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Billie Bennett
Billie Bennett (October 23, 1874 – May 19, 1951) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1930. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Author E. J. Fleming writing in his 2004 book, ''The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine'', states that when she ceased making films at the end of the silent era, she ran a high class bordello in an exclusive part of the Los Angeles area. Bennett's girls were made up to look like movie stars of the period, even undergoing surgical alterations to achieve the illusion. Much of the brothel was sponsored by MGM courting out of town clientele and foreign distributors and exhibitors from around the world. Selected filmography * ''Almost a Rescue'' (1913) * ''The House in the Tree'' (1913) * '' Mabel's Busy Day'' (1914) * '' The Masquerader'' (1914) * '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914) * ''Fatty's Chance Acquaintan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood was the brief era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry between the widespread adoption of sound in film in 1929LaSalle (2002), p. 1. and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines, popularly known as the "Hays Code", in mid-1934. Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor, and it did not become rigorously enforced until July 1, 1934, with the establishment of the Production Code Administration (PCA). Before that date, film content was restricted more by local laws, negotiations between the Studio Relations Committee (SRC) and the major studios, and popular opinion, than by strict adherence to the Hays Code, which was often ignored by Hollywood filmmakers. As a result, some films in the late 1920s and early 1930s depicted or implied innuendo, sexual innuendo, miscegenation, romantic and sexual relationships between white and black people, mild profanity, Recreational drug use, illegal drug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood (1922 Film)
''Robin Hood'' is a 1922 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery. It was the first motion picture ever to have a Hollywood premiere, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on October 18, 1922. The movie's full title, under which it was copyrighted, is ''Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood''. It was one of the most expensive films of the 1920s, with a budget estimated at about one million dollars. The film was a smash hit and generally received favorable reviews. Plot The opening has the dashing Earl of Huntingdon besting his bitter enemy, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, in a joust. Huntingdon then joins King Richard the Lion-Hearted, who is going off to fight in the Crusades and has left his brother, Prince John, as regent. The prince soon emerges as a cruel, treacherous tyrant. Goaded on by Sir Guy, he usurps Richard's throne. When Huntingdon receives a message from Lady Marian Fitzwalter, his love interest, telling him of all that has transpired, he requests permis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slaver
''The Slaver'' is a 1927 American drama film directed by Harry Revier and starring Pat O'Malley, Carmelita Geraghty and John Miljan.Munden p.732 Cast * Pat O'Malley as Dick Farnum * Carmelita Geraghty as Natalie Rivers * John Miljan as Cyril Blake * J.P. McGowan as 'Iron' Larsen * Billie Bennett as Mrs. Rivers * William Earle as Gumbo * Leo White * Philip Sleeman Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ... 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 * 1927 films 1927 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harry Revier American silent feature films 1920s English-language films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage (1927 Film)
''Marriage'' is a lost 1927 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and written by Gertrude Orr and Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier. It is based on the 1912 novel ''Marriage'' by H. G. Wells. The film stars Virginia Valli, Allan Durant, Gladys McConnell, Lawford Davidson, Donald Stuart, and Frank Dunn. The film was released on February 13, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film .... Cast References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1927 drama films Fox Film films Films directed by Roy William Neill American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Claw (1927 Film)
''The Claw'' is a 1927 American silent film produced by Carl Laemmle and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Norman Kerry and Claire Windsor in the leading roles. Cast *Norman Kerry - Maurice Stair *Claire Windsor - Deirdre Saurin *Arthur Edmund Carewe - Maj. Anthony Kinsella *Tom Guise - Marquis de Stair *Helene Sullivan - Judy Saurin *Nelson McDowell - Scout MacBourney *Larry Steers - Captain Rockwood *J. Gordon Russell - wagon driver *Maryta Bonilla - Saba Rockwood *Jacques d'Auray - Richard Saurin *Pauline Neff - Nonie Valetta *Bertram Johns - Dr Harriatt *Billie Bennett - Mrs Harriatt *Annie Ryan - Mrs MacBourney *Dick Sutherland Dick Sutherland (born Archibald Thomas Johnson, December 23, 1881 – February 3, 1934) was an American film actor, active mostly during the silent film era. Born in Benton, Kentucky, in 1881, Sutherland appeared in more than 70 films betwe ... - Chief Loguenbuela Preservation status The film is housed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amateur Gentleman (1926 Film)
''The Amateur Gentleman'' is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by Inspiration Pictures and distributed through First National Pictures. It was directed by Sidney Olcott as a vehicle for star Richard Barthelmess. The same story was made into a 1920 British silent film and would be filmed again in 1936 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ''The Amateur Gentleman'' is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast *Richard Barthelmess as Barnabas Barty *Dorothy Dunbar as Lady Cleone Meredith *Gardner James as Ronald Barrymaine *Nigel Barrie as Sir Mortimer Carnaby *Brandon Hurst as Peterby *John Miljan as Viscount Devenham *Edwards Davis as John Barty *Billie Bennett as Duchess of Camberhurst *Herbert Grimwood as Jasper Gaunt *Gino Corrado as Prince Regent *Sidney De Gray as Captain Chumley *Hans Joby as Captain Slingsby Production notes The film was shot at Clune studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, and at the Samuel S. Hinds Samuel Southey Hinds (April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memory Lane (1926 Film)
''Memory Lane'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Eleanor Boardman, Conrad Nagel, and William Haines. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons and A. Arnold Gillespie. The film was made by Louis B. Mayer's production company and released through First National Pictures even though he worked as head of the rival MGM. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mary and Joe are childhood sweethearts, but Joe later goes to New York City to make his fortune and never writes. After a few years, Jimmy Holt comes into her life. On the eve of her wedding, Joe returns to the town and Mary sneaks out of the house to see him and finds that she still cares for her old sweetheart. However, rather than hurt her fiancé, she goes through with the wedding. Joe returns to the city. A few years pass and a baby arrives. Joe hears this news and returns to the village. deciding that it is up to him to ensure she is happy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranson's Folly (1926 Film)
''Ranson's Folly'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess and co-starring Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Richard Harding Davis novel and 1904 play, ''Ranson's Folly'', and was filmed previously in 1910 and Ranson's Folly (1915 film), in 1915 by Edison Manufacturing Company, Edison. Cast * Richard Barthelmess - Lt. Ranson * Dorothy Mackaill - Mary Cahill * Anders Randolf - The Post Trader * Pat Hartigan (actor), Pat Hartigan - Sgt. Clancy * William Bailey (actor), William Bailey - Lt. Crosby (* William Norton Bailey) * Brooks Benedict - Lt. Curtis * C. C. Smith - Col. Bolland (as C.C. Smith USA) * Pauline Neff - Mrs. Bolland * Billie Bennett - Mrs. Truesdale * Frank Coffyn - Post Adjutant * Hans Joby - Judge Advocate (* as Capt. John S. Peters USN) * Taylor N. Duncan - Capt. Carr (* as Taylor Duncan) * J. C. Fowler - Col. Patten (as Jack Fowler) * Edward W. Bowman - Pop Henderson (as E. W. Borman) * Bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wyoming Wildcat
''The Wyoming Wildcat'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Billie Bennett, and 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 .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Phil Stone, a young cowboy, makes two enemies by rescuing a boy and his dog from an evil pair of ranchers, and, after he goes to work on a ranch owned by a Blendy Betts, the enemies begin operations. There follows a period of peril during which both hero and heroine nearly lose their lives. When Blendy is kidnapped and ends up in the river, Phil comes to her rescue. In the end, the desperate pair of scheming rangers are defeated and the young woman ranch owner and her employee are married. Cast References Bibliography * Darby, Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 Film)
''Lady Windermere's Fan'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It is based on Oscar Wilde's 1892 play ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' which was first played in America by Julia Arthur as Lady Windermere and Maurice Barrymore as Lord Darlington. The film is being preserved by several archives. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and shown on television. In 2002, ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Plot In London, Lady Margaret Windermere is busy discouraging Lord Darlington's flirting, while her husband receives a letter from Edith Erlynne, "a complete stranger," asking to meet him on an urgent matter. A woman of great beauty but terrible reputation, she reveals that she is the mother of Lady Windermere, who believes she is dead and reveres her mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall Street Whiz
''The Wall Street Whiz'', also known under the title ''The New Butler'', is a 1925 American silent film, silent action film directed by Jack Nelson (actor), Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge, Marceline Day, and Lillian Langdon. at silentera.com The film was billed as, "A rip-roaring comedy action drama of Wall Street chuck full of thrilling and interesting situations from beginning to end." Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Richard Butler (Talmadge) is a snappy young society man who under cover operates in the stock market, being in reality the mysterious "Wall Street Whiz." In a café he has an encounter with crooks, the place is raided, and he seeks refuge in an automobile ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyr Sex
''The Martyr Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and William Dyer.Connelly p.384 this film is now believed to be lost Synopsis In the rural South, a Doctor goes to a cabin where he amputates the arm of a brutish man Branch Paxton. Paxton later develops a vendetta against the doctor. Cast * William Dyer Horseshoe Sam * William Fairbanks as Dr. Ross Wayne * Les Bates as Branch Paxton * Billie Bennett as His Wife * Dorothy Revier as Beulah Paxton * Pat Harmon as Lem Paxton * Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early and career Born in Sydney, New So ... as Ed Carter References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
