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Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage during the 1870s, and appeared in at least one Broadway play, Charles Frohman's 1899 production of ''Because She Loved Him So''. His first appearance in film was in a 1910 short, ''The Legacy'', in which he starred. His first appearance in a feature film was in ''The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray''. In addition to the over 100 shorts he was in, Eldridge appeared in 27 feature films between 1914 and 1922. In his roles in full-length films, he would usually appear in a supporting role, although occasionally be given a lead, as in 1917's '' Polly of the Circus'', 1920's ''Broken Hearts'', and 1922's ''Ashamed of Parents''. ''Polly of the Circus'' was notable for being the first film released by Goldwyn Pictures, which was shot in Fort Lee, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratoga Springs, New York
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 200 years. It is home to the Saratoga Race Course, a thoroughbred horse racing track, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, a music and dance venue. The city's official slogan is "Health, History, and Horses." History The British built Fort Saratoga in 1691 on the west bank of the Hudson River. Shortly thereafter, British colonists settled the current village of Schuylerville approximately one mile south; it was known as Saratoga until 1831. Native Americans believed the springs about 10 miles (16 km) west of the village—today called High Rock Spring—had medicinal properties. In 1767, William Johnson, a British soldier who was a hero of the French and Indian War, was brought by Native American friends to the spring to treat his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts And Diamonds (1914 Film)
Hearts and Diamonds is a 1914 American silent short film directed by George D. Baker. Cast * John Bunny - Widower Tupper * Flora Finch - Miss Rachel Whipple * Ethel Lloyd - Tupper's Daughter * Ethel Corcoran - Tupper's Daughter * Charles Eldridge - Toper Staggs - The Uncle * William Shea William Alfred Shea (June 21, 1907 – October 2, 1991) was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould. He is better known as the founder of the Continental League, which was instrumental in bringing Nation ... - Uncle William References External links * 1914 drama films 1914 films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{short-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Challenge Accepted
''The Challenge Accepted'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and starring Zena Keefe, Charles Eldridge and Russell Simpson.Katchmer p.887 Cast * Zena Keefe as Sally Haston * Charles Eldridge as John Haston * Russell Simpson as Uncle Zeke Sawyer * Chester Barnett as Steve Carey * Joel Day as Tom Carey * Sidney D'Albrook as Billy Murphy * Jack Hopkins as James Grogan * Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in ''The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock co ... as Captain Roderick Brooke References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Father's Son
''His Father's Son'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by George D. Baker and starring Lionel Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Cast *Lionel Barrymore - J. Dabney Barron *Irene Howley - Betty Arden *Frank Currier - John Arden *Charles Eldridge - Adam Barron *George A. Wright - Perkins *Phil Sanford - Jim Foley *Walter Horton - Lord Lawrence *Hugh Jeffrey - *Florence Natol - *Ilean Hume - *Marien Dennis - Preservation status *A print exists in Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy. See also *Lionel Barrymore filmography Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878–1954) was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He also directed several films, wrote scripts, created etchings, sketches, and composed music. He was the eldest child of the actors Mauri ... References External links * * 1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by George D. Baker American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duchess Of Doubt
''The Duchess of Doubt'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film, directed by George D. Baker. It stars Emmy Wehlen, Ricca Allen, and Frank Currier, and was released on May 28, 1917. Cast Production Some of the scenes were shot on location in Palm Beach, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville, Florida. Guests who were staying at the resorts in those cities were used as extras for the big hotel scenes. Reception ''The Houston Post The ''Houston Post'' was a newspaper that had its headquarters in Houston, Texas, United States. In 1995, the newspaper shut down, and its assets were purchased by the ''Houston Chronicle''. History Gail Borden Johnson founded the ''Houston P ...'' gave the film a favorable review, calling it "a true Metro wonder play". The complimented Wehlen's performance, as well as the photography. '' The Freeport Journal-Standard'' also enjoyed the picture, naming it "one of the most attractive screen stories yet produced by Metro." And ''The Tacoma Daily R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of The Tour (1917 Silent Film)
''The End of the Tour'' is a 1917 silent film directed by George D. Baker and starring Lionel Barrymore. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. It is a lost film. Cast *Lionel Barrymore – Byron Bennett *Ethel Dayton – Grace Jessup * Frank Currier – Col. Jessup * Walter Hiers – "Skinny" Smith *J. Herbert Frank – Percy Pennington *Richard Thornton – "Solly" Harris *Maud Hill – Hattie Harrison *Kate Blancke – Mrs. Ryan *Hugh Jeffrey – Lester Montague *Mary Taylor – Lottie Lee * Charles Eldridge – Seth Perkins *William Harvey – Hen Springer * Louis Wolheim *Hal Wilson See also *Lionel Barrymore filmography Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878–1954) was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He also directed several films, wrote scripts, created etchings, sketches, and composed music. He was the eldest child of the actors Mauri ... References External links * *kinotv 1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As In A Looking Glass
''As in a Looking Glass'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring famous stage star Kitty Gordon in her motion picture debut. It was produced by and distributed by the World Film Corporation. Wayback) Cast * as Lila Despard * as Andrew Livingston (credited as F. Lumsden Hare) *Frank Goldsmith as Jack Firthenbras * |
The Surprises Of An Empty Hotel
''The Surprises of an Empty Hotel'' is a 1916 American silent film written by Jasper Ewing Brady, directed by Theodore Marston, and starring Charles Richman, Charles Eldridge Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage ... and Leo Delaney. Cast list Production The film was in production by October 1915. For one of the scenes, Vitagraph blew up a motor yacht off of Staten Island in Princess Bay. The 100-foot yacht, the ''Wayward'' had been a racing yacht, having won several races in Bermuda. In early January 1916 it was announced that the picture would be released on January 10. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Surprises of an Empty Hotel, The American black-and-white films American silent films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by Theodore Marston 1910s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheel Of The Law
''The Wheel of the Law'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and starring Emily Stevens. It was directed by George D. Baker. Cast * Emily Stevens as Mona Mainard *Frank R. Mills as John Norton (*this Frank Mills, actor born 1870 died 1921) *Raymond McKee as Tommy Mainard *Edwin Holt as 'Big' Bill Ryan *Roma Raymond as Pearl Le Claire *Harry Davenport Harry Davenport may refer to: * Harry Davenport (actor) (1866–1949), American film and stage actor * Harry Davenport (footballer) (1900–1984), Australian footballer * Harry J. Davenport (1902–1977), Democratic Party member of the U.S. House ... as John Daniels *Jerome N. Wilson as Jimmy McClane * Charles Eldridge as Frank Wills *Kalman Matus (unidentified role) *Thomas McGrath (unidentified role) References External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by George D. Baker Metro Pictures films 1916 drama films S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pretenders (1916 Film)
''The Pretenders'' is a lost 1916 American silent film. It was produced by B. A. Rolfe and distributed by Metro Pictures with a story by Channing Pollock. Stage actress Emmy Wehlen Emily "Emmy" Wehlen (1887–1977) was a German-born Edwardian musical comedy and silent film actress who vanished from the public eye while in her early thirties. Biography Wehlen was born in Mannheim, Germany, where, as a teenager, she recei ... starred. Cast References External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by George D. Baker 1916 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American black-and-white films 1916 lost films Lost comedy-drama films 1910s American films Silent comedy-drama films Silent American drama films Silent American comedy films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts And The Highway
''Hearts and the Highway'' is a 1915 silent film historical drama directed by Wilfrid North and produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a novel of the same title by Cyrus Townsend Brady. The film is now lost with no archival holdings. Cast *Lillian Walker - Lady Katherine *Darwin Karr - Sir Harry Richmond *Donald Hall - King James II *L. Rogers Lytton - Lord Jeffries * Charles Kent - Earl of Clanaranald *Charles Eldridge - Master Dunn *Charles Wellesley - General Ramesey *Anders Randolf - Chief Justice of Scotland *Ned Finley - General Feversham *Harry Northrup - Lord Stenwold *William Gilson - Alison McLeod *Rose Tapley Rose Elizabeth Tapley (June 30, 1881 – February 23, 1956) was an American actress of the stage and an early heroine of silent films. Early life Tapley was born in Salem, Massachusetts. She was the cousin of Captain Robert Bartlett, comm ... - Dame McLeod References External links Hearts and the Highway at IMDb.com* *Promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Caveman (1915 Film)
''The Caveman'' is a lost 1915 silent film comedy directed by Theodore Marston and starring Robert Edeson. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and is based on a 1911 stage play, ''The Caveman''. Several of the scenes were filmed in the Homestead Steelworks.''The Daily Messenger'', 12/2/1915, p. 5 It is based on a 1911 play by Gelette Burgess. The play starred Robert Edeson. The story was refilmed by Warner Brothers in 1926. Plot Cast *Robert Edeson - Hanlick Smagg *Fay Wallace - Madeline Mischief *Lillian Burns - Dolly Van Dream *George De Beck - Brewster Bradford *Frances Connelly - Mrs. Van Dream *John T. Kelly - Mr. Van Dream *Charles Eldridge Charles Eldridge (September 25, 1854 – October 29, 1922) was an American stage and screen actor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He appeared in over 100 films, although the majority of those were film shorts. He began on the stage ... - Theodore Glush *William Sellery - Solomon Huggins * Chick Morr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
