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Cyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick (11 June 1879 – 3 November 1955) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London. Partial filmography * ''Doc'' (1914) - Eastman * ''Mrs. Black Is Back'' (1914) - Bramley Bush * ''Marrying Money'' (1915) - Archie Vandeveer * ''The Smugglers'' (1916) - Brompton * ''Bab's Matinee Idol'' (1917) - Hon. Page Beresford * '' Mrs. Dane's Defense'' (1918) - James Risbee * ''The Richest Girl'' (1918) - Minor Role * ''On the Quiet'' (1918) - Duke of Carbondale * ''Out Yonder'' (1919) - Reggie Hughes * '' His Wife's Money'' (1920) - James Cardwell * ''Clothes'' (1920) - Arnold West * '' The Misleading Lady'' (1920) - Tracey * ''Three Live Ghosts'' (1922) - Spoofy * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1922) - Gang Member * '' Women Men Marry'' (1922) - Lord Brooks Fitzroy * '' Thirty Days'' (1922) - Huntley Palmer * ''The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) - Bond * '' The Christian'' (1923) - Lord Robert Ure * ''Bras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Still
A film still (sometimes called a publicity still or a production still) is a photograph, taken on or off the set of a movie or television program during production. These photographs are also taken in formal studio settings and venues of opportunity such as film stars' homes, film debut events, and commercial settings. The photos were taken by studio photographers for promotional purposes. Such stills consisted of posed portraits, used for public display or free fan handouts, which are sometimes autographed. They can also consist of posed or candid images taken on the set during production, and may include stars, crew members or directors at work. The main purpose of such publicity stills is to help studios advertise and promote their new films and stars. Studios therefore send those photos along with press kits and free passes to as many movie-related publications as possible so as to gain free publicity. Such photos were then used by newspapers and magazines, for example, to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian (1923 Film)
''The Christian'' (1923) is a silent film drama, released by Goldwyn Pictures, directed by Maurice Tourneur, his first production for Goldwyn, and starring Richard Dix and Mae Busch. The film is based on the novel ''The Christian'' by Hall Caine, published in 1897, the first British novel to reach the record of one million copies sold. The novel was adapted for the stage, opening on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre October 10, 1898. This was the fourth film of the story; the first, ''The Christian (1911 film), The Christian'' (1911) was made in Australia. Plot John Storm becomes a Christian Socialist, intending to live as Christ would live. He struggles to free himself from his love for Glory Quayle. John and Glory had been childhood sweethearts while growing up in the Isle of Man. As adults they travel to London where Glory becomes a nurse and finally a star on the stage. John enters the church. Later scenes show John's struggles, the meeting of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Winks (1925 Film)
''Forty Winks'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Iribe and Frank Urson and written by Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Raymond Griffith, Theodore Roberts, Cyril Chadwick, William Boyd, and Anna May Wong. The film was released on February 2, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Gasper Le Sage (Chadwick) is attorney to the Butterworths and suitor for the hand of Eleanor Butterworth (Dana). He persuades Annabelle Wu (Wong), a Eurasian adventuress, to vamp Lt. Gerald Hugh Butterworth (Boyd) and with his keys obtain the plans for a coast defence movement. Suspicion falls upon Lord Chumley of the British secret service, who is also engaged to Eleanor. Le Sage offers to recover the papers if Ealanor will marry him, but "Chumley" forestalls him and gets the papers and wins the young woman's affections after a lively and variagated chase. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Forty Winks'' located in any film archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pan (1924 Film)
''Peter Pan'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film released by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the 1904 play by J. M. Barrie. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, Mary Brian as Wendy, Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell, Esther Ralston as Mrs. Darling, and Anna May Wong as the Native American princess Tiger Lily. The film was seen by Walt Disney, and inspired him to create his company's 1953 animated adaptation. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Mrs. Darling (Ralston) is worried because she has seen a boyish face at the nursery window and found a shadow on the floor, but reluctantly goes to a party with her husband (Chadwick). Because Mr. Darling is so strict, the family cannot keep a nurse, so the three children are left in the charge of the dog Nana (Ali). Soon the lively boy Peter Pan (Bronson) appears at the window with the fairy Tinker Bell (Faire), and he fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Horse (film)
''The Iron Horse'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and produced by Fox Film. It was a major milestone in Ford's career, and his lifelong connection to the western film genre. It was Ford's first major film, in part because the hastily planned production went over budget, as Fox was making a hurried response to the success of another studio's western. In 2011, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot The film is about the construction of the American first transcontinental railroad. It depicts Irish, Italian, and Chinese immigrants, as well as African Americans, as the men who did the backbreaking work that made this feat possible. The primary villain is an unscrupulous businessman who masquerades as a renegade Cheyenne. It culminates with the scene of driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit on May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Came Back (1924 Film)
''The Man Who Came Back'' is a 1924 silent film drama directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring George O'Brien and Dorothy Mackaill. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation. Fox brought the story to the screen again in 1931 as an early talkie, '' The Man Who Came Back''. Plot Cast * George O'Brien - Henry Potter *Dorothy Mackaill - Marcelle *Cyril Chadwick - Captain Trevelan * Ralph Lewis - Thomas Potter *Emily Fitzroy Emily Fitzroy (24 May 1860 – 3 March 1954) was an English theatre and film actress who eventually became an American citizen. She was at one time a leading lady in London for Sir Charles Wyndham. She made her film debut in 1915. Her debut i ... - Aunt Isabel * Harvey Clark - Charles Reisling * Edward Peil, Sr. - Sam Shu Sin *David Kirby - Gibson * James Gordon - Captain Gallon *Walter Wilkinson - Henry Potter (4 years of age) *Winston Miller - Henry Potter (12 years of age) Preservation status *Incomplete or fragment held at Narodni Filmov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Buster
''The Heart Buster'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Tom Mix and Esther Ralston. It was produced by and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Tom Mix as Tod Walton * Tony the Horse as Tony * Esther Ralston as Rose Hillyer * Cyril Chadwick as Edward Gordon * William Courtright as Justice of the Peace * Frank Currier Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successfu ... as John Hillyer * Tom Wilson as George References External links * * 1924 films Films directed by Jack Conway Fox Film films 1924 Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films Silent films in color 1924 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storm Daughter
''The Storm Daughter'' is a lost 1924 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Priscilla Dean. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Some sources claim Edward J. Le Saint and/or Colin Campbell as a co-director. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a fishing boat in which Kate Masterson is sailing is run down by a schooner commanded by skipper Brute Morgan, a man with a terrible reputation. The young woman is rescued, forced to work, and ill-used by Morgan, who hates all members of her sex. In a mutiny the brutal but valorous skipper battles desperately against big odds, but is overpowered and put in irons. A violent storm breaks out and the captain is released to reassume command. The vessel sinks. Morgan and the young woman reach a desolate island. However, after all of these events, Morgan is a changed man and in love with Kate. She agrees to marry him. Cast Preservation ''The Storm Daughter'' is lost with a fragment ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness (1924 Film)
''Happiness'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by King Vidor and starring stage actress Laurette Taylor in one of her rare film appearances. The film is based on the 1914 Broadway play of the same name written by Taylor's husband J. Hartley Manners. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jenny Wray, the sole support of her mother, obtains work in a modiste's shop. She is called on to deliver several gowns to Mrs. Chrystal Pole. Mrs. Pole, who is bored with life, becomes interested in Jenny's philosophy of happiness, and induces her to make her home at the Pole mansion. However, Jenny soon tires of it and returns to Brooklyn. She continues to cultivate the friendship of Mrs. Pole, who aids her in her efforts to have her own modiste's shop. Fermoy MacDonough, an electrician, falls in love with Jenny and they marry. In several years Jenny has a shop of her own and continues to spread happiness. Cast Production ''Happiness'' marked the second and final cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Social Code (1923 Film)
''The Social Code'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Dana's older sister, Edna Flugrath, also features in the film. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Social Code'' located in any film archives, it is now a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * *Lobby poster; daybill at www.gettyimages.com 1923 films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Marry For Money
''Don't Marry for Money'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring House Peters, Rubye De Remer, and Aileen Pringle. at silentera.com Synopsis A woman marries a millionaire, but finds her new life does not satisfy her romantic ambitions. She begins a flirtation with another man, not realising that he specialises in compromising wealthy woman and then blackmailing them. Her husband eventually rescues her in time.Cast References Bibliography * McCaffrey, Donald W. & Jacobs, Christopher P. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rustle Of Silk
''The Rustle of Silk'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Betty Compson. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1922 novel by writer Cosmo Hamilton. Cast * Betty Compson as Lala De Breeze *Conway Tearle as Arthur Fallaray *Cyril Chadwick as Paul Chalfon *Anna Q. Nilsson as Lady Feo *Leo White as Emil *Charles A. Stevenson as Henry De Breeze *Tempe Pigott as Mrs. De Breeze *Frederick Esmelton as Blythe *Anne Shirley as Girl (credited as Dawn O'Day) Preservation status ''The Rustle of Silk'' is considered to be 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, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References External links * *1st edition coverof Cosmo Hamilton's book with still from the 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
