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House Peters, Sr.
Robert House Peters Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions". Biography Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Peters began his career on a high note, playing the handsome leading man in '' In the Bishop's Carriage'' (1913), co-starring Mary Pickford. While ''The Bishop's Carriage'' was filmed in an East Coast studio, Peters was in Los Angeles by 1914, becoming one of the first screen stars to permanently settle there. Although he stated publicly that he preferred playing villains, Peters, curly haired and pleasantly dimpled, was from the outset typecast as the romantic hero. After enjoying his greatest success as the good-bad hero of '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1915), Peters found his career at the peak of the early 1920s. He signed with Universal Studios for six films in 1924, hoping for a comeback. The results, however, were mostly mediocre a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Procter And Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational Final good, consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter (industrialist), William Procter and James Gamble (industrialist), James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer health, personal care and hygiene products; these products are organized into several segments including beauty; grooming; health care; fabric & home care; and baby, feminine, & family care. Before the sale of Pringles to Kellogg's, its product portfolio also included food, snacks, and Drink, beverages. P&G is incorporated in Ohio. In 2014, P&G recorded $83.1 billion in sales. On August 1, 2014, P&G announced it was streamlining the company, dropping and selling off around 100 brands from its product portfolio in order to focus on the remaining 65 brands, which produced 95% of the company's profits. A.G. Lafley, the company's chairman and CEO until Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unafraid
''The Unafraid'' is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Extant at George Eastman House. Rita Jolivet completed this film just before boarding the Lusitania on its final voyage. The film survives and is preserved in the film archive at George Eastman House. Cast * Rita Jolivet as Delight Warren * House Peters as Stefan Balsic * Page Peters as Michael Balsic * William Elmer as Jack McCarty * Lawrence Peyton as Danilo Lesendra * Theodore Roberts as Dual Empire Secret Agent * Al Ernest Garcia as Joseph * Marjorie Daw as Irenya * Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howev ... as Russian Valet * Gertrude Kellar as Countess Novna References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Cecil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrens Of Virginia (1915 Film)
''The Warrens of Virginia'' is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Plot As the American Civil War begins, Ned Burton leaves his Southern love, Agatha Warren, and joins the Union army. He is later protected and saved from death by Agatha in spite of her loyalty to the South. Cast * Blanche Sweet as Agatha Warren * James Neill as General Warren * Page Peters as Arthur Warren (as P.E. Peters) * Mabel Van Buren as Mrs. Warren * House Peters as Ned Burton * Dick La Reno as General Griffin * Mildred Harris as Betty Warren * Milton Brown as Zeke Biggs * Sydney Deane as General Harding * Raymond Hatton as Blake * DeWitt Jennings * Richard L'Estrange as Bill Peavey (credited as Dick La Strange) * Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mignon (1915 Film)
''Mignon'', is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by William Nigh with production supervised by Alexander E. Beyfuss, based on the 1866 opera ''Mignon'' that was from the 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre'' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. at silentera.com Plot The nobleman Lothario seduces Musette, the daughter of Giarno, the leader of the nearby Gypsy camp. When Musette learns that Lothario is married and has a baby, Mignon, she jumps off a cliff. For revenge, Giarno kidnaps Mignon. After Lothario's wife dies of grief, Lothario becomes a mad, wandering minstrel. When Mignon is sixteen, the young nobleman Wilhelm Meister, seeing her mistreatment, buys Mignon from Giarno. Mignon falls in love with Wilhelm, but she believes that he loves t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salomy Jane (1914 Film)
''Salomy Jane'' is a 1914 silent Western film based on Bret Harte's 1898 novella "Salomy Jane's Kiss" and Paul Armstrong's 1907 play based on Harte's story, ''Salomy Jane''. ''Salomy Jane'' was California Motion Picture Corporation's (CMPC) debut feature, as well as the screen debut of stage actress and singer Beatriz Michelena. George E. Middleton saw in his Latina wife a competitor to Mary Pickford as a premier screen star, and each CMPC production was intended to be a Michelena vehicle. Despite being well received by the public, it did not return a profit for the national distributor, Alco Films. It is the only known surviving complete work of silent film era actress Beatriz Michelena and the CMPC. Plot In rough-and-tumble Gold Rush-era California, Salomy Jane is saved from the ruffian Red Pete by a heroic stranger (the Man, aka Jack Dart), and he is saved from a lynching after being falsely accused of a crime. Cast * Beatriz Michelena as Salomy Jane * House Peters as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brute (1914 Film)
''The Brute'' is a lost 1914 early silent feature film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring stage actor Malcolm Williams. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman. The film was released on a State Rights basis. Cast * Malcolm Williams - Donald Rogers 'The Brute' *Helen Hilton - Edith Pope *House Peters - Billy West *Mary Moore - Alice Pope *Camilla Dalberg - Mrs. Pope (*as Madam Dahlberg) *William Vaughn - Emerson Hall (*see Wilhelm von Brincken) *Jack Darling - Bobbie Rogers See also *List of Paramount Pictures films __NOTOC__ The following are lists of Paramount Pictures films by decade: Lists *List of Paramount Pictures films (1912–1919) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1920–1929) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1930–1939) *List of Paramount Pic ... References External links * * 1914 films Films directed by Thomas N. Heffron Films based on American novels Famous Players-Lasky films Lost American films American silent feature films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clothes (1914 Film)
''Clothes'' is a lost 1914 silent film directed by Francis Powers and starring Charlotte Ives and House Peters. It was based on a 1906 play by Avery Hopwood and Channing Pollock. Wayback) Cast * Charlotte Ives - Olive Sherwood *House Peters
Robert House Peters Sr. (12 March 1880 – 7 December 1967) was a British-born American silent film actor, known to filmgoers of the era as "The Star of a Thousand Emotions".
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The Pride Of Jennico (film)
''The Pride of Jennico'' is a lost 1914 silent swashbuckler film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was produced by Adolph Zukor and released on a State Rights basis. On the Broadway stage, the play starred James K. Hackett, Bertha Galland and Arthur Hoops. Cast *House Peters - Basil Jennico *George Moss - Basil's Uncle *Marie Leonard - Princess Ottilie *Augustus Balfour - Duke of Dornheim *Emily Calloway - Marie, Ottilie's Maid * Peter Lang - Von Krappitz *Hal Clarendon - Prince Eugen *Betty Harte Betty Harte (1882–1965) was a leading lady during the heyday of the silent film era, starring in nine feature films and 108 short films. She is credited with writing four screenplays. She chose Betty Harte as her professional name in honor of ... - The Gypsy Maid, Michel References External links The Pride of Jennico at IMDb.com* Famous Players adarchived) 1914 films American silent feature films Films directed by J. Searle Dawley Lost American films American films bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lady Of Quality (1913 Film)
''A Lady of Quality'' is a lost 1913 silent film drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring stage star Cissy Loftus. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor, was based on the 1896 novel '' A Lady of Quality'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and was among the first of his feature-length productions. Cast *Cecilia Loftus - Clorinda Wildairs *House Peters - The Duke of Osmonde * Peter Lang - Sir Jeoffrey Wildairs *Hal Clarendon - Sir John Oxen * Geraldine O'Brien - Sister Anne *Roy Pilcher - Earl of Dunstandwolde (*as Roy Pilser) *David Wall - Lord Eldershawe (*as Dave Wall) *Alexander Gaden - Lord Twemlow *Henrietta Goodman - Peasant Girl *Edna May Weick - Clorinda, age 7 (*as Edna Weick) See also *List of Paramount Pictures films __NOTOC__ The following are lists of Paramount Pictures films by decade: Lists *List of Paramount Pictures films (1912–1919) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1920–1929) *List of Paramount Pictures films (1930–1939) *List of Paramou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Kleschna (film)
''Leah Kleschna'' is a lost 1913 American silent film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Carlotta Nillson, a Swedish stage actress. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor under the banner of his newly formed Famous Players Film Company. The film is based on a 1904 play ''Leah Kleschna'' by C. M. S. McLellan that starred Mrs. Fiske on Broadway. at silentera.com This film was remade in 1924 by Paramount as ''''. Cast * as Leah Kleschna * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Port Of Doom
''The Port of Doom'' is a lost 1913 silent film detective drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and featuring Laura Sawyer and House Peters. It was the last of six “Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories made in 1913, the third produced by the Famous Players Film Company after Dawley and Sawyer left Edison for Famous Players. Cast *Laura Sawyer as Kate Kirby *House Peters as Kate's Father * David Wall as Fuller (*as Dave Wall) * Peter Lang as Fornton *Hattie Forsythe as Vera Fornton *Hal Clarendon as Capt. Giles *Henrietta Goodman as Fuller's Wife Kate Kirby's cases * ''The Diamond Crown''. (Edison – 1913) * ''On the Broad Stairway''. (Edison – 1913) * ''The Substitute Stenographer''. (Edison – 1913) * ''Chelsea 7750''. (Famous Players - 1913) * ''An Hour Before Dawn ''An Hour Before Dawn'' is a lost 1913 silent film detective drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Laura Sawyer and House Peters. It was the fifth of six "Kate Kirby's Cases" detective stories mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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