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Helen Dunbar
Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Company, when it began its career on the New York stage. In 1899 she appeared in ''Whirl-i-gig'' and ''The Other Way'' at the Weber and Fields Broadway Music Hall. She also worked with the Charles Dillingham Company and the Boston Opera Company. She appeared in motion pictures beginning in 1912 and continued until 1926. Her stage and screen career extended over thirty-five years. Dunbar's film career started with ''Out of the Depths'' (1912). The production starred Francis X. Bushman. She became a leading lady for the old Essanay Studios. For a number of years she was under contract to Famous Players-Lasky. Aside from Bushman, Dunbar made films with stars like Harry Cashman, Richard Carroll, Ruth Stonehouse, Beverly Bayne, Frank Keenan, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebe Daniels
Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as '' Rio Rita'', and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. Over the course of her 50-year career, Daniels appeared in 230 films. Early life and career Daniels was born Phyllis Virginia Daniels (Bebe was a childhood nickname) in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal, who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his own father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business. Her mother was Phyllis de Forest Griffin, born in Colombia of an American father and a Colombian mother, a stage actress who was in Danny's travelling stock company when their child was born. At the age of ten weeks her father proudly carried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Entangled
''Molly Entangled'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Noah Beery, Sr., G.S. Spaulding, Helen Dunbar, and Gibson Gowland. The film was released on November 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, there is constant strife between the families of Barry and O'Mara. If Jim Barry (Spaulding) dies without marrying, the family fortune will revert to the son of the O'Maras. Jim gets intoxicated one night and slips down the cellar stairs, severely injuring himself. After the town doctor predicts that he will die, so to save the fortune Mrs. Barry (Dunbar) calls Molly Shawn (Martin) and asks her to marry Jim. Because the Barrys had done much for her family, Molly consents even though she loves Barney Malone (Ford). Jim is taken to the city, is operated on, and gets well. Molly is disappointed but, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Virginia Romance
''A Virginia Romance'' is a 1916 silent short film directed by Charles Belmore and starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. Writer Charles A. Taylor was at one time married to Laurette Taylor. Cast *Francis X. Bushman - Ralph Everly *Beverly Bayne - Georgia Daniels *Lester Cuneo - Harry Daniels *Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Daniels References External links * * 1916 films American silent short films Metro Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Corner In Cotton
''A Corner in Cotton'' is a five-reel silent film melodrama produced in 1916 by Quality Pictures and distributed by Metro Pictures. The movie was filmed at studios in New York and California and on locations near Savannah, Georgia. ''A Corner in Cotton'' was directed by Fred J. Balshofer, with the assistance of Howard Truesdell and adapted for film by Charles A. Taylor from a story by Anita Loos. The film was released on February 21, 1916, with Marguerite Snow in the starring role. Plot ''A Corner in Cotton'' tells the story of Peggy Ainslee, the daughter of a wealthy New York cotton broker, and John Carter, the son of a Southern cotton mill owner. Peggy grows weary of society life and decides to help improve the lot of the poor by becoming involved with the Settlement movement. She later travels south to investigate working conditions at Carter's cotton mill. Peggy manages to gain employment there, but soon attracts the unwanted advances of the mill foreman. John saves her from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And His Soul
''Man and His Soul'' is a 1916 American silent melodrama film produced by Quality Pictures and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film was directed by Metro's resident director John W. Noble and starred Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. Much of the film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida. The film is now considered a lost film. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as John Conscience/John Power *Beverly Bayne as Mary Knowles *Edward Brennan as Reverend Edward Knowles *Charles Prince as Stephen Might Sr. (*as Charles H. Prince) * John Davidson as Stephen Might Jr. *Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Conscience, John's mother *Grace Valentine as Eve *Etta Mansfield as Unknown role *Fred Sittenham as Unknown role *Anita Snell as Little girl See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography This page is devoted to the film and television work of Francis X. Bushman. They encompass the years 1911-66. 1911 *''His Friend's Wife'' as The Artist First lead role in 1911 and Protagonist *''The Rosary (1911 film), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Voice (film)
''The Silent Voice'' is a six-reel silent film melodrama produced in 1915 by Quality Pictures and distributed by Metro Pictures. The motion picture was directed by William J. Bowman and was adapted from the Jules Eckert Goodman play '' The Silent Voice'' by I. K. Freedman and Eve Unsell. Goodman’s play, that originally starred Otis Skinner, was based on the Gouverneur Morris short story, ''The Man Who Played God'' which also served as the geneses for the 1932 film '' The Man Who Played God'' and the 1955 Liberace vehicle, '' Sincerely Yours''. ''The Silent Voice'' was released on September 13, 1915 with Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow in the principal roles. Plot The film tells the story of Franklyn Starr, a gifted musician who becomes embittered after he is stricken with a sudden onslaught of deafness and then suffers the loss of his beloved mother. He soon retreats to a remote cottage in the country with his loyal servant Spring to live out his life as a recluse. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second In Command
''The Second in Command'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William J. Bowman and starring Francis X. Bushman and Marguerite Snow. The film is based on a 1901 Broadway play of the same name by Robert Marshall. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther *Marguerite Snow as Muriel Mannering * William Clifford as- Major Christopher Bingham *Lester Cuneo as Lt. Sir Walter Mannering *Helen Dunbar as Lady Sarah Harburgh *Paul Byron as Hon. Bertie Carstairs *Marcia Moore as Nora Vining *Evelyn Greeley as Lady Harburgh's Maid See also *Francis X. Bushman filmography Preservation status A print of ''The Second in Command'' was donated by MGM, the inheritors of Metro Pictures, to the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graustark (film)
''Graustark'' is a 1915 American silent adventure drama film produced by the Essanay Studios. It is based on the novel ''Graustark'' by George Barr McCutcheon. The film starred romantic team Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne and proved one of their most popular vehicles. Fred E. Wright directed the film. The film was remade in 1925 as Graustark with Norma Talmadge. The 1923 Fox film '' Truxton King'' with John Gilbert is based on one of the sequels. Cast * Francis X. Bushman as Grenfall Lorry *Beverly Bayne as Princess Yetive * Edna Mayo as Countess Dagmar *Thomas Commerford as Uncle Caspar * Helen Dunbar as Aunt Yvonne *Alan Roscoe as Harry Anguish * Lester Cuneo as Prince Gabriel * Bryant Washburn as Prince Lorenz *Ernest Maupain as Prince Bolarez See also * Francis X. Bushman filmography Preservation status Prints of ''Graustark'' are preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection and the EYE Film Institute Netherlands Eye Filmmuseum is a film archiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ambition Of The Baron
''The Ambition of the Baron'' is a 1915 American silent drama film. Gloria Swanson had a bit-part role. Cast * Francis X. Bushman * Beverly Bayne * Thomas Commerford * Lester Cuneo * Joseph Byron Totten * Betty Brown * Helen Dunbar * Richard Travers * Gerda Holmes * Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ... (bit part) References External links * 1915 films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1915 drama films Essanay Studios films Silent American drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Wonderful Night (1914 Film)
''One Wonderful Night'' is a lost 1914 American silent mystery drama film starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, at the time a romantic screen couple. It was produced by the Chicago-based Essanay Studios. at silentera.com The same story was later filmed in 1922 at Universal with . Cast * Francis X. Bushman as John Delancey Curtis *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
