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Clara Horton
Clara Marie Horton (July 29, 1904 – December 4, 1976) was an American actress of the silent film era. Horton was born in Brooklyn. Her mother gave up a career as a piano soloist and instructor to raise her baby. She planned for Clara to have a career as a pianist and began teaching her when she had to lift the girl to the piano bench. When Clara was five years old, however, a director employed by the Eclair Company saw the girl and asked her mother to let her appear in a film. Her mother signed a contract, and the Hortons moved to Tucson, Arizona. When Eclair went out of business, they moved to Los Angeles, where work with other studios was available. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1942. When Horton was 17, she got married and left the film business. The marriage did not last, and she returned to working in films. She joined the Warner stock company and as of 1934 she was playing bit parts and was a stand-in for stars. After her work in films end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (1921 Film)
''Action'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. It was based on Peter B. Kyne's popular novel '' The Three Godfathers''. The film is considered to be lost. According to contemporaneous newspaper reports, ''Action'' was based on J. Allan Dunn's novel, ''The Mascotte of the Three Star''; ''Mascotte'' appeared as the lead novel in the pulp magazine ''Short Stories'', February 1921.See, for example, the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 4, 1921. This reference also contradicts the presumed release date of September 12, since it advertises the film as opening on September 4. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Sandy Brouke * Francis Ford as Soda Water Manning * J. Farrell MacDonald as Mormon Peters * Buck Connors as Pat Casey * Clara Horton as Molly Casey * William Robert Daly as J. Plimsoll * Dorothea Wolbert as Mirandy Meekin * Byron Munson as Henry Meekin * Charles Newton as Sheriff Dipple * Jim Corey as Sam Waters See also * Hoot Gibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From New York (state)
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Tiger (1936 Film)
''Bengal Tiger'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Barton MacLane, June Travis and Warren Hull.Miller p.64 The plot closely resembles that of the 1932 film ''Tiger Shark''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley. Plot summary Cliff Ballenger tries to train a tiger named "Satan" for the circus who is more dangerous than he seems. Cast * Barton MacLane as Cliff Ballenger * June Travis as Laura Homan Ballenger * Warren Hull as Joe Larson * Paul Graetz as Carl Homan * Joseph Crehan as Bill Hinsdale * Dick Purcell as Nick DeLargo * Carlyle Moore Jr. as Ambulance Driver * John Aasen as Giant * Richard Alexander as Strong Man * Don Barclay as Bit Part * Joseph Belmont as Bit Part * Glen Cavender as Roustabout * Jack A. Goodrich as Jake * Sol Gorss as Caster * Willard Hall as Announcer * Gordon Hart as Hospital Superintendent * Jolly Lee Harvey as Fat Woman * Jack Holmes as Doctor * Stuart H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Izzy Murphy
''Sailor Izzy Murphy'' is a 1927 comedy-drama film released from Warner Bros. Pictures starring George Jessel, Audrey Ferris, Warner Oland and John Milijan. The film was a follow up to a previous film starring Jessel titled '' Private Izzy Murphy''. The premiere was set for October 8, 1927, at Warners' Theater, two days after the premiere of ''The Jazz Singer'', the first talking film (Part-talkie) starring Al Jolson. ''Sailor Izzy Murphy'' was filmed as a silent film, but was also released with a Vitaphone music soundtrack, with music and sound effects recorded on transcription disks which was synchronized with the film, but with no spoken dialogue. Plot Izzy, a perfume vendor, is urged by Jake, his partner, to sell Monsieur Jules, a millionaire perfume merchant, their special formula, but the merchant is incensed to see his daughter's picture on Izzy's perfume bottles and gives him the bum's rush. Aboard Jules's palatial yacht, he receives from Orchid Joe notes threatening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortune Hunter (1927 Film)
''The Fortune Hunter'' is a lost 1927 silent film comedy directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin. It is based on the 1909 Broadway play ''The Fortune Hunter'' by Winchell Smith. It was produced by Warner Brothers who released it with a Vitaphone soundtrack. Cast *Sydney Chaplin as Nat Duncan *Helene Costello as Josie Lockwood *Clara Horton as Betty Graham *Duke Martin as Handsome Harry West *Thomas Jefferson as Sam Graham *Erville Alderson as Blinky Lockwood *Paul Kruger as Roland *Nora Cecil as Betty Carpenter *Louise Carver Louise Carver (June 9, 1869 - June 19, 1956) was an American actress who performed in grand opera, stage, nickelodeon, and motion pictures. Early years and career Born Mary Louise Steiger in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mr ... as Drygoods store owner * Bob Perry as Sheriff * Babe London as Waitress Box Office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $215,000 domestically and $119,000 foreign. See also * List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Trail
''Beyond the Trail'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Bill Patton, Eric Mayne and Janet Dawn. Plot Bill is a klutzy cowpoke who accidentally causes to two thieves to shoot each other. He is then assigned to bring in Foreman Cal, the thieving foreman. Bill and Cal fight for the affection of Mary, and Bill is victorious. Cast * Bill Patton as Bill * Eric Mayne as Ranch Owner * Janet Dawn as Mary * Sheldon Lewis as Foreman Cal * Stuart Holmes as Archibald Van Jones * Clara Horton Clara Marie Horton (July 29, 1904 – December 4, 1976) was an American actress of the silent film era. Horton was born in Brooklyn. Her mother gave up a career as a piano soloist and instructor to raise her baby. She planned for Clara t ... as Clarabell Simpkins * James F. Fulton as Buck References External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Films directed by Albert Herman Chesterfield Pictures films American black-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makers Of Men
''Makers of Men'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Clara Horton and J.P. McGowan.Connelly p.381 Synopsis The easily disturbed Jimmy Jones suffers from a nervous disorder that provokes mockery about his cowardice from the fellow inhabitants of his small town even Lillian the woman he is in love with. When the First World War breaks out he volunteers for the Army. After serving in France along with an utterly fearless Sergeant, he returns home completely cured. Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Jimmy Jones * Clara Horton as Lillian Gilman * J.P. McGowan as Sgt. Banks * W.H. Burton as Hiram Renfrew * William Lowery as Steppling * Ethan Laidlaw Ethan Allen Laidlaw (November 25, 1899 – May 25, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films and made more than 500 appearances on television, mainly uncredited in Westerns, between 1923 and 1962. Laidlaw was bor ... as Shiftless Poole Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Around Frying Pan
''All Around Frying Pan'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Fred Thomson, James A. Marcus James A. Marcus (January 21, 1867 – October 15, 1937) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York City. On October 15, 1937, Marcus died in Hollywood, California from a myocardi ..., and Clara Horton. Plot Bart Andrews (Fred Thomson) is a drifting cowboy who is arrested for vagrancy by a sheriff (James A. Marcus) in need of men for the state rad gang. The sheriff stops off at a rodeo on the way to the jail. At the rodeo, Bart has an opportunity to ride a wild bronc, and he tames the horse. At the urging of some cowboys, the sheriff allows Bart to go to work on the Lawrence ranch. Bart falls in love with Jean Dawson (Clara Horton), the daughter of ranch manager Jim Dawson (John Lince). Bart prevents the theft of the trainload of cattle, and later surprises the foreman in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wheel (1925 Film)
''The Wheel'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Margaret Livingston, Harrison Ford, and Claire Adams. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Ted Morton’s habit of gambling worries his parents, who make him promise to quit. When he announces that he is going to marry a milliner, his father objects to this also, and Ted leaves home. He and Kate are married. Edward Baker, a gambling house owner, had also wanted Kate, so decides to break Ted to revenge himself. He buys a costly car from Ted, who is now a salesman. When Ted appears to collect the money owned on the car for his company, Baker induces him to gamble with it. Ted loses, and confesses the loss to Kate, who in her turn confesses to losing money on a horse race. Baker, remorseful, gives Ted a check for the amount he had lost. Kate and Ted swear off gambling. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Wheel'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
