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Arthur Marvin
Arthur Weed Marvin (May 26, 1859 – January 18, 1911), was an American cinematographer who worked for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in which his brother Harry Marvin was one of the four founders (the others being Herman Casler, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, and Elias Koopman). He shot 418 films between 1897 and 1911, including ''The Adventures of Dollie'' (1908), the directorial debut of D. W. Griffith, as well as other early Griffith shorts such as ''Pippa Passes'' in 1909. He directed the short film ''Sherlock Holmes Baffled'', which was the earliest known film to feature Arthur Conan Doyle's detective character Sherlock Holmes. His nephew Daniel Warner Marvin II, Henry's son, perished in the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' in 1912. He was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warners, New York
Warners is a hamlet in Onondaga County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ..., United States. Warners is in the Town of Van Buren. References Hamlets in New York (state) Hamlets in Onondaga County, New York {{OnondagaCountyNY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Titanic
RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it the deadliest sinking of a single ship up to that time. It remains the deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship. The disaster drew public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and has inspired many artistic works. RMS ''Titanic'' was the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and the second of three s operated by the White Star Line. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, the chief naval architect of the shipyard, died in the disaster. ''Titanic'' was under the command of Captain Edward Smith, who went down with the ship. The ocean liner carri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 Births
Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final unification takes place on December 1, 1918; Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time). * January 28 – The city of Olympia is incorporated in the Washington Territory of the United States of America. * February 2 – Miguel Miramón (1832–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * February 4 – German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovers the ''Codex Sinaiticus'', a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery on the foot of Mount Sinai, in the Khedivate of Egypt. * February 14 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. * February 12 – The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. * February 17 – French naval forces under Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lucky Toothache
''The Lucky Toothache'' is a 1910 silent film short directed by Frank Powell and starring Mary Pickford and Mack Sennett. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. The film survives because it was transferred by the Library of Congress from a paper print.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.108 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * - Bessie * - Tom * - Bessie's Mother * |
The Rocky Road
''The Rocky Road'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Frank Powell as Ben * Stephanie Longfellow as Ben's Wife * George Nichols as The Farmer * Linda Arvidson * Kate Bruce as The Maid * Charles Craig as A Farmhand / At Church * Adele DeGarde * Gladys Egan as At Church * Frank Evans as In Bar * Edith Haldeman as The Daughter, as a Child * James Kirkwood as The Best Man * Henry Lehrman as Outside Bar * Marion Leonard * Wilfred Lucas * W. Chrystie Miller as The Minister * Owen Moore * Anthony O'Sullivan as In Bar * Harry Solter * Blanche Sweet as The Daughter, at Eighteen * J. Waltham as In Bar * Dorothy West as At Church (unconfirmed) See also * List of American films of 1910 * D. W. Griffith filmography * Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sound Sleeper
''A Sound Sleeper'' is a 1909 American comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. The short was filmed in one day in the Coytesville borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey, which at the time was a popular filming location for many early motion-picture studios in the northeastern United States. Due to the brief running time of this comedy, it was originally distributed in April 1909 on a split reel with another Biograph release, a longer dramatic film titled ''The Winning Coat''. No full original 35mm theatrical print of the comedy is known to exist; nor does a later copy transferred directly from original film stock survive in public archives or in private collections. This early Griffith work's existence is therefore cited as either lost or "unknown" in some printed and online film references.Bennett, Carl"A Sound Sleeper (1909) American" catalog, Progressive Silent Film List, State of Washington, United States. Retrieved March 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lonely Villa
''The Lonely Villa'' is a 1909 American short silent crime drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film stars David Miles, Marion Leonard and Mary Pickford in one of her first film roles. It is based on the 1901 French play ''Au Téléphone'' (''At the Telephone'') by André de Lorde. A print of ''The Lonely Villa'' survives and is currently in the public domain. ''The Lonely Villa'' was produced by the Biograph Company and shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was released on June 10, 1909 along with another D.W. Griffith split-reel film, ''A New Trick''. Plot A group of criminals wait until a wealthy man leaves to break into his house and threaten his wife and daughters. The wife and daughters take refuge inside one of the rooms, but the thieves break in. The father finds out what is happening and runs back home to try to save his family. Cast * David Miles as Robert Cullison * Marion Leonard as Mrs. Robert Cullison * Mary Pickford as the eldest Cullison daughter * Gladys Eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kentuckian (1908 Film)
''The Kentuckian'' is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett. It is about an intermarriage between Indians and white people. The film provides a type of Indian hero. Cast * Edward Dillon as Ward Fatherly * Florence Auer * D. W. Griffith as Card Sharp * George Gebhardt * Harry Solter * Mack Sennett * Anthony O'Sullivan * John G. Adolfi * Wallace McCutcheon Jr. * Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later mov ... References External links * 1908 films 1908 Western (genre) films 1908 short films American black-and-white films American silent short films Biograph Company films Films directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr. Films shot in New Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Scenes (1908 Film)
''Behind the Scenes'' is a 1908 American silent short drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. Cast * Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Bailey * Gladys Egan as Mrs. Bailey's Daughter * Kate Bruce * George Gebhardt as Member of Audience * Robert Harron as Messenger * Charles Inslee as Manager * George Nichols as The Doctor * Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ... as Backstage Man References External links * 1908 films 1908 drama films 1908 short films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. W. Griffith 1900s American films American drama short films 1900s English-language films {{1900s-short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Affair Of Honor
''Affair of Honor'' is a silent film that was inspired by a famous painting. It was made 18 May 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Lubin Studios. A woman and her male friend (Arthur Marvin) are seated at a table when another woman makes romantic overtures to the man. The two women then duel with swords, and one of the women is killed. See also *Lubin Studios *Silent film *Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the r ... External links * 1901 films American silent short films American black-and-white films Lubin Manufacturing Company films 1900s American films 1900s English-language films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's ''A Study in Scarlet'', the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in ''The Strand Magazine'', beginning with " A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer Dr. John H. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
