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Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography * '' Hearts in Exile'' (1915) * '' The Master Hand'' (1915) * ''The Masked Rider'' (1916) * ''The Curse of Eve'' (1917) * ''The Double Standard'' (1917) * ''Princess Virtue'' (1917) * '' Smashing Through'' (1918) * ''The White Man's Law'' (1918) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1918) * '' The Black Gate'' (1919) * ''Girls'' (1919) * ''The Parisian Tigress'' (1919) * ''The Scarlet Shadow'' (1919) * '' Out of the Storm'' (1920) * '' The Cup of Fury'' (1920) * ''Society Secrets'' (1921) * '' Queenie'' (1921) * '' Straight from Paris'' (1921) * ''The Lure of Jade'' (1921) * ''Up and at 'Em'' (1922) * ''You Can't Get Away with It'' (1923) * '' The Brass Bottle'' (1923) * '' Black Oxen'' (1923) * ''Why Women Remarry'' (1923) * ''One Glorious Night'' (1924) * ''Secrets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Brummel (1924 Film)
''Beau Brummel'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent historical drama film starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and based upon Clyde Fitch, Clyde Fitch's 1890 play, which had been performed by Richard Mansfield, and depicts the life of the British Regency era, Regency dandy Beau Brummell. Several years after Barrymore's death, his daughter Diana Barrymore was shown a special screening of this film as she had never seen her father in any of his silent films. In 1952, the film entered the List of films in the public domain in the United States, public domain in the United States because Warner Bros. did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.. See Note #44, pg. 142. Plot In 1795, the cream of English aristocracy attend the wedding of "tradesman's daughter" Margery. She loves Beau Brummel, a penniless captain in the Tenth Hussars, but has been pressured into agreeing to marry Lord Alvanley, exchanging h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Storm (1920 Film)
''Out of the Storm'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Parke, and starring Barbara Castleton, John Bowers, and Sidney Ainsworth. It is an adaptation of Gertrude Atherton's 1910 novel ''Tower of Ivory''.Goble p.899 Plot As described in a film magazine, Margaret Hill (Castleton), a singer in a disreputable cafe, attracts the attention of Al Levering (Ainsworth), and he offers to have her voice cultivated. At the end of several years Levering is arrested for embezzlement, and confesses that he stole to give Margaret her chance. While he is serving his sentence Margaret finishes her musical education and tours England, where she meets John Ordham (Bowers), who saved her from drowning in a shipwreck while en route to Europe. Levering escapes from jail and goes to London to claim his protege. To protect Ordham from the wrath of Levering, she tells the Englishman that Levering is her husband. Police pick up the trail of the ex-convict and while he is tryi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle Midnight
''Mademoiselle Midnight'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Mae Murray and directed by Murray's then husband, Robert Z. Leonard. The film was written by Carl Harbaugh and John Russell. The film was the final release of Metro under the Tiffany Productions banner, owned by the couple. A complete print of the film survives. The film depicts a love triangle between a Mexican heiress (granddaughter of a French exile), an American traveler, and a local outlaw. Plot Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ... at Eugénie de Montijo's insistence to Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets (1924 Film)
''Secrets'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage. The film is based upon a 1922 play of the same name, and was remade in 1933 with Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ... in the leading role. on silentera.com Although the film was never released on video or DVD, copies still exist. Plot The films opens in present. 75-year-old Mary Carlton is depressed over her husband John's illness. She feels her life has no use if he dies. She starts reading her diary, after which the film jumps to 1865 in the tim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Glorious Night
''One Glorious Night'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Alan Roscoe, and Phyllis Haver Phyllis Maude Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early life Haver was born in Douglass, Kansas to James Hiram Haver (1872–1936) and Minnie Shanks Malone (1879–1949). When s .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Mary Stevens jilts Kenneth McLane and marries Chester James, a wealthy clubman. His mother lives with them and governs them as she controls the finances. She forbids Mary to have any children. After leaving the house with Mary, Chester returns to his home and deserts Mary. Mary has a child, which is adopted by Kenneth who has become wealthy. Years later he finds Mary and marries her. Cast References Bibliography * Bernard F. Dick. ''Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio''. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Women Remarry
''Why Women Remarry'' is a 1923 American silent crime drama film directed by John Gorman and starring Milton Sills, Ethel Grey Terry and William Lowery.Munden p.899 Synopsis Martin Talbot, a heavy gambler who mistreats his family is murdered. The man who is blamed for it is in fact innocent, as a policeman is able to establish. However, all the wives connected with the case remarry to start new lives. Cast * Milton Sills as Dan Hannon * Ethel Grey Terry as Mary Talbot * William Lowery as Martin Tablot * Marion Feducha as Jimmy Talbot * Jeanne Carpenter as Mildred Talbot * Wilfred Lucas as Mr. Compton * Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Compton * James Barton as Don Compton * Anita Simons as Mrs. McKinnon * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Tuck McKinnon * Tom McGuire as Robert Milton * Bud Geary as Billy * Carol Holloway Carol Holloway (April 30, 1892 – January 3, 1979) was an American actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Oxen
''Black Oxen'' is a 1923 American silent fantasy / romantic drama film starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Clara Bow. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film is based on the controversial best-selling 1923 novel of the same name by Gertrude Atherton. Described as "subtle science fiction", the film takes its title from William Butler Yeats: "The years like great Black Oxen tread the world." It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions and distributed by First National Pictures. A special Photoplay Edition of the novel was published by A. L. Burt Company, New York, illustrated with four stills from the film. Plot As described in a film magazine review, having submitted to a medical treatment which restores her youth and beauty using a rejuvenating glandular treatment and X-ray surgery, Madame Zatianny, formerly Mary Ogden of New York City, leaves Austria for the United States. Young playwright Lee Clavering meets the rejuvenated Mary and, taken by her perfect poise and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brass Bottle (1923 Film)
''The Brass Bottle'' is a 1923 American silent fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. The original 1900 novel '' The Brass Bottle'' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie was produced as a Broadway play in 1910. A 1914 silent followed. Both silent versions are lost. A 1964 adaptation starred Tony Randall and Barbara Eden. Cast *Harry Myers as Horace Ventimore *Ernest Torrence as Fakresh-el-Aamash *Tully Marshall as Professor Hamilton *Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Hamilton *Ford Sterling as Rapkin *Aggie Herring as Mrs. Rapkin *Charlotte Merriam as Sylvia Hamilton * Edward Jobson as Samuel Wackerbath *Barbara La Marr as The Queen *Otis Harlan as Captain of the Guard *Hazel Keener *Julanne Johnston Julanne Johnston (May 1, 1900 – December 26, 1988) was an American silent film actress. Biography Johnston was born and educated in Indianapolis, Indiana, then her family moved to Hollywood. There she took dancing lessons at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can't Get Away With It
''You Can't Get Away with It'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jill, Jane, and May Mackie are left penniless when their father dies. They obtain employment but department store work breaks down Jill's health. Charles Hemingway, cursed with a selfish, unsympathetic wife, grows fond of Jill and she goes to live with him. Later, he dies and she has an opportunity to marry Henry Adams. Facing exposure, she confesses her past. He discards her and she returns to work as a store clerk, convinced that there is no escape from the penalties of doing wrong. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''You Can't Get Away with It'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up And At 'Em
''Up and at 'Em '' is a 1922 American comedy romance silent film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Eve Unsell with a story by Lewis Milestone and William A. Seiter, and starring Doris May, Hallam Cooley, and J. Herbert Frank. The film had theatrical release August 16, 1922. It is unknown if any copies of this film survive. Plot Wishing to drive her father's car, Barbara Jackson (Doris May) dresses up in the chauffeur's uniform and sneaks out. For a lark, she picks up a passenger ( John Gough), but it develops that passenger is part of a team of crooks who are planning to rob Bob Everett (Hallam Cooley), a rival of her father, of his precious artworks. Believing her to be an undercover detective, the bandit forces her to take part in the robbery and then abandons her to be caught by Everett. After convincing Everett that she was a forced accomplice and not the real thief, the two hurry to meet up with Barbara's father, William Jackson (Otis Harlan). He had just purcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lure Of Jade
''The Lure of Jade'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Pauline Frederick, Thomas Holding, and Arthur Rankin.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Cast * Pauline Frederick as Sara Vincent * Thomas Holding as Capt. Louis Corey * Arthur Rankin as Allan Corey * Léon Bary as Stuart Beresford * Hardee Kirkland as RAdm. Vincent * Lee Shumway as Capt. Willing * Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography * '' Hearts in Exi ... as Alida Corey * Tôgô Yamamoto as Sara's servant * Goro Kino as Willing's servant References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight From Paris
''Straight from Paris'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Bertram Grassby and Betty Francisco.Connelly p.46 Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Lucette Grenier * Bertram Grassby as Robert Van Austen * William P. Carleton as John Van Austen * Betty Francisco as Doris Charming * Thomas Jefferson as Henri Trevel * Gerard Alexander as Mrs. Stevenson * Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography * '' Hearts in Exi ... as Mrs. Van Austen References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
