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Frank Brownlee
Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Sold for Marriage'' (1916) * ''The Half-Breed'' (1916) * '' The Mysterious Mrs. M'' (1917) * ''The Double Standard'' (1917) * ''The Little Pirate'' (1917) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Tiller'' (1917) * ''Mentioned in Confidence'' (1917) * ''Wild Sumac'' (1917) * '' Her Moment'' (1918) * ''The Vanity Pool'' (1918) * '' Danger, Go Slow'' (1918) * '' The Lincoln Highwayman'' (1919) * '' Brass Buttons'' (1919) * ''The Return of Mary'' (1919) * ''Desert Gold'' (1919) * '' The Girl from Nowhere'' (1919) * '' Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) * '' Shore Acres'' (1920) * '' The Valley of Tomorrow'' (1920) * ''His Own Law'' (1920) (actor and writer) * ''Under Crimson Skies'' (1920) * '' Riders of the Dawn'' (1920) * ''The Whistle'' (1921) * '' Love Never Dies'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tombstone Canyon
''Tombstone Canyon'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by Alan James. Plot The Phantom Killer is on the loose with Ken (Ken Maynard) on his trail. He in turn is chased by a lynch mob. Cast *Ken Maynard as Ken *Tarzan as Tarzan (Ken's horse) *Cecilia Parker as Jenny Lee *Sheldon Lewis as Matt Daley (The Phantom) *Frank Brownlee as Alf Sykes *Jack Clifford as Newt *George Gerwing as Clem Sykes *Lafe McKee Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 19 ... as Colonel Lee * Edward Peil Sr. as Sheriff (replaced by Bob Burns) The film as released on DVD in 2009. External links * * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1932 Western (genre) films Films directed by Alan James American Western (genre) films Films produced by Samuel Bischoff 1930s English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brass Buttons
''Brass Buttons'' is a 1919 American silent comedy Western film directed by Henry King, and starring William Russell, Eileen Percy, and Helen Howard.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166 A New York cop in Arizona tackles a gang of criminals. Cast * William Russell as Kingdon Hollister * Eileen Percy as Bernice Cleveland * Helen Howard as Madeline * Frank Brownlee as Terence Callahan * Bull Montana as Jake the Priest * Wilbur Higby as Mayor Dave McCullough * 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 Cold-Deck Dallas References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1910s Western (genre) com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Exciting Night (1922 Film)
''One Exciting Night'' is a 1922 United States, American Gothic fiction, Gothic silent film, silent mystery film directed by D. W. Griffith. The plot revolves around a series of murders on a wealthy estate and the attempts of the cast to uncover the murderer's identity. The success of both the Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood play ''The Bat'' (1920), as well as the 1922 stage play ''The Cat and the Canary'', led Griffith to write and produce his own variation on the theme, which in turn led to the production of similar "murder mystery/old dark house" films such as ''The Ghost Breaker (1922 film), The Ghost Breaker'' (1922), previously filmed by C. B. DeMille in 1914, ''The Bat (1926 film), The Bat'' (1926) based on the The Bat (play), 1920 play, ''Midnight Faces'' (1926), ''The Cat and the Canary (1927 film), The Cat and the Canary'' (1927), ''The Old Dark House (1932 film), The Old Dark House'' (1932) and even the fabled ''London After Midnight (film), London After Midni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hole In The Wall (1921 Film)
''(for a 1929 early talkie remake starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert see -- The Hole in the Wall.)'' ''The Hole in the Wall'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed and co-produced by Maxwell Karger. The film starred Alice Lake and is based on a Broadway play, ''The Hole in the Wall'' by Fred Jackson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jean Oliver (Lake) is a young woman who has been wronged by a wealthy lady and seeks her revenge. She becomes a seeress, posing as Madam Mysteria, a medium who has been killed in an accident. Through a band of crooks she determines to avenge herself on Mrs. Ramsey (Lester), who was instrumental in sending Jean to prison. Gordon Grant (Forrest), a reporter, comes to the medium's parlor with a woman who is posing as his aunt. He is attempting to solve the kidnapping of Mrs. Ramsey's young grandchild, and while he is there the police raid the place and arrest the crooks. The le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Never Dies (1921 Film)
''Love Never Dies'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. Prints of the film survive in several film archives. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Trott (Hughes) overcomes the bad influence of a wretched home, becomes successful as a contracting engineer, and marries the beautiful Tilly Whaley (Bellamy). They settle down to a happy existence in their own cottage. Then a specter of his past appears, a drunken mother, and during his absence his wife is rushed home by her sanctimonious father Ezekiel Whaley (Brownlee) and is granted a divorce. John, accompanied by his foster sister, goes to a distant city. En route, the train is wrecked and he reports himself and the child killed. His wife marries a former sweetheart. Years later, John returns to the town and old love is renewed. The jealous husband attempts to kill John but is whipped in the encounter. The husband then decides to kill himself and is successful, despite John's valiant attempt to stop h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whistle (1921 Film)
''The Whistle'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by May Wilmoth, Olin Lyman and Lambert Hillyer. The film stars William S. Hart, Frank Brownlee, Myrtle Stedman, Georgie Stone, Will Jim Hatton, and Richard Headrick. The film was released in April 1921, by Paramount Pictures. A print of the film is in the Library of Congress. Plot Robert Evans (William S. Hart) loses his son, Danny (Will Jim Hatton), due to dangerous working conditions. His employer, Henry Chapple (Frank Brownlee), refuses to fix the problem. Evans takes revenge by kidnapping Chapple's son, Georgie (Georgie Stone), and raising him as he did his own. It's a life of labor, the opposite of the life which the Chapples would have given Georgie. Years later, Chapple meets Evans again while he is injured. He provides the best medical care he can for him, regardless of the cost. As Georgie spends more time with the Chapples, Mrs. Chapple (Myrtle Stedman) grows very fond of him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Dawn (1920 Film)
''Riders of the Dawn'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Roy Stewart, Claire Adams, and Joseph J. Dowling.Parish & Pitts p. 76 Cast * Roy Stewart as Kurt Dorn * Claire Adams as Lenore Anderson * Joseph J. Dowling as Tom Anderson * Robert McKim as Henry Neuman * Marie Messinger as Kathleen * Violet Schram as Olga * Arthur Morrison as Olsen * Marc B. Robbins as Chris Dorn * Fred Starr as Nash * Frank Brownlee Frank Brownlee (October 11, 1874 – February 10, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1911 and 1943. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Sol ... as Glidden References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Crimson Skies
''Under Crimson Skies'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter and Mabel Ballin. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Cast * Elmo Lincoln as Captain Yank Barstow * Harry von Meter as Vance Clayton * Mabel Ballin as Helen Clayton * Nancy Caswell as Peg Clayton * Frank Brownlee as Dead Sight Burke * Paul Weigel as Plum Duff Hargis * Dick La Reno as Second Mate * Noble Johnson as Baltimore Bucko * Beatrice Dominguez as Island Girl * Ethel Irving Ethel Irving (1869–1963) was a British stage actress. She also appeared in five films. She was the daughter of stage actor Joseph Irving (died 1870) and the wife of actor Gilbert Porteous (died 1928) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Own Law
''His Own Law'' is a 1920 American silent drama film, produced and directed by J. Parker Read, Jr., and released by Goldwyn Pictures. Starring Hobart Bosworth, the film survives in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p.80 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Plot As summarized in a Film Daily, J.C. MacNeir (Hobart Bosworth), a construction engineer of repute, becomes attached to young French engineer Jean Saval (Rowland V. Lee), whom he meets during one of the drunken sprees he indulges in between jobs. After a night spent in cheap lodging, MacNeir takes Saval home with him and then to the next job in Chinook. Here Saval falls in love with Sylvia Harris (Jean Calhoun). After he is suddenly called up for French military service, and with no one to marry them, Saval pledges his faith and gives Sylvia a wedding ring. When MacNeir hears that Saval has been killed in batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of Tomorrow as Jed Morgan
''The Valley of Tomorrow'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and Harvey Clark.Connelly p.427 Cast * William Russell as Dabney Morgan * Mary Thurman as Elenore Colonna * Harvey Clark as Long John Morgan * Fred Malatesta as Enrico Colonna * Pauline Curley as Cecelia May Morgan * Frank Brownlee as Fang Morgan * Frank Clark as Caleb Turner * Louis King Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shore Acres (1920 Film)
Shore Acres is a 1920 American drama film directed by Rex Ingram that was based on the stage play by James A. Herne. It was adapted from the play by Arthur J. Zellner. The silent film was released on May 16, 1920, and runs for 60 minutes, over 6 reels. It is unknown if any copies of the film survive. Thus the film may be lost. Plot A period newspaper gives the following description: "''Shore Acres'' is a story of plain New England folk on the rock ribbed coast of Maine. Martin Berry, a stern old lighthouse keeper, forbids his spirited daughter Helen to speak to the man she loves! It is Martin's fondest hope that Helen will marry Josiah Blake, the village banker. Helen refuses to obey her father, and elopes with her sweetheart on the "Liddy Ann," a vessel bound down the coast. Her father learns of her departure, and insane with rage, he prevents his brother, Nathaniel, from lighting the beacon that will guide the vessel safely out through the rocks of the harbor. Desperately the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Are Trumps (1920 American Film)
''Hearts are Trumps'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Winter Hall, Frank Brownlee and Alice Terry.Goble p.793 Cast * Winter Hall as Lord Altcar * Frank Brownlee as Michael Wain * Alice Terry as Dora Woodberry * Francelia Billington as Lady Winifred * Joseph Kilgour as Lord Burford * Brinsley Shaw as Maurice Felden * Thomas Jefferson as Henry Dyson * Norman Kennedy as John Gillespie * Edward Connelly as Brother Christopher, the Abbot of St. Bernard * Bull Montana Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna; May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler, boxer and actor. Biography Born in Voghera, Italy, into a poor country family — and at a ti ... as Jake * Howard Crampton as Butler References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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