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Donald Keith (actor)
Donald Keith (born Francis Feeney, September 6, 1903 – August 1, 1969)''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition c.2001 Eugene Michael Vazzana. was an American silent film actor remembered for costarring with Clara Bow in several films in the 1920s. He occasionally appeared in films under the aliases of Francis Feeney and Eugene O'Brien. Keith married Kathryn Spicuzza at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Hollywood on February 27, 1927.Film Player's Marriage Void of Publicity , Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Bow
Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film '' It'' brought her global fame and the nickname " The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol. Bow appeared in 46 silent films and 11 talkies, including hits such as '' Mantrap'' (1926), ''It'' (1927), and ''Wings'' (1927). She was named first box-office draw in 1928 and 1929 and second box-office draw in 1927 and 1930.''Exhibitors Herald'', December 31, 1927 Her presence in a motion picture was said to have ensured investors, by odds of almost two-to-one, a "safe return". At the apex of her stardom, she received more than 45,000 fan letters in a single month (January 1929). Two years after marrying actor Rex Bell in 1931, Bow retired from acting and became a rancher in Nevada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're In The Navy Now
''We're in the Navy Now'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. An abridged version of the film survives. Beery and Hatton previously appeared as a comedy team in Sutherland's ''Behind the Front'' and are reunited here. The "Beery and Hatton" part-time comedy team made four films together, including '' Fireman, Save My Child'' and ''Now We're in the Air'' with Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helpe .... Cast References External links * *Lobby poster at silenthollywood.com 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929 Film)
''The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' is a lost 1929 feature silent film with talking sequences, music and sound effects. It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and stars Bert Lytell. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. at silentera.com The story was previously filmed as the silent film '''' in 1919. Cast * as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf * |
Just Off Broadway (1929 Film)
''Just Off Broadway'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Donald Keith, Ann Christy and Larry Steers.Pitts p.87 Cast * Donald Keith as Tom Fowler * Ann Christy as Nan Morgan * Larry Steers as Marty Kirkland * De Sacia Mooers as Rene * Jack Tanner as William Grady * Syd Saylor Syd or SYD may refer to: * Syd (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Syd.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of Hans Sydow (1879–1946), German mycologist * Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ** IATA code for Sydney Airport, New Sout ... as Bennie Barnett * Beryl Roberts as Bessie * Curley Dresden as Ed Fowler References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comrades (1928 Film)
''Comrades'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith, Helene Costello, and Gareth Hughes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 91 Cast * Donald Keith (actor), Donald Keith as Perry O'Toole * Helene Costello as Helen Dixon * Gareth Hughes as Bob Dixon * Lucy Beaumont (actress), Lucy Beaumont as Mrs. Dixon * Josef Swickard as John Burton * James Lloyd as Tommy References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Cliff Wheeler American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Should A Girl Marry? (1928 Film)
''Should a Girl Marry?'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Helen Foster, Donald Keith and William V. Mong.Langman p.330 Cast * Helen Foster as Alice Dunn * Donald Keith as Jerry Blaine * William V. Mong as Andrew Blaine * Andy Clyde as Harry * Dot Farley as Mae Reynolds * George Chesebro as Jarvin * Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ... as Aunt Ada References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1928 films 1928 crime films American crime films Films directed by Scott Pembroke American black-and-white films Rayart Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Cage
''The Devil's Cage'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Pauline Garon, Ruth Stonehouse and Donald Keith.Munden p.185 It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Girl in the Rain''. Cast * Pauline Garon as Eloise * Ruth Stonehouse as Marcel * Donald Keith as Franklyn * Armand Kaliz as Pierre * 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 dat ... as Maurice 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Wilfred Noy Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928 Film)
''Top Sergeant Mulligan'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Donald Keith, Lila Lee and Wesley Barry.Connelly p.422 Synopsis During World War I a vaudevillian Mickey Neilan enlists in the army and encounters the domineering Sergeant Mulligan, who is a love rival for Neilan's former stage partner. In France Mickey is captured while searching for a Germany spy and is taken to Berlin. Cast * Donald Keith as Osborne Wellington Pratt * Lila Lee as The Girl * Wesley Barry as Mickey Neilan * Gareth Hughes as Lt. Fritz von Lang * Wheeler Oakman as The captain * Wade Boteler as Top Sgt. Mulligan * Sheldon Lewis Sheldon Lewis (April 20, 1868 – May 7, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1936. Lewis was married to actress Virginia Pearson, and they were ... as The Spy References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bare Knees
''Bare Knees'' is a 1928 American silent film comedy drama directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, who returns to her small hometown causing a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes and other "flapper" accoutrements. An extant film, it is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy "Danger Ahead") from Grapevine Video, transferred from the only known 35mm nitrate print. Cast *Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey * Donald Keith as Larry Cook *Jane Winton as Jane Longworth *Johnnie Walker a Paul Gladden *Forrest Stanley as John Longworth *Maude Fulton Maude Fulton (May 14, 1881 – November 9, 1950) was an American actress, playwright, stage director, theater manager, and later a Hollywood screenwriter. Early life Born in 1881 in El Dorado, Kansas, she was the daughter of newspaperman Titu ... as Bessie References External links''Bare Knees'' at IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Geese (film)
''Wild Geese'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Goldstone and starring Belle Bennett and Russell Simpson. Based upon the 1925 novel of the same name by Martha Ostenso, it was distributed by Tiffany-Stahl Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Wild Geese'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. See also *''The Cry of the Wild Geese ''The Cry of the Wild Geese'' (German: ''Ruf der Wildgänse'') is a 1961 Austrian historical drama film directed by Hans Heinrich and starring Ewald Balser, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Brigitte Horney.Bock & Bergfelder p.217 The film's sets were ...'' (1961) References External links * * 1927 films American silent feature films Lost American films Tiffany Pictures films American black-and-white films Films set in the 1880s Films set in Manitoba Films based on Canadian novels Films directed by Phil Goldstone 1927 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Of All Flesh (1927 Film)
''The Way of All Flesh'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Lajos Bíró, Jules Furthman, and Julian Johnson from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. Star Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1929 ceremony for his performances in this film and '' The Last Command,'' the only year that multiple roles were considered. It is now considered a lost film. Plot In the story, which opens in the early 1900s, Jannings plays August Schiller, a bank clerk in Milwaukee who is happy with both his job and his family. But when bank officials ask him to transport $1,000 in securities to Chicago, he meets a blond seductress on the train, who sees what he is carrying. She flirts with him, convinces him to buy her a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon run by a crook. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom, without the securities. He finds the woman, and at first pleads with her, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Delivery (1927 Film)
''Special Delivery'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, starring Eddie Cantor, Jobyna Ralston and William Powell. It was written by Cantor, John F. Goodrich and George Marion Jr. (with Larry Semon, uncredited). It was released by Paramount Pictures. The film's copyright was renewed, so it entered the public domain on January 1, 2023. Plot Eddie, a mailman, is in love with waitress Madge but finds amongst his rivals for her affections the dishonest promoter Harold Jones. Eddie, who can't dance, impresses Madge at the postal ball by his energetic performance of the Black Bottom after a piece of ice falls down his shirt and wins a cup. He eventually unmasks Harold as a crooked swindler. Cast * Eddie Cantor as Eddie, The Mail Carrier * Jobyna Ralston as Madge, The Girl * William Powell as Harold Jones * Donald Keith as Harrigan, The Fireman * Jack Dougherty as Flannigan, a cop * Victor Potel - Nip, a detective * Paul Kelly as Tuck, another detec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
