|
Frank Lackteen
Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen August 29, 1897 – July 8, 1968) was an American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1965, including several Three Stooges shorts. Biography Lackteen made his first American film in 1915 and was often seen as a villain in silent films. Many of his film appearances came in Westerns and serials. Lackteen was born in Kab-Elias, Lebanon, and attended an American school in Lebanon. He spent most of his childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence Historical Society He died from a respiratory failure on July 8, 1968, aged 70, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Geography Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is locate .... Selected filmography References External links * * { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortieth Door
''The Fortieth Door'' is a 1924 American adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz and starring Allene Ray and Bruce Gordon. The film is considered to be lost. The Library of Congress includes the film among the National Film Preservation Board's updated 2019 list of "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films" produced between 1912 and 1929."7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) National Film Preservation Board" running updated list (current as of October 23, 2019), "Fortieth Door, The (1924), George B. Seitz", p. 1, film number 41. National Film Preservation Board, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 14, 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Gold (1926 Film)
''Desert Gold'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by George B. Seitz. According to silentera.com the film survives while Arne Andersen Lost Film Files has it as a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... Portions of the film were shot near Palm Springs, California.here for Table of Contents Cast References External links * * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films based on American novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Films directed by George B. Seitz Films shot in California Films based on works by Zane Grey Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lash (1930 Film)
''The Lash'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. It had an alternate title of ''Adios''. The film was directed by Frank Lloyd and stars Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, James Rennie and Marian Nixon. The film was issued in two formats: Warner Bros. 65mm Vitascope wide screen and regular 35mm. The Vitaphone sound system was used for recording. Exteriors were filmed at the current Westlake Village, California and Russell Ranch of Thousand Oaks, California areas near Los Angeles. It was adapted for the screen by Bradley King from a story ''Adios'' by Fred Bartlett and Virginia Stivers Bartlett.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' p.100 c.1978 published by The American Film Institute Plot When Francisco Delfino (Richard Barthelmess) goes off to study for four years at a university in Mexico, his home in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jade Box
''The Jade Box'' (1930) is a Universal movie serial. It was a partial sound film with long silent sequences. Only an incomplete version survives today in Universal's vault, with incomplete footage and some missing sound discs. Plot John Lamar buys a Jade Box in Asia but it is stolen by his friend Martin Morgan. A cult, searching for the box because it contains the secret to invisibility, catches up with and abducts Lamar. After discovering the theft, the cult send a message to Martin and the pair's children: John Lamar's son, Jack, who is engaged to Martin Morgan's daughter, Helen. Jack searches for the Box while Martin attempts to discover the secret of invisibility for his own schemes. Cast * Monroe Salisbury as John Lamar, original purchaser of the Box and cult abductee *Jack Perrin as Jack Lamar, John's son & Helen's fiance * Francis Ford as Martin Morgan, false friend of John Lamar *Louise Lorraine as Helen Morgan, Martin's daughter & Jack Lamar's fiance *Wilbur Mack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Book (serial)
''The Black Book'' is a 1929 American silent film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey, starring Allene Ray and Walter Miller. Cast * Allene Ray as Dora Drake * Walter Miller as Ted Bradley * Frank Lackteen as Valdez * Paul Panzer as The Hawk * Marie Mosquini as Sally * Edith London as Mrs. Valdez * Willie Fung as Tin Lung * Edward Cecil as Limpy Lambert * John Webb Dillion as LeBec * Fred Malatesta as Sudro * Floyd Adams as Michael * Olga Vanna as The Maid * Jock Fraser as Crook * Evan Pearson as Crook * Clay De Roy as Crook 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 * 1929 films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Pathé E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Northwoods
''Queen of the Northwoods'' is 1929 American silent Western film serial by Pathé, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey, with a story by George Arthur Gray. Known cast members were Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair and Frank Lackteen. This serial was silent, had ten episodes and is believed to still exist in an incomplete state (missing a few episodes). Plot A mysterious masked villain known as the Wolf Devil tries to drive all of the non-native settlers out of Alaska. Walter Miller plays a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer named Inspector Steele. The Wolf Devil kidnaps the heroine, Miss Moreau. Cast * Walter Miller - Inspector Steele * Ethlyne Clair - Miss Moreau * Tom London - Garvin / The Wolf-Devil * Frank Lackteen - Jacques De Brun * Edward Cecil - Fergus * George Magrill - Sergeant Bolt * Nelson McDowell - Flapjack * Jean Diamond - Moon River Lady * Arthur Taylor * Fred Burns * Arthur Dewey The Wolf Devil The villain of the serial is one of film's first w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fire Detective
''The Fire Detective'' is a 1929 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Gladys McConnell as Gladys Samuels * Hugh Allan as Capt. Jeff Tarrant * Leo D. Maloney as Chief Carson * Frank Lackteen as Mr. Tarrant * John Cossar as Dist. Atty. Samuels * Larry Steers as Charles Lewis * Bruce Gordon Chapter titles # The Arson Trail # The Pit of Darkness # The Hidden Hand # The Convict Strikes # On Flaming Waters # The Man of Mystery # The Ape Man # Back from Death # Menace of the Past # The Flame of Love 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 * 1929 films 1929 adventure films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawk Of The Hills (1927 Serial)
''Hawk of the Hills'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast * Allene Ray as Mary * Walter Miller as Laramie * James Robert Chandler as Clyde Selby * Jack Ganzhorn as Henry Selby * Frank Lackteen as The Hawk * Paul Panzer as Manson * Wally Oettel as Shorty * Harry Semels as Sheckard * Jack Pratt as Colonel Jennings * J. Parks Jones as Lieutenant MacCready * Frederick Dana as Larry * John T. Prince as The Hermit * Whitehorse (as Chief Whitehorse) * George Magrill * Evangeline Russell as Indian Maiden * Chief Yowlachie as Chief Long Hand 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 * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger's Shadow
''The Tiger's Shadow'' is a 1928 American drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast * Gladys McConnell as Jane Barstow * Hugh Allan as Larry Trent * Frank Lackteen as Dr. Sandro * Edward Cecil as Slayton * Harry Semels as Hawks * Broderick O'Farrell as Amos Crain * Henry Hebert as Andre Blane * Paul Weigel as Martin Meeker * F.F. Guenste as Briggs, the Butler * John Webb Dillion as Ladd, the Gardener * Floyd Ames as Marks * Bruce Gordon as Bennie * Jean Porter as Flora * Richard Cramer as RoughHouse Rowan * George Kern as Boss Collins * Blackie Whiteford as McCord 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 * 1928 films American silent serial films 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin in Kentucky and was raised on the frontier, primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. In 1849, he returned to his successful law practice in central Illinois. In 1854, he was angered by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which opened the territories to slavery, and he re-entered politics. He soon became a leader of the new Republican Party. He reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Martial (1928 Film)
''Court Martial'' is a 1928 American silent film war drama film directed by George B. Seitz, starring Jack Holt, Betty Compson as Belle Starr, and Frank Austin as Abraham Lincoln, and released by Columbia Pictures. A foreign release print of the film survives and is preserved in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was shown at the annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival in 2014. Publicity for the film stated that several sequences were shot in early Technicolor, but these do not appear to have survived. Cast * Jack Holt as James Camden *Betty Compson as Belle Starr *Pat Harmon as Bull *Doris Hill as General's Daughter *Frank Lackteen as 'Devil' Dawson * Frank Austin as President Abraham Lincoln *George Cowl George Cowl (1878–1942) was a British film actor active in the United States.Solomon p.300 He also directed four films during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dan'' (1914) * ''The Rack'' (1916) * '' The Closed Road'' (1916) * '' The B ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Of The Frog
''Mark of the Frog'' is a 1928 American drama 10-chapter film serial directed by Arch Heath and written by Edgar Wallace. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot In search of missing treasure, a crime ring headed by the hooded "Frog" terrorizes New York. Cast * Donald Reed * Margaret Morris * George Harcourt * Gus De Weil * Frank Lackteen * Charles Anthony Hughes (as Tony Hughes) * Frank B. Miller * Helen Greene * Ed Roseman * Sidney Paxton * Morgan Jones Chapter titles # ''The Gas Attack'' # ''Decoyed'' # ''The Jail Delivery'' # ''Triple Vengeance'' # ''The Enemy Within'' # ''Cross Fire'' # ''Framed'' # ''A Life At Stake'' # ''A Race With Death'' # ''Paying The Penalty'' See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * ''The Frog'' (1937) * ''The Return of the Frog'' (1938) * ''Der Frosch mit der Maske ''Der Frosch mit der Maske'' (translation: ''The Frog with the Mask''), aka ''Face of the Frog'', is a 1959 West German-Danish black-and-white crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_(page_26_crop).jpg "Click for more on -> Desert Gold (1926 Film)")
