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Edward José
Edward José (5 July 1865 – 18 December 1930) was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He also performed in 12 films between 1910 and 1916. Retrieved 15 August 2016 Selected filmography * '' The Stain'' (1914) * '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) * '' A Fool There Was'' (1915) * '' |
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy (1917 Film)
''Poppy'' is a 1917 American silent adventure drama film directed by Edward José and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Frederick Perry. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Poppy Destin, ill-treated from birth, runs away and falls into the hands of a wealthy man who adores her. Fearless lest he lose her, he marries her without her knowledge. Complications arise which make her life even more bitter, but finally the man releases her from the marriage, making it possible for Poppy to marry the man she loves. Cast Preservation The film is presumed to be lost, with 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 ... having a two-reel condensation of the second half of the film. References External links * * 1917 films American sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Downing Street
''The Man from Downing Street'' is a 1922 American silent starring Earle Williams, Charles Hill Mailes, Betty Ross Clark and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was written by Bradley J. Smollen, based on a screen story by Clyde C. Westover, Lottie Horner and Florine Williams. It is thought to be a lost film. Plot Captain Robert Kent (Williams) of the London Secret Service is assigned to Delhi to discover the person responsible for the passing out of government information from the British Commission in India. He is disguised as a Rajah and is the guest of Colonel Wentworth (Mailes), who is in charge of the district. Wentworth is the only one who knows Kent's identity, and the two follow up on one clue after another as several persons become implicated. Finally, only two men remain as the logical suspects. To catch the guilty party, Kent confides to the Colonel that he has issued instructions to the London office to send cables to each of the two suspects on two different matters of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prodigal Judge (film)
''The Prodigal Judge'' is a 1922 American silent historical drama film directed by Edward José and starring Jean Paige, Macklyn Arbuckle and Ernest Torrence.McCaffrey & Jacobs p.271 It is based on the 1911 novel of the same title by Vaughn Kester. Cast * Jean Paige as Betty Malroy * Macklyn Arbuckle as Judge Slocum Price * Ernest Torrence as Solomon Mahaffy * Earle Foxe as Bruce Carrington * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Col. Fentress * Horace Braham as Charles Norton * Charles Kent as Gen. Quintard * Charles Eaton as Hannibal * Robert Milasch as Bob Yancy * George Bancroft George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and internati ... as Cavendish * Peggy Shanor as Bess Hicks * Lillian Van Arsdale as Mrs. Cavendish * Mary Curran as Mrs. Hicks References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Women Will Do
''What Women Will Do'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and starring Anna Q. Nilsson, Earl Metcalfe, and Allan Forrest.Wlaschin p.239 Cast * Anna Q. Nilsson as Lily Gibbs * Earl Metcalfe as Jim Coring * Allan Forrest as Arthur Brent * George Majeroni as Dr. Joe * Jane Jennings Jane Jennings was an American actress known for playing older motherly characters. In a 1918 edition of ''Motion Picture News'' she is described as a sweet looking little woman. Famous Players was one of the studios where she worked. She is on t ... as Mrs. Wade * Riley Hatch as Stryker References Bibliography *Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Edward José American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films Associated Exhibitors films American black-and-white films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarab Ring
''The Scarab Ring'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Edward José and starring Alice Joyce, Maude Malcolm and Joe King.Wlaschin p.196 Cast * Alice Joyce as Constance Randall * Maude Malcolm as Muriel Randall * Joe King as Ward Locke * Eddie Phillips as Burton Temple * Fuller Mellish as John Randall * Claude King as Hugh Martinn * Joseph W. Smiley as James Locke * Jack Hopkins as Mr. Kheres * Armand Cortes Armand Cortes, sometimes credited as Armand Cortez, (August 16, 1880 – November 19, 1948) was an actor in theater and film in the United States. He had various theatrical roles in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1902 he was cast in the mus ... as Kennedy References Bibliography *Ken Wlaschin. ''Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography''. McFarland, 2009. External links * 1921 films 1921 mystery films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow (1921 Film)
''Rainbow'' is a lost 1921 silent film drama directed by Edward José and starring Alice Calhoun. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. Cast *Alice Calhoun - Rainbow Halliday *Jack Roach - George Standish *William J. Gross - Shang Jordan * Charles Kent - Andy MacTavish *Tom O'Malley - Denny Farrell *George Lessey - Rufus Halliday *Cecil Kern - Estelle Jackson *Tammany Young Tammany Young (September 9, 1886 – April 26, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Early life Born in New York City, Young appeared on Broadway in ''The Front Page'' (1928) by Ben Hecht and ''The New Yorkers'' (1930) by Herbert Fields ... - Kid Short *Ivan Christy - Joe Sheady References External links Rainbow at IMDb.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matrimonial Web
''The Matrimonial Web'' is a 1921 American silent crime drama film directed by Edward José and starring Alice Calhoun, Joseph Striker and Riley Hatch.Munden p.500 Cast * Alice Calhoun as Helen Anderson * Joseph Striker as Harvey Blake * Riley Hatch as Revenue Officer Anderson * Armand Cortes as Gregory * Charles Mackay as Cyrus Blake * Elsie Fuller as Miriam Blake * Ernest Hilliard as Irving Sneed * Marion Barney as Mrs. Sanborn * Edith Stockton as Dorothy Sanborn * G.C. Frye as Judge Cameron * Dick Lee Richard Lee Peng Boon (born 24 August 1956) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, playwright and film director. Early life Lee was born to a Peranakan father, Lee Kip Lee, (who wrote for ''The Straits Times'') and his wife , Elizabeth Tan. He was th ... as Smuggler References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Lord And Master
''Her Lord and Master'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Edward José and starring Alice Joyce, Holmes Herbert and Frank Sheridan. It is based on the 1902 play of the same title by Martha Morton.Goble p.795 Cast * Alice Joyce as Indiana Stillwater * Holmes Herbert as R. Honorable Thurston Ralph, Viscount Canning * Walter McEwen as Lord Nelson Stafford * Frank Sheridan as Fred Stillwater * Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Stillwater * Louise Beaudet as Mrs. Chazy Bunker * Eugene Acker as Glen Masters * John Sutherland as Jennings * Ida Waterman Ida Waterman (born Ida Shaw; March 10, 1852 – May 22, 1941) was a stage and screen actress. Waterman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She appeared some thirty or more Broadway productions between the late 1880s and early 1920s. She play ... as Lady Canning References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inner Chamber
''The Inner Chamber'' is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was based on the novel ''The Blood Red Dawn'' by Charles Caldwell Dobie. The film was directed by Edward José and starred Alice Joyce. The film is now considered lost. On November 23, 1921, ''The Belmont Citizen'', a newspaper in Belmont, Massachusetts, reviewed the movie in their column "On Stage and Screen" when it played at The Belmont-Waverley Strand Theater on Trapelo Road. Under the headline "Alice Joyce to be seen in 'The Inner Chamber,'" it read: "Alice Joyce, the star of 'The Inner Chamber,' is kind-hearted and always ready to lend a helping hand. In one of the early scenes of the production, which will be shown at the Belmont-Waverley Strand theater on Monday and Tuesday, November 28 and 29, she poses as a stenographer, and from her scanty earnings buys her mother some fruit. Before the scene is made, the star stopped at a nearby fru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Typhoon
''The Yellow Typhoon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and written by Monte M. Katterjohn. It is based on the 1919 novel ''The Yellow Typhoon'' by Harold MacGrath. The film stars Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Donald MacDonald, Joseph Kilgour, George Fisher, and Ed Brady. The film was released on May 3, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Anita Stewart as Hilda / Berta Nordstorm *Ward Crane as John Mathison * Donald MacDonald as Robert Hallowell *Joseph Kilgour as Karl Lysgaard * George Fisher as M. Andre Duval *Ed Brady Ed John Brady (born June 17, 1962) is a former American football player. Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois, and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for ... as Morgan References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films First National Pictures film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women have two X chromosomes and are capable of pregnancy and giving childbirth, birth from puberty until menopause. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. The adult female pelvis is wider, the hips broader, and the breasts larger than that of adult males. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throughout History of the world, human history, traditional gender roles have often defined and limited women's activities and opportunities; many religious doctrines stipulate certain rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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