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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 film, debuting in 1876 as part of the Woodruff and West song-and-dance act. His performances included blackface comedy and Irish specialties. In 1882, he became part of the Adelphi Theater stock company in Peoria, where he worked for seven years. In 1898, Woodruff moved into management, opening a vaudeville theater in Peoria and managing it until 1904. From there he went to Redondo Beach, California, where he opened the city's first theater for films. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1931. Woodruff died of nephritis in Hollywood, California, aged 78. Selected filmography * ''Jim Bludso'' (1917) * ''A Love Sublime'' (1917) * '' Hands Up!'' (1917) * ''The Delicious Little Devil'' (1919) * ''Bill Henry'' (1919) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria Metropolitan Area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Fulton County, Illinois, Fulton, Marshall County, Illinois, Marshall, Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria, Stark County, Illinois, Stark, Tazewell County, Illinois, Tazewell, and Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford, which had a population of 402,391 in 2020. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Originally known as Fort Clark, it received its current name when the Peoria County, County of Peoria organized in 1825. The city was named after the Peoria tribe, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosary (1922 Film)
''The Rosary'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1910 play ''The Rosary'' by Edward Everett Rose. The film stars Lewis Stone, Jane Novak, Wallace Beery, Robert Gordon, Eugenie Besserer and Dore Davidson. The film was released on January 16, 1922, by Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Lewis Stone as Father Brian Kelly *Jane Novak as Vera Mather *Wallace Beery as Kenwood Wright *Robert Gordon as Bruce Wilton *Eugenie Besserer as Widow Kathleen Wilson *Dore Davidson as Isaac Abrahamson *Pomeroy Cannon as Donald MacTavish *Bert Woodruff as Captain Caleb Mather *Mildred June Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in silent films. She was also co-writer of a 1927 film. She died at the age of 34 from alcoholism. Life June was born in St. Louis in 1905. She was an Ame ... as Alice Wilton * Harold Goodwin as Skeeters Martin References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Heart (1925 Film)
''The Fighting Heart'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ford. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man with an inheritance of alcoholism whips a prize fighter in a street fight but falls from his sweetheart’s graces. He goes to New York City and is beaten in a fight in the ring. Later, he whips the fighter again outside the ring and, having left off drinking, is now accepted by the young woman. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Fighting Heart'' located in any film archives, it is now considered to be a lost film. See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * * 1925 films 1925 drama films 1925 lost films Silent American drama films American silent feature f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing American
''The Vanishing American'' is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paired in several screen dramas by Paramount. The film is based on the 1925 novel ''The Vanishing American'' by Zane Grey. It was remade as a 1955 film starring Scott Brady and Audrey Totter. The story first appeared in November 1922 as a serial in '' Ladies' Home Journal''. Harper & Brothers planned the book's publication to coincide with the film's release but Christian missionaries feared public criticism. Harper editors thus altered the story before publication, ultimately causing a delay between the release of the two different pieces History of adaptation Grey's serialized novel, published in ''Ladies’ Home Journal'' in 1922–1923, was one of the first pieces of literature produced which offered a harsh portrayal of American governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Pun'kins
''Some Pun'kins'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray, Duane Thompson, and George Fawcett. It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Farmer's Boy''. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, in this light rural comedy, Lem Blossom (Ray) falls in love with Mary Griggs (Thompson), already the possessor of a beau in the worldly person of Tom Perkins (Cooley). Mary's pa Josh Griggs (Woodruff), a heavy drinking father, frowns on the romance but Lem persevers. When Lem fails to sell a load of pumpkins, his father (Fawcett) in desperation turns to bootlegging. Mrs. Blossom (Midgley) and Lem smell the bottles, and Pa Blossom drives Lem away. On the way to the station Lem conceives the idea of obtaining a corner on pumpkins and puts it over to the tune of thousands of dollars. Mary's house takes fire and Lem, after trying the fire-pumper he invented, risks his life to save her life. Everything, then is rosy. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paths To Paradise
''Paths to Paradise'' is a 1925 silent comedy directed by Clarence Badger, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1914 play, ''The Heart of a Thief'', by Paul Armstrong, and stars Raymond Griffith and Betty Compson. The film was lost for many decades until an incomplete print surfaced in the 1970s. Essentially complete, the film is missing its final reel, which is usually filled in with synopsis by historians and film fans.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971. Plot A con man posing as an undercover detective posing as a tourist from Duluth tricks the Chinatown thief Molly into giving him all of her money as a bribe to avoid arrest. Later, they decide to team up and steal a necklace. They escape from California State Police across the Mexico–United States border into Baja California, but decide to go straight, return the necklace, and settle down. Cast * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mine With The Iron Door (1924 Film)
''The Mine with the Iron Door'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Sol Lesser. The film is based on the novel of the same name by American author Harold Bell Wright that was published in 1923. In 1936 it was remade as the sound film '' The Mine with the Iron Door''. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Bob Hill (Murray) and Thad Grave (Woodruff), two aged prospectors, find a little girl in the hut of a bandit Sonora Jack (Lewis) and take her away, but are unable to locate her parents. When Marta (Mackaill) grows to womanhood, Hugh Edwards (O'Malley) appears on the scene and they fall in love with each other. Natachee, an educated Indian who hates the white race, learns that Edwards is an escaped convict who was convicted for embezzling funds. Edwards saves his life and in return Natachee shows him the location of the lost mine with the iron door, formerly worked by the Dominican priests and filled with gold. Just then Sonor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowing Gold (1924 Film)
''Flowing Gold'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Milton Sills, and Alice Calhoun. The film's plot concerns the Texas oil industry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, ex-soldier Calvin Gray arrives in the Texas oil fields and meets the newly rich Briskow family. He soon becomes involved in a medley of adventures, including saving the Briscows from business ruin, rescuing the son Buddy from a foolish marriage, revenging himself on a perjured officer who had caused his dismissal from military service, and winning the love of Allegheny Briskow. When a downpour causes a flood with burning oil floating on the waters, and lightning hitting a gusher well, Allegheny is able to rescue her sweetheart. Cast Preservation A print of ''Flowing Gold'' was discovered in the Czech Film Archive, and in 2020 the National Film Preservation Foundation issued a grant to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival The San Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Siren Of Seville
''The Siren of Seville'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and Hunt Stromberg, and starring Priscilla Dean. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Gallito (Forrest), a Spanish peasant lad, longs to be a matador. Chance brings the great bull fighter Pedro (Betz) past his farm as he is fighting a fake bull and he is amused. Gallito’s sweetheart Dolores (Dean) resents this but on learning Pedro’s identity makes him promise to help Gallito. Later, they journey to Seville, Pedro has forgotten his promise but Dolores threatens to cut off his pigtail if he does not make good. The rumpus attracts Cavillo (Holmes), the president of the association who to further his own ends aids Pedro. Ardito (De Lorez), a vamp The VaMP driverless car was one of the first truly autonomous cars [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Hawk (1924 Film)
''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film about an English noble sold into slavery who escapes and turns himself into a pirate king. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the screen adaptation was written by J. G. Hawks based upon the 1915 Rafael Sabatini novel of the same name. It premiered on June 2, 1924, in New York City, twelve days before its theatrical debut. at silentera.com Plot At the instigation of his half brother Lionel ( Lloyd Hughes), Oliver Tressilian (), a wealthy |
Children Of Dust
''Children of Dust'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Johnnie Walker, Pauline Garon, and Lloyd Hughes.Munden p. 124. Cast * Johnnie Walker as Terwilliger * Pauline Garon as Helen Raymond * Lloyd Hughes as Harvey Livermore * Bert Woodruff as Old Archer * George Nichols as Terwilliger's Stepfather * Mary Carr as Terwilliger's Mother * Frankie Lee Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fait ... as Terwilliger - as a child * Josephine Adair as Helen Raymond - as a child * Newton Hall as Harvey Livermore - as a child 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 * * 192 ... [...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] |
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