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F. McGrew Willis
F. McGrew Willis (August 18, 1891 – October 13, 1957) was an American screenwriter of the silent and early sound film eras. Born Frank McGrew Willis on August 18, 1891, in Pleasanton, Iowa, he broke into the film industry writing film shorts in 1914 and 1915 as a freelance screenwriter. His first feature credit came in 1915, with ''The Quest'', the first of three features he would pen in 1915. Over the next fourteen years he would write the scripts or stories for 43 silent films, three of which, ''The Girl in the Pullman'' (1927), ''Annapolis'' (1928), and ''A Blonde for a Night'' (1928), he also produced for either De Mille Pictures and/or Pathé Exchange. He would also produce another three films in 1928. In 1929, and through the next 6 years of the blossoming talking picture era, he would write the screenplays or stories for another 18 films. In the late 1930s he would work in England, where he scripted 6 films during the remainder of the decade. His final screenwriting cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up In Mabel's Room (1926 Film)
''Up in Mabel's Room'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Marie Prevost and Harrison Ford. It is based on the 1919 play of the same name by Wilson Collison and Otto Harbach. The film was remade in 1944 starring Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe and Gail Patrick. Cast * Marie Prevost as Mabel Ainsworth * Harrison Ford as Garry Ainsworth * Phyllis Haver as Sylvia Wells * Harry Myers as Jimmy Larchmont * Sylvia Breamer as Alicia * Carl Gerard as Arthur Walters * Arthur Hoyt as Simpson * William Orlamond as Hawkins * Paul Nicholson as Leonard Mason * Maude Truax as Henrietta Preservation status A print of ''Up in Mabel's Room'' is held by the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ... (MOMA). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Of The World (1916 Film)
The Way of the World is a 1916 American silent film, silent Feature film. The film was directed by Lloyd B. Carleton, while F. McGrew Willis adapted the screenplay from Clyde Fitch's play. The cast of this drama includes Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Davenport, and Emory Johnson. The plot revolves around Beatrice Farley, who scandalizes her marriage to first-term Governor Walter Croyden by engaging in a harmless flirtation with an old acquaintance, John Nevill. The scandal almost costs her husband a second term in office and leads to the death of Nevill. Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Universal released the film on July 3, 1916. Plot Peter Sturton is a politician and the head of the state political machine. Sturton supports Walter Croydon, a rising young attorney, for the position of Governor of the State. Croyden loves Beatrice Farley, a young society belle, but they have not been formally engaged. Croyden invites Beatrice to accompany him to a social ball. On the evening o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyman's Price
''Everyman's Price'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Burton L. King and starring Grace Darling, Bud Geary and Nita Naldi.Munden p.219 Cast * Grace Darling as Ethel Armstrong * E.J. Ratcliffe as Henry Armstrong * Charles Waldron as Bruce Steele * Bud Geary as Jim Steele * Nita Naldi Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; In this reference Naldi's birth name Nonna is mistakenly cited “Donna”. Naldi's birthname in this reference is also incorrectly cited as “Donna”. November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an Ameri ... 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 * 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Burton L. King {{1920s-US-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Melody
''The Phantom Melody'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard, and starring Monroe Salisbury, Henry A. Barrows, Ray Gallagher, Charles West and Jean Calhoun. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company on January 27, 1920. The film's "premature burial" plotline tilts it in the direction of being a horror film as well as a melodrama. Director Gerrard emigrated to Hollywood from Ireland in 1913 to become an actor, but quickly gravitated to film directing in 1916 with his ''The Price of Victory'', but gave up directing soon after filming ''The Phantom Melody''. Plot A wealthy count named Camello is in love with Mary Drake, but his cousin Gregory Baldi is also pursuing her. World War 2 breaks out, and Gregory is thought to have been killed in action. The Count succeeds in getting Mary to marry him, but on the eve of their wedding, Gregory returns home alive. Seeking to rid himself of his rival, Gregory buries Camello alive in an undergroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pagan God
''The Pagan God'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Park Frame and starring H.B. Warner, Carmen Phillips and Edward Peil Sr.Connelly p.393 Cast * H.B. Warner as Bruce Winthrop * Carmen Phillips as Tai Chen * Edward Peil Sr. as Wah Kung * Yutaka Abe as Wong * Carl Stockdale as Henry Addison * Marguerite De La Motte as Beryl Addison * Walter Perry Walter Laing MacDonald Perry, Baron Perry of Walton, OBE, FRS, FRCP, FRSE (16 June 1921 – 17 July 2003) was a distinguished Scottish academic. He was the first Vice Chancellor of the Open University. Life Perry was born in Dundee, son o ... as American Minister References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Park Frame Film Bookin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of The Game (1919 Film)
''The End of the Game'' is a 1919 silent film drama produced and directed by Jesse D. Hampton and starring J. Warren Kerrigan. It was distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and Pathé Exchange. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan - Burke Allister * Lois Wilson - Mary Miller * Gayne Whitman - Frank Miller(*as Alfred Whitman) * Jack Richardson - Dan Middleton * George Field - Four-Ace Baker *Milton Ross - Faro Ed *Walter Perry - Wild Bill *Elinor Fair - Mona *Bert Appling - Sheriff *Joseph J. Franz - Hotel Clerk (*as J.J. Franz) Preservation status *The film is preserved in the Filmmuseum Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. Location and history Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ... EYE Institut, Netherlands. References External linksThe End of the Game at IMDb.com* 1919 films American silent feature films Pathé Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Playthings can refer to: *Playthings, a band featuring New Zealand musician and music producer Paul Kean on bass * "Playthings", an episode of the television show ''Supernatural'' * ''Playthings'' (magazine), (1903–2010) an industry magazine based in New York City focusing on toys and games * ''Playthings'' (film), a 1918 American silent film See also *"Plaything Plaything is a song by American singer Rebbie Jackson, the first single from her third album ''R U Tuff Enuff.'' It reached #8 on the US R&B chart, making it her second biggest hit on that chart after 1984's ''Centipede.'' After ''Centipede'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Velvet Hand
''The Velvet Hand'' is a 1918 American drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Fritzi Brunette, William Conklin, Gino Corrado, F. A. Turner, Wedgwood Nowell and Carmen Phillips. The film was released on September 30, 1918, by Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. Plot Cast *Fritzi Brunette as Gianna Russelli *William Conklin as Count Paul Trovelli *Gino Corrado as Russino Russelli * F. A. Turner as Russo Russelli *Wedgwood Nowell as Prince Visconte *Carmen Phillips Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a "vamp". Biography A native Calif ... as Countess Michetti *Nicholas Dunaew as Secretary References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velvet Hand 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Universal Pictures fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Love (1918 Film)
''Modern Love'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Philo McCullough, and Arthur Shirley.Weaver p.454 Cast * Mae Murray as Della Arnold * Philo McCullough as Julian Lawrence * Arthur Shirley as George Addison * Claire Du Brey as Myrtle Harris * George Chesebro as Wilbur Henderson * Mrs. A.E. Wright as Mrs. Hall References Bibliography * John T. Weaver. ''Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928''. Scarecrow Press, 1971. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard Universal Pictures films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Burglar For A Night
''A Burglar for a Night'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson and William Elmer.Rainey p.230 Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Kirk Marden * Lois Wilson as Janet Leslie * William Elmer as William Neal * Herbert Prior as Wilbur Clayton * Robert Brower as Daniel Marden * Charles K. French as James Herrick * Lydia Yeamans Titus Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema. She was remembered on stage for her ''Baby-Talk'' act and a ... as Maggia, the Maid * Arma Roma as Ruby Fallon References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992. External links * 1918 films 1918 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride's Awakening
''The Bride's Awakening'' is a 1918 American silent drama film released by Universal Pictures and produced by their Bluebird production unit. Robert Z. Leonard directed the film and his then-wife Mae Murray was the star. A print of the film is housed at the EYE Institute Nederlands. Plot As described in a film magazine, believing he loves her, Elaine Bronson (Murray) at the death of her uncle marries Richard Earle (Cody). Before long, she discovers that he is more interested in her fortune, and so she accepts the attentions of Jimmy Newton (Dearholt). Richard has been having an affair with a married woman but tires of her, and comes to appreciate the beauty of his wife. However, she will have nothing to do with him. The other woman comes back to Richard and when she finds out about his marriage, she kills him, leaving Elaine and Jimmy free to pursue their happiness. Cast *Mae Murray as Elaine Bronson *Lew Cody as Richard Earle *Clarissa Selwynne as Lucille Bennett * Harry Carter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even As You And I
''Even As You and I'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Ben F. Wilson, Mignon Anderson and Bertram Grassby.''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. p.184 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as Carrillo * Mignon Anderson as Selma * Bertram Grassby as Artist * Priscilla Dean as Artist's Wife * Harry Carter (actor), Harry Carter as Saturniska * Maude George as Cleo * Hayward Mack as Jacques * Earle Page (actor), Earle Page as Stray * Edwin Wallock as Wisdom * Seymour Hastings as Experience References Bibliography * John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella & Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Lois Weber 1910s American films { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
