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George B. Seitz
George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits of Elaine'' (1914). Seitz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, started his career as a playwright, and also wrote some fiction for "up-market" pulp magazines such as ''Adventure'' and ''People's Magazine''. Seitz did much of his early work in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there. He was the director of more than one hundred films, the writer of more than thirty screenplays, and an actor in seven films. He worked at Columbia Pictures and at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he directed eleven films in the ''Andy Hardy'' series of the 1930s & 1940s. He died in Hollywood, California in 1944. Although an acquaintance of the cinematographer John F. Seitz, they were not rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hardy
Andrew "Andy" Hardy is a fictional character best known for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer series of 16 films in which he was played by Mickey Rooney. The films were released from 1937 to 1946, except for a final one made in 1958 in an unsuccessful attempt to continue the series. Hardy and others initially appeared in the 1928 play ''Skidding'' by Aurania Rouverol. Early films in the series were about the Hardy family as a whole, but later entries focused on the character of Andy Hardy. Rooney was the only member of the ensemble to appear in all 16 films. The Hardy films, which were enormously popular in their heyday, were sentimental comedies, celebrating ordinary American life. Theatre The Hardy family first appeared in Aurania Rouverol's play ''Skidding'', which debuted on May 21, 1928, at the Bijou Theatre and ran until July 1929. The original cast included Carleton Macy as Judge Hardy, Charles Eaton as Andy, Joan Madison as Myra, and Marguerite Churchill as Marion. Samuel Marx re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogues And Romance
''Rogues and Romance'' is a surviving 1920 American silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. The film was a feature-length version of the serial '' Pirate Gold'', also directed by Seitz, and was shot in Europe. The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection and George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Cast * June Caprice as Sylvia Lee * George B. Seitz as Reginald Van Ransen * Harry Semels as Pedro Pezet * Marguerite Courtot as Carmelita * William P. Burt as Don Jose * Frank Redman Frank Redman (August 1901 – March 1966) was an American cinematographer (director of photography) from the end of the silent era through the 1960s. During his almost 40-year career, he shot over 60 feature films, as well as several film shorts ... as Bartholomew Washington Stump References External links *''Rogues and Romance'' at SilentEra 1920 films 1920 romantic drama films American silent feature films American romantic drama films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Fingers
''Velvet Fingers'' is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Although the film is listed as lost by some sources, a copy is available in the archives of the Cinémathèque Française. Cast * George B. Seitz as Velvet Fingers * Marguerite Courtot as Lorna George * Harry Semels as Professor Robin * Lucille Lennox as Clara * Frank Redman as Pinky * Thomas Carr as Mickey (credited as Tommy Carr) * Joe Cuny as Needless Smith * Al Franklin Thomas * Edward Elkas Chapter titles #To Catch a Thief #The Face Behind the Curtain #The Hand from Behind the Door #The Man in the Blue Spectacles #The Deserted Pavilion #Unmasked #The House of a Thousand Veils #Aiming Straight #The Broken Necklace #Shots in the Dark #The Other Woman #Into Ambush #The Hidden Room #The Trap #Out of the Web See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirate Gold (1920 Serial)
''Pirate Gold'' is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Seitz also directed a feature-length version of the serial, '' Rogues and Romance'', released in December 1920. The 10-episode serial was re-edited into the feature-length film '' Rogues and Romance'' (1920). The serial is now considered a lost film. Cast * Marguerite Courtot as Gabrielle Hall * George B. Seitz as Ivanhoe 'Hoey' Tuttle * Frank Redman as Austin Tuttle * William P. Burt as Tanner * Joe Cuny as Kaidy * Harry Stone as Constable Peabody * Harry Semels as Siebert * Matthew Betz as Harmon List of episodes #In Which Hoey Buys a Map #Dynamite #The Dead Man's Story #Treasure at Last #Drugged #Kidnapped #Under Suspicion #Knifed #The Double Cross #Defeat and Victory See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Secret
''The Black Secret'' is a 1919 American adventure film, adventure film serial directed by George B. Seitz. The film was recorded in both Fort Lee, New Jersey, as well as in the nearby Hudson Palisades. Recording took place during a time when many of the early 20th century film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there. The film is currently considered to be lost film, lost. However, a portion survives, and, in 2021, was digitized and released by a YouTube channel based in the United Kingdom. , YouTube, July 9, 2021. Cast * Pearl White as Evelyn Ereth * Walter McGrail as Ray McKay * Wallace McCutcheon Jr. as Frederick * George B. Seitz * Henry G. Sell * Marjorie Milton * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bound And Gagged (serial)
''Bound and Gagged'' is a 1919 American silent film serial produced by George B. Seitz Productions and distributed by Pathé. It was a spoof of the clichéd melodramatic serials of the era. It was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. Four episodes survive in the Library of Congress film archive. Cast *Marguerite Courtot as Princess Istra *George B. Seitz as Archibald A. Barlow *Nellie Burt as Margaret Hunter *Harry Semels as Don Esteban Carnero *Frank Redman Frank Redman (August 1901 – March 1966) was an American cinematographer (director of photography) from the end of the silent era through the 1960s. During his almost 40-year career, he shot over 60 feature films, as well as several film shorts ... as Roger Kipley *John Reinhardt as Oscar Ben Glade *Tom Goodwin as Willard Hunter *Joe Cuny as Barcelona Ben *Harry Stone *Bert Starkey Chapter Titles # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lightning Raider
''The Lightning Raider'' is a 1919 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. It was the on-screen debut of Boris Karloff, albeit as an extra. The film serial survives in an incomplete state with some reels preserved at the Library of Congress Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City collection and other film archives, but it is not available on home video. The serial was shown in France as ''Par Amour''. Plot A beautiful young woman is in reality a daring master thief. While fleeing the scene of her latest robbery, she meets a handsome young millionaire named Thomas Babbington North. The film belongs to the sensationalistic "Yellow Menace" genre of its time, with Warner Oland playing the insidious Oriental Wu Fang. Cast * Pearl White as The Lightning Raider * Warner Oland as Wu Fang * Henry G. Sell as Thomas Babbington North * Ruby Hoffman as Lottie * William P. Burt as The Wasp (credited as William Burt) * Frank Redman as Hop Sing * Nellie Burt as Sunbeam * Sam Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Hate
''The House of Hate'' is a 1918 American film serial directed by George B. Seitz, produced when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The serial was originally announced at fifteen episodes but due to its box office success was extended to twenty, at which time content involving German spies was interpolated into the murder mystery plot. A print of a condensed featurized version of ''The House of Hate'' from the collection of filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein is held in the Gosfilmofond film archive in Russia. Most of the propagandistic spy content is excised in the condensation, which does not include chapter divisions but does apparently include most of the content of episodes 1-4 as originally released, highlights from the middle chapters of the serial, and the complete finale including the extended flashback in which the masked villain's identity is revealed. On April 12, 2015 the Fort Lee Film Commission held a scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fatal Ring
''The Fatal Ring'' is a 1917 American action film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Silentera.com reports that the 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 California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv ... may have a complete print. Cast Chapter titles # ''The Violet Diamond'' # ''The Crushing Walls'' # ''Borrowed Identity'' # ''The Warning On The Ring'' # ''Danger Underground'' # ''Rays of Death'' # ''The Signal Lantern'' # ''The Switch In The Safe'' # ''The Dice of Death'' # ''The Perilous Plunge'' # ''The Short Circuit'' # ''A Desperate Chance'' # ''A Dash of Arabia'' # ''The Painted Safe'' # ''The Dagger Duel'' # ''The Double Disguise'' # ''The Death Weight'' # ''The Subterfuge'' # ''The End of The Trail'' Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Fatal Ring'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Claw (1916 Serial)
''The Iron Claw'' is a 1916 American silent adventure 20 episode film serial starring Pearl White, directed by George B. Seitz and Edward José, and released by Pathé Exchange. A print of the seventh episode exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Cast * Pearl White as Margery Golden * Creighton Hale as Davey * Sheldon Lewis as Legar, The Iron Claw * Harry L. Fraser as The Laughing Mask * J. E. Dunn as Enoch Golden * Carey Lee as Mrs. Golden * Clare Miller as Margery, as a Child * Henry G. Sell as Wrench * Edward José Edward José (5 July 1865 – 18 December 1930) was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He also performed in 12 films between 1910 and 1916. Ref ...
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Nedra (1915 Film)
''Nedra'' is a lost 1915 silent film directed by Edward José and starring Fania Marinoff. It was produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Wayback) Cast *George Probert - Hugh Ridgway *Fania Marinoff
Fania Marinoff (russian: Фаня Маринов; yi, פאַניאַ מאַרינאָוו) (March 20, 1890 – November 17, 1971) was a Russian-born American actress.
Life
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