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Fanny Midgley
Fanny Midgley (born Fanny B. Frier; November 26, 1879 – January 4, 1932) was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films. Biography Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier on November 26, 1879, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Midgley's work on stage included portraying Mopsa in the Broadway production ''The Free Lance'' (1906). Midgley's first feature film was ''Shorty Escapes Marriage'' (1914). In 1914 alone, she had 27 film appearances, including ''The Sheriff of Bisbee'', in which she starred with actress Mildred Harris, the future mother of Charlie Chaplin's first child. From 1915 through 1919, she appeared in another 32 films, mostly in supporting roles. Her last film appearance during this period was the 1919 film ''The Lottery Man'', in which she starred with Wanda Hawley and Wallace Reid. During the 1920s, her career began to slow, appearing in 22 films between 1920 and 1926, with her biggest film role during that time being in the 1922 film ''The Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Cuneo
Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens. Early years Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and was a law student at Northwestern University when he turned to acting. Career Cuneo's stage career included work with stock theater companies in Brooklyn, Chicago, and Winnepeg. Cuneo began a film career in 1912 with the Chicago-based Selig Polyscope Company then joined Essanay Studios in 1914. Working in early Hollywood, his popularity increased after he switched from comedic roles to the increasingly popular western film genre. However, his career was temporarily interrupted when he served with the United States Army during World War I. He served in France in 1917-1919 with the 33rd Division from Illinois. At war's end, Lester Cuneo returned to film and in the early 1920s set up his own production company making primarily western films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Italian (1915 Film)
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The Italian may refer to: * ''The Italian'' (1915 film), a silent film by Reginald Barker * ''The Italian'' (2005 film), a Russian film by Andrei Kravchuk * ''The Italian'' (Radcliffe novel), a novel by Ann Radcliffe * ''The Italian'' (Vassalli novel), a novel by Sebastiano Vassalli * ''The Italian'' (album), an album by Patrizio Buanne See also *Italian (other) Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Call Me Little Girl
''Don't Call Me Little Girl'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Mary Miles Minter. It was adapted by Edith Kennedy from the stage play "Jerry" by Catherine Chisholm Cushing. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Jerry Doubleday (Minter) is an eighteen-year-old girl, who arrives with her mother to stay with her aunt Joan (Stonehouse) ahead of her wedding. Aunt Joan's engagement to Monty Wade (Patrick) has gone on for ten years but the wedding seems on course to finally take place - until Jerry has other ideas. Determined to prove to her mother that she is no longer a little girl, Jerry arrives at the station dressed in the most modern fashions, and immediately "borrows" an automobile to take for a spin. This automobile turns out to belong to Monty, who rescues Jerry when she crashes it into a fruit stand and promptly falls for her. Jerry is determined t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy (1921 Film)
''Patsy'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by John McDermott and starring Zasu Pitts, Marjorie Daw and Wallace Beery.Stumpf p.117 Plot Cast * Zasu Pitts as Patsy * John MacFarlane as Pops * Tom Gallery as Bob Brooks * Marjorie Daw as Margaret Vincent * Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Vincent * Wallace Beery as Gustave Ludermann * Harry Todd as Tramp * Milla Davenport as Matron * Henry Fortson Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ... as Bones References Bibliography * Charles Stumpf. ''ZaSu Pitts: The Life and Career''. McFarland, 2010. External links * * * * 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by John McDermott 1920s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Soul's Eve
''All Souls' Eve'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the mystical 1920 Broadway play of the same name by Anne Crawford Flexner, with a story by Elmer Blaney Harris. Much was made of the film's use of double, triple and quadruple exposures to enable Minter to play two parts within the same scenes. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Nora O'Hallahan (Minter) is a young girl living in Ireland, who firmly believes that, on All Souls' Eve, the spirits of the dead return to visit those whom they loved in life. Her mother is living in America, and Nora sails to join her. When she arrives, she finds that her mother has died, and she takes up a position as a nursemaid with the Heath family. Roger Heath is a sculptor, and he and his wife Alice (also Minter) have one young son, Peter (Moore). Olivia Larkin (Phillips) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Audacious
''Always Audacious'' is a 1920 American silent romance film directed by James Cruze and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film stars Wallace Reid in a dual role, Margaret Loomis, Clarence Geldart, J.M. Dumont, Rhea Haines, Carmen Phillips, and Guy Oliver. It is based on the short story "Toujours de l'Audace" by Ben Ames Williams. The film was released on November 14, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Cast * Wallace Reid a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Corsican Brothers (1920 Film)
''The Corsican Brothers'' is a 1920 American silent historical adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Dustin Farnum, Winifred Kingston, and Wedgwood Nowell.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 It is an adaptation of the novel ''The Corsican Brothers'' by Alexandre Dumas. Cast * Dustin Farnum as Louis de Franchi / Fabiel de Franchi * Winifred Kingston as Emile de Lesparre * Wedgwood Nowell Wedgwood Nowell (born Harry Wedgwood Nowell; January 24, 1878 – June 17, 1957) was an American stage and film actor, director, producer, and musician. He produced 144 plays during his stage career, which began around 1901. Later, while w ... as Chateau Renaud * Will Machin as Le Baron Montigiron * Ogden Crane as Gaeno Orlando * Fanny Midgley as Madame Savilia Dei Franchi * Andrew Robson as General de Lesparre References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Goat (1918 Film)
''The Goat'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Frances Marion. The film stars Fred Stone, Fanny Midgley, Charles McHugh, Rhea Mitchell, Sylvia Ashton, Philo McCullough, and Winifred Greenwood. The film was released on September 29, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, ironworker Chuck McCarthy (Stone) loves Molly O'Connors (Greenwood), a stenographer for the Filmcraft Studio. While working near an open stage of the studio, Chuck decides to become a motion picture star. He rescues a pet monkey belonging to Bijou Lamour (Rhea Mitchell), the leading lady of the company, and is signed to "double" for her in a skating scene. He forgets himself and in another scene whips a half dozen "Germans" in a war film. Finally, he is cast to double for Marmaduke X. Caruthers (McCullough), who refuses to ride a horse in a western film. Chuck falls off the horse and is badly injured. Caruthers is lionized for his bravery whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheating The Public
''Cheating the Public'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Richard Stanton and starring Enid Markey, Ralph Lewis and Bertram Grassby.Solomon p.245 Cast * Enid Markey as Mary Garvin * Ralph Lewis as John Dowling * Bertram Grassby as Chester Dowling * Tom Wilson as 'Bull' Thompson * Edward Peil Sr. as Mary's Attorney * Charles Edler as Martin * Wanda Hawley as Grace Martin * Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. O'Toole * Fanny Midgley as Mary's Mother * Frankie Lee Frankie Lee (December 31, 1911 – July 29, 1970), was an American child actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1916 and 1925. Best remembered in the 1919 film '' The Miracle Man'', he was the little boy on crutches healed by the phony fait ... as Frankie Garvin * Barbara Conley as Bobby * James Titus as The Judge * Henry Peal as The District Attorney * Joseph Hartley as The Twelfth Juror * James Morgan as Warden * Arthur Glynn as The Governor * James P. McNeill as Dowling's Butler * Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Could You, Jean?
''How Could You, Jean?'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the male lead; Spottiswoode Aitken and a young ZaSu Pitts had supporting roles. This is a lost film, with no known surviving prints. Plot The plot involves a young socialite pretending to be a cook, who falls in love with a man she thinks is a hired hand, but he is actually a millionaire. The film was not well received by critics, who generally found it pleasant but dull, although ''The New York Times'' called it "a funny, extremely well-produced comedy". Cast Film with similar plot A novel by Norwegian writer Sigrid Boo, ''Vi som går kjøkkenveien'' (''We Who Enter Through the Kitchen'') has an almost identical plot to Brainerd's original book. Boo's novel was adapted for the American film ''Servants' Entrance'' (1934) starring Janet Gaynor, which had an identical plot to the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Of The Rail
''Wolves of the Rail'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film produced, directed by, and starring William S. Hart. Thomas H. Ince assisted Hart in supervising the production. Plot As described in a film magazine, "Buck" Andrade (Hart), an outlaw, promises his dying mother (Midgley) that he will reform himself. Taking a letter of introduction from a wounded man, he becomes a detective for the railroad, which he had previously held up several times. He is successful in capturing several bandits and also wins the love of Faith Lawson (Vale), who is a towerman (a type of railroad signalman). When the real detective recovers from his wounds and returns to duty, he discloses the true identity of Buck. Buck attempts to escape, but an attack on the railroad by his old gang forces him to remain. After he captures all of them, president of the railroad Murray Lemantier (MacDowell) assists by allowing Buck to escape. Cast * William S. Hart as "Buck" Andrade * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam Who?
''Madam Who?'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and the General Film Company. Survives in the Library of Congress, incomplete.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.109 c.1978 American Film Institute Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Jeanne Beaufort * as John Armitage * as Henry Morgan * |
