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Eve Unsell
Eve Unsell (December 6, 1879 – July 6, 1937) was an American screenwriter. She wrote for more than 90 films between 1914 and 1933.Women Film Pioneers Project (Columbia University Libraries) Background She was born in , and died in . Eve was an American scenarist who was known to also use the Oliver W. Geoffreys as well as E.M. Unsell. Eve was married to a man ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Mexico
''The Man from Mexico'' is a 1914 silent film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and Daniel Frohman. It starred John Barrymore in his second feature film and was remade in 1926 as '' Let's Get Married'' starring Richard Dix. The film was rereleased by Paramount in 1919 as part of the company's "Success Series" reissue of early successes. ''The Man from Mexico'' is now a lost film. The film is based on a Broadway play by Henry A. DuSouchet and was first performed in 1897 with William Collier, Sr. Collier toured the play and it became a staple of his repertoire. Cast *John Barrymore - Fitzhugh *Wellington Playter - Prison Warden *Harold Lockwood - Danton *Pauline Neff Pauline Neff (1885-1951) was an American stage and screen actress. The daughter of judge Daniel J. Neff, she was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles California. Neff married James P. Munyon, a "multi-millionaire medicine man ... - Clementia Fitzhew *Anton Ascher - Schmidt *Fred Annerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Shadow (film)
''The Great Shadow'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Tyrone Power Sr., Donald Hall and Dorothy Bernard. The making of the film is the subject of the Canadian play of the same name, written by Alex Poch-Golden. Plot Jim McDonald, the head of an union, struggles against a group of Bolsheviks led by Klimoff. A strike is called and McDonald's child is killed due to sabotage. Elsie, daughter of the capitalist Donald Alexander, is kidnapped by the Bolsheviks, but is saved by her lover, a secret agent. Cast * Tyrone Power Sr. as Jim McDonald * Donald Hall as Donald Alexander * Dorothy Bernard as Elsie Alexander * Jack Rutherford as Bob Sherwood * Louis Stern as Klimoff * E. Emerson as Greek leader * Eugene Hornboestel as Frank Shea Production The film was sponsored by the Canadian Reconstruction Association. A Vickers factory in Montreal and a film studio in Trenton, Ontario Trenton (2001 population 16,770) is a large unincorporated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trap (1919 Film)
''The Trap'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Olive Tell. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title ''A Woman's Law''. The film is based upon the 1915 play of the same name by Jules Eckert Goodman and Richard Harding Davis. The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929. Plot Based upon a summary in a film publication, Jean (Tell) teaches school at a settlement in Alaska and is loved by brothers Ned (Austin) and Steve Fallon (Schenck), whom Jean prefers. Ned and Jean's father Henry Carson go gold prospecting, while Steve spends his time gambling. Jean marries Steve in a ceremony witnessed by "Doc" Sloan (La Rocque). After Jean then becomes depressed by her husband's drunken ways, Steve boasts that he has a wife in Seattle, so she leaves. Jean's father returns having had no luck, but Ned returns hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Test Of Honor
''The Test of Honor'' (1919) was an American silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount, directed by John S. Robertson, and starring John Barrymore. Considered the actor's first drama movie role after years of doing film comedies and farces. It is based on author E. Phillips Oppenheim 1906 novel ''The Malefactor''. The film was made at Famous Players' East Coast facility and released prior to Robertson and Barrymore's famous ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1920). Plot Martin Wingrave(Barrymore) is arrested and sent to prison for seven years for a crime he didn't commit. While incarcerated he learns that his girlfriend and her male accomplice framed him for the crime. When Wingrave is released he plots revenge against his former girl and her man(Manon, Schable). However he begins a romance with his neighbor, a young woman(Binney) who truly loves him and warms his heart. Cast *John Barrymore - Martin Wingrave * Constance Binney - Juliet Hollis *Marci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Men And A Girl
''Three Men and a Girl'' is a lost 1919 American romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the off-Broadway play ''The Three Bears'' by Edward Childs Carpenter. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sylvia Weston (Clark) is a capricious young woman who says "I do NOT" when she leaves a rich groom at the altar. She runs away in her bridal gown to a bungalow she owns at Loon Lake, only to find it occupied by three men with grudges against women. They expel her and her old nurse to a nearby cabin and stake out a line over which the women are not to cross. One by one the three men come to love Sylvia. The two older men, thinking that she is unhappily married, propose to adopt her and provide her with some clothes other than her bridal gown and swimming suit, which is all she has at the cabin. The younger one, however, is wiser and wins her in the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Parisian Wife
''His Parisian Wife'' is a lost 1919 silent film romantic drama produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Emile Chautard and starred Elsie Ferguson. The source for this picture was the novel ''The Green Orchard'' by Andrew Soutar. Plot As described in a film magazine, Martin Wesley (Powell) marries the young French woman Fauvette (Ferguson), but she is out of place in the cold New England setting he provides her. After he begins to suspect her due to the distrust of his puritan relatives, they separate. Fauvette becomes a famous author, but her generosity exceeds her income. She is in difficulties with a money lender when Martin returns to woo her again. They find their love revived in the more genial atmosphere of New York City. Cast *Elsie Ferguson - Fauvette * David Powell - Martin Wesley *Courtenay Foote - Tony Rye *Frank Losee - Thompson Wesley *Cora Williams - Mrs. Wesley *Charles W. Charles - Minister (as Captain Charles * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whirlpool (1918 Film)
''The Whirlpool'' is a 1918 American silent crime film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Alice Brady, Holmes Herbert and William B. Davidson.Goble p.1015 Plot summary Cast * Alice Brady as Isabele Corbyn, aka Bella Cavello * Holmes Herbert as Judge Reverton * J.H. Gilmour as Ferris * William B. Davidson as Arthur Hallam * Robert Walker as Richard Brettner * Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in '' The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock ... as Colonel Warren * W.E. Williams as Dr. Comyns * Louise Lee as Mrs. Danzart * Virginia Lee as Miss Danzart * Mabel Guilford as Nurse * Wallace Clarke as Butler * H. Van Beusen as Detective * Joseph Burke as Guide References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Pursuit Of Polly
''In Pursuit of Polly'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Polly Marsden (Burke) is told by her father Buck Marsden (Losee) that she must choose from among her three suitors. She decides to settle it by a race. She is to be given an hour head start and agrees to bestow her hand upon the first one who catches her. In trying to elude her pursuers, she is mistaken for the confederate of a German spy. When the three suitors catch her, they discover that her heart and hand have been won by secret service agent Colby Mason (Meighan). Cast *Billie Burke as Polly Marsden *Thomas Meighan as Colby Mason *Frank Losee as Buck Marsden *A. J. Herbert as Talbot Sturgis * William B. Davidson as Larry O'Malley *Alfred Hickman Alfred Hickman (25 February 1873 – 9 April 1931) was an English actor. He was married to actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Nan
''Sunshine Nan'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Ann Pennington and directed by Charles Giblyn. It is based on the novel ''Calvary Alley'' by Alice Hegan Rice. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Nance Molloy (Pennington) and Dan Lewis (Hines), children of the slums, are sweethearts. They become mixed up in the death of a neighbor and are sent to reform school. Upon their release they are employed at the Clark Shoe Factory. MacPherson Clark (Barthelmess), son of the owner of the factory, endeavors to steal the formula of a dye developed by Dan, but Nan frustrates his efforts. The patent for the dye brings wealth to Nan and Dan and they are wed. Cast * Ann Pennington as Nance Molloy *Richard Barthelmess as MacPherson Clark *Johnny Hines as Dan Lewis (credited as John Hines) *Helen Tracy as Mrs. Snawdor *Charles Eldridge as Mr. Snawdor *James A. Furey (credited as J.A. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Jealousy
''Madame Jealousy'' is a 1918 American silent allegorical drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by George V. Hobart and Eve Unsell. The film stars Pauline Frederick, Thomas Meighan, Frank Losee, Charles Wellesley, Isabel O'Madigan, and Elsie MacLeod. The film was released on February 4, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, always ready to wreck the happiness of human beings, Jealousy (Frederick) selects Charm (MacLeod) and Valor (Meighan) as her two victims. She is almost successful at bringing about her desires, but the arrival of the child Happiness overcomes all disagreements. Jealousy awaits with interest her next victims. Cast *Pauline Frederick as Madame Jealousy *Thomas Meighan as Valour *Frank Losee as Finance *Charles Wellesley as Commerce *Isabel O'Madigan as Pride *Elsie MacLeod as Charm *Ina Rorke as Display *Francesca Cappelano as Mischief *Grace Barton as Sorrow *Eddie Sturgis as Treachery (credited as Edwin Sturgis) *M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over There (film)
''Over There'' is a 1917 American silent war drama film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Charles Richman, Anna Q. Nilsson and Walter McGrail.North p.59 It was made as a pro-war portrayal of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and took its name from the popular song '' Over There''. Cast * Charles Richman as Montgomery Jackson * Anna Q. Nilsson as Bettie Adams * Walter McGrail * Gertrude Berkeley * Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor w ... * Veta Searl * James A. Furey References Bibliography * Diane M. T. North. ''The State and the People: California During the First World War''. University of California, Davis, 2001. External links * 1917 films 1910s war drama films American war drama films Films directed by James Kirkwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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