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Georges Benoît
Georges Benoît (27 November 1883 – 1942) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than sixty films during his career. During the silent era, he was employed mostly in Hollywood. Later he worked in his native France on films such as Jacques Tourneur's '' Departure'' (1931). Between 1929 and 1934 he appeared in approximately ten films as an actor. Benoît also worked in Argentina where he directed the 1919 film ''Juan Sin Ropa'' and was cinematographer for the historical epic ''The Charge of the Gauchos'' (1928).Finkielman p.81 Selected filmography * ''Regeneration'' (1915) * '' Carmen'' (1915) * '' The Serpent'' (1916) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * ''When False Tongues Speak'' (1917) * '' The Wonder Man'' (1920) * ''The Stealers'' (1920) * '' The Little 'Fraid Lady'' (1920) * ''What's a Wife Worth?'' (1921) * '' Live and Let Live'' (1921) * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) * '' Wandering Daughters'' (1923) * ''Trilby'' (1923) * ''Welcome Stranger'' (1924) (as Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Q
Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) * Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje (1366–1425) * Anna of Cilli (1386–1416) * Anna, Grand Duchess of Lithuania (died 1418) * Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) * Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1514) * Anna, Duchess of Prussia (1576–1625) * Anna of Russia (1693–1740) * Anna, Lady Miller (1741–1781) * Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1783–1857) * Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965) * Anna (feral child) (1932–1942) * Anna (singer) (born 1987) Places Australia * Hundred of Anna, a cadastral district in South Australia Iran * Anna, Fars, a village in Fars Province * Anna, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Russia * Anna, Voronezh Oblast, an urban locality in Voron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little 'Fraid Lady
''The Little 'Fraid Lady'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Mae Marsh.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 187 Cast * Mae Marsh as Cecilia Carne * Tully Marshall as Giron * Kathleen Kirkham as Mrs. Helen Barrett * Charles Meredith as Saxton Graves * Herbert Prior as Judge Peter Carteret * Gretchen Hartman Gretchen Hartman (born Grace Barrett; August 28, 1897 – January 27, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. She is credited on 67 movies, nearly all silent. Early life Hartman was born Grace Barrett in Chicago, the daughter of actress ... as Sirotta * George Bartholow as Bobby Barrett References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by John G. Adolfi American silent feature films 1920s English-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Broadway
''West of Broadway'' is a lost 1926 American silent romantic comedy Western film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Priscilla Dean. It was released through Producers Distributing Corporation. The film was based on the short story "New York West" by Wallace Smith and was adapted for the screen by Harold Shumate. Cast * Priscilla Dean as 'Freddie' Hayden * Arnold Gray as Bruce Elwood * Majel Coleman Majel Coleman (February 22, 1903 – July 27, 1980) was an American film actress and model from Mason, Ohio. Most of her 11 film credits are silent movie features. Early life Coleman was born in Mason, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati, Ohio) to P ... as Muriel Styles * Walter Long as Bad Willie * George M. Hall as Cherokee Charlie * William Austin as Mortimer Allison References External links * * Lobby poster 1926 films 1926 lost films 1926 romantic comedy films 1920s Western (genre) comedy films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Danger Girl (1926 Film)
''The Danger Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Priscilla Dean, John Bowers, and Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz (4 August 1862 – 25 December 1943) was a German film actor and director. He settled in the United States. He was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 81. Biography Gustav von Seyffertit .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Wilson and Mortimer Travers, brothers, live in a New York City mansion, the former brother being a jewel collector. The police are investigating a tip that the jewels will be stolen. Marie Duquesne, dressed as a bride, drops in unexpectedly, claiming to have fled from a distasteful marriage. Wilson allows her to remain. There follows a weird series of complications, with the jewels and Marie the chief center of attraction. In the end Marie saves the jewels from the master thief. Wilson's gratitude turns to love for her. Cast Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prairie Pirate
''The Prairie Pirate'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and featuring Harry Carey Harry Carey may refer to: *Harry Carey (actor) (1878–1947), American actor * Harry Carey Jr. (1921–2012), American actor * Harry Carey (footballer) (1916–1991), Australian rules footballer See also * Henry Carey (other) * Harry Car .... Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Brian Delaney, returning one evening from herding the cattle, finds his sister Ruth dead on the floor of the little cabin that served as their home. To discover the murderer of his sister, he decides to turn bandit and hides his real identity, soon becoming known and feared throughout the countryside as the “Yellow Seal.” In a little town near the foothills, the gambling house of Howard Steele is in full operation. Suddenly the Yellow Seal appears, rifles the cash drawer, demands the combination of the safe and, after cleaning it out, locks Steele in it and depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lover's Oath
''A Lover's Oath'' is a lost 1925 American silent fantasy film directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, jun. and featuring Ramon Novarro. The film is based upon the ''Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'', as translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and included quotes of its text on intertitles. Actor Milton Sills was scenarist and editor for the film. The film was shot in 1920–21 but not released in America until 1925. Actor Edwin Stevens died in 1923 before the film was released. Published details of this film resemble those of ''Omar Khayyam'', screened in Australia in 1923 to positive reviews. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the son of the chief of one desert tribe, who is betrothed to the daughter of the chief of a neighboring tribe, almost loses the young woman to a riotous rich man who attempts to abduct her. Desperate times for the young couple follow, but in the end they are united and made happy. Cast Production For its 1925 release by Astor Pictures, a small distributor, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop Flirting
''Stop Flirting'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Wanda Hawley, John T. Murray, and Ethel Shannon. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title by Frederick J. Jackson. at silentera.com Synopsis On their Vivian Reynolds finds her husband Perry in the company of other woman twice. To teach him a lesson she begins with every man she encounters. To pay her back, Perry then stages his death in a flying accident. When she discovers the truth she is even ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off The Highway
''Off the Highway'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring William V. Mong, Marguerite De La Motte and John Bowers.Goble p.892 Plot Cast * William V. Mong as Caleb Fry / Tatterly * Marguerite De La Motte as Ella Tarrant * John Bowers as Donald Brett * Charles K. Gerrard as Hector Kindon * Gino Corrado Gino Corrado (born Gino Liserani; 9 February 1893 – 23 December 1982) was an Italian-born film actor."Obituaries." '' Variety'' (Archive: 1905-2000); Los Angeles. Vol. 309, Iss. 10, (Jan 5, 1983): 78-79. Via Proquest. He appeared in more ... as Rabbitt * Charles A. Post as Grizzly Bear * Josef Swickard as Master * Bowditch M. Turner as Student References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1925 films 1925 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Tom Forman American silent feature films 1920s English-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Get Married?
''Why Get Married?'' is a 1924 American-Canadian silent drama film directed by Paul Cazeneuve and starring Andrée Lafayette, Jack Perrin, and Helen Ferguson.Connelly p. 307 Plot As described in a film magazine review, Marcia Wainwright, a young married woman, works in the Robert Strong offices. Janet Carroll, another employee, leaves her job to be a housewife A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which includes caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; making, buying an ... when she weds James Allen. Jack Wainwright, Marcia's husband, meets with misfortune and becomes a freight handler. Marcia is promoted and a breach widens between her and her husband Jack. Rodney Strong begins to pay attention to Marcia and writes her anonymous letters which injure her and the Allens by hinting at a liaison between Marcia and James Allen. Jack Wainwright make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Stranger (1924 Film)
''Welcome Stranger'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by James Young, starring Florence Vidor and featuring Noah Beery. Cast *Dore Davidson as Isadore Solomon *Florence Vidor as Mary Clark *Virginia Brown Faire as Essie Solomon *Noah Beery as Icahod Whitson * Lloyd Hughes as Ned Tyler *Robert Edeson as Eb Hooker *William V. Mong as Clem Beemis *Otis Harlan as Seth Trimble *Fred J. Butler as Gideon Tyler *Pat Hartigan as Detective *Evelyn Sherman as Dowager (uncredited) Preervation With no copies of ''Welcome Stranger'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * *Stillsat silenthollywood.com 1924 films Lost American films American films based on plays Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilby (1923 Film)
''Trilby'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Andrée Lafayette, Creighton Hale, and Arthur Edmund Carewe. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel ''Trilby'' by George du Maurier about a young woman named Trilby who falls under the power of the domineering mesmerist Svengali. Plot A beautiful young model named Trilby falls in love with a young man named Little Billee when they meet in a laundry. A vile mesmerist named Svengali also encounters the girl and becomes obsessed over her. After Little Billee proposes marriage to Trilby, Svengali kidnaps her and uses his hypnotic powers to mesmerize her. He finds that although he can erase her will and make her do anything, he cannot make her love him. Svengali uses his powers to turn Trilby into a talented singer, and tours the capitals of Europe with her as her manager. Svengali dies from a heart attack, and Trilby immediately loses her ability to sing and dies as well shortly thereafter. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandering Daughters
''Wandering Daughters'' is a 1923 American comedy drama film directed by James Young and written by James Young and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, Mabel Van Buren, Marjorie Daw, Noah Beery Sr., and Pat O'Malley. The film was released on July 1, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Marguerite De La Motte as Bessie Bowden *William V. Mong as Will Bowden *Mabel Van Buren as Annie Bowden * Marjorie Daw as Geraldine Horton * Noah Beery Sr. as Charles Horton * Pat O'Malley John Hargraves *Allan Forrest as Austin Trull *Alice Howell Alice Howell (born Alice Florence Clark; May 20, 1886 – April 12, 1961) was a silent film comedy actress from New York City. She was the mother of actress Yvonne Howell. Biography Early reviews of her movies describe her as ''"the scream of ... as Bowden Servant References External links * *{{allmovie, 115905, Synopsis 1923 films 1923 comedy films First National Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |