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Dorothy Howell (screenwriter)
Dorothy Howell (May 10, 1899 – June 8, 1971), was an American screenwriter active mostly during the 1920s and 1930s. Born to Elmer Howell and Carrie Lorenz, Dorothy was raised in Illinois alongside her younger brother Raymond. Raymond would go on to work at Hollywood studios as a technician, according to census records. Howell worked as a scenarist and screenwriter for Columbia for much of her career. She started out at Columbia as Harry Cohn's secretary and was appointed assistant general production manager at the company in 1926. Before joining Columbia, she had also worked as a secretary to executives Irving Thalberg and B.P. Schulberg. She was married to Mendel B. Silverberg, a prominent entertainment lawyer (who had previously been married to Alice Calhoun). Selected filmography * '' Quest for the Lost City'' (1955) * ''I'll Fix It'' (1934) (story) * ''Whirlpool'' (1934) * ''The Final Edition'' (1932) * ''Men in Her Life'' (1931) * '' Fifty Fathoms Deep'' (1931) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Life and career Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His father, Joseph Cohn, was a tailor from Germany, and his mother, Bella Joseph, was from Pale of Settlement, Russian Empire. He left school early and had a variety of jobs, including chorus boy, fur salesman, pool hustler, shipping clerk, streetcar conductor and song plugger for a sheet music printer. He also appeared in a vaudeville act with Harry Ruby. He entered the film industry when he got a job with Independent Moving Pictures (which had recently merged to become part of Universal Film Manufacturing Company), where his elder brother, Jack Cohn, was already employed. The brothers made their first film there, '' Traffic in Souls''. Cohn became personal secretary to Universal president, Carl Laemmle. In 1919, Cohn joined his brother and fellow IMP employee Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine (1928 Film)
''Submarine'' is a 1928 silent drama film directed by Frank Capra. It was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures, and released with a synchronized music score and sound effects. This was Capra's first attempt to make an "A-picture". Plot Two sailor buddies have their friendship torn apart after the woman they both are in love with chooses one over the other. Their relationship gets re-evaluated when one of them becomes trapped in a submarine and the other gets sent on the rescue mission. Cast * Jack Holt as Jack Dorgan * Dorothy Revier as Bessie, Mrs. Jack Dorgan * Ralph Graves as Bob Mason * Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ... as Submarine Commander * Arthur Rankin as The Boyhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019434/ References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Youth (1925 Film)
''Fighting Youth'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Pauline Garon and George Periolat.Munden p.244 A notorious brawler promises his fiancée that he will give up fighting, but then is persuaded to take party in a charity boxing match. Cast * William Fairbanks as Dick Covington * Pauline Garon as Jean Manley * George Periolat as Judge Manley * William Bailey as Harold Brennty * Pat Harmon as Paddy O'Ryan * Frank Hagney as 'Murdering' Mooney * Thomas Carr as Gangster * Jack Britton Jack Britton (October 14, 1885 – March 27, 1962) was an American boxer who was the first three-time world welterweight boxing champion. Born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York, his professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in ... as Referee References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fight To The Finish (1925 Film)
''A Fight to the Finish'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Phyllis Haver and Tom Ricketts. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jim Davis, a young man whose father has turned him out without a cent, is involved in a street fight and whips a man whom he learns is the state boxing champion in his division. Mary Corbett urges Jim to meet the champion in the ring and thereby win enough money to convince his father he can earn his own living. The ring fight is staged, but Jim loses because he has been drugged. In the dressing room after the fight, he thoroughly trounces the champion. Later he wins the affection of the young woman. Cast * William Fairbanks as Jim Davis * Phyllis Haver as Mary Corbett * Tom Ricketts as Cyrus J. Davis * Pat Harmon as Pat O'Brien * William Bolder as Henry McBride * Leon Beaumon as Battling Wilson Preservation and status A complete copy of the film is held at the Library o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Better Way
''The Better Way'' is a 1926 American silent film directed by and starring Ralph Ince. Cast * Dorothy Revier as Betty Boyd * Ralph Ince as Billie * Eugene Strong * Armand Kaliz * Hazel Howell Preservation and status A complete copy of the film is held at 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 .... References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors''. Batsford, 1983. External links * 1926 films Films directed by Ralph Ince American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Honor
''The Price of Honor'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Dorothy Revier, Malcolm McGregor and Gustav von Seyffertitz.Langman p.100 Cast * Dorothy Revier as Carolyn McLane * Malcolm McGregor as Anthony Fielding * William V. Mong as Daniel B. Joyt * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Peter Fielding * Erville Alderson as Ogden Bennett * Dan Mason Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the "Toonerville Folks" comedy films. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Kisses
''Stage Kisses'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Kenneth Harlan, Helene Chadwick and Phillips Smalley.Munden p.761 Synopsis A wealthy man falls in love with an actress and marries her despite the fierce opposition of his mother. Later the mother plots to make it look as if her daughter-in-law is having an affair and break up the couple. Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Donald Hampton * Helene Chadwick as Fay Leslie * John Patrick as Keith Carlin * Phillips Smalley as John Clarke * Ethel Wales as Mrs. John Clarke * Frances Raymond Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American stage and film actress.Goble p.193 An established character actress, she played in a number of supporting roles during the silent era. Later, during the sound era, she primarily played much smaller, un ... as Mrs. Hampton References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of Prey (1927 Film)
''Birds of Prey'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by William James Craft and starring Priscilla Dean, Hugh Allan and Gustav von Seyffertitz. Premise Two pickpockets attempt to blackmail a banker over his former prison record. However, the female of the pair falls in love with the banker's son. Cast * Priscilla Dean as Helen Wayne * Hugh Allan as Hamilton Smith Jr * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Foxy * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Archie Crossley * Sidney Bracey as Gaston * William H. Tooker as J. Hamilton Smith * Fritz Becker as The runt Preservation and status A complete copy of the film is held at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique CINEMATEK (Dutch: Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief; French: Cinémathèque royale de Belgique; English: Royal Belgian Film Archive) is a film archive in Brussels, Belgium. The archive was established in 1938 under the name Royal Belgian Film Arch .... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic Age (1927 Film)
''The Romantic Age'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Robert Florey and starring Eugene O'Brien, Alberta Vaughn and Bert Woodruff.Munden p.664 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Stephen * Alberta Vaughn as Sally * Bert Woodruff William Herbert "Bert" Woodruff (April 29, 1856 – June 14, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. Woodruff was born in Peoria, Illinois, and was the son of Mrs. Hannah Woodruff. He performed on stage before he began acting on fi ... as Tom * Stanley Taylor 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 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Robert Florey American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The College Hero
''The College Hero'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang. This is a surviving title contrary to some reports, as it is on video. Plot Football player Bob Cantfield enrolls at Carver College, is assigned Jim Halloran as a roommate and lands a date with Sampson Saunders' attractive sister, Vivian. Jim's jealousy over Bob's gridiron and girlfriend successes cause him to trip his teammate deliberately and cause Bob to be injured in a game. Bob is still able to score the touchdown that wins Carver the game, after which Jim's conscience gets the better of him. Cast * Pauline Garon as Vivian Saunders * Ben Turpin as The Janitor * Robert Agnew as Bob Cantfield (as Bobbie Agnew) * Rex Lease as Jim Halloran * Churchill Ross as Sampson Saunders * Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid Sister (1927 Film)
''The Kid Sister'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Graves and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Ann Christy and Malcolm McGregor.Munden p.404 A small-town girl goes to join her elder sister who is working as a chorus girl in New York City, but soon becomes disillusioned with city life. Cast * Marguerite De La Motte as Helen Hall * Ann Christy as Mary Hall * Malcolm McGregor as Thomas Webster * Brooks Benedict as Ted Hunter * Tom Dugan as Stage Manager * Sally Long as Ann Howe * Barrett Greenwood Barret, Barrett, or Barretts may refer to: People * Barrett (name), including a list of people with the surname * Barrett Brown (born 1981), American journalist and activist) * Barrett Foa, American actor Court cases * '' Barrett v. Rosenthal' ... as Ann's Friend 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. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Men's Sons
''Rich Men's Sons'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Graves and starring Graves, Shirley Mason and Robert Cain. Cast * Ralph Graves as Arnold Treadway * Shirley Mason as Carla Gordon * Robert Cain as Niles McCray * Frances Raymond as Mrs. Treadway * George Fawcett as Samuel Treadway * Johnny Fox as The Office Boy *Scott Seaton Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ... as John Gordon Preservation and status A complete copy of the film is held at the La Corse Et Le Cinéma. References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |