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Ethel Hill
Ethel Hill (1898–1954) was an American screenwriter and race horse owner. One of her best-known scripts is for '' The Little Princess'' (1939), starring Shirley Temple. Early life Ethel was born in Sacramento, California, the eldest daughter of Charles Hill and Susie Marston. The family moved to Los Angeles when Ethel was young, and she and her younger sister Garna attended high school in Santa Monica. Career Hollywood When Dore Schary Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American playwright, director, and producer for the stage and a prolific screenwriter and producer of motion pictures. He directed just one feature film, '' Act One'', the film bio ... first went to work for Columbia Pictures as a new screenwriter, he was paired with the veteran Hill to learn from her; together, they wrote the screenplay for ''Fury of the Jungle'' (1933). Hill was described by Marc Norman in his book ''What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwritin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlington Handicap
The Arlington Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four years old over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf held annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000. It currently offers a purse of $200,000 and served as a final local prep race for the Arlington Million. The race was hosted by the now defunct Washington Park Race Track in 1943, 1944 and 1945, and by the Hawthorne Race Course in 1985. The Arlington Handicap was run on dirt in 1929–1940, 1942–1953, 1963, 1965–1972, and in 1975. There was no race held in 1940, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1988, 1998, or 1999. In 2022, the event was moved to Churchill Downs after the closure of Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois and run over the shorter distance of miles.https://www.churchilldowns.com/uploads/horsemen-files/stakes-schedules/Spring%20Stakes%20Schedule.pdf Distances: * mile – 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Brand
''The Scarlet Brand'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Betty Mack and Robert D. Walker.Pitts p.69 Cast * Bob Custer as Bud Bryson * Betty Mack as Ellen Walker * Robert D. Walker as Bill Morse * Frank Ball as John Walker * Duke R. Lee as Sheriff Clem Daniels * Nelson McDowell as Slim Grant * Blackie Whiteford John Penman "Blackie" Whiteford (April 27, 1889 – March 21, 1962) was an American film actor. Biography In 1903, Whiteford was a seaman between jobs when he was offered a chance to work on '' The Great Train Robbery'' film. That opportuni ... as Cactus - Henchman * Frederick Ryter as Squint - Henchman * William L. Nolte as Lefty - Henchman * Jack Long as Pete - Henchman References Bibliography * Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. External links * 1932 films 1932 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of Fear
''Law of Fear'' is a 1928 American silent western film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Sam Nelson and Albert J. Smith.Munden p.425 Cast * Ranger the Dog as Ranger, a Dog * Jane Reid as Marion * Sam Nelson as Bud Hardy * Albert J. Smith as Steve Benton / The Hunchbacked Masked Bandit * Ida Lewis Idawalley Zoradia Lewis (February 25, 1842 – October 24, 1911) was an American lighthouse keeper noted for her heroism in rescuing people from the seas. Biography Early years Ida Lewis was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the second oldest of ... 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 * 1928 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jerome Storm Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s English-language films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Justice
''Dog Justice'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Edward Hearn and Nita Martan.Munden p.193 Cast * Ranger the Dog as Ranger * Edward Hearn as Jimmie O'Neil * Nita Martan as Babbette * Jim Welch as Baptiste, her grandfather * Albert J. Smith as Pierre La Grande, prospector * John Northpole John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ... as Flint, mine owner 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 * 1928 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jerome Storm Film Booking Offices o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangs Of The Wild (1928 Film)
''Fangs of the Wild'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Nancy Drexel and Sam Nelson.Munden p.230 Cast * Ranger the Dog as Ranger, a Dog * Nancy Drexel as Blossom Williams * Sam Nelson as Larry Holbrook * Thomas G. Lingham as Pap Willism * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as Rufe Anderson 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 * 1928 films 1920s action adventure films American silent feature films American action adventure films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jerome Storm Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Whirlwind
''Young Whirlwind'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Edmund Cobb and Frank Rice.Darby p.380 Cast * Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner * Edmund Cobb as Jack * Frank Rice as Hank * Alma Rayford as Molly * Thomas G. Lingham as Sheriff * Eddy Chandler as Johnson * Bill Patton as Bart * Tex Phelps Tex may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tex (nickname), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname * Joe Tex (1933–1982), stage name of American soul singer Joseph Arrington Jr. Entertainment * ''Tex'', the Italian ... as Bandit References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Louis King Film Booking Offices of America films Silent Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driven From Home
''Driven from Home'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Ray Hallor, Virginia Lee Corbin and Pauline Garon.Munden p.203 Cast * Ray Hallor * Virginia Lee Corbin * Pauline Garon * Sôjin Kamiyama * Anna May Wong * Melbourne MacDowell * Margaret Seddon * Sheldon Lewis * Virginia Pearson * 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 ... * Alfred Fisher 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 * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by James Young American black-and-wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masquerade Bandit
''The Masquerade Bandit'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Dorothy Dunbar and Ethan Laidlaw.Munden, p. 499 Cast * Tom Tyler as Jeff Morton * Dorothy Dunbar as Molly Marble * Ethan Laidlaw as Duncan * Alfred Hewston as Pat * Ray Childs as Spike * Raye Hampton as Kate Mahoney * Earl Haley as Tony * Frankie Darro Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ... as Tim Marble 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 * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert De Lacey American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollar Down
''Dollar Down'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. A print in the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one of its six reels missing. Filmed in April 1924 at the F.B.O Studios in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ..., ''Dollar Down'' was the first of two features produced by Roland and Browning's production company, Co-Artists Productions. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Alec Craig has a fine position as general manager of a manufacturing firm, but his wife and daughter almost ruin him with their extravagance. They buy everything on the part payment plan, and their daughter Ruth pawns a ring that is not paid for to raise money with which to give an elaborate party. A man tricks her into disclosing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Man's Wife
''Every Man's Wife'' is a 1925 American drama film directed by Maurice Elvey, and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Elaine Hammerstein, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Cain, Diana Miller and Dorothy Phillips. The film was released on June 7, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Elaine Hammerstein as Mrs. Randolph *Herbert Rawlinson as Mr. Randolph *Robert Cain as Mr. Bradin *Diana Miller as Emily *Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips (born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible, October 30, 1889 – March 1, 1980) was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her emotional performances in melodramas, having played a number of "brow beaten" women on screen, bu ... as Mrs. Bradin References External links * 1925 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1925 drama films Fox Film films Films directed by Maurice Elvey American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eagle (1918 Film)
''The Eagle'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Monroe Salisbury, Edna Earle and Ward Wing.Parish & Pitts, p. 71. Cast * Monroe Salisbury as John Gregory ('The Eagle') * Edna Earle Edna or EDNA may refer to: Places United States *Edna, California, a census-designated place *Edna Lake, Idaho * Edna, Iowa, an unincorporated town in Lyon County *Edna Township, Cass County, Iowa *Edna, Kansas, a city * Edna, Kentucky, an uni ... as Lucy * Ward Wing as Bob * Alfred Allen as Mining company official References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Elmer Clifton Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films 1910s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
