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Dorothy Yost
Dorothy Yost (April 25, 1899 – June 10, 1967), later married as Dorothy Yost Cummings, was a prominent screenwriter whose career lasted from the silent era well into the sound era. Over her lifetime, she worked on more than 90 films, including her own screenplays. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Monrovia, California. Biography Before screenwriting, Yost appeared in plays produced by the Scovell Juvenile Stock Company. Yost finished her fourth year of high school before heading to California to begin work for the film industry. In 1917, she was hired as a secretary assisting the scenario editor at Triangle Film Corporation. Just six months after she was hired, she was promoted to the head of reading department, where she reviewed and edited scripts. Yost wrote her first continuity script at the age of 21 in 1920. It was an adaptation of ''For the Soul of Rafael'', based on 1906 novel by Marah Ellis Ryan. Soon enough, in 1927, ''The Los Angeles Times'' pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monrovia, California
Monrovia is a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 37,931 at the 2020 census. Monrovia has been used for filming TV shows, movies and commercials. History Monrovia is the fourth-oldest general-law city in Los Angeles County and the L.A. Basin (after Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Pasadena, all now charter cities). Incorporated in 1887, it has grown from a sparse community of orange ranches to a residential community of over 37,000. Around 500 BC, the Tongva, a band of Shoshonean-speaking Indians, established settlements in what is now the San Gabriel Valley. They were called the Gabrieliño Indians by early Spanish missionaries, a tribe of Mission Indians. The Tongva were not farmers; they gathered wild seeds, berries, and plants along rivers and in marshlands. Abundant oaks in the Valley, such as Coast live oak, Coast Live Oak and Interior live oak, Interior Live Oak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Footlight Ranger
''The Footlight Ranger'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and written by Dorothy Yost. The film stars Buck Jones, Fritzi Brunette, James Mason, Lillian Langdon, Lydia Yeamans Titus and Henry A. Barrows. The film was released on January 14, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, small town idler Bill Moreland (Jones) meets and falls in love with Janet Ainslee (Brunette), a young actress who is stranded in town along with her company. Janet accepts the favors of Al Brownley (Mason), son of the richest man in town, in hopes of getting enough money from him to get back to the New York City. On the morning the company is set to leave, Brownley appears with the tickets but insists that Janet go for a ride with him first. Bill overhears this conversation and interferes. He raises enough money selling his three prize dogs to buy tickets for Janet. Janet advises him to come to New York City and get a job. Sometime later, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Millionaire Policeman
''The Millionaire Policeman'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Eva Novak and Eugenie Besserer.Munden p.514 The son of a millionaire is ashamed when he fails to come to the assistance of a female friend after a riding accident, and she is instead rescued by a policeman. He leaves town and joins the police force, eventually earning a medal for heroism. Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Steven Wallace * Eva Novak as Mary Gray * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Gray * Arthur Rankin as Jimmy Gray * Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Montgomery Pike, dis ... as Mrs. Wallace References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Pride
''Kentucky Pride'' is a 1925 American silent drama film from Fox Film about the life of a horse breeder and racer, directed by the famed film director John Ford and starring Henry B. Walthall (who had previously played the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 film ''The Birth of a Nation''). It is among Ford's lesser-known works, but has been praised for sweetness and charm and its beautiful depiction of the life of horses and the relationship between the protagonist and his daughter. Several well-known thoroughbred racehorses appear in the film, including the legendary Man o' War. A print of ''Kentucky Pride'' is in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. Plot The plot concerns Beaumont, a horse breeder with a penchant for gambling, who is down on his luck. After losing at poker and being forced to give up several of his horses to cover his losses, Beaumont bets it all and loses again when his horse, Virginia's Future, suddenly falls and breaks a leg while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Wolves
''She Wolves'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and written by Dorothy Yost. It is based on the 1924 play ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' by André Picard and Yves Mirande. The film stars Alma Rubens, Jack Mulhall, Bertram Grassby, Harry Myers, Judy King, and Fred Walton. The film was released on April 26, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, after a young couple becomes married, the wife becomes deeply chagrined because the husband does not dress and appears with all the care and well-groomed clothes she believes he should have. He decides to leave her. In Paris, he spends so much on clothes he becomes bankrupt. She learns to appreciate him, and there is a rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage In Transit
''Marriage in Transit'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill. It stars Edmund Lowe and Carole Lombard. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a Secret Service agent is assigned to recover a government code and capture the bandits that stole it. Because he resembles the ringleader of the bandits, he poses as him, recovers the code, marries the fiancée of the ringleader, and escapes. The young woman remains ignorant until later that she has married a Secret Service agent instead of a crook. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Marriage in Transit'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films Lost American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunted Woman
''The Hunted Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Seena Owen, Earl Schenck, and Victor McLaglen. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young woman goes North to find out whether her husband is dead or alive and also to effect the release of her innocent brother from jail. She meets a youth who has staked out a gold claim and has a romance with him. She does not surrender her love until her husband is found and killed, meeting death in a fight with the youth's partner. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Hunted Woman'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Dust Trail
''The Star Dust Trail'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its worldwide box office was disappointing leading to a loss of $17,000 for the studio.Solomon p.75 Cast * Shirley Mason as Sylvia Joy * Bryant Washburn as John Warding * Thomas R. Mills as Horace Gibbs * Richard Tucker as John Benton * Merta Sterling as The Maid * Shannon Day as Nan Hartley * Marion Aye Marion Aye (April 5, 1903 – July 21, 1951) was an American actress of screen and stage who starred in several films during the 1920s, mostly comedies. She was sometimes credited as Maryon Aye. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughte ... as Girl References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Husband's Wives
''My Husband's Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, adapted by Dorothy Yost from a scenario by Barbara La Marr, and starring Shirley Mason, Bryant Washburn, and Evelyn Brent. With no prints of ''My Husband's Wives'' located in any no film archives, it is a lost film. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Vale Harvey (Mason) did not care about knowing her husband William's (Washburn) past, so she did not know he had been married before and that Marie Wynn (Brent), an old school chum of hers, had been his wife. She invited Marie to visit her, and the ex-wife immediately began trying to regain William Harvey's affections. The truth finally dawns on Vale and William evicts Marie, who advises Vale to hereafter listen to her future husbands when they start to disclose their pasts. Cast * Shirley Mason as Vale Harvey * Bryant Washburn as William Harvey * Evelyn Brent as Marie Wynn * Paulette Duval as Madame Corregio Production The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Ranch
''Romance Ranch'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring John Gilbert, Virginia Brown Faire and John Miljan.Munden p.664 Cast * John Gilbert as Carlos Brent * Virginia Brown Faire as Carmen Hendley * John Miljan as Clifton Venable * Bernard Siegel as Felipe Varillo * Evelyn Selbie Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ... as Tessa 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 * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Fox Film films American black-and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Or Bust
''Broadway or Bust'' is a 1924 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Broadway or Bust'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. See also * Hoot Gibson filmography * Gertrude Astor filmography This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' (1915, Short) as Venetia *''The Shadows of Suspicion'' (1916, Short) as May Latham *''The Janitor's Vacation'' (1916) 1917 *''Bombs and ... References External links * * 1924 films English-language Western (genre) films Films directed by Edward Sedgwick Universal Pictures films 1924 Western (genre) films Lost American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1924 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traffic In Hearts
''Traffic in Hearts'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Robert Frazer, Mildred Harris, and Marion Feducha.Munden p. 825 Synopsis A man plans to build modern tenement buildings, but is opposed by his girlfriend's father who has a vested interest in preventing change. Cast * Robert Frazer as Lawrence Hallor * Mildred Harris as Alice Hamilton * Marion Feducha as Shrimp * Charles Wellesley as John Hamilton * John Herdman as Dad Clark * Betty Morrissey Betty Morrissey (September 14, 1907 – April 20, 1944) was an American film actress. She appeared in 12 films between 1923 and 1931. She was born and died in New York City. Morrissey's mother was Anna Morrissey. Morrissey was discovered b ... as Jerry 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 * 1924 films 1924 dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
