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Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns (September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980 ) was an American actor. He was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly ''The Princess from Hoboken'' (1927), '' Made for Love'' (1926), and ''After the Fog'' (1929), although he continued acting in films until 1936. Burn's first film appearance was an uncredited role as an extra in ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Other films include '' The Country Kid'' (1923), ''The Farmer from Texas'' (1925), ''Ransom'' (1928), ''The Adorable Outcast'' (1928), '' Hard to Get'' (1929), ''The Shadow of the Eagle'' (1932), ''Hollywood Boulevard'' (1936), and his last film, Charles Barton's ''Murder with Pictures'' (1936) for Paramount Pictures. He was sometimes billed as Edward Burns. Partial filmography * ''Diamonds and Pearls'' (1917) * '' The Slave'' (1917) (as Edward Burns) * ''Her Hour'' (1917) (as Edward Burns) * '' The Wasp'' (1918) (as Edward Burns) * ''The Danger Mark'' (1918) (as Edward Burns) * ''Love Watches'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shadow Of The Eagle
''The Shadow of the Eagle'' (a.k.a. ''Shadow of the Eagle'') is a 1932 American Pre-Code Mascot 12 episode film serial, directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and produced by Nat Levine.Farmer 1984, p. 325. The film stars John Wayne in his first serial role. He would go on to star in two other serials for Mascot, ''The Hurricane Express'' (1932) and ''The Three Musketeers'' (1933). ''The Shadow of the Eagle'' is now in the public domain. Plot Colonel Nathan B. "Skipper" Gregory, a former World War I ace pilot, is the owner of a travelling carnival that has fallen on hard times. Only the money brought in by Craig McCoy, the carnival stunt pilot, keeps the carnival from closing. Jean Gregory, Colonel Gregory's daughter, works with Craig as a wing walker and parachutist. A mysterious pilot, the legendary "Eagle", thought to have been shot down by accident by his own squadron and killed in the war, attempts to sabotage the Evans Aero Co., a large corporation. He sends threate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Hour
''Her Hour'' is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by George Cowl and starring Kitty Gordon. It was produced and released by the World Film Company. Cast *Kitty Gordon - Rita Castle * George Morgan - Tom Castle *George MacQuarrie - Ralph Christie *Frank Beamish - Val Clement *Yolande Brown - Mrs. Trent *Edmund Burns - Dick Christie(*as Edward Burns) * Lillian Cook - Alicia *Justine Cutting - Mrs. Duggan *Eric Mayne Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films ''The New York Peaco ... - Phidias Trent *Jean Wilson - Trent's Daugh References External links * * 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American films World Film Company films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1917 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickville To Broadway
''Hickville to Broadway'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Carl Harbaugh and starring Eileen Percy, William Scott and Rosemary Theby.Munden p.347 Cast * Eileen Percy as Anna Mae Neil * William Scott as Virgil Cole * Rosemary Theby as Sibyle Fane * J.P. Lockney as Elder Neil * Margaret Morris as Violet Garden * Ray Howard as Pinky Hale * Paul Kamp as Helper * Edmund Burns Edmund Burns (September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980 ) was an American actor. He was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly ''The Princess from Hoboken'' (1927), '' Made for Love'' (1926), and ''After the Fog'' (1929), althoug ... as Peter Van Reuter 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 * 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opened Shutters
''Opened Shutters'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Edith Roberts, Josef Swickard and Joseph Singleton.Connelly p.392 It is a remake of the 1914 film ''The Opened Shutters'', based on a novel by Clara Louise Burnham. Cast * Edith Roberts as Sylvia Lacey * Josef Swickard as Sam Lacey * Joseph Singleton as Nat Morris * Mai Wells as Martha Lacey * Clark Comstock as Judge Calvin Trent * Edmund Burns as John Dunham * Charles Clary as Jacob Johnson * Floyce Brown as Mrs. Lem Foster * Nola Luxford as Edna Derwent * Andrew Waldron as Captain Lem Foster * Lorraine Weiler Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ... as Minty References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Please One Woman
''To Please One Woman'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Lois Weber and starring Claire Windsor. It was distributed by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Plot The film is a take on the "vamp" genre by pioneer Lois Weber, just as that genre was waning. Cast *Claire Windsor as Alice Granville *Edith Kessler as Cecilia Granville *George Hackathorne as Freddy *Edmund Burns as Dr. John Ransome *Mona Lisa as Leila *Howard Gaye as Leila's Husband *Lee Shumway as Lucien Wainwright (credited as L.C. Shumway) *Gordon Griffith as Bobby Granville ''uncredited'' *Frank Coghlan Jr. as (credited as Junior Coghlan) *Esther Ralston Preservation status A print may exist in 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 ... collection. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyes Of The Heart (film)
''Eyes of the Heart'' is a 1920 American silent crime film directed by Paul Powell and starring Mary Miles Minter. It was adapted by Clara Genevieve Kennedy from the story "Blindness" by Dana Burnet, published in the Ladies Home Journal. As is the case with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Laura (Minter) is an orphan girl who has been blind since birth. She has been "adopted" by Simon (Law) and by three small-time crooks; Whitey, Sal and Mike (Burns), who is attracted to Laura. They convince the innocent Laura that her run-down surroundings are in fact beautiful. Mike, Sal and Whitey manage to find the money to pay for an operation which restores Laura's sight. They are arrested and temporarily jailed, however, over suspicion as to how they obtained the money, which means they are not around when Laura sees for the first time. The shock of realising that the home she thought was beautiful is in fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virgin Of Stamboul
''The Virgin of Stamboul'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring husband and wife team Priscilla Dean and Wheeler Oakman and featuring Wallace Beery in a supporting role. Plot Based upon a review in a film publication, Sari (Dean) is a beggar girl of the streets of Stamboul, near Constantinople, who attracts the attention of Captain Pemberton (Oakman), a soldier of fortune, who has recruited the Black Horse cavalry to maintain law and order. Sari overhears him being told that her soul is as filthy as the streets, so she goes to pray in a mosque although she knows Turkish women are not allowed to enter. There she witnesses a revenge murder by a sheik (Beery), who then attempts to lure her into his harem. She defies him, and he then tries to purchase her. Pemberton returns from the desert and has determined that he loves Sari. The sheik then carries both Pemberton and Sari to his fortified camp outside the city walls. Sari escapes and gets the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegeen (film)
''Pegeen'' is a 1920 American silent drama film based on the 1915 novel of the same name by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. It was produced by Vitagraph Studios and directed by David Smith. It stars Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned e ... in the title role. Plot Recently widowed Danny O'Neil (Stanley) has the belief that his wife will return to him by way of fire, and sets fire to buildings around town in hope that she will return to him. For her safety, his daughter Pegeen (Love) is sent to live with neighbor. When her father is to be arrested, Pegeen's friend Ezra (McGuire) helps hide her father, who dies shortly thereafter. Cast Reception Reviews for the film were mixed. Its "worst criticism" is that "it is not a thriller, nor a spectacle. Neither is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Male And Female
''Male and Female'' is a 1919 American silent adventure/drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan. Its main themes are gender relations and social class. The film is based on the 1902 J. M. Barrie play ''The Admirable Crichton''. A previous version was filmed the year before in England as ''The Admirable Crichton''. Plot The film centers on the relationship between Lady Mary Loam (Swanson), a British aristocrat, and her butler, Crichton (Meighan). Crichton fancies a romance with Mary, but she disdains him because of his lower social class. When the two and some others are shipwrecked on a deserted island, they are left to fend for themselves in a state of nature. The aristocrats' abilities to survive are far worse than those of Crichton, and a role reversal ensues, with the butler becoming a king among the stranded group. Crichton and Mary are about to wed on the island when the group is rescued. Upon returning to Britain, Cricht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Greenwood Tree (1918 Film)
''Under the Greenwood Tree'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Elsie Ferguson. The movie was based on a play by Henry V. Esmond. An unrelated British film with this title based on the Thomas Hardy novel ''Under the Greenwood Tree'' was made in 1929. The film possibly has a scene where Ferguson swims in the nude in a pond. The title refers to a line in William Shakespeare's play '' As You Like It'' (Act II, Scene V). It is classified as being a lost film. Plot Mary Hamilton an heiress tires of fortune hunting men and takes her secretary Peggy to join a group of gypsies undercover. As the women head into the woods Sir Kenneth one of Mary's close male friends follows them dressed as a gypsy. Jack Hutton a wealthy landowner wants the gypsies off his land and has Sir Kenneth jailed. Hutton then seeks out Mary's camp, not knowing her true identity, and wants her thrown off the land as well but then catches her swimming in a moonlit pond. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ordeal Of Rosetta
''The Ordeal of Rosetta'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Alice Brady, Crauford Kent and Ormi Hawley.Bertellini p.233 Cast * Alice Brady as Rosetta / Lola Gelardi (twins) * Crauford Kent as Aubrey Hapgood * Ormi Hawley as Ruth Hapgood * Henry Leone as Professor Gelardi * Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Hapgood * Hazel Washburn as Mildred Sanders * Edmund Burns as Dick * George Henry as Theatrical Agent References Bibliography * Giorgio Bertellini Giorgio Bertellini an Italian-American media historian who specializes in the ways national and racial diversity informed American cinema's representation of citizenship, stardom, and leadership during the era of migrations, fascism, and World .... ''Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque''. Indiana University Press, 2010. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Emile Chautard American silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
