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Bert Glennon
Bert Lawrence Glennon (November 19, 1893 – June 29, 1967) was an American cinematographer and film director. He directed '' Syncopation'' (1929), the first film released by RKO Radio Pictures. Biography Glennon was born in Anaconda, Montana in 1893 and attended Stanford University, where he graduated in 1912. Before gaining fame in Hollywood, Glennon served as a pursuit pilot instructor during World War I. He began his work in film in 1912 as a stage manager for theater entrepreneur Oliver Morosco and then c. 1913 worked for Keystone and Famous Players, then was laboratory superintendent for Clune Film Corporation, for four years. In 1915 he did his first film as cinematographer ''The Stingaree'' (serial) and in 1928 he directed his first film ''The Perfect Crime''. Glennon was nominated for three Academy Awards in Best Cinematography for the films '' Stagecoach'' (1939), ''Drums Along the Mohawk'' (1939), and '' Dive Bomber'' (1941). He worked as a cinematographer on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Glennon-John Ford In Stagecoach
Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert *Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Song *Bert (Sesame Street), fictional character on the TV series ''Sesame Street'' *Bert (horse), foaled 1934 *Bert (Mary Poppins), a Cockney chimney sweep in the book series & Disney film ''Mary Poppins'' * Iron Bert (one half of the two yellow diesels 'Arry and Bert), also in ''Thomas and Friends'' Places *Berd, Armenia, also known as Bert *Bert, Allier, a commune in the French of Allier *Bert, West Virginia Electronics & computing *Bit error rate test, a testing method for digital communication circuits *Bit error rate tester, a test equipment used for testing the bit error rate of digital communication circuits *HP Bert, a CPU in certain Hewlett-Packard programmable calculators *BERT (language model) (Bidirectional Encoder Representatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona (1916 Film)
''Ramona'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel ''Ramona''. The film's runtime is about three hours and is considered to be lost film, lost with only reel#Motion picture terminology, reel 5 preserved at the Library of Congress. Plot The film opens to a ceremony occurring in Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara, California. Ramona Gonzaga (the title character's mother), a Native American woman, and Angus Phail (Richard Sterling), a white man, are getting married. Soon after their marriage, a half-Indian, half-White girl named Ramona (Mabel Van Buren) is born. Meanwhile, in another part of America, the film depicts land-hungry white settlers driving off Native Americans from their lands to occupy them. The film cuts to Ramona (Ann Dvorak) growing up as a child, dearly loved by her mother. In this phase of Ramona's life, her mother passes away and gives Ramona to the care of Senora Moreno (Lurline Lyons) before h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changing Husbands
''Changing Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy and Victor Varconi, directed by Paul Iribe and Frank Urson, and written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. The runtime of the film is 70 minutes. Cast Preservation A print of ''Changing Husbands'' is preserved in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ... collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'', by The American Film Institute, c.1978 References External links * *Stills and lobby cardat silentfilmstillarchive.com American black-and-white films 1924 films American silent feature films 1924 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Silent American comedy films Surviving A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph (1924 Film)
''Triumph'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Leatrice Joy. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Anna Land is forewoman of the Garnet Can Works, controlled by William Silver, one of the late owner's sons. Another son, King Garnet, is destitute. Anna's ambition is to be a singer. King extorts $1,000 from Silver and aids Anna in making her debut, which is a success. Silver sends Anna abroad and follows her. She loses her voice as a result of an injury in a fire. King takes a job in the factory and works his way up. On Silver's return, he finds King has obtained control of the company. King makes Silver manager. The latter, knowing Anna really loves his brother, gives her up to King. Cast Production DeMille fell out with Adolph Zukor, one of the heads of Famous Players-Lasky, over the production costs of ''The Ten Commandments'' (1923). He completed ''Triumph'' and ''Feet of Clay'' (1924) before he departed Paramount to lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ten Commandments (1923 Film)
''The Ten Commandments'' is a 1923 American silent religious epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson, the film is divided into two parts: a prologue recreating the biblical story of the Exodus and a modern story concerning two brothers and their respective views of the Ten Commandments. Lauded for its "immense and stupendous" scenes, use of Technicolor process 2, and parting of the Red Sea sequence, the expensive film proved to be a box-office hit upon release. It is the first in DeMille's biblical trilogy, followed by '' The King of Kings'' (1927) and '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). ''The Ten Commandments'' is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. Plot The film is divided into two parts: the Prologue, which consists of the epic tale of Moses, and the Story, set in a modern setting and involving living by the lessons of the commandments. The prologue The opening statement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Java Head (1923 Film)
''Java Head'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by George Melford and starring Leatrice Joy, Jacqueline Logan, Frederick Strong, Alan Roscoe, and Betty Bronson in a bit part. It is based on a popular novel of the same name by Joseph Hergesheimer,Progressive Silent Film List: ''Java Head'' at silentera.com which in turn is named after the . ''Java Head'' was remade in a 1934 British sound film starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebb Tide (1922 Film)
''Ebb Tide'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by George Melford, and based on the 1894 novel ''The Ebb-Tide'' by Robert Louis Stevenson and his step-son Lloyd Osbourne. The story had been filmed before in 1915 by the Selig Polyscope Company. The film would be filmed again in 1937 and in 1947 as '' Adventure Island''. Melford's production is now considered a lost film. Plot Based on a review in a film publication, Ruth Attwater (Lee) lives with her father Richard Attwater (Beery) on an uncharted island in the South Seas. She has never seen another white man, and her father threatens to kill any who come to the island. Three derelicts are brought by fate by their boat to the island, and Richard invites them to dinner so he can show his collection of pearls and then kill them if they do not immediately leave. Robert Herrick (Kirkwood), an Englishman who has made a failure of his life, sees Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kiss (1921 Film)
''The Kiss'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Carmel Myers, George Periolat and J.P. LockneyParish & Pitts p.76 Cast * George Periolat as Don Luis Baldarama * W.E. Lawrence as Andre Baldarama * J.P. Lockney as Selistino Vargas * Carmel Myers as Erolinda Vargas * J. Jiquel Lanoe as Carlos * Harvey Clark as Miguel Chavez * Jean Acker as Isabella Chavez * Ed Brady Ed John Brady (born June 17, 1962) is a former American football player. Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois, and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for ... as Manuel Feliz References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Fool (1921 Film)
''Nobody's Fool'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film written and directed by King Baggot and starring Marie Prevost, Helen Harris and Vernon Snively.Munden p.550 Cast * Marie Prevost as Polly Gordon * Helen Harris as Mary Hardy * Vernon Snively as Vincent DePuyster * R. Henry Guy as Dr. Hardy * Percy Challenger as Joshua Alger * Harry Myers as Artemis Alger * George Kuwa as Ah Gone * Lucretia Harris as Melinda * Lydia Yeamans Titus Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema. She was remembered on stage for her ''Baby-Talk'' act and a ... as Housekeeper 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 comedy films 1920s English-language films Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonlight Follies
''Moonlight Follies'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by King Baggot and starring Marie Prevost, Lionel Belmore and Marie Crisp.Munden p.523 Cast * Marie Prevost as Nan Rutledge * Lionel Belmore as James Rutledge * Marie Crisp as Cissie Hallock * George Fisher as Rene Smythe * Clyde Fillmore Clyde Fillmore (October 25, 1874''Who Was Who on Screen''Silent Film Necrology'' p.170 2nd Edition by Eugene M. Vazzana c.2001 – December 19, 1946), born Clyde Fogle, was an American actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for a 1 ... as Tony Griswold 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 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by King Baggot American black-and-white films Universal Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Torrent (1921 Film)
''The Torrent'' is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Eva Novak, Elita Proctor Otis and Jack Perrin.Munden p.823 Cast * Eva Novak as Velma Patton * Elita Proctor Otis as Anne Mayhew * Jack Perrin as Lt. Paul Mack * Lee Shumway as Sam Patton * Jack Curtis as Red Galvin * Harry Carter as Jud Rossen * Bert Alpino Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert *Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Son ... as First Mate 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, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 adventure films American si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Moment
''The Dangerous Moment'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marcel De Sano and starring Carmel Myers,Lule Warrenton and George Regas.Munden p.167 Cast * Carmel Myers as Sylvia Palprini * Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Tarkides * George Regas as Movros Tarkides * W.T. Fellows as Jack Reeve * Billy Fay as Collins * Bonnie Hill as Marjory Blake * Herbert Heyes as George Duray * Fred Becker as Henry Trent * Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... as Aunt Cynthia Grey * Bowditch M. Turner as Trotsky 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 Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
