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Frank Farrington (actor)
Frank Farrington (8 July 1873 – 27 May 1924) was an American silent film actor. Farrington was born in Brixton, London, England. Farrington died in Los Angeles, California, after a choking spell from a throat infection at the height of his acting career on 27 May 1924. Filmography * '' The Man Who Fights Alone'' (1924) .... Struthers * ''The Courtship of Miles Standish (1923) .... Isaac Allerton * '' The Clean Up'' (1923) .... Amos Finderson * '' In the Days of Daniel Boone'' (1923) .... Judge Henderson *'' The Face at Your Window'' (1920) .... District Attorney * '' The Scar'' (1919) .... Thaddeus Tabor * ''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' (1918) .... General Pershing * '' The Long Trail'' (1917) .... Undetermined role * ''Pamela's Past'' (1916) * ''The Cossack Whip'' (1916) .... Fedor Turov * ''Through Turbulent Waters'' (1915) .... Paul Temple * ''On the Brink of the Abyss'' (1915) * ''A Man of Iron'' (1915) * ''A Hatful of Trouble'' (1914) .... Wendall Wiggins * ''Zudora ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scar (1919 Film)
''The Scar'' is a lost 1919 American silent film drama directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Kitty Gordon. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company. Plot summary Cast * Kitty Gordon as Cora * Irving Cummings as George Reynolds * Jennie Ellison as Mrs. Reynolds * Eric Mayne Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films ''The New York Peaco ... as Hastings * Charles Dungan as Cavanaugh * Frank Farrington as Thaddeus Tabor * Ruth Findlay as Frances Tabor * Paul Doucet as Valdez * David Herblin as Caryl Haskill * Herbert Bradshaw as Willard * Amelie Barleon as Cora's Maid (credited as Amelia Barleon) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scar, The 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by Frank Hall Crane Lost American films American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Silent Film Actors
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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] |
1924 Deaths
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Million Dollar Mystery
''The Million Dollar Mystery'' is a 23-chapter film serial released in 1914, directed by Howell Hansel, and starring Florence La Badie and James Cruze. It is presumed lost. Plot A prologue for ''The Million Dollar Mystery'' introduced the characters and groups. After the opening title card shows "hundreds of hands" grasping for the money and then a shot of the check for $10,000 the solver of the mystery is shown prior to the beginning of the first reel. Baby Florence is left at a boarding school with a note and half a bracelet instructing that her father will come to take her back upon her eighteenth birthday. Hargreaves, here played by Alfred Norton, is chased by the Black Hundred, but he receives a note and money before attempting to escape by balloon on the top of a building. The balloon is shot down and the first chapter ends. Cast *Florence La Badie as Florence Hargreaves raised under the name "Florence Gray" *Albert Norton as Stanley Hargreaves, Florences' father. *Sidney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cossack Whip
''The Cossack Whip'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John H. Collins and starring Viola Dana, Richard Tucker and Robert Walker.Spehr & Lundquist p.257 Cast * Viola Dana as Darya Orlinsky * Grace Williams as Katerina Orlinsky * Robert Walker as Alexis * Frank Farrington as Ivan Turov - Cossack Officer * Richard Tucker as Sergius Kordkin * Sally Crute as Mme. Alla Pojeska * William Wadsworth as Orlinsky - Darya's Father * Robert Brower as Andre Lukovsky * Saul Harrison as Misha Lukovsky * Franklyn Hanna ''Franklyn'' is a 2008 British science fantasy film written and directed by Gerald McMorrow as his debut feature. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, it stars Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green and Sam Riley. Shooting took place in London in the fourth quarter o ... as Feodor Turov - Prefect of Police References Bibliography * Paul C. Spehr & Gunnar Lundquist. ''American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920''. McFarland, 1996. External links * 1916 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Trail (film)
''The Long Trail'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Howell Hansel and written by Eve Unsell. The film stars Lou Tellegen, Mary Fuller, Winifred Allen, Sidney Bracey, Franklin Woodruff and Ferdinand Tidmarsh. The film was released on July 23, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot The plot description in the 11 August 1917 issue of ''Moving Picture World'' reads: Cast *Lou Tellegen as Andre Dubois *Mary Fuller as Louise Graham *Winifred Allen as Michette Dubois *Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey (born Sidney Bracy; 18 December 1877 – 5 August 1942) was an Australian-born American actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he performed in more than 320 films between 1909 and 1942. Early lif ... as Paul Graham *Franklin Woodruff as Const. Joyce *Ferdinand Tidmarsh * Frank Farrington References External links * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Hell With The Kaiser!
''To Hell with the Kaiser!'' is a lost 1918 American silent Great War propaganda comedy film produced by Screen Classics Productions and distributed by Metro Pictures. It was directed by George Irving and starred Lawrence Grant as the Kaiser. Made toward the close of World War I, this film falls in line with other films of this popular genre, ''the wartime propaganda film'', made at the same time i.e. ''The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin'', '' The Prussian Cur'', ''The Claws of the Hun'', ''Yankee Doodle in Berlin'', ''Civilization'', ''Hearts of the World'', ''The Heart of Humanity'', ''Over the Rhine'', ''The False Faces'', ''The Unpardonable Sin'', ''My Four Years in Germany'', and ''The Sinking of the Lusitania ''The Sinking of the Lusitania'' (1918) is an American silent animated short film by cartoonist Winsor McCay. It is a work of propaganda re-creating the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS ''Lusitania''. At twelve minut ...'' to name a few. Plot L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Days Of Daniel Boone
''In the Days of Daniel Boone'' is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The film is considered to be lost. A trailer is included in the DVD ''More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931: 50 Films''. Cast Chapter titles # His Country's Need # At Sword's Point # Liberty or Death # Foiling the Regulators # Perilous Paths # Trapped # In the Hands of the Enemy # Over the Cliff # The Flaming Forest # Running the Gauntlet # The Wilderness Trail # The Fort in the Forest # The Boiling Springs # Chief Blackfish Attacks # Boone's Triumph See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * * * 1923 films 1923 lost films 1923 Western ... [...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] |
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