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Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including working in a bank, in a silver mine, contracting, as a commercial traveller, and being a cigarette factory owner before settling on the stage and at one time acted with Ethel Barrymore. His Broadway credits included ''Life'' (1914) and ''Our Mrs. McChesney'' (1915). He began his screen career in 1916 when given a chance by Thomas Ince. Gordon was once a model for Arrow Collars; he was once painted by American commercial illustrator J. C. Leyendecker. He served in the Canadian Army during World War I and began a career in motion pictures in England where he had been stationed during the war. With his suave manner and classic good looks he was sought out in Hollywood, California where he acted in both silent and talking films. In Hollywo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in the San Fernando Valley and Verdugo Mountains regions of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census the population was 196,543, up from 191,719 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the List of largest California cities by population, 24th-largest city in California. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. Glendale lies in the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city is bordered to the northwest by the Sun Valley, Los Angeles, Sun Valley and Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, Tujunga neighborhoods of Los Angeles; to the northeast by La Cañada Flintridge, California, La Cañada Flintridge and the unincorporated area of La Crescenta, California, La Crescenta; to the west by Burbank, California, Burbank and Griffith Park; to the east by Eagle Rock, Los An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chivalrous Charley
''Chivalrous Charley'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Ellis and starring Eugene O'Brien, George Fawcett and Nancy Deaver.Munden p.126 Cast * Eugene O'Brien as Charles Riley * George Fawcett as His Uncle * Nancy Deaver as Alice Sanderson * D.J. Flanagan as Her Father * Huntley Gordon Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era. Profile Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ... as Geoffrey Small 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 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Robert Ellis American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Selznick Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchantment (1921 Film)
''Enchantment'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Robert G. Vignola and starred Marion Davies. A print of the film exists in the Library of Congress. Plot Inspired by a staging of William Shakespeare's ''Taming of the Shrew'', Marion Davies plays Ethel, the spoiled-brat daughter of millionaire Mr. Hoyt (Tom Lewis). Mr. Hoyt decides that a rough-and-tumble he-man might be able to straighten out his daughter. To that end, the millionaire hires Ernest Eddison (Forrest Stanley), the actor playing Petruchio in ''Shrew''. Ernest talks Ethel into auditioning for an amateur production of Sleeping Beauty, then runs her roughshod during rehearsals. Ethel is on the verge of exploding when Ernest finally wins her over with a lulu of a third-act kiss. Cast Production In her 11th film, Marion Davies stars as a willful flapper in a modern-day comedy/drama. Production was highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Foam
''Red Foam'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Zena Keefe, Harry Tighe and Huntley Gordon.Monaco p.273 Cast * Zena Keefe as Mrs. Andy Freeman * Harry Tighe as Andy Freeman * Huntley Gordon as Arnold Driscoll * Danny Hayes as Sheriff * Peggy Worth as Mrs. Murphy * John Butler as Matt Murphy * Nora Cecil Nora Cecil (September 26, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was an English-born American actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. Career Stage Cecil's career began on the stage, when she debuted in London at age 19 ... as Undetermined Role References Bibliography * Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ralph Ince Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frisky Mrs
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Snows
''Out of the Snows'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Zena Keefe and Gladys Coburn.Connelly p.393 Cast * Ralph Ince as Robert Holliday * Zena Keefe as Anitah * Pat Hartigan as John Blakeman * Gladys Coburn as Ruth Hardy * Huntley Gordon as Sgt. Graham * Red Eagle as Lone Deer * Jacques Suzanne Jacques Albert Suzanne (April 17, 1880 - August 1, 1967) was a French painter, artist, pianist, actor and explorer. Biography Suzanne was born Albert Jacques Suzanne April 17, 1880, in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. He trained in fine arts ... as Antoine Dufresne References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1920s American films 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ralph Ince Selzni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Yonder
''Out Yonder'' is a surviving 1919 silent film drama directed by Ralph Ince and starring Olive Thomas. It was produced and released by Select Pictures. Piano score composed and performed by David Drazin Digital restoration and Titles by Joseph Harvat Cast *Olive Thomas - Flotsam *Huntley Gordon - Edward Elmer *Marie Coverdale - Mrs. Elmer (as Mary Cloverdale) * Louise Prussing - Clarice Stapleton *John Smiley - Amos Bart *Cyril Chadwick - Reggie Hughes * Edward Ellis - Joey Clark Synopsis Off the shore of a rocky coastline, a large yacht sails. It is an Elmer family tradition to enjoy a leisurely, summer cruise on their yacht. The wealthy group enjoys cards and drinks below deck. A guest of the Elmers, Miss Clarice Stapleton (Louise Prussing), has as her only aim to steer Edward Elmer (Huntley Gordon), the yacht's owner, on a course toward matrimony. Edward asks her the whereabouts of his aunt, Mrs. Elmer (Marie Cloverdale), who has loved Elmer like a son. Clarice tells him th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atonement (1919 Film)
''Atonement'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Humphrey and starring Grace Davison, Conway Tearle and Huntley Gordon.Goble p.463 Cast * Grace Davison as Laura Hamilton * Conway Tearle as Theodore Proctor * Huntley Gordon as Vincent Carlton * Sally Crute as Sarah Hamilton * Tony Merlo as James Proctor * Gretchen Hartman as Marcia * Jean Del Val Jean Del Val (born Jean Jacques Gauthier; 17 November 1891 – 13 March 1975) was a French-born actor, also credited as Jean Gauthier and Jean Gautier. Career He played roles during the Hollywood silent era, beginning with ''The Fortunes of Fif ... as Tony * Arthur Donaldson as Anselmo References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by William J. Humphr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glorious Lady
''The Glorious Lady'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Irving. A copy of the film survives in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. Cast * Olive Thomas as Ivis Benson * Matt Moore as The Duke of Loame * Evelyn Brent as Lady Eileen * Robert Taber as Dr. Neuman (*this Robert Taber is not the stage actor died 1904) * Huntley Gordon as Lord Chettington * Marie Burke Marie Burke (born Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, later Holt, 18 October 189421 March 1988) was an English actress of stage, cinema and television. She appeared in over 40 films between 1917 and 1971, and appeared in TV series between 1953 and 1969. B ... as Dowager Duchess * Mrs. Henry Clive as Hilda Neuman * Mona Kingsley as Babette References External links * * 1919 films 1919 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films Films directed by George Irving 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unknown Quantity (1919 Film)
''The Unknown Quantity'' was a 1919 American silent directed by Thomas R. Mills produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1910 short story of the same name by O. Henry.Alan Globe, ed.''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''(Bowker-Saur) 1999, 999.The Unknown Quantity at the American Film Institute: Catalog of Feature Films Plot A profiteer's son falls in love with one of his father's victims and secures the acquittal of her brother who was falsely accused of murder.Cast * - Mary Boyne * |
The Common Cause (film)
''The Common Cause'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed and produced by J. Stuart Blackton and distributed by Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on a play, ''Getting Together'', by Ian Hay, J. Hartley Manners, and Percival Knight. Plot As described in a film magazine, Helene Palmer (Breamer) is estranged from her husband Orrin (Rawlinson) due to the attentions paid to her by a man about town. After the United States enters World War I, she takes up war work and pleads with men from all walks of life on the steps of the New York City public library to enlist. Her husband joins his company and goes abroad, and she induces her male friend to also join the colors. She then goes to France where she ministers to the sick and destitute. The Germans invade the town and she remains behind with those too ill to be moved. A German officer goes to her room and is about to assault her when the American troops arrive, and she is saved by her husband. There is a reconcilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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