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Blanche Mehaffey
Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress. Early life and career The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies before coming to Hollywood to play comedy roles in motion pictures. Show producer Florenz Ziegfeld said she possessed the most beautiful eyes in the entire world. She was among the '' Baby Stars of 1924'' chosen by the Wampas. Others in that year's group were Clara Bow, Dorothy Mackaill, and Hazel Keener. Her debut in movies was in the silent film ''Fully Insured'' (1923) at Hal Roach Studios. She played in many Hal Roach comedies for a number of years with her leading men usually Charley Chase and later Glenn Tryon. She occasionally appeared in features such ''A Woman of the World'' (1925) with Pola Negri. Mehaffey dropped out of filming to study voice and languages for over a year in New York City. Meh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Denver Dude
''The Denver Dude'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson, Blanche Mehaffey, and Robert McKim. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rodeo Randall, three-time winner of the broncho busting championship of the world, starts for home after several year’s absence. His father, who has long been the "friendly enemy" of Col. Frederick La Marr, sells the latter a prize bull, but demands payment in cash, and La Marr is forced to send to his bank in Denver for the money. The bearer of the money pouch, Henry Bird, is a foppish man. He occupies the homebound stage with Rodeo, who falls in love with a newspaper picture of La Marr’s beautiful daughter Patricia. The fop, however, shatters the cowpuncher’s hope when he assures him that a cultivated young lady like Pat will demand class, meaning himself. He proudly exhibits a letter of recommendation to the post of manager of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Rider
''The Silent Rider'' is a lost film, lost 1927 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Hoot Gibson and directed by Lynn Reynolds. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures as a Jewel-Feature. Plot Cast * Hoot Gibson - Jerry Alton * Blanche Mehaffey - Marian Faer * Ethan Laidlaw - Red Wender * Otis Harlan - Sourdough Jackson * Wendell Phillips Franklin - Tommy * Arthur Morrison - Green * Nora Cecil - Mrs. Randall * Dick La Reno - Baldy * Richard L'Estrange - Blondy (* Dick L'Estrange) References External links * * 1927 films Films directed by Lynn Reynolds Lost American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1927 Western (genre) films Films based on works by Katharine Newlin Burt 1927 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take It From Me (1926 Film)
''Take It from Me'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Blanche Mehaffey, and Lee Moran. Cast * Reginald Denny as Tom Eggett * Blanche Mehaffey as Grace Gordon * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Dick * Lee Moran as Van * Lucien Littlefield as Cyrus Crabb * Ethel Wales as Miss Abbott * Bertram Johns as Percy * Jean Tolley a Gwen Forsythe * Tom O'Brien as Taxi Driver * Vera Lewis as Mrs. Forsythe Preservation A print of ''Take It from Me'' is held by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. Location and history Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t .... 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaway Express
''The Runaway Express'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, and Tom O'Brien. at silentera.com Cast * Jack Dougherty as Joseph Foley * as Nora Kelly * Tom O'Brien as Sandy McPherson * |
The Texas Streak
''The Texas Streak'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. A copy survives in a private collector's collection. Retrieved September 5, 2016 Cast * as Chad Pennington * as Amy Hollis * Alan Roscoe as Jefferson Powell * |
His People
''His People'' (also known as Proud Heart) is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman about a young, Jewish boxer growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.Progressive Silent Film List: ''His People'' at silentera.com According to film historian Lester Friedman, “Sloman portrays immigrant life in America.”FLEFF Screening of Silent Film on Immigrant Life Will Feature World Premiere of Original Score /ref> Cast Score In 2004,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Sheep
''The White Sheep'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Hal Roach and starring Glenn Tryon, Blanche Mehaffey Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress. Early life and career The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ..., and Jack Gavin. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, “Fighting” Nelse Tyler (Gavin), with his two roughneck sons Milt (Kortman) and Mose (Willis), rule the town of Tyler with an iron hand and are always ready to fight each other or outsiders. There is another son, Tobias (Tryon), whom his father considers a “white sheep” who was a sentimental chap and not a fighter, much to the disgust of the others. Patience Matthews (Mehaffey) and her father, Judge Matthews (Lynton), come to the town and all the Tylers try to court her, but Tobias is the favorite. Tom Calvert (Clayton), a loan sharp, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battling Orioles
''Battling Orioles'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and Ted Wilde and starring Glenn Tryon, Blanche Mehaffey, and John T. Prince.Munden p. 444 Synopsis When a young barber's girlfriend is effectively kidnapped by dishonest owner of a nightclub, he enlists the help of his father and his old professional baseball teammates to rescue her. Cast * Glenn Tryon as Tommy Roosevelt Tucker * Blanche Mehaffey as Hope Stanton * John T. Prince as 'Cappy' Wolfe * Noah Young as Sid Stanton * Sam Lufkin as Jimmy * Robert Page as Inspector Joslin See also * List of baseball films This is a list of films about baseball, featuring notable films where baseball plays a central role in the development of the plot. See also * List of sports films * List of highest-grossing sports films References {{Sports films Baseball ... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph M
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Ages * Ralp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ProQuest
ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based global information-content and technology company, founded in 1938 as University Microfilms by Eugene B. Power. ProQuest is known for its applications and information services for libraries, providing access to dissertations, theses, ebooks, newspapers, periodicals, historical collections, governmental archives, cultural archives,"Jisc and ProQuest Enable Access to Essential Digital Content" retrieved May 21, 2014 and other aggregated databases. This content was estimated to be around 125 billion digital pages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
