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Herbert Heyes
Herbert Harrison Heyes (August 3, 1889 – May 31, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film ''Miracle on 34th Street'', in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel," owner of Gimbel's Department Store. He was born in Vader, Washington and died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. Selected filmography * ''Wild Oats'' (1916) - Richard Carew * ''The Final Curtain'' (1916) - Herbert Lyle * '' Under Two Flags'' (1916) - Bertie Cecil * '' The Straight Way'' (1916) - John Madison * ''Jealousy'' (1916) * '' The Vixen'' (1916) - Knowles Murray * '' The Victim'' (1916) - Dr. Boulden * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1917) - Captain Phoebus * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1917) - Mark Harris * '' The Slave'' (1917) - David Atwell * '' The Lesson'' (1917) - John Galvin * '' Somewhere in America'' (1917) - John Gray * '' The Outsider'' (1917) - Trego * ''Heart of the Sunset'' (1918) - Dave Law * ''Fallen Angel'' (1918) - Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only The Valiant
''Only the Valiant'', also known as ''Fort Invincible'', is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film produced by William Cagney (younger brother of James Cagney), directed by Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas and starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, and Ward Bond. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North and Harry Brown (writer), Harry Brown, based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Charles Marquis Warren. Gregory Peck, in a role he considered a low point of his career, plays Captain Richard Lance, a by-the-book United States Military Academy, West Point graduate who is not very popular with the men under his command. This film is in the public domain. Plot Following the American Civil War, peace is maintained in the New Mexico Territory by Fort Invincible, a fortification set up outside a mountain pass that blocks marauding bands of Apache. The Apache are able to eventually take the fort by cutting off its water supply, then assaulting the fort when its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of The Sunset
''Heart of the Sunset'' is a 1918 American silent Western film starring Anna Q. Nilsson and Herbert Heyes. It was written by Rex Beach and directed by Frank Powell. It was produced by Rex Beach Pictures Company and filmed in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cast * Anna Q. Nilsson as Alaire Austin * Herbert Heyes as Dave Law * Robert Taber as Ed Austin * E. L. Fernandez as Longorio * Jane Miller as Rosa * William Frederic as Blaze Jones * Irene Boyle as Paloma * Leon De La Mothe as Leon Kent * Patrick Sylvester McGeeney as P. S. McGeeney * Hector V. Sarno as Hector Sarno * Lule Warrenton as Lulu Warrenton * Ray Chambelin * George Murdock * Arthur Tavares Arthur Tavares was an American actor and film editor who was active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s. Biography Arthur was born in San Francisco to Jayme Tavares and Maria Botelho, both of whom were Portuguese immigrants. During th ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 Western (genre) films Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shattered Dreams (1922 Film)
''Shattered Dreams'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Miss DuPont, Bertram Grassby and Herbert Heyes.Munden p.704-5 Cast * Miss DuPont as Marie Moselle * Bertram Grassby as Théophine Grusant * Herbert Heyes as Louis du Bois * Eric Mayne Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films ''The New York Peaco ... as The Police Commissioner References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Paul Scardon Universal Pictures films Films set in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Since Eve (1921 Film) as Lieutenant Gerald O'Connor
''Ever Since Eve'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Herbert Heyes and Eva Gordon.Munden p.218 Cast * Shirley Mason as Célestine Le Farge * Herbert Heyes as Carteret * Eva Gordon as Lorita * Eunice Murdock Moore as Svenson * Charles Spere as Percy Goring * Frances Hancock as Mrs. Kerry * Ethel Lynne as The Stranger * Louis King Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Moment
''The Dangerous Moment'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marcel De Sano and starring Carmel Myers,Lule Warrenton and George Regas.Munden p.167 Cast * Carmel Myers as Sylvia Palprini * Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Tarkides * George Regas as Movros Tarkides * W.T. Fellows as Jack Reeve * Billy Fay as Collins * Bonnie Hill as Marjory Blake * Herbert Heyes as George Duray * Fred Becker as Henry Trent * Marian Skinner Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in New York, New York, and died in San Francisco, California. Sele ... as Aunt Cynthia Grey * Bowditch M. Turner as Trotsky References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Of The North (1921 Film)
''Wolves of the North'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Herbert Heyes, Percy Challenger and Eva Novak. Cast *Herbert Heyes as 'Wiki' Jack Horn *Percy Challenger as Professor Norris *Eva Novak as Aurora Norris *Starke Patteson as David Waters *Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ... as Jenfau Jen *Eagle Eye as Massakee *Clyde Tracy as Lech *Millie Impolito as Rose of Spain References Bibliography * External links * 1921 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Norman Dawn American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Of Sheba (1921 Film)
''The Queen of Sheba'' (1921) is a silent drama film produced by Fox studios about the story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba. Written and directed by J. Gordon Edwards, it starred Betty Blythe as the Queen and Fritz Leiber Sr. as King Solomon. The film is well known amongst silent film buffs for the risqué costumes worn by Blythe, as evidenced by several surviving stills taken during the production. Only a short fragment of the film survives. Cast Production The film was originally intended for Theda Bara. However Bara chose not to renew her contract and, after making the ill-fated '' Kathleen Mavourneen'', she all but retired from filmmaking. While making ''Mavourneen,'' construction began on sets for ''The Queen of Sheba.'' Not wanting it to go to waste, William Fox chose to put Betty Blythe in the role. The film became a hit but Blythe never matched its success with her later films. The topless scenes filmed in this movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Jazz
''The Land of Jazz'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Directed by Jules Furthman and written by Barbara La Marr, it starred Eileen Percy and Ruth Stonehouse. Cast *Eileen Percy as Nina Dumbarton *Ruth Stonehouse as Nancy Lee *Herbert Heyes as Dr. Vane Carruthers * George Fisher as Captain De Dortain * Franklyn Farnum (Undetermined Role) *Hayward Mack (Undetermined Role) *Rose Dione as Mrs. Lord *Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. Dunkinson (credited as Carry Ward) *Blanche Payson as The Maid * Clarence Wilson (Undetermined Role) (credited as Wilson Hummel) *Harry Dunkinson as Mr. Dumbardon *Dick La Reno (Undetermined Role) Preservation status ''The Land of Jazz'' is now considered to be a lost film. 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 con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliverance (1919 Film)
''Deliverance'' is a 1919 silent film which tells the story of the life of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan. It stars Etna Ross, Tula Belle, Edith Lyle, Betty Schade, Sarah Lind, Ann Mason and Jenny Lind. The film also features appearances by Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Kate Adams Keller and Phillips Brooks Keller as themselves. The movie was directed by George Foster Platt and written by Francis Trevelyan Miller. Cast (in credits order) *Etna Ross ... Young Helen Keller * Tula Belle ... Young Nadja *Edith Lyle ... Younger Anne Sullivan (as Edythe Lyle) * Betty Schade ... Mrs. Kate Adams Keller as a young woman *Jenny Lind ... Martha Washington *Sarah Lind ... Mammy *Ann Mason ... Helen Keller as a young woman * Helen Keller ... Herself * Anne Sullivan ... Herself *Kate Adams Keller ... Herself *Phillips Brooks Keller ... Himself *Polly Thompson ... Helen's secretary *Ardita Mellinina ... Nadja *J. Parks Jones ... Nadja's son * True Boardman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Of The Rockies
''Ruth of the Rockies'' is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, in New York City breezy Bab Murphy (Roland) comes into possession of a trunk with the insignia of the Inner Circle, a gang of crooks, who have their headquarters in Dusty Bend along the Mexican border but also operate in New York. The gang trails the trunk to ownership by Bab and, for it and a jade ring that is mysteriously sent to her, a series of adventures begin as she heads for the Bend. Members of the gang throw the trunk off a train into the California desert where it is picked up by two accomplices in an automobile, only to have an aviator who flies low enough to overpower them and intercept the trunk by taking their place at the wheel. This birdman of mystery will later save Bab from the enforced marriage to a member of the gang, and by the third episode saves her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Ruth
''The Adventures of Ruth'' is a 1919 American film serial directed by George Marshall. It is now considered to be a lost film. The serial was advertised as written, produced and directed by Ruth Roland. Roland was the producer, but it was written by Gilson Willets and directed by George Marshall. Plot As described in a film magazine, Daniel Robin has become mixed up with a band of criminals known as "the 13," and is shot when he refuses to do their bidding. His daughter Ruth (Roland), brought home from boarding school, reaches his bedside before he expires. He tells her that she will be given thirteen keys. Instructions will be provided with each key and, if she follows the instructions, she will eventually fully learn of her birthright. Many adventures then follow as Ruth attempts to solve the puzzle of each key and establish her true birthright. Cast * Ruth Roland as Ruth Robin * Herbert Heyes as Bob Wright (credited as Herbert Hayes) * Thomas G. Lingham as LaFarge, the "Hound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
