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Frank Lanning
Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Mended Lute''. He acted for Biograph, Kalem, Universal and Pathe studios. Selected filmography * '' My Hero'' (1912) * '' The Severed Hand'' (1914) * ''Buckshot John'' (1915) * '' The Three Godfathers'' (1916) * '' The Little Patriot'' (1917) * '' Bull's Eye'' (1917) * ''The Lion's Claws'' (1918) * '' Huck and Tom'' (1918) - Injun Joe * ''Bare-Fisted Gallagher'' (1919) * '' Haunting Shadows'' (1919) * '' Desert Gold'' (1919) * '' The Prince and Betty'' (1919) * '' A Sagebrush Hamlet'' (1919) * ''Daredevil Jack'' (1920) * ''That Girl Montana'' (1921) * ''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' (1921) * ''Out of the Silent North'' (1922) * '' Another Man's Boots'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * '' Drifting'' (1923) * '' The Remittance Woman'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witch Doctor
A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of Folk healer, healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is now more commonly used to refer to Alternative medicine, healers, particularly in regions which use traditional medicine, traditional healing rather than evidence-based medicine, contemporary medicine. Original meaning of the term In its original meaning, witch doctors were not exactly witches themselves, but rather people who had remedies to protect others against witchcraft. Witchcraft-induced conditions were their area of expertise, as described in this 1858 news report from England: Recourse was had by the girl's parents to a cunning man, named Burrell, residing at Copford, who has long borne the name of "The Wizard of the North:" but her case was of so peculiar a character as to baffle his skill to dissolve the spell, Application was next made to a witch doctor named Murrell, residing at Hadleigh, Essex, who undertook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunting Shadows
''Haunting Shadows'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring H.B. Warner, Edward Peil Sr., and Charles Hill Mailes.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 It was based on 1906 novel which had previously been made into a 1915 silent film, and would later be remade by Republic Pictures as a sound film ''The House of a Thousand Candles''. Cast * H.B. Warner as John Glenarm * Edward Peil Sr. as Arthur Pickering * Charles Hill Mailes as Bates * Frank Lanning as Morgan * Florence Oberle as Sister Theresa * Margaret Livingston as Marian Deveraux * Harry Kendall as Reverend Paul Stoddard * Patricia Fox as Gladys Armstrong * Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as John Glenarm Sr References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades (serial)
''The Ace of Spades'' is a 1925 American silent Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The serial is considered to be a lost film. Cast Chapter titles #The Fatal Card #No Greater Love #Whirling Waters #Fires of Sacrifice #Thundering Hoofs #Flung from the Sky #The Trail of Terror #The Lariat of Death #Fingers of Fate #The Road to Ruin #The Chasm of Peril #The Avalanche #The Fury of Fate #The Chasm of Courage #A Deal of Destiny See also * List of American films of 1925 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Rea ... References External links * * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1925 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Scars Make A Man
''Ten Scars Make a Man'' is a 1924 American adventure film serial written by Phillip Barry and directed by William Parke. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Allene Ray as Jean Morell * Jack Mower as Jack O'Day * Rose Burdick as Rita Morell * Frank Whitson as Henry O'Day * Larry Steers as Edgar Venable * Leon De La Mothe as Luther Candle (as Leon Kent) * Harry Woods as Buck Simpson * Frank Lanning as Aztinca See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links *''Ten Scars Make a Man'' at SilentEra 1924 films 1924 lost films American silent serial films 1924 adventure films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange film serials Lost American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Remittance Woman
''The Remittance Woman'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Ethel Clayton, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Mario Carillo. A remittance man (or woman) was one sent away from home (usually Britain) to avoid shame on the family. The following year a book of the same title appeared, by American pulp author Achmed Abdullah. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Remittance Woman'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drifting (1923 Film)
''Drifting'' is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the Broadway play ''Drifting'', by John Colton and Daisy H. Andrews. The play had starred Robert Warwick and Alice Brady. The film was directed by Tod Browning and features Priscilla Dean, Wallace Beery, and Anna May Wong. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Cassie Cook had played the opium selling game until fate and a bad shuffle compelled her to team up with her biggest rival, Jules Repin, and then the horror of the whole thing weighed down upon her and she determined to quit and leave China before it was too late. She had bought a lot of new gowns on credit, believing in Repin's promise that he had a big shipment of opium coming in which would give them both plenty of money. Now those gowns had to be paid for and Cassie's chum, Molly Morton, taken out of the country before a growing taste for opium got a final hold on her. So Cassie bet on a sure thing in the races and lost. "But I'm going t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step On It! (film)
''Step on It!'' is a lost 1922 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and featuring Hoot Gibson, released by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Vic Collins (Gibson) is continually losing cattle, but is unable to trace them beyond a stream that skirts his ranch. Lafe Brownell (Girard), an officer from Texas sent to trace cattle thieves, tells Vic that the new telegraph operator Lorraine Leighton (Bedford), whom Vic has become interested in, is at the bottom of the thefts. Vic follows her to a nearby ranch and finds the bed of the stream dry, because the water has been shutoff at a sluice way. Thus, his cattle had been driven across the dry stream and then the water turned on again. Vic is captured by the thieves and threatened with death, but Lorraine rides back to his ranch for help. It turns out that she was mingled with the gang only to obtain evidence to clear her brother's name from falsely being jailed for murder. Cast * Hoot Gibson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Man's Boots
''Another Man's Boots'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William James Craft and starring Francis Ford, Bob Kortman and Frank Lanning. Cast * Francis Ford as The Stranger * Elvira Weil as Nell Hadley * Harry Smith as Ned Hadley * Bob Kortman as Sly Stevens * Frank Lanning Frank Lanning (August 14, 1872 – June 17, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934. He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Lanning's film debut came in ''The Me ... as Injun Jim References External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by William James Craft Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Silent North
''Out of the Silent North'' is a 1922 American silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by William Worthington (director), William Worthington and written by Wallace C. Clifton and George C. Hull. The film stars Frank Mayo (actor), Frank Mayo, Barbara Bedford (actress), Barbara Bedford, Frank Leigh, Harris Gordon, Christian J. Frank, and Frank Lanning. The film was released on June 19, 1922, by Universal Pictures, Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Plot As described in a film magazine, French Canadian trapper Pierre Baptiste (Mayo) is in love with Marcette Vallois (Bedford), daughter of the post storekeeper, but he does not declare his love until he sets out with Englishman Reginald Stannard (Gordon) to locate a mine. A map giving the location of the mine falls into the hands of a loafer at the post, and unscrupulous schemers who have recently arrived at the post take advantage of the absence of Reginald to arrest Pierre to get possession of the mine. Pierre di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Of The Royal Mounted
''Cameron of the Royal Mounted'' is a 1921 Canadian silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Gaston Glass, Irving Cummings and Vivienne Osborne.Langman p.531 Part of the tradition of Northerns, it is based on the story ''Corporal Cameron'' by Ralph Connor about a young Scottish immigrant who joins the Mounties. Mostly lost, only one-third of the film is held at the National Film Archives at Ottawa. Cast * Gaston Glass as Cpl. Cameron * Irving Cummings as Dick Raven * Vivienne Osborne as Mandy Haley * Frank Lanning as Little Thunder * George Larkin as Andre Potts * Joseph Singleton as Jim Haley * Marion McDonald as Mrs. Haley * Gordon Griffith Gordon S. Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in ov ... References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Girl Montana
''That Girl Montana'' is an extant 1921 American silent Western film starring Blanche Sweet and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Jesse D. Hampton produced and Robert Thornby directed. The film is based on a 1901 novel, ''That Girl Montana'', by Marah Ellis Ryan. This is one of Sweet's few 1920s silent films to survive and is available in the DVD format. at silentera.com Plot As summarized in a film publication, Montana Rivers (Sweet) finally escapes her father who had forced her to wear men's clothing and help in robbing and cheating. She is taken in by friendly Indians and stays at their camp. Later, Akkomi (Edler), chief of the tribe, asks his friend Dan Overton to take the girl as it is not goo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daredevil Jack
''Daredevil Jack'' is a 1920 American silent 15-chapter action film serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and featuring Lon Chaney as a villain. The chapters were shown weekly between February and May 1920. The serial's working titles were ''Daredevil Durant'' or ''Dead or Alive''. An incomplete copy of the film is housed in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The supporting cast features Lon Chaney, Edgar Kennedy, John George and Bull Montana. This was the first of 23 films, many of them short subjects, in which the iconic boxer Dempsey appeared, usually as the top-billed leading man. Dempsey claimed Lon Chaney applied his makeup in the film, and said he had "a feather-like touch" compared to the other makeup men he worked with. The serial is today mostly lost, with some incomplete segments (mainly chapters 1, 2 and 4) stored at University of California, Los Angeles. Lon Chaney does not appear in the existing footage, which is unfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
