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Hugh Thompson (American Actor)
Hugh Thompson (born May 20, 1887) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in over 50 feature films and film shorts during the 1910s and 1920s. Some of his more prominent roles were in 1917's '' Barnaby Lee'', 1918's '' Queen of the Sea'' and '' The Forbidden Path'', ''The Woman Under Oath'' in 1920, and 1922's '' The Half Breed''. His final role was in a supporting role in the 1926 film, ''The Highbinders''. Partial filmography * ''The Raven'' (1915) * ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1916) * '' Little Miss Fortune'' (1917) * '' Queen X'' (1917) * '' Barnaby Lee'' (1917) * '' The Soul of Buddha'' (1918) * ''The House of Gold'' (1918) * '' Ashes of Love'' (1918) * '' Queen of the Sea'' (1918) * '' Secret Strings'' (1918) * ''Phil for Short'' (1919) * ''The Woman Under Oath'' (1919) * ''The Slim Princess'' (1920) * ''What Happened to Rosa'' (1920) * '' The Half Breed'' (1922) * ''The Altar Stairs'' (1922) * ''The Grub-Stake'' (1923) * '' Refuge'' (1923) * ''Meddling Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashes Of Love (film)
''Ashes of Love'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Ivan Abramson and starring James K. Hackett and Effie Shannon. It was distributed on the State's Rights system. Cast * James K. Hackett as Arthur Woodridge *Effie Shannon as Louise Mordyke * Rubye De Remer as Ethel Woodridge * Mabel Julienne Scott as Helen Rosedale * Hugh Thompson as Howard Rosedale *Paula Shay *Dora Mills Adams * William B. Davidson *William Bechtel *Thea Talbot Preservation status Preservation of this film is conflicting. Silent era has it existing in only one reel while the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ... online resource has the whole film in its collection. References External links * * 1918 films Films directed by Ivan Abramson American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887 Births
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American Male Silent Film Actors
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The Highbinders (1926 Film)
''The Highbinders'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Marjorie Daw, Ben Alexander, and George Hackathorne.Munden p. 349 Cast * Walter T. Tilden as David Marshall * Marjorie Daw as Hope Masterson * Ben Alexander as Roy Marshall * George Hackathorne as Humpty Dugan * Edmund Breese as Mike Harrigan * Walter Long as Bill Dorgan * George F. Marion as Wadsworth Ladd * Effie Shannon as Mrs. James Cortright * Hugh Thompson as Arnold Blair * Tammany Young as Stump Rogers * Hattie Delaro Hattie Delaro (1861 – April 18, 1941) was an American actress. She had a career in theater, then became an actress in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. Delaro was born in Brooklyn. Delaro debuted on stage in 1881 at Brooklyn's Grand Ope ... as Mrs. Briggs * Kathleen Martyn as Alice Van Slake References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meddling Women
''Meddling Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by and distributed by them and/or a State's Rights basis. Directed by Ivan Abramson, the film stars Lionel Barrymore. Cast Preservation A copy of ''Meddling Women'' is preserved in the Library of Congress. See also *Lionel Barrymore filmography Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878–1954) was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He also directed several films, wrote scripts, created etchings, sketches, and composed music. He was the eldest child of the actors Mauri ... References External links * * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Ivan Abramson 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refuge (1923 Film)
''Refuge'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Katherine MacDonald, Hugh Thompson and J. Gunnis Davis.Parish & Pitts p.336 Cast * Katherine MacDonald as Nadia * Hugh Thompson as Gene * J. Gunnis Davis as Dick * J. Gordon Russell as Louis * Eric Mayne as General De Rannier * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Prince Ferdinand * Mathilde Brundage as Madame De Rannier * Fred Malatesta as Gustav Kenski * Grace Morse as Marie * Victor Potel as Alphpmse * Elita Proctor Otis Elita Proctor Otis (1851 or 1860 – August 10, 1927) was an American actress. She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films. In 1909 she may have been the first actress to play Nancy Sikes on screen in a Vi ... as The Princess References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * lobby posterHa- Heritage Auctions) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grub-Stake
''The Grub-Stake'' is a 1923 American silent Western film produced by and starring Nell Shipman. It was directed by Shipman's partner Bert Van Tuyle. It is considered an independent film. Cast * Nell Shipman as Faith Diggs * Alfred Allen as Mark Leroy * Walt Whitman as Skipper Diggs * Lillian Leighton as Dawson Kate * George Berrell as Malamute Mike * Hugh Thompson as Jeb, Kate's son * C. K. Van Auker as the mounty * Ah Wing as Leroy's manservant * Marjorie Warfield as art student * Lloyd Peters Preservation A copy of ''The Grub-Stake'' is in the BFI National Archive The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955, its name became the N .... References External links * * 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Altar Stairs
''The Altar Stairs'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and featuring Frank Mayo, Louise Lorraine, Lawrence Hughes and Boris Karloff in an early role. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder, George Hively and George Randolph Chester, based on the novel of the same name by G. B. Lancaster. It is considered today a lost film. Plot Rod McLean (Mayo), a South Seas trader, saves derelict Tony Heritage (Hughes) from some natives, and Tony repays him by stealing his money and escaping to France. There he marries Joie (Lorraine), the daughter of Captain Jean Malet (Lanoe) who is scheduled to take a post in the South Seas. When the officer learns of Tony's past misdeeds, he repudiates his daughter's marriage and takes Joie with him to the South Seas. Tony then turns up there and Captain Malet, to keep him away from Joie, gives him a job helping Rod McLean establish a new trading post on another island. Rod has fallen in love with Joie, but after he d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Rosa
''What Happened to Rosa'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and featuring Mabel Normand and Doris Pawn.Progressive Silent Film List: ''What Happened to Rosa'' at silentera.com Plot A fortune teller tells a store clerk with a romantic disposition that she was a Spanish noblewoman in an earlier life. The girl begins to live the part of the Spanish noblewoman and romance and comedy ensue.Cast * as Mayme Ladd / Rosa Alvaro * as Gwen A ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slim Princess
''The Slim Princess'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand, directed by Victor Schertzinger, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and written by Gerald C. Duffy based on a musical play of the same name by Henry Blossom and Leslie Stuart,Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Slim Princess'' at silentera.com which was from a story by . The picture is a production with a supporting cast featuring [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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