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Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He attended Lake View High School in Chicago. Washburn's early acting experience came in stock theater. He debuted in film in 1911 with Essanay Studios. He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as ''Skinner's Baby'' and ''Skinner's Dress Suit'' in 1917. His second marriage was to actress Virginia Vance. They had a child together. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him. Selected filmography * '' The Dark Romance of a Tobacco Tin'' (1911, short) as Telegraph Clerk * '' Saved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Madman (1911 Film)
''The Madman'' is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and distributed by the General Film Company. The film is preserved in the BFI National Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N .... Cast * Francis X. Bushman as The Madman * Harry Cashman as The Warden *Frank Dayton as The Butler *Charles Hitchcock as an Official *William Walters as The Guard * Bryant Washburn as A Balloonist See also * Francis X. Bushman filmography References External links The Madman at IMDb.com 1911 films Essanay Studios films American silent short films 1911 short films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1911 drama films 1910s American films {{Short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Conscience (1917 Film)
''The Voice of Conscience'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe Edwin Carewe (March 3, 1883 – January 22, 1940) was an American motion picture director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His birth name was Jay John Fox; he was born in Gainesville, Texas. Career After brief studies at the Universities of ... and starring Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, and Harry S. Northrup. It was released on November 19, 1917. Cast list * Francis X. Bushman as William Potter/James Houston * Beverly Bayne as Allane Houston * Harry S. Northrup as Dick Liggett * Maggie Breyer as Mrs. Wallace Houston * Pauline Dempsey as Aunt Jennie * Walter Broussard as Crazy Pete * Anthony Byrd as Uncle Mose References External links * * * Metro Pictures films Films directed by Edwin Carewe American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1917 drama films 1917 films Silent American drama films Films produced by B. A. Rolfe 1910s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filling His Own Shoes
''Filling His Own Shoes'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly and Rod La Rocque.Goble p.400 Cast * Bryant Washburn as William Ruggles * Hazel Daly as Ruth Downing * Rod La Rocque as Dick Downing * Lyda Dalzell as Dorothea Westbrooke * Virginia Valli as Roxana * Helen Ferguson Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist. Biography Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson wa ... as Rosa * Louise Long as Bulbul References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Beaumont Essanay Studios films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner's Bubble
''Skinner's Bubble'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly and James C. Carroll.Frykholm p.10 It was created as a sequel to '' Skinner's Dress Suit''. Cast * Bryant Washburn as William Manning Skinner * Hazel Daly as Honey * James C. Carroll as McLaughlin * Ullrich Haupt as Perkins * Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... as Mrs. McLaughlin References Bibliography * Joel Frykholm. ''George Kleine and American Cinema: The Movie Business and Film Culture in the Silent Era''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner's Dress Suit (1917 Film)
''Skinner's Dress Suit'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly and Harry Dunkinson. It is based on the short story ''Skinner's Dress Suit'' by Henry Irving Dodge, which was again adapted into a silent film of the same title in 1926.Goble p.129 Cast * Bryant Washburn as William Manning Skinner * Hazel Daly as Honey * Harry Dunkinson as Willard Jackson * James C. Carroll as McLaughlin * Ullrich Haupt as Perkins * Florence Oberle as Mrs. J. Smith Crawford * Frances Raymond as Mrs. Jackson * Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... as Mrs. McLaughlin References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Of Graustark (film)
''The Prince of Graustark'' is a 1916 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred E. Wright and starring Bryant Washburn, Marguerite Clayton and Sidney Ainsworth.Abel p.239 Produced by the Chicago-based Essanay Pictures, it is based on the 1914 novel of the same title by George Barr McCutcheon. Future star Colleen Moore made her screen debut in an uncredited role as a maid. Cast * Bryant Washburn as Prince Robin of Graustark * Marguerite Clayton as Princess of Dawsbergen * Sidney Ainsworth as Count Quinnox * Ernest Maupain as William H. Blithers * Florence Oberle as Mrs. Blithers * John Cossar as Baron Douglas * William V. Mong William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for ... as Aide to Count Quinnox * Colleen Moore as Maid References Bibliography * Abel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alster Case
''The Alster Case'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by J. Charles Haydon and starring Bryant Washburn and Ruth Stonehouse. It was based on a novel, ''The Alster Case'', by Rufus Gillmore. It was produced by the Essanay Company. Plot Cast * Bryant Washburn - George Swan *John Cossar - Trask (*aka John H. Cossar) *Ruth Stonehouse Ruth Stonehouse (September 28, 1892 – May 12, 1941) was an actress and film director during the silent film era. Her stage career started at the age of eight as a dancer in Arizona shows. Early life Ruth Stonehouse was born to James Wesley ... - Beatrice *Anne Leigh - May Walsh *Louise Crolius - Cornelia Alster *Betty Scott - Linda * Arthur W. Bates - Keith * Rod La Rocque - Allen Longstreet *Beatrice Styler - Agnes References External links * *surviving image {{DEFAULTSORT:Alster Case, The 1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by J. Charles Haydon Essanay Studios films American black-and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slim Princess (1915 Film)
''The Slim Princess'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed by E. H. Calvert and starring Francis X. Bushman, Ruth Stonehouse and Wallace Beery. (This is believed to have been Beery's first full-length feature film.) The movie was written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. from a story by George Ade and play by Henry Blossom, and was subsequently remade into a 1920 film starring Mabel Normand. The farcical plot involves a princess of a fictional country, loosely based upon Turkey, in which obese women are prized and the normal-sized protagonist is widely regarded as being too slender. Plot As described in a film magazine, Alexander Pike, longing for new fields to conquer and willing to give a federal grand jury some time to forget him, takes a trip to Morovenia, where the ruling governor is desperate because Kalora, his oldest daughter, refuses to get fat enough to conform to the Turkish ideal of beauty and so be safely married off. The law forbids her younger and fatter siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graustark (1915 Film)
''Graustark'' is a 1915 American silent adventure drama film produced by the Essanay Studios. It is based on the novel ''Graustark'' by George Barr McCutcheon. The film starred romantic team Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and proved one of their most popular vehicles. Fred E. Wright directed the film. The film was remade in 1925 as Graustark with Norma Talmadge. The 1923 Fox film '' Truxton King'' with John Gilbert is based on one of the sequels. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as Grenfall Lorry * Beverly Bayne as Princess Yetive * Edna Mayo as Countess Dagmar *Thomas Commerford as Uncle Caspar * Helen Dunbar as Aunt Yvonne * Alan Roscoe as Harry Anguish * Lester Cuneo as Prince Gabriel * Bryant Washburn as Prince Lorenz *Ernest Maupain as Prince Bolarez See also * Francis X. Bushman filmography Preservation status Prints of ''Graustark'' are preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection and the EYE Film Institute Netherlands Eye Filmmuseum is a film ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Wonderful Night (1914 Film)
''One Wonderful Night'' is a lost 1914 American silent mystery drama film starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, at the time a romantic screen couple. It was produced by the Chicago-based Essanay Studios. at silentera.com The same story was later filmed in 1922 at Universal with . Cast * Francis X. Bushman as John Delancey Curtis *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Power Of Conscience
''The Power of Conscience'' is a 1913 silent film short film directed by Theodore Wharton and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Company and distributed through General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Reverend Stanley Waters *Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ... - Dora Gordon * Bryant Washburn - Byron Waters *Frank Dayton - Farmer Gordon * E. H. Calvert - Edward Hale * Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Waters * William Bailey - uncredited * Beverly Bayne - uncredited *Otto Breslin - uncredited References External linksThe Power of Conscience at IMDb.com* 1913 films American silent short films Films directed by Theodore Wharton Essanay Studios films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{short- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
