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Ida Darling
Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she resided in California, she was under contract to David Selznick as part of the Selznick Pictures Corporation stock company. Darling appeared in 53 movies from 1913 to 1935. In 1925, she was in the cast of ''Irene'', a film made by First National Pictures, which starred Colleen Moore. ''The Wild Westcotts'', a Vine Street Theater comedy of the 1927 season, featured Darling and Glenda Farrell as cast members. Among her films of the sound era is ''Lummox'' (1929). On Broadway, Darling appeared in ''Please Get Married'' (1919), ''The Land of the Free'' (1917), ''Common Clay'' (1915), ''A Full House'' (1915), ''Rachel'' (1913), ''Uncle Sam'' (1911), ''Children of Destiny'' (1910), ''The Embassy Ball'' (1906), ''The Vinegar Buyer'' (1903), ''He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene (1926 Film)
''Irene'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore, and partially shot in Technicolor. The film was directed by Alfred E. Green, produced by Moore's husband John McCormick, and based on the musical ''Irene'' written by James Montgomery with music and lyrics by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy. As reported in the book and documentary film ''The Celluloid Closet'', actor George K. Arthur plays a flamboyant gay man in the film named "Madame Lucy". Cast Production The scenes which were shot in Technicolor cost a total amount of $100,000. The total budget of the film was $1,500,000. This was the fourth of five films, in three years, with Moore and Hughes starring in the lead roles. They also appeared together in '' The Huntress'' (1923), ''Sally'' (1925), '' The Desert Flower'' (1925) and ''Ella Cinders'' (1926). This was the final film of actress Marion Aye, who started appearing on film in 1919 as one of the uncredited Sennett Bathing Beauties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Bridegroom
''The Lost Bridegroom'' a 1916 American silent comedy film produced by Adolph Zukor starring John Barrymore. Appearing alongside Barrymore in this film is his first wife Katherine Corri Harris. It was based on the short story titled "The Man Who Was Lost" by Willard Mack with James Kirkwood as its director. The film had the alternative title ''His Lost Self'' and was rereleased by Paramount on April 17, 1919 as part of their "Success Series", a celebration of some of the company's early screen triumphs. Though it obviously still existed by 1919, it is a lost silent film today. ''John Barrymore A Bio-bibliography'' by Martin E. Norden, c. 1995 (films rereleased as of Paramount "Success-Series") Production Director James Kirkwood later stated that Barrymore was binge drinking during the making of this film, and spent a large amount of time downing drinks in a saloon. These delays caused the production to drag (thus costs go up), so Kirkwood went down to the saloon and 'motioned' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Stayed At Home (1919 Film)
''The Man Who Stayed at Home'' is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring King Baggot, Claire Whitney. It was based on the play '' The Man Who Stayed at Home'' by J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall. Plot Set in Virginia 1918, German spies passing information on American coastal defences are thwarted by Christopher Brent (Baggot) who is working for the secret service. Cast * King Baggot as Christopher Brent * Claire Whitney as Molly Preston * Robert Whittier as Fritz * A.J. Herbert as Norman Preston * Lila Leslie as Miriam Lee * Frank Bennett as Carl Sanderson * Ricca Allen as Miss Myrtle * Robert Paton Gibbs as Judge Preston * Julia Calhoun as Fraulein Schroder * Ida Darling Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures. Biography Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ... a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Make-Believe Wife
''The Make-Believe Wife'' is a lost 1918 American silent comedy film starring Billie Burke and directed by John S. Robertson. Based on an original story for the screen, it was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Billie Burke as Phyllis Ashbrook *Alfred Hickman as Roger Mason *Ida Darling as Mrs. Ashbrook * David Powell as John Manning *Wray Page as Anita Webb *Isabel O'Madigan as Mrs. Harbury *Frances Kaye as Eileen Harbury *Bigelow Cooper as Mr. Ashbrook *Howard Johnson as Donald Ashbrook *F. Gatenbery Bell as Mr. Harbury Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Make-Believe Wife'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors The Chicago Board of Censors was a film censorship committee based in Chicago that was founded in 1907 as the Police Censor Board, and operated until 1984. It was the first film censorship board in the United States. The board had great influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men (1918 Film)
''Men'' was a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Perry N. Vekroff based upon a play by Harry Sophus Sheldon. It starred Anna Lehr, Charlotte Walker, and Robert Cain. It is considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in the ''Exhibitors Herald'', a film magazine of the time, the plot was the following. Laura Burton (Lehr) refuses the love of an honest artist to accept the flattering attentions of Roger Hamilton (Cain), a society pet. In due time, however, she finds that she has been betrayed and returns to her mother (Walker). She reads of Hamilton's engagement to Alice Fairbanks (McCoy) who, in reality, is her sister adopted by the Fairbanks in childhood. Laura and her mother arrive in time to prevent the completion of the ceremony. Hamilton is denounced, Alice is free to marry the man she loves, and the young artist returns to claim Laura. Cast *Anna Lehr as Laura Burton * Charlotte Walker as Mrs. Burton *Robert Cain as Roger Hamilton * Gertrude McCoy as Alice Fairb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By Right Of Purchase
''By Right of Purchase'' is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge in a story produced by her husband Joseph Schenck. The film was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick's Select Pictures company. An up-and-coming actress and soon to be gossip columnist Hedda Hopper has a small role in this picture. Plot As described in a film magazine, against the promptings of her heart, Margot Hughes (Talmadge) marries Chadwick Himes (O'Brien) and completely ignores the fact that her husband is very much in love with her. As a result, Chadwick comes to believe that it is impossible to win the love of his wife, and becomes cold towards her just as her love for him begins to awaken. There is a decided breach between them and when Margot takes up with Dick Derwent (Courtleigh), even though her husband forbids it, they break altogether. Through a friend Chadwick learns that his wife loves him. He goes to their home to beg for her forgiveness only to find it empty. He goes to his yach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghosts Of Yesterday
''The Ghosts of Yesterday'' is a 1918 American silent adventure drama film directed by Charles Miller and starring Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, and Stuart Holmes. It is based on the play ''Two Women'' by Rupert Hughes. Plot Cast * Norma Talmadge as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur * Eugene O'Brien as Howard Marston * Stuart Holmes as Count Pascal de Fondras * John Daly Murphy as Duc de Lissac * Henry Hebert as Roger Stearns (credited as Henry J. Hebert) * Ida Darling as Mrs. Whitaker * Blanche Douglas as Marie Calleaux Preservation status The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ..., which holds reels 1-4 of 6 and a fragment of the last reel. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandal (1917 Film)
''Scandal'' is a 1917 American black and white silent comedy drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and based on a novel by Cosmo Hamilton. The film scenario is written by Bess Meredyth. It is one of the first films to star Constance Talmadge. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Beatrice Vanderdyke, a young society woman, in order to defend her reputation, claims to be secretly married to a young man of the same station who is away on a honeymoon cruise. The parents are delighted and later send the two on a boat trip. He falls in love with her, but she does not feel the same way, so he decides to keep her on a desert island until she changes her mind. At this point they are called back home to prove their marriage, and the approaching social catastrophe makes her realize that she loves the man. They marry and set out on a real honeymoon trip. Cast See also *''Another Scandal ''Another Scandal'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Love Was Blind (1917 Film)
''When Love Was Blind'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Frederick Sullivan and starring Florence La Badie, Thomas A. Curran and Boyd Marshall. It was shot at studios in Jacksonville, Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ....Miller p.92 Cast References Bibliography * Blair Miller. ''Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida''. Hamilton Books, 2013. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frederic Richard Sullivan Pathé Exchange films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart's Desire (1917 Film)
''Heart's Desire'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by Shannon Fife and Eve Unsell. The film stars Marie Doro, Alan Roscoe, Mario Majeroni, Jean Del Val, Helen Dahl and Harry Lee. The film was released on April 30, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *Marie Doro as Fleurette * Alan Roscoe as Paul Le Roque *Mario Majeroni as Henri Le Roque *Jean Del Val as Jacques * Helen Dahl as Helen St. Simon *Harry Lee as Le Roque's Secretary *Gertrude Norman as Mother Mathilde *Ida Darling *Eddie Sturgis Eddie Sturgis (1881–1947), also known as Edwin Sturgis, Ed Sturgis, or Edward Sturgis, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. His career began in the 1916 film, '' The Lost Bridegroom'', which starred John Barrymor ... Preservation status The film survives and is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. It is entered in their database twice. References External links * 1917 films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Jones (film)
''Broadway Jones'' is a lost 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Kaufman and starring George M. Cohan, in his film debut, in a motion picture based on his 1912 play, ''Broadway Jones''. at silentera.com 
Though no known copies survive of the film, a 1931 Paramount promotional film, '''', contains a clip of Cohan which may be from either ...
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The Big Sister (film)
''The Big Sister'' is a lost 1916 American drama silent film directed by John B. O'Brien and written by Harvey F. Thew. The film stars Mae Murray, Matty Roubert, Harry C. Browne, Ida Darling, Armand Cortes and Tammany Young. The film was released on September 7, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Escaping Nifty Mendez, a slave trader who framed their father, Betty Norton and younger brother Jimmy are on the run when the boy is hit by a car that fractures his leg. The driver, Rodney Channing, insists on hosting Jimmy during his convalescence and so, dating the beautiful Betty, he falls in love with her and the couple begin to plan a future together. But Mendez, having learned of the thing, threatens the girl, whose father is in prison: if he does not pay for her silence, he will reveal her past to the betrothed, thus messing up the wedding. Betty, however, does not give in to blackmail: she herself writes a letter to Rodney where she tells him her story and then runs away. When M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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