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Guy Coombs
Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D. C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-estate in Florida. Coombs appeared in films from Edison, Kalem, Kleine and Metro Pictures. Coombs was married at one time to Anna Q. Nilsson. Selected filmography *''Nell's Last Deal'' (1911) *''Aida'' (1911) *''Edna's Imprisonment'' (1911) *''Captain Nell'' (1911) *''A Celebrated Case'' (1914) *''Bab's Diary'' (1917) *'' Bab's Burglar'' (1917) *''The Uphill Path ''The Uphill Path'' is a 1918 silent film drama directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., James Kirkwood and starring Catherine Calvert. It was filmed at the old Biograph Studios. Working title for this film was : The Girl with a Past. The creator of the ...'' (1918) *'' Flower of the Dusk'' (1920) *''The Wrong Woman'' (1920) *'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' (1922) *'' That Woman' ...
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Washington, D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (other) ...
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A Celebrated Case
''A Celebrated Case'' is a 1914 American silent drama film starring Alice Joyce, Guy Coombs and Marguerite Courtot. It is based on the 1877 play ''Une cause célèbre'' by Adolphe Philippe Dennery and Eugene Cormon. A French soldier is wrongfully sentenced to the galleys for the murder of his wife. It is considered to be a lost film. Cast *Alice Joyce as Madeline Renaud * Guy Coombs as Jean Renaud *Marguerite Courtot as Adrienne *James B. Ross as Adrienne's Father *Harry F. Millarde as Lazare *Alice Hollister Alice Hollister (born Rosalie Alice Amélie Berger, September 28, 1886 – February 24, 1973) was an American silent film actress who appeared in around 90 films between 1910 and 1925. She is known for her roles in movies such as '' From the Ma ... References External links * * * Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Lost American films 1914 drama films 1914 films 1914 lost fi ...
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1882 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 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 * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xiang, Chi ...
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That Woman (1922 Film)
''That Woman'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Catherine Calvert, William Black and William Ricciardi.Connelly p. 419 Synopsis When the a star Broadway actress marries the son of a wealthy New York family, his father does everything he can to try and split the couple up. Eventually convinced of her worthiness, he changes his mind and gives them his blessing. Cast * Catherine Calvert as Adora Winstanley * Joseph Bruelle as William Arnold Kelvin * William Black as William Kelvin * George Pauncefort as Somerton Randall * William Ricciardi as Morris Elman * Jack Newton Jack Newton OAM (30 January 1950 – 14 April 2022) was an Australian professional golfer. He won the Buick-Goodwrench Open on the PGA Tour and won three times on the European Tour, including the British PGA Matchplay Championship in 1974. He ... as Hilary Weston * Norbert Wicki as Mishu * Grace Field * Guy Coombs * Ralph Bunker References Bibliography ...
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When Knighthood Was In Flower (1922 Film)
''When Knighthood Was in Flower'' is a 1922 American silent historical film directed by Robert G. Vignola, based on the eponymous novel by Charles Major and play by Paul Kester. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst (through his Cosmopolitan Productions) for Marion Davies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This was William Powell's second film. The story was re-filmed by Walt Disney in 1953 as ''The Sword and the Rose'', directed by Ken Annakin. Plot Mary Tudor is forced by her brother Henry VIII to marry Louis XII as part of a peace agreement but she falls in love with Charles Brandon. Mary flees with him, but the two lovers are captured. Brandon is framed for murder and Mary agrees to marry Louis XII if his life is spared. Brandon is exiled and Louis XII, old and sick, dies shortly after the wedding. After an attempt on the part of Louis XII's nephew Francis I to wed Mary, she finally marries Brandon. Cast *Marion Davies as Mary Tudor *Forrest Stanley as C ...
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Flower Of The Dusk
''Flower of the Dusk'' is a surviving 1918 silent film directed by John H. Collins and starring his wife Viola Dana. It was produced by Maxwell Karger and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film is based on the 1908 novel by Myrtle Reed. A print is held by Bois d'Arcy in France. Cast *Viola Dana - Barbara North * Howard Hall - Ambrose North *Jack McGowan - Roger Austin *Margaret McWade - Miriam *Bliss Milford - Mattie Austin ''unbilled'' *Guy Coombs Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D. C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-es ... - *Lettie Ford - *Maggie Greyer - *Alice Martin - * Charles Sutton - References External links * * 1918 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Films directed by John H. Collins Metro Pictures film ...
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The Uphill Path
''The Uphill Path'' is a 1918 silent film drama directed by James Kirkwood, Sr., James Kirkwood and starring Catherine Calvert. It was filmed at the old Biograph Studios. Working title for this film was : The Girl with a Past. The creator of the story Paul Armstrong, had been married to Catherine Calvert. Armstrong had died in 1915. Cast *Catherine Calvert - Ruth Travers *Guy Coombs - Daniel Clarkson *Dudley Ayers - Chadwick Blake *Frank Beamish - Howard Mason *Charles Craig (actor), Charles Craig - Gilbert Hilton *Russell Simpson (actor), Russell Simpson - James Lawton *Dorothy Dunn - Cecily Lawton *Winona Bridges - Mrs. Clarkson *Gene Lenot - Mrs. Blake Preservation status * A print is preserved in the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.199 c.1978 by the American Film Institute


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Bab's Burglar
''Bab's Burglar'' was a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film followed ''Bab's Diary'', released on October 17, 1917, and was the second in the trilogy of ''Babs'' films that starred Marguerite Clark. Richard Barthelmess also appeared in an early role in his career. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bab's father (Losee) decides to give her an allowance of $1,000 per year with nothing extra. Bab (Clark), believing herself in possession of a small fortune, buys violets for all of her teachers and an automobile for herself, spending the remaining funds for its upkeep. After balancing her books, she finds that she has 16 cents left for the year. However, her father is right there to help her out. She is anxious to see her sister Leila (Greene) married off so that she will be treated as a young woman. Bab mistakes the young man interested in her sister for a burglar and interferes with her sister's e ...
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Bab's Diary
''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This was the first in a trilogy of ''Babs'' films all starring Clark. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barbara Archibald (Clark), nicknamed Bab, objects to being pushed into the background and, to give her family something to think about, declares that she is in love and is about to be married and end it all. She is amazed of the effect of her remark and thereupon invents a name for her lover and buys a photograph of a likely looking chap to pretend he sent to her. Matters become complicated when Carter Brooks (Barrie), a friend of the family, announces to Bab that he knows her newfound friend and promises to bring him to a party so Bab can see him. He also volunteers to personally deliver an impassioned love note she penned to her imagina ...
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Captain Nell
''Captain Nell'' is a 1911 silent drama short directed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company. Cast *Miriam Nesbitt - Captain Nell of the Salvation Army * Charles Ogle - Mr. Randolph, Harry's Father *William West - The Confidential Clerk *Guy Coombs Guy Coombs (June 15, 1882 – December 29, 1947) was an American stage and screen actor who had a prolific career during the silent era. He was born in Washington, D. C. and died in Los Angeles, California. He left films in 1922 to work in real-es ... - Harry Randolph, the Son References External links Captain Nell at IMDb.com 1911 short films 1911 films Edison Manufacturing Company films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by Edwin S. Porter 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ...
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ...
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Edna's Imprisonment
''Edna's Imprisonment'' is a 1911 silent short drama film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Miriam Nesbitt and Yale Boss. Released through the General Film Company. Cast *Edna May Weick as Edna *Miriam Nesbitt *Yale Boss as The Office Boy *Guy Coombs *Charles M. Seay Charles M. Seay (1867–1944) was an American film director, scriptwriter, and actor. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 80 short films.Larry Langman, Daniel Finn, ''A Guide to American Silent Crime Films'' (Gre ... References External links Edna's Imprisonment at IMDb.com 1911 films American silent short films 1911 short films American black-and-white films Edison Manufacturing Company films Silent American drama films 1911 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub ...
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