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Arthur Gregor
Arthur Gregor (1890–1948) was an Austrian-born American playwright and film director.Goble p.192 Selected filmography * ''The Count of Luxembourg (1926 film), The Count of Luxembourg'' (1926) * ''Say It with Diamonds (1927 film), Say It with Diamonds'' (1927) * ''Women's Wares'' (1927) * ''Phyllis of the Follies'' (1928) * ''The Scarlet Dove (1928 film), The Scarlet Dove'' (1928) * ''What Price Decency'' (1933) Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. References External links * 1890 births 1948 deaths American film directors Austrian film directors Austrian emigrants to the United States Film people from Vienna {{US-film-director-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Women's Wares
''Women's Wares'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Evelyn Brent. Plot Salesgirl Dolly Morton becomes disillusioned about men after an incident with her boyfriend, so she becomes, with the help of her roommate, a gold digger who takes advantage of men without giving anything in return. However, after the gift of an apartment from a millionaire only results in scorn towards her, she decides to return to her original boyfriend. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Dolly Morton * Bert Lytell as Robert Crane * Larry Kent as Jimmie Hayes * Gertrude Short as Maisie Duncan * Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. James Crane * Richard Tucker as Frank Stanton * Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Frank Stanton * Sylvia Ashton as Patron * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Floorwalker * Gino Corrado as Modiste * Robert Bolder as Boarder * James T. Mack as Patron (credited as James Mack) Preservation A print of ''Women's Wares'' is in the film collection of the BFI National Archive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Film Directors
Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austrian Airlines (AUA) ** Austrian cuisine ** Austrian Empire ** Austrian monarchy ** Austrian German (language/dialects) ** Austrian literature ** Austrian nationality law ** Austrian Service Abroad ** Music of Austria ** Austrian School of Economics * Economists of the Austrian school of economic thought * The Austrian Attack variation of the Pirc Defence chess opening. See also * * * Austria (other) * Australian (other) Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ... * L'Autrichienne (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Price Decency
''What Price Decency'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Dorothy Burgess, Alan Hale and Walter Byron. The director adapted the story from one his own plays.Goble p.192 It is now considered a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Burgess as Norma * Alan Hale as Klaus van Leyden * Walter Byron as Tom O'Neil * Henry Durant Henry Durant (June 18, 1802 in Acton, Massachusetts – January 22, 1875 in Oakland, California) was the founding president of the University of California.SF Chronicle, July 25, 2010. "Where to Find Celebrities' Resting Places" by Charlie Wells ... as Matizzi * Val Duran as Pimo References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1933 films 1933 drama films American drama films Films directed by Arthur Gregor American black-and-white films Majestic Pictures films Lost American films American films based on plays 1933 lost films Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Dove (1928 Film)
''The Scarlet Dove'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Lowell Sherman, Robert Frazer and Josephine Borio. Cast * Lowell Sherman as Ivan Orloff * Robert Frazer as Alexis Petroff * Josephine Borio as Mara * Margaret Livingston as Olga * Shirley Palmer as Eve * Carlos Durand as Gregory * Julia Swayne Gordon Julia Swayne Gordon (born Sarah Victoria Smith; October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933) was an American actress who appeared in at least 228 films between 1908 and 1933. Early years Gordon was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Louis and Anna Smith and wa ... as The Aunt Preservation status *The film is preserved by the BFI National Film and Television Archive, London. References Bibliography * Weaver, John T. ''Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928''. Scarecrow Press, 1971. External links * * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Arthur Gregor American silent feature films 1920s En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Of The Follies
''Phyllis of the Follies'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Alice Day, Matt Moore and Edmund Burns.Roots p.289 Cast * Alice Day as Phyllis Sherwood * Matt Moore as Howard Decker * Edmund Burns as Clyde Thompson * Lilyan Tashman as Mrs. Decker * Duane Thompson Duane Thompson (born Lura Duane Malony; July 28, 1903 – August 15, 1970) was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era. When Talkies pushed silent films into the background, she worked in stock theater for a time befo ... as Mabel Lancing References Bibliography * Roots, James. ''The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. External links * 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Ernst Laemmle American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say It With Diamonds (1927 Film)
''Say It with Diamonds'' is a 1927 American silent drama film starring Betty Compson and Earle Williams, an early Vitagraph leading man and matinee idol. Directed by Jack Nelson and Arthur Gregor, this film is Williams's final screen performance before his death in April 1927. Prints of the film are held at the Library of Congress and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast * Betty Compson as Betty Howard *Earle Williams as Horace Howard * Jocelyn Lee as Fay Demarest *Armand Kaliz Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage. Career B ... as Armand Armour *Betty Baker as Secretary References External links * AllMovie.com 1927 films American silent feature films Films directed by Jack Nelson 1927 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Luxembourg (1926 Film)
''The Count of Luxembourg'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring George Walsh, Helen Lee Worthing, and Michael Dark. It is based on the plot of Franz Lehar's operetta, ''The Count of Luxembourg ''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in ...''.Goble p. 279 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Duke Rutzinoff, who cannot marry Angele Didier, the woman he loves, because she has no title, arranges for a count to marry her to give her a title, and to divorce her immediately afterward. To this offer Count Rene Duval agrees in order to obtain money for a friend. The newlyweds happen to meet after the ceremony without knowing they are married, and fall in love. The Duke denounces them for breaking the agreement, and a duel follows. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
