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Dorothy Revier
Dorothy Revier (born Doris Valerga; April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress. Early years Born as Doris Valerga in San Francisco on April 18, 1904, Revier was one of five siblings of the famous Valerga performing family of the Bay Area. Her mother was English and her father was Italian. She was educated in the public schools of Oakland before going to New York City to study classical dancing. Career Revier danced with a Russian ballet company on tour, but homesickness brought her back to San Francisco, where she became the featured dancer at Tait's Cafe. She was discovered by a talent agent while working in a cabaret and signed to a film contract by Harry Cohn. She made her film debut in ''Life's Greatest Question'' (1921) and was active throughout the 1920s, playing in ''The Virgin'' (1924), ''The Supreme Test'' (1923), ''An Enemy of Men'' (1925), ''The Far Cry'' (1926), ''Cleopatra'' (1928), ''Tanned Legs'' (1929) and ''The Iron Mask'' (1929). A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fate Of A Flirt
''The Fate of a Flirt'' is a 1925 silent romantic comedy directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Dorothy Revier, Forrest Stanley, and Thomas Ricketts. It was released by Columbia Pictures on November 15, 1925. at silentera.com Cast list * as Mary Burgess * as James * as Uncle John Burgess * |
Sealed Lips (1925 Film)
''Sealed Lips'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tony Gaudio and starring Dorothy Revier, Cullen Landis, and Lincoln Stedman Lincoln Stedman (May 18, 1907 – March 22, 1948) was an American silent film actor. Biography Stedman was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child to Marshall Stedman and silent film beauty Myrtle Stedman. Stedman had a career in films da .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man who believes his fiancé’s dying father, a gambler, is his rival, breaks with the young woman. She tries to prove her innocence, but is not united with the young man until after she saves his sister from a villainous wooer. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enemy Of Men
''An Enemy Of Men'' is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original script by Douglas Bronston. It stars Dorothy Revier, Cullen Landis, and Caesare Gravina, and was released by Columbia Pictures on July 1, 1925. Plot As described in a film magazine review, because of her sister's betrayal and subsequent death, Norma Bennett takes a vow to make all men pay. She becomes a night club favorite and is courted by John Hurd, who is the man who ruined her sister. Dr. Phil Ordway is in love with her, but she refuses his offer of marriage. When she discovers the identity of John as her sister's betrayer, she takes a gun and goes to the cabaret to shoot him, but he dies by another's hand. She then agrees and weds Dr. Ordway. Cast list * Dorothy Revier as Norma Bennett * Cullen Landis as Dr. Phil Ordway * Caesare Gravina as Tony Caruso * Charles Clary as John Hurd * Leo White as Roberti * Barbara Luddy as Janet * Virginia Marshall as Baby Janet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do It Now (film)
''Do It Now'' is a 1924 American melodrama film directed by Duke Worne and produced by Phil Goldstone from a screenplay by Malcolm S. White. The film stars William Fairbanks, Alec B. Francis, and Madge Bellamy. Cast * William Fairbanks * Alec B. Francis * Madge Bellamy * Arthur Hoyt * John Fox Jr. * G. Raymond Nye, G. Raymond "Bill" Nye * Dorothy Revier Reception The ''News-Democrats headline about the film read, "A Sensation in Hollywood", and they stated, "'Do It Now' So Good That It Even Thrilled Hollywood." ''The Film Daily'' gave it a lukewarm review, stating, "it is a weak entertainment. Story way too slight and without originality." They also felt the cast was simply adequate and the production was nothing special. References {{Duke Worne 1924 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Melodrama films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Duke Worne 1920s English-language films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Of Paris
''The Rose of Paris'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and written by Melville W. Brown, Edward T. Lowe Jr., Lenore Coffee, and Bernard McConville. It is based on the 1922 novel ''Mitsi'' by Ethel M. Dell. The film stars Mary Philbin, Robert Cain, John St. Polis, Rose Dione, Dorothy Revier, and Gino Corrado. The film was released on November 9, 1924, by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, unaware of her ancestry, knowing only that she had been told that in her infancy her mother died, Mitsi (Philbin) is a beautiful young French woman leading a happy life in a convent. One day a young man comes to the convent bringing with him to be his adopted daughter the child of a friend who had died. Mitsi and the child were firm friends and their parting was touching. Came another day when to the convent came a woman saying she was the friend of the girl's mother and had come to take the girl away, which she did, to a room over a squalid cafe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Kind Of Love
''The Other Kind of Love'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Edith Yorke.Darby p.451 Cast * William Fairbanks as Adam Benton * Dorothy Revier as Elsie * Edith Yorke as Mary Benton * Robert Keith as George Benton * Rhea Mitchell Rhea Ginger Mitchell (December 10, 1890 – September 16, 1957) was an American film actress and screenwriter who appeared in over 100 films, mainly during the silent era. A native of Portland, Oregon, Mitchell began her acting career in lo ... as The Chorus Girl References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991 External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Duke Worne American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyr Sex
''The Martyr Sex'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and William Dyer.Connelly p.384 this film is now believed to be lost Synopsis In the rural South, a Doctor goes to a cabin where he amputates the arm of a brutish man Branch Paxton. Paxton later develops a vendetta against the doctor. Cast * William Dyer Horseshoe Sam * William Fairbanks as Dr. Ross Wayne * Les Bates as Branch Paxton * Billie Bennett as His Wife * Dorothy Revier as Beulah Paxton * Pat Harmon as Lem Paxton * Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early and career Born in Sydney, New So ... as Ed Carter References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cowboy And The Flapper
''The Cowboy and the Flapper'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Alan James and starring Alan James and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier and Jack Richardson. Cast * William Fairbanks as Dan Patterson * Dorothy Revier as Alice Allison * Jack Richardson as Red Carson * Milton Ross as Col. Allison * Morgan Davis as Deputy Jack Harrison * Andrew Waldron Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ... as Al Lyman * Fred Haynes as Handsome Ed Burns References External links * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alan James Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin (film)
''The Virgin'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alan James and starring Kenneth Harlan, Dorothy Revier, and Sam De Grasse.Munden p. 859 It is inspired by the poem ''The Virgin of San Blas'' by Julio Sabello. Cast * Kenneth Harlan as David Kent * Dorothy Revier as Maía Valdez * Sam De Grasse as Ricardo Ruiz * Frank Lackteen as Ricardo's Valet * Rosa Rosanova as The Widow Montez * Alice Lake as Rosa Montez * Walter Hiers as Sam Hawkins * Nell Clark Keller as The Duenna * Lois Scott as The Maid * J.P. Lockney as Major-domo * Cesare Gravina Cesare Gravina (23 January 1858 – 16 September 1954) was an Italian actor of the silent era who appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1929. Born in Naples, Gravina was an orchestra conductor in his native Italy. As the conduct ... as The Money Lender References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marry In Haste
''Marry in Haste'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Munden p. 496 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Wayne Sturgis of Wyoming while visiting New York City meets and weds Joan Prescott, a Greenwich Village art student making a living by modeling. His wealthy father disowns him as a result of the marriage. They live on a small farm where the hard work brings disillusionment, unhappiness, and ill health to Joan. Trouble also arises due to the attentions paid to the young wife by a neighbor, Monte Brett. Wayne desperately struggles to make good and wins some much needed money by staying three rounds with a champion pugilist. Brett attempts to make love to Joan but is repulsed by her. In the finale, the father is reconciled and forgives the young couple, who find happiness with each other. Cast * William Fairbanks as Wayne Sturgis * Dorothy Revier as Joan Prescott * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
