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Charles Van Enger
Charles Van Enger (29August 18904July 1980) was an American cinematographer. In the 1920s Van Enger worked on all the silent films the German director Ernst Lubitsch made for Warner Bros.Thompson p.28 During the 1930s he worked in the British film industry. His later work was largely on supporting features for Universal Pictures and various independents. Partial filmography * ''The Great Redeemer'' (1920) * ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1920) * '' Salomé'' (1923) * ''Broadway After Dark'' (1924) * ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925) * '' Kiss Me Again'' (1925) * '' Hogan's Alley'' (1925) * ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1925) * '' Why Girls Go Back Home'' (1926) * ''Paradise'' (1926) * ''Puppets'' (1926) * '' Easy Pickings'' (1927) * ''The Sea Tiger'' (1927) * ''The Life of Riley'' (1927) * ''The Port of Missing Girls'' (1928) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1928) * '' One Mad Kiss'' (1930) * '' Meet the Wife'' (1931) * '' Forgotten Women'' (1931) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Jervis
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, Huguenot, Sparrowbush, and Greenville are adjacent to Port Jervis. Matamoras, Pennsylvania, is across the river and connected by bridge. Montague Township, New Jersey, borders here. The Tri-States Monument, marking the tripoint between New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, lies at the southwestern corner of town. Port Jervis was part of early industrial history, a point for shipping coal to major markets to the southeast by canal and later by railroads. Its residents had long-distance passenger service by railroad until 1970. The restructuring of railroads resulted in a decline in the city's business and economy. In the 21st century, from late spring to early fall, many thousands of travelers and tourists pass through Port Jervis on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway After Dark
''Broadway After Dark'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Monta Bell and starring Adolphe Menjou, Norma Shearer, and Anna Q. Nilsson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Rose Dulane, a waitress at a restaurant, is fascinated by a man to whom she confides that she is guilty of a petty theft. He is a detective and arrests her. She serves time and, upon release, finally lands a job in a minor theatrical boarding house. There she meets Ralph Norton, a well-to-do Broadway rounder, having a look at life in a less luxurious atmosphere. Norton is attracted by Rose and they attend the Actors' Equity ball. He proves to be her friend, rescues her from the detective's persecutions, and wins her love. Cast Box office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $320,000 domestically and $40,000 foreign. Preservation With no copies of ''Broadway After Dark'' in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Mad Kiss
''One Mad Kiss'' is a 1930 American musical film directed by Marcel Silver and James Tinling and starring José Mojica, Mona Maris and Antonio Moreno. The film was not a commercial success and lost $263,000 on its release. A separate Spanish-language version ''El precio de un beso'' was also released.Solomon p.41 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * José Mojica as José Salvedra * Mona Maris as Rosario * Antonio Moreno as Don Estrada * Tom Patricola Tom Patricola (January 22, 1891 – January 1, 1950) was an American actor, comic and dancer who starred in vaudeville and motion pictures. Born in New Orleans, Patricola established his fame as a hoofer, becoming a leading interpreter of the Bla ... as Paco References Bibliography * Jarvinen, Lisa. ''The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939''. Rutger's University Press, 2012. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Head Of The Family (1928 Film)
''The Head of the Family'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring William Russell, Mickey Bennett and Virginia Lee Corbin.Munden p.328 Cast * William Russell as The Plumber * Mickey Bennett as His Assistant * Virginia Lee Corbin as Alice Sullivan * Richard Walling as Charley Sullivan * Alma Bennett as Mabel Manning * William Welsh as Daniel Sullivan * Aggie Herring Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California. [Baidu] |
The Port Of Missing Girls
''The Port of Missing Girls'' is a 1928 silent film directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Barbara Bedford and Hedda Hopper, making it one of the rare occasions Hopper actually starred in a film. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.144 c.1978 the American Film Institute Cast * Barbara Bedford - Ruth King * - Buddie Larkins * - Catherine King * |
The Life Of Riley (1927 Film)
''The Life of Riley'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Distributed by First National, the film stars Charles Murray in the title role, George Sidney, Stephen Carr, and June Marlowe. ''The Life of Riley'' is now presumed lost. Cast * Charles Murray as Timothy Riley (fire chief) * George Sidney as Otto Meyer (police chief) * Stephen Carr as Steve Meyer * June Marlowe as Molly O'Rourke * Myrtle Stedman as Penelope Jones * Sam Hardy as Al Montague * Bert Woodruff as Aaron Brown * Edwards Davis Cader Edwards Davis (June 17, 1873 – May 16, 1936) was an American actor, producer, and playwright of vaudeville and the silent film era, known as a character actor. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was an ordained Christian mi ... as John King References External links * * 1927 films 1927 comedy films 1927 lost films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Tiger
''The Sea Tiger'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by John Francis Dillon (director), John Francis Dillon. The film stars Milton Sills and Mary Astor. It is now a lost film, lost film. The film is also known under the title of its source material, ''The Runaway Enchantress''. Cast *Milton Sills as Justin Ramos *Mary Astor as Amy Cortissos *Larry Kent (actor), Larry Kent as Charles Ramos *Alice White as Manuella *Kate Price (actress), Kate Price as Bridget *Arthur Stone (actor), Arthur Stone as Enos *Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Enos *Joe Bonomo (strongman), Joe Bonomo as Sebastiano |
Easy Pickings
''Easy Pickings'' is a 1927 silent film mystery or 'old dark house' story directed by George Archainbaud and starring Anna Q. Nilsson and Kenneth Harlan. It is based on a play written by Paul A. Cruger and William A. Burton. Zack Williams plays the stereotypical Negro servant who mugs his way through the film in an exaggeratedly nervous manner. Comedic actor Billy Bevan plays the detective in the film in a more-serious-than-usual manner, and later went on to appear in ''Dracula's Daughter'' (1936) and ''The Invisible Man Returns'' (1940). Lead actress Nilsson emigrated from Sweden to Hollywood to appear in a number of silent films, but her career could not survive the coming of sound films. Cameraman Van Enger had photographed the 1925 Lon Chaney classic ''The Phantom of the Opera'', and years later would handle the camerawork on ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' (1948). Director Archainbaud wound up directing TV shows in the 1950s such as ''The Gene Autry Show'' and ''Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puppets (1926 Film)
''Puppets'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Milton Sills, Gertrude Olmstead, and Francis McDonald. It was written by John F. Goodrich based upon the play of the same name by Frances Lightner. at silentera.com The film's sets were designed by the art director . It was shot at the old Biograph Studios in New York and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (1926 Film)
''Paradise'' is a lost film, lost 1926 American silent escapist-romance film directed by Irvin Willat and released by First National Pictures. The film stars Milton Sills, Betty Bronson and Noah Beery. Based on the popular 1925 novel ''Paradise'' by Cosmo Hamilton and John Russell, it was one of Sills' most successful films. at silentera.com Story A stunt pilot, Tony, marries Chrissie and the two are given a tropical island wedding, which is a lot of fun at first. They are considered the King and Queen of their island by the natives. The fun turns into island turmoil at the machinations of island despot Quex.Cast *Milton Sills as Tony *Betty Bronson as Chrissie *Noah Beery, Sr., Noah Beery as Quex *Lloyd Whitlock as Teddy *Kate ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Girls Go Back Home
''Why Girls Go Back Home'' is a lost 1926 American silent comedy drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. James Flood directed and Patsy Ruth Miller and Clive Brook starred. Myrna Loy has a feature role. The film is a sequel to Warner Bros.'s 1921 '' Why Girls Leave Home'', which was a box office hit. Plot Marie Downey (Patsy Ruth Miller), a trusting country girl falls in love with a touring stage-actor, Clifford Dudley (Clive Brook) as his touring troupe takes up residence in the hotel run by Marie's father. Both lovestruck and stagestruck, Marie follows Clifford to old Broadway, where she ends up getting a job as a chorus girl. She tries desperately to get in touch with Clifford, but he acts as if he does not even know she's alive as he becomes a matinée idol on Broadway. Thanks to a lucky break, Marie becomes the star of the show in which she is appearing, whereupon Clifford finally acknowledges her existence. This time, however, she gives Clifford the cold shoulde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Windermere's Fan (1925 Film)
''Lady Windermere's Fan'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It is based on Oscar Wilde's 1892 play ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' which was first played in America by Julia Arthur as Lady Windermere and Maurice Barrymore as Lord Darlington. The film is being preserved by several archives. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and shown on television. In 2002, ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Plot In London, Lady Margaret Windermere is busy discouraging Lord Darlington's flirting, while her husband receives a letter from Edith Erlynne, "a complete stranger," asking to meet him on an urgent matter. A woman of great beauty but terrible reputation, she reveals that she is the mother of Lady Windermere, who believes she is dead and reveres her mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
