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Frank O'Connor (director)
Frank O'Connor (died November 22, 1959) was an American character actor and director involved in approximately 300 productions. He was a director of several films; he also penned multiple screenplays. Career In 1920, Frank O'Connor arrived in Hollywood, where he joined the Lasky Players. Henry Miller mentored him. Later, O'Connor was a freelance writer and character actor. After a career as a film director, he attempted to produce his own and, in the words of the ''San Francisco Examiner'', "went broke"; he subsequently worked as an extra. Personal life O'Connor was married to a woman named Susan, and they had three children; he died in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 1959, at 78 years old. Partial filmography Throughout his career, O'Connor was involved in approximately 300 films with various roles, including actor, director, and writer: *''The Unwritten Code'' (1919), as Thompson *'' Everything for Sale'' (1921), director *''A Virginia Courtship'' (1921), director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Block Signal
''The Block Signal'' is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage. Cast * Ralph Lewis as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan *Jean Arthur as Grace Ryan *Hugh Allan as Jack Milford *George Chesebro as Bert Steele * Sidney Franklin as 'Roadhouse' Rosen *Leon Holmes as 'Unhandy' Andy *Missouri Royer as Jim Brennan Preservation Prints of ''The Block Signal'' are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Be Good
''Sailor Be Good'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Ethel Doherty, Viola Brothers Shore and Ralph Spence. Starring Jack Oakie, Vivienne Osborne, George E. Stone, Max Hoffman Jr. and Lincoln Stedman, the film was released on March 7, 1933, by RKO Pictures. Plot Cast *Jack Oakie as Kelsey Jones *Vivienne Osborne as Red Dale *George E. Stone as Murphy *Lincoln Stedman as Slim *Gertrude Michael as Kay Whitney *Huntley Gordon Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ... as Mr. Whitney * Charles Coleman as Butler Trivia Future pulp-writer and screenwriter, and ex-Navy man, Steve Fisher served as technical advisor and appeared on screen in an uncredited bit part.John Locke, ed. ''Pulpwood Days: Volume 2: Live of the Pulp Writers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Kong (1933 Film)
''King Kong'' is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure fantasy horror monster film directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose was developed from an idea conceived by Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot, and tells the story of a giant ape dubbed Kong who attempts to possess a beautiful young woman. It features stop-motion animation by Willis O'Brien and a music score by Max Steiner. It is the first entry in the King Kong franchise. ''King Kong'' opened in New York City on March 2, 1933, to rave reviews, and has since been ranked by Rotten Tomatoes as the greatest horror film of all time and the fifty-sixth greatest film of all time. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. A sequel, titled ''Son of Kong'', was fast-tracked and rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of The Circus
''Call of the Circus'' is a 1930 pre-Code film written by Maxine Alton and directed by Frank O'Connor. The film stars Francis X. Bushman and Ethel Clayton. The film is noted as silent screen idol Bushman's first talkie. Plot A retired clown (Bushman) tells a young woman (Wyndham) about his life under the big top and his troubles with his wife (Ethel Clayton). He falls for the young girl after rescuing her from peril, but she falls in love with a young man (William C. Kirby). Eventually he realizes his love for his wife and son, and the three return to the circus. Starring * Francis X. Bushman as The Man * Ethel Clayton as The Woman * Joan Wyndham Joan Olivia Wyndham (11 October 1921, in East Knoyle, Wiltshire – 8 April 2007, in London) was a British writer and memoirist who rose to literary prominence late in life through the diaries she had kept more than 40 years earlier, which were a ... as The Girl * William C. Kirby as The Boy * Dorothy Gay as Circus Perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masked Angel
''The Masked Angel'' is a lost 1928 silent film romantic drama directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Betty Compson. It was produced and distributed by independent studio Chadwick Pictures. Cast *Betty Compson - Betty *Erick Arnold - Jimmy Pruett *Wheeler Oakman - Luther Spence * Jocelyn Lee - Lola Dugan *Grace Cunard - Cactus Kate *Lincoln Plumer - Wilbur *Robert Homans - Detective Bives *Jane Keckley Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia. Before she acted in films, Kec ... - Nurse References External linksThe Masked Angel at IMDb.com* 1928 films American silent feature films Lost American films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films 1928 romantic drama films Films directed by Frank O'Connor 1920s American films Silent romantic drama films Silent American drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Sailors Go Wrong
''Why Sailors Go Wrong'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and written by Randall Faye and Delos Sutherland. The film stars Sammy Cohen, Ted McNamara, Sally Phipps, Nick Stuart, E. H. Calvert, and Carl Miller. The film was released on March 25, 1928, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Sammy Cohen as Sammy Beezeroff *Ted McNamara as Angus McAxle *Sally Phipps as Betty Green *Nick Stuart as Jimmy Collier *E. H. Calvert as Cyrus Green * Carl Miller as John Dunning *Jules Cowles as Native (uncredited) *Noble Johnson as Native (uncredited) *Jack Pennick as First Mate (uncredited) *Russ Powell Russ Powell (September 16, 1875 – November 28, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in 186 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''The Fa ... as Native Chieftain (uncredited) References External links * * 1928 films 1920s English-language films 20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen (1927 Film)
''Colleen'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Charles Morton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Tom Maguire, Sammy Cohen and Marjorie Beebe. The film was released on July 3, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Madge Bellamy as Sheila Kelly * Charles Morton as Terry O'Flynn *J. Farrell MacDonald as Mr. O'Flynn *Tom Maguire as Sheridan McShane Kelly *Sammy Cohen as Pawnbroker's Son *Marjorie Beebe as Kitty *Ted McNamara as O'Flynn's Groom * Tom McGuire as Police Lieutenant *Sarah Padden as Police Lieutenant's Wife * Sidney Franklin as Pawnbroker *Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ... as Bailiff References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Wife And Mine
''Your Wife and Mine'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Phyllis Haver, Stuart Holmes and Wallace MacDonald.Katchmer p.533 Cast * Phyllis Haver as Phyllis Warren * Stuart Holmes as Charlie Martin * Wallace MacDonald as Robert Warren * Barbara Tennant as Prisoner * Katherine Lewis as Winifred Martin * Blanche Upright as Mrs. Coy * June Lufboro as Tabitha Tubbs * Jay Emmett A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, j ... as Antonio Tubbs References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Frank O'Connor American silent fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The Night
''Heroes of the Night'' is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by Frank O'Connor (actor), Frank O'Connor and starring Cullen Landis. It was produced by Gotham Pictures and released by Lumas Film Corporation. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.79 c.1978 Cast *Cullen Landis as Joe Riley *Marion Nixon as Mary Allen *Rex Lease as Tom Riley *Wheeler Oakman as Jack Nichols *Sarah Padden as Mrs. Riley *J. P. Lockney as Marty Allen *Robert Homans as "Bull" Corrigan *Lois Ingraham as Jennie LeeReferences External links * * 1927 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Gotham Pictures films Films directed by Frank O'Connor 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spangles (1926 Film)
''Spangles'' is a 1926 silent drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Frank O'Connor and starred Marian Nixon, Pat O'Malley and Hobart Bosworth. at silentera.com A surviving print of the film was preserved at UCLA Film and Television and it is out on DVD. Cast * - 'Spangles' Delancy * Pat O'Malley - Dick Hale, Dick Radley * |
The Silent Power
''The Silent Power'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Ethel Shannon and Charles Delaney.Connelly p.255 It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis The manager of a hydro-electric plant manages to secure his reckless college graduate son a job working on the construction of a new dam. He falls in love with a woman, but when her crazed brother kills his boss he is arrested and convicted for murder. Sentenced to the electric chair it seems that it will be the unfortunate duty of his father to supply the electricity that will execute his son. Cast * Ralph Lewis as John Rollins * Ethel Shannon as Olive Spencer * Charles Delaney as Rob Rollins * Vadim Uraneff as Jerry Spencer * Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. Life and career Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
