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Frank Evans (actor)
Frank Evans (1849 – March 11, 1934) was an American actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1908 and 1927. Selected filmography * '' The Vaquero's Vow'' (1908) * ''Nursing a Viper'' (1909) * ''The Woman from Mellon's'' (1910) * ''A Mohawk's Way'' (1910) as Trapper * ''The Modern Prodigal'' (1910) as guard * '' Swords and Hearts'' (1911) * '' The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch'' (1912) * ''The Musketeers of Pig Alley'' (1912) * ''Won by a Fish'' (1912) * ''One Is Business, the Other Crime'' (1912) * '' The Narrow Road'' (1912) * ''Fate'' (1913) * '' The Yaqui Cur'' (1913) * '' The Woman in Black'' (1914) * ''Her Maternal Right'' (1916) * ''The World's Great Snare'' (1916) * '' The Argyle Case'' (1917) * ''Oh, Johnny!'' (1918) * '' High Pockets'' (1919) * '' The Flaming Clue'' (1920) * ''Experience'' (1921) * ''Love of Women ''Love of Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Helene Chadwick, Montagu Love, and Maurice Costello. Synopsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 In Film
The year 1908 in film involved some significant events. Events *July 3 - Malhabour Theater, the first film house in Iloilo City was opened to the public. *July 14 – D. W. Griffith becomes a director at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City. Between 1908 and 1913, Griffith will direct nearly 500 films starting with the release of The Adventures of Dollie. *October 28 – The Russian Film Industry begins with the release of Russia's first fictional narrative film '' Stenka Razin''. *November 18 – Release in France of ''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' (''La Mort du duc de Guise''), the first film with a screenplay by an eminent man of letters, the playwright Henri Lavedan; it is also directed by two men of the theatre, Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, features actors of the Comédie-Française, and is accompanied by a score from Saint-Saëns. *December - Thomas Edison forms the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Maternal Right
''Her Maternal Right'' is lost American silent film directed by John Ince and Robert Thornby and stars Kitty Gordon. World Film Corporation distributed. Cast *Kitty Gordon - Nina Seasbury *Zena Keefe - Mary Winslow *George Relph - Emory Townsend * Frank Evans - Amos Nelson *Warner Richmond Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spa ... References External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by John Ince Films directed by Robert Thornby American black-and-white films World Film Company films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1849 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in the Hungarian capitals, Buda and Pest. The Hungarian government and parliament flee to Debrecen. * January 8 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Romanian armed groups massacre 600 unarmed Hungarian civilians, at Nagyenyed.Hungarian HistoryJanuary 8, 1849 And the Genocide of the Hungarians of Nagyenyed/ref> * January 13 ** Second Anglo-Sikh War – Battle of Tooele: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. ** The Colony of Vancouver Island is established. * January 21 ** General elections are held in the Papal States. ** Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Battle of Nagyszeben – The Hungarian army in Transylvania, led by Josef Bem, is defeated by the Austrians, led by Anton Puchner. * January 23 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Wild (1927 Film)
''Running Wild'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film built around the unique talents of its star, W. C. Fields. The movie was filmed at Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Plot Cast *W. C. Fields as Elmer Finch *Mary Brian as Elizabeth *Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Finch *Claude Buchanan as Dave Harvey * Frederick Burton as Mr. Harvey *Barnett Raskin as Junior * Frank Evans as Amos Barker *Edward Roseman as Arvo, the Hypnotist Preservation status The film was directed by Gregory La Cava and is preserved at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is .... It also received, along with several other Paramount titles, wide distribution on VHS tape in 1987 in celebration of Paramount's 75th anniversary.''The Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Police Patrol
''The Police Patrol'' is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by Burton L. King and starring James Kirkwood, Edna Murphy and Edmund Breese.Munden p.367 Plot A patrolman falls in love with a dressmaker, is ordered to arrest her when a doppelganger commits a series of robberies. He instead sets out to find the guilty woman. Cast * James Kirkwood as Officer Jim Ryan * Edna Murphy as Alice Bennett / Dorothy Stone * Edmund Breese as Tony Rocco * Bradley Barker as Maurice Ramon * Frank Evans as Buddy Bennett * Joseph W. Smiley as Lieutenant Burke * Robert McKim as Maurice Ramon * Blanche Craig as Nora Mullen * Edward Roseman as Chicago Charley * Tammany Young as The Crasher * Charles Craig as Perkins * James Laffey as Inspector Regan * Monya Andre Monya may refer to: *Sergei Monia Sergei Alexandrovich Monia (russian: Сергей Александрович Моня; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian professional basketball player. He was selected by the NBA club the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of Women
''Love of Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Helene Chadwick, Montagu Love, and Maurice Costello. Synopsis An unscrupulous millionaire schemes to break up a marriage with the aid of a vamp. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Love of Women'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... 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 * * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Whitman Bennett American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Experience (1921 Film)
''Experience'' is a 1921 American silent morality drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The allegorical film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Richard Barthelmess. It was based on George V. Hobart's successful 1914 Broadway play of the same name. It was the film debut of Lilyan Tashman. ''Experience'' is presumed to be a lost film. Plot The plot of ''Experience'' was summarized in the August 1921 issue of ''Photoplay'' magazine. File:Experience (1921) - Bruce Barthelmess & Daw.jpg, Youth (Richard Barthelmess) hears Ambition's call and leaves his mother (Kate Bruce) and Love ( Marjorie Daw) to seek his fortune. File:Experience (1921) - John Miltern.jpg, Experience (John Miltern) is to teach Youth many things about life. File:Experience (1921) - Youth encounters Pleasure Beauty & Wealth.jpg, Youth encounters Pleasure, Beauty, and Wealth. He asks Opportunity to wait for him. But Opportunity cannot! File:Experience (1921) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flaming Clue
''The Flaming Clue'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by William B. Courtney and Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Lucy Fox, and Sidney Dalbrook. Plot Secret Service agent Ralph Cornell is on the trail of a ring of counterfeiters. He tracks them to a boarding house in the country which is owned by Betty Quail and her mother. The head of the gang, Aaron Prine, is staying at the boarding house, where the counterfeiters have a secret lair which can be entered through a secret passage in Prine's room. In order to keep an eye on Prine, Cornell registers as a resident at the boarding house, during which time he and Betty fall in love. As he is closing in on the counterfeiters, he and Betty are captured and held captive. But the Secret Service arrives in time to rescue Cornell and Betty, and arrest the criminals. Cast list Production In preparation for the picture, Harry T. Morley shadowed a New York Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Pockets (film)
''High Pockets'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Louis Bennison, Katherine MacDonald, William Black, Frank Evans, and Edward Roseman. It is based on a novel of the same name by William Patterson White. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on August 15, 1919. Plot Cast * Louis Bennison as 'High Pockets' Henderson * Katherine MacDonald as Joy Blythe * William Black as Jim Stute * Frank Evans as Bull Bellows * Edward Roseman as Max Manon * Francis Joyner as Tony * Sam J. Ryan as Mike Flynn (as Sam Ryan) * Neil Moran as Henry Allison Preservation A print of ''High Pockets'' survives at 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 .... References External links * * 1919 Western (genre) films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Johnny!
''Oh, Johnny!'' is a 1918 American silent Western comedy film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Louis Bennison, Alphonse Ethier, Edward Roseman, John Daly Murphy, Frank Goldsmith, and Virginia Lee. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on December 22, 1918. Plot Cast * Louis Bennison as Johnny Burke * Alphonse Ethier as John Bryson * Edward Roseman as Charlie Romero * John Daly Murphy as Van Pelt Butler * Frank Goldsmith as Earl of Barncastle * Virginia Lee as Adele Butler * Anita Cortez as Dolores * Louise Brownell as Mrs. Van Pelt Butler * Russell Simpson as Adele's Father * Frank Evans (uncredited) Preservation A copy of ''Oh, Johnny!'' exists at 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 .... References External links * 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
