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Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882 – August 4, 1957) was an American character actor, usually portraying strong-willed or wise men. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957. Life Alderson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He married Lillian Worth, an American actress, on January 14, 1918 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. By 1925, the couple were divorced. Alderson's work in films included portraying Jefferson Davis as a young Army officer in ''Santa Fe Trail'' (1940). Alderson died in Glendale, California. He is buried in lot 299, section 12 of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Los Angeles. Selected filmography *''Her Man'' (1918) as 'Old Milt' McBrian *''The Good-Bad Wife'' (1920) as Col. Denbigh *''The White Rose'' (1923) as Man of the World *''The Exciters'' (1923) as Chloroform Charlie *''America'' (1924) as Justice Montague *''Isn't Life Wonderful'' (1924) as The Professor *'' Sally of the Sawdust'' (1925) as Judge Henry L. Foster *'' Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Of The Sawdust
''Sally of the Sawdust'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring W. C. Fields. It was based on the 1923 stage musical ''Poppy''. Fields would later star in a second film version, ''Poppy'' (1936). Plot Because she married a circus performer, Judge Foster (Erville Alderson) casts out his only daughter. Just before her death a few years later, she leaves her little girl Sally (Carol Dempster) in the care of her friend McGargle (W. C. Fields), a good-natured crook, juggler and fakir. Sally grows up in this atmosphere and is unaware of her parentage. McGargle, realizing his responsibility to the child, gets a job with a carnival company playing at Great Meadows, where the Fosters live. A real estate boom has made them wealthy. Sally is a hit with her dancing. Peyton (Alfred Lunt), the son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love with Sally. To save him, the Judge arranges to have McGargle and Sally arrested. McGargle escapes, but Sally is hunted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of Maryland (1927 Film)
''The Heart of Maryland'' (1927) is a silent film costume Vitaphone drama produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars Dolores Costello in the title character and features Jason Robards, Sr. It is based on David Belasco's 1895 play '' The Heart of Maryland'' performed on Broadway. The film is the last silent version of the often filmed Victorian story, with versions having been produced in 1915 and 1921. Cast *Dolores Costello as Maryland Calvert * Jason Robards, Sr. as Maj. Alan Kendrick *Warner Richmond as Captain Fulton Thorpe *Helene Costello as Nancy *Carroll Nye as Lloyd Calvert *Charles Edward Bull as Abraham Lincoln *Erville Alderson as Maj. Gen. Kendrick *Paul Kruger as Tom Boone *Walter Rodgers as Gen. U.S. Grant *Jim Welch as Gen. Robert E. Lee *Orpha Alba as Mammy *Myrna Loy as Mulatta *Harry Northrup as Gen. Joe Hooker *Nick Cogley as Eli Stanton *Lew Short as Allan Pinkerton *Leonard Mellon as Young Stewart *Madge Hunt as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted Gold
''Haunted Gold'' is a 1932 Pre-Production Code, American Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. It is a remake of the 1928 film ''The Phantom City'', starring Ken Maynard and his horse Tarzan. Filmed in 1932, two years before the implementation of Hollywood's Production Code, the film contains several racial slurs involving the black character "Clarence Brown" (played by Blue Washington). Plot John Mason and Janet Carter receive an anonymous letter telling them to travel to a ghost town that has an abandoned mine. There they befriend each other as they try to find out why they were sent the letters. They soon find themselves targets of Joe Ryan and his gang who are looking for the hidden gold inside the abandoned mine. They are helped by the mysterious Phantom of the mine who has his own plans. Cast * John Wayne as John Mason * Sheila Terry as Janet Carter * Harry Woods as Joe Ryan * Erville Alderson as Tom Benedict * Otto Hoffman as Simon - Benedict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Call It Sin
''They Call It Sin'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Loretta Young as a farmer's daughter who follows a traveling salesman to New York City, only to discover he already is engaged. Plot Small-town church organist Marion Cullen (Loretta Young) falls in love with traveling salesman Jimmy Decker (David Manners). When she learns that the couple who raised her are not really her parents, and that she is actually the illegitimate daughter of a showgirl, she sets out for New York City in search of Jimmy. However, she discovers that he is engaged to Enid Hollister (Helen Vinson), his boss' daughter. Dr. Travers (George Brent), who is in love with Marion, offers to help her, but she decides to try to make it on her own. Jobs are scarce, however. She ends up with other hopeful showgirls, among them Dixie Dare (Una Merkel), hoping to audition for a part in Ford Humphries' new production. The philandering Humphries likes what he sees in Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghaied Love
''Shanghaied Love'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Richard Cromwell, Sally Blane and Noah Beery. It was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stephen Goosson. It is based on the 1922 novel ''The Blood Ship'' by Norman Springer, previously made into the 1927 silent film ''The Blood Ship''.Goble p.438 Plot The crew of the ''Black Yankee'' is mostly composed of men shanghaied from San Francisco but also includes Newman a disgraced former sea captain who has a past with the brutal commander of the ship Captain Swope. Cast * Richard Cromwell as The Boy * Sally Blane as Mary Swope * Noah Beery as Capt. 'Black Yankee' Angus Swope * Willard Robertson as Newman * Sidney Bracey as The Rat * Richard Alexander as Eric * Ed Brady as Fitzgibbons * Erville Alderson as Deaken * Jack Cheatham as Lynch * Fred Toones as Snowflake * Lionel Belmore as The Knitting Swede See also *List of lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dawn Trail
''The Dawn Trail'' is a 1930 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marceline Day, Miriam Seegar, and Charles Morton, and was released on November 28, 1930. It was remade as the 1939 film ''Texas Stampede''. Cast list * Buck Jones as Larry * Miriam Seegar as June * Charles Morton as Mart * Erville Alderson as Denton * Edward J. Le Saint as Amos * Charles King as Skeets * Hank Mann as Cock Eye * Vester Pegg as Mac * Slim Whitaker as Steve * Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ... as Nestor References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Columbia Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1930 Western (genre) films 1930 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lash (1930 Film)
''The Lash'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. It had an alternate title of ''Adios''. The film was directed by Frank Lloyd and stars Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, James Rennie and Marian Nixon. The film was issued in two formats: Warner Bros. 65mm Vitascope wide screen and regular 35mm. The Vitaphone sound system was used for recording. Exteriors were filmed at the current Westlake Village, California and Russell Ranch of Thousand Oaks, California areas near Los Angeles. It was adapted for the screen by Bradley King from a story ''Adios'' by Fred Bartlett and Virginia Stivers Bartlett.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.100 c.1978 published by The American Film Institute Plot When Francisco Delfino (Richard Barthelmess) goes off to study for four years at a university in Mexico, his home in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty? (1930 Film)
''Guilty?'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Cast * Virginia Valli as Carolyn * John Holland as Bob Lee * John St. Polis as Polk * Lydia Knott as Martha * Erville Alderson as Lee * Richard Carlyle as Dr. Bennett * Clarence Muse as Jefferson * Eddie Clayton as Jerry * Robert T. Haines as Prosecuting Attorney * Frank Fanning as Warden * Edward Cecil as Judge * Gertrude Howard Gertrude Howard (October 13, 1892 – September 30, 1934) was an American actress of the silent and early sound film eras. Biography Born in 1892, Howard performed in the chorus of ''The Wife Hunters'' (1911) on Broadway. She broke into films ... as Lucy References External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by George B. Seitz Columbia Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acquitted (1929 Film)
''Acquitted'' is a 1929 American melodrama directed by Frank R. Strayer, from a screenplay by Keene Thompson. The film stars Lloyd Hughes, Margaret Livingston, and Sam Hardy, and was released by Columbia Pictures on November 15, 1929. Plot Marian is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit. While there she meets fellow convict, Dr. Bradford, who has also been wrongly convicted of a murder. Marion believes his innocence and falls in love with him. Bradford tells her that it was Egan who framed him. Meanwhile, Egan has fallen in love with Marian, and when Marian is paroled, begins to woo her. She goes along with his romances, hoping to get the info she needs to free Bradford. However, Egan is warned of her intentions by associates who are still in the jail. When Egan confronts Marian, she admits her plan, but tells Egan of her love for Bradford. Egan, pretending to help Marian out, agrees to get Bradford released, and pays one of his henchmen, Smith, to confess to the crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speakeasy (1929 Film)
''Speakeasy'' is a 1929 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and adapted by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan and Edwin J. Burke. The picture was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Lola Lane and Paul Page played the lead roles. John Wayne had a minor role in the film as a speakeasy patron. All film elements to this movie are considered lost, but Movietone discs of the soundtrack survive. at silentera.com Plot Cast See also * John Wayne filmography * |
Fleetwing (film)
''Fleetwing'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier and Alex Troffey. The film stars Barry Norton, Dorothy Janis, Ben Bard, and Bob Kortman. The film was released on June 24, 1928 by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Barry Norton as Jaafor *Dorothy Janis as Thurya *Ben Bard as Metaab *Bob Kortman as Auda *Erville Alderson as Trad Ben Sabam * James H. Anderson as Mansoni *Blanche Friderici as Furja Preservation The film is now considered lost. See also * List of lost films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * * 1928 drama films 1928 films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Lost American fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fazil (film)
''Fazil'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Philip Klein and Seton I. Miller. The film stars Charles Farrell, Greta Nissen, John Boles, Mae Busch, Tyler Brooke and John T. Murray. The film was released on June 4, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. Plot A Middle Eastern prince has an affair with a Parisienne showgirl. Cast *Charles Farrell as Prince Fazil *Greta Nissen as Fabienne * John Boles as John Clavering * Mae Busch as Helen Dubreuze * Tyler Brooke as Jacques Dubreuze * John T. Murray as Gondolier * Vadim Uraneff as Ahmed. *Josephine Borio as Aicha *Eddie Sturgis as Rice *Erville Alderson as Iman Idris * Dale Fuller as Zouroya *Hank Mann Hank Mann (born David William Lieberman, May 28, 1887 – November 25, 1971) was a Russian Empire-born and American comedian and silent screen star who was a member of the Keystone Cops. According to fellow actor and original member of the ... as Ali References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
