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Burr McIntosh
William Burr McIntosh (August 21, 1862 – April 28, 1942) was an American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of ''The'' ''Burr McIntosh Monthly'',Burr McIntosh A Timeline of His Life and Review of the Burr McIntosh Monthly. reporter and a pioneer in the early film and radio business. Life and career He was born in , the son of William A. McIntosh (died 1921) and his wife Minerva ''née'' Bottenberg (died 1883). His father was the president of a public company, New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, and a member of the |
Wellsville, Ohio
Wellsville is a village in southern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. Its population was 3,113 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem micropolitan area, north of Steubenville and south of Youngstown. In its heyday, Wellsville was home to industries in transportation, both through rail terminals on the Pennsylvania Railroad and docks on the Ohio River, as well as pottery and ceramics manufacturing. History Early history and establishment In 1770, George Washington with his friend and personal surveyor, William Crawford, embarked on a journey down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh for the purpose of viewing lands to be apportioned among soldiers who had served in the French and Indian War. They are reported to have surveyed the Wellsville area, just north of Yellow Creek in 1770, and it was noted in his journal that it was good bottom land. The Yellow Creek Massacre occurred near Wellsville in 1774. A group of Virginian settlers killed the relative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exciters (film)
''The Exciters'' is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Martin Brown. This film was directed by Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels, then a popular Paramount contract star. On the Broadway stage, Bebe Daniels's role of Ronnie Rand was played by Tallulah Bankhead. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Ronnie Rand, a young woman who loves excitement of all kinds and whose watchword is speed, is obliged to marry by a certain day or lose a rich inheritance. Through dramatic circumstances, she meets Pierre Martel, a member of a band of crooks. Thinking that he is a man's man, Ronnie marries him. Martel's confederates seek to blackmail Ronnie and when she refuses to sign a check, they attempt to kill Martel, but he is saved by the police. It then develops that Martel is no crook at all, but is a United States Secret Service agent who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Stallion (1927 Film)
''The Golden Stallion'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial produced by Nat Levine's Mascot Pictures (the first serial produced by Mascot) and directed by Harry S. Webb. Plot Two men search for a fabled gold mine. The clue to the mine's location is branded on the neck of a wild horse, "White Fury", and the men battle each other to capture the horse first. Cast * Maurice Bennett Flynn as Wynne Randall * Joe Bonomo as Ewart Garth * Jay J. Bryan as Black Eagle * Ann Small as Watona * White Fury the Horse as The Golden Stallion * Bert De Marc * Billy Franey * Tom London as Jules La Roux * Molly Malone as Joan Forythe * Burr McIntosh William Burr McIntosh (August 21, 1862 – April 28, 1942) was an American lecturer, photographer, film studio owner, silent film actor, author, publisher of ''The'' ''Burr McIntosh Monthly'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning Reporter
''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Cast * Johnnie Walker (actor), Johnnie Walker as Jimmy Blaine - Cub Reporter * Sylvia Breamer as Ruth Barlow * Burr McIntosh as Mr. Barlow - Ruth's Father * Lou Archer * Nelson McDowell * Joseph W. Girard * Mayme Kelso 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 * 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Noble 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buckaroo Kid
''The Buckaroo Kid'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and is based on the short story ''Oh, Promise Me'' by Peter B. Kyne that appeared in Collier's Magazine on August 20, 1926. A copy survives in the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Ed Harley * Ethel Shannon as Lyra Radigan * Burr McIntosh as Henry Radigan * Harry Todd as Tom Darby * James Gordon as James Mulford * Clark Comstock as Ranch Manager (uncredited) * Newton House as Ed Harley as a Boy (uncredited) * Arthur Millett as Bodyguard (uncredited) * Joe Rickson as McIntyre * Arthur Thalasso Arthur Thalasso (November 26, 1883 – February 13, 1954) was an American stage actor of vaudeville and musical comedy in the 1910s and, subsequently, a screen actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1945. He was born the ... as Bodyguard (uncredited) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness Woman
''The Wilderness Woman'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Howard Higgin. It starred Aileen Pringle and Lowell Sherman. First National Pictures produced and distributed. Plot As described in a film magazine, Alaskan miner 'Kodiak' MacLean, having amassed a fortune but still a rube, arrives at the Hotel Biltmore in New York City with his daughter Juneau and her pet bear. Two confidence men work to take advantage of his ignorance and separate Kodiak from his wealth through a series of schemes, including trying to sell him the last subway station still available. Junie's bear causes a scene when it gets loose in the hotel, and she becomes friendly with one of the confidence men until it turns to hatred after he attacks her. Later, her affections turn to a man more worthy, Alan Burkett. Cast *Aileen Pringle as Juneau MacLean *Lowell Sherman as Alan Burkett *Chester Conklin as 'Kodiak' MacLean *Henry Vibart as The Colonel *Robert Cainas as The Colonel's Hench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Archer (1925 Serial)
''The Green Archer'' is a ten part 1925 American mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on Edgar Wallace's bestselling 1923 novel of the same name. The filmmakers moved the setting of the novel from England to the United States. The story was remade in the sound era as another serial '' The Green Archer'' by Columbia Pictures. The first episode is titled "The Ghost of Bellamy Castle" (released in the U.S. December 6, 1925), and the final one is "The Smoke Clears Away" (released in the U.S. February 27, 1926). The serial was released in the United Kingdom by Pathé Pictures International beginning on October 4, 1926. Cinematographer Stanley Cortez had one of his earliest jobs as assistant cameraman on the serial. Actress Allene Ray went on to star in a number of other serials such as '' The Terrible People'' (1928), '' Hawk of the Hills'' (1929) and ''The Indians Are Coming'' (1930). Director Bennett also went on to direct many sound serials over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemies Of Youth
''Enemies of Youth'' is a 1925 American independent film, independent silent film, silent drama film directed by Arthur Berthelet and starring Mahlon Hamilton, Gladys Leslie and J. Barney Sherry.Munden p.215 Cast * Mahlon Hamilton * Gladys Leslie * J. Barney Sherry * Jack Drumier * Jane Jennings * Burr McIntosh * Charles Delaney * Gladys Walton 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 * 1925 films 1925 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arthur Berthelet 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Of The Barbary Coast
''Camille of the Barbary Coast'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugh Dierker that starred Mae Busch, Owen Moore, and Fritzi Brunette Fritzi Brunette (born Florence Brunet; May 27, 1890 – September 28, 1943) was an American actress. Early years Fritzi Brunette was born Florence Brunet in Savannah, Georgia, or in Boston although some sources list her birthname as Florence Si .... Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Bob Norton, thoroughly soured on humanity in general, has just left the penitentiary where he served a two-year sentence for larceny, following his wealthy father’s refusal to help him. Dejected, and with only four of the ten dollars given him on his release left, he wanders into a Barbary Coast dance hall and meets Camille. His sportsmanship in parting with his last dollar for a bottle of wine for her appeals to the girl. She tries to help him, but her insistence upon lending him money is of no avail, but she succeeds in forcing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lend Me Your Husband (1924 Film)
''Lend Me Your Husband'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Doris Kenyon, David Powell, and Dolores Cassinelli.Munden p. 429 Synopsis A fast living society girl An "it girl" is an attractive young woman, who is perceived to have both sex appeal and a personality that is especially engaging. The expression ''it girl'' originated in British upper-class society around the turn of the 20th century. ... is engaged to be married, but becomes involved with a married man with a bad reputation. Unknown to her, he is also having an affair with her friend. Cast 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 * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Christy Cabanne Associated Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Average Woman
''The Average Woman'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Pauline Garon, David Powell, and Harrison Ford. It was released on March 1, 1924. Plot Sally Whipple is the daughter of the local judge, who dotes on her and gives in to almost her every whim. While at the library, she catches the interest of a newspaper man, Jimmy Munroe, who is writing an article on "the average woman". Sally fits his idea of what represents that woman, and he begins to follow her around, hoping to collect information for his story. His stalking is noticed, and he is arrested. Judge Whipple, finding him harmless, yet wanting to teach him a lesson, sentences him to regularly visit Sally. During these visits a romance develops between the two. Rudolph Van Alten is the owner of a local notorious speakeasy, although he keeps his involvement in the club secret. He also begins courting Sally, although he has an ulterior motive. He has come into the possession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spitfire (1924 Film)
''The Spitfire'' is a 1924 American silent society drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Betty Blythe and Lowell Sherman. Plot summary Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Spitfire'' located in any film archive, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * * * Lobby cardat gettyimages.com 1924 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Christy Cabanne Films based on American novels Silent American drama films 1924 drama films American black-and-white films 1924 lost films Associated Exhibitors films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
