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Bluebird Photoplays
Bluebird Photoplays (Bluebird Photoplays of New York, Inc. and Bluebird Photoplays of New England, Inc.) was an American film production company that filmed at Universal Pictures studios in California and New Jersey, and distributed its films via Universal Pictures during the silent film era. It had a $500,000 studio in New Jersey. "It was a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and employed Universal stars (and starlets) and used Universal’s facilities but the pictures were marketed independently from Carl Laemmle’s umbrella company."—Anke Brouwers Mary MacLaren, was one of its stars. Louise Lovely, an actress from Australia, was one of its stars. Bluebird was a prestige brand for Universal and had a core of actors and directors including Lovely who worked for it. Ida May Park directed for ''Bluebird Photoplays''. Elsie Jane Wilson produced and directed for ''Bluebird Photoplays''. Among those who worked for this short-lived subsidiary of Universal are Carmel Myers, Mae Murray, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Lovely
Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Carbasse; 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian film actress of Swiss-Italian descent. She is credited by film historians for being the first Australian actress to have a successful career in Hollywood, signing a contract with Universal Pictures in the United States in 1914. Lovely appeared in 50 American films and ten Australian films before retiring from acting in 1925. Early life Louise Lovely was born Nellie Louise Carbasse in Paddington, Sydney to an Italian musician and composer father, Ferruccio Carlo Alberti, and a Swiss mother, Elise Louise Jeanne de Grüningen Lehmann, who had come to Australia in 1891, in the company of Sarah Bernhardt, and had decided to remain in Sydney once Bernhardt had left Australia. Louise Lovely made her professional debut at age nine as Eva in a stage production of the classic ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'', using the name Louise Carbasse. Career Early work Lovely was acting with George Marlow' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Julian
Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for directing Lon Chaney, Sr., Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925). He also directed ''The Cat Creeps (1930 film), The Cat Creeps'' (1930), a sound remake of ''The Cat and the Canary (1927 film), The Cat and the Canary'' (1927), which is now considered a lost film, with only two minutes of footage remaining in the 1932 Universal comedy short film ''Boo! (1932 film), Boo!''. Early years Julian was born Thomas Percival Hayes in Whangaroa, New Zealand, son of John Daly Hayes (Jr) and Eliza Harriet Hayes. His father was a rancher who raised cattle and sheep. Julian's parents had him educated in preparation for becoming a Roman Catholic priest, but he went his own way. He volunteered to serve in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Love
''Broadway Love'' is a 1918 American silent romance film directed by Ida May Park and starring Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Lon Chaney. It was written by Ida May Park, based on the novelette by W. Carey Wonderly. Plot The film follows the story of Midge O'Hara, a young country girl who leaves home in order to perform on Broadway. She is able to get hired as a chorus girl, and, at her new job, she meets Cherry Blow, a party girl and gold digger. Cherry dates one man, staying with him until his cash runs out, at which time she leaves for someone else who is wealthy. One of these men is Jack Chalvey, whom Cherry had dated until her expensive tastes left him in debt. After meeting Midge, Jack, who has become depressed and almost commits suicide, reforms his life and also begins to take interest in her. However, Midge's own life becomes more complicated when her hayseed boyfriend from the country, Elmer Watkins (Lon Chaney), comes into town to propose to her. Midge disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In The Checkered Coat
''The Girl in the Checkered Coat'' (aka ''The Girl With the Checkered Coat'') is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips and William Stowell. It was written by Ida May Park, based on the short story by E. Magnus Ingleton. The film today is considered lost. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of Hector Maitland. Plot Two sisters, Mary and Fannie Graham, are forced to live with their criminal father when their kindly mother dies. Mary flees, but Fannie remains with her father and is raised as a thief, changing her name to "Flash" Fan. One day Fan and her accomplice, Jim, steal a purse and she uses the money to buy a checkered coat. She ditches the purse, so when a detective detains her, he has no evidence on which to hold her. Mary, who is working as a shopkeeper, becomes ill and is taken to her tenement home where, coincidentally, Flash Fan also lives. That evening, Flash steals a silk bag from a woman on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan's Gentleman
''Susan's Gentleman'' is a lost 1917 silent film feature drama directed by Edwin Stevens, a stage actor who made a foray into silent films, and starred Violet Mersereau. It was produced by Bluebird Photoplays and released through the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. This film has an appearance by James O'Neill, famed for ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', here making a rare screen appearance. Cast *Violet Mersereau - Nancy Croyden/Susan Flynn * Maud Cooling - Ora Tourette * James O'Neill - Sir Jeffrey Croyden *William O'Neill - Sir Bevis Neville *Bradley Barker - Terrence Flynn *Sidney Mason Sidney Mason (1886–1923) was an American film actor active during the silent era.Langman p.291 He was the father of the actor Sydney Mason. Selected filmography * '' His Neighbor's Wife'' (1913) * ''The Daughter of MacGregor'' (1916) * ''The H ... - Tom Neville (*as billed Sydney Mason) References External links Susan's Gentleman at IMDb.com* 1917 films American silent feature f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kentucky Cinderella
A Kentucky Cinderella is a 1917 American silent drama directed by Rupert Julian and featured Rupert Julian and Ruth Clifford, and a cast including child actress Zoe Rae.Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 p. 543 (1997) It was released June 25, 1917 by Bluebird Photoplays, a subsidiary of .Snyopsis '' |
Hell Morgan's Girl
''Hell Morgan's Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse, and starring William Stowell, Dorothy Phillips and Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the Harvey Gates story entitled ''The Wrong Side of Paradise''. The film's working title was ''The Wrong Side of Paradise''. The film's tagline ran: "This is "Hell Morgan's Girl". You Doubt Her. You Accuse Her. You Pity Her. You Condemn Her. You Hate Her. You Love Her. SHE'S WONDERFUL!" Despite the film's earning a $450,000 profit,Blake, Michael F. (1998). "The Films of Lon Chaney". Vestal Press Inc. Page 70. . it is today thought to be lost, as no prints have turned up anywhere. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in the role of the villainous Sleter Noble. Plot The action takes place in 1906 San Francisco. Roger Curwell (William Stowell) aspires to be an artist, an ambition at odds with the wishes of his wealthy father (Joseph Girard). Cast out by his father, he soon falls o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirting With Death
''Flirting with Death'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon and Frank MacQuarrie.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as 'Sky High' Billy Wardwell * Agnes Vernon as Jane Higginbotham * Frank MacQuarrie as 'Domino' Dominick * Mark Fenton as Dave Higginbotham * Doc Crane as Ed Warmbath * Fred Unger Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as Murphy References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Doll's House (1922 Film)
''A Doll's House'' is a 1922 American silent drama film produced by and starring Alla Nazimova and directed by her husband Charles Bryant. The couple released the film through United Artists. It is based on the 1879 play ''A Doll's House'' by Henrik Ibsen with the scenario written by Nazimova under the pseudonym Peter M. Winters. The film was the fourth silent version filmed of the play, being preceded by a 1918 Paramount film directed by Maurice Tourneur. The film is classified as being lost. Wayback Machine) Plot As described in a ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flashlight
''The Flashlight'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips and William Stowell. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the short story by Albert M. Treynore. This was the first film Ida May Park ever directed. Lon Chaney played a dual role in this film, appearing as both the murdered victim Porter Brixton as well as Brixton's stepbrother Harry Norton (see Plot section below). The film's original working title was ''The Flashlight Girl''. The film is today considered lost. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in heavy makeup in the role of Henry Norton. Plot Photographer Jack Lane heads for the mountains to try out his new camera which is capable of automatically snapping photos of any wild animal that passes by its lens. Something triggers the mechanism while he is sleeping that night and a photograph is snapped. When Jack develops it, he sees a picture of a beautiful young girl running through the wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother O' Mine (1917 Film)
''Mother O' Mine'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Julian, Ruth Clifford and E. Alyn Warren.Parish & Pitts p.193 Cast * Rupert Julian as John Standing * Ruth Clifford as Catherine Thurston * E. Alyn Warren as Romeo Bonelli * Elsie Jane Wilson as Christine * Ruby Lafayette Ruby Lafayette (July 22, 1844 – April 3, 1935) was an American film actress, known for ''Sue of the South'' (1919), ''Big Bob'' (1921) and ''The Man Trap'' (1917). She was married to John T. Curran. At age 82, Lafayette nearly died from inju ... as Mrs. Standing References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Rupert Julian 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
