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Billy Mason
Billy Mason (April 1, 1889 – January 24, 1941) was an American vaudeville performer and film comedian of the silent era.Etulain o,293 He appeared in over a hundred short films as well as several features. He also directed a handful of films, including ''Baseball Madness'' (1917) starring Gloria Swanson. Selected filmography * '' From the Submerged'' (1912) * '' The Snare'' (1912) * '' The Right Direction'' (1916) * ''A Dash of Courage'' (1916) * ''Billy the Bandit'' (1916) * ''Baseball Madness'' (1917) * ''Some Bride ''Some Bride'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It stars Viola Dana. Plot As described in a film magazine, Patricia Morley (Dana) is a pretty, young bride whose flirtati ...'' (1919) * '' Hard Boiled'' (1919) * '' A Taste of Life'' (1919) * '' The Wolf'' (1919) * '' It Might Happen to You'' (1920) References Bibliography * Etulain, Richard W. ''Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plankinton, South Dakota
Plankinton is a city in and county seat of Aurora County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 781 at the 2020 census. History Plankinton sprang up with the arrival of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to the area in 1880. The town was named for Milwaukee-based meatpacker and railroad official John Plankinton. The voters approved the incorporation of Plankinton as a village in an election on September 7, 1882. The first officials were elected on September 22, 1882. The first village trustees were C. Thompson, C.C. Irons, T.C. Granger, W.H. Ferguson. On 7 October 1897, the girls' dormitory at the State Industrial School in town burned, killing seven people. Plankinton was home to an annual wheat palace, which became a successful regional attraction and inspired the Corn Palace in nearby Mitchell. The first Grain Palace in South Dakota opened in Plankinton on September 29, 1891, while the last closed in October 1892.Evans, Rod (2009). Palaces on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Direction
''The Right Direction'' is a 1916 American comedy silent film directed by E. Mason Hopper, written by Julia Crawford Ivers, and starring Vivian Martin, Colin Chase, Herbert Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth, Billy Mason and Baby Jack White. The film was released on December 21, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot It is a story of a little ragged girl that thinks she can walk to California in order that her little brother will get well. The many trials she goes through in getting to California with her four-year-old brother and a ragged dog. Cast *Vivian Martin as Polly Eccles *Colin Chase as Kirk Drummond *Herbert Standing as John Drummond *Alfred Hollingsworth as Big Bill *Billy Mason as Harry Lockwood *Baby Jack White as Billy Boy *William Jefferson (actor) William Winter Jefferson (April 6, 1876 February 11, 1946) was an actor in silent films. Early life Jefferson was born in London to Sarah and Joseph Jefferson, an actor. He initially studied in Germany to become a medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Film Directors
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Might Happen To You
''It Might Happen to You'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and starring Billy Mason, Dorris Dare and William Harcourt.Connelly p.367 Cast * Billy Mason as J. Worthington Butts Jr. * Dorris Dare as Dolly Bender * William Harcourt as Worthington Butts Sr. * Walter Beckwith as Edward Winton * Violet Mack as Tootsie * Edward Scanlon as Jenks * Helen Adams Helen Adams (born 30 May 1978) is a Welsh television personality who rose to fame in the United Kingdom when she was chosen to be a contestant on the second series of the reality television show '' Big Brother'', in 2001. ''Big Brother'' Adams ... as Mrs. Butts 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 * 1920 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf (1919 Film)
The Wolf may refer to: Film and television * ''The Wolf'' (1914 film), an American film directed by Barry O'Neil * ''The Wolf'' (1916 film), a Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Wolf'' (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Guillaume Radot * ''The Wolf'' (2004 film), a film directed by Miguel Courtois * Winston Wolf, a fictional character played by Harvey Keitel in the 1994 film ''Pulp Fiction'' *The Wolf (TV series), a 2019 Chinese TV series Music * ''The Wolf'' (Andrew W.K. album) * ''The Wolf'' (Shooter Jennings album) * "The Wolf" (Mumford & Sons song) * "The Wolf", a song by The Banner from '' Frailty'' * "The Wolf", a song by Motörhead from ''Rock 'n' Roll'' * "The Wolf", a song by Fever Ray * "The Wolf", a song by Eddie Vedder from '' Into the Wild'' * "The Wolf", a song by Phildel from '' The Disappearance of the Girl'' Books and magazines * ''The Wolf'' (magazine), an independent literary magazine based in the UK * ''The Wolf'' (picture b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Taste Of Life
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Boiled (1919 Film)
''Hard Boiled'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Billy Mason, William Courtright, Gertrude Claire, Walter Hiers, and Nona Thomas. The film was released on February 2, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Dorothy Dalton as Corinne Melrose *Billy Mason as Billy Penrose *William Courtright as Deacon Simpson *Gertrude Claire as Aunt Tiny Colvin *Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor w ... as Hiram Short *Nona Thomas as Daisy May Preservation status *A print survives in the Archives du Filmdu CNC(Bois d'Arcy) France. References External links * * 1919 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1919 comedy films Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Bride
''Some Bride'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It stars Viola Dana. Plot As described in a film magazine, Patricia Morley (Dana) is a pretty, young bride whose flirtatious ways during their honeymoon at a summer resort keep her husband Henry (Cummings) in a state of constant anxiety. Henry's jealousy is attributed to a strain of Spanish blood, although any husband would be puzzled by Patricia's activities. When Patricia, at an old fashioned barn dance, acts out the role of a chicken hatching out of an egg and dances with other men due to Henry's sprained ankle, Henry's wrath blazes up, and he accuses her of being in love with another man and threatens to leave her. He packs his things, goes to New York City, and files for divorce. Patricia, brokenhearted, sends her friend Victoria (Sinclair) to tell Henry that his wife is dying. Patricia goes to the hospital where her hysterical conduct alarms the doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dash Of Courage
''A Dash of Courage'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charley Chase, starring Gloria Swanson, and featuring Wallace Beery, to whom she was briefly married. Synopsis Cast * Harry Gribbon as Police Commissioner * Guy Woodward * Gloria Swanson * Bobby Vernon * Frank Opperman (actor) * Wallace Beery as Police chief * Hank Mann * Nick Cogley * Billy Mason (as William Mason) * Al Kaufman * Jack Mintz * William Jefferson (actor) * Joan Havez * Charley Chase * Raymond Griffith as Policeman (as Ray Griffith) * Jack Henderson Reviews Louis Reeves Harrison's review in ''The Moving Picture World The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. I ...'' (1916) said that Harry Gribbon's performance offered "much that is new in characterization and in his personality, and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snare (1912 Film)
''The Snare'' is a 1912 silent film short directed by Theodore Wharton and starring Beverly Bayne, William Bailey and Lily Branscombe. It was produced by Essanay Studios and distributed through General Film Company. Cast * William Bailey - Tom Ransom *Lily Branscombe - Mrs. Ransom, Tom's Mother *Beverly Bayne - Mary Clement, Detective *Frank Dayton - Police Chief *E. H. Calvert - Detective *Charles Hitchcock - Detective *Billy Mason Billy Mason (April 1, 1889 – January 24, 1941) was an American vaudeville performer and film comedian of the silent era.Etulain o,293 He appeared in over a hundred short films as well as several features. He also directed a handful of films, inc ... - Detective (*William Mason) *Howard Missimer - Telegraph Operator *Whitney Raymond - Boy in Detective Office References External linksThe Snare at IMDb.com 1912 short films 1912 films Essanay Studios films Films directed by Theodore Wharton Silent American drama films 1912 drama films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
