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Bobby Dunn
Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended St. Johns Military Academy. He was a world-champion high-diver with Dr. Carver's diving horses. Career Dunn started his film career at Keystone Studios with Mack Sennett and worked as a comedian and stuntman for a variety of other film studios as well. He lost many of his teeth and suffered other injuries performing stunts as well, including the loss of one of his eyes when he fell into a barrel of water and his eye was irreparably damaged by a floating matchstick.Goldhammer, Harvey (2014)"Meet the Keystone Kops" ''Silent-ology'', 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2019. The glass eye he wore after that accident gave him a somewhat "cross-eyed" appearance, although that effect "served only to empower his comedic career." Later, during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Milwaukee is the List of United States cities by population, 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP, GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnicity, ethnically and Cultural diversity, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
''Fatty's Tintype Tangle'' is a 1915 comedy short film (2 reel). A man (Fatty), tired of his mother-in-law's henpecking, leaves home in anger and sits on a park bench, where a photographer takes a picture of him sitting next to a married woman, whose husband is not pleased. Conflict ensues. The movie stars Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (who also directed), Louise Fazenda, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee and Frank Hayes. Arbuckle performs several feats of dexterity in the first few minutes and, near the end, runs and bounces on 17 closely spaced apparent telephone wires over 20 feet (6 m) above the ground. In 1995, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It has been shown on Turner Classic Movies. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Fatty * Louise Fazenda - Edgar's Wife * Edgar Kennedy - Edgar * Norma Nichols - Fatty's wife * Mai Wells - Fatty's mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Rider
''The Royal Rider'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Sylvia Bernstein, Jacques Jaccard and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard, Olive Hasbrouck, Philippe De Lacy, Theodore Lorch, Joseph Burke and Harry Semels. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 17, 1929. Cast * Ken Maynard as Dick Scott * Olive Hasbrouck as Ruth Elliott * Philippe De Lacy as King Michael XI * Theodore Lorch as Prime Minister * Joseph Burke as Kings Tutor * Harry Semels as Parvene * Billy Franey as Wild West Show Member * Frank Rice as Wild West Show Member * Bobby Dunn as Wild West Show Member * John Sinclair as Wild West Show Member * Ben Corbett as Wild West Show Member * Tarzan as Tarzan See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of The Press
''The Power of the Press'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 1943, Columbia Pictures reused the title, without the leading ''The'', for another newspaper picture, but it had a completely different plot and was not a remake. Cast * Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Clem Rogers *Jobyna Ralston as Jane Atwill *Mildred Harris as Marie Weston *Philo McCullough as Robert Blake *Wheeler Oakman as Van *Robert Edeson as City Editor *Edward Davis as Mr. John Atwill *Dell Henderson as Bill Johnson *Charles Clary as District Attorney Nye *Spottiswoode Aitken Frank Spottiswoode Aitken (16 April 1868 – 26 February 1933) was a Scottish-American actor of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barker
''The Barker'' is a 1928 part-talkie pre-Code romantic drama film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., acquired in September 1928. The film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Betty Compson, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name which opened at the Biltmore Theatre January 18, 1927 and ran until July 1927 for 221 performances. In the stage production Walter Huston was "Nifty" and a still relatively unknown Claudette Colbert was "Lou", played in the film by Dorothy Mackaill. The film was adapted by Benjamin Glazer, Joseph Jackson and Herman J. Mankiewicz from the play by Kenyon Nicholson. ''The Barker'' is a part-talkie with talking sequences and sequences with synchronized musical scoring and sound effects.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, (1971) Plot The film tells the story of a woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Upland Rider
''The Upland Rider'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Ford Beebe. The film stars Ken Maynard, Ena Gregory, Lafe McKee, Sydney Jarvis, Robert D. Walker and Bobby Dunn. The film was released on June 3, 1928, by First National Pictures. Cast * Ken Maynard as Dan Dailey * Ena Gregory as Sally Graham * Lafe McKee as John Graham * Sydney Jarvis as Ross Cheswick * Robert D. Walker as Bernt * Bobby Dunn Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ... as Shorty * David Kirby as Red * Robert Milasch as Slim * Tarzan as Tarzan References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-language films 1928 Western (genre) films First National Pictures films Films directed by Albert S. Rogell American black-and-white films Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Girls Love Sailors
''Why Girls Love Sailors'' is an American comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios. It stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they had become the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 1927 and released July 17, 1927, by Pathé Exchange. It was considered a lost film until the 1980s. Plot The film starts with the loading of a ship called the Merry Maiden. Oliver is first mate on the ship and described as "a bully, the nastiest crew member, after the captain of course". He features a beard and a mustache, rather than his usual solitary mustache. Stan plays Willie Brisling a guy who is engaged to Nelly and they are in love. The captain leaves his ship, he sees Nelly and decides he wants her. Stan has a tattoo of a ship on his chest and shows it to the captain. The captain pours a jug of water down Stan's sweater and abducts Nelly. The captain takes Nelly to his ship and Stan sneaks on board to rescue her. Oliver starts to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Wife's Away
When may refer to: * When?, one of the Five Ws, questions used in journalism * WHEN (AM), an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in Syracuse, New York * WHEN-TV, the former call letters of TV station WTVH in Syracuse, New York Music * When (band), a musical project of Norwegian artist Lars Pedersen * When! Records, a UK record label whose artists include Rob Overseer Albums * ''When'' (album), a 2001 album by Vincent Gallo Songs * "When" (Amanda Lear song), 1980 * "When" (The Kalin Twins song), 1958 * "When" (Red Vincent Hurley song), the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 * "When" (Shania Twain song), 1998 * "When", by Megadeth from ''The World Needs a Hero'' * "When", by Opeth from ''My Arms, Your Hearse'' * "When", by Perry Como * "When?", by Spirit from ''Spirit of '76'', 1975 * "When", by Taproot from ''Welcome'', 2002 * "When", by Dodie Clark Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thrill Hunter (1926 Film)
''The Thrill Hunter'' is a 1926 American silent comedy adventure film directed by Eugene De Rue and starring William Haines, Kathryn McGuire and Alma Bennett. An American is mistaken for the ruler of a small European principality, and forced to marry. He manages to escape, and publishes an account of his adventures. Cast * William Haines as Peter J. Smith * Kathryn McGuire as Alice Maynard * Alma Bennett as Princess Zola * E. J. Ratcliffe as T.B. Maynard * Bobby Dunn as Ferdie * Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ... as Boy Prince Preservation status *An incomplete print is held at the Library of Congress archive.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, 'Frisco
''Hello, 'Frisco'' is a 1924 American silent short comedy film directed by Slim Summerville and starring Summerville, Bobby Dunn, and a host of famous film actors of the era. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast See also *''A Trip to Paramountown'' (1922) *''Hollywood'' (1923) *''Souls for Sale'' (1923) *''Mary of the Movies'' (1924) *''Fascinating Youth'' (1926) *''Show People'' (1928) * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1924 films American silent short films Universal Pictures short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1924 comedy films Rin Tin Tin 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Mabel Behave
''Oh, Mabel Behave'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand, Owen Moore, Mack Sennett, and Ford Sterling. Sennett and Sterling also directed the film. at silentera.com This film was likely filmed in 1915 or 1916 as it is listed as produced by , which was defunct by 1922. Cast * as Innkeeper's Daughter * |
Skirts (film)
''Skirts'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Hampton Del Ruth and starring Clyde Cook, Chester Conklin, Polly Moran, Jack Cooper, Billy Armstrong, and Ethel Teare. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on April 10, 1921. Cast * Clyde Cook as Peter Rocks Jr. *Chester Conklin *Polly Moran *Jack Cooper * Billy Armstrong *Ethel Teare *Glen Cavender *Slim Summerville *Harry McCoy *Bobby Dunn *Tom Kennedy *Edgar Kennedy *Billy Franey *Harry Booker * Alta Allen *Laura La Varnie *Alice Davenport *The Singer Midgets Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * 1921 comedy films Fox Film films Silent American comedy films 1921 films American sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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