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Betty Francisco
Betty Francisco (born Elizabeth Barton; September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing primarily in supporting roles. Her sisters Evelyn and Margaret were also actresses. Early years Francisco was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a child, she acted in stock theater companies. When she was older, she became an artists' model. Career Francisco is credited in more than 50 films from 1920 to 1934, after which it appears she retired from motion picture acting. Her first film credit was in the 1920 film ''A Broadway Cowboy''. Selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923, she nevertheless continued to be cast in secondary roles and rarely played the lead. She was often cast as the "other woman", as in ''Across the Continent'' (1922), ''Fair Play'' (1925), and ''The Spirit of Youth'' (1929). Her work included a wide range of genres; in 1923, for example, she was cast in the costume drama ''Ashes of Vengeance'', the contemporary me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Rock, Arkansas
(The Little Rock, The "Little Rock") , government_type = council-manager government, Council-manager , leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_party = Democratic Party (United States), D , leader_title2 = City council, Council , leader_name2 = Little Rock Board of Directors , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_mi = 123.00 , area_total_km2 = 318.58 , area_land_sq_mi = 120.05 , area_land_km2 = 310.92 , area_metro_sq_mi = 4090.34 , area_metro_km2 = 10593.94 , population_as_of = 2020 United States Census, 2020 , population_est = , pop_est_as_of = , population_demonym = Little Rocker , population_footnotes = , population_total = 202591 , population_rank = US: List of United States cities by population, 118 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam Satan
''Madam Satan'' or ''Madame Satan'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film in black and white with Multicolor sequences. It was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starred Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth, and Roland Young ''Madam Satan'' has been called one of the oddest films DeMille made and certainly one of the oddest MGM made during Hollywood's "golden age". Thematically, this marked an attempt by DeMille to return to the boudoir comedies genre that had brought him financial success about 10 years earlier. Plot Socialite Angela Brooks (Kay Johnson) reads in a newspaper that her husband Bob ( Reginald Denny) and "Mrs. Brooks" were in night court together along with Bob's best friend Jimmy Wade (Roland Young). The woman is actually Trixie (Lillian Roth), a showgirl Bob has been seeing, but Bob tries to pretend that she is Jimmy's wife. Angela is more amused than angered by the clumsy lies, but it soon becomes clear that Bob has lost interest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Noise In Newboro
''A Noise in Newboro'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, David Butler and Eva Novak.MacKinnon p.188 Cast * Viola Dana as Martha Mason * David Butler as Ben Colwell * Eva Novak as Anne Paisley * Allan Forrest as Buddy Wayne * Betty Francisco as Leila Wayne * Alfred Allen as Eben Paisley * Malcolm McGregor as Harry Dixon * Joan Standing as Dorothy Mason * Bert Woodruff William Herbert "Bert" Woodruff (April 29, 1856 – June 14, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. Woodruff was born in Peoria, Illinois, and was the son of Mrs. Hannah Woodruff. He performed on stage before he began acting on fi ... as 'Dad' Mason References Bibliography * Kenneth MacKinnon. ''Hollywood's small towns: an introduction to the American small-town movie''. Scarecrow Press, 1984. External links * 1923 films 1923 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crinoline And Romance
''Crinoline and Romance'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Claude Gillingwater, and John Bowers. Plot As described in a film magazine, Colonel Charles E. Cavanaugh (Gillingwater) lives in a secluded district of North Carolina with his orphaned granddaughter Emmy Lou (Dana). He has raised her in utter ignorance of life beyond this one spot and she still wears crinolines. The old home of the Cavanaughs is now in the hands of the Colonel's niece, Mrs. Kate Wimbleton, a middle-aged society woman who likes to surround herself with young people. She invites Emmy Lou to visit her but the grandfather refuses, so she sends Davis Jordan (Bowers) to help rescue the niece from her plight. When Jordan finds Emmy Lou, the servants force him off the place. Emmy Lou decides to runaway and visit her aunt. Her old fashioned ideas and costume win over the men and she proves a great success. Then she learns of her grandfather's illness and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poor Men's Wives
''Poor Men's Wives'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Barbara La Marr, David Butler and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.216 The previous year Gasnier had directed a film called ''Rich Men's Wives''. Synopsis Two friends marry men from completely different social backgrounds, one a wealthy man and the other a taxi driver. When they meet by chance some time later they see how different their lives have become. Cast * Barbara La Marr as Laura Bedford / Laura Maberne * David Butler as Jim Maherne * Betty Francisco as Claribel * Richard Tucker as Richard Smith-Blanton * Zasu Pitts as Apple Annie * Muriel McCormac as Twin * Mickey McBan Mickey McBan (February 27, 1919 – October 30, 1979) was an American child actor. He was born in Spokane, Washington to British theatrical parents. McBan began his acting career at the age of four in ''Poor Men's Wives'' and specialized in port ... as Twinn References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Fool
''The Old Fool'' is a 1923 American Silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Edward D. Venturini and starring James O. Barrows, Lloyd Hughes (actor), Lloyd Hughes and Jim Mason (American actor), Jim Mason.Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. p. 583. Plot Grandad Steele, an American Civil War veteran, moves to Texas in his retirement to live with his grandson John. The local sheriff, who is smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border, kidnaps John's girlfriend Mary. The Steeles chase him down and Grandad kills him with his Civil War saber. Cast * James O. Barrows as Grandad Steele * Henry Hunt as Peter Steele * Jim Mason (American actor), Jim Mason as Henry Steele * Lloyd Hughes (actor), Lloyd Hughes as John Steele * Barbara Tennant as Dora Steele * Betty Francisco sa Mary Manners * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Pete Harkins * Louise Fazenda as Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Night Of Nights
''Her Night of Nights'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Marie Prevost, Edward Hearn, Hallam Cooley, Betty Francisco, Charles Arling, and Jane Starr. The film was released on June 26, 1922, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Marie Prevost as Molly May Mahone * Edward Hearn as Jerry Trimble *Hallam Cooley as Ted Bradley *Betty Francisco as Myone Madrigal *Charles Arling as Cyrus Bradley * Jane Starr as Lily Everson *George B. Williams as Gus Wimple *William Robert Daly as Pop Mahone *Richard Daniels Richard Daniels (23 January 1864 – 27 January 1939), was a Welsh-born American film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1922 and 1926. He was born in Gwubach, Wales and died in Los Angeles, California four days after his 75th birthday ... as Micky Dennis Mahone References External links *{{IMDb title, 0013231, Her Night of Nights 1922 films 1920s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer Madness (1921 Film)
''Midsummer Madness'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel ''His Friend and His Wife'' by Cosmo Hamilton. The film was directed by William C. deMille, and stars Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, and Lila Lee. It is the film debut of Ethel Wales. A copy of ''Midsummer Madness'' is preserved at the Library of Congress. Cast * Jack Holt as Bob Meredith *Conrad Nagel as Julian Osborne * Lois Wilson as Margaret Meredith *Lila Lee as Daisy Osborne * Betty Francisco as Mary Miller *Claire McDowell as Mrs. Osborne *Peaches Jackson as Peggy Meredith * Ethel Wales as Mrs. Hicks * Charles Ogle as Caretaker * Lillian Leighton as Caretaker's Wife *George Kuwa George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Guilty Conscience
''A Guilty Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Antonio Moreno, Betty Francisco and Harry von Meter.Munden p.318 Cast * Antonio Moreno as Gilbert Thurstan * Betty Francisco as Emily Thurstan * Harry von Meter as Vincent Chalmers * Lila Leslie Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmograp ... as Ida Seabury * John MacFarlane as James Roberts References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight From Paris
''Straight from Paris'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.46 Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Lucette Grenier * Bertram Grassby as Robert Van Austen * William P. Carleton as John Van Austen * Betty Francisco as Doris Charming * Thomas Jefferson as Henri Trevel * Gerard Alexander as Mrs. Stevenson * Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography * '' Hearts in Exi ... as Mrs. Van Austen References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Than Love
''Greater Than Love'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. An incomplete print of the film exists in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 72 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * Louise Glaum as Grace Merrill * Patricia Palmer as Elsie Brown * Rose Cade as Maizie * Eve Southern as Clairice * Willie Mae Carson as Pinkie * Betty Francisco as Helen Wellington * Mahlon Hamilton as Bruce Wellington * Donald MacDonald as Elliott * Edward Martindel as Frank Norwood * Gertrude Claire Gertrude Claire (July 16, 1852 – April 28, 1928) was an actress of the American stage and Hollywood silent motion pictures. Biography Claire was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began appearing onstage at the age of 16. She played minor roles ... as "Mother" Brown References External links * *Film stillsat silenthollywood.com 1921 films 1921 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Furnace (1920 Film)
''The Furnace'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor, written by Julia Crawford Ivers based upon the 1920 novel of the same name by Leslie Beresford.''Who's who in Literature'', page 333 Mark Meredith - 1933 PAN (Leslie Beresford). ... Big Happiness, 1917 ; Dolly and Her Diary, 1917 ; The Kingdom of Content, 1918 (all Mills & Boon) ; Glory of Love, 1919 ; The Furnace, 1920; Love's Side Street, ... It was distributed by Realart Pictures. Cast *Agnes Ayres as Folly Vallance * Jerome Patrick as Anthony Bond *Theodore Roberts as General Archibald Foulkes-Brent * Betty Francisco as Patricia Brent *Milton Sills as Keene Mordaunt * Helen Dunbar as Lady Foulkes-Brent * F. A. Turner as Albert Vallance (credited as Fred Turner) *Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Vallance *Lucien Littlefield as Bert Vallance *Robert Bolder as Solomon Bassbridge *Edward Martindel Edward Martindel (July 8, 1876 – May 4, 1955) was an American stage and film actor who app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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