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Allan Sears
Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Harry Sears and Alice Gould. He started acting on camera around 1914, after getting his start on the stage in theater and as an opera singer. In Hollywood, appeared in a number of D. W. Griffith's films alongside actress Mary Miles Minter. He took some time away from Hollywood to recuperate from an illness in the early 1920s, returning a few years later to play character roles. He died in Los Angeles in 1942, and was survived by his daughter, Zaida. Selected filmography * ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915) * ''The Absentee'' (1915) * ''The Penitentes'' (1915) * ''Martyrs of the Alamo'' (1915) * '' Sold for Marriage'' (1916) * ''Reggie Mixes In'' (1916) * ''Hell-to-Pay Austin'' (1916) * ''Intolerance'' (1916) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= U.S. state, State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_type2 = County (United States), Counties , subdivision_name2 = Bexar County, Texas, Bexar, Comal County, Texas, Comal, Medina County, Texas, Medina , established_title = Foundation , established_date = May 1, 1718 , established_title1 = Incorporated , established_date1 = June 5, 1837 , named_for = Saint Anthony of Padua , government_type = Council-manager government, Council-Manager , governing_body = San Antonio City Council , leader_title = Mayor of San Antonio, Mayor , leader_name = Ron Nirenberg (Independent politician, I) , leader_title2 = City Manager , leader_name2 = Erik Walsh , leader_title3 = San Antonio City Council, City Council , leader_name3 = , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman's Awakening
''A Woman's Awakening'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Kate Bruce and Spottiswoode Aitken.Langman p.58 Cast * Seena Owen as Paula Letchworth * Kate Bruce as Mrs. Letchworth * Allan Sears as Allen Cotter * Spottiswoode Aitken as Judge Cotter * Charles K. Gerrard as Lawrence Topham * Alma Rubens Alma Rubens (born Alma Genevieve Reubens; February 19, 1897 – January 21, 1931) was an American film actress and stage performer. Rubens began her career in the mid 1910s. She quickly rose to stardom in 1916 after appearing opposite Douglas F ... as Cousin Kate * Jennie Lee as Mammie 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 American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Chester Withey Triangle Film Corp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Of Rogue's Harbor
''Judy of Rogue's Harbor'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Grace Miller White, with a scenario by Clara Beranger. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Realart and Paramount Pictures. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Judy (Minter), is a young girl living in poverty in Rogue's Harbor with her "Grandpap" Ketchel (Roberts), Olive (Ridgeway) and Denny (Lee), whom she believes to be her sister and cousin respectively. "Grandpap" is consistently cruel, to Denny especially, and he is aided in this cruelty by Jim Schuckles (Sears), who hopes to wed Judy. Judy's confidante is the mysterious "Lady of the Roses" (King), to whom she eventually brings Denny to keep him safe from "Grandpap" and Jim. Meanwhile, Governor Kingsland (Standing) comes to visit th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart O' The Hills
''Heart o' the Hills'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and Sidney Franklin (director), Sidney Franklin, written by Bernard McConville based on John Fox, Jr.'s novel of the same name. Plot Jason Honeycutt (Harold Goodwin (American actor), Harold Goodwin) is a young boy who lives with his stepfather chief Steve Honeycutt (Sam De Grasse) at the ancestral Honeycutts' home. One day the chief is looking for the 13-year-old mountain girl Mavis Hawn (Mary Pickford), who is shooting bullets in the woods. Mavis desires revenge after a few gang members attacked her home and shot and killed her father. One of her only friends is geologist and school teacher John Burnham (Fred Warren). He suggests she get an education instead of learning to use a gun. Chief Honeycutt visits Mavis' widowed mother Martha Hawn (Claire McDowell) and flirts with her. Meanwhile, Mavis is fishing at a pond near her home with Jason. He reveals his stepfather is manipulating Martha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Little Person
''The Big Little Person'' was a 1919 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Based on the novel of the same name by Rebecca Lane Hooper Eastman, the film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starred his then-wife and muse Mae Murray. Rudolph Valentino, who was credited as M. Rodolpho De Valentina, had a supporting role. The film is now considered lost. Cast * Mae Murray - Arathea Manning * Clarissa Selwynne - Mrs. Manning * M. Rodolpho De Valentina - Arthur Endicott * Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ... - Gerald Staples * Mrs. Bertram Grassby - Marion Beemis References External links * Surviving lantern slide to the film 1919 films 1919 romantic drama films American silent feature films American r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amateur Adventuress
''The Amateur Adventuress'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and starring Emmy Wehlen. It is based on a short story by Thomas Edgelow that appeared in ''Young's Magazine'' (Oct. 1918). Maxwell Karger produced with release through Metro Pictures. Cast *Emmy Wehlen as Norma Wood *Allan Sears as Oliver Morley *Eugene Pallette as George Goodie *William V. Mong as William Claxtonbury *Marian Skinner as Mrs. Claxtonbury *Lucille Ward as Mrs. Sentel *Victor Potel as Gregory Charles Sentel *Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theresa Theby (born Rose Masing, April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Early life and career The daughter of George and Katherine Masing, Theby ... as Flossie *Bonnie Hill as Bit Part (uncredited) References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Metro Pictures films Lost American films Films directed by Henry Otto Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Inspiration
''Her Inspiration'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Robert Thornby. It stars May Allison, Herbert Heyes, and Charles Edler, and was released on December 30, 1918. Cast list * May Allison as Kate Kendall * Herbert Heyes Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film '' Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel ... as Harold Montague * Charles Edler as Curt Moots * Allan D. Sears as Big Hank * Jack Brammall as Looney Lige References External links * * * 1918 drama films 1918 films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Thornby Metro Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kaiser, The Beast Of Berlin
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife He Bought
''The Wife He Bought'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Harry Solter and starring Carmel Myers and Kenneth Harlan. This film was based on the short story ''One Clear Call'' by Larry Evans. It was produced and released by Bluebird Photoplays, a division of Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Carmel Myers as Janice Benson *Kenneth Harlan as Steele Valiant *Howard Crampton as Hutch Valiant *Sydney Deane as James Brieson *Allan Sears Preservation ''The Wife He Bought'' is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * *Lobby posters#1an#2 1918 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films based on short fiction Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harry Solter American black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Of Purple Dreams (1918 Film)
''The City of Purple Dreams'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Santschi, Bessie Eyton, and Fritzi Brunette.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Cast * Tom Santschi as Daniel Fitzhugh * Bessie Eyton as Kathlyn Otis * Fritzi Brunette as Esther Strom * Harry Lonsdale as Henry Hunt * Frank Clark as Symington Otis * Allan Sears as Olaf Nikolay * Lafe McKee as Pat Kelly * Fred Huntley as Thomas Quigg * William Scott as Artie Sparkle * Eugenie Besserer Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie ... * Cecil Holland References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Bo-Peep
''Madame Bo-Peep'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading roles in the 1910s and 1920s before transitioning into character roles in the 1930s. He was noted for his tall stature. Biography Sears was born in S ..., and F.A. Turner. It is based on the short story "Madame Bo-Peep of the Ranches" by O. Henry.Goble p. 849 Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films directed by Chester Withey 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Regenerates
''The Regenerates'' is a surviving 1917 silent film drama directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. Cast *Alma Rubens - Catherine Ten Eyck *Walt Whitman - Mynderse Van Dyun *Darrell Foss - Pell Van Dyun *John Lince - Owen Duffy *Allan Sears - Paul La Farge *Louis Durnham - William Slade *William Brady - James Forbes *Pauline Starke - Nora Duffy Preservation status *The film is preserved in the George Eastman House collection and the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ... collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.150 c.1978 by the American Film Institute |
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