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Frank Mitchell Dazey
Frank Mitchell Dazey (April 30, 1892 – June 16, 1970) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 50 films between 1914 and 1954. He was born in Quincy, Illinois. Son of Charles T. Dazey. Selected filmography * '' Manhattan Madness'' (1916) * ''The Prince of Avenue A'' (1920) * ''Polly of the Storm Country'' (1920) * '' Silk Hosiery'' (1920) * ''Home Stuff'' (1921) * ''Shadows of the Sea'' (1922) * ''Rich Men's Wives'' (1922) * ''Children of Dust'' (1923) * ''Poor Men's Wives'' (1923) * '' Mothers-in-Law'' (1923) * '' The Gold Diggers'' (1923 - editor) * ''For Another Woman'' (1924) * '' Manhattan Madness'' (1925) * ''Klondike Annie ''Klondike Annie'' is a 1936 American Western film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play ''Frisco Kate'', which she wrote in 1921 and a story written by the duo Marion Morgan and George Brendan Dowe ...'' (1936) External links * * 1892 births 1970 deaths American male screenwriters Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy ( ), known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010. As of July 1, 2015, the Quincy Micro Area had an estimated population of 77,220. During the 19th century, Quincy was a thriving transportation center as riverboats and rail service linked the city to many destinations west and along the river. It was Illinois' second-largest city, surpassing Peoria in 1870. The city has several historic districts, including the Downtown Quincy Historic District and the South Side German Historic District, which display the architecture of Quincy's many German immigrants from the late 19th century. History Early history Quincy's location along the Mississippi River has attracted settlers for centuries. The French became the first European presence to colonize the region, after Louis Jolliet, Jacques M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothers-in-Law
''Mothers-in-Law'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Ruth Clifford, Gaston Glass, and Vola Vale.Munden p. 528 Cast * Ruth Clifford as Vianna Courtleigh * Gaston Glass as David Wingate * Vola Vale as Ina Phillips * Crauford Kent as Alden Van Buren * Josef Swickard as Newton Wingate * Edith Murgatroyd as 'Mom' Wingate * Doris Stone Doris Zemurray Stone (November 19, 1909 – October 21, 1994) was an archaeologist and ethnographer, specializing in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the so-called " Intermediate Area" of lower Central America. She served as the director of the Nat ... as Tessie Clark 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 * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Quincy, Illinois
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American Male Screenwriters
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1970 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klondike Annie
''Klondike Annie'' is a 1936 American Western (genre), Western film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play ''Frisco Kate'', which she wrote in 1921 and a story written by the duo Marion Morgan (choreographer), Marion Morgan and George Brendan Dowell. Raoul Walsh directed. Plot Mae West portrays a kept woman by the name of Rose Carlton, "The Frisco Doll". She murders her keeper Chan Lo in self-defence and escapes on a steamer to Nome, Alaska, wanted for murder. She is joined mid-voyage by a missionary, Sister Annie Alden. Sister Annie is on her way to rescue a financially troubled mission in Nome, and inspires Rose, but dies en route. Rose assumes the identity of Sister Annie to avoid arrest, dressing her as a prostitute in a scene later deleted by the censors. The Frisco Doll decides to keep Sister Annie's promise of rescuing the mission and raises the money by combining soul-shaking sermon and song with street smarts. She's romanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Madness (1925 Film)
''Manhattan Madness'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John McDermott and starring Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor, a then real life husband and wife duo. It was produced by Fine Arts Pictures and distributed through Associated Exhibitors. This film is a remake of Douglas Fairbanks's 1916 film '' Manhattan Madness''. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, young Westerner Steve O’Dare comes to New York City in search of thrills but finds it very dull. A host of his friends decide to whoop things up a bit. An attractive young woman (Taylor) to whom Steve has been introduced has been suddenly kidnapped and sends him an S.O.S. from a house on Long Island. In good faith, Steve rushes to the rescue. The Long Island place appears to be possessed or the habitat of an evil gang determined to exterminate him by any means possible. Mysterious happenings occur in the house such as sliding walls, trap doors, dungeons, and what not. Steve gets busy and tackles them on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Another Woman
''For Another Woman'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Kenneth Harlan, Florence Billings, and Tyrone Power Sr. Synopsis A New York City wastrel inherits an estate in Canada. Cast Preservation A copy of ''For Another Woman'' is located in the BFI National Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N .... 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 David Kirkland American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Rayart Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gold Diggers (1923 Film)
''The Gold Diggers'' is a Warner Bros. silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont with screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the play '' The Gold Diggers'' by Avery Hopwood which ran for 282 performances on Broadway in 1919 and 1920. Both the play and the film were produced by David Belasco. The film stars Hope Hampton, Wyndham Standing, and Louise Fazenda. It was also the (uncredited) film debut of Louise Beavers. The story of ''The Gold Diggers'' was filmed again as a talkie in 1929 as ''Gold Diggers of Broadway'', which is now lost, and also in 1933 as ''Gold Diggers of 1933'', with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. Three other sequels followed: ''Gold Diggers of 1935'' (1935), ''Gold Diggers of 1937'' (1936), and ''Gold Diggers in Paris'' (1938). Plot Wally Saunders ( Johnny Harron) wants to marry chorus girl Violet Dayne (Anne Cornwall), but his uncle, Stephen Lee (Wyndham Standing) thinks that all chorines are gold diggers (people who date others to get m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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