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Fred Huntley
Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in London, England – 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an English silent film actor and director. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's Covent Garden in 1879. After years as the leading man with the Carleton Opera Company, Huntley entered the film business as a writer and director for the Selig Polyscope Company in 1912. Filmography Actor * ''The Still Alarm'' (1911) * ''The Herders'' (1911) * ''Stability vs. Nobility'' (1911) * ''The Novice'' (1911) * ''Told in the Sierras'' (1911) * ''The New Faith'' (1911) * ''The White Medicine Man'' (1911) - Medicine Man * ''It Happened in the West'' (1911) * ''The Profligate'' (1911) * ''The Old Captain'' (1911) * ''Slick's Romance'' (1911) * ''Their Only Son'' (1911) * ''A Turkish Cigarette'' (1911) * ''The Regeneration of Apache Kid'' (1911) * ''The Blacksmith's Love'' (1911) * ''The Rival Stage Lines'' (1911) * ''The Artist's Sons'' (1911) * ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911) * ''On ... [...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] |
Chip Of The Flying U (1914 Film)
''Chip of the Flying U'' is a 1914 American short silent Western film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by Selig Polyscope Company and distributed by the General Film Company. Cast See also * Tom Mix filmography Preservation status * A copy is preserved incomplete in 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 ... collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.39 c.1978 American Film Institute References External links * 1914 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Better, For Worse (1919 Film)
''For Better, for Worse'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gloria Swanson. The film was the second of four "marriage films" directed by DeMille and the second DeMille film starring Gloria Swanson. ''For Better, for Worse'' was adapted for the screen by William C. DeMille. Jeanie MacPherson wrote the film's scenario. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Edward Meade (Dexter) and his close friend Richard Burton (Forman) are rivals for the hand of Sylvia Norcross (Swanson), but both men have volunteered to fight in the war. Although Sylvia favors Dr. Meade, she is proud of both of them. As Edward is putting on his uniform, the head of the children's hospital where he works comes to him and convinces him that his true duty lies there, where his surgeon's skill is most needed. Edward resigns his commission, and Sylvia, disgusted as what she perceives as cowardice, marries Richard the day he is leaving with his regiment for Europe. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Get Your Gun
''Johnny Get Your Gun'' is a 1919 American comedy silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Edmund Lawrence Burke and Gardner Hunting. The film stars Fred Stone, Mary Anderson, Casson Ferguson, James Cruze, Sylvia Ashton, Nina Byron and Mayme Kelso. The film was released on March 16, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Fred Stone as Johnny Wiggins * Mary Anderson as Ruth Gordon *Casson Ferguson as Bert Whitney *James Cruze as The Duke of Bullconia *Sylvia Ashton as Aunt Agatha * Nina Byron as Janet Burnham *Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Tupper *Raymond Hatton as Garry *Jack Hoxie as Bill Burnham *Dan Crimmins as Pollitt *Fred Huntley as Jevne *Ernest Joy as Lawyer Cotter *Noah Beery, Sr. as Town Marshal *Clarence Geldart as Director Preservation status * A print survives at UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Of Wetona
''The Heart of Wetona'' is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Norma Talmadge, Fred Huntley, and Thomas Meighan. Plot The film tells the story of some Comanche Indians and their preparations for a Corn Dance. The father of Wetona finds out she loves a white man.''The Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram''. (Richmond, Ind.), 04 April 1919, p. 7. Cast * Norma Talmadge * Fred Huntley * Thomas Meighan * Gladden James Gladden James (February 26, 1888 – August 28, 1948) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1911 and 1946. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and died in Hollywood, California, from leukemia. Family In 1914 he ... * F.A. Turner References External links * 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Sidney Franklin American adventure drama films 1910s adventure drama films Selznick Pictures films 1919 drama films 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Flower
''The Sea Flower'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Juanita Hansen, Gayne Whitman and Fred Huntley.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.66 Cast * Juanita Hansen as Lurline * Gayne Whitman as Truxton Darnley * Fred Huntley as 'Brandy' Cain * Eugenie Besserer as Kealani * Fred Starr as Gus Olsen * George C. Pearce George C. Pearce (June 26, 1865 – August 13, 1940) was an American stage and film actor, primarily of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1939. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los ... as Von Linterman * Alfred Allen as 'Gun' Fowler References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1918 adventure films American silent feature films American adventure films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Enlists
''Johanna Enlists'' is a 1918 silent film comedy drama produced by and starring Mary Pickford with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by William Desmond Taylor from a short story by Rupert Hughes, ''The Mobilization of Johanna''. Frances Marion, a frequent Pickford collaborator, wrote the scenario. The film was made at a time during World War I when sentimental or patriotic films were immensely popular. It was an early starring vehicle for Monte Blue, the male lead opposite Pickford. The film survives in several prints, including one at the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film magazine, Johanna Renssaller (Pickford), an uncouth, freckled country lass, works from dawn until late at night. Her only love affairs were with the hired man and a "beautiful brakeman" on the railroad. The hired man proved to be married and the brakeman proved impossible. She prayed for a beau, and then a whole regiment of soldiers came along and camped on the farm. Everyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Only Road (film)
''The Only Road'' is a 1918 American silent Western film starring Viola Dana. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures and directed by Frank Reicher. This picture is preserved at the BFI National Film and Television archive in London. Plot As described in a film magazine, Nita (Dana), in order to escape marrying Pedro Lupo (Blue), vainly calls for help and Bob Armstrong (Ferguson), who once before had rescued Nita from Pedro, again plays the hero. However, through the father of Pedro, a wrong light is placed upon this brave act such that Bob is forced to marry Nita. As Nita is of poor parentage while Bob is the son of a millionaire sent out west to gain his manhood, the match does not strike Bob as being a choice one, but the point of a pistol has considerable to do with his acquiescing. Nita is placed in a convent but escapes and, in the garb of a boy, seeks employment at the ranch where Bob is living. When found in the arms of her husband, the owner of the ranch, Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimrock Jones
''Rimrock Jones'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Wallace Reid. Cast * Wallace Reid as Rimrock Jones * Ann Little as Mary Fortune * Charles Stanton Ogle as Hassayamp Hicks * Paul Hurst as Ike Bray * Guy Oliver as Andrew McBain * Fred Huntley as Leon Lockhart * Edna Mae Cooper as Hazel Hardesty * Tote Du Crow as Juan Soto * Gustav von Seyffertitz as Stoddard * Ernest Joy as Jepson * George Kuwa as Woe Chong * Mary Mersch Mary Mersch (January 4, 1887 – February 26, 1956), sometimes credited as May Mersch, was an American actress active from the silent era up to 1938. She was under contract with Fox, and often worked with directors like William Farnum and Fra ... as Mrs. Hardesty Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Rimrock Jones'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 1, of two scenes of a Mexican and Jones shooting at each other, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Of Purple Dreams (1918 Film)
''The City of Purple Dreams'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Tom Santschi, Bessie Eyton, and Fritzi Brunette.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 66 Cast * Tom Santschi as Daniel Fitzhugh * Bessie Eyton as Kathlyn Otis * Fritzi Brunette as Esther Strom * Harry Lonsdale as Henry Hunt * Frank Clark as Symington Otis * Allan Sears as Olaf Nikolay * Lafe McKee as Pat Kelly * Fred Huntley as Thomas Quigg * William Scott as Artie Sparkle * Eugenie Besserer Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie ... * Cecil Holland References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Roadside Impresario
''A Roadside Impresario'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp and written by George Beban. The film stars George Beban, Jose Melville, Julia Faye, Harry De Vere, Harrison Ford, and Fred Huntley. The film was released on June 18, 1917, by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes .... Plot Cast References External links * * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Donald Crisp American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marcellini Millions
''The Marcellini Millions'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Donald Crisp and written by George Beban and Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars George Beban, Helen Jerome Eddy, Pietro Sosso, Henry Woodward, Fred Huntley and Mae Gaston. The film was released on May 14, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. A print is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art collection. Plot Cast *George Beban as Guido Bartelli *Helen Jerome Eddy as Antoinetta Bartelli *Pietro Sosso as Leo Marcellini *Henry Woodward as Wade Crosby *Fred Huntley as Mr. Hargrave *Mae Gaston as Nancy Harris *W.H. Bainbridge as E.J. Waring *Eugene Pallette as Mr. Murray *Adele Farrington Adele Farrington (1867 – 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born Anna King in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington was a stage actress before appearing in 74 films between 1914 and 1926. She was a relatively ... as Mrs. Murray References External links * * 1917 films 1910s Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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