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Edith Johnson
Edith Johnson (August 10, 1894 – September 6, 1969) was an American actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1913 and 1924, mostly Serial film, serials, action films and Westerns. Biography Johnson was born in Rochester, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. The Eastman Kodak company had its headquarters in Rochester and Edith's first blush with fame came as "Kodak girl". She even became known as "the most photographed girl in the world". Educated at Vassar College, she joined Selig Polyscope Company in 1914, though only after her marriage to actor William Duncan (actor), William Duncan in 1921 did she begin to receive attention as an actress. With Duncan she had two sons and one daughter. They remained married until Duncan's death in 1961. Johnson died in Los Angeles after a fall. Career Johnson appeared in her first film ''The Circular Staircase'' in 1915. After working on a serial with Duncan in 1918, the pair con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, and Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in Western New York, the city of Rochester forms the core of a larger Rochester metropolitan area, New York, metropolitan area with a population of 1 million people, across six counties. The city was one of the United States' first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth. Rochester rose to prominence as the birthplace and home of some of America's most iconic companies, in particular Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb (along with Wegmans, Gannett, Paychex, Western Union, French's, Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shuttle (film)
''The Shuttle'' is a 1918 American silent romance film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Constance Talmadge, Alan Roscoe and Edith Johnson.Basinger p.164 The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It concerns two American sisters, one of whom is married into an English family. Cast * Constance Talmadge as Bettina Vandepoel * Alan Roscoe as Lord Mount Dunstan * Edith Johnson as Rosalie Vanderpoel * Edwin B. Tilton as Reuben Vanderpoel * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Vanderpoel * George A. McDaniel as Sir Nigel Anstruthers * Thomas Persse as Penzance * Edward Peil Sr. as Ughtred Anstruthers * Casson Ferguson Casson Ferguson (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1928. His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his ... as G. Selden References Bibliography * Jeanine Basinger. ''Silent St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Of The North
''Wolves of the North'' is a 1924 American Northern drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. This serial is considered to be a lost film. The working title was ''The Free Traders'' and the film featured a polar bear cub named Pluto. Pluto had been “captured by a whaler" and ended up at Los Angeles Harbor where he was acquired by the Universal City Zoo. He played a pet of the "queen of the fur traders" (Esther Ralston). Plot As described in a film magazine, Alan Gray (Duncan), free trader, beats up Dan Martin (Rice) and Pierre DuPre (Bonomo), fur pirates, who accuse him of poaching. Grimwood Mears (Comstock), manager of the powerful North Company post, nearly loses his job because of the inroads made on the company's business by the Chester Post, the free trading company operated by Madge Chester (Ralston). Bob Hunter (Woods), manager of the Chester Post, is fired for drunkenness, and tries to abduct Madge, but is beaten up by Alan, whom Madge appoints as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fast Express
''The Fast Express'' is a 1924 American drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. The film is considered to be lost, though a "fragmentary print" exists. Cast Chapter titles #Facing the Crisis #Vanishing Diamonds #Woman of Mystery #Haunted House #Perils of the City #Cipher Message #Bandit Raiders #Impostor's Scheme #Falsely Accused #Path of Danger #The Abduction #The Trial Run #The False Summons #Black Treasure #Retribution See also * List of American films of 1924 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films American silent serial films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steel Trail
''The Steel Trail'' is a 1923 American drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. at silentera.com Cast Chapter titles # Intrigue # Dynamite # Wildfire # Blown from the Cliff # Head On # Crushed # The Gold Rush # Judith's Peril # The Dam Bursts # The Trap # The Fight on the Cliff # The Tottering Bridge # Between Two Fires # Burning Fumes # Ten Seconds to GoSee also * * |
Playing It Wild
''Playing It Wild'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Francis Powers.Rainey p.48 Cast * William Duncan as Jerry Hoskins * Edith Johnson as Beth Webb * Francis Powers as Old Man Webb * Dick La Reno as Sheriff Gideon * Edmund Cobb as Christ Gideon, His Son * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Wetherby, a Painter * Frank Wood as Bill Rucker References Bibliography * Buck Rainey. ''Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies''. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub, 1992. External links * 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Duncan American black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Danger Smiles
''When Danger Smiles'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and James Farley.Langman, p. 503 Cast * William Duncan as Ray Chapman * Edith Johnson as Frania Caravelle * James Farley as Jacob Holmar * Henry Hebert Henry Herbert (c. 1879 – 20 February 1947) was an English film, stage actor and producer, who became well known in the United States. Biography Herbert appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Fran ... as Francisco Caravalle * Charles Dudley as Jim Barker * William McCall as Marshall References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Duncan Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Guide
''The Fighting Guide'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Harry Lonsdale.Connelly, p. 347. Cast * William Duncan as Ned Lightning * Edith Johnson as Ethel MacDonald * Harry Lonsdale as Lord Chumleigh Winston * William McCall as Tubbs * Sidney D'Albrook as Grant Knowles * Charles Dudley as John MacDonald * Fred DeSilva as Indian Bill * Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ... as Mrs Carmody References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Duncan Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Vow
''The Silent Vow'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Dorothy Dwan.Rainey, p. 136. It is a Northern, following the activities of an officer of the Mounties. Cast * William Duncan as Richard Richard 'Dick' Stratton * Edith Johnson as Anne * Dorothy Dwan as Ethel * Maude Emory as Elizabeth Stratton * J. Morris Foster as Doug Gorson * Henry Hebert as Jim Gorson * Fred Burley Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as Bill Gorson * Jack Curtis as 'Sledge' Morton * Charles Dudley as The Professor References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1922 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Men Are Men
''Where Men Are Men'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and George Stanley.Rainey, p. 46. Cast * William Duncan as Vic Foster * Edith Johnson as Eileen ''aka'' 'Princess' * George Stanley as Frank Valone * Tom Wilson as 'Dutch' Monahan * Gertrude Wilson as Laura Valone * Harry Lonsdale Harold K. Lonsdale (January 19, 1932 – November 11, 2014) was an American scientist, businessman, and politician. A Democrat, he ran for United States Senate in the U.S. state of Oregon three times, losing twice in the primaries and once as the ... as R.C. Cavendish * George Kunkel as Sheriff Grimes * William McCall as Mike Regan * Charles Dudley as Monty Green References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Defense (1921 Film)
''No Defense'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Jack Richardson.Rainey p.45 Cast * William Duncan as John Manning * Edith Johnson as Ethel Austin * Jack Richardson as Frederick Apthorpe * Henry Hebert as Milton Hulst * Mathilde Brundage Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928. Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky. For much of her life, her family thwarted her de ... as Mrs. Austin * Charles Dudley as MacRoberts References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steelheart (film)
''Steelheart'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by William Duncan and starring Duncan, Edith Johnson and Jack Curtis.Langman, p. 430 Cast * William Duncan as Frank Worthing * Edith Johnson as Ethel Kendall * Jack Curtis as 'Butch' Dorgan * Walter Rodgers as Steve * Euna Luckey as Mrs Freeman * Ardeta Malino as Vera * Earl Crain Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ... as Dick Colter * Charles Dudley as 'Old Tom' Shelley References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Vitagraph Studios films Films directed by William Duncan Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
