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Henry A. Barrows
Henry Arthur Barrows (April 29, 1875 – March 25, 1945) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 to 1936. Burrows performed in supporting roles for American, Astra, Biograph, Brentwood, Pathe, Universal, and Vitagraph studios. He was "almost always cast as pillars of society, doctors, judges, bishops, and the like". His son, George Barrows, was also an actor. Barrows was born in Saco, Maine. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1945 and was interred there in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. He is the father of actor George Barrows. Partial filmography * ''Her Nerve'' (1913) * ''On Suspicion'' (1914) * ''The Gold Thief'' (1914) * ''The Guiding Fate'' (1914) * ''A Woman's Folly'' (1914) * ''All for Business'' (1914) * ''The Dole of Destiny'' (1914) * ''The Child Thou Gavest Me'' (1914) * ''His Prior Claim'' (1914) * ''The Way Home'' (1914) * ''From The Shadow'' (1915) * ''The Inevitable Retribution'' (1915) * ''The Dancer's Ruse'' (1915) * ''The Borrowed Neck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fires Of Conscience
The Fires of Conscience is a lost 1916 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring William Farnum. It was produced and released by the Fox Film Corporation. Cast * William Farnum as George Baxter * Gladys Brockwell as Margery Burke * Nell Shipman as Nell Blythe * Henry A. Barrows as Robert Baxter * Henry Hebert as Paul Sneed * William Burress as Randolf Sneed * Elinor Fair as Mabel Jones * Willard Louis as Doc Taylor * Brooklyn Keller as Felix Lunk * Fred Huntley as Peter Rogers See also *1937 Fox vault fire The 1937 Fox vault fire was a major fire that broke out in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States, on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industr ... References External links * * American silent feature films 1916 drama films 1916 films Lost American films Fox Film films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunset Trail (1917 Film)
''The Sunset Trail'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Melford, written by Beulah Marie Dix and Alice McIver, and starring Vivian Martin, Henry A. Barrows, William Elmer, Harrison Ford, Charles Ogle, and Carmen Phillips. The picture was released on October 13, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Henry A. Barrows as Vernon Treloar * William Elmer as Price Lovel * Harrison Ford as Kirk Levington * Vivian Martin as Bess Aiken * Charles Ogle as Judd Aiken * Carmen Phillips as Camilla Aiken Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Sunset Trail'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut one intertitle, "I must see you alone," and all love scenes between the married woman and man except for the last one. Preservation status The film is preserved at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Again Smith
''Come Again Smith'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy-drama film distributed by Pathé Exchange and directed by E. Mason Hopper. It is based on a play ''Come Again Smith'' by John H. Blackwood. Cast * J. Warren Kerrigan as Joe Smith * Henry A. Barrows as Ned Stevens (credited as H. A. Barrows) * William Conklin as Franklin Overton * Winifred Greenwood as Anne Stevens * Lois Wilson as Lucy Stevens * Charles K. French Charles K. French (born Charles Ekrauss French or Charles E. Krauss; January 17, 1860 – August 2, 1952) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director who appeared in more than 240 films between 1909 and 1945. Biography French was ... as Joe Smith Sr. (credited as Charles French) * Walter Perry as John Creighton References External links * * A still from the film(University of Washington / Sayre collection) 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American films Films directed by E. Mason Hopper American films based on pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Imposter
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus In The East
''Venus in the East'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by Gardner Hunting and Wallace Irwin, and starring Bryant Washburn, Margery Wilson, Anna Q. Nilsson, Guy Oliver, Clarence Burton, and Julia Faye. It was released on January 26, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast * Bryant Washburn as Buddy McNair * Margery Wilson as Martha *Anna Q. Nilsson as Mrs. Pat Dyvenot * Guy Oliver as Doc Naylor *Clarence Burton as Pontius Blint *Julia Faye as Doric Blint * Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Blint * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Middy Knox * Henry A. Barrows as Terrill Overbeck *Clarence Geldart as Jass * Charles K. Gerrard as Maddie Knox Preservation With no copies of ''Venus in the East'' 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 inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quicksand (1918 Film)
''Quicksand'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by John Lynch and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Henry A. Barrows, Edward Coxen, Dorothy Dalton, Frankie Lee, and Philo McCullough. The film was released on December 22, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Mary (Dalton) is the wife of Jim Bowen (Coxen), a trusted cashier for insurance brokers. John Boland (Barrows) is a district leader and the keeper of a cafe frequented by Alan Perry (McCullough), the wastral son of Bowen's employer. Perry obtains Bowen's endorsement on a fraudulent check and Bowen is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Mary believes her husband is innocent and, suspecting Perry, she applies with Boland to be a singer in his cafe. Boland secretly loves her and hopes that she will obtain a divorce from her convict husband and marry him. Perry becomes infatuated with her and one night follows her home. Meanwh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Temple Of Dusk
''The Temple of Dusk'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by James Young. It was produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, Akira (Hayakawa), a Japanese poet who lives in Tokyo, falls in love with an American, Ruth Vale (Novak), who has grown to womanhood under his father's care. He is much saddened, however, when she marries an American. Three years elapse and Ruth dies of an illness, leaving a baby in the poet's care. Akira agrees to accompany the child and father to America, and when the American is accused of the murder of a man who entered his home, Akira assumes the guilt. He escapes from prison to visit the child and is shot by a guard. An allegorical scene shows Akira and Ruth entering the Temple of Dusk together. Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Akira *Jane Novak as Ruth Vale *Louis Willoughby as Edward Markham *Mary Jane Irving Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobbs In A Hurry
''Hobbs in a Hurry'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Henry King and starring William Russell, Henry A. Barrows, and Winifred Westover.''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 166. Cast * William Russell as J. Warren Hobbs, Jr. * Henry A. Barrows as J. Warren Hobbs Sr. * Winifred Westover as Helen Renshaw * Richard Morris as Rufus Renshaw * Hayward Mack as Lord Willoughby / Louis Willoughby * Carl Stockdale Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ... as Angus MacDonald References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films Films directed by Henry King 1910s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Husbands Only
''For Husband's Only'' is 1918 American silent comedy-drama film and directed by Lois Weber and her husband Phillips Smalley. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was apparently made in late 1917 but not released until just before the end of World War I. ''For Husband's Only'' is now considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, just out of convent, Toni Wilde (Harris) becomes the inspiration of millionaire bachelor Rolin Van D'Arcy (Cody) and when he kisses her, she believes herself to be engaged to him. However, she is rudely awakened from this dream and, after finding out that Van D'Arcy is not a marrying man, she marries Samuel Dodge (Goodwins), who is the butt of all jokes in his set. Dodge is delighted and does everything in his power to make her happy. Toni then decides to play with Van D'Arcy to make him regret his actions. Van D'Arcy comes to the point where he wants Toni more than anything else, but his plans to win her prove futi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Finger Of Justice
''The Finger of Justice'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet.Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Finger of Justice'' at silentera.com The film is based upon the campaign to close down the of the Barbary Coast of . Plot As described in a |
The Magic Eye
''The Magic Eye'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Rae Berger and starring Henry A. Barrows, Claire Du Brey and Zoe Rae.American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929 p.267 Cast * Henry A. Barrows as John Bowman * Claire Du Brey as Mrs. Bowman * Zoe Rae as Shirley Bowman * Charles Hill Mailes as Sam Bullard * William A. Carroll William A. Carroll (January 9, 1875 – January 26, 1928), was an American silent film actor. Biography He was born on January 9, 1875, in Manhattan, New York City. Entering films with the ''Selig and Vitagraph'' film company, Carroll starred ... as Jack * Elwood Bredell as Cordy References Bibliography * John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella & Steve Joyce. ''American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929''. McFarland, 2014. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit
''The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Henry A. Barrows and Mark Fenton.Connelly p.95 Cast * Louise Lovely as Joan Tracy * Henry A. Barrows as Roscoe Tracy * Mark Fenton as Joshua Siddons * Charles Hill Mailes as Robert Carter * Gertrude Astor as Stella Carter * William Chester as Joe Morgan * Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ... as Jim Younger References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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