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Ethel Grey Terry
Ethel Grey Terry (October 2, 1882 – January 6, 1931) was an American actress of the silent era. She is best remembered for her role in '' The Penalty'' with Lon Chaney. Early years Ethel Grey Terry was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of actress Lillian Lawrence, a single mother. She first appeared on stage, in a supporting role to Wallace Eddinger, when she was 5 years old. Raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Terry attended Notre Dame Academy for seven years. She had an early interest in art and planned to make her career in that field. Career Terry appeared on Broadway for two years in David Belasco's productions and later performed in Shubert productions. Her Broadway credits included ''Honor Be Damned!'' (1927), ''Search Me'' (1915), ''The Smoldering Flame'' (1913), ''The Only Son'' (1911), and ''The Lily'' (1909). Her activities on stage included speaking the first line when the Little Theater opened in Los Angeles with a production of ''The Pigeon''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intolerance (film)
''Intolerance'' is a 1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Subtitles include ''Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages'' and ''A Sun-Play of the Ages''.Internet Archive foIntolerance (1916), D. W. Griffith. Retrieved May 21, 2016. Regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era (though it received mixed reviews at the time), the three-and-a-half-hour epic intercuts four parallel storylines, each separated by several centuries: first, a contemporary melodrama of crime and redemption; second, a Judean story: Christ's mission and death; third, a French story: the events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of 1572; and fourth, a Babylonian story: the fall of the Babylonian Empire to Persia in 539 BC. Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. The scenes are linked by shots of a figure representing Eternal Motherhood, rocking a cradle. Griffith chose to explore the theme of intolerance partly in response to his previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shattered Idols
''Shattered Idols'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and written by William V. Mong. It is based on the 1912 novel ''The Daughter of Brahma'' by I. A. R. Wylie. The film stars Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, James W. Morrison, Frankie Lee, Ethel Grey Terry, and Alfred Allen. The film was released on February 6, 1922, by Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jean Hurst (Terry), a British army officer's wife in India, on the eve of the birth of her child, finds her husband dead, murdered on their doorstep. The child is born a cripple, and is a weakling and coward. Grown to manhood, because of his mother's hatred, David (Morrison) denounces the association of white people in the colony and marries Sarasvati (De La Motte), the goddess of a tribe that plans to overthrow their English rulers. Inheriting an estate and title in England, his mother hopes he will divorce his wife and marry the daughter of an army office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breaking Point (1921 Film)
''The Breaking Point'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Bessie Barriscale, Walter McGrail and Ethel Grey Terry.Munden p.83 Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Ruth Marshall * Walter McGrail as Richard Janeway * Ethel Grey Terry as Lucia Deeping * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Janeway * Pat O'Malley as Phillip Bradley * Winter Hall as Dr. Hillyer * Wilfred Lucas as Mortimer Davidson * Joseph J. Dowling as Mrs. Marshall * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Marshall * Irene Yeager Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States ... as Camilla 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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habit (1921 Film)
''Habit'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and written by Madge Tyrone based upon a play by Tom Barry. The film starred Mildred Harris. Cast *Mildred Harris as Irene Fletcher * W. E. Lawrence as John Marshall (credited as William Lawrence) *Ethel Grey Terry as Mary Chartres *Walter McGrail as Charles Munson *Emmett King Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Biography King began his acting career on stage. His first Broadway appearance was in 1899, in the farce, ''The Father of His Country'', which ... as Richard Fletcher (credited as Emmet C. King) References External links * * *Stills from the productio#1 (University of Washington, Sayre Collection) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thousand To One
''A Thousand to One'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Hobart Bosworth, Ethel Grey Terry and Charles West. Plot The story follows William Newlands, a man deep in debt who marries wealthy Beatrice on the advice of his unscrupulous friend, Jimmy Munroe. On their honeymoon train, they experience a derailment where Beatrice saves the life of mine owner Steven Crawford, but loses sight of her husband who is presumed dead. In reality, Newlands has survived the wreck and is filled with remorse for his past actions. He disguises himself with a beard and finds work at Crawford's mine, eventually becoming the foreman. During his time there, he brings law and order to the miners and discovers a rich vein of ore, saving Crawford from financial ruin. Despite his success, Newlands avoids Beatrice as he has decided to stay out of her life. However, Beatrice recognizes him and begs for a second chance at their marriage. Newlands ultimately agrees a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food For Scandal
''Food for Scandal'' is a 1920 American comedy drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Edith Kennedy. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Harrison Ford, Ethel Grey Terry, Margaret McWade, Minnie Devereaux, and Juan de la Cruz. The film was released on September 12, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Cast *Wanda Hawley as Sylvia Figueroa *Harrison Ford as Watt Dinwiile *Ethel Grey Terry as Nancy Horner *Margaret McWade as Señora Maria Serra *Minnie Devereaux as Paola *Juan de la Cruz as Count Tizapitti *Sidney Bracey as Padre *Lester Cuneo Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens. Early years Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and wa ... as Jack Horner References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy-drama films 1920 comedy-drama films Films directed by James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going Some
''Going Some'' is a lost 1920 silent film directed by Harry Beaumont. It stars Cullen Landis, Helen Ferguson, Kenneth Harlan and Lillian Hall. It was released by Goldwyn Pictures.''Pictorial History of the Silent Film'', p.195 c.1953 by Daniel Blum Cast * Cullen Landis - J. Wallingford Speed *Helen Ferguson - Jean Chapin *Lillian Hall - Helen Blake *Lillian Langdon - Miz Gallagher *Kenneth Harlan - Donald Keap *Ethel Grey Terry - Mrs. Roberta Keap *Willard Louis - Larry Glass *Walter Hiers - Berkeley Fresno *Frank Braidwood - Culver Covington *Nelson McDowell - Still Bill Stover *Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards (born Edward Neumann, 1 January 1868 – 1 May 1937) was a stage and character actor of the early years of the silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialog ... - Willie * Hayward Mack - Laden * Maurice Flynn - Skinner References External links Going Some at IMDb.com* 1920 films American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Yellow Room (1919 Film)
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' is a 1919 American crime drama film made by the Mayflower Photoplay Company and distributed through Realart Pictures Corporation. Émile Chautard served as a producer. ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') was originally a novel by Gaston Leroux, one of the first locked room mystery novels. It was first published in France in the periodical ''L'Illustration'' from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right as a book in 1908. The film, which itself is a remake of Chautard's "Le Mystère de la chambre jaune" (1913), was remade in 1930, 1949 and in 2003. Plot Mathilde Strangerson (Terry), whose father is a renowned French scientist, is heard to utter a piercing scream while supposedly alone in her room. Her father and other rush to the scene and find a room so securely locked and barred that no one could have entered or made their escape. She receives medical care while detectives are calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil For Short
''Phil for Short'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Evelyn Greeley. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Cast Preservation A print of ''Phil for Short'' is housed 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.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 141, c.1978 the American Film Institute References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by Oscar Apfel World Film Company films American black-and-white films 1919 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just For Tonight (film)
a scene in the film ''Just for Tonight'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Tom Moore. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures, one of the predecessors of MGM. Cast * Tom Moore as Theodore Whitney Jr. *Lucy Fox as Betty Blake *Henry Sedley as Crandall *Henry Hallam as Major Blackburn *Robert Broderick as Theodore 'Ted' Whitney Sr. *Ethel Grey Terry as Lady Roxenham *Eddie Sturgis as Detective Chase (credited as Edwin Sturgis) *Phil Ryley as The Butler *Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Blackburn Preservation status ''Just for Tonight'' survives and a copy of the film is held at Insituto Valenciano De Cinematografia, Valencia in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Doll's House (1918 Film)
''A Doll's House'' is a 1918 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures. It is the third American motion picture filming of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play ''A Doll's House''. Maurice Tourneur directed and Elsie Ferguson starred. This film is lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, to save her husband's life Nora Helmar (Ferguson) borrows a large sum of money and, after he has recovered, saying nothing to him, she slowly pays the debt. When Helmar (Herbert) discharges Krogstadt (Shannon), the moneylender, from the bank, Krogstadt threatens to expose Nora's act. Believing that her husband will condone what she has done, Nora confesses. Instead, he blames her. This unexpected action changes the doll-wife into a woman of the world, and as such she leaves her husband and three children to go out into the world and apply her knowledge of the serious side of life for her further education. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
