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Charles K. French
Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was born in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Columbus High School. He married Isabelle Gurton. French's film debut came in ''Davey Crockett'' (1906). and The Shephard-Robin Selected filmography Actor * '' The Cord of Life'' (1909, Short) * '' Davy Crockett – In Hearts United'' (1909, Short) - Davy Crockett * ''Custer's Last Fight'' (1912, Short) * ''The Vengeance of Fate'' (1912) * ''The Paymaster's Son'' (1913) * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''The Aryan'' (1915) * ''The Vagabond Prince'' (1916) * ''The Bugler of Algiers'' (1916) * ''An Even Break'' (1917) * '' Paws of the Bear'' (1917) * ''The Clodhopper'' (1917) * ''Wee Lady Betty'' (1917) * ''Love or Justice'' (1917) * ''The Weaker Sex'' (1917) * ''The Guilty Man'' (1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Or Justice
''Love or Justice'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring Louise Glaum, Charles Gunn and Jack Richardson.Langman p.202 Cast * Louise Glaum as Nan Bishop * Charles Gunn as Jack Dunn * Jack Richardson as Paul Keeley * J. Barney Sherry as Winthrop E. Haines * Dorcas Matthews as Phyllis Geary * Charles K. French as Judge Geary * Louis Durham Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ... as Lieutenant Dillon References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Triangle Film Corporation films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Though Married
''Happy Though Married'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jim Montjoy (MacLean), who is engaged to Millicent Lee (Bennett), goes with his brother Jim (Cooley) to Mexico to make their fortunes. Jim falls in love with a Mexican girl, Diana Ramon (Vale), and a photograph of her gets into Jim's coat pocket. The brothers own a mining claim that Diana's uncle (French) wants to buy, so Jim stays in Mexico to look after the property while Stanley goes to New York to try to obtain a better price. There he discovers Bob Davis (McCullough) is trying to cut him out, so he marries Millicent without delay. As a joke he buys his wife a book titled ''How to be Happy Though Married'', but it ends up giving her jealous thoughts. She finds the photograph of Diana in Stanley's coat pocket and pretends to go away on a visit, but when she returns to the house she finds her husband escorting the original from the photograph and install ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Every Woman Wants (1919 Film)
''What Every Woman Wants'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Jesse D. Hampton and starring Grace Darmond, Wilfred Lucas, Forrest Stanley, and Claire Du Brey. Based on a screenplay by William Parker, the film was released by the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, Gloria Graham (Darmond), a young woman employed at an office for a small salary, believes that the capacity of a business woman for success depends upon dressing well. After she goes into debt, she is about to be rescued by marriage to the man she loves, Philip Belden (Stanley), but World War I breaks out and he enlists. She then falls for a snare set by her employer Horace Lennon (Lucas), who sends her to a clothing shop with a card allowing her to buy what she wants and to charge it to his account. After news arrives that her lover is missing in action, she marries her employer to allow her to indulge in her love of luxury. Her soldier lover, released from a German prisoner- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunting Shadows
''Haunting Shadows'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 It was based on 1906 novel which had previously been made into a 1915 silent film, and would later be remade by Republic Pictures as a sound film ''The House of a Thousand Candles''. Cast * H.B. Warner as John Glenarm * Edward Peil Sr. as Arthur Pickering * Charles Hill Mailes as Bates * Frank Lanning as Morgan * Florence Oberle as Sister Theresa * Margaret Livingston as Marian Deveraux * Harry Kendall as Reverend Paul Stoddard * Patricia Fox as Gladys Armstrong * Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as John Glenarm Sr References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Speed Maniac
''The Speed Maniac'' is a lost 1919 silent action drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Tom Mix and Eva Novak. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Wayback) Cast * - Billy Porter * - Pearl Matthews * - John B. Prescott * |
Six Feet Four
''Six Feet Four'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Vola Vale, and Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ....''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films Films directed by Henry King 1910s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Hero Stuff
''This Hero Stuff'' is a 1919 American silent Western comedy film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Winifred Westover, and J. Barney Sherry.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p. 166 Cast * William Russell as Captain November Jones * Winifred Westover as Nedra Joseph * J. Barney Sherry as Jackson J. Joseph * Charles K. French as Samuel Barnes * Mary Thurman as Teddy Craig * Harvey Clark as Jonathan Pillsbury * J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ... as Softnose Smith References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * * 1919 films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films Films directed by Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Again Smith
''Come Again Smith'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy-drama film distributed by Pathé Exchange and directed by E. Mason Hopper. It is based on a play ''Come Again Smith'' by John H. Blackwood. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Joe Smith * Henry A. Barrows as Ned Stevens (credited as H. A. Barrows) * William Conklin as Franklin Overton * Winifred Greenwood as Anne Stevens * Lois Wilson as Lucy Stevens * Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as Joe Smith Sr. (credited as Charles French) * Walter Perry as John Creighton References External links * * A still from the film(University of Washington / Sayre collection) 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by E. Mason Hopper American films based on pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three X Gordon
''Three X Gordon'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and Charles K. French. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Harold Chester Winthrop Gordon * Lois Wilson as Dorrie Webster * Charles K. French as Jim Gordon * Gordon Sackville as Mr. Webster * John Gilbert as Archie * Jay Belasco as Walter * Leatrice Joy as Farmer's Daughter * Walter Perry as Farmer Muldoon * Don Bailey as Josiah Higgins * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Thomas Jefferson Higgins Production Filming started in August 1918 at the former Willis-Inglis Studio in Hollywood until late September the same year. Preservation With no prints of ''Three X Gordon'' located in any film archives, it is considered 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 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuss And Feathers
''Fuss and Feathers'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Plot A young girl suddenly finds herself wealthy, but lacking in social graces. She calls upon the disinherited son from a wealthy family for help.Cast * as Susie Baldwin * |
The Marriage Ring
''The Marriage Ring'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Cast * Enid Bennett as Anne Mertons * Jack Holt as Rodney Heathe * Robert McKim as Hugo Mertons * Maude George as Aho * Charles K. French as Koske * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Heathe * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as James Ward Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Marriage Ring'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 4, of the intertitle "Keep your kisses for your American lover; I have better here", three scenes of man embracing young native woman, all scenes of young woman dancing before men in tent, scene of man cutting telephone wires, and three scenes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
