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Cross Purposes (film)
''Cross Purposes'' is a 1916 American short drama silent black and white film directed by William Worthington and written by Bess Meredyth. It was produced by Rex Motion Picture Company and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Jessie Arnold as Lisa * Jack Connolly as John Standing *William Canfield William Canfield is a glycobiologist, chief scientific officer and founder of an Oklahoma City-based biotechnology company, Novazyme, which was acquired by Genzyme Genzyme was an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts ... as The Grand Duke References External links * {{IMDb title, 0321857 Films directed by William Worthington Films with screenplays by Bess Meredyth American silent short films 1916 short films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films 1916 films Universal Pictures short films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Worthington (director)
William Worthington (April 8, 1872 in Troy, New York – April 9, 1941 in Beverly Hills, California) was an American silent film actor and director. Career Worthington became interested in the performing arts when he began his career as an opera singer and stage actor. He entered films with a lead role in 1913, and one of his more notable films was Damon and Pythias in 1914. From 1917 to 1925, William concentrated on directing films and was the head of a film production firm called Multicolor, which was bought by Cinecolor in 1932. He was active in films up until his death in 1941. Filmography Actor * ''The Old Clerk'' (1913) * ''The Restless Spirit'' (1913, Short) as A Stranger * ''The Passerby'' (1913, short) as Mr. Klein * ''Forgotten Women'' (1913, short) as The Reveller * '' Back to Life'' (1913, short) as The Gambler * ''The Barrier of Bars'' (1913, short) * ''The Dread Inheritance'' (1913, short) as The Doctor * ''Risen from the Ashes'' (1914, short) * ''Samson'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Canfield (actor)
William Canfield was an actor on stage and screen known for portraying villains. He was in the 1915 serial ''The Broken Coin'' and the 1918 war propaganda film ''Why America Will Win''. Filmography *'' The Little Girl of the Attic'' (1915) *'' Across the Rio Grande'' (1915) *''The Broken Coin'' (1915) as Gorgas the Outlaw *''A Knight of the Range'' (1916) as Gentleman Dick *'' The Stampede in the Night'' (1916) *'' Lee Blount Goes Home'' (1916) *'' The Wedding Guest'' (1916) *'' The Shadow (1916 film)'' *'' The Woman He Feared'' (1916) *'' Gloriana'' (1916) *'' The Devil's Bandwagon'' (1916) *''Cross Purposes'' (1916) as The Grand Duke *'' Love Never Dies'' (1916) *''The Voice on the Wire'' (1917) as William Grimsby *''Why America Will Win'' (1918) *''Berlin Via America Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, as measured by population within city l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Films
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * Charlie Chaplin signs for Mutual Film for a salary of $10,000 a week and a signing on fee of $150,000, making him one of the highest-paid people in the United States. * June 24 – Mary Pickford signs a contract for $10,000 a week plus profit participation, guaranteeing her over $1 million per year. * July 19 – Famous Players-Lasky is formed through a merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company and Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Company. Later in the year, they acquire distributor Paramount Pictures. * August 10 – The official British documentary propaganda film ''The Battle of the Somme'' is premièred in London. In the first six weeks of general release (from 20 August) 20 million people view it. * September 5 – Release of D. W. Griffith's epic film '' Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages'', starring Lillian Gish (as "The Eternal Motherhood") and Constance Talmadge (in two ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Drama Films
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * February 9 – 6.00 p.m. – Tristan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent American Drama Films
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1916 Short Films
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Short Films
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Films With Screenplays By Bess Meredyth
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By William Worthington
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Connolly (actor)
Jack Connolly was an actor who appeared in many silent films during the early 20th century. Despite a lengthy filmography, very little is known about Connolly or his personal life. He has been described as "a completely lost player who can only be identified by the movies he made." He had a lead role in the 1916 film ''The Mask of Fortune''. He portrayed a wrongly convicted former prisoner working on a ranch in ''The Wolverine''. Filmography *''Graft (1915 serial)'' as Ben Travers *'' The Mask of Fortune'' (1916) *'' The Decoy (1916 film)'' *'' The Silent Battle (1916 film)'' as James Loring *''Cross Purposes (film)'' (1916) *''A Jewel in Pawn'' (1917) as Bob Hendricks *''The Mate of the Sally Ann'' (1917) as Judge Gordon *'' The Little Patriot'' (1917) *''True Blue (1918 film)'' *'' The Egg Crate Wallop'' (1919) *'' The Lincoln Highwayman'' (1919) as Mack *''The Little Diplomat'' (1919) as Trent Gordon *'' Shod with Fire'' (1920) as Tommy Clary *''Woman's Place'' (1921) *''Night Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bess Meredyth
Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashen, February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote ''The Affairs of Cellini'' (1934) and adapted ''The Unsuspected'' (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Early life Meredyth began her involvement in performing and writing from an early age. Her father was the manager at a local theatre, and she studied piano throughout her childhood. After encouragement from her English teacher, Meredyth also pursued fiction writing. At the age of 13, she approached the local newspaper editor about writing a fiction column. Each story she wrote for the paper earned her a dollar, making this her first paid work as a writer. Meredyth began her career in show business in vaudeville as a comedian. She most often sang or performed monologues while accompanying herself on the piano, a form she referred to as a "piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold (December 3, 1884 – May 5, 1955) was an American character and film actress. She was a character actress who appeared in more than 150 films from silent shorts to the early 1950s. She starred in the 1916 film ''Cross Purposes'' directed by William Worthington. In 1916 she joined Universal City's stock company after touring Australia and "the Orient". She was in the serial '' Timothy Hobbs'' directed by Wallace Berry. Death She died on May 5, 1955, aged 70 in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is interred in Hansville Cemetery. Filmography *''Temptation'', (1915) (uncredited) *''Cross Purposes'' (1916) as Lisa *''Tennessee's Pardner'' (1916) as Kate Kent *''The Social Pirates'' (1916) *''Shoes'' (1916) as Lil, co-worker at store *'' Rough and Ready'' (1918) as Estelle Darrow *'' The Dark Mirror'' (1920) as Inez *'' Blackbirds'' (1920) as Suzanne *''The Idol of the North'' (1921) as Big Blond *'' Fury'' (1923) as Boy's Mother *''Innocence'' (1923) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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