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Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. Mitchell (December 11, 1883 – October 9, 1958) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 270 films between 1910 and 1952 and directed 38 silent films between 1915 and 1927. Selected filmography * '' The Shadow of Tragedy'' (1914, Short) * ''The Beloved Adventurer'' (1914) * ''The Road o' Strife'' (1915) *'' The Great Ruby'' (1915) * ''The Law That Divides'' (1918) * ''Faith'' (1920) * '' Molly and I'' (1920) * '' The Little Wanderer'' (1920) * '' Flame of Youth'' (1920) * '' Love's Harvest'' (1920) * '' Wing Toy'' (1921) * '' Cinderella of the Hills'' (1921) * '' Queenie'' (1921) * '' The Mother Heart'' (1921) * '' Lovetime'' (1921) * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1921) * '' The Lamplighter'' (1921) * ''The Great Night'' (1922) * ''Man's Size'' (1923) * '' Forgive and Forget'' (1923) * ''Romance Ranch'' (1924) * ''The Lone Chance'' (1924 - directed) * '' The Jazz Girl'' (1926) * '' Hidden Aces'' (1927) * '' Thrill of a Lifetime'' (1937) * '' Wild Money'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lamplighter (film)
''The Lamplighter'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee and Philo McCullough.Connelly p.144 Cast * Shirley Mason as Gertie * Raymond McKee as Willie Sullivan * Ethelbert Knott as The Lamplighter * Edwin B. Tilton as Malcolm Graham * Iris Ashton as Emily Graham * Philo McCullough as Philip Amory * Madge Hunt Madge may refer to: Places * Madge, Wisconsin, United States, a town ** Madge (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Madge Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada People * Madge (given name) * Madge (surname) * Nickname of Madonna (born 1958 ... as The Housekeeper References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The '' Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer At Large (1947 Film)
''Killer at Large'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by William Beaudine and starring Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery, Anabel Shaw and Charles Evans.Marshall p.333 Plot Paul Kimberly, a newspaper reporter, quits his job to investigate crooked dealings at a local veterans' housing administration. The newspaper editor assigns reporter Anne Arnold to lure him back to the paper. The two reporters expose an embezzling ring. Cast References Bibliography * Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005. External links * 1947 films American crime films American black-and-white films 1947 crime films 1940s English-language films Films directed by William Beaudine Films scored by Albert Glasser Producers Releasing Corporation films 1940s American films {{1940s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Luck (1939 Film)
''Irish Luck'' is a 1939 American comedy adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton. The film is also known as ''Amateur Detective'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Cast *Frankie Darro as Buzzy O'Brien *Dick Purcell as Steve Lanahan *Lillian Elliott as Mrs. O'Brien * Dennis Moore as Jim Monahan *James Flavin as Hotel Detective Fluger *Sheila Darcy as Kitty Monahan *Mantan Moreland Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films. E ... as Jefferson *Ralph Peters as Detective Jenkins * Tristram Coffin as Mr. Mace - Hotel Desk Clerk *Pat Gleason as Banning - Bond Robber *Gene O'Donnell as Bond Robber *Donald Kerr as Reporter * Howard M. Mitchell as Hotel Manager *Aloha Wray as Dancer References External links * * 1939 films 1930s comedy mystery films American detective fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Sawyer, Detective (film)
''Tom Sawyer, Detective'' is a 1938 American mystery comedy film directed by Louis King, written by Robert Yost, Lewis R. Foster and Stuart Anthony, and starring Billy Cook, Donald O'Connor, Porter Hall, Phil Warren, Janet Waldo, Elisabeth Risdon and William Haade. It was released on December 23, 1938, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Aunt Polly sends Tom and Huck to Arkansas to spend the summer with Tom's Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas Phelps. Unsuccessful lawyer Jeff Rutledge wants to marry Sally and Silas' daughter, Ruth, but wealthy Brace Dunlap also has eyes for her. At the end of the summer, Tom and Huck return to St. Petersburg to return to school. At the start of the following summer, Aunt Sally calls Tom and Huck back to help with the farm since Uncle Silas is in frail health. Aboard the steamship to Arkansas, Tom and Huck are approached by two men claiming to be detectives who ask for their help in finding out about a passenger. At first, Tom and Huck think the man in question i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Money
''Wild Money'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Louis King and written by Paul Gallico, Edward T. Lowe, Jr., Marguerite Roberts and Eddie Welch. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Louise Campbell, Lynne Overman, Lucien Littlefield, Esther Dale and Porter Hall. The film was released on July 9, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Edward Everett Horton as P.E. Dodd * Louise Campbell as Judy McGowan *Lynne Overman as Perry Brown *Lucien Littlefield as Bill Hawkins *Esther Dale as Jenny Hawkins *Porter Hall as Bill Court *Benny Baker as Al Vogel *Ruth Coleman as Mrs. West *Louis Natheaux as Cyrus K. West *Billy Lee as Malcolm West * Howard M. Mitchell as Sheriff Jones *William Burress as Spreckett *Gertrude Short Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945. Biography Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrill Of A Lifetime (film)
''Thrill of a Lifetime'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by George Archainbaud produced by Fanchon, and written by Seena Owen, Grant Garett and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars James V. Kern, Charles Adler, George Kelly, Billy Mann—at the time a musical-comedy act called the Yacht Club Boys—along with Judy Canova, Ben Blue and Eleanore Whitney. Betty Grable also is featured, and Dorothy Lamour makes a cameo appearance in the film. It was released on December 3, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Plot The performing act of Betty Jane and Stanley, along with her colorful sister Judy, comes to Camp Romance, an island retreat run by "Howdy" Nelson, who offers unattached men and women a place to meet. Howdy's attractive secretary Gwen wants to get better acquainted with him. Stanley wants to find a suitable romantic partner for Judy because, unbeknownst to her sister, a theatrical agent wants to book the act, provided Judy's not a part of it. Judy takes a shine to boat ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Aces
''Hidden Aces'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Charles Hutchison, Alice Calhoun and Barbara Tennant.Munden p.347 When an exiled White Russian Princess arrived in the United States several different people plot to relieve her of her valuable jewels. Cast * Charles Hutchison as Larry Hutchdale * Alice Calhoun as Natalie Knowles * Barbara Tennant as Princess Orloff * Paul Weigel as Serge Demidoff * Harry Norcross as Burke * James Bradbury Jr. as Butler * Frank Whitson Frank Whitson (March 22, 1877 – March 19, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. Whitson performed in vaudeville a ... as Captain 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 Jazz Girl
''The Jazz Girl'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Gaston Glass, Edith Roberts and Howard Truesdale. The film is presumed lost. Cast * Gaston Glass as Rodneey Blake * Edith Roberts as Janet Marsh * Howard Truesdale as John Marsh * Murdock MacQuarrie as Henry Wade * Coit Albertson as Frank Arnold * Ernie Adams as Detective * Sabel Johnson as Big Bertha * Dick Sutherland as The Chef * Lea Delworth Lea or LEA may refer to: Places Australia * Lea River, Tasmania, Australia * Lake Lea, Tasmania, from which the Lea River flows * RAAF Base Learmonth, IATA airport code "LEA" England * Lea, Cheshire, a civil parish * Lea, Derbyshire, a ... as Sadie Soakum 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 * 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Chance
''The Lone Chance'' was a 1924 silent American drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is now considered lost. Cast * John Gilbert as Jack Saunders * Evelyn Brent as Margaret West * John Miljan as Lew Brody * Edwin Booth Tilton as Governor * Harry Todd as Burke * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Warden References External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films Fox Film films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell Lost American films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Ranch
''Romance Ranch'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring John Gilbert, Virginia Brown Faire and John Miljan.Munden p.664 Cast * John Gilbert as Carlos Brent * Virginia Brown Faire as Carmen Hendley * John Miljan as Clifton Venable * Bernard Siegel as Felipe Varillo * Evelyn Selbie Evelyn Selbie (July 6, 1871 – December 7, 1950) was an American stage actress and performer in both silent and sound films. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, as a young woman Selbie was a sidesaddle rider. She had a career which last ... as Tessa 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 * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Fox Film films American black-and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
