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Carmen Phillips
Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Californian, Phillips performed on stage in musical comedies and as a Floradora Girl before films. Her stage name, "Carmen," came from her work as an "operatic contralto." She died from complications of multiple sclerosis and her ashes are interred at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, California. Partial filmography * '' The Pipes o' Pan'' (1914, Short) - Caprice * ''Damon and Pythias'' (1914) - Extra (uncredited) * ''Outside the Gates'' (1915, Short) - Carmela - a Dancing Girl * ''Under the Crescent'' (1915) - Princess Uarda * ''The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke'' (1915) - Princess Constantine * ''Lord John's Journal'' (1915) - Jenny * ''The Grey Sisterhood'' (1916, Short) - Jenny * ''Three Fingered Jenny'' (1916, Short) - Jenny * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Week
''Fair Week'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Rob Wagner and written by Thomas J. Geraghty and Walter Woods. The film stars Walter Hiers, Constance Wilson, Carmen Phillips, J. Farrell MacDonald, Bobbie Mack, and Mary Jane Irving. The film was released on March 16, 1924, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Slim Swasey of Rome, Missouri, is the guardian of Tinkle, a six year old girl deserted by some member of a traveling show. During Fair Week balloonist Madame Le Grande arrives. Isadore Kelly and 'Sure Thing' Sherman are crooks and plan to rob the town bank. When the balloon ascends in a sudden flight, Tinkle is its only passenger, but Slim rushes to the rescue with some acrobatic stunts. Later, Slim foils the scheme of the crooks and wins the affections of Ollie Remus, the young woman that he loves. Madame Le Grande turns out to be Tinkle's mother. Cast *Walter Hiers as Slim Swasey *Constance Wilson as Ollie Remus *Carmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Paths
''Forbidden Paths'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Beatrice DeMille, Leighton Osmun and Eve Unsell. The film stars Vivian Martin, Sessue Hayakawa, Tom Forman, Carmen Phillips, James Neill and Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 12, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Vivian Martin as Mildred Thornton *Sessue Hayakawa as Sato * Tom Forman as Harry Maxwell *Carmen Phillips Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Calif ... as Benita Ramirez * James Neill as James Thornton * Ernest Joy as American ambassador * Paul Weigel as Luis Valdez References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Robert Thornby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Of Way (1920 Film)
Starring Bert Lytell, ''The Right of Way'' is a lost 1920 American remade silent film directed by John Francis Dillon and distributed by Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased f .... The film was previously filmed in 1915 and released on February 29, 1920 in the United States. Cast References External links * * 1920 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by John Francis Dillon Films based on Canadian novels Films based on works by Gilbert Parker Remakes of American films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1920 lost films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Air Robbery
''The Great Air Robbery'' (aka ''Cassidy of the Air Lanes'') is a six-reel silent 1919 American drama film directed by Jacques Jaccard and produced by Universal Pictures. The film stars Ormer Locklear, Allan Forrest and Ray Ripley. ''The Great Air Robbery'' is a film that showcases the talents of stunt pilot Locklear, considered the foremost "aviation stunt man in the world", and depicts pilots flying air mail, the first film to deal with the subject.Farmer 1984, pp. 10, 16. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Plot In 1925, pilot Larry Cassidy (Ormer Locklear) is flying air mail for the United States Postal Service. He faces a deadly foe, Chester Van Arland (Ray Ripley), the leader of the "Death's Head Squadron", intent on stealing a $20,000 shipment of gold that will be on a midnight flight to Washington. Van Arland has the medal air mail pilot Wallie Mason (Allan Forrest) was awarded for his war service in France and has kidnapped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hawk's Trail
''The Hawk's Trail'' is a 1919 American crime film, crime film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It is considered to be a lost film. Cast * King Baggot as Sheldon Steele / The Hawk * Grace Darmond as Claire Drake * Rhea Mitchell as Jean Drake * Harry Lorraine (American actor), Harry Lorraine as Iron Dugan / Stephen Drake * Fred Windemere as Bob Dugan * Stanton Heck as Bull Cruze * George Siegmann as Quang Goo Hai * Alfred Hollingsworth * Carmen Phillips as Mimi * Nigel De Brulier * Edna Robinson as Tina Torelli * Carl Stockdale * William White (credited as Billy White) * Arthur Belasco * Leo White Chapter titles #False Faces #The Superman #Yellow Shadows #Stained Hands #House of Fear #Room Above #The Bargain #The Phantom Melody #The Lure #The Swoop #One Fatal Step #Tides That Tell #Face to Face #The Substitute #The Showdown See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films References External links * 1919 films 1919 crime films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Woman's Honor
''For a Woman's Honor'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by Park Frame. It stars H. B. Warner, a stage actor. John Gilbert has a co-starring role in the feature. Cast *H. B. Warner - Captain Clyde Mannering *Marguerite De La Motte - Helen Rutherford * John Gilbert - Dick Rutherford *Carmen Phillips Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Cali ... - Valeska De Marsay * Hector V. Sarno - Rajput Nath (*Hector Sarno) *Olive Ann Alcorn *Roy Coulson *Carl Stockdale References External linksFor A Woman's Honor at IMDb.com 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Film Booking Offices of America films 1919 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1919 lost films Lost drama films Films directed by Park Frame 1910s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pagan God
''The Pagan God'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Park Frame and starring H.B. Warner, Carmen Phillips and Edward Peil Sr.Connelly p.393 Cast * H.B. Warner as Bruce Winthrop * Carmen Phillips as Tai Chen * Edward Peil Sr. as Wah Kung * Yutaka Abe as Wong * Carl Stockdale as Henry Addison * Marguerite De La Motte Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era. Early years Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a ... as Beryl Addison * Walter Perry as American Minister References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Park Frame Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Turned White
''The Man Who Turned White'' is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Park Frame and starring H. B. Warner as a desert shiek. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton Productions and distributed by Robertson-Cole Company and Exhibitors Mutual Distributing Company. It was rereleased in 1922 by Robertson-Cole. Cast *H. B. Warner as Captain Rand, aka Ali Zaman * Barbara Castleton as Ethel Lambert (''per AFI'') *Wedgwood Nowell as Captain Beverly (credited as Wedgewood Nowell) *Carmen Phillips as Fanina * Manuel R. Ojeda as Jouder *Jay Dwiggins as Monsieur Mirabeau *Walter Perry as Watchman Preservation status ''The Man Who Turned White'' is a lost film, but snippets or fragments exist at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library .... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Home Town Girl
''The Home Town Girl'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert G. Vignola, written by Oscar Graeve and Edith Kennedy, and starring Vivian Martin, Ralph Graves, Lee Phelps, Carmen Phillips, Stanhope Wheatcroft, and Herbert Standing. It was released on May 11, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Nell Fanshawe (Martin) has so many suitors that she does not know what to do, and against her parents’ wishes she looks with favor upon John Stanley (Graves), who works in the village drug store. John becomes ambitious and goes to New York City to seek his fortune. He sells some valuable rugs to a wealthy lady and is persuaded by a discharged clerk to try his hand at cards. After he loses all of the firm's money in a poker game, he runs away. Nell goes to the city, obtains work in the same firm, and after she eventually finds John gets his position restored so in the end they find happiness. Cast * Vivian Martin as Nell Fanshawe * Ralph Graves as John Stanley *Lee Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiles (film)
''Smiles'' is a 1919 American silent war comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Jane Lee, Katherine Lee, Ethel Fleming, Val Paul, and Carmen Phillips. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on February 23, 1919. Plot Cast * Jane Lee as Jane * Katherine Lee as Katherine *Ethel Fleming as Lucille Forrest * Val Paul as Tom Hayes *Carmen Phillips as Madame Yelba *Charles Arling as Wagner *Katherine Griffith as Housekeeper *Barbara Maier as Little Girl Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also * List of lost films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * 1910s war comedy films American war comedy films 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Velvet Hand
''The Velvet Hand'' is a 1918 American drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Fritzi Brunette, William Conklin, Gino Corrado, F. A. Turner, Wedgwood Nowell and Carmen Phillips. The film was released on September 30, 1918, by Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. Plot Cast *Fritzi Brunette as Gianna Russelli *William Conklin as Count Paul Trovelli *Gino Corrado as Russino Russelli *F. A. Turner as Russo Russelli *Wedgwood Nowell as Prince Visconte *Carmen Phillips Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Calif ... as Countess Michetti *Nicholas Dunaew as Secretary References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velvet Hand 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Universal Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrant Fear
''Tyrant Fear'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill, written by R. Cecil Smith, and starring Dorothy Dalton, Thurston Hall, Melbourne MacDowell, William Conklin, Lou Salter, and Carmen Phillips. It was released on April 29, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. A print of the film is held by the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film magazine, Allaine Grandet (Dalton) is sold to Jules Latour (Conklin) by her father Paula Grandet. As a climax to his constant brutality, Latour turns her over to James Dermot (MacDowell), who offers to pay the husband well for his wife's appearance at the Northern Star dance hall. At the dance hall she is put up as the stake in a card game between Dermot and a miner, with the dance hall proprietor being the looser. She resists her new owner and is assisted by the piano player, Harley Dane (Hall), who is shot down by Dermot. She, in turn, shoots Dermot and she escapes with the piano player, whom she nurses back to healt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
