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Edward Jobson (actor)
Edward Jobson (February 29, 1860 – February 7, 1925) was an American actor of stage and silent film. He started in silent films in his fifties. He had a sour yet sad bulldog demeanor and can be spotted in several surviving silent films. In ''The Delicious Little Devil'' (1919) he plays Rudolph Valentino's father, though the two actors looked nothing alike. He died at the beginning of 1925.''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd edition p.269 c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana retrieved January 16, 2015 Filmography References External links * *Still of Edward Jobson and Rudolph Valentinofrom ''The Delicious Little Devil ''The Delicious Little Devil'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. A 35 mm print of the film is housed at the EYE Film Instituut Nederland, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Of Masks
''The City of Masks'' is a lost 1920 silent film comedy drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starred stage star Robert Warwick. Cast *Robert Warwick as Tommy Trotter * Lois Wilson as Miss Emsdale *Theodore Kosloff as Bosky * Edward Jobson as Corr McFadden *J. M. Dumont as Stuyvesant Smith *Robert Dunbar as Mr. Smith-Parvis *Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Smith-Parvis *Anne Schaefer as Mrs. Jacobs *Frances Raymond as Madam Deborah * William Boyd as Carpenter *George Berrell as Bramble *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 era into the 1930s. Biography Born into a Jewish household on New Year's Day 1868 in Budapest, Hungary ( ... as Drouillard * Richard Cummings as Moody *T. E. Duncan as The Detective References External links * *lantern slide ; coming attractionWayback Machine) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepping Fast
''Stepping Fast'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Franz (director), Joseph Franz and starring Tom Mix, Claire Adams and Donald MacDonald (actor), Donald MacDonald.Munden, p. 765 Cast * Tom Mix as Grant Malvern * Claire Adams as Helen Durant * Donald MacDonald (actor), Donald MacDonald as Fabian * Hector V. Sarno as Martinez * Edward Peil Sr. as Sun Yat * George Siegmann as 'Red' Pollock * Tom Guise as Quentin Durant * Edward Jobson (actor), Edward Jobson as Commodore Simpson * Ethel Wales as Miss Higgins * Minna Redman as Mrs. Malvern 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 * 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films Films directed by Joseph Franz American black-and-white films Fox Film films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brass (film)
''Brass'' is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by Sidney A. Franklin. This movie stars Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, and Irene Rich. The well-regarded film survives in 16mm format. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a young man born in the country leaves his family farm to engage in business in the city. He marries for the first time when he is still very young, finds the match a failure, gets a divorce, and starts life again. The hopelessness of life as far as a happy marriage is concerned forces itself on the young man, whose only brief period of happiness was enjoyed when he was living with a woman who really loves him and sacrifices for him. Cast Box office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $451,000 domestically and $28,000 in foreign markets. Preservation status ''Brass'' survives complete. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions Associated Artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Game (1922 Film)
''A Dangerous Game'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Gladys Walton, Spottiswoode Aitken and Otto Hoffman.Munden p.167 Cast * Gladys Walton as Gretchen Ann Peebles * Spottiswoode Aitken as Edward Peebles * Otto Hoffman as Uncle Stillson Peebles * Rosa Gore as Aunt Constance * William Robert Daly as Bill Kelley * Kate Price as Mrs. Kelley * Robert Agnew as John Kelley * Edward Jobson as Pete Sebastian * Anne Schaefer as Stella Sebastian * Christine Mayo as Madame Gaunt * Harry Carter as Her Manager * Bill Gibbs Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ... as Butler References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Rajah
''The Young Rajah'' is a 1922 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was based on the book ''Amos Judd'' by John Ames Mitchell. Plot After fifteen years, Joshua Judd ( Charles Ogle) tells his adopted son, Amos (Valentino), that his real father was an Indian maharajah overthrown by Ali Khan (Bertram Grassby). Amos, then a young boy (played by an uncredited Pat Moore), was rescued by General Devi Das Gadi ( George Periolat) and taken to America for his safety. (Joshua's merchant brother had been a trusted friend of the late maharajah.) Amos attends Harvard University. There he incurs the hatred of Austin Slade, Jr. (Jack Giddings), whom he beats out for a spot on the rowing team. At a party celebrating a rowing victory over arch-rival Yale, a jealous Slade calls Amos "yellow" and pours a drink on him, causing Amos to punch him. Slade grabs a chair as a weapon, but Amos ducks, and Slade falls through an open window to his death. Amos is cleared of all wrongdoing, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisses (1922 Film)
''Kisses'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Maxwell Karger and starring Alice Lake, Harry Myers and Edward Connelly.Munden p.409 Cast * Alice Lake as Betty Ellen Estabrook * Harry Myers as Bill Bailey * Edward Connelly as Thomas Estabrook * Edward Jobson as John Maynard * Dana Todd as Norman Maynard * Mignon Anderson as Bessie Neldon * John McKinnon as Edward Nelson * Eugene Pouyet Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ... as Gustave 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 * 1922 films 1922 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Maxwell Karger American si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra! Extra!
''Extra! Extra!'' is a 1922 American silent adventure romance film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker, Herschel Mayall, Clarence Wilson, and John Steppling. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on March 5, 1922. Cast *Edna Murphy as Myra Rogers *Johnnie Walker as Barry Price * Herschel Mayall as Edward Fletcher * Clarence Wilson as Jim Rogers * John Steppling as Haskell *Gloria Woodthorpe as Mrs. Rogers *Theodore von Eltz as Fordney Stowe * Edward Jobson as Alvin Stowe *Edna Walker 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 * 1922 adventure films 1920s romance films American adventure films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scrapper (1922 Film)
''The Scrapper'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Gertrude Olmstead and William Welsh.Munden p.689 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Malloy * Gertrude Olmstead as Eileen McCarthy * William Welsh as Dan McCarthy * Frankie Lee as The Kid * Hal Craig as Speed Cop * George A. McDaniel as McGuirk * Fred Kohler as Oleson * Edward Jobson as Riley * Albert MacQuarrie Albert MacQuarrie (January 8, 1882, San Francisco – February 17, 1950, California) was an American silent film actor. He was signed in 1912 and starred in about 70 films before his retirement. He starred with William Garwood in films suc ... as Simms * Walter Perry as Rapport 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 Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (1921 Film)
''First Love'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced by the Realart Pictures Corporation and distributed through the related Paramount Pictures. It stars Constance Binney and was directed by Maurice Campbell. Warner Baxter has one of his earliest screen portrayals here. Only the first reel of this film is known to survive at the Museum of Modern Art. Plot As described in a film magazine, factory worker Kathleen O'Donnell (Binney) has fallen in love with ambulance driver Harry Stanton (Webb). After her father Tad O'Donnell (Hernandez), who knows Harry's true character, forbids him in the house, Kathleen leaves home and works overtime at the factory for funds for Harry to complete his medical education, a course of study which exists only in fiction. The efforts of her family and other employees to show her error lead her to quit her factory job and take a job as a waitress at a restaurant, where she sees him dining with his lady friends. Her discovery of his perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Match-Breaker
''The Match-Breaker'' is a lost 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starred Viola Dana. Cast *Viola Dana as Jane Morgan *Jack Perrin as Thomas Butler Jr * Edward Jobson as Thomas Butler Sr. *Julia Calhoun as Mrs. Murray *Wedgwood Nowell as Hack De Long * Kate Toncray as Aunt Martha *Lenore Lynard as Madge Larlane *Fred Kelsey as Detective *Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ... as Richard Van Loytor References External links * * 1921 films American silent feature films Lost American romantic comedy films Metro Pictures films 1921 romantic comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald 1920s American films Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Off-Shore Pirate
''The Off-Shore Pirate'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Metro Pictures and directed by Dallas Fitzgerald. The film was based on the short story " The Offshore Pirate" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, of no relation to the director, that was published in ''The Saturday Evening Post''. Viola Dana and Jack Mulhall star in the film. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Ardita Farnam (Dana), wealthy and beautiful, had a will of her own and a yacht. When her uncle (Jobson) indicated that he wanted her to meet a certain man, she decided that she wanted to marry a foreigner, saying she wanted a man with a past rather than a future. Alone on her yacht one evening Ardita heard some jazz melodies floating over the waves. A good-looking man (Mulhall) along with six black musicians came aboard. They tell Ardita that they have been giving a charity performance that afternoon and at the end had relieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
