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Charles Sellon
Charles A. Sellon (August 24, 1870 – June 26, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Sellon appeared in more than 100 films and stage acts between 1901 and 1935. He played the blind Mr. Muckle in W. C. Fields' comedy ''It's a Gift'' (1934) and the wheelchair-using uncle in '' Bright Eyes'' (1934) with Shirley Temple. His other films included ''The Mighty'', ''The Painted Desert'', and ''Tracked in the Snow Country''. On Broadway, Sellon appeared in ''The Challenge'' (1919), ''Roads of Destiny'' (1918), ''The Pawn'' (1917), and ''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1907). Sellon was married to Florence E. Willis from 1896 until his death. They had one child together: a son, Robert Charles Sellon. Partial filmography * '' The Bad Man'' (1923) * '' South Sea Love'' (1923) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1924) * '' Merton of the Movies'' (1924) * '' Sundown'' (1924) * '' The Monster'' (1925) * '' Private Affairs'' (1925) * ''The Lucky Devil'' (1925) * ''The Calgary Stampede'' (1925) * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Blood (1926 Film)
''Racing Blood'' is a 1926 American silent sports drama film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Robert Agnew, Anne Cornwall and John Elliott.Connelly p.400 Synopsis College student James Fleming discovers that his uncle has gambled away his inheritance on a horse race and then killed himself. Worse it was at the hands of the man whose daughter James is in love with. He goes to work as a journalist and loses touch with her. He acquires a horse, unknowingly the very animal whose victory led to his uncle's downfall. He plans to race it in a steeplechase, but when he is unable to qualify his former girlfriend takes over and rides it to victory before they reconcile. Cast * Robert Agnew as James Fleminng * Anne Cornwall as Muriel Sterlinng * John Elliott as John Sterling * Clarence Geldert as Harris Fleming * Charles Sellon Charles A. Sellon (August 24, 1870 – June 26, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Sellon appeared in more than 100 films and stage act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big News (film)
''Big News'' is a 1929 American pre-Code film directed by Gregory La Cava, released by Pathé Exchange, and starring Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard, billed as "Carol Lombard". Cast * Robert Armstrong as Steve Banks *Carole Lombard as Margaret Banks (billed as Carol Lombard) *Louis Payne as Hensel *Wade Boteler as O'Neill *Charles Sellon as Addison * Sam Hardy as Reno *Tom Kennedy as Officer Ryan *Warner Richmond as District Attorney Phelps *Helen Ainsworth as Vera, society editor *James Donlan as Deke *George "Gabby" Hayes as Hoffman, reporter *Vernon Steele as reporter * Clarence Wilson as Coroner *Colin Chase as Birn * Robert Dudley as Telegraph editor Plot Steve Banks (Armstrong) is a hard-drinking newspaper reporter. His wife Margaret (Lombard), a reporter for a rival paper, threatens to divorce him if he doesn't quit the drinking that is compromising his career. Steve pursues a story about drug dealers even when his editor fires him. When the editor is murdered, Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulldog Drummond (1929 Film)
''Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film in which Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond helps a beautiful young woman in distress. The film stars Ronald Colman as the title character, Claud Allister, Lawrence Grant, Montagu Love, Wilson Benge, Joan Bennett, and Lilyan Tashman. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by F. Richard Jones, the movie was adapted by Sidney Howard from the play by H. C. McNeile (credited onscreen as "Sapper"). Colman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and William Cameron Menzies for Best Art Direction. Two previous Bulldog Drummond films had been produced: ''Bulldog Drummond'' (1923) and ''Bulldog Drummond's Third Round'' (1925). The 1929 film was the first Bulldog Drummond movie with sound, and was also Ronald Colman's first talkie. A series of Drummond movies followed, beginning with ''Temple Tower'' made in the UK in 1930; see the main article on Bulldog Drummond for a complete list. Plot Hugh "Bulldog" D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man And The Moment
''The Man and the Moment'' is a formerly lost 1929 part-talkie romantic comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Billie Dove. The film is mainly a silent film, with talking sequences as well as a synchronized music score and sound effects by the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. In the restored print, many scenes feature intertitles shown immediately after the spoken dialogue conveying the same words. Title cards at the beginning of the restored print explain that the visuals for the talking sequences came from a dupe internegative that was distributed in some territories in silent form; the intertitles were left in the sequences during the restoration to maintain synchronization with the Vitaphone soundtrack, but were not originally part of the film. The story is from a 1914 novel by Elinor Glyn, the famous novelist. The film was produced by Richard A. Rowland and released by First National Pictures. A British silent film had been film of the same story in 1918. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gamblers (1929 Film)
''The Gamblers'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring H.B. Warner, Lois Wilson and Jason Robards Sr. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot Jason Robards Sr. (Carvel Emerson) and George Fawcett (Emerson Jr.) play a father-and-son team of cons who gamble their firm's assets. Emerson Jr. is caught investing money that does not belong to him and is indicted on a swindling charge. The district attorney handling the case is the husband of his former sweetheart. This gives the district attorney an opportunity to prosecute his romantic rival. Cast * H. B. Warner as James Darwin * Lois Wilson as Catherine Darwin * Jason Robards Sr. as Carvel Emerson * George Fawcett as Emerson Sr * Johnny Arthur as George Cowper * Frank Campeau as Raymond * Pauline Garon as Isabel Emerson * Charles Sellon as Tooker See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Night! (1928 Film)
''What a Night!'' is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The romantic comedy was written by Louise Long, from a story by Lloyd Corrigan and Grover Jones. The film stars Bebe Daniels, Neil Hamilton, and William Austin. Plot Daniels, in her final silent film, plays Dorothy Winston, an heiress who sets out to become a newspaper reporter. When she breaks a big story, she finds herself in peril. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Winston * Neil Hamilton as Joe Madison * William Austin as Percy Penfield *Wheeler Oakman as Mike Corney *Charles Sellon as Editor Madison *Charles Hill Mailes as Patterson * Ernie Adams as Snarky Preservation status This is one of Bebe Daniels's one of many lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ... Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Always Happens (1928 Film)
''Something Always Happens'' is a 1928 American silent horror film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Esther Ralston. The plot was the work of director Frank Tuttle, from which the screenplay was written by Florence Ryerson and Raymond Cannon, and the subtitles were provided by Herman J. Mankiewicz. The supporting cast features Neil Hamilton, Sôjin Kamiyama, Charles Sellon, Roscoe Karns, Lawrence Grant, and Mischa Auer. The picture was released on March 24, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film survives, or who holds the rights. at silentera.com The Oriental character played by |
Feel My Pulse
''Feel My Pulse'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Bebe Daniels. A copy of ''Feel My Pulse'' is preserved in the Library of Congress archives. Retrieved November 18, 2022. Plot Barbara Manning (Daniels) is a wealthy who inherits a |
Love Me And The World Is Mine
''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' is a 1928 American silent romantic film directed by Ewald André Dupont (E.A. Dupont) and released by Universal Pictures. Plot Hannerl (Philbin) is a young woman growing up in Old Vienna. She falls in love with two men: A young army officer who can provide her love and security and an old wealthy man who can provide her a high-class life. She doesn't know who she wants to spend her life with, but must make her decision. Cast * Mary Philbin as Hannerl * Norman Kerry as Von Vigilatti * Betty Compson as Mitzel * Henry B. Walthall as Van Denbosch * Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Van Denbosch * Charles Sellon as Mr. Thule * Martha Mattox as Mrs. Thule * George Siegmann as Porter Preservation status The film survives in copies held at Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and the Danish Film Institute, Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of The Giants (1927 Film)
''The Valley of the Giants'' is a 1927 silent film adventure directed by Charles Brabin and starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon who were real-life man and wife. It was based on novelby Peter B. Kyne. First National produced and distributed the film having gained the screen rights to the story from Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount. Paramount had made a version of the novel in 1919 with Wallace Reid, and it would again be filmed in 1938. A copy of this film survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. It is also listed as existing in an incomplete print at the Library of Congress. A 16mm copy is housed at the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research. Cast *Milton Sills as Bryce Cardigan *Doris Kenyon as Shirley Pennington * Arthur Stone as Buck Ogilvy *George Fawcett as John Cardigan *Paul Hurst as Randeau *Charles Sellon as Pennington *Yola d'Avril as Felice *Phil Brady as Big Boy *James A. Marcus as Mayor *Erville Alderson as Councilman *Dan Crimmins as Councilm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prairie King
''The Prairie King'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Andy Barden * Barbara Worth as Edna Jordan * Charles Sellon as Pop Wingate * Rosa Gore as Aunt Hattie * Albert Prisco as Dan Murdock * Robert Homans as Jim Gardner * George Periolat as Ramon Fernandez Preservation * Copies are held at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation The National Audiovisual Conservation Center, also known as the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, is the Library of Congress's audiovisual archive located inside Mount Pony in Culpeper, Virginia. Establishment From 1969 to 1988, th ... and Filmoteca De Catalunya, Barcelona. References External links The Prairie King at IMDb.com* lobby poster 1927 films Films directed by B. Reeves Eason Universal Pictures films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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