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Beryl Mercer
Beryl Mercer (August 13, 1882 – July 28, 1939) was a Spanish-born American actress of stage and screen who was based in the United States. Early years Beryl Mercer was born to British parents in Seville on 13 August 1882. Her father was Edward Sheppard Mercer, said to be Spanish despite his name, and her mother was the actress Effie (née Martin).The reference work ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930'' says of Mercer, "... her mother was the famed actor Beryl Montague." Career She became a child actor, making her debut on 14 August 1886 at the Theatre Royal, Yarmouth, when she was age 4. She returned to the stage when she was ten. In London, she appeared in ''The Darling of the Gods'' and the production by Oscar Asche of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 1906 she appeared as a Kaffir slave in the West End theatre, West End play ''The Shulamite''. She travelled with this play to the United States, where she received good reviews. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 685,000 , and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia, the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 26th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its old town, with an area of , contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded as the Roman city of . Known as ''Ishbiliyah'' after the Islamic conquest in 711, Seville became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Richest Girl In The World (1934 Film)
''The Richest Girl in the World'' is a 1934 romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter William Alfred Seiter (June 10, 1890 – July 26, 1964) was an American film director. Life and career Seiter was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Senne ... and starring Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea. Norman Krasna was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. It was remade in 1944 as '' Bride by Mistake'' with Laraine Day and Alan Marshal. Plot When the sinks, infant Dorothy Hunter (Miriam Hopkins) is left an orphan. She is brought up by John Connors ( Henry Stephenson), whose wife was also lost in the disaster. He goes to such great lengths to protect her privacy that, though she has grown into adulthood and acquired the title of the richest girl in the world, the newspapers do not have an up-to-date photograph of her. She returns to America, but her friend and secretary, Syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Gay Madrid
''In Gay Madrid'' (1930) is an American pre-Code musical comedy, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Ramón Novarro and Dorothy Jordan, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * Ramon Navarro as Ricardo * Dorothy Jordan as Carmina Rivas *Lottice Howell as Goytia * Claude King as Marques de Castelar * Eugenie Besserer as Dona Generosa * William V. Mong as Rivas * Beryl Mercer as Dona Concha *Nanci Price as Jacinta *Herbert Clark as Octavio *David Scott as Ernesto *George Chandler as Enrique *Bruce Coleman as Corpulento *Nicholas Caruso as Carlos Production Under the working title ''The House of Troy'', filming of ''In Gay Madrid'' began on November 14, 1929 and concluded on December 21. Some retakes were directed by Robert Ober in January 1930. Release ''In Gay Madrid'' was released on May 17, 1930, and was moderately successful at the boxoffice. though it was critically panned. The film's financial under-performance could, in part, be attributed to American audiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumbbells In Ermine
''Dumbbells in Ermine'' is a 1930 American early talkie pre-Code comedy film based on the 1925 play ''Weak Sisters'' by Lynn Starling. The film stars Robert Armstrong and Barbara Kent, and features Beryl Mercer, James Gleason, and Claude Gillingwater. Retrieved January 25, 2017 Cast * Robert Armstrong as Jerry Malone * Barbara Kent as Faith Corey * as Grandma Corey * |
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930 Film)
''All Quiet on the Western Front'' is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Arnold Lucy, and Ben Alexander. It is the first Best Picture winner based on a novel. ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' opened to wide acclaim in the United States. Considered a realistic and harrowing account of warfare in World War I, it made the American Film Institute's first '' 100 Years...100 Movies'' list in 1997. A decade later, after the same organization polled over 1,501 workers in the creative community, ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' was ranked the seventh-best American epic film. In 1990, the film was selected and preserved by the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was the first to win the Academy Awards for both Ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Days' Leave (1930 Film)
''Seven Days Leave'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film produced and directed by Richard Wallace and starring Gary Cooper, Beryl Mercer, and Daisy Belmore. Based on the 1918 play ''The Old Lady Shows Her Medals'' by J.M. Barrie, the film is about a young Canadian soldier (Gary Cooper) wounded while fighting in World War I. While recovering from his wounds in London, a YMCA worker tells him that a Scottish widow (Beryl Mercer) without a son believes that he is in fact her son. To comfort the widow, the soldier agrees to pretend to be her Scottish son. After fighting with British sailors who make fun of his kilts, he wants to desert, but moved by his mother's patriotism he returns to the war front and is killed in battle. Later the proud Scottish widow receives the medals that her "son" was awarded for bravery. Produced by Louis D. Lighton and Richard Wallace for Paramount Pictures, the film was released on January 25, 1930 in the United States. Cast * Gary Cooper as Kenneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Live Ghosts (1929 Film)
''Three Live Ghosts'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Beryl Mercer, Harry Stubbs, and Joan Bennett; with Robert Montgomery, and Tenen Holtz. The screenplay concerns three veterans of World War I who return home to London after the armistice, only to find they have been mistakenly listed as dead. It was based on the 1920 play ''Three Live Ghosts'' by Frederic S. Isham. Made in the early sound era when Hollywood savored any successful play and its dialogue, this film is a rendition of the Broadway play and also a remake of the 1922 Paramount silent, '' Three Live Ghosts''. Mercer, McNaughton, and Allister would reprise their roles for a 1936 remake produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast *Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Gubbins *Hilda Vaughn as Peggy Woofers * Harry Stubbs as Bolton *Joan Bennett as Rose Gordon *Nanci Price as Alice *Charles McNaughton as Jimmie Grubbins * Robert Montgomery as William Foster *Claud Allister as Spoofy * Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother's Boy (1929 Film)
''Mother's Boy'' is a 1929 American black-and-white musical drama film directed by Bradley Barker and starring Morton Downey and Beryl Mercer. Plot Cast * Morton Downey as Tommy O'Day *Beryl Mercer as Mrs. O'Day *John T. Doyle as Mr. O'Day * Brian Donlevy as Harry O'Day *Helen Chandler as Rose Lyndon * Osgood Perkins as Jake Sturmberg *Lorin Raker as Joe Bush *Barbara Bennett as Beatrix Townleigh *Jennie Moskowitz as Mrs. Apfelbaum *Jacob Frank as Mr. Apfelbaum *Louis Sorin as Mr. Bumble *Robert Gleckler as Gus LeGrand *Tyrell Davis Tyrell Davis (1902–1970) was a British film actor, Cambridge educated, who appeared on the West End and Broadway stage, as well as in British and American films. Filmography * '' Lucky in Love'' (1929) * '' Mother's Boy'' (1929) * '' His Gl ... as Duke of Pomplum *Allen Vincent as Dinslow * Leslie Stowe as Evangelist Soundtrack * "There'll Be You and I" :(uncredited) :Music Sam H. Stept :Lyrics by Bud Green :Copyright 1929 Green & Stept I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Americans
''We Americans'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller and George J. Lewis.Erens p.96 Synopsis Two young couples try to cross the mixed ethnic divide in America, something which is only resolved when World War I reveals the truth of American society's melting pot. Cast * George Sidney as Mr. Levine * Patsy Ruth Miller as Beth Levine * George J. Lewis as Phil Levine * Eddie Phillips as Pete Albertini * Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Levine * John Boles as Hugh Bradleigh * Albert Gran as Mr. Schmidt * Michael Visaroff as Mr. Albertini * Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Bradleigh * Edward Martindel as Mr. Bradleigh * Josephine Dunn as Helen Bradleigh * Daisy Belmore as Mrs. Schmidt * Rosita Marstini as Mrs. Albertini * Andy Devine as Pat O'Dougal * Flora Bramley as Sara Schmidt * John Bleifer as Korn References Bibliography * Erens, Patricia.'' The Jew in American Cinema''. Indiana University Press Indiana Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian (1923 Film)
''The Christian'' (1923) is a silent film drama, released by Goldwyn Pictures, directed by Maurice Tourneur, his first production for Goldwyn, and starring Richard Dix and Mae Busch. The film is based on the novel ''The Christian'' by Hall Caine, published in 1897, the first British novel to reach the record of one million copies sold. The novel was adapted for the stage, opening on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre October 10, 1898. This was the fourth film of the story; the first, '' The Christian'' (1911) was made in Australia. Plot John Storm becomes a Christian Socialist, intending to live as Christ would live. He struggles to free himself from his love for Glory Quayle. John and Glory had been childhood sweethearts while growing up in the Isle of Man. As adults they travel to London where Glory becomes a nurse and finally a star on the stage. John enters the church. Later scenes show John's struggles, the meeting of the couple at the race track, his determination to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Chains (film)
''Broken Chains'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Allen Holubar. Starring Colleen Moore, Malcolm McGregor, and Ernest Torrence, it was based on the winning story from a scenario contest held by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and the ''Chicago Daily News''. A print of ''Broken Chains'' is preserved at the George Eastman House archive. Plot Wealthy Peter Wyndham is useless in attempting to prevent the theft of Hortense Allen's jewelry. A butler is killed during the robbery, and unable to face his cowardice, Peter heads west. He takes a job working for his father's lumber mill. Meanwhile, elsewhere Mercy Boone's newborn child has died. Boyan Boone, her husband is callous towards the loss. He is a thug, and ne'er-do-well with a band of thieves working with him. When Mercy attempts to escape she meets Peter before Boyan returns her to his cabin where he chains her. Peter finds her and they begin a romance under Boyan's nose. Boyan learns and beats up Peter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shulamite (film)
''The Shulamite'', also known as ''The Folly of Desire'', a 1915 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Norman McKinnel, Manora Thew and Gerald Ames. It is based on the 1906 play of the same name Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Pla ... by Edward Knoblock.Goble p.952 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Norman McKinnel as Simeon Knollett * Manora Thew as Deborah * Gerald Ames as Robert Waring * Mary Dibley as Joan Waring * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Waring * Minna Grey as Tanta Anna * Bert Wynne as Jan Van Kennel * Lewis Gilbert * Beryl Mercer References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
