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East Side, West Side (1927 Film)
''East Side, West Side'' is a 1927 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring George O'Brien (in the same year that he played the lead in F.W. Murnau's '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans''), Virginia Valli, and June Collyer. The supporting cast includes J. Farrell MacDonald and Holmes Herbert. The epic film was shot extensively on various locations in New York City and includes a sinking ship loosely based upon the . The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The film was remade in 1931 as ''Skyline'' with Thomas Meighan and Hardie Albright. Cast * George O'Brien as John Breen *Virginia Valli as Becka Lipvitch *J. Farrell MacDonald as Pug Malone *Dore Davidson as Channon Lipvitch *Sonia Nodell as Mrs. Lipvitch (credited as Sonia Nodalsky) *June Collyer as Josephine *John Miltern as Gerrit Rantoul *Holmes Herbert as Gilbert Van Horn *Frank Dodge as Judge Kelly *Dan Wolheim as Grogan *Johnny Dooley as Grogan gang member *John Kearney as Policeman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was the younger son of commercial traveler of woolen clothing Joseph Michael Dwan (1857–1917) and his wife Mary Jane Dwan, née Hunt. The family moved to the United States when he was seven years old on December 4, 1892 by ferry from Windsor to Detroit, according to his naturalization petition of August 1939. His elder brother, Leo Garnet Dwan (1883–1964), became a physician. Allan Dwan studied engineering at the University of Notre Dame and then worked for a lighting company in Chicago. He had a strong interest in the fledgling motion picture industry, and when Essanay Studios offered him the opportunity to become a scriptwriter, he took the job. At that time, some of the East Coast movie makers began to spend winters in California wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyline (1931 Film)
''Skyline'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel—''East Side, West Side''—by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Thomas Meighan – Gordon A. McClellan *Hardie Albright – John Breen *Maureen O'Sullivan – Kathleen Kearny *Myrna Loy – Paula Lambert * Stanley Fields – Captain Breen *Jack Kennedy – Kearny *Robert McWade – Judge West *Don Dillaway – Gerry Gaige *Alice Ward – Mrs. Kearny *Dorothy Peterson Bergetta "Dorothy" Peterson (25 December 1897 - 3 October 1979) was an American actress. She began her acting career on Broadway before appearing in more than eighty Hollywood films. Early years Peterson was born in Hector, Minnesota, the daug ... – Rose Breen References External linksSkyline at IMDb.com*lobby poster 1931 films Films directed by Sam Taylor Fox Film films Films based on American novels 1931 dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black-and-white Films
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Films Shot In New York City
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Films Set In New York City
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Film Films
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Silent American Drama Films
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1927 Drama Films
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Films Directed By Allan Dwan
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Films
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. It will be more than three decades before films with a widescreen format would again be attempted. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue (born Gaspare Biondolillo; May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984) was an American film and stage actor. Early years The son of Sicilian immigrants Pasquale and Concetta Biondolillo, La Rue was born in New York City. His father sailed to the port of New York as an emigrant steerage passenger on the steamer ''Olympia'', which sailed from the port of Naples in November 1895. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, Pasquale Biondolillo was employed as a piano varnisher. Stage La Rue went from high school to his first acting job in Otis Skinner's road company production of ''Blood and Sand''. He performed in Broadway plays from around 1923 to 1931. According to La Rue, while appearing in Mae West's play ''Diamond Lil'', he was spotted by Howard Hawks, who offered him a part in the film '' Scarface'' (1932), starring Paul Muni. Film He moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in numerous films. However, ''Scarface'' was not one of them. La Rue stated in a newspaper article t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Miltern
John Miltern (1870-1937) was an actor in theater and films in the United States. He was in the Broadway play ''Yellow Jack''. He was also in Channing Pollock's play ''Roads of Destiny''. Another of his stage performances was described as manly and always sympathetic. In 1927, he was one of the actors arrested for performing in theater productions determined to be indecent by authorities. Filmography *''New York'' (1916) as Oliver King *'' Her Final Reckoning'' (1918) as Prince Zilah *''Innocent'' (1918) as John Wyndham *'' The Profiteers'' (1919) *'' On with the Dance'' (1920) *''Experience'' (1921) as Experience *''The Kentuckians'' (1921) as Colton *''The Hands of Nara'' (1922) *'' Kick In'' (1922) *''Love's Boomerang'' (1922) *''Manslaughter'' (1922) *''The Man Who Saw Tomorrow'' (1922) *''Three Live Ghosts'' (1922) *''The Ne'er-Do-Well'' (1923) as Stephen Courtlandt *''Tongues of Flame'' (1924) as Scanlon *''Coming Through'' (1925) as John Rand *''Fine Manners'' (1926) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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