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Doris Hill
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Early years Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated in Fort Worth, Texas. When she was a child, Hill began dancing in public. A Warner Brothers casting director saw her dancing at the Metropolitan Theater in Los Angeles, which led to her making a screen test. Career Hill moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s to pursue an acting career. First working as a vaudeville dancer, she received her first film acting role in 1926 when she starred alongside George O'Hara in ''Is That Nice?'' (or in ''The Better 'Ole''). She starred in 17 films from 1926 to 1929, and unlike many silent film stars, she made a successful transition to talking films. In 1929, Hill was selected as one of 13 actresses to be WAMPAS Baby Stars. On contract with Paramount Pictures, she starred in four films in 1930, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell () is a city in, and the County seat, seat of, Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Chaves County forms the entirety of the List of micropolitan areas in New Mexico, Roswell micropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the fifth-largest city in New Mexico. It is home of the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. The city is also the location of an Eastern New Mexico University campus. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River. Bottomless Lakes State Park is located east of Roswell on U.S. Route 380, US 380. The Roswell incident was named after the town, though the crash site of the alleged UFO was some from Roswell and closer to Corona, New Mexico, Corona. The investigation and debris recovery was handled by the local Roswell Army Air Field. On the 50th anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. Early life Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Career Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film ''Luke's Lost Liberty'' alongside Harold Lloyd. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of cliffhanger, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in B-movie Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard (Dick) Terry. In 1960 Perrin appeared (uncredited) as Barfly on ''Cheyenne'' in the episode titled "Alibi for the Scalped Man." In 1961 Perrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thief In The Dark
''A Thief in the Dark'' is a 1928 American silent mystery film directed by Albert Ray, written by C. Graham Baker and William Kernell (based on a plot idea from director Ray), and starring George Meeker, Doris Hill, Gwen Lee, Marjorie Beebe, Michael Vavitch and Noah Young. The film was released on May 20, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot A young drifter named Ernest joins a troupe of phony mystics working in a carnival, led by a Professor Xeno. Ernest learns that his colleagues are systematically burglarizing some of the wealthy homes in the towns through which they travel. Ernest finds out that Xeno has stooped to murdering an old lady for her jewelry, and sets about trying to expose Xeno to the authorities. Cast *George Meeker as Ernest *Doris Hill as Elise *Gwen Lee as Flo *Marjorie Beebe as Jeanne *Michael Vavitch as Professor Xeno *Noah Young as Monk * Charles Belcher as Duke *Ray Turner as Beauregard *Erville Alderson as Armstrong Production The film is thought b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take Me Home (1928 Film)
''Take Me Home'' is a 1928 silent comedy produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Marshall Neilan and starred Bebe Daniels and Neil Hamilton. Plot Peggy Lane joins David North's chorus but becomes jealous when she discovers that Delerys Devore, the show's star, is of interest to David more than her. Cast *Bebe Daniels as Peggy Lane * Neil Hamilton as David North *Lilyan Tashman as Derelys Devore *Doris Hill as Alice Moore *Joe E. Brown as Bunny *Ernie Wood as Al Marks *Marcia Harris as The Landlady * Yvonne Howell as Elsie *Janet MacLeod as Betty * J.W. Johnston as The Producer Preservation status The film is now considered a lost film. Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Martial (1928 Film)
''Court Martial'' is a 1928 American silent film war drama film directed by George B. Seitz, starring Jack Holt, Betty Compson as Belle Starr, and Frank Austin as Abraham Lincoln, and released by Columbia Pictures. A foreign release print of the film survives and is preserved in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was shown at the annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival in 2014. Publicity for the film stated that several sequences were shot in early Technicolor, but these do not appear to have survived. Cast * Jack Holt as James Camden *Betty Compson as Belle Starr *Pat Harmon as Bull *Doris Hill as General's Daughter *Frank Lackteen as 'Devil' Dawson * Frank Austin as President Abraham Lincoln *George Cowl George Cowl (1878–1942) was a British film actor active in the United States.Solomon p.300 He also directed four films during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dan'' (1914) * ''The Rack'' (1916) * '' The Closed Road'' (1916) * '' The B ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928 Film)
''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is a lost 1928 American silent circus comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a ringmaster and Louise Fazenda as a runaway. Written by Monte Brice and Keene Thompson and directed by A. Edward Sutherland, this movie has nothing to do with the 1914 Charlie Chaplin film aside from sharing the same title. However, Chester Conklin and Mack Swain appear in both films. Plot synopsis Tillie is a runaway who goes to Frisbee's Colossal Circus, with lions, a ringmaster that wants to take over the circus from the owner, a strong woman, a girl with "a voice of gold and an arm of iron." The group decides to go to the French trenches during World War I in order to entertain the troops, but they all get caught up in a draft and end up serving the German Army as privates while facing the Allies. Cast *W.C. Fields as Ringmaster *Louise Fazenda as Tillie, a Runaway *Chester Conklin as Circus Owner *Mack Swain as Tillie's Father *Doris Hill as Heroine *Grant Withers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figures Don't Lie
''Figures Don't Lie'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Ethel Doherty, Grover Jones, Louise Long, Herman J. Mankiewicz, and B. F. Zeidman. The film stars Esther Ralston, Richard Arlen, Ford Sterling, Doris Hill, Blanche Payson, and Natalie Kingston. The film was released on October 9, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Esther Ralston as Janet Wells *Richard Arlen as Bob Blewe *Ford Sterling as 'Howdy' Jones *Doris Hill as Mamie *Blanche Payson as Mrs. Jones *Natalie Kingston as Dolores Preservation status The film is now lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Shoppers
''The Beauty Shoppers'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Mae Busch, Doris Hill and Ward Crane.Munden p.46 Cast * Mae Busch as Mabel Hines * Doris Hill as Peggy Raymond * Ward Crane as Sloane Maddox * Thomas Haines as Dick Merwin * Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Schuyler * James A. Marcus as Sam Billings * Leo White as Achille * Dale Fuller as Olga * William A. Carroll William A. Carroll (January 9, 1875 – January 26, 1928), was an American silent film actor. Biography He was born on January 9, 1875, in Manhattan, New York City. Entering films with the ''Selig and Vitagraph'' film company, Carroll starred ... as Mr. Schuyler * Lucio Flamma as Artist 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 * 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell It To Sweeney
''Tell It to Sweeney'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Monte Brice, Kerry Clarke, George Marion Jr. and Percy Heath. The film stars Chester Conklin, George Bancroft, Jack Luden, Doris Hill, Frank Bond, and William H. Tooker. The film was released on September 24, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Chester Conklin as Luke Beamish *George Bancroft as Cannonball Casey *Jack Luden as Jack Sweeney *Doris Hill as Doris Beamish *Frank Bond as Supt. Dugan *William H. Tooker William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 – October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco. On Broadway, he performed in ''The Coronet of the Duchess'' (1904) and ''The Gove ... as Old Man Sweeney References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Gregory La Cava American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough House Rosie
''Rough House Rosie'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Strayer. The film is a starring vehicle for Clara Bow who was then Paramount's most popular actress. Reed Howes, a model turned actor, is Bow's leading man. The film was based on the story of the same name by Nunnally Johnson that appeared in ''The Saturday Evening Post''. The story was adapted for the screen by Max Marcin, with a screenplay by Louise Long and Ethel Doherty and titles by George Marion, Jr. ''Rough House Rosie'' is now presumed lost, but a 53-second trailer survives Cast *Clara Bow as Rosie O'Reilly *Reed Howes as Joe Hennessey *Arthur Housman as Kid Farrell *Doris Hill as Ruth *Douglas Gilmore as Arthur Russell *John Miljan as Lew McKay *Henry Kolker as W.S. Davids See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom And His Pals
''Tom and His Pals'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Doris Hill and Frankie Darro.Munden, p. 818 It was released in Britain under the alternative title of ''Movie Struck''. A film company comes to shoot their latest movie on a ranch. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Duffy * Doris Hill as Mary Smith * Frankie Darro as Frankie Smith * Dick Brandon as Junior Carroll * LeRoy Mason as Courtney * Helen Lynch as Pandora Golden References Citations Sources * 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 * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert De Lacey American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films about filmmaking Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
