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In The Days Of Buffalo Bill
''In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by Edward Laemmle. The film, which consisted of 18 episodes, is currently classified as lost. Cast * Art Acord as Art Taylor * Duke R. Lee as Buffalo Bill Cody * George A. Williams as Calvert Carter * Jay Morley as Lambert Ashley * Otto Nelson as Alden Carter * Pat Harmon as Gaspard * Jim Corey as Quantrell * Burton Law as Allen Pinkerton (as Burton C. Law) * William De Vaull as Edwin M. Stanton (as William P. Devaull) * Joel Day as Abraham LincolnLincoln and Grant are each played by two actors. * J. Herbert Frank as Abraham Lincoln * Clark Comstock as Thomas C. Durant * Charles Colby as William H. Seward * Joseph Hazelton as Gideon Welles (as Joe Hazleton) * John W. Morris as Gen. U. S. Grant * Lafe McKee as Gen. Robert E. Lee (as Lafayette McKee) * G.B. Philips as Montgomery Blair * Tex Driscoll as Gen. U.S. Grant (as John W. Morris) * Harry Myers as Andrew Johnson (as Henry Mye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Laemmle
Edward Laemmle (October 25, 1887 – April 2, 1937) was an American film director of the silent era. He directed more than 60 films between 1920 and 1935. Biography Edward Laemmle was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles. He was the nephew of Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Studios. His half sister was Carla Laemmle, dancer and actress and his brother was director Ernst Laemmle. He married Peppi Heller on April 8, 1923; the couple had two girls, Constance and Carlotta, and settled in Beverly Hills, California. Selected filmography * '' Shipwrecked Among Cannibals'' (1920) * '' Cinders'' (1920) * ''The Two-Fisted Lover'' (1920) * '' Superstition'' (1920) * '' The Man with the Punch'' (1920) * '' The Saddle King'' (1921) * '' Sweet Revenge'' (1921) * '' Winners of the West'' (1921) * '' Top o' the Morning'' (1922) * '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922) * '' The Victor'' (1923) * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923) * '' The Man in Blue'' (1925) * '' Spook Ranch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Corey
James Warren Corey (October 19, 1883 – January 10, 1956) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1914 and 1948. He was born in Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California. His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' The Master Key'' (1914) - Wah Sing * ''Cheyenne's Pal'' (1917, Short) - Noisy Jim * '' The Phantom Riders'' (1918) - Foreman * '' His Nose in the Book'' (1920) * '' Wolf Tracks'' (1920) * '' Masked'' (1920) * '' The Broncho Kid'' (1920) * '' The Fightin' Terror'' (1920) * '' The Shootin' Kid'' (1920) * '' The Smilin' Kid'' (1920) * '' The Champion Liar'' (1920) * ''The Big Catch'' (1920) * ''A Gamblin' Fool'' (1920) * ''The Grinning Granger'' (1920) * ''One Law for All'' (1920) * '' The Shootin' Fool'' (1920, Short) * '' 'In Wrong' Wright'' (1920) * '' Cinders'' (1920) * '' Double Danger'' (1920) * ''The Two-Fisted Lover'' (1920) * '' Tipped Off'' (1920) * ''Superstition'' (1920) * ''Fight It O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Royce
Ruth Royce (February 6, 1893 – May 7, 1971) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri. Career Royce appeared in the serial, ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920), which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923, Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City. Royce assisted Joe Bonomo with a Strong Man act. She performed in a number of western movies over the years like ''California in '49'' (1924), ''Warrior Gap'' (1925), ''Fort Frayne'' (1926), '' The Oregon Trail'' (1923), '' In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922), ''Perils of the Yukon'' (1922), ''Rawhide'' (1926), ''Wolves of the Desert'' (1926), and ''Code of the Cow Country'' (1927). The latter was Royce's final film. Ruth Royce died in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1971. Selected filmography * ''The Girl in Number 29'' ( 1920) * ''The Vanishing Dagger'' (1920) * ''Blue Streak McCoy'' (1920) * '''If Only' Jim'' (1920) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, coming to office as the Civil War concluded. He favored quick restoration of the seceded states to the Union without protection for the newly freed people who were formerly enslaved. This led to conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1868. He was acquitted in the Senate by one vote. Johnson was born into poverty and never attended school. He was apprenticed as a tailor and worked in several frontier towns before settling in Greeneville, Tennessee. He served as alderman and mayor there before being elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1835. After briefly serving in the Tennessee Senate, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Myers
Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed more than 50 films between 1913 and 1917. Biography He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 5, 1882. When he was young, Myers moved to Philadelphia, where he received most of his education. He studied drawing and design at the Philadelphia Art School for three years. Turning from art to drama, he acted for two years with the Girard Avenue Stock Company and with other troupes in subsequent years. Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1909. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafe McKee
Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 1910 until at least 1932, and began working in show business in 1893. Selected filmography * ''The Adventures of Kathlyn'' (1913) * '' The City of Purple Dreams'' (1918) * ''In the Days of Buffalo Bill'' (1922) * '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * '' Blood Test'' (1923) * ''The Eagle's Claw'' (1924) * ''Bringin' Home the Bacon'' (1924) * ''The Terror of Pueblo'' (1924) * ''Thundering Romance'' (1924) * '' Full Speed'' (1925) * '' On the Go'' (1925) * ''Double Action Daniels'' (1925) * ''The Saddle Cyclone'' (1925) * '' The Human Tornado'' (1925) * '' The Sporting Life'' (1925) * ''The Bandit Buster'' (1926) * ''The Bonanza Buckaroo'' (1926) * ''The Man from Oklahoma'' (1926) * ''Fort Frayne'' (1926) * ''Officer 444'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles (July 1, 1802 – February 11, 1878), nicknamed "Father Neptune", was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election. Although opposed to the Union blockade of Southern ports, he duly carried out his part of the Anaconda Plan, largely sealing off the Confederate coastline and preventing the exchange of cotton for war supplies. This is viewed as a major cause of Union victory in the Civil War, and his achievement in expanding the Navy almost tenfold was widely praised. Welles was also instrumental in the Navy's creation of the Medal of Honor. Early political career Gideon Welles, the son of Samuel Welles and Ann Hale, was born on July 1, 1802, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. His father was a shipping merchant and fervent Jeffersonian; he was a member of the Convention, which formed the first state Connecticut Constitution in 1818 that abolished the colonial charter and offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Hazelton
Joseph H. Hazelton (c. 1853 – October 6, 1936), aka Joseph Hazleton, was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1922. As a boy program giver at Ford's Theatre, he witnessed the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Life and career Hazelton debuted on stage as a child when a production at Grover's Theater in Washington, D.C. needed a boy to play a young prince in '' King John''. Thereafter, he continued to stay around the theater, doing odd jobs and handing out programs. In 1910, he was a member of the Columbia Players in Washington, D.C. When the Pasadena Community Playhouse presented ''Our American Cousin'' in 1930, Hazelton spoke during intermission of each performance, relating what he witnessed as he observed the assassination. In 1933, Hazelton gave a lecture at May Company Exposition Hall in Los Angeles and talked about watching Booth shoot Lincoln. An article in ''Good Housekeeping'' in its February 1927 ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Comstock
Clark Comstock (1862–1934) was an American film actor of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in around 50 films and serials between 1915 and 1930, many of them westerns.Katchmer p.69 Selected filmography * ''The Westerners'' (1919) * '' The Iron Rider'' (1920) * '' A Broadway Cowboy'' (1920) * '' Opened Shutters'' (1921) * '' A Shocking Night'' (1921) * '' Singing River'' (1921) * ''The Radio King'' (1922) * '' Blazing Arrows'' (1922) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1922) * '' Beasts of Paradise'' (1923) * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1924) * '' Ride for Your Life'' (1924) * ''Ace of Spades'' (1925) * ''The Speed Demon'' (1925) * ''The Calgary Stampede'' (1925) * ''The Red Rider'' (1925) * ''The Fighting Peacemaker'' (1926) * ''The Wild Horse Stampede'' (1926) * ''The Buckaroo Kid'' (1926) * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1926) * '' Flashing Fangs'' (1926) * ''Prisoners of the Storm'' (1926) * ''The Arizona Whirlwind'' (1927) * '' Silver Valley'' (1927) * '' Rough and Ready'' (1927) * '' Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin in Kentucky and was raised on the frontier, primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. In 1849, he returned to his successful law practice in central Illinois. In 1854, he was angered by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which opened the territories to slavery, and he re-entered politics. He soon became a leader of the new Republican Party. He reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
