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Fred Burns (actor)
Fred Burns (April 24, 1878 – July 18, 1955) was an American actor who mainly appeared in Western films. He appeared in over 265 films before his death in 1955. Biography Fred Burns was born on April 24, 1878, in Fort Keogh, Montana. For six years, he was in charge of Buffalo Bill Cody's ranch near Cheyenne, Wyoming. He " broke" wild mustangs for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and later with the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. Burns was a roping champion for five years in the early 1900s. By 1916, he had moved to Hollywood to work in movies full-time. He appeared in 23 movies between 1921 and 1930, and 91 movies during the sound era. He also was in charge of the stock at Fine Arts Studios. Burns died in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 1955, at age 77. Partial filmography * '' During the Round-Up'' (1913) as the Foreman * ''An Indian's Loyalty'' (1913) as the Ranch Hand * ''Jordan Is a Hard Road'' (1915) * '' Sold for Marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Keogh, Montana
Fort Keogh is a former United States Army post located at the western edge of modern Miles City, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is situated on the south bank of the Yellowstone River, at the mouth of the Tongue River. Colonel Nelson A. Miles, commanding the 5th Infantry Regiment, founded the post in August 1876, in the wake of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, as a base for patrols to prevent the Cheyenne and Sioux involved in the battle from escaping to Canada. The fort was originally known as the Tongue River Cantonment for two years. When relocated one mile west in 1878, it was renamed Fort Keogh in honor of Captain Myles Keogh, who was killed at the Little Bighorn. In 1877, the fort became the headquarters for the newly created District of the Yellowstone (a sub-unit of the Department of Dakota), which was commanded by Miles. The development of Fort Keogh as a military installation soon stimulated traders to supply the liquor and other service businesses that were the beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Bad-Man
''The Good Bad-Man'' is a 1916 American silent Western film directed by Allan Dwan. The film was written by Douglas Fairbanks, and produced by Fairbanks and the Fine Arts Film Company. It stars Fairbanks and Bessie Love. The film was originally distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film was edited and re-released by Tri-Stone Pictures in 1923. Plot "Passin' Through" (Fairbanks) is a benevolent outlaw who holds up trains so that he can provide for fatherless children in the Old West. He knows little of his personal history, but he is pursued by a US marshal (Cannon) who does. Along the way, he encounters Amy (Love), and falls in love with her. A rival bandit, "The Wolf" (De Grasse), is also a rival for Amy, but Passin' and Amy eventually marry. Cast Preservation status No print of the original 1916 release exists, but a print of the 1923 re-release is preserved at the Library of Congress. On May 31, 2014, a restored print of the 1923 version was shown at the San Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild To Go
''Wild to Go'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Eugenia Gilbert.Munden, p. 1045. Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Blake * Frankie Darro as Frankie Blake * Fred Burns as Simon Purdy * Ethan Laidlaw as Jake Trumbull * Earl Haley as Henchman 'Baldy' * Eugenia Gilbert Eugenia Gilbert (November 18, 1902 – December 9, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared as a leading lady in a number of westerns. In at least three films, she was billed as Eugenie Gilbert. Biography Gilbert was ... as Marjorie Felton 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 * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Robert De Lacey Film Booking Offices of America film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outlaw Express
''The Outlaw Express'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Leo D. Maloney, Joan Renee and Melbourne MacDowell. Wayback) Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Miles Wayburn * Joan Renee as Ann Townsend * as Sheriff * Al Hart as Carl Larson * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Cavalier
''The Unknown Cavalier'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ken Maynard, Kathleen Collins and David Torrence.Darby p.449 It is based on the 1923 novel ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' by Kenneth Perkins. Cast * Ken Maynard as Tom Drury * Kathleen Collins as Ruth Gaunt * David Torrence as Peter Gaunt * T. Roy Barnes as Clout Pettingill * Jim Mason as Henry Suggs * Otis Harlan as Judge Blowfly Jones * Josef Swickard as Lingo * Bruce Gordon as Bob Webb * Fred Burns as Sheriff * Jimmy Boudwin as Billy Gaunt * Pat Harmon as Bad Man * Frank Lackteen as Bad Man * Raymond Wells Raymond Wells (1880–1941) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director of the silent era.Goble p. 324 He is sometimes credited as Raymond B. Wells. Partial filmography * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1915) (actor) * ''The Sable Lorcha'' (19 ... as Bad Man References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Wild
''Speed Wild'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ethel Shannon Ethel Shannon (May 22, 1898 – July 10, 1951) was an American actress. She appeared in over 30 silent movies in the early 20th century. Early life and career Ethel Shannon was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of James and Agnes (Kn ..., and Frank Elliott. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jack Ames joins the police force after getting a reputation for racing, and beating, motorcycle riding coppers. His fiancée, Mary Bryant, is wooed by Wendell Martin, the brains of a gang of smugglers. Mary's brother Charles is also an involuntary member of the gang. When Mary is thrown in front of a train in an automobile crash, Jack rescues her. He then saves her brother from the vengeance of the smugglers. When he follows the gang on his motorcycle, his machine is thrown off a high cliff into the ocean. Martin kidnaps Mary and puts her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild West (serial)
''Wild West'' is a 1925 American silent Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. This serial is considered to be a lost film. Cast Chapters # The Land Rush # On the Show # The Outlaw Elephant # Ride 'Em Cowboy # The Rustler's Stampede # The Diamond Girl # The Champion Cowboy # Under the Buffalo # Stolen Evidence # The Law Decides See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1925 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films directed by Robert F. Hill Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Pathé Exchange film serials Silent American Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breed Of The Border (1924 Film)
''Breed of the Border'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Dorothy Dwan, and Louise Carver. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Circus Lacy arrives in a border town following the robbery of a mine, finding the father of Ethel Slocum is under suspicion. He protects Slocum from Sheriff Wells and then routes a bully who menaces Ethel. Later he locates the stronghold of the bandits who are led by Red Lucas and captures the leader. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Breed of the Border'' located in any film archives, it is 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 .... References External links * * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films Films directed by Harry Garson American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Jones
''Cyclone Jones'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Bill Patton and Kathleen Collins. Cast * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Cyclone Jones * Bill Patton as Kirk Davis * J.P. McKee as John Billings * Kathleen Collins as Sylvia Billings * Frank Alexander as Fatty Wirthing * Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ... as Jack Thompson References External links * 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles R. Seeling Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of Conscience
''Shadows of Conscience'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Russell Simpson, Barbara Tennant and Gertrude Olmstead.Connelly, p. 250. Cast * Russell Simpson as Jim Logan * Landers Stevens as Wade Curry * Barbara Tennant as Alice * Bradley Ward as Pedro (the halfbreed) * Nelson McDowell as Wesley Coburn * Edward Cooper as Judson Craft * Ida Mae McKenzie as Winnie Coburn * Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ... as Sheriff Bowers * Gertrude Olmstead as Winifred Coburn References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Of The Rockies
''Ruth of the Rockies'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, in New York City breezy Bab Murphy (Roland) comes into possession of a trunk with the insignia of the Inner Circle, a gang of crooks, who have their headquarters in Dusty Bend along the Mexican border but also operate in New York. The gang trails the trunk to ownership by Bab and, for it and a jade ring that is mysteriously sent to her, a series of adventures begin as she heads for the Bend. Members of the gang throw the trunk off a train into the California desert where it is picked up by two accomplices in an automobile, only to have an aviator who flies low enough to overpower them and intercept the trunk by taking their place at the wheel. This birdman of mystery will later save Bab from the enforced marriage to a member of the gang, and by the third episode saves her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bound In Morocco
''Bound in Morocco'' is a 1918 American silent action romantic comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), and Allan Dwan directed. The film was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation and distributed by Famous Players-Lasky / Artcraft Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, George Travelwell (Fairbanks), an American youth motoring in Morocco, discovers that the governor of El Harib (Campeau) has seized a young American woman for his harem. Disguised as an inmate of the harem, George nearly wrecks the place while he rescues her. One thrilling incident follows upon the heels of another in their attempts to get away, and it ends with him setting one tribe against another, leaving them free to peacefully ride away. Cast *Douglas Fairbanks as George Travelwell *Pauline Curley as Ysail *Edythe Chapman as Ysail's mother *Tully Marshall as Ali Pah Shush *Frank Campeau as Bash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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