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Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, but had a pleasant demeanor off. She garnered little press for anything outside of her work. Career Born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible in Baltimore, Phillips was educated at the College of Expression of Maryland and once graduated acted with the George Fawcett Stock Co. Phillips began her career as a stage actress for Colonel Savage Productions acting in New York and Chicago. She made her film debut in 1911 on a two-reeler called ''The Rosary'', and appeared in over 150 films during her career. For a time, she was nicknamed Kid Nazimova for her ability to imitate the Russian Hollywood actress Alla Nazimova. Phillips started at Universal Pictures often starring with Lon Chaney. Sometimes she would supplement these features with "shorts" filmed at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mark Of Cain (1916 Film)
''The Mark of Cain'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse, written by Stuart Paton, and starring Lon Chaney and Dorothy Phillips. The film's tagline was "A Thrilling Drama of the Long Arm of the Law With an Absorbing Love Interest". The film's working title was ''By Fate's Decree''. Chaney received first billing in this film for the first time in his career. A still exists showing Lon Chaney as "Dick Temple" skulking guiltily in the background in an office scene. Plot Dick Temple is serving a five-year prison sentence because he took the blame for a robbery his father committed. His father promises to go straight, but the old man dies two years later, before he can reveal Dick was innocent. Doris is a young woman who is forced to steal by her uncle Jake until one night when she leaves home. Dick is released on parole, but is unable to locate his mother or find a job. Afraid that her uncle might track her down, Doris decides to drown herself in the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambition (1916 Film)
''Ambition'' is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by James Vincent and starring Yiddish theatre star Bertha Kalich. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. at silentera.com Cast * as Marian Powers *Kenneth Hunter as Robert Powers * as John Moore * W. W. Black as James Grant * |
The Power Of Conscience
''The Power of Conscience'' is a 1913 silent film short film directed by Theodore Wharton and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Company and distributed through General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Reverend Stanley Waters *Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ... - Dora Gordon * Bryant Washburn - Byron Waters *Frank Dayton - Farmer Gordon * E. H. Calvert - Edward Hale * Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Waters * William Bailey - uncredited * Beverly Bayne - uncredited *Otto Breslin - uncredited References External linksThe Power of Conscience at IMDb.com* 1913 films American silent short films Films directed by Theodore Wharton Essanay Studios films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{short- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A False Suspicion
''A False Suspicion'' is a 1911 silent film dramatic short produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - John Barton, The Husband *Bryant Washburn - Richard Lee *Mabel Moore - Mildred Barton, The Wife *Doris Kelcey - The Little Girl *Kenneth Kelcey - The Little Boy *Eleanor Blanchard - Madame Mantele *Dorothy Phillips - The Model *Dolores Cassinelli - Mrs. Landor's Maid *Howard Missimer - *Whitney Raymond - * John Steppling - *William Walters - See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), The Rosary'' as Young Pay ... References External links A False Suspicion at IMDb.com 1911 films Essanay Studios films 1911 short films American silent short films Silent Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate's Funny Frolic
''Fate's Funny Frolic'' is a 1911 silent short comedy romance film directed by R.E. Baker and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Studios, Chicago and distributed by the General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Richard Malcolm *Dorothy Phillips - Alice Trevor *Frank Dayton - See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), The Rosary'' as Young Pay ... References External links Fate's Funny Frolic at IMDb.com 1911 films Essanay Studios films 1911 short films American silent short films American romantic comedy films 1910s romantic comedy films American black-and-white films 1911 comedy films 1910s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent American comedy films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saved From The Torrents
''Saved from the Torrents'' is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Essanay Studios and released by the General Film Company. It was released in split-reel formant with another Essanay film '' Live, Love and Believe''. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Arthur Chester *Dorothy Phillips - Katie Carrington *Bryant Washburn - Jack Carrington, Katie's Brother See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), The Rosary'' as Young Pay ... References External links Saved from the Torrents at IMDb.com 1911 films American silent short films Essanay Studios films 1911 short films 1910s American films {{Short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gordian Knot (film)
''The Gordian Knot'' is a 1911 silent film romantic comedy directed by R. F. Baker (* Richard Foster Baker) and produced by the Essanay Studios. It starred Francis X. Bushman and was distributed by the General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - Harry Robbins *Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ... - Marion Walters See also * Francis X. Bushman filmography References External linksThe Gordion Knot at IMDb.com 1911 films Essanay Studios films American silent short films 1911 short films American black-and-white films 1910s romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1911 comedy films 1910s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent American comedy films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Dad The Constable
''Her Dad the Constable'' is a 1911 silent short film romance directed by R. F. Baker( Richard Foster Baker) and starring Francis X. Bushman. Released as a split-reel with '' God's Inn by the Sea''. Cast * Francis X. Bushman *Harry Cashman *Dorothy Phillips See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), The Rosary'' as Young Pay ... References External links Her Dad the Constable at IMDb.com 1911 films 1911 short films American silent short films Essanay Studios films American black-and-white films American romance films 1910s romance films 1910s American films {{1910s-romance-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosary (1911 Film)
''The Rosary'' (also The Two Devotions) is a 1911 silent film romantic short directed by R.F. Baker aka Richard Foster Baker and starring Francis X. Bushman. It was produced by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company. Cast * Francis X. Bushman - young Payne *Dorothy Phillips - Ruth Martin See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), The Rosary'' as Young Pay ... References External links The Rosary at IMDb.com 1911 films American silent short films 1911 short films Essanay Studios films American romance films 1910s romance films American black-and-white films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-romance-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Friend's Wife
''His Friend's Wife'' is a 1911 American short silent romantic drama starring Lottie Briscoe and Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ..., directed by Harry McRae Webster. It is the film debut of Francis X. Bushman. See also * Francis X. Bushman filmography External links * 1911 films 1911 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1911 short films 1910s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama films {{romantic-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
