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Chadwick Pictures
Chadwick Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the silent and early sound eras. It was originally established in New York by Isaac E. Chadwick (1884 – 1952) in 1920 to release films, but from 1924 also began to produce them.Swartz p.198 In later years the company's independent films were similar to those of other small studios on Poverty Row. Following the introduction of sound, its releases were handled by Monogram Pictures. In 1933 it ceased production entirely. Filmography * '' The Fire Patrol'' (1924) * ''The Girl in the Limousine'' (1924) * '' I Am the Man'' (1924) * '' The Painted Flapper'' (1924) * '' Meddling Women'' (1924) * ''The Tomboy'' (1924) * ''Flattery'' (1925) * ''A Man of Iron'' (1925) * ''Some Pun'kins'' (1925) * '' The Perfect Clown'' (1925) * ''American Pluck'' (1925) * ''The Midnight Girl'' (1925) * ''Paint and Powder'' (1925) * ''The Unchastened Woman'' (1925) * '' Blue Blood'' (1925) * '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadwick Pictures Ad In The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1926 (page 908 Crop)
Chadwick may refer to: People * Chadwick (surname) * Chadwick (given name) Places * Chadwick, Illinois, United States, a village * Chadwick, Michigan, United States, a former community * Chadwick, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Chadwick Bay, New York, United States * Chadwick Lake, New York, United States * Chadwick, Western Australia, a suburb of the town of Esperance * Chadwick (crater), a lunar crater Other uses * James Chadwick Medal and Prize, a biennial award presented by Institute of Physics for particle physics research * Chadwick Arboretum, Columbus, Ohio * The Chadwick, an apartment building in Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly on the National Register of Historic Places * Chadwick School, a private K-12 school in Southern California * Chadwick International, a day school in Songdo International City, South Korea, run by the Chadwick School See also * Chadwick End Chadwick End is a small village which straddles the border of Warwickshire and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Pun'kins
''Some Pun'kins'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray, Duane Thompson, and George Fawcett. It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Farmer's Boy''. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, in this light rural comedy, Lem Blossom (Ray) falls in love with Mary Griggs (Thompson), already the possessor of a beau in the worldly person of Tom Perkins (Cooley). Mary's pa Josh Griggs (Woodruff), a heavy drinking father, frowns on the romance but Lem persevers. When Lem fails to sell a load of pumpkins, his father (Fawcett) in desperation turns to bootlegging. Mrs. Blossom (Midgley) and Lem smell the bottles, and Pa Blossom drives Lem away. On the way to the station Lem conceives the idea of obtaining a corner on pumpkins and puts it over to the tune of thousands of dollars. Mary's house takes fire and Lem, after trying the fire-pumper he invented, risks his life to save her life. Everything, then is rosy. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Fool (1926 Film)
''April Fool'' is an American romantic comedy silent film released in 1926. The 67 minute black and white film with subtitles stars Baby Peggy, Alexander Carr and Duane Thompson. It was directed by Nat Ross. Plot The film concern about a worker struggling to make ends meet in a Jewish neighborhood in the city, his daughter, his love interest, and his daughter's prankster friend. The main character loses his job pressing clothes in a tailor sweatshop and resorts to selling used umbrellas. His love interest is a widow who runs a deli where his daughter is looked after. Cast * Alexander Carr - Jacob Goodman * Duane Thompson - Irma Goodman * Mary Alden - Amelia Rosen * Raymond Keane - Leon Steinfield * Eddie Phillips - Joseph Applebaum * Snitz Edwards - Mr. Applebaum * Nat Carr - Moisha Ginsburg * Baby Peggy Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery; October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transcontinental Limited
''Transcontinental Limited'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert and Alec B. Francis.Munden p.828 Cast * Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Lane * Eugenia Gilbert as Mary Reynolds * Alec B. Francis as Jerry Reynolds * Edith Murgatroyd as Sara Reynolds * Bruce Gordon as Joe Slavin * Edward Gillace as Slim * George Ovey George Overton O’Dell, known as George Ovey professionally (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951), was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870, in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in more than 200 films betwe ... as Pudge * Eric Mayne as Dr. Voija Pourtalis * James Hamel as Bob Harrison References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Adeline (1926 Film)
''Sweet Adeline'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray and Gertrude Olmstead. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Ben Wilson is the household drudge, bullied by his older brother Bill, with his only consolation being the owner of a fine tenor voice. He falls in love with Adeline, newly arrived to their rural village. Bill ends up being his rival for her affection. Ben makes a local hit singing "Sweet Adeline," and Bill procures a chance for him to sing in a Chicago cabaret. At first he breaks down, but recovers and rallies himself and is warmly received. His dream of success comes true and he wins the affection of Adeline. Cast * Charles Ray as Ben Wilson * Gertrude Olmstead as Adeline * Jack Rube Clifford as Bill Wilson * J.P. Lockney as Pa Wilson * Sabel Johnson as Fat Lady * Gertrude Short Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bells (1926 Film)
''The Bells'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by James Young, starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff. It was based on an 1867 French stage play called ''Le Juif Polonais'' (''The Polish Jew'') by Erckmann-Chatrian. The play was translated to English in 1871 by Leopold Lewis at which time it was retitled '' The Bells''. The English version of the play was performed in the U.S. in the 19th century by Sir Henry Irving. ''Le Juif Polonais'' was also adapted into an opera of the same name in three acts by Camille Erlanger, composed to a libretto by Henri Cain. The play was adapted into a number of film adaptations; an Australian film in 1911 directed by W. J. Lincoln, a 1913 American film directed by Oscar Apfel, a 1918 American film ''The Bells'' (1918 film) directed by Ernest C. Warde, a 1925 British-Belgian film (aka ''Le juif polonais'') directed by Harry Southwell, the 1926 Hollywood film starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, and a British film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Island (1926 Film)
''Devil's Island'' is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Chadwick Pictures and directed by Frank O'Connor. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Richard Tucker and Marian Nixon. Cast *Pauline Frederick - Jeannette Picto *Marian Nixon - Rose Marie *Richard Tucker - Jean Valyon * George J. Lewis - Leon Valyon *William R. Dunn - Guillet *Leo White - Chico *John Miljan - Andre Le Fevier *Harry Northup Harry E. Northup (born September 2, 1940) is an American actor and poet. As an actor, he made frequent appearances in the films of Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme. Personal life and career Northup was born in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in 17 p ... - The Commandant References External links * * 1926 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction 1926 drama films Silent American drama films Films set on Devil's Island American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank O'Connor 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Test Of Donald Norton (1926 Film)
''The Test of Donald Norton'' is a 1926 American silent Western film starring George Walsh and Tyrone Power and directed by B. Reeves Eason. Synopsis Donald Norton, a man of mixed race, grew up under the care of the Layards. He becomes the manager of a fur trading post for Hudson's Bay Company but has some struggles when he goes to be reassigned. Donald becomes ill one winter and his post manager, Dale Millington, takes advantage of his absence to impugn Donald's loyalty to the company. Donald is fired by his district manager, John Corrigal. In an argument with Corrigal, Donald becomes convinced that Corrigal is his father. After taking a post in a rival company, Donald hears his mother has almost choked to death. Both he and Corrigal rush to her side, but she dies before she can clear up the paternity mystery. Millington abducts the Layards' daughter and Donald's love, Janet, but Donald brings them back to the post. Millington tells the story that he heard from Donald's mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wizard Of Oz (1925 Film)
''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who also performs in the lead role as a Kansas farmhand and later in the story disguised as the Scarecrow. This production, which is the only completed 1920s adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', costars Dorothy Dwan as Dorothy, Oliver Hardy as the Tin Woodman in a portion of the film, and Spencer Bell briefly disguised as a less "cowardly" Lion than in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer version of Baum's work, ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)''. In the film, Dorothy Gale (Dorothy Dwan), a Kansas farm girl is told a story about Uncle Henry ( Frank Alexander) not being her uncle after all. Suddenly a tornado blows into Kansas and whisks the farmhands and Dorothy to Oz, where Dorothy is discovered as Princess Dorothea by Kruel (Josef Swickard). The farmhands are disguised as a scarecrow, a tin man and lion. Plot A toy-maker (Semon) reads L. Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Blood (1925 Film)
''Blue Blood'' is an extant 1925 American silent comedy drama film produced and distributed by Chadwick Pictures and starring George Walsh. Scott R. Dunlap directed. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Leander Hicks wants his daughter Geraldine to marry Percy Horton, supposedly a malted milk millionaire. She refuses. At a resort Gerry falls in love with scientist Bob Chester. Then it is revealed that Horton is actually a rum-runner. His men grab Bob, mistaking him for a revenue officer In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ..., but he is able to escape. Hounded by detectives, Horton makes a getaway using a yacht with Gerry and her father onboard. Bob boards the vessel, whips Horton, and fights the crew. The police arrive in time to catch and break up the gang. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unchastened Woman
''The Unchastened Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring vamp Theda Bara, directed by James Young, the former husband of Clara Kimball Young, and released by start-up studio Chadwick Pictures. The film is based on a 1915 Broadway play, ''The Unchastened Woman'', which starred Emily Stevens. This was Bara's "comeback" film and as it turned out her final feature appearance and is one of her few surviving films. The play was also filmed in 1918 with Grace Valentine. Cast Preservation Prints of ''The Unchastened Woman'' are located in the Cineteca Del Friuli in Gemona del Friuli, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, and Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of m .... References External links * * * *at silentera.comLobby p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint And Powder
''Paint and Powder'' is a surviving 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by the Chadwick Pictures. The director of the film was Hunt Stromberg, later be best known as a producer and one of Louis B. Mayer's right hand men over at MGM. The star of this film is Elaine Hammerstein, sister of the music writer and granddaughter of the theatrical impresario, both named Oscar Hammerstein. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a waiter in a cheap cabaret loves the premier dancer of the place, and when a noted theatrical producer visits the cabaret, the waiter by deft manipulation obtains his wallet. He dresses the young woman up and tries to put her on Broadway. Later the waiter is sent up the river. When he is released, he finds the young woman married and successful. He is heartbroken but does not try to win her back. Cast Preservation A print of ''Paint and Powder'' is held by the Library of Congress and in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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