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James Diamond (cinematographer)
James Diamond (1894–1936) was an American cinematographer active during the silent and early sound eras. Much of his work during the 1930s was for lower-budget Poverty Row companies.Pitts p.213 Selected filmography * '' The Journey's End'' (1921) * ''Jane Eyre'' (1921) * ''Other Women's Clothes'' (1922) * '' Your Best Friend'' (1922) * ''Notoriety'' (1922) * ''Married People'' (1922) * '' The Drums of Jeopardy'' (1923) * '' Vanity Fair'' (1923) * ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' (1923) * ''Broadway Gold'' (1923) * ''Broken Laws'' (1924) * ''Daring Love'' (1924) * ''The Girl of Gold'' (1925) * ''If Marriage Fails'' (1925) * ''The Prairie Wife'' (1925) * ''The Red Kimono'' (1925) * ''The Shining Adventure'' (1925) * ''Percy (1925) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1925) * ''Glenister of the Mounted'' (1926) * ''Risky Business'' (1926) * '' The City'' (1926) * '' Horse Shoes'' (1927) * ''Flying Luck'' (1927) * ''White Pants Willie'' (1927) * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1928) * ''San Francisco Night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring Love
''Daring Love'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Rowland G. Edwards and starring Elaine Hammerstein, Huntley Gordon and Walter Long.Munden p.170 Cast * Elaine Hammerstein as Bob * Huntley Gordon as Jaohn Stedman * Walter Long as Red Bishop * Gertrude Astor as Music * Cissy Fitzgerald as Queenie * Morgan Wallace as Jerry Hayden * Johnny Arthur Johnny Arthur (born John Lennox Arthur Williams; May 20, 1883 – December 31, 1951) was an American stage and motion picture actor. Early years Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Arthur was a veteran of twenty-five years on stage before he made ... 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 * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1920s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Pants Willie
''White Pants Willie'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Charles Hines and written by Howard J. Green. It is based on the 1924 novel ''White Pants Willie'' by Elmer Davis. The film stars Johnny Hines, Leila Hyams, Henry A. Barrows, Ruth Dwyer, Walter Long and Margaret Seddon. The film was released on July 24, 1927, by First National Pictures. Cast *Johnny Hines as Willie Bascom *Leila Hyams as Helen Charters * Henry A. Barrows as Philip Charters * Ruth Dwyer as Judy * Walter Long as Mock Epply *Margaret Seddon as Winifred Barnes *George Kuwa as Wong Lee *Bozo the Goose Bozo or bozo may refer to: People *Bozo people, a fishing people of the central Niger delta in Mali **Bozo language, languages of the Bozo people * Frédéric Bozo, history Professor at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle *Bozo Miller ... as Peaches References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films First Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Luck
''Flying Luck'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Monty Banks, Jean Arthur and Jack W. Johnston.Walker p.577 Cast * Monty Banks as The Boy * Jean Arthur as The Girl * Jack W. Johnston as The Colonel * Kewpie Morgan as The Sergeant * Eddy Chandler as The Corporal * Silver Harr as The Orderly * Louise Carver Louise Carver (June 9, 1869 - June 19, 1956) was an American actress who performed in grand opera, stage, nickelodeon, and motion pictures. Early years and career Born Mary Louise Steiger in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mr ... as A Passerby References Bibliography * Brent E. Walker. ''Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel''. McFarland, 2013. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Shoes (1927 Film)
''Horse Shoes'' is a 1927 silent film, silent American comedy. Directed by Clyde Bruckman, the film stars Monty Banks and Jean Arthur. In 1928 it was given a German release by Bavaria Film. Cast list * Monty Banks as Monty Milde * Ernie Wood as Henry Baker, Jr. * Henry A. Barrows, Henry Barrows as Henry Baker, Sr. * John Elliott (actor), John Elliott as William Baker * Jean Arthur as His daughter * Arthur Thalasso as Conductor * George B. French, George French as Mayor * Agostino Borgato as Judge * Bert Apling as O'Toole References External links * * * Films directed by Clyde Bruckman American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1927 comedy films 1927 films Silent American comedy films Pathé Exchange films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City (1926 Film)
''The City'' is a lost 1926 silent film produced and released by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Roy William Neill and is based on Clyde Fitch's 1909 Broadway play. A previous film on Fitch's play appeared in 1916. This version has been updated to contemporary 1926. Plot After the death of Rand, the breadwinner, a former criminal who has honestly rebuilt his life, his family members move to the city, where Rand junior soon finds himself running for mayor. The wife, on the other hand, neglects the family to pursue her social ambitions while young Cicely is tricked by Hannock, a drug addict who is responsible for the death of old Rand. Knowing the dead man's background, Hannock now blackmails George, his son, who eventually gives up his political ambitions and confronts the blackmailer. The latter ends up committing suicide and the family hurries to leave the city to return to the village. Cast *May Allison as Elinor Voorhees *Robert Frazer - George Rand Jr. * George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risky Business (1926 Film)
''Risky Business'' is a 1926 silent film comedy romance directed by Alan Hale, Sr., Alan Hale and starring Vera Reynolds, Ethel Clayton and Zasu Pitts. It was produced by Cecil B. DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation. Prints are preserved of the film and it is available on the DVD home video. Cast *Vera Reynolds - Cecily Stoughton *Ethel Clayton - Mrs. Stoughton *Kenneth Thomson (actor), Kenneth Thomson - Ted Pyncheon, M.D. *Ward Crane - Richard Coults-Browne *Louis Natheaux - Lawrence Wheaton *Zasu Pitts - Agnes Wheaton *Dorothy Brock - Sally, the Cream of Wheatons *George Irving (American actor), George Irving -Schubal Peabody *Louise Cabo - Hefty Helga References External linksRisky Business at IMDb.com * 1926 films American silent feature films Films directed by Alan Hale American black-and-white films Producers Distributing Corporation films 1926 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1920s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenister Of The Mounted
''Glenister of the Mounted'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Bess Flowers and Lee Shumway. Cast * Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Sergeant Richard Glenister * Bess Flowers as Elizabeth Danrock * Lee Shumway as Jack Danrock * Walter James Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ... as Thorald * James Gibson as Rafferty * Arthur Millett as Sergeant Major Willis References External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Films directed by Harry Garson Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Smiling (1925 Film)
''Keep Smiling'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Albert Austin and Gilbert Pratt. It stars Monty Banks (real name Mario Bianchi) and Glen Cavender. The film was originally titled "Water Shy". The story features a boy with a fear of water who invents a life preserver that inflates when it comes in contact with water. Promoting his invention, he becomes involved with a wild speedboat race, a crooked mechanic, and the darling daughter of a boating magnate. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, the Boy (Monty Banks), a yokel of the fishing village, has grown up in fear of the water because his father had been lost at sea. He has invented a lifesaving device which he wishes to submit to James P. Ryan, a wealthy shipping magnate. He has a letter of introduction to Ryan which gets mixed up with a letter introducing Bordanni, a famed motor boat racer who is to handle Ryan’s entry in the race classic the following day. The Boy is rushed into a party in ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy (1925 Film)
''Percy'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Charles Ray, Louise Dresser and Victor McLaglen. The film is based upon the novel ''The Desert Fiddler'' by William Henry Hamby. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Percy Rogeen, a mother’s boy, becomes his dad’s campaign manager and is taught to drink and smoke. In a fight he is thrown into a box car and eventually lands in the desert. He is saved from a gang by Holy Joe. Together they go to a gambling house and save the girl’s property from a gang plotting to get hold of it through holding back the water. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Percy'' 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, 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 .... References Bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shining Adventure
''The Shining Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Percy Marmont, Mabel Ballin Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Early life and career Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as h ..., and Ben Alexander. Plot As described in a film magazine review, a philanthropic but not very practical woman is admired by a rugged doctor who in serving the poor finds in a tenement house the sister of the philanthropist. She is in poor mental and physical health and her baby son is not properly cared for. The doctor gives the child into the rich woman’s care and the mother disappears. The rich woman neglects the child, and finally it wanders to the neighborhood of its old home. The boy’s mother, who is now definitely demented, finds him, and loses him again, the last time by death. Then she reve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Kimono
''The Red Kimono'' (spelled as "''The Red Kimona''" in the opening credits) is a 1925 American silent drama film about prostitution produced by Dorothy Davenport (billed as Mrs. Wallace Reid) and starring Priscilla Bonner. This is the debut film of Director Walter Lang. The title comes from a red-colored dress shown through the film, meant to symbolize the main character's occupation as a "scarlet woman" (a prostitute). Plot Gabrielle Darley shoots Howard Blaine in the back as he is buying a wedding ring, then asks pardon and expresses love to his corpse as she awaits arrest. At her trial she narrates her story. Blaine courted and claimed he would marry her, and she went with him to New Orleans. Blaine took her to a sleazy house where a mirror vision of herself in bridal attire gave way to a red dress, indicating she was entering prostitution. For love of Blaine she spent several miserable years servicing men he sent. The prosecutor suggests she shot Blaine in jealousy that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
