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George A. Williams (actor)
George A. Williams (August 11, 1854 – February 21, 1936), sometimes known as ''G.A. Williams'' or simply as George Williams, was an American actor of the silent film era. Born in 1854 in Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin, he broke into the film industry in 1914. He worked mostly in film shorts, appearing in well over 100 of them in his 14-year career. He would also perform in approximately 20 feature-length films during this span. His first film appearance was in the film short, ''In the Days of Witchcraft'' (1913), and he would make his feature debut in 1916's '' The Dumb Girl of Portici'', directed by Lois Weber. 1914 would see him appear in several episodes of the serial, '' The Hazards of Helen''. In 1922, he would be cast as one of the leads in the serial, ''In the Days of Buffalo Bill'', directed by Edward Laemmle. His final film appearance would be in the 1926 silent film, '' The Winner'', directed by Harry J. Brown Partial filmography (Per AFI database) * '' The Dumb Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinnickinnic, Wisconsin
Kinnickinnic is a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. History The word kinnickinnic is Chippewa and Cree dialects of the Algonquian language in origin. It literally means "what is mixed," when referring to the mixing of indigenous plants and tobaccos. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km), all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,400 people, 483 households, and 396 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 492 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% White, 0.64% African American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population. There were 483 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Sheep (1921 Film)
Black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. Black sheep may also refer to: Film * ''The Black Sheep'' (1920 film), British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan * ''Black Sheep'' (1935 film), American romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan * ''The Black Sheep'' (1960 film), German film * ''The Black Sheep'' (1968 film), Italian comedy film starring Vittorio Gassman * ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976-1978 TV series), an American television series * ''The Black Sheep'' (1992 film), also known as ''Le Mouton noir'', a documentary film directed by Jacques Godbout * ''Black Sheep'' (1996 film), American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade * ''Black Sheep'' (2006 New Zealand film), horror comedy film by Jonathan King * ''Black Sheep'' (2006 German film), comedy film directed by Oliver Rihs * ''Black Sheep'' (2016), web series created by Stray Factory * '' Black Sheep'' (2018 film), British docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1854 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''. * January 6 – The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps born. * January 9 – The Teutonia Männerchor in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. is founded to promote German culture. * January 20 – The North Carolina General Assembly in the United States charters the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, to run from Goldsboro through New Bern, to the newly created seaport of Morehead City, near Beaufort. * January 21 – The iron clipper runs aground off the east coast of Ireland, on her maiden voyage out of Liverpool, bound for Australia, with the loss of at least 300 out of 650 on board. * February 11 – Major streets are lit by coal gas for the first time by the San Francisco Gas Company; 86 such lamps are turned on this evening in San Francisco, California. * February 13 – Mexican troops force William Wa ... [...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] |
Super Speed (1925 Film)
''Super Speed'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Al Rogell and starring Reed Howes and Mildred Harris. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, working as a driver for his uncle who owns a big milk company, Pat O'Farrell (Howes) saves Claire Knight (Harris) from some thugs, and it is a case of love at first sight. Pat finds that crooked lawyer Stanton Wade (Lewis) plans to steal an invention, a supercharger from his old friend Dad Perkins (Williams) and manages to get it after a running fight and chase over the rooftops with Wade's henchmen. 0claire, still believing him to be a milkman, invites him to a party. He comes all dressed up and tells her the truth. She confides that her father is deeply in debt to Wade. Pat sees a chance to win, and equips one of the cars, a Knight Hawk manufactured by Claire's father, with the supercharger and drive it in the race. Wade's thugs capture him, but he gets away in time and wins the race. Rushing to Wade's office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundering Romance
''Thundering Romance'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Jean Arthur and Harry Todd.Connelly, p. 421. Cast * Jay Wilsey as Lightning Bill * Jean Arthur as Mary Watkins * Rene Picot as Lew Simons * Harry Todd as Davey Jones * Lew Meehan as Hank Callahan * J.P. Lockney as Mark Jennings * George A. Williams as The Oil Representative * Lafe McKee Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 19 ... as The Sheriff 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 States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Horseman (1924 Film)
''The Phantom Horseman'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert North Bradbury and written by Isadore Bernstein. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Lillian Rich, Neil McKinnon, Wade Boteler, William McCall, and Ben Corbett. The film was released on March 3, 1924, by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Sheriff Bob Winton promises to capture "The Hawk," a night riding bandit. The stage coach is robbed of gold owned by loan shark A loan shark is a person who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside the law. Description Because loan sharks operate mostly illegally, they cannot reasonably ... Jefferson Williams, who has the mortgage on run by Dorothy Mason and her scape-grace brother Fred. The Williams safe is robbed and Bob arrests Fred. In order to save the brother of the young woman he loves, Bob asserts that he is the Hawk. However, Fred commits suic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Apache Dancer
''The Apache Dancer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Charles R. Seeling and starring George Larkin, Ollie Kirby, and Marie Newall.Munden p. 22 In 1929 it was released in Britain under the alternative title of ''Apache Love''. Cast * George Larkin as Paul Beldere * Ollie Kirby as Babette * Marie Newall as Sylvia Holcombe * Dorothy Wood as Harriette * George Williams as Kenny Holcombe * Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, ''The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Powe ... as Count de Lyons 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perils Of The Yukon
''Perils of the Yukon'' is a 1922 American Northern (genre), Northern silent film, silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumabed to be lost film, lost, but a copy is preserved by the Belgian Cinematek in Brussels. Cast * William Desmond (actor), William Desmond as Jack Merrill Sr. / Jack Merrill Jr. * Laura La Plante as Olga * Fred R. Stanton as Ivan Petroff (as Fred Stanton) * Joseph McDermott (actor), Joseph McDermott as Hogan (as Joe McDermott) * George A. Williams (actor), George A. Williams as Scott McPherson * Mack V. Wright as Lew Scully * Fred Kohler as Captain Whipple * Neola May as Neewah (as Princess Neela) * Chief Harris as Numa * Joseph W. Girard (as Joseph Girard) * Ruth Royce See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films References External links * 1922 films 1922 adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Dan
''Lucky Dan'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by William K. Howard and starring Richard Talmadge, George A. Williams and Dorothy Wood.Munden p.466 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge Richard Talmadge (born Sylvester Alphonse Metz; 3 December 1892 – 25 January 1981) also known as Sylvester Metzetti, Ricardo Metzetti, or Sylvester Ricardo Metzetti, was a German-born actor, stuntman and film director. Early life Born in ... as Lucky Dan * George A. Williams as Father of The Girl * Dorothy Wood as The Girl * S.E. Jennings as Slim Connors 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 States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
