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Jack Pratt
Jack Pratt, born John Harold Pratt, (1878–1938) was a Canadian film director and actor. He directed several films and acted in dozens more. As a director, his work included screen adaptations of novels. Known as Smiling Jack, he married actress Betty Brice. She starred in the 1916 film ''Her Bleeding Heart'' he directed and was also in the film '' Gods of Fate''. He was hired by Lubin as a director in 1915. He served as President of the Lubin Benefit Association, associated with Lubin Manufacturing Company. Filmography Director *''The Little Pirate'' (1913) *'' Shore Acres'' (1914) *''The Jungle'' (1914), one of the directors of an adaptation of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel *''The Garden of Lies'' (1915) *'' The Rights of Man: a Story of War's Red Blotch'' (1915) *'' The Gods of Fate'' (1916) *''Her Bleeding Heart'' (1916) *'' The Woman Untamed'' (1920) *''The Heart of a Woman'' (1920) *'' Roman Candles'' (1920) Actor *''Dan'' (1914), as Stonewall Jackson *''Ridin Thunder' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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"Ridin'" is a song by American rapper Chamillionaire featuring fellow American rapper Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on February 27, 2006, as the second single from his debut studio album ''The Sound of Revenge'' (2005). Produced by hip hop producer Play-N-Skillz, the song's lyrics discuss racial profiling and police brutality, in addition to the stereotyping of African-Americans driving a vehicle with drugs and other contraband on the inside. Music video The music video shows cops abusing their powers, though Chamillionaire does admit to various crimes of this being promoted, including DWI and prostitution. He juxtaposes police actions with wrestling scenes to show how the police allegedly treat suspects. The music video, filmed in Houston, features appearances from Tom Lister Jr., Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother Rasaq. Reception The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin Thunder
"Ridin'" is a song by American rapper Chamillionaire featuring fellow American rapper Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, released on February 27, 2006, as the second single from his debut studio album ''The Sound of Revenge'' (2005). Produced by hip hop producer Play-N-Skillz, the song's lyrics discuss racial profiling and police brutality, in addition to the stereotyping of African-Americans driving a vehicle with drugs and other contraband on the inside. Music video The music video shows cops abusing their powers, though Chamillionaire does admit to various crimes of this being promoted, including DWI and prostitution. He juxtaposes police actions with wrestling scenes to show how the police allegedly treat suspects. The music video, filmed in Houston, features appearances from Tom Lister Jr., Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Play-N-Skillz, Chingo Bling, OG Ron C, Big Tuck, and Chamillionaire's younger brother Rasaq. Reception The song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Rider (1925 Film)
''The Red Rider'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Cast * Jack Hoxie as White Elk * Mary McAllister as Lucy Cavanaugh * Jack Pratt as Black Panther * Natalie Warfield as Nautauka * Marin Sais as Silver Waters * William McCall as John Cavanaugh * Francis Ford as Brown Bear * George Connors as Tom Fleming * William Welsh as Ben Hanfer * 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) * ... as Indian Chief References External links * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clifford Smith Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridin' Thunder
''Ridin' Thunder'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie John Hartford Hoxie (January 11, 1885 – March 28, 1965) was an American rodeo performer and motion-picture actor whose career was most prominent in the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1930s. Hoxie is best recalled for his roles in ..., Katherine Grant, and Francis Ford. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Frank Douglas creates a situation while shooting at a coyote that crosses his path, leading to his being accused and convicted of murdering a mysterious outlaw. His son Jack loves Jean, the daughter of the murdered outlaw. The tragedy of situations befalls the lovers, and then the real slayer is run down. Jack makes a desperate ride and saves his father from a shameful death. The way is paved for the lovers to marry. Cast References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Of Spades (serial)
''The Ace of Spades'' is a 1925 American silent Western film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The serial is considered to be a lost film. Cast Chapter titles #The Fatal Card #No Greater Love #Whirling Waters #Fires of Sacrifice #Thundering Hoofs #Flung from the Sky #The Trail of Terror #The Lariat of Death #Fingers of Fate #The Road to Ruin #The Chasm of Peril #The Avalanche #The Fury of Fate #The Chasm of Courage #A Deal of Destiny See also * List of American films of 1925 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Rea ... References External links * * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1925 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Horse Stampede
''The Wild Horse Stampede'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Fay Wray and Marin Sais.Munden, p. 903 Cast * Jack Hoxie as Jack Tanner * Fay Wray as Jessie Hayden * William Steele as Charlie Champion * Marin Sais as Grace Connor * Clark Comstock as Cross Hayden * Jack Pratt as Henchman * Art Mix as Henchman * Bert De Marc as Henchman * Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, Californi ... as Henchman 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 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sign Of The Cactus
''The Sign of the Cactus'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Helen Holmes, and J. Gordon Russell. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, settler Old Man Hayes (Swickard) resists the attempt of the water company to secure his property and is killed. Years later, a mysterious champion known as Whitehorse Champion arises and helps the settlers in their fight to keep their cattle from dying of thirst. He is called that because of the color of his mount and because he leaves a bit of cactus as a sign of his visit. Lawyer John Henderton (Russell) is the representative of the water interests and his daughter Belle (Holmes), while riding through the woods, sees her horse run off to be with its mate, the horse of Whitehouse Cactus (Hoxie), who is really Hayes' son Jack (Hoxie). He discovers by a scar on the hand of Belle that she was the little girl playmate of his many years ago when he was a child, and they become f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Roaring Adventure
''A Roaring Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Mary McAllister and Marin Sais. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Duffy Burns (Hoxie), easterner since college days, visits his father in the cattle country and learns that rustlers are depleting the stock. He obtains employment on his father's ranch without disclosing his identity, and falls in love with Gloria Carpenter (McAllister), daughter of one of the thieves. In league with him is Katherine Dodd (Sais), a widow he has befriended, and Gloria cannot understand their friendship. Duffy and a shriff's posse frustrate the thieves attempt to "clean up," Gloria's father reforms, and Duffy wins the affections of the young woman. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''A Roaring Adventure'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Man (serial)
''The Iron Man'' is a 1924 American film serial directed by Jay Marchant and starring Luciano Albertini. at silentera.com Cast Chapter titles # Into the Sewers of Paris # The Impostor # The Dynamite Truck # Wings Aflame # The False Trail # The Stolen Passport # False Faces # Shadowed # The Missing Heirloom # Sinister Shadows # The Betrayal # Flames of Fate # The Crisis # Hidden Dangers # The ConfessionSee also * * |
The Western Wallop
''The Western Wallop'' is a lost film, lost 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie. It was produced and released by the Universal Pictures. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Bart Tullison * Margaret Landis as Anita Stilwell * J. Gordon Russell as Jefferson Bradshaw * Charles Brinley as Sheriff Malloy * Duke R. Lee as Bandit * Fred Burns (actor), Fred Burns as Marshal Malloy * Jack Pratt as Convict Leader * Herbert Fortier as Jim Stillwell * Joseph W. Girard as Prison Warden * William Welsh (actor), William Welsh as Italian Convict * Scout as Bart's horse References External links * * 1924 films Lost American films Universal Pictures films Films based on short fiction 1924 Western (genre) films Lost Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1924 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Clifford Smith 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Hand (1922 Film)
''The Lone Hand'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is not known whether the film currently survives, at silentera.com which suggests that it is a . Plot As described in a , hard punching Wyoming cowpuncher Laramie Lad (Gibson) decides to take a well-earned vacation and visit an old friend who runs a summer camp for city folks. On the way his horse drops in its tracks and Laramie is forced to proceed o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Yellow Jacket
''Back to Yellow Jacket'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Kathleen Kirkham and Earl Metcalfe. Cast * Roy Stewart as Jim Ballantyne * Kathleen Kirkham as Carmen, his wife * Earl Metcalfe as Flush Kirby * Jack Pratt as William Carson * Bessie Loo Bessie Loo (December 30, 1902 – October 28, 1998) was an American actress, casting director, and talent agent. She owned the Bessie Loo Talent Agency for over 40 years, and represented many of the Asian-American actors in 20th-century Hollywood. ... References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ben F. Wilson Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s American films {{silent- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
