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David Dunbar (actor)
David Dunbar (14 September 1886 – 7 November 1953) was an Australian film actor. Dunbar was a prominent actor in American and British silent films, particularly in westerns,Wooley p.19 but switched to playing more minor roles after the arrival of sound. In later years he appeared mostly in British-themed Hollywood films. He was one of the first film actors beginning his screen career with Pathe Freres, Paris in 1910. Previously he was an actor on the legitimate stage both in Australia, his homeland and in Britain. On 7 March 1926 his wife Blanche was killed in a car collision in the Hollywood Hills. He had one sister, Miriam Kathleen (Strachan) Dunbar who remained in Petersham, New South Wales. Miriam married William Thomas Strachan, the children of that marriage being Miriam Kathleen and William James Strachan. William James (Bill) returned from the Second World War to Australia and settled with his wife Barbara (Grant) Strachan in Sydney and later in Melbourne, Victoria, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Maitland
Maitland () is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway approximately from its origin at Hexham. At the it had approximately 78,015 inhabitants, spread over an area of , with most of the population located in a strip along the New England Highway between the suburbs of Rutherford and Metford respectively. The city centre is located on the right bank of the Hunter River, protected from moderate potential flooding by a levee. Surrounding areas include the cities of Cessnock and Singleton local government areas. History The Wonnarua People were the first known people of this land. They called the area where Maitland is now situated, by the name Bo-un after a species of bird. From around 1816, cedar logging parties from the convict settlement of Newcastle were the first Europeans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cowboy Musketeer
''The Cowboy Musketeer'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, and David Dunbar. In the film, a cowboy helps a woman find the hidden gold mine she has inherited from her father before others can get their hands on it. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom Latigo, a roving cowboy, rescues a desperado from a posse and out of gratitude the desperado reveals a plot by another man to steal from a young woman a valuable gold claim. The cowboy starts out to prevent the plotters from stealing the claim. His life and the life of Leila Gordon, the young woman who has inherited the claim from her father, are several times endangered during the events that ensue, including when Tom saves her from being trampled under the hoofs of a cattle stampede. However, from each danger the pair escapes, and finally the villains are arrested and brought to justice. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Latigo * Frankie Darro as Billy Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloodhound (1925 Film)
''The Bloodhound'' is a 1925 American silent Western film, also classified as a Northern. It was directed by William James Craft and starred Bob Custer, David Dunbar, and Ralph McCullough. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Rambo, the father of Marie, is killed in a fight with a half-breed and with Belleau. The latter rides away. He is met by Fitzgerald, constable of the Northwest Mounted Police. When Fitzgerald hears of the killing, he sends out McKenna, sergeant of the force, whose face is familiar, it seems to Fitzgerald. The latter believes McKenna is the man who killed Rambo and pursues him after McKenna has started out to find Belleau. Marie hears of McKenna’s peril and starts in pursuit. When McKenna reaches the Belleau home, he finds Belleau wounded. He recognizes him as his long lost brother. He takes the blame of the killing upon himself. Marie reaches them and, in her love for him, pleads that he might not confess the crime. The half-breed learns that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Desert
''The White Desert'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. The film stars Claire Windsor and Pat O'Malley, with Robert Frazer, Frank Currier, and Sōjin Kamiyama. It is written by Monte M. Katterjohn and Gordon Rigby and adopted from Denver author Courtney Ryley Cooper's novel ''The White Desert'' (1922). This B movie was produced to keep the Loew circuit and other cinemas supplied. The title refers to the snow covered Colorado landscape during winter. Plot As described in a film magazine and newspaper reviews, Barry, the engineer for a construction company, criticizes the foreman for the method he is pursuing for tunneling for railroad construction. The snow ledges have been weakened by the constant dynamiting. With the next explosion of dynamite, an avalanche results which destroys the ledges and nearly wipes out the camp. The surviving workers are isolated, desperate and shattered by the disaster, and unable to obtain food. Foster and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloping Vengeance
''Galloping Vengeance'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Bob Custer, Mary Beth Milford, and Ralph McCullough. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Texas Ranger Tom Hardy is assigned to find an Indian chief who has been kidnapped by Duke Granby and his gang, who seek valuable oil lands. Jack Reeves, brother of Marion with whom Tom is in love, becomes mixed up with Granby. During a fight a man is killed and Jack is made to believe that he killed the man. Tom finds the chief, forces Granby to confess to the murder, and rescues Marion from a torrent caused when one of Granby's men dynamites a dam. Cast * Bob Custer as Tom Hardy * Mary Beth Milford as Marion Reeves * Ralph McCullough Ralph McCullough (1895–1943) was an American film actor of the silent era who occasionally played male leads as well as more numerous supporting roles. Later in his career he mostly appeared in smaller, often uncredited, roles in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair Play (1925 Film)
''Fair Play'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Edith Thornton, Lou Tellegen and Gaston Glass.Munden p.226 Synopsis The career of criminal lawyer Bruce Elliot is largely built up by his devoted secretary, Norma Keith. However unaware of her feelings for him, he marries a gold-digging woman. When she is then killed in an accident, Bruce is convicted of murder and it falls to Norma to scour the criminal underworld for evidence that will clear him. Cast * Edith Thornton as Norma Keith * Lou Tellegen as Bruce Elliot * Gaston Glass as Dickie Thane * Betty Francisco as Rita Thane * David Dunbar (actor), David Dunbar as Bull Mong * Simon Greer (actor), Simon Greer as Charlie Morse References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1925 films 1925 drama films 1920s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' The Wind
''Ridin' the Wind'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and starring Fred Thomson, Jacqueline Gadsdon Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F. and Jessie H. (Salter) Gadsden and is probably best known to mode ..., and David Dunbar. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young rancher who loves the sheriff’s daughter is deputized to help break up a bandit gang. He captures the leader and learns that it is his brother, who is supposed to be in college. He clears his brother and wins the affections of the young woman. Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Del Andrews Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of 36
''North of 36'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the novel, ''North of 36'', by Emerson Hough. The film was directed by Irvin Willat and stars Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt and Lois Wilson (actress), Lois Wilson. This film was preserved in the Library of Congress in the 1970s and has been restored by that archive with a new screening of the restored film in the summer of 2011 in upstate New York.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Sim Rudabaugh (Beery), ex-outlaw and Treasurer of Texas in the early days, plots to corner the script which represents the rich cattle lands. He particularly covets the last great ranch, owned by Taisie Lockhart (Wilson). Taisie has not the money to pay her riders, but they refuse to be discharged. There comes Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Dust (1924 Film)
''Trail Dust'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Gordon Hines and starring David Dunbar, Louise McComb and William Lenders. Portraying settlers in nineteenth century Oklahoma Territory, it was shot on location at the 101 Ranch in the state.Wooley p.19 Cast * David Dunbar as Joe Paden * Louise McComb as Meg Jordan * William Lenders as Reverend Judson Lee * Beth Ivins as Betty Lee * Ralph W. Chambers as Church Logan * Alfred Hewston as Horsefly Higgins * Ray Howard Ray Howard was an American racecar driver from New York City. Howard made three Championship Car starts in 1919 - the 1919 Indianapolis 500 and two races on the Sheepshead Bay Race Track board oval in June of that year driving a Peugeot. He then dro ... as Chris Fast Bear * Etha Ramsdell as Maggie Moon-Cow References Bibliography * John Wooley. ''Shot in Oklahoma: A Century of Sooner State Cinema''. University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. External links * 1924 films 1924 Western (ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortieth Door
''The Fortieth Door'' is a 1924 American adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz and starring Allene Ray and Bruce Gordon. The film is considered to be lost. The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's updated 2019 list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929."7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) National Film Preservation Board" running updated list (current as of October 23, 2019), "Fortieth Door, The (1924), George B. Seitz", p. 1, film number 41. National Film Preservation Board, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 14, 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatherstocking (film)
''Leatherstocking'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Cast Chapter titles # The Warpath # The Secret Trail # The Hawk's Eyes # The Paleface Law # Ransom # The Betrayal # Rivenoak's Revenge # Out of the Storm # The Panther # Mingo Torture See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1924 films 1924 lost films 1924 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films based on works by James Fenimore Cooper Films directed by George B. Seitz Lost Western (genre) films Pathé Exchange film serials Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
