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Harry Gribbon
Harry Peter Gribbon (June 9, 1885 – July 28, 1961) was an American film actor, comedian and director known for ''The Cameraman'' (1928), ''Show People'' (1928) and ''Art Trouble'' (1934). He appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1938. Many of his films from this era have been lost. Early life Harry Peter Gribbon was born on June 9, 1885 in New York City. He was the brother of actor Eddie Gribbon. Career Gribbon started in vaudeville, performing on the Keith, Orpheum, and Pantages circuits, and in 1913 he became the leading man in the ''Ziegfeld Follies.'' He performed on stage in approximately 200 productions, including ''Buster Brown'', ''The Man Who Owned Broadway'', and ''The Red Widow'', after which Mack Sennett signed him to make films. Gribbon's Broadway credits included ''Meet a Body'' (1944), ''Mr. Big'' (1941), ''Arsenic and Old Lace'' (1944), ''Delicate Story'' (1940), and ''Alley Cat'' (1934). Gribbon worked for the L-KO Kompany. From 1915, Gribbon ...
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ...
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Rip & Stitch Tailors (1919) - 2
Rest in peace (RIP), a phrase from the Latin (), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace. It became ubiquitous on headstones in the 18th century, and is widely used today when mentioning someone's death. Description The phrase ''dormit in pace'' (English: " esleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is, united in Christ." The abbreviation R.I.P., meaning ''Requiescat in pace'', "Rest in peace", continues to be engraved on the gravestones of Christians, especially in the Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican denominations. In the Tridentine Requiem Mass of the Catholic Church the phrase appears several times. Other variations include "Requiescat in pace et in amore" for " ay he/sherest in peace and love", and "In pace requiescat et in amore" ...
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Rose-Marie (1928 Film)
''Rose-Marie'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Lucien Hubbard. It was the first of three Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptations of the 1924 operetta Broadway musical ''Rose-Marie''. The best-known film adaptation starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald was released in 1936; another film was released in 1954. All three versions are set in the Canadian wilderness. Portions of Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart's original score for the Broadway musical are utilized in the 1936 and 1954 films, but not for the silent version. MGM provided sheet music with the film for playing at the theater. Joan Crawford, who starred in the 1928 version alongside James Murray, later remarked, "''Rose Marie'' was surprisingly good without the music, but I felt uneasy as a French Canadian, but the critics didn't notice." Plot summary Cast * Joan Crawford as Rose-Marie * James Murray as Jim Kenyon * House Peters as Sergeant Malone * Creighton Hale as Etienne Doray * Gibson Gowland as ...
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Knockout Reilly
''Knockout Reilly'' is a lost 1927 American silent drama film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Pierre Collings, John W. Conway, and Kenneth Raisbeck based upon a story by Albert Payson Terhune. The film stars Richard Dix, Mary Brian, Jack Renault, Harry Gribbon, Osgood Perkins, and Lucia Backus Seger. The film was released on April 16, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Plot When a successful prizefighter known as "Killer" Agerra causes trouble in a nightclub, a New Jersey mill worker, Dundee Reilly, knocks him out. This impresses both Pat Malone, an ex-boxer, and Pat's attractive sister Mary, who takes a liking to Reilly. Reilly becomes a boxer under Pat's tutelage, but is framed for a crime and ends up serving nearly a year behind bars. When he gets out, Agerra's opponent in an upcoming fight drops out, so Pat Malone arranges for "Knockout" Reilly to be his replacement in the ring. Agerra is much too good for him. Reilly is on the verge of being knocked out when Mary Ma ...
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A Small Town Idol
''A Small Town Idol'' is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previous year's '' Down on the Farm''. Sennett and Erle C. Kenton directed.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971 The picture was Sennett’s biggest undertaking to date, costing $350,000 and required over a year to make. Plot Sam (Turpin) leaves town after being falsely accused of a crime and becomes a film star in Hollywood working with actress Marcelle Mansfield (Prevost). He returns to his home town hailed as a hero where one of his films is shown in the theater. His rival Jones (Finlayson), who wants Sam's girlfriend Mary (Haver), frames Sam for the shooting of Mary's father. Just as the townspeople are about to lynch Sam, Mary arrives to prove Sam's innocence and the two are r ...
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Down On The Farm (1920 Film)
''Down on the Farm'' is a 1920 silent film feature-length rural comedy produced by Mack Sennett, starring Louise Fazenda, and featuring Harry Gribbon, James Finlayson and Billy Armstrong. It premiered at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California on December 28–30, 1919, and was released nationally three months later, opening at the Strand Theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana on April 4, 1920. Copies survive at the Library of Congress and reportedly at Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1978 Cast *Louise Fazenda as Louise, The Farmer's Daughter *Harry Gribbon as The Rustic Sweetheart *Bert Roach as Roach, The Farmer * James Finlayson as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage * Billy Armstrong as The Man of Mystery *Don Marion as The Baby (credited as John Henry, Jr.) *Marie Prevost as The Faithful Wife *Ben Turpin as The F ...
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Salome Vs
Salome (; he, שְלוֹמִית, Shlomit, related to , "peace"; el, Σαλώμη), also known as Salome III, was a Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II, son of Herod the Great, and princess Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great, and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New Testament, where she is not named, and from an account by Flavius Josephus. In the New Testament, the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas demands and receives the head of John the Baptist. According to Josephus, she was first married to her uncle Philip the Tetrarch, after whose death (AD 34), she married her cousin Aristobulus of Chalcis, thus becoming queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. The gospel story of her dance at the birthday celebration of her stepfather, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her request, inspired art, literature and music over an extended period of time. Among the paintings are those by Titian and Gustave Moreau. Oscar Wilde's 1891 eponymous play, and its ...
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Business Before Honesty
''Business Before Honesty'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as Willie Steal * Oliver Hardy as The Blind Man (credited as Babe Hardy) * Eddie Barry as Nellie * May Emory as The Woman (as Mae Emory) * Helen Lynch as Her Daughter Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Business Before Honesty'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 1, of two closeups of a fifty cent piece, and, Reel 2, scene of man looking suggestively at seat after first scene of pouring gasoline into safe. See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... References Extern ...
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The King Of The Kitchen
''The King of the Kitchen'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as The chef * Rosa Gore as Owner of the house (as Rose Gore) * Eva Novak as Gore's niece * May Emory as A crooked lady (as Mae Emory) * Billy Armstrong as A crooked gentleman * Oliver Hardy as A German customer (as Babe Hardy) * Merta Sterling See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1918 comedy films Films directed by Frank Griffin Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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A Dash Of Courage
''A Dash of Courage'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Charley Chase, starring Gloria Swanson, and featuring Wallace Beery, to whom she was briefly married. Synopsis Cast * Harry Gribbon as Police Commissioner * Guy Woodward * Gloria Swanson * Bobby Vernon * Frank Opperman (actor) * Wallace Beery as Police chief * Hank Mann * Nick Cogley * Billy Mason (as William Mason) * Al Kaufman * Jack Mintz * William Jefferson (actor) * Joan Havez * Charley Chase * Raymond Griffith as Policeman (as Ray Griffith) * Jack Henderson Reviews Louis Reeves Harrison's review in ''The Moving Picture World The ''Moving Picture World'' was an influential early trade journal for the American film industry, from 1907 to 1927. An industry powerhouse at its height, ''Moving Picture World'' frequently reiterated its independence from the film studios. I ...'' (1916) said that Harry Gribbon's performance offered "much that is new in characterization and in his personality, and his ...
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A Social Cub
''A Social Cub'' is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson. Cast * Elizabeth De Witt * Gonda Durand * Harry Gribbon * Reggie Morris * Blanche Payson * Della Pringle * Gloria Swanson * Josef Swickard * Bobby Vernon Bobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films. He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived. Blue ... as Bobby References External links * 1916 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1916 comedy films 1916 short films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Keystone Studios films Films produced by Mack Sennett Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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Their Social Splash
''Their Social Splash'' is a 1915 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Slim Summerville - Harold * Dixie Chene - Gladys * Charles Murray - Hogan * Polly Moran - Polly * Frank Hayes - The Father * Harold Lloyd - The Minister * Harry Gribbon * Mabel Normand - (unconfirmed) * Ben Turpin - (unconfirmed) See also * Harold Lloyd filmography These are the known films of Harold Lloyd (1893–1971), an American actor and filmmaker most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies. Most of these films are known to survive in Lloyd's personal archive collection ... References External links * 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom Films directed by Charles Avery Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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