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Gertrude Astor Filmography
This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' (1915, Short) as Venetia *''The Shadows of Suspicion'' (1916, Short) as May Latham *''The Janitor's Vacation'' (1916) 1917 *''Bombs and Banknotes'' (Short) as His Daughter *''The Devil's Pay Day'' as Hazel Davidson *''Some Specimens'' (Short) as Nance La Belle *''The Scarlet Crystal'' as Helen Forbes *''Polly Redhead'' as Lady Caroline *''A Startling Climax'' (Short) as Margy Summers *''Follow the Tracks'' (Short) as Gertrude - Lee's Wife *''A Darling in Buckskin'' (Short) as Mrs. Lancaster *''By Speshul Delivery'' (Short) *''Heart of Gold'' (Short) as Rich Mans Wife *''The Little Orphan'' as Emmeline Warren *'' The Gray Ghost'' (Serial) as Lady Gwendolyn *'' The Rescue'' as Mrs. Hendricks *'' Cheyenne's Pal'' (Short) as Flora Belle - the Dance Hall Girl *''The Golden Heart'' (Short) as The Wealthy Lawyer's Wife *'' The Girl Who Won Out'' as Mrs. Walsh * '' Bondage'' as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band. Early years Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lakewood, Ohio, to a working-class family of German descent. Her father was Glen Eyster, an assistant fire chief in Lima, Ohio. Career Astor joined a woman's band as a trombone player and toured the states. In New York she left the band to obtain film work and got a job as an extra before her career took off. In 1915, Astor gained a contract with Universal Studios. Between then and 1962, she appeared in over 250 movies. Her first known credit is in a Biograph short in 1915. She then became a contract player at Universal. A tall, angular and beautiful woman, Astor frequently towered over the leading men of the era; thus, she was frequently utilized in comedy roles as aristocrats, gold-diggers, and "heroine's best pal". Her best-known sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Through The Back Door
''Through the Back Door'' is a 1921 American silent comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and Jack Pickford, and starring Mary Pickford. at silentera.com Plot The movie starts in in the early 1900s. Jeanne () is the 10-year-old daughter of Louise (). Troubles start when Louise remarries a selfish but rich man named Elt ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ninety And Nine (1922 Film)
''The Ninety and Nine'' was a 1922 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Colleen Moore made shortly before she gained fame as a film flapper. The film was presumed lost, although recently a 10 minute condensed 16 mm home movie version was discovered, and has since been released with a music score by Ben Model Ben Model (born 1962) is an American musician, historian, publisher, and presenter of silent films. An accompanist, he composes and performs organ or piano music for silent films. He accompanies films live and records scores for home video release ..., in his latest compilation Accidentally Preserved No.4. Story Tom Silverton is a wrongly accused man whose real name is Phil Bradbury. He was engaged to society girl Kate Van Dyke, but she falls in love with another man. When there is a murder in the Van Dyke home, Bradbury is the primary suspect. He departs before the police can apprehend him and goes to the out-of-the way town of Marlow whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kentucky Derby (1922 Film)
''The Kentucky Derby'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by King Baggot and starring Reginald Denny. It is based on a Broadway play ''The Suburban'' by Charles T. Dazey. It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Denny's first starring feature-length movie. The film survives today. Cast * Reginald Denny as Donald Gordon *Lillian Rich as Alice Brown *Emmett King as Col. Moncrief Gordon *Walter McGrail as Ralph Gordon *Gertrude Astor as Helen Gordon *Lionel Belmore as Col. Rome Woolrich *Kingsley Benedict as Joe *Bert Woodruff as Rance Newcombe * Bert Tracy as Topper Tom *Harry Carter as Bob Thurston *Wilfred Lucas as Capt. Wolff *Pat Harmon as Jensen *Anna Dodge as Mrs. Clancy (* billed as Anna Hernandez) *Verne Winter as Timmy Clancy See also *Gertrude Astor filmography This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' (1915, Short) as Venetia *''The Shadows of Suspicion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impossible Mrs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Doone (1922 Film)
''Lorna Doone'' is a 1922 American silent drama film based upon Richard Doddridge Blackmore's 1869 novel of the same name. Directed by French director Maurice Tourneur in the United States, the film starred Madge Bellamy and John Bowers. This is one of many film adaptations of the novel. It was filmed twice before in 1912 in England for Clarendon, and in 1915 for the American Biograph Company. Other later adaptations include 1934 and 1951 films, and 1990 and 2001 television movies. Cast *Madge Bellamy as Lorna Doone *Mae Giraci as Lorna as a Child (credited as Mae Giracci) * John Bowers as John Ridd *Charles Hatton as John as a Child *Frank Keenan as Sir Ensor Doone * Jack McDonald as Counsellor Doone (credited as Jack MacDonald) * Donald McDonald as Carver Doone *Norris Johnson as Ruth, John's Cousin *Gertrude Astor as Countess of Brandir (uncredited) *James Robert Chandler as Frye (uncredited) *Irene De Voss as Lorna's Mother (uncredited) *Joan Standing as Gwenny Carfax (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin Deep (1922 Film)
''Skin Deep'' is a 1922 silent film, silent film crime drama directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills and Florence Vidor. It was based on a novel, ''Lucky Damage'', by Marc Edmund Jones. The Film was remade in 1929 by Warner Brothers, First National's inheritor, as ''Skin Deep (1929 film), Skin Deep''. Cast *Milton Sills - Bud Doyle *Florence Vidor - Ethel Carter *Marcia Manon - Sadie Doyle *Charles Clary - James Carlson *Winter Hall - Dr. Langdon *Joe Singleton - Joe Culver *Frank Campeau - Boss McQuarg *Gertrude Astor - Mrs. Carlson *Muriel Dana - Baby Carlson (*aka Muriel Frances Dana) *B. H. DeLay - Aviator Preservation status Prints held by Filmmuseum Netherlands now EYE Institut and the Library of Congress. References External links Skin Deep at IMDb.com * 1922 films American silent feature films Films directed by Lambert Hillyer Films based on American novels First National Pictures films American black-and-white films 1922 crime drama films 1920s Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane's Gal
''Hurricane's Gal'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film produced, written and directed by Allen Holubar and starring his wife Dorothy Phillips. It was distributed through Associated First National Pictures. Cast *Dorothy Phillips as Lola * Robert Ellis as Steele O'Connor *Wallace Beery as Chris Borg *James O. Barrows as Cap'n Danny *Gertrude Astor as Phyllis Fairfield *Willie Fung as Sing * Jack Donovan as Lieutenant Grant *Frances Raymond as Mrs. Fairfield Preservation status The film survives in Archives Du Film Du CNC (Bois d'Arcy) and Gosfilmofond, Moscow State.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'', p. 229, c.1953 by Daniel Blum See also *Gertrude Astor filmography This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' (1915, Short) as Venetia *''The Shadows of Suspicion'' (1916, Short) as May Latham *''The Janitor's Vacation'' (1916) 1917 *''Bombs an ... References External links * * 1922 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall Flower
''The Wall Flower'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rupert Hughes and starring Colleen Moore, Richard Dix, Gertrude Astor, Laura La Plante, and Tom Gallery. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures in May 1922. Plot As described in a film magazine, Idalene Nobbin (Moore) attends a village dance but, due to the constant nagging of her mother (Stockbridge), she believes herself to be a constitutional wallflower. By great luck she gets a dance with college football star Roy Duncan (Gallery), although Roy has eyes for the village belle Prue Nickerson (La Plante). Phil Larrabee (Hughes), another suitor for Prue's hand, tells Roy that Prue's name is Idalene Nobbin, and Roy sends an invitation to attend a "prom" dance. Idalene and her mother appear at the dance, and Roy bribes his fellow students to fill Idalene's dance card. She overhears part of the bargaining and, hurt and humiliated, she rushes from the dance and stumbles in front of a passing automobile. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Rocks (film)
''Beyond the Rocks'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood, starring Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson. It is based on the Beyond the Rocks, 1906 novel of the same name by Elinor Glyn. ''Beyond the Rocks'' was long considered Lost film, lost but a Film base, nitrate print of the film was discovered in the Netherlands in 2003. The film was restored and released on DVD by Milestone Film & Video in 2006. Plot Captain Fitzgerald (Alec B. Francis), a retired guardsman on a modest pension, has to support three daughters: Theodora (Swanson) and her older half-sisters. Theodora's sisters pin their hopes on her marrying a wealthy man. One day, Theodora goes out on a rowboat off the coast of Dorset and falls into the water. She is rescued by Lord Hector Bracondale (Valentino). He is young, handsome and wealthy, but "not the marrying kind". Out of a sense of duty to her beloved father, she reluctantly agrees to wed the middle-aged, short, stout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing's Believing
''Seeing's Believing'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Allan Forrest, and Gertrude Astor.Parish & Pitts p. 22. Plot As described in a film magazine, Diana Webster (Dana), a willful young woman with plenty of money, and Jimmy Harrison (McCullough), her Aunt Sue's (Astor) fiancé, are forced to stay all night in a country hotel because of a storm. Getting a single room, they pretend they are married to satisfy the concerns of the hotel manager. Jimmy sleeps on a cot in the hall, but hotel guest Bruce Terring (Forrest) does not know this. Later, Bruce meets Diana at her home where he is a guest, and his scandalous interpretation of her escapade infuriates the young woman. She decides to teach him a lesson and show him that "seeing is not always believing" by placing him in a similar unusual position. She hires an actor and his wife to frame a badger game on Bruce. However, the couple double-cross her and Diana is forced into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''The Wall Flower'' is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rupert Hughes and starring Colleen Moore, Richard Dix, Gertrude Astor, Laura La Plante, and Tom Gallery. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures in May 1922. Plot As described in a film magazine, Idalene Nobbin (Moore) attends a village dance but, due to the constant nagging of her mother (Stockbridge), she believes herself to be a constitutional wallflower. By great luck she gets a dance with college football star Roy Duncan (Gallery), although Roy has eyes for the village belle Prue Nickerson (La Plante). Phil Larrabee (Hughes), another suitor for Prue's hand, tells Roy that Prue's name is Idalene Nobbin, and Roy sends an invitation to attend a "prom" dance. Idalene and her mother appear at the dance, and Roy bribes his fellow students to fill Idalene's dance card. She overhears part of the bargaining and, hurt and humiliated, she rushes from the dance and stumbles in front of a passing automobile. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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