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A Slice Of Life (1914 Film)
''A Slice of Life'' is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Henry Otto Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many ...,American Film Company online database, University of California Santa Barbara, http://www.filmandmedia.ucsb.edu/flyinga/index.html starring Edward Coxen, Ed Coxen, Charlotte Burton, and Winifred Greenwood. Cast * Ed Coxen as Jim * Charlotte Burton as Jessie, Jim's wife * Winifred Greenwood as Betty Moore * Edith Borella as Betty's mother * William Bertram (actor), William Bertram as Long, City Editor * George Field (actor), George Field as Boyd Harte * John Steppling (actor), John Steppling as Tom, chief of police * Perry Banks as Police Sergeant * Albert Cavens References External links * 1914 films 1914 drama films Silent American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Otto
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many films in 1914, in films such as ''When a Woman Waits'', ''In Tune (film), In Tune'', ''The Archeologist'', and ''The Redemption of a Pal'' working with actors such as Edward Coxen, Charlotte Burton and George Field (actor), George Field. He retired from film in 1942. Otto was found dead on August 4, 1952, in Los Angeles. Selected filmography Actor * ''Harbor Island'' (1912, Short) - General Arieno - Owner of Harbor Island * ''The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton'' (1913) * ''Margarita and the Mission Funds'' (1913, Short) - Padre Sandez of the Mission * ''Through the Centuries'' (1914, Short) - Amos Willing * ''Elizabeth's Prayer'' (1914) - Richard Lee, A Sporty Acquaintance * ''The Zaca Lake Mystery'' (1915, Short) - The Hunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Steppling (actor)
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling. Selected filmography * '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' (1913) * ''Caprice'' (1913) * '' When a Woman Waits'' (1914) * '' The Beggar Child'' (1914) * ''The Archeologist'' (1914) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1914) * ''The Final Impulse'' (1914) * ''Damaged Goods'' (1914) * ''This Is th' Life'' (1914) * '' The Butterfly'' (1914) * '' The Lure of the Sawdust'' (1914) * ''The Resolve'' (1915) * '' The Promise'' (1917) * '' A Man's Man'' (1918) * ''The Guilty Man'' (1918) * ''Good Night, Paul'' (1918) * ''The Road Through the Dark'' (1918) * ''Fools and Their Money'' (1919) * '' Luck in Pawn'' (1919) * '' Sick Abed'' (1920) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Short Films
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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American Silent Short Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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1914 Drama Films
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Films
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.Birchard, Robert S. (2004). ''Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood''. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 1-13, __TOC__ Events * February 2 – Charlie Chaplin's first film, ''Making a Living'' is released. * February 7 – Release of Charlie Chaplin's second film, the Keystone comedy '' Kid Auto Races at Venice'', in which his character of The Tramp is introduced to audiences (although first filmed in ''Mabel's Strange Predicament'', released two days later). * February 8 – Winsor McCay's ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' greatly advances filmed animation movement techniques. * February 10 – Release of the film '' Hearts Adrift''; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. * February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, a distributor of independently produced films located in For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Cavens
Albert Cavens (1 October 1906 – 17 December 1985) was a Belgian-born American silent film child actor. Biography Cavens moved to the United States soon after birth and began his career only aged 8 in a number of films in 1914, including '' The Town of Nazareth'', also starring Charlotte Burton. However, after 1914, Cavens took a break from acting. He returned to it as an adult over thirty years later, playing Valvert, the nobleman whom Cyrano duels with while reciting a poem, in ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1950). (Cavens was the son of Fred Cavens, a fencing instructor in Hollywood). Between 1950 and 1969, he made a number of appearances in film and television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ..., and appeared in '' Star Trek'' in 1969 shortly before his retirement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Banks
Perry Banks (24 April 1877 in Victoria, British Columbia Canada – 10 October 1934 in Santa Barbara, California) was a Canadian silent film actor. He starred with William Garwood in films such as ''Sir Galahad of Twilight''. Selected filmography * ''Redbird Wins'' (1914) * ''Sir Galahad of Twilight'' (1914) * '' Mein Lieber Katrina Catches a Convict'' (1914) * '' The Widow's Investment'' (1914) * ''A Blowout at Santa Banana'' (1914) * ''The Assayer of Lone Gap'' (1915) * '' The Little Lady Next Door'' (1915) * '' In Trust'' (1915) * ''The Secret of the Submarine'' (1915) * '' The Legend Beautiful'' (1915) * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1919) * ''Eve in Exile'' (1919) * ''Six Feet Four'' (1919) * ''The House of Toys ''The House of Toys'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Seena Owen, Pell Trenton, and Helen Jerome Eddy.Goble p. 803 Cast * Seena Owen as Shirley Lord * Pell Trenton as David Quentin * Helen Jerome E ...'' (1920) Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Field (actor)
George Field (March 18, 1877 – March 9, 1925) was an American silent film actor. Early life Born George Blankman Field to George Durgin Field and Elizabeth Blankman. Elizabeth was the daughter of dentist and attorney Dr. Henry Gerrit Blankman, born 3 May 1813 in Amsterdam, North Holland. He came to San Francisco from New York in June 1849. Elizabeth's mother was Magdelena del Valle, the niece and ward of the famous Mexican General Mariano de Vallejo and his brother Jose de Jesus de Vallejo. Career George began his career as a stage actor in the popular San Francisco theatre scene but was signed into film in 1912 and starred in 207 films until 1924. He also had a bit part in "Don Q Son of Zorro", where he was named as George Blankman. George and Winifred Greenwood worked at Flying A Studios in Santa Barbara. George later worked for Dustin Farnum, after whom Dustin Hoffman was named. George also starred with Charlotte Burton in films such as '' In the Firelight''. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellie Browne Duff
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