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Jackson Rose
Jackson Rose (1886–1956) was an American cinematographer.Babington & Barr p.136 He shot more than a hundred and fifty short and feature films during his career. He began his career at the Chicago-based Essanay Pictures, then worked for Universal Pictures for much of the 1920s. He also shot films for a variety other studios including Tiffany Pictures, MGM, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers Selected filmography * ''The Slim Princess'' (1915) * ''The Prince of Graustark'' (1916) * ''Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines'' (1916) * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1917) * ''The Trufflers'' (1917) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1920) * ''Burning Daylight'' (1920) * '' Big Game'' (1921) * ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' (1921) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * '' The Married Flapper'' (1922) * ''His Last Race'' (1923) * ''The Dangerous Age'' (1923) * '' The Night Message'' (1924) * '' The Whispered Name'' (1924) * ''Excitement'' (1924) * '' The Sunset Trail'' (1924) * ''Young Ideas'' (1924) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trufflers
''The Trufflers'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Fred E. Wright and starring Nell Craig, Sidney Ainsworth and Ernest Maupain.Langman p.232 Cast * Nell Craig as Sue Wilde * Sidney Ainsworth as Peter Ericson Mann * Ernest Maupain as Jacob Zanin * Richard Travers as Henry Bates * Patrick Calhoun as Hy Lowe * Harry Dunkinson as Abe Silverstone * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as Dr. Hubbell Harkness * Virginia Bowker as Betty Deane References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Fred E. Wright American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Ideas (1924 Film)
''Young Ideas'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Laura La Plante, T. Roy Barnes, and Lucille Ricksen. It also featured an uncredited appearance of the future star Janet Gaynor. Plot As described in a film magazine, Octavia Lowden (La Plante) is the mainstay of a family consisting of Aunt Minnie (Titus), firmly convinced that she is "not long for this world," Eloise (Ricksen), a younger sister with a twisted disposition, Uncle Eph (Barrows), who fought with General Grant at Appomattox, Bob (Messinger), a kid brother with a sleep-and-mischief complex, and Grandma (Lee), the only regular sport in the outfit, but tied to her chair. Octavia is a photographer in Pritchett Spence's (Barnes) gallery and much, but hopelessly admired by Spence. With a family of sick people Octavia cannot give Spence a moment's attention. Finally he ventures to her house one Sunday afternoon, with such results that he is driven to a desperate trick. To get her a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunset Trail (1924 Film)
''The Sunset Trail'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring William Desmond (actor), William Desmond, Gareth Hughes, and Lucille Hutton. Plot summary Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Sunset Trail'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. References External links * * * 1924 films 1924 Western (genre) films Films directed by Ernst Laemmle Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excitement (film)
''Excitement'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Laura La Plante. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Nila Lyons, pretty and mischievous, is a worry to her parents, who want her to get married. She leaves home declaring that she will choose a spouse. After going through varied adventures, she marries a young chap who kisses and wins her when their motorcycle dashes into a lake. They agree to separate for a month each year. After Nila has passed through a number of exciting experiences, she settles down with her husband. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Excitement'' found 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, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whispered Name
''The Whispered Name'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Ruth Clifford, Charles Clary, and W.E. Lawrence. It was based on a Broadway play that had previously been made into the 1917 film ''The Co-Respondent''. Plot As described in a film magazine, Lagdon Van Kreel (Clary), millionaire, is sued by his wife Marcia (Mersch) for divorce at the instigation of her attorney, Craig Stephenson (Merkyl), who has been making love to her. They put detectives on Lagdon's trail. In the meantime Anne Gray (Clifford), a young country woman, elopes with Robert Gordon (Lawrence), a scapegrace, who seeks to victimize her. They arrive at Van Kreel's hotel, where he discovers Gordon's plans, interferes, and takes charge of the young woman. The detectives, suspecting that this is a clandestine meeting, obtain a flash photograph of the two. Anne, alarmed, flees. She does not learn Lagdon's name, nor does he hers. She obtains a position on the ''News'', an ultraco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Message
''The Night Message'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Perley Poore Sheehan and written by Raymond L. Schrock and Perley Poore Sheehan. The film stars Howard Truesdale, Gladys Hulette, Charles Cruz, Margaret Seddon, Norman Rankow, and Robert Gordon. The film was released on March 17, 1924, by Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, the Lefferts and Longstreet families live in a southern mountain region and are enemies. Elsie Lefferts and Lee Longstreet are sweethearts Old Man Lefferts favors the suit of telegraph operator Lem Beeman. The latter, while hunting, accididentally shoots Elsie's brother, Harney. Lee is blamed for the killing and is arrested and sentenced to death. The telegra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Age
''The Dangerous Age'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by John M. Stahl and written by J.G. Hawks, Bess Meredyth, and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Lewis Stone, Cleo Madison, Edith Roberts, Ruth Clifford, Myrtle Stedman, and James Morrison. The film was released on February 4, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Emerson (Stone), married twenty years, finds that romance and color have left his life. His wife Mary (Madison) fails to sympathize with his longing for some of their previous enthusiasm. While traveling to New York City John encounters and is fascinated by Gloria Sanderson (Clifford). With her he makes the fiddy rounds of Gotham's cabarets. He tells her that he is not married. Afterwards, he writes to Mary, telling her what happened, and that he does not intend to return home. At that moment a wire is on the way to him announcing the upcoming marriage of his daughter Ruth (Roberts). After mailing the lett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Last Race
''His Last Race'' is a 1923 American film starring Australian actor Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker. It was billed as a "thrill-o-drama" with a story written around action scenes. Plot A horse is about to take its last race. Gangsters try to ensure the horse does not win. Cast * Rex (Snowy) Baker as Carleton *Gladys Brockwell as Mary * William Scott as Stewart *Harry Depp as Denny *Pauline Starke as Denny's wife * Robert McKim as Tim Bresnahan *Noah Beery as Packy Sloane *Boomerang as Himself, a horse *Tully Marshall as Mr. Strong *King Baggot *Harry Burns *Dick Sutherland * Alec B. Francis *Bob Kortman as henchman Production Charles Chauvel worked on the film. References External links *''His Last Race''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ... 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Married Flapper
''The Married Flapper'' is a 1922 American comedy film directed by Stuart Paton and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Marie Prevost, Kenneth Harlan, Philo McCullough, Frank Kingsley, Lucille Ricksen, and Kathleen O'Connor. The film was released on July 31, 1922, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast *Marie Prevost as Pamela Billings *Kenneth Harlan as Bill Billings *Philo McCullough as Glenn Kingdonn *Frank Kingsley as Oliver Holbrook *Lucille Ricksen as Carolyn Carter * Kathleen O'Connor as Gwen Barker *Hazel Keener as Muriel Vane * Tom McGuire as John Holbrook *Burton S. Wilson as Robert Mills * William Quinn as 'Wild Ben' Clark *Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Brewer *Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ... as Aunt Libby Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid Back
''Paid Back'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film, directed by Irving Cummings. It stars Gladys Brockwell, Mahlon Hamilton, and Stuart Holmes, and was released on August 28, 1922. Cast list * Gladys Brockwell as Carol Gordon * Mahlon Hamilton as David Hardy * Stuart Holmes as Jack Gregory * Lillian West as Dorothy Britton * Kate Price as Carol's servant * Edna Murphy as Eloise Hardy * Arthur Stuart Hull as Jason Lockhart * Wilfred Lucas Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ... as Ship captain References External links * * * * Melodrama films Films directed by Irving Cummings Universal Pictures films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1922 drama films 1922 films 1920s American films {{1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Of William Ashe (1921 Film)
''The Marriage of William Ashe'' is a lost 1921 American silent film directed by Edward Sloman and starring May Allison. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures. It is based on the 1905 British novel '' The Marriage of William Ashe'' by Mary Augusta Ward and its subsequent play adaptation by Margaret Mayo. The story was filmed before in 1916 in Britain by Cecil Hepworth. Cast *May Allison as Lady Kitty Bristol *Wyndham Standing as William Ashe *Zeffie Tilbury as Lady Tranmore * Frank Elliott as Geoffrey Cliffe *Robert Bolder Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early par ... as Lord Parham * Lydia Yeamans Titus as Lady Parham * Clarissa Selwynne as Lady Mary Lyster References External links The Marriage of William Ashe at IMDb.com* 1921 films American silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
