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Genevieve Blinn
Genevieve Blinn (born Genevieve Clothilde Nannery; June 12, 1874 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian actress who appeared on stage and in Hollywood silent motion pictures. She was a native of New Brunswick, Canada. Family Genevieve Nannery was the last member of an old theater family from Saint John, New Brunswick. Her brother Ed Nannary was a stage actor in New York City and on the west coast. Her sister May performed as a star of the old Alcatraz Theater in San Francisco, California. Stage career In October 1906 Blinn was the leading woman in the Ezra Kendall production of ''Swell, Elegant Jones''. A comedy in three acts, the play was staged at the Wilmington, Delaware, Opera House. Brinn acted in stage roles opposite Richard Mansfield, Robert Mantel, and Willard Mack. Blinn came to Los Angeles, California, in February 1912 as the leading lady of the Burbank Stock Company. Her arrival was in the press after she established a name for herself in eastern theatrical engagements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian Census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Fredericton Region Museum, and The Playhouse, a performing arts venue. The city hosts the annual Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, attracting regional and international jazz, blues, rock, and world artists. Fredericton is also an important and vibrant c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Clay (1930 Film)
''Common Clay'' is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres, based on the 1915 play of the same name by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. The film is about a young servant who is seduced by the master of the house who will having nothing else to do with her besides sex because she is of an inferior class. She becomes pregnant and seeks to have the child recognized but his family treats her as if she were a blackmailer. Cast *Constance Bennett as Ellen Neal *Lew Ayres as Hugh Fullerton *Tully Marshall as W.H. Yates * Matty Kemp as Arthur Coakley *Purnell Pratt as Richard Fullerton *Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Neal *Charles McNaughton as Edwards *Hale Hamilton as Judge Samuel Filson *Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Fullerton Trivia ''Common Clay'' was one of the top ten highest-grossing films of 1930, and that financial success made Constance Bennett into a Hollywood star. A previous version of the play had been filmed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of The Duanes (1919 Film)
''The Last of the Duanes'' is a lost 1919 silent film western directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring William Farnum. It is based on the 1914 novel '' Last of the Duanes'' by author Zane Grey. The Fox Film Corporation produced and distributed the film. This was the first of four films based on the novel; a 1924 adaptation starred Tom Mix, a 1930 adaptation starred George O'Brien, and a 1941 adaptation featured George Montgomery. Cast * William Farnum as Buck Duane * Louise Lovely as Jenny Lee * Harry De Vere as His Uncle * Charles Clary as Cheseldine * G. Raymond Nye as Poggin * Clarence Burton as Bland * Lamar Johnstone as Captain Neil * Henry J. Hebert as Cal Bain * C. Edward Hatton as Stevens * Louise Lovely as Jenny Lee * Genevieve Blinn as Mrs Lee See also 1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Fate Decides
''When Fate Decides'' is a lost film, lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Harry Millarde and starring Madlaine Traverse. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Cast *Madlaine Traverse as Vera Loudon *William Conklin as Herbert Loudon *Clyde Fillmore as Donald Cavendish *Claire Du Brey as Alicia Carteret *Henry Hebert as Harry Carteret (credited as Henry J. Herbert) *John Cossar as Egan *Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Veriker *Cordelia Callahan as Mathilde See also *1937 Fox vault fire References External links * * 1919 films American silent feature films Fox Film films Lost American drama films Films directed by Harry F. Millarde American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1919 drama films 1919 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rainbow Trail (1918 Film)
''The Rainbow Trail'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Frank Lloyd. The picture was an adaptation of Zane Grey's novel of the same name. It was a sequel to the 1918 film ''Riders of the Purple Sage'', which also starred William Farnum as Lassiter. ''The Rainbow Trail'' was remade in 1925 and, with sound, in 1932. Cast * William Farnum as Lassiter * Ann Forrest as Fay Larkin * Mary Mersch as Jane Withersteen * William Burress as Waggoner * William Nigh as Shad (credited as William Nye) * Genevieve Blinn as Ruth * George Ross as U.S. Marshall * Buck Jones as Cowboy (credited as Buck Gebhart) See also * 1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * * 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When A Woman Sins
''When a Woman Sins'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Plot As described in a film magazine, nurse Lilian Marchard (Bara) is engaged by Mortimer West (Swickard), an old rogue who is dangerously ill. She meets his son Michael (Roscoe), a divinity student, and his earnestness ignites a spark of love within her. Michael professes his ardent love for her in the garden, and that night, coming upon her in Mortimer's bedroom, she misconstrues the situation and becomes angry. The old man dies and Dr. Stone orders her from the house. The years pass and Lilian becomes Poppea, a notorious charmer and dancer of the town. Among her many lovers is Reggie West, Michael's cousin. Michael goes to Poppea to ask her to give Reggie up for his mother's sake, and Reggie, waiting without, shoots himself. Poppea hosts a dinner for several wealthy men and just as she is about to auction herself off to the highest bidder, she receives a bible and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomé (1918 Film)
''Salomé'' is a 1918 American silent drama film produced by William Fox and starring actress Theda Bara. Plot As described in a film magazine, Salome uses her wiles in pursuit of King Herod, whose power she desires. She has disposed of Herod's chief rival, and causes his wife to be killed through her own treachery. John the Baptist, who has secured a hold on the people, denounces Herod and his court. Herod has John thrown in jail for fomenting sedition. There Salome meets him, and becomes crazed with passion, but when John rejects her she seeks revenge. With a sensuous dance she gains the approval of Herod, and demands John's head as her reward. This act brings her own punishment when she is crushed to death beneath the sharp spokes on the shields of the Roman legionnaires. Cast * Theda Bara as Salome * G. Raymond Nye as King Herod * Albert Roscoe as John the Baptist * Herbert Heyes as Sejanus (Heyes' final of five films with Bara) * Bertram Grassby as Prince David * Genev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Du Barry (1917 Film)
''Madame Du Barry'' or ''Du Barry'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. The film is based on the French novel ''Memoirs d’un médecin'' by Alexandre Dumas. Plot As described in a film magazine, Madame Jeanne Du Barry (Bara) becomes the reigning favorite of Louis XV (Clary) and enjoys this distinction until the sudden death of the king. The lavish mode of living by the king and Jeanne Du Barry arouse the wrath of the peasant class, and after the death of the king a revolution breaks out. Jeanne is made to suffer through the revolution and pays the ultimate price on the guillotine. Cast * Theda Bara as Madame Du Barry * Charles Clary as Louis XV * Fred Church as Cossé-Brissac * Herschel Mayall as Jean DuBarry * Genevieve Blinn as Duchess deGaumont * Willard Louis as Guillaume DuBarry * Hector Sarno as Lebel * Dorothy Drake as Henriette * Rosita Marstini as Mother Savord * Joe King Reception Like many America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Of Blood
''The Rose of Blood'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the story "The Red Rose" by Ryszard Ordynski, the film was written by Bernard McConville. ''The Rose of Blood'' is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Theda Bara as Lisza Tapenka * Genevieve Blinn as Governess * Charles Clary as Prince Arbassoff * Marie Kiernan as Kosyla * Joe King as Prime Minister * Herschel Mayall as Koliensky * Ryszard Ordynski as Vassea * Hector Sarno as Revolutionist * Bert Turner as Princess Arbassoff Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Rose of Blood'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut in Reel 2 two scenes of a young man holding a bomb and the throwing of it and the intertitle "They still live, but next time", in Reel 5, the intertitle "Nothing less than death", in Reel 6, scenes of the shooting of the general and the servant doping the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra (1917 Film)
''Cleopatra'' is a 1917 American silent historical drama film based on H. Rider Haggard's 1889 novel '' Cleopatra'', the 1890 play ''Cleopatre'' by Émile Moreau and Victorien Sardou, and the play '' Antony and Cleopatra'' by William Shakespeare. The film starred Theda Bara in the title role, Fritz Leiber Sr. as Julius Caesar, and Thurston Hall as Mark Antony. The film is now considered partially lost, as there is only parts of the film remaining. Plot ''Because the film has been lost, the following summary is reconstructed from a description in a contemporary film magazine.'' Cleopatra (Bara), the Siren of Egypt, by a clever ruse reaches Caesar (Leiber) and he falls victim to her charms. They plan to rule the world together, but then Caesar falls. Cleopatra's life is desired by the church, as the wanton woman's rule has become intolerable. Pharon (Roscoe), a high priest, is given a sacred dagger to take her life. He gives her his love instead and, when she is in need of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangled Lives (1917 Film)
''Tangled Lives'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. The film was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred husband and wife stage actors Genevieve Hamper and Robert B. Mantell. This film is a version of the 1860 Wilkie Collins novel '' The Woman in White''. Several versions of this novel have been produced over the years, one in 1912, two in 1917 including this film, a 1929 talkie, and a remake in 1948. Cast *Genevieve Hamper as Laura Fairlie / Ann Catherick *Stuart Holmes as Roly Schuyler *Robert B. Mantell as Dassori * Walter Miller as Walter Hartwright *Henry Leone as Pesca *Claire Whitney as Marion Halcombe *Genevieve Blinn as Countess Dassori * Louise Rial *Millie Liston (billed as Millicent Liston) *William Gerald * Hal De Forrest * Jane Lee (billed as Little Janey Lee) Preservation status This film is now considered a lost film. See also *List of lost films *List of Fox Film films *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Santa Clara
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and is one of the finest groupings of Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The university is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university. The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Leavey School of Business, School of Engineering, Jesuit School of Theology, and School of Law. It enrolls about 5,400 undergraduate students and about 3,300 postgraduate students. Among Santa Clara's alumni are governors, congressmen, mayors, senators, presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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