *Frank Sheridan (actor), Frank Sheridan as District Attorney Graham *Lyster Chambers as Joe Hunter *DeWitt Jennings as Judson Flagg *Charles Waldron as Captain Holbrook *Richard Taber *Raymond Hatton as Unknown unaccredited role References External links * * 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère Pathé Exchange films 1915 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Darmond
Grace Darmond (born Grace Marie Glionna; November 20, 1893 – October 8, 1963) was a Canadian-American actress. Early life Grace Marie Glionna was born in Toronto on November 20, 1893. Her parents were Vincent Baptiste "James" Glionna, an Italian-American barber and violinist who had lived in Canada since 1877, and Alice Louise Sparks Glionna, an Ontario native of Irish descent. Grace was baptised as a Roman Catholic on December 3, 1893 as Mary Gracie Glionna. The 1920 copy of Darmond's birth certificate gives her birth name as Grace Mary Glionna and her birth year as 1898. Vincent died in 1903, and Alice remarried in 1912 to Richard Johnson. After Vincent's death, Grace and her mother immigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago. Career As a teenager, Grace Glionna began to appear on the stage, changing her name to Grace Darmond. She signed with Selig Polyscope Company in 1914, and made her film debut in the comedy short ''The Clock Went Wrong''. Darmond was acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Miller (cinematographer)
Arthur Charles Miller, A.S.C. (July 8, 1895 – July 13, 1970) was an American cinematographer. He was nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography six times, winning three times: for ''How Green Was My Valley'' in 1941, '' The Song of Bernadette'' in 1944, and '' Anna and the King of Siam'' in 1947. Career Born in Roslyn, New York, he began his movie career at the age of 13. According to a 1970 interview with Leonard Maltin, he once worked for a horse dealer. One day, he was returning home from delivering some horses and was sitting on a horse when a man offered him a job in motion pictures because he could ride bareback. Miller recalled, "The first day we went out to a golf course in Brooklyn, and I rode this horse all over, got chased, and all." He found himself working as an assistant to filmmaker Fred J. Balshofer. The two remained lifelong friends and in 1967 co-wrote the book about the early days of film titled ''One Reel a Week''. Miller eventually joined Pathé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Pearls
''The Seven Pearls'' is a 1917 American silent action film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie. Fragments are held by the Library of Congress. Cast * Mollie King as Ilma Bay * Creighton Hale as Harry Drake * Léon Bary as Perry Mason * John J. Dunn as Grady * Henry G. Sell as Handsome Jack * Floyd Buckley * Walter P. Lewis Chapter titles # The Sultan's Necklace # The Bowstring # The Air Peril # Amid the Clouds # Between Fire and Water # The Abandoned Mine # The False Pearl # The Man Trap # The Message on the Wire # The Hold-Up # Gems of Jeopardy # Buried Alive # Over the Falls # The Tower of Death # The Seventh Pearl Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Seven Pearls'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required, in Chapter 5, a cut of the scenes where an airman threw two bombs at an automobile and of the shooting of a man in a ship; in Chapter 7, of the binding of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
