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George Fisher (actor)
George Fisher (August 10, 1891 – August 13, 1960) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1929. His role in the 1916 Thomas H. Ince film ''Civilization'' is noteworthy as the first cinematic depiction of Jesus. Partial filmography * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''Rumpelstiltskin'' (1915) - Captain Pilkin * ''The Darkening Trail'' (1915) - Jack Sturgess * ''Civilization'' (1916) - The Christ * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1916) - King Louis XIII * ''Home'' (1916) - Allan Shelby * ''Honor Thy Name'' (1916) - Jack Deering * ''Shell 43'' (1916) - Lieutenant Franz Hollen * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1916) - Reverend Thomas Hayden * ''Somewhere in France'' (1916) - Herr Vogel * ''Three of Many'' (1916) - Paul Cardoza * '' The Wax Model'' (1917) - John Ramsey * '' The Promise'' (1917) - St. Ledger * '' The Gentle Intruder'' (1917) - Arnold Baxter * '' The Spirit of Romance'' (1917) - Percival Rollins * ''Environment'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic, Michigan
Republic is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The CDP had a population of 570 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The community is located mostly within Republic Township, Michigan, Republic Township with a small portion extending north into Humboldt Township, Michigan, Humboldt Township. The Republic 49879 ZIP Code covers a much larger area than the CDP, including most of Republic Township and a small portion of Mansfield Township, Michigan, Mansfield Township in Iron County, Michigan, Iron County. History A post office called Republic has been in operation since 1873. The community was named after the Republic Iron Company. From 1980 to 2004, the United States Navy, US Navy operated an extremely low frequency (76 Hz) Communication with submarines, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie-for-Spite
''Annie-for-Spite'' is a 1917 silent film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based upon the 1916 short story ''Annie for Spite'' by Frederick J. Jackson. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in film magazines, Annie Johnson (Minter) is a homely orphan girl, who works in a department store and helps a widow take care of her six children in exchange for a place to stay. Despite her poverty, she dreams that she will one day be adopted by a rich old lady who will provide her with whatever she might want. Meanwhile Mrs. Nottingham (Le Brandt), a wealthy widow, is looking for an heir. Her only son has died, and she does not wish to leave her fortune to her daughter-in-law, whom she dislikes, and to her grandson whom she has never met. To spite her daughter-in-law, she instructs her lawyer to find the plainest little girl in the city to adopt and become her heir. The lawyer finds Annie, freshly dismisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bare Knuckles (1921 Film)
''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring William Russell, Mary Thurman and George Fisher.Munden p.38 Cast * William Russell as Tim McGuire * Mary Thurman as Lorraine Metcalf * Correan Kirkham as Fern * George Fisher as Haines * Edwin B. Tilton as Benham * Charles Gorman as Lweek * Jack Roseleigh a Harris * John Cook as Old Soaky * Joe Lee as Abie * Charles K. French as Metcalf * Jack Stevens Major General Sir Jack Edwin Stawell Stevens, (7 September 1896 – 20 May 1969) was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War. He was best known as the commanding officer of the 6th Division from 1943 to 1945. Earl ... as Shadow 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''. Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Jazz
''The Land of Jazz'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Jules Furthman and written by Barbara La Marr, it starred Eileen Percy and Ruth Stonehouse. Cast *Eileen Percy as Nina Dumbarton *Ruth Stonehouse as Nancy Lee *Herbert Heyes as Dr. Vane Carruthers * George Fisher as Captain De Dortain * Franklyn Farnum (Undetermined Role) *Hayward Mack (Undetermined Role) *Rose Dione as Mrs. Lord *Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. Dunkinson (credited as Carry Ward) *Blanche Payson as The Maid * Clarence Wilson (Undetermined Role) (credited as Wilson Hummel) *Harry Dunkinson as Mr. Dumbardon *Dick La Reno (Undetermined Role) Preservation status ''The Land of Jazz'' is now considered to be a lost film. 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 con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil To Pay (1920 Film)
''The Devil to Pay'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring Roy Stewart, Robert McKim and Fritzi Brunette.Goble p.736 Cast * Roy Stewart as Cullen Grant * Robert McKim as Brent Warren * Fritzi Brunette as Dare Keeling * George Fisher as Larry Keeling * Evelyn Selbie as Mrs. Roan * Joseph J. Dowling as George Roan * Richard Lapan as Dick Roan * Mark Fenton Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 – July 29, 1925) was an American stage performer and motion-picture character actor who appeared in at least 80 films between 1914 and 1925. Fenton had considerable experience performing on stage prior to ... as Dr. Jernigan * William Marion as Detective Potter References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 mystery films American mystery films Films directed by Ernest C. Warde American silent feature films 1920s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In His House (1920 Film)
''The Woman in His House'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer, directed by John M. Stahl, and starring Mildred Harris. It is a lost film with no archive holdings. Plot As described in a film magazine, with the coming of their little son, Dr. Philip Emerson (Wallace) and his wife Hilda (Harris) drift slowly apart. The doctor spends most of his time at his work and permits his friend Peter Marvin (Holding) and Robert Livingston (Fisher), a lounge lizard, to occupy his wife's time. When Peter sees the trend of feeling between Hilda and Robert, he seeks to bring about a better understanding between the husband and wife. However, an epidemic of infantile paralysis absorbs the physician's time and he neglects his wife. When their own son is stricken, Hilda. believing her son has died, leaves his bedside. He is revived, and the father devotes every minute of his time for several weeks attempting to find a cure, but the child is hopelessly crippled. Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Typhoon
''The Yellow Typhoon'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward José and written by Monte M. Katterjohn. It is based on the 1919 novel ''The Yellow Typhoon'' by Harold MacGrath. The film stars Anita Stewart, Ward Crane, Donald MacDonald, Joseph Kilgour, George Fisher, and Ed Brady. The film was released on May 3, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Anita Stewart as Hilda / Berta Nordstorm *Ward Crane as John Mathison * Donald MacDonald as Robert Hallowell *Joseph Kilgour as Karl Lysgaard * George Fisher as M. Andre Duval *Ed Brady Ed John Brady (born June 17, 1962) is a former American football player. Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois, and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for ... as Morgan References External links * 1920 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films First National Pictures film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Of Avenue A
''The Prince of Avenue A'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barry O'Connor (Corbett), son of Patrick O'Connor (Cummings), plumber and political power, is called to the residence of William Tompkins (Vroom), Tammany man, whom he is to "put over" in the coming election. Here Barry meets Mary Tompkins (Warren), and mutual admiration results in an invitation to a social affair at the Tompkins home. At the affair Barry's crude ways bring forth criticism and he leaves, offended. His father threatens to withdraw his support of the candidate but later changes his mind. The rupture is later healed when Mary and her father attend a ward ball and Mary leads the grand march with Barry. This begins the romance that culminates in the marriage of Barry and Mary. Cast * James J. Corbett as Barry O'Connor * Richard Cummings as Patrick O'Connor * Cora Drew as Mary O'Connor * Frederick Vroom as William To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose O' The River
''Rose o' the River'' is a 1919 American drama silent film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Lila Lee, Darrell Foss, George Fisher, Robert Brower, Josephine Crowell, and Sylvia Ashton. The film was released on July 20, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rose (Lee) is the center of a typical circle of small town admirers, dangling them all but laying most carefully the chosen suitor Steve Waterman (Foss), foreman of the lumber gang working the forest near her home. They become engaged and he begins constructing a little home when Claude Merrill, a ribbon clerk from Boston who is pretending to be a big businessman, arrives in the community and gives ardent court. Although true to her first love, she is so impressed by her new admirer's devotion that she gives him a tender farewell, which is seen by her fiance. Believing the worst, Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts Asleep
''Hearts Asleep'' is a lost 1919 American silent crime drama film directed by Howard Hickman and produced by and starring his wife Bessie Barriscale. It was distributed through Robertson-Cole Company. Plot As described in a film magazine, Nancy (Barriscale) is the orphan charge of underworld fence Mother Hawkins (Dodge), but has managed to remain honest despite her patrons instructions to make her a thief. Gentleman Chi (Woodward), a notorious second story man, visits Mother Hawkins and buys her rights to Nancy, taking her with him as he goes to loot a residence. She escapes to the home of John Lewis (Whitson), who sends her to school. Gentleman Chi is caught and sent to prison for five years. Five years pass and Nancy is introduced by Lewis as his niece and moves in society until Chi, released from prison, comes to a house party and tries to force her to aid him in a contemplated theft of jewelry. She refuses, but the daughter of the host aids in the burglary and Nancy takes the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maid O' The Storm
''Maid o' the Storm'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, George Fisher and Herschel Mayall.Spehr & Lundquist p.394 The film takes place in Scotland and London. Cast * Bessie Barriscale as Ariel * George Fisher as Franklin Shirley * Herschel Mayall as Abe Strohman * Joseph J. Dowling as Andy MacTavish * Myra Davis as Mrs. MacTavish * Nick Cogley as Peter Winkenmulder * Howard Hickman as Jules Picardo * Jacob Abrams as Joseah Dods * Ida Lewis as Serafina Dods * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Wellington Shackleford * Lois Wilson as Elaine Shackleford * Pietro Buzzi as Professor Duval * Clifford Alexander as Richard Burrows * Nona Thomas Nona may refer to: Places * Nona, Missouri, an unincorporated community in United States * Nin, Croatia, also known as Nona in Latin ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nona, which had its see there; now a Latin titular bishopric * Tor di Nona, a small ... as Witch References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Sister Of Everybody
''A Little Sister of Everybody'', sometimes called ''A Little Sister ''to'' Everybody'', is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Bessie Love and George Fisher. It was produced by Anderson-Brunton Company and distributed by Pathé. The film is presumed lost. Plot Hugh Travers, Jr. (Fisher) is left in charge of a large manufacturing business in Manhattan's Lower East Side through the death of his father, and is confronted by considerable unrest among the employees due to the socialist doctrines preached by Ivan Marask (Sarno). Disguising himself as a poor factory worker, he labors in his own mill and thus becomes interested in Nicholas Marinoff (Dowling), a socialist writer, and his niece Celeste Janvier (Love). Discharged for inciting the workers to violence, Marask determines to kill Travers. He tells Celeste of his intention and they both arrive at the Travers home at the same time. The young woman spoils his aim so the shot meant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
