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Gertrude Robinson
Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California. She was the first wife of James Kirkwood with whom she had a child.Who Was Who on Screen, p.399 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt Her first husband was Walter Robinson. Partial filmography * '' The Feud and the Turkey'' (1908) * '' The Test of Friendship'' (1908) * '' An Awful Moment'' (1908) * '' One Touch of Nature'' (1909) * ''The Fascinating Mrs. Francis'' (1909) * ''Jones and the Lady Book Agent'' (1909) * ''Those Awful Hats'' (1909) * '' The Cord of Life'' (1909) * '' The Girls and Daddy'' (1909) * ''A Burglar's Mistake'' (1909) * ''Two Memories'' (1909) * '' The Sealed Room'' (1909) * ''The Hessian Renegades'' (1909) * ''Pippa Passes'' (1909) * '' The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period'' (1909) * ''In Little Italy'' (1909) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippa Passes (1909 Film)
''Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience'' is a 1909 silent short directed D. W. Griffith. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. It is based on a play ''Pippa Passes'' by Robert Browning. It is preserved from a paper print. Cast *Gertrude Robinson - Pippa * George Nichols - Pippa's Husband * Arthur V. Johnson - Luca *Marion Leonard - Ottima *Owen Moore - Sibald ''continuing cast'' *Linda Arvidson - Greek Model * Clara T. Bracy - *Adele DeGarde - * James Kirkwood - In Bar *Anthony O'Sullivan - In Studio *Mary Pickford - Girl in Crowd *Billy Quirk - In Studio *Mack Sennett - In Studio *Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ... - References External linksPippa Passes at IMDb.com* 1909 films American silent short films Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Mohawk's Way
''A Mohawk's Way'', also known as ''The Mohawk's Treasure'', is a 1910 short silent black and white drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, written by Stanner E.V. Taylor and based on James Fenimore Cooper novel, and photography by G.W. Bitzer. It stars Dorothy Davenport and Jeanie MacPherson. The film portrays American cultural precepts about blood-thirsty savage American Indians, and it assails the white man White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view. Description of populations as ...'s cruelty against them. Summary: Indefatigable in the extreme was the Mohawk; excessive in his expression of gratitude, ha is equally determined in his quest for vengeance; justice, however, being his incentive. Highly emotional, he possesses the power of dissembling to such an extent, as to ascribe aim stoical. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Flash Of Light (film)
''A Flash of Light'' is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Charles West and featuring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. Cast * Charles West as John Rogers * Vivian Prescott as Belle * Stephanie Longfellow as The Older Sister * Verner Clarges as The Father * Joseph Graybill as Horace Dooley * Dorothy Bernard * William J. Butler as A Doctor * Charles Craig as Wedding Guest * Edward Dillon as At First Party * John T. Dillon as At First Party / At Second Party (as Jack Dillon) * Ruth Hart as At Second Party * Guy Hedlund as At First Party / At Second Party * Grace Henderson as Visitor * Henry Lehrman as At Second Party (unconfirmed) * Jeanie MacPherson * Claire McDowell as At First Party * George Nichols as A Doctor * Anthony O'Sullivan as A Servant * Alfred Paget as Wedding Guest * Mary Pickford * Gertrude Robinson as Wedding Guest * W. C. Robinson as A Servant * Mack Sennett as Wedding Guest * George Siegmann as Wedding Gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Daisy Said
''What the Daisy Said'' is a one-reel film (about 12 minutes) made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910. Plot The film opens upon two sisters (Martha, played by Mary Pickford, and Millie, played by Gertrude Robinson) standing in a field of daisies. Millie plucks the petals off of one to divine whether he loves me... he loves me not. The girls part ways; Martha's next stop is the vegetable patch in which a lanky farmhand diligently labors with a shovel. She passes up the farmhand's polite offer to become sweethearts and promptly steals away to town to get her palm read by a woman fortuneteller. There, a mustachioed gypsy catches her eye, and he tells her a fortune in which he "plans her future to his liking". The pair run off together, crossing a brook into which he saves her from falling. They arrive at a waterfall where he "induces her to believe his prophecy must be true". After that brief exchange, Martha jubilantly skips home, passing the lanky farmhand who pays h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Englishman And The Girl
''The Englishman and the Girl'' was a 1910 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Being restored by Film Preservation Society. Plot A small town's drama group is preparing for a Pocahontas-type play, when one of the member's English relatives suddenly arrives for a visit. This man, unlike the theater group, does not have any sense of humor, which sparks the relative and his friends to play practical jokes on him. They dress up as Indians to scare them, but the Englishman is so convinced, that he grabs his gun to shoot at them. At another moment, they try to get revenge by pretending to attack him, but the plan again backfires when the Englishman uses a prop gun from a heroine to horrify them. '' |
Nursing A Viper
''Nursing a Viper'' is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband *Marion Leonard as The Wife *Frank Powell as The Viper * Frank Evans as Man in Mob *Ruth Hart as Woman * James Kirkwood as Man in Mob *Florence Lawrence *Henry Lehrman as Man in Mob *Owen Moore as Fleeing Aristocrat * George Nichols as Man in Mob *Anthony O'Sullivan as Man in Mob *Billy Quirk as Fleeing Aristocrat *Gertrude Robinson as Fleeing Aristocrat *Mack Sennett as Man in Mob *Mabel Trunnelle as Victimized Woman See also *D. W. Griffith filmography These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931. 1908 * ''The Adventures of Dollie'' * ''The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ... References External links * *''Nursing a Viper''; allrovi/synopsis 1909 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gibson Goddess
''The Gibson Goddess'' is a 1909 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Marion Leonard. Cast *Marion Leonard - Nanette Ranfrea *Kate Bruce - On Sidewalk * Arthur V. Johnson - An Admirer * James Kirkwood - Admirer * George Nichols - Manager of Beach House * Anthony O'Sullivan - Commodore Fitzmaurice *Mary Pickford - On Sidewalk *Billy Quirk - An Admirer *Gertrude Robinson - On Sidewalk *Mack Sennett - An Admirer *J. Waltham - An Admirer * Dorothy West - A Maid Plot “Oh! Why do they call me the Gibson Girl?” These lines of a popular song were uttered with a sigh by the heroine of this Biograph comedy, for beauty is sometimes an annoying possession. Nanette Renfrae, after an arduous season of society’s whirl, decides to spend a quiet Summer at a secluded seaside resort. Te place selected is one frequented by the middle class, where she feels she will he free from the tormenting attentions of the male sex that her beauty has induced in the past. She arrives with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Lost Love
''His Lost Love'' is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast * James Kirkwood as Luke *Owen Moore as James *Mary Pickford as Mary * George Nichols as Mary's Father *Kate Bruce as Maid *Gladys Egan as wedding guest * Frank Evans as wedding guest *Marion Leonard as the sister / wedding guest *Violet Mersereau as wedding guest *Anthony O'Sullivan as wedding guest *Lottie Pickford as wedding guest *Gertrude Robinson Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California. She was the fi ... as A Grown Child References External links * 1909 drama films 1909 films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by D. W. Griffith 1909 shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Old Kentucky (1909 Film)
''In Old Kentucky'' is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Cast *Verner Clarges - Mr. Wilkinson *Kate Bruce - Mrs. Wilkinson *Henry B. Walthall - Robert, the Confederate Son *Owen Moore - The Union Son *Linda Arvidson - Homecoming Party *William J. Butler - Union Soldier / Aide * John R. Cumpson - Negro Servant *Robert Harron - Extra * James Kirkwood - Homecoming Party * George Nichols - Homecoming Party *Anthony O'Sullivan - Homecoming Party *Mary Pickford - Homecoming Party *Frank Powell - Union Soldier / Confederate Soldier *Gertrude Robinson - Homecoming Party *Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ... - Union Sentry References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting Even (1909 Film)
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Getting Even may refer to: * ''Getting Even'' (album), by Greg Ginn * ''Getting Even'' (1909 film), an American film * ''Getting Even'' (1986 film), an American film * ''Getting Even'' (''Bi hesab''), a 2017 Iranian film with Getting Even (1986 film) * "Getting Even" (short story), by Isaac Asimov * ''Getting Even'' (Allen book), a collection of humorous stories by Woody Allen * Seeking revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day After (1909 Film)
''The Day After'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot Mr. and Mrs. Hilton decided to give a big New Year's Eve party. They both agree to control their drinking, but as the guests arrive and the party continues both get drunk. The next day Mr. Hilton, feeling guilty for being weak, fears to confront his wife, until he finds out she was guilty as well. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as Mr. Hilton * Blanche Sweet as The New Year * Marion Leonard as Mrs. Hilton * George Nichols as A Friend * Linda Arvidson as Servant * Frank Evans as Party Guest * James Kirkwood as Party Guest * Henry Lehrman as Party Guest * Jeanie MacPherson as Party Guest * W. Chrystie Miller as The Old Year * Anthony O'Sullivan as Party Guest * Gertrude Robinson as Party Guest * Paul Scardon as Party Guest (unconfirmed) * Mack Sennett as Party Guest * Henry B. Walthall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
