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Harry Mestayer
Harry Mestayer (1876–1958) was an actor in silent films and theatrical productions in the U.S. He had leading roles and was a supporting actor in more than two dozen films and numerous theaterical productions. He performed in California, was in several hits in Chicago and performed on Broadway. He was the son of Shakespearean actor Charles Mestayer and had several actors in his family. He eventually married Victory Bateman. The Museum of the City of New York has several photographs of him in acting roles. Filmography *''The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)'' as Jack Glenam *''Stop Thief! (1915 film)'' as Jack Dougan *'' Millionaire Baby'' (1915) *'' Badgered (1916 film)'' (1916) *'' Wives of the Rich'' (1916) *'' Her Dream of Life'' (1916) *'' Wife or Country'' (1918), co-wrote and starred in as Dale Barker *'' The Atom (1918 film)'' as Montague Booth *''Unguarded Women'' (1924) as Sing Woo *'' Flapper Wives'' (1924), as Charles Bigelow *'' Black Oxen'' (1923) as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Mestayer, Stage Actor (SAYRE 6799)
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The Atom (1918 Film)
''The Atom'' is a lost 1918 silent film drama directed by Frank Borzage. It stars Pauline Starke and Belle Bennett. It was produced by Triangle Film Corportion and released by Triangle Studios. Cast *Pauline Starke - Jenny *Belle Bennett - Belle Hathaway *Harry Mestayer - Montague Booth *Ruth Handforth - Miss Miggs *Walter E. Perkins - Oldson (*as Walter Perkins) *Lincoln Stedman - Ethelbert *Eugene Burr - Benson *Tom Buckingham - Jerry *Frank Borzage Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), '' A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), ''Man's ... References External links The Atom at IMDb.com* 1918 films American silent feature films Lost American films American black-and-white films 1918 lost films Silent American drama films 1918 drama films Lost drama films Films directed by William C. Dowlan 1910s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Silent Film Actors
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1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Duck
''The Wild Duck'' (original Norwegian title: ''Vildanden'') is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Rosmersholm'' are "often to be observed in the critics' estimates vying with each other as rivals for the top place among Ibsen's works." Characters * Håkon Werle, a wholesale merchant * Gregers Werle, his son * Old Ekdal, the former business partner of Håkon Werle * Hjalmar Ekdal, Old Ekdal's son, a photographer * Gina Ekdal, his wife * Hedvig, their daughter, aged fourteen * Mrs. Sørby, housekeeper and fiancée of Håkon Werle * Relling, a doctor, lives below the Ekdals * Molvik, formerly a student of theology, lives below the Ekdals * Pettersen, servant to Håkon Werle * Jensen, a hired waiter * Mr. Balle, a dinner guest * Mr. Flor, a dinner guest Plot The first act opens with a dinner party hosted by Håkon Werle, a wealthy merchant and industrialist. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Locked Door
''The Locked Door'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, and starring Rod LaRocque, Barbara Stanwyck, William "Stage" Boyd and Betty Bronson. It is based on the 1919 play ''The Sign on the Door'' by Channing Pollock. The play was first adapted for the screen in 1921 as ''The Sign on the Door'', starring Norma Talmadge.White Munden 1997 pp.715-716 It was Stanwyck's first starring role and first talking film. Plot Ann Carter, an inexperienced young woman, accepts an invitation to dinner from her employer's son, Frank Devereaux. The date turns out to be far from what she expects. It is aboard a "rum boat", a ship sailing beyond the 12 mile limit to get around the restrictions of Prohibition. Worse, Frank turns out to be a cad. When she tries to leave, he locks the door and tries to force himself on her, tearing her dress. The ship drifts back into U.S. waters and a police raid stops him from going any further. When a photographer takes a pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Acquittal
''The Acquittal'' is a 1923 American silent mystery film based on the play of the same name by Rita Weiman. The film was directed by Clarence Brown, who would later start a long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Norman Kerry, Claire Windsor, Richard Travers, and Barbara Bedford. The film was released by Universal Pictures. Synopsis As described in a trade magazine: : Who killed Andrew Prentice? Kenneth Winthrop is tried for the murder of his foster-father, Andrew Prentice. His foster-brother, Robert Armstrong is his accuser. Both love Madeline, who has chosen Winthrop. Armstrong alleges that Edith Craig, secretly engaged to the dead man, and Winthrop were in love, but it is not believed. Circumstantial evidence is introduced offering the time as given by a certain clock. Madeline discovers that what they took for a clock in a butcher's store window was a circular meat scale, the hand of which stays at twelve, the top of the scale, when not in use. This discovery clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Oxen
''Black Oxen'' is a 1923 American silent fantasy / romantic drama film starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Clara Bow. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film is based on the controversial best-selling 1923 novel of the same name by Gertrude Atherton. Described as "subtle science fiction", the film takes its title from William Butler Yeats: "The years like great Black Oxen tread the world." It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions and distributed by First National Pictures. A special Photoplay Edition of the novel was published by A. L. Burt Company, New York, illustrated with four stills from the film. Plot As described in a film magazine review, having submitted to a medical treatment which restores her youth and beauty using a rejuvenating glandular treatment and X-ray surgery, Madame Zatianny, formerly Mary Ogden of New York City, leaves Austria for the United States. Young playwright Lee Clavering meets the rejuvenated Mary and, taken by her perfect poise and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flapper Wives
''Flapper Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Justin H. McCloskey and Jane Murfin and starring May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Vera Reynolds. Cast * May Allison as Claudia Bigelow * Rockliffe Fellowes as Stephen Carey * Vera Reynolds as Sadie Callahan * Edward Everett Horton as Vincent Platt * Harry Mestayer as Charles Bigelow * William V. Mong as Enoch Metcalf * Eddie Phillips as Tony * Tom O'Brien as Tim Callahan * Evelyn Selbie as Hulda * Robert Dudley as Lem * Stanley Goethals as Jimsy * J.C. Fowler as Dr. Oliver Lee Preservation With no copies of ''Flapper Wives'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Sweethearts of the Sage: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unguarded Women
''Unguarded Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Bebe Daniels. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Plot The film is about a man who, rather than be with the woman he loves, marries one whose situation he feels responsible for. Cast Production The plot was adapted from a ''Saturday Evening Post'' story titled "Face", written by Lucy Stone Terrill. Preservation With no copies of ''Unguarded Women'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * 1924 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction Lost American drama films Films directed by Alan Crosland Paramount Pictures films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wife Or Country
''Wife or Country'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Gloria Swanson in her last role for Triangle Film Corporation. It is not known whether the film currently lost film, survives. Plot Based upon a review in a film magazine, Gretchen (Lederer) has reclaimed husband Dale Barker (Mestayer) from a drinking habit, and he has become a lawyer working with the Department of Justice in hunting down German propagandists. Before their marriage, Gretchen had been involved with propagandists and cannot now extricate herself, and she fears discovery by her husband. She is jealous of Sylvia Hamilton (Swanson), Dale's stenographer, and plans on bringing her under suspicion. When arrested as a spy, Sylvia turns over a mass of evidence, some of which incriminates Gretchen, placing Dale between love of country and loyalty to his wife. Cast * Harry Mestayer as Dale Barker * Gretchen Lederer as Gretchen Barker * Gloria Swanson as Sylvia Hami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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