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Harvey Gates
Harvey Harris Gates (January 19, 1894 – November 4, 1948) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for more than 200 films between 1913 and 1948. He was born in Hawaii and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''I Was Meant for You'' (1913) * ''Lord John's Journal'' (1915) * ''Three Fingered Jenny'' (1916) * '' The Three Godfathers'' (1916) * ''The Jackals of a Great City'' (1916) * ''The Committee on Credentials'' (1916) * '' For the Love of a Girl'' (1916) * ''The Edge of the Law'' (1917) * ''Hell Morgan's Girl'' (1917) * '' Society's Driftwood'' (1917) * '' Bull's Eye'' (1917) * ''A Rich Man's Darling'' (1918) * ''The Wine Girl'' (1918) * '' Madame Spy'' (1918) * ''A Broadway Scandal'' (1918) * '' The Marriage Lie'' (1918) * ''The Wicked Darling'' (1919) * ''Ravished Armenia'' (1919) * '' The Midnight Man'' (1919) * ''The Exquisite Thief'' (1919) * ''The Face in the Watch'' (1919) * ''West Is Best'' (1920) * ''The Screaming Shadow'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Broadway Scandal
''A Broadway Scandal'' is a 1918 American silent romantic drama film directed by Joe De Grasse that features Carmel Myers, Lon Chaney and Edwin August. The screenplay was written by Harvey Gates. This would be Lon Chaney's last film for director Joe De Grasse, ending a multiyear collaboration between the two men. The film's tagline was "Engagement Extraordinary! An Amazing Romance of a French Girl in New York". It is today considered to be a lost film. A still exists showing Lon Chaney as Kink Colby, together with the other main players in the shot. Like many American films of the time, ''A Broadway Scandal'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the shooting of a motorcycle policeman. Plot Nenette Bisson (Myers), an adventurous French girl, is shot in the shoulder by the police while joyriding in a stolen car with a lowlife punk named "Kink" Colby (Lon Chaney). Nenette is taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action (1921 Film)
''Action'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. It was based on Peter B. Kyne's popular novel '' The Three Godfathers''. The film is considered to be lost. According to contemporaneous newspaper reports, ''Action'' was based on J. Allan Dunn's novel, ''The Mascotte of the Three Star''; ''Mascotte'' appeared as the lead novel in the pulp magazine ''Short Stories'', February 1921.See, for example, the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 4, 1921. This reference also contradicts the presumed release date of September 12, since it advertises the film as opening on September 4. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Sandy Brouke * Francis Ford as Soda Water Manning * J. Farrell MacDonald as Mormon Peters * Buck Connors as Pat Casey * Clara Horton as Molly Casey * William Robert Daly as J. Plimsoll * Dorothea Wolbert as Mirandy Meekin * Byron Munson as Henry Meekin * Charles Newton as Sheriff Dipple * Jim Corey as Sam Waters See also * Hoot Gibs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Lover
''The Fighting Lover'' is a 1921 American silent mystery comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ... directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Frank Mayo, Elinor Hancock and Gertrude Olmstead.Munden p.242 Cast * Frank Mayo as Andrew Forsdale * Elinor Hancock as Mrs. Lydia Graham * Gertrude Olmstead as Jean Forsdale * Jackson Read as Ned Randolph * Colin Kenny (actor), Colin Kenny as Vic Ragner *Jacqueline Logan as Helen Leigh * Joseph Singleton as Quig Munday * Ruth Ashby as Anna Hughes * Fred Becker (actor), Fred Becker as Dr. Munro * Robert Bolder as Valet References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Streak McCoy
''Blue Streak McCoy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Job McCoy * Lila Leslie as Eileen Marlowe * Charles Arling as Howard Marlowe * B. Reeves Eason, Jr. (credited as Breezy Eason) as Albert Marlowe * Ruth Fuller Golden (credited as Ruth Golden) as Diana Hughes * Ray Ripley as Frank Otis * Charles Le Moyne as Mulhall * Ruth Royce as Conchita * Ben Alexander See also * List of American films of 1920 * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game'' * ''Gentleman Joe'' 1912 * ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief * ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audience * ''Friends'' as Bob Kyne - the Prospector * '' So Near ... References External links * 1920 films 1920 lost films 1920 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by B. Reeves Eason Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Silent American Western (genre) films Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fightin' Terror
''The Fightin' Terror'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Yvette Mitchell * Jim Corey * Mark Fenton * George Rand * Harry Tenbrook See also * List of American films of 1920 * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1920 films 1920 short films 1920 Western (genre) films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Hoot Gibson Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masked (film)
''Masked'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Mack V. Wright and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Virginia Browne Faire * Dan Crimmins * Nelson McDowell * Jim Corey * Tom London See also * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films 1920 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Mack V. Wright Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Screaming Shadow
''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. The serial's themes of "eternal life" and "premature burial" seem to tilt it into the horror genre as well. Actor/co-director Wilson died at age 54 in 1930 from a heart ailment. Plot A criminal organization called the Black Seven are after the secret of eternal life. They also seek world domination, and their first move in that direction is to seize the royal throne of Prince Rupert of Burgonia. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as John Rand (as Ben Wilson) * Neva Gerber as Mary Landers * Frances Terry as Nadia * Howard Crampton as J.W. Russell * Joseph W. Girard as Baron Pulska * William Dyer as Jake Williams * William A. Carroll as Harry Malone * Fred Gamble as Fred Wilson * Pansy Porter as Young maiden * Claire Mille as Young maiden * Joseph Manning as The butler Chapter titles # A Cry in the Dark # The Virgin of Death # The Fang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Is Best
''West Is Best'' is a 1920 American short silent Western film directed by Phil Rosen and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Josephine Hill * William Lloyd * Ah Wing * H. H. Pattee credited as Herbert Pattee * Harry Schumm * C. E. Anderson See also * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films 1920 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Phil Rosen Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face In The Watch
''The Face in the Watch'' is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by Edward A. Kull and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Josephine Hill * Harry Todd * Duke R. Lee See also * List of American films of 1919 * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films 1919 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward A. Kull Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Exquisite Thief
''The Exquisite Thief'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Plot As described in a film magazine, Blue Jean Billie (Dean), a prosperous young woman crook who lives apart from the denizens of the underworld, has pulled off many robberies of the high society world with the help of her pal Shaver Michael (De Grasse). Billie gains admission to the Vanderhoof dinner at which the engagement of their daughter to Lord Chesterton (Hall) will be announced. While the dinner is in progress, Billie gags and handcuffs special officer Detective Wood (Ross), and proceeds to make a wholesale robbery of the guests. She flees in an automobile and none succeed in tracking her save Lord Chesterton. She makes a prisoner of him, but a police raid follows and she must flee. Once more Lord Chesterton succeeds in following her and again she makes him her prisoner, but she learns to trust and love him. The speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midnight Man (1919 Film)
''The Midnight Man'' is a 1919 American film serial directed by James W. Horne. It is now considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Bob Gilmore (Corbett), a young Washington clubman, pleads guilty to his foster father's forgery and becomes a fugitive from justice. As he is about to leave, he learns that his supposed parents adopted him from a foundling society. His only clue to his identity is some baby clothing and a ring. While escaping from the city, he is set upon by the White Circle gang of thieves who throw him in front of a train. He miraculously escapes from death and reaches New York City. While robbing a barroom, one of the thieves is killed and the police, finding Gilmore's jewelry on the body, believe that he is dead. Gilmore then takes the name Stevens and breaks into the homes of the wealthy at midnight in an attempt to learn his identity. At each place he takes nothing of value but leaves an impression of his ring in an effort to trace hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
