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Doris Schroeder
Doris Schroeder (February 7, 1893 – January 4, 1981) was an American screenwriter and publicity woman. Biography Born in New York, Doris was the daughter of Edward Schroeder and Phoebe Kent. She attended Brooklyn Girls High School before becoming a stenographer for Rollin S. Sturgeon and then a scenario writer for Vitagraph and Universal. Her first screenplay was the now-lost '' Heart of a Jewess''. During the 1920s, Schroeder specialized in "women's pictures" for directors like Lois Weber. Schroeder concentrated on Westerns, together with Harrison Jacobs she wrote several entries in the Hopalong Cassidy series. During the 1950s and 1960s, she wrote many television and film tie-in young adult novels for Western Publishing. Her brother, Edward Schroeder, eventually moved to Hollywood and became a prolific film editor; he, too, worked on Westerns. Her husband, George Green, was a screenwriter and producer who also worked in the Western genre. The pair divorced in 1944. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway, Queens, Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach (beach), Rockaway Beach. Far Rockaway is located in Queens Community Board 14, Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Code is 11691. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 101st Precinct. History The indigenous inhabitants of the Rockaways were the Canarsie Indians, a band of Mohegan people, Mohegan, whose name was associated with the geography. By 1639, the Mohegan tribe sold most of the Rockaways to the Dutch West India Company. In 1664, the English defeated the Dutch colony and took over their lands in present-day New York.See New Amsterdam In 1685, the band chief, ''Tackapou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tokyo Siren
''A Tokyo Siren'' (also known as A Tokio Siren) is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Tsuru Aoki, Jack Livingston, Goro Kino, Toyo Fujita and Arthur Jasmine. The film was based on Gwendolyn Logan's story "Cayonara." Plot A young American doctor is in Tokyo trying to heal his heartbreak after being jilted by his lover. Just as he is about to return to his home country, he decides to help a young Japanese woman escape a bad situation by making her legally his wife. When the doctor arrives in America, his former lover returns, and is sad to find that he is married. Meanwhile, the young woman begins to fall for the doctor's Japanese assistant. Cast * Tsuru Aoki as Asuti Hishuri * Jack Livingston (billed as Jack Livingstone) as Dr. Niblock * Goro Kino as Hakami * Toyo Fujita as Hishuri * Arthur Jasmine as Ito * Peggy Pearce as Ethel * Florence Hart as Amelia Niblock * Frederick Vroom Frederick Vroom (11 November 1857 – 24 June 1942) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In The Rain
''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Anne Cornwall, Lloyd Bacon and Jessalyn Van Trump.Wlaschin p.95 Cast * Anne Cornwall Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980) was an American actress best known for her roles in ''College'' (1927) and ''The Roughneck'' (1924). Biography Born in Brooklyn in 1897, Cornwall performed for forty years in many silent film ... as Judith * Lloyd Bacon as Walter * Jessalyn Van Trump as Vera * James Farley (actor), Jim Farley as Max Williams * George Kunkel (actor), George Kunkel as Jim West * James Liddy (actor), James Liddy as Boone * Neil Hardin as Bill Cortwright References Bibliography * Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1920 films 1920 mystery films American silent feature films Silent American mystery films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon American black-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Folly's Trail
''In Folly's Trail'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Carmel Myers, Thomas Holding, Arthur Clayton, George B. Williams, Viola Lind, and W.H. Bainbridge. The film was released on September 6, 1920, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Carmel Myers as Lita O'Farrell *Thomas Holding Thomas J. Holding (25 January 1880 – 4 May 1929) was a British-born stage and film actor. Biography Born in England in 1880, Holding possibly had an extensive stage career in his native Britain before arriving in the United States. He was po ... as Charles Howard * Arthur Clayton as Ronnie *George B. Williams as Max Goldberg *Viola Lind as Mavis *W.H. Bainbridge as Col. Houston *Beth Ivins as Pattie Houston References External links * * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lady's Ankle
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * µ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Suspicion (1919 Film)
''Under Suspicion'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Horace Hunter, Hilda Bayley and Cameron Carr.Palmer p.50 Cast * Horace Hunter as Major Paul Holt * Hilda Bayley as Countess Nada * Jack Jarman as Her Brother * Cameron Carr as Count Vasiloff * Arthur Walcott Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) * '' The White Star'' (1915) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * '' Drink'' (1917) * '' The Woman Wins'' (1918) * ... as Peter Kharolff * Dorothy Warren as Marie Petrovsky * Henry Latimer as General Norvaard References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trembling Hour
''The Trembling Hour'' is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by George Siegmann and starring Helen Jerome Eddy, Kenneth Harlan and Henry A. Barrows.Codori p.233 Cast * Helen Jerome Eddy as Margy Webb * Kenneth Harlan as Major Ralph Dunstan * Henry A. Barrows as George Belding * Willis Marks as Bull Barnes * Clyde E. Hopkins as John Belding * Edna Shipman as Alice Belding * Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Byrnie * Anna Mae Walthall Anna Mae Walthall (3 October 1894–17 April 1950) (also billed as Anna May Walthall) was an American actress of silent films, appearing in 24 films from 1914 to 1926. She was born as Anna May Walthall in 1894 (possibly in 1890) on a cotton ... as Pauline References Bibliography * Codori, Jeff. ''Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920''. McFarland, 2020. External links * 1919 mystery films American silent feature films English-language mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Siegmann Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf And His Mate
''The Wolf and His Mate'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Louise Lovely, Jack Hoxie and Betty Schade.Rainey p.55 Cast * Louise Lovely as Bess Nolan * Jack Hoxie as Donald Bayne, 'The Wolf' * George Odell as Steve Nolan * Betty Schade as Vida Burns * Georgia French as Rose Nolan * Hector Dion Hector Dion (1881–1943) was an American film actor of the silent era.Low p.300 Selected filmography * ''Just Like a Woman'' (1912) * '' The Wrong Bottle'' (1913) * '' The Crook and the Girl'' (1913) * ''A Tender-Hearted Crook'' (1913) * ''The ... as 'Snaky' Burns References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1918 films 1918 adventure films American silent feature films American adventure films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edward LeSai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Unmarried Wife
''My Unmarried Wife'' is a 1918 silent film drama directed by George Siegmann and starring Carmel Myers. The film was based on the novel ''Molly and I and the Silver Ring'' by Frank R. Adams. Cast *Carmel Myers as Mary Cunningham *Kenneth Harlan as Phillip Smith *Beatrice Van as ?unknown role *Pat Calhoun as Jack Herrick *Mark Fenton as Dr. Allen *Jack Hutchinson as Tonio Preservation status *A complete print is preserved at the George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ... in Rochester, New York. References External links * * lobby posterha) 1918 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by George Siegmann Surviving American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit
''The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Henry A. Barrows and Mark Fenton.Connelly p.95 Cast * Louise Lovely as Joan Tracy * Henry A. Barrows as Roscoe Tracy * Mark Fenton as Joshua Siddons * Charles Hill Mailes as Robert Carter * Gertrude Astor as Stella Carter * William Chester as Joe Morgan * Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Jim Younger References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Mother's Secret (1918 Film)
A Mother's Secret is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by Lois Zellner. The film stars Ella Hall and Emory Johnson. The film was released on April 29, 1918, by Universal. Plot Cast : Preservation Status According to the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ... website, no known copies of this movie survive. References External links * * American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Douglas Gerrard 1910s English-language films 1910s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
