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Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis (born Alec Francis Budd, 2 December 1867 – 6 July 1934) was an English actor, largely of the silent era. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1911 and 1934. Biography Francis was born in Suffolk, England. He studied law at Uppingham College in England and practiced with a legal firm in London. Disliking legal work, Francis joined a stock theater company for which he played bit parts, and was baggage master and property man. He eventually came under contract with a touring company headed by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kendall, acting in leading roles in England, India, South Africa, and the United States. He also performed in vaudeville. Francis served twice in the military, once for Britain and once for the United States. He was in India for a four-year tour of duty with the British Royal Horse Artillery, and He was a nurse with American forces during the Spanish-American War. Although Francis tried farming after his service as a nurse, he returned to acting and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was Merger (politics), consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis (publisher), Harrison Gray Otis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Passport
''The Yellow Passport'' is a lost 1916 silent film drama produced and distributed by the World Film Company. Based on Michael Morton's 1914 Broadway play of the same title, it was directed by Edwin August and starred Clara Kimball Young. On the stage the lead characters were played by Florence Reed and John Barrymore. Morton's story was filmed several times in the silent era and made as ''The Yellow Ticket'' in 1931 with Lionel Barrymore and Elissa Landi. A rerelease title for this film was ''The Badge of Shame''. Plot Sonia Sokoloff, a young Jewish girl in the Russian Empire, is forced to pretend to be a prostitute to obtain a passport (a "yellow ticket") in order to visit her father, whom she believes to be ill. When she arrives in Petrograd, she learns that her father has been killed. She encounters a young journalist and tells him of the crimes the State perpetrates against its citizens. Cast *Clara Kimball Young as Sonia Sokoloff *Edwin August as Adolph Rosenheimer *Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Venus Model
''The Venus Model'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent romantic comedy film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film was made at the beginning of the 20th century when Goldwyn Pictures and many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Kitty O'Brien (Normand), a seamstress in the factory of Braddock & Co., in an effort to escape punishment from the foreman she had mimicked, flees into the manager's office. While explaining her presence she shows a bathing suit she has designed, John Braddock (Francis) embraces the idea and the display of the suit brings orders galore. When Braddock is compelled to take a rest, Kitty takes charge of the plant. She gives a young male applicant a job as office boy, but discovers he is the son of her employer, Paul Braddock (La Rocque), expelled from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Auction Block (1917 Film)
''The Auction Block'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Rubye De Remer. The film was produced by Rex Beach, upon whose novel, ''The Auction Block'', the film is based.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Auction Block'' at silentera.com It is not known whether the film survives. The film was remade as a comedy in 1926 by |
Forget Me Not (1917 Film)
''Forget Me Not'' is a 1917 American silent drama lost film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Kitty Gordon. Cast * Kitty Gordon as Stefanie Paoli * Montagu Love as Gabriel Barrato/Benedetto Barrato * Alec B. Francis as Marquis de Mohrivart * George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie (born as George Donald MacQuarrie; June 2, 1873 – April 1951), was an American actor of the silent era. Biography MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California in 1873 as George Donald MacQuarrie. He appeared in more ... as Sir Horace Welby * James Furey as Sir Donald Verney * Norma Phillips as Rose Verney * Lillian Herbert as Alice Verney * Henrietta Simpson as Mrs. Foley References External links * * 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Emile Chautard World Film Company films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1917 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Page Mystery
''The Page Mystery'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.Langman p.60 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Alan Winthrop * June Elvidge as Edith Strong * Frank Goldsmith as Montague Winthrop * Alec B. Francis as Hon. Charles Winthrop * Arthur Ashley as Ralph Cornwell * Pinna Nesbit as Laura Le Moyle * Al Hart Al Hart (c. 1927 – January 14, 2016) was a radio broadcaster. He began his career at WOBT WOBT is a radio station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It airs a sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that a ... as Saul Potter * Charles W. Charles as Simeon Jagger * Lila Chester as Kathleen Lorraine References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Honor (1917 Film)
''The Family Honor'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick, June Elvidge and Henry Hull.Langman p.38 Cast * Robert Warwick as Captain Stephen Wayne * June Elvidge as Marcia Quesnay * Alec B. Francis as General Jason Wayne * Henry Hull as Anthony Wayne * Gerda Holmes Gerda Holmes, née Gerda Helen Elfrida Henius (April 2, 1891 – October 11, 1943), was an actress during the silent film era and in theater. She had major roles in numerous films including '' The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket'' ... as Doris Leighton * Frank Beamish as Eric Mainwaring References Bibliography * Larry Langman. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking''. McFarland, 2000. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Emile Chautard American black-and-white films World Film Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cinderella Man (film)
''The Cinderella Man'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Mae Marsh, Tom Moore and Alec B. Francis.McCaffrey & Jacobs p.187 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hugo Ballin. Cast * Mae Marsh as Marjorie Caner * Tom Moore as Anthony Quintard * Alec B. Francis as Romney Evans * George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to ... as Morris Caner * Louis R. Grisel as Primrose * George Farren as William Sewall * Elizabeth Arians as Mrs. Prune * Mrs. J. Cogan as Celeste * Dean Raymond as Dr. Thayer * Harry Scarborough as Blodgett References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hungry Heart
''A Hungry Heart'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Emile Chautard and starring Alice Brady. It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation. It is sometimes called The Hungry Heart but shouldn't be confused with the Pauline Frederick film of the same year. The film is now lost. Cast * Alice Brady - Frou Frou * Edward Langford - Comte Paul de Valreas * George MacQuarrie - Marquis Henri de Sartorys * Gerda Holmes - Louise Brigard * Alec B. Francis - M. Brigard * John Dudley - Baron de Combri * Edna Whistler - Baronne de Combri * Charles Harley - Pitou * Josephine Earle - Pauline * Horace Haine - Gaston * Ray Carrara - Georgie de Sartorys * Mathilde Brundage - Mother of Comte de Valreas See also *''The Toy Wife ''The Toy Wife'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Luise Rainer and Melvyn Douglas. The period film was produced by Merian C. Cooper and written by Zoë Akins. Plot Set before the American Civil War, ''The Toy ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of A Hero
''The Heart of a Hero'' is a surviving 1916 silent film historical drama based upon the 1898 play ''Nathan Hale'' by Clyde Fitch, directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick and Gail Kane. It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation. Prints exist at George Eastman House and the Library of Congress. Plot The story of Nathan Hale, an American soldier and spy from his days as a teacher to his eventual capture and execution. Cast * Robert Warwick - Nathan Hale * Gail Kane - Alice Adams * Alec B. Francis - Colonel Knowlton *George MacQuarrie - Guy Fitzroy * Clifford Grey - Tom Adams *Henry West - Cunningham *Charles Jackson - Thomas Jefferson * Clara Whipple - Widow Chichester *Mildred Havens - Amy Brandon * Herbert Evans - William Howe See also *'' Cardigan'' (1922) *'' America'' (1924) * List of films about the American Revolution * List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution This is a list of television series and miniseri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gilded Cage (1916 Film)
''The Gilded Cage'', derived from the phrase "a bird in a gilded cage" meaning living in a luxurious prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ..., may refer to: * ''The Gilded Cage'' (1916 film), a silent film drama * ''The Gilded Cage'' (1955 film), a British crime film * ''The Gilded Cage'' (2013 film), a French-Portuguese comedy film * "The Gilded Cage" (''The Avengers''), a television episode * ''The Gilded Cage'' (Evelyn De Morgan painting) * ''The Gilded Cage'' (Saint George Hare painting), 1908 * ''A Bird in a Gilded Cage'' (1900 song) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilded Cage, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husband And Wife (1916 Film)
''Husband and Wife'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Barry O'Neil and starring Ethel Clayton, Holbrook Blinn and Madge Evans.Goble p.257 Cast * Ethel Clayton as Doris Baker * Holbrook Blinn as Richard Baker * Madge Evans as Bessie * Montagu Love as Patrick Alliston * Emmett Corrigan as Ralph Knight * Dion Titheradge as Porter Baker * Gerda Holmes Gerda Holmes, née Gerda Helen Elfrida Henius (April 2, 1891 – October 11, 1943), was an actress during the silent film era and in theater. She had major roles in numerous films including '' The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket'' ... as Mrs. Prescott * Alec B. Francis as James Watson * Frank Beamish as Fred Schrieber References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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