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American Films Of 1921
A list of American films released in 1921 in film, 1921. In the years before, during and since World War I several major studios based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood had come to dominate American film production including Paramount Pictures, Paramount, Fox Film, Fox, Universal Pictures, Universal, Vitagraph Studios, Vitagraph, Goldwyn Pictures, Goldwyn, First National Pictures, First National and United Artists. American-made films enjoyed great commercial success around the world and relied on an established film star, star system. A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–Q R–S T U–V W–Z Serials Shorts See also * 1921 in the United States References External links 1921 films at the IMDb, Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1921 Lists of American films by year, 1921 1921 in the United States, Films Lists of 1921 films by country or language 1920s in American cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sheik With Agnes Ayres And Rudolph Valentino, Movie Poster, 1921
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Film Star
A movie star (also known as a film star or cinema star) is an actor or actress who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in movies. The term is used for performers who are marketable stars as they become popular household names and whose names are used to promote movies, for example in trailers and posters. The most prominent movie stars are known in the industry as bankable stars. United States Hollywood's early years In the early days of silent movies, the names of the actors and actresses appearing in them were not publicized or credited because producers feared this would result in demands for higher salaries.100 years of movie stars: 1910-1929 , ''The Independent'', January 25, 2010. However, audience curiosity soon undermined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ford
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He was the recipient of six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director. Ford made frequent use of location shooting and wide shots, in which his characters were framed against a vast, harsh, and rugged natural terrain. In a career of more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although most of his silent films are now lost). He is renowned both for Westerns such as '' Stagecoach'' (1939), '' The Searchers'' (1956), and ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' (1962) and adaptations of classic 20th century American novels such as '' The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940). Ford's work was held in high regard by his colleagues, with Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles and Ingmar Bergman among those who named him one of the greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (1921 Film)
''Action'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. It was based on Peter B. Kyne's popular novel '' The Three Godfathers''. The film is considered to be lost. According to contemporaneous newspaper reports, ''Action'' was based on J. Allan Dunn's novel, ''The Mascotte of the Three Star''; ''Mascotte'' appeared as the lead novel in the pulp magazine ''Short Stories'', February 1921.See, for example, the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 4, 1921. This reference also contradicts the presumed release date of September 12, since it advertises the film as opening on September 4. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Sandy Brouke * Francis Ford as Soda Water Manning * J. Farrell MacDonald as Mormon Peters * Buck Connors as Pat Casey * Clara Horton as Molly Casey * William Robert Daly as J. Plimsoll * Dorothea Wolbert as Mirandy Meekin * Byron Munson as Henry Meekin * Charles Newton as Sheriff Dipple * Jim Corey as Sam Waters See also * Hoot Gibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associated Exhibitors
Associated Exhibitors was an American film distribution company active during the silent era. The company did not produce its own pictures but released productions by independent producers, handling a mixture of low-budget and more prestigious films during the 1920s. Established in 1920, it had a close association with Pathe Exchange, another medium-sized American company. During the early 1920s Associated Exhibitors was headed by president Arthur S. Kane, before leaving for Universal Pictures in 1925.Ward p.86 During these years the number of films increased, while the quality declined. Having resisted the practice of block booking for many years, Associated Exhibitors adopted it in 1925. After being taken over by a business group, the company announced its plans to acquire a studio and begin film production under the oversight of Pat Powers, however this did not occur. In 1926 Lewis J. Selznick was appointed to manage the company following the bankruptcy of his own studio. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She studied at the Convent of St. Alphonsus in St. Louis and at Sargent's School in New York City. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Theby began working with Vitagraph studios in 1910. Her first film experience came in that company's production of ''The Wager''. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in ''The Great Love'' (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Ballard
Rex Ballard is a cinematographer with a career in movies, music videos and television programsBallardserved for seven years as the Principal Cinematographer of ABC's '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'', and is currently the Director of Photography for the program. With more than 30 years of experience in television entertainment, Ballard has traveled the world working on a variety of projects including documentaries for National Geographic Channel and The History Channel, and camera work for television programs such as ''Nanny 911'', '' Kid Nation'', ''Matlock'' and ''The Merv Griffin Show''. Ballard has also been behind the camera for music videos by artists including Tony Bennett, BB King, The Neville Brothers and The Pointer Sisters, and has developed commercials and features for most major national broadcast networks and many national brands. Ballard is also an innovator, inventing a special camera crane for filming inside operating rooms as part of his 30 years of work with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Divide
''Across the Divide'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Holloway and starring Rex Ballard, Rosemary Theby and Ralph McCullough. Plot Left by his dying mother in the care of Buck (Rex Ballard), Wallace Layson (Ralph McCullough) has no knowledge of his real identity. Wallace is to inherit a ranch on his 21st birthday. His father returns and induces Rosa (Rosemary Theby), a dancehall girl, to marry Wallace in a plot to cheat him out of his inheritance. But Wallace is in love with Helen (Dorothy Manners). Buck tells Wallace that the real heir has died and persuades him to pose as the heir, which foils the plans of his father and secures a home for Wallace and Helen. Buck reveals the Wallace's true identity and leaves without revealing that he is the Wallace's half brother. Cast * Rex Ballard as Buck Layson * Rosemary Theby as Rosa * Ralph McCullough as Wallace Layson * Thomas Delmar as Dago * Gilbert Clayton as Newton * Dorothy Manners as Helen * Flora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Hatton
Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. However, Hatton had become enamored of being on stage after he acted in a school play, and he left home to go into acting as a career. Hatton was part of a vaudeville act that went to Hollywood in 1911. There, he established a successful silent film career, including a stint being paired in 1920s comedies with Wallace Beery. During the sound era, though, his career soon skidded and he usually played smaller supporting roles, including the tobacco-chewing, rowdy character Rusty Joslin in ''The Three Mesquiteers'' Western B picture series. By the 1950s, Hatton's acting roles expanded into television, where he appeared in various series, including the '' Adventures of Superman''. He has a star in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardee Kirkland
Hardee Kirkland (May 23, 1868 – February 18, 1929) was an American film actor and film director, director of the silent film, silent era who appeared on stage. Kirkland was born in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, the son of former Confederate Brigadier General William Whedbee Kirkland and the older brother of the actress Elizabeth Kirkland, who performed as Odette Tyler. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1925. He also directed more than 30 films between 1912 and 1914. He died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 60. Selected filmography As a director * ''The Awakening (1912) * ''The Clue'' (1913) * ''The Empty Studio'' (1913) * ''Her Bitter Lesson'' (1912) * ''The Voice of Warning'' (1912) * ''The Lost Inheritance'' (1912) * ''A Man Among Men'' (1912) * ''The Fire Fighter's Love'' (1912) * ''Prompted by Jealousy'' (1913) * ''The Clue'' (1913) * ''The Empty Studio'' (1913) * ''Don't Let Mother Know'' (1913) * ''The Pink Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowers (actor)
John Bowers (born John E. Bowersox; December 25, 1885 – November 17, 1936) was an American stage and silent film actor who starred in 94 films including several short subjects. He has been identified as being an inspiration for the character Norman Maine in '' A Star Is Born'' (1937). Early life and career Born John E. Bowersox in Garrett, Indiana, to George and Ida Bowersox, John Bowers attended Huntington Business College in Huntington, Indiana, where he became interested in acting. He joined a stock stage group and traveled until he landed in New York in 1912, where he appeared in Broadway productions. Bowers began his film career in 1914. Within five years, he became one of the most popular leading men. During his career he co-starred frequently with Marguerite De La Motte, whom he later married. Like many silent film stars, Bowers saw his career collapse when talkies became the standard. Death On November 17, 1936, Bowers heard that his old friend Henry Hathaway w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was of Austrian and French descent, and Mary Joy Crimens, who was of German and Irish descent. She had a brother, Billy, who later worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, where she had planned on becoming a nun, but left when her father was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was forced to give up his dental practice. She tried out for the New Orleans-based Nola Film Company in 1915 and was hired as an actress. Her mother disapproved of her becoming an actress, but the family needed the money, so her mother accompanied her to California, where she began working in plays and films. Career Silent films Joy began her acting career in stock theater companies and soon made her film debut; between Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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