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Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew (November 23, 1883–January 25, 1948) was a British/American vaudeville and film actor. Cosmo Bellew in 1925 Biography Bellew, the son of noted silent film actor Kyrle Bellew and Alice Racketrow, was born in London, England, and immigrated to the United States in 1914. His actual birth date is unclear, with various official documents giving dates between 1874 and 1883. He began his career as a vaudeville actor, appearing in ''The Devil's Mate'' in 1915. In 1917 he enlisted in the British Army in World War I. Following the war he continued his career in theater, appearing in the musical vaudeville skit ''Somewhere in France'' in 1918, when he was stranded in Omaha, Nebraska by the Spanish flu, and was reduced to working in a meat-packing plant and subsisting on free meals. He appeared in the musicals ''Dearie'' and ''The Canary'' in 1920, and ''The Boy'' and ''Good Morning Judge'' in 1921, In 1926 he appeared on stage in the Ziegfeld musical ''Louie the Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaudeville
Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition or light poetry, interspersed with songs or ballets. It became popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, but the idea of vaudeville's theatre changed radically from its French antecedent. In some ways analogous to music hall from Victorian Britain, a typical North American vaudeville performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill. Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians, singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, ventriloquists, strongmen, female and male impersonators, acrobats, clowns, illustrated songs, jugglers, one-act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels, and movies. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man, Woman And Sin
''Man, Woman and Sin'' (1927) is a silent film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Monta Bell and John Gilbert, and stars Gilbert and stage actress Jeanne Eagels in one of her rare film appearances. The film is obscure but survives complete, but has yet to be released on VHS or DVD.Magill's Survey of Silent Films, Vol2 FLE-POT p.696 edited by Frank N. Magill c.1982 (3 book set ) Retrieved June 27, 2018 Cast * John Gilbert - Al Whitcomb *Jeanne Eagels - Vera Worth *Gladys Brockwell - Mrs. Whitcomb *Marc McDermott - Bancroft *Philip Anderson - Al Whitcomb (as a child) *Hayden Stevenson - reporter *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 ... - editor Plot synopsis Albert Whitcomb (Gilbert) is devoted to his mother (Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (1934 Film)
''The Merry Widow'' is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald with a supporting cast featuring Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, Sterling Holloway, Donald Meek, Jason Robards Sr. and Akim Tamiroff. A French- language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as ''La Veuve joyeuse'' with some but not all of the same cast (Chevalier, MacDonald, and Tamiroff appear in both versions). Lorenz Hart and Gus Kahn wrote new English lyrics for some Lehar songs under the musical direction of Herbert Stothart. Plot Playboy Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia ( George Barbier) to court and marry Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom. Cast English * Maurice Chevalier as Captain Danilo * Jeanette MacDonald as Madame Sonia / Fifi * Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design For Living (film)
''Design for Living'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on the 1932 play of the same name by Noël Coward. Starring Fredric March, Gary Cooper, and Miriam Hopkins, the film is about a woman who cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship. Criticism was mixed, with some critics praising the film, but many were ambivalent about its great departure from Coward's play. Coward said, "I'm told that there are three of my original lines left in the film—such original ones as 'Pass the mustard'." The film was a box office success, ranking as one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1933. All three of the lead actors—March, Cooper, and Hopkins—received attention from this film as they were all at the peak of their careers. Plot While en route to Paris via train, commercial artist Gilda Farrell meets artist George Curtis and playw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Contract
''The Love Contract'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Winifred Shotter, Owen Nares and Sunday Wilshin. The screenplay concerns a young woman who becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her family's savings. It was based on a play by Jean de Letraz, Suzette Desty and Roger Blum. It was produced by Herbert Wilcox's company British & Dominions Film Corporation.Sutton p.263 Alternate language versions were made in French ('' Conduisez-moi Madame'') and in German (''Chauffeur Antoinette''), both of which were also directed by Selpin. Cast * Winifred Shotter as Antoinette * Owen Nares as Neville Cardington * Sunday Wilshin as Mrs. Savage * Miles Malleson as Peters * Gibb McLaughlin as Hodge * Spencer Trevor as Mr. Savage * Frank Harvey as Bank Manager * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew Cosmo Kyrle Bellew (November 23, 1883–January 25, 1948) was a British/American vaudeville and film actor. Cosmo Bellew in 1925 Biography Bellew, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Who Dared
''The Lady Who Dared'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billie Dove, Sidney Blackmer and Conway Tearle. Print survival, Library of Congress and Turner.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.99 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Plot Blackmail prompts a smuggler into obtaining incriminating photos of a diplomat's wife, but he falls in love with her instead. Cast * Billie Dove as Margaret Townsend * Sidney Blackmer as Charles Townsend * Conway Tearle as Jack Norton * Judith Vosselli as Julianne Boone-Fleming * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Seton Boone-Fleming * Ivan F. Simpson as Butler * Mathilde Comont as Chambermaid * Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Floor Mystery
''The Second Floor Mystery'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth. It was based on the 1916 novel ''The Agony Column'' by Earl Derr Biggers. The film stars Grant Withers, Loretta Young, H. B. Warner and John Loder. Plot Geoffrey West and Marion Ferguson (Grant Withers and Loretta Young), two American tourists in London, meet each other at a London hotel while eating breakfast. Both are reading the personal columns of ''The Times''. The next day West inserts an ad, under the alias of Lord Strawberries, which requests her friendship. Ferguson, using the alias of Lady Grapefruit, places an ad in reply which suggests that he should write a series of five letters proving himself worth knowing. West makes up a fabulous story about a murder mysterym based on the things he has heard his upstairs neighbors arguing about. Ferguson's aunt, who disapproves of West, suspects West is the murderer and contacts Scotland Yard. West's neighbor (the one he mentioned in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lummox (film)
''Lummox'' is a 1930 American pre-Code sound film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Winifred Westover. It was released through United Artists, and based on a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst. Sound engineer Ed Bernds did not have fond memories of Brenon. "So many of the silent film directors were phonies. I didn't think highly of Herbert Brenon, for instance. He was the old, imperious type of director. Lordly, demanding. There was a scene in ''Lummox'', where Winifred Westover was supposed to be betrayed by Ben Lyon, who has gotten her pregnant. He throws some money down and she takes the money and tears it up with her teeth. Well, Brenon demanded real money! And several takes. The poor propman was going around borrowing money from the crew. It was the Imperial syndrome of silent film directors." Plot Berta Osberg, an uneducated Swedish servant, was given the derogatory nickname of Lummox, which means a slow or stupid person. Most people she met criticized her, but Rollo Farley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Apple Tree
''The Devil's Apple Tree'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Larry Kent and Edward Martindel.Pitts p.409 It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Dorothy Ryan * Larry Kent as John Rice * Edward Martindel as Col. Rice * Ruth Clifford as Jane Norris * George Cooper as Cooper * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew Cosmo Kyrle Bellew (November 23, 1883–January 25, 1948) was a British/American vaudeville and film actor. Cosmo Bellew in 1925 Biography Bellew, the son of noted silent film actor Kyrle Bellew and Alice Racketrow, was born in London, England, ... as The Roué References Bibliography * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Elmer Clifton American silent feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Cargo (1929 Film)
''Strange Cargo'' is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Lee Patrick, June Nash and George Barraud. It was the first full sound film produced by Pathé Exchange, shortly afterwards to be merged into the major studio RKO Pictures. A separate silent version was also produced for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound. It was based on a play called ''The Missing Man'', with the adaptation worked on by an uncredited Paul Bern. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It received a good critical reception following its Los Angeles premiere.Fleming p.133 Premise On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers. Cast * Lee Patrick as Diana Foster * June Nash as Ruth * George Barraud as Bruce Lloyd * Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Sir Richard Barclay * Russell Gleason as Hungerford * Frank Reicher as Dr. Stecker * Claude King as Yacht Captain * Ned Spark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disraeli (1929 Film)
''Disraeli'' is a 1929 American pre-Code historical film directed by Alfred E. Green, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., and adapted by Julien Josephson (screenplay) and De Leon Anthony (titles) from the 1911 play ''Disraeli'' by Louis N. Parker. The lobby card states, "Mr. George Arliss in his greatest picture Disraeli". His performance as British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. The story revolves around the British plan to buy the Suez Canal and the efforts of two spies to stop it. As with the original 1911 Broadway play and its 1917 revival, and the 1921 silent film, Arliss' wife Florence appeared opposite him in the role of Disraeli's wife, Mary Anne (Lady Beaconsfield). Plot In 1874, Disraeli's ambitious foreign policy, aimed at extending the British empire, is voted down by the House of Commons after a speech by his great rival, William Gladstone. Later, Disraeli receives the welcome news that the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Life (film)
''Midnight Life'' is a 1928 silent mystery film produced by independent Gotham Company and distributed by B movie studios Lumas Films. The film is based on a novel, ''The Spider's Web'', by Reginald Wright Kauffman. It was directed by Scott R. Dunlap and stars Francis X. Bushman and Gertrude Olmstead. This film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Cast *Francis X. Bushman as Jim Logan *Gertrude Olmstead as Betty Brown *Edward Buzzell as Eddie Delaney *Monte Carter as Steve Saros *Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Harlan Phillips *Carlton S. King References External linksMidnight Life at IMDb.com 1928 films American silent feature films Films based on American novels 1928 mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Scott R. Dunlap English-language mystery films Films produced by Samuel Sax Gotham Pictures films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
