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Jay Hunt (director)
Jay Hunt (August 4, 1855 – November 18, 1932) was an American film director and actor. He directed nearly 70 films between 1911 and 1919. He continued his career as an actor until 1931. ''The White Squaw'', a 1920 film directed by Hunt, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011. Selected filmography * '' tar_of_the_North.html"_;"title="Star_of_the_North_(film)[Star_of_the_North">Star_of_the_North_(film)[Star_of_the_North''_(1914) *_''The_Man_Who_Went_Out''_(1915)Star of the North (film)[Star of the North'' (1914) * ''The Man Who Went Out">tar_of_the_North.html" ;"title="Star of the North (film)[Star of the North">Star of the North (film)[Star of the North'' (1914) * ''The Man Who Went Out'' (1915)Civilization'' (1916) * ''The Black Sheep of the Family'' (1916) * ''The Promise (1917 film), The Promise'' (1917) * ''My Lady Robin Hood'' (1919) - directed * ''Yankee Speed'' (1924) * ''Wanted by the Law'' (1924) * ''Lightnin' (1925 film), Lightnin''' (1925) * ''Counsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightnin' (1925 Film)
''Lightnin is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John Ford. It was based on a successful play of the same name. The original run of the play started in 1918 at the Gaiety Theatre (New York) and continued for 1,291 performances, breaking the record for longest running play at that time. The film was remade in 1930 by Henry King for Fox as an early talkie starring Will Rogers with support from Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he bec .... Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, war veteran Lightnin’ Bill Jones is a likeable old man who has a friend in every acquaintance, and loves his dog and his liquor. His wife and he operate a hotel. When some swindlers from the city seek to get possession of the property, Lightnin’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Four-Square
''A Man Four-Square'' is a lost 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Marion Harlan and Harry Woods.Solomon p.377 Cast * Buck Jones as Craig Norton * Marion Harlan as Polly * Harry Woods as Ben Taylor * W.E. Lawrence as Jim Clanton * Jay Hunt as Polly's Father * Sidney Bracey as Homer Webb * Florence Gilbert as Bertie Roberts * Frank Beal Frank Beal (September 11, 1862 – December 20, 1934) was an American actor and film director of the silent film era. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862, Beal began acting in 1880 and gained fame as a director and an actor. In 1908, ... as Wallace Roberts References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Fox Film films Films directed by Roy William Neill American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From Pennsylvania
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
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1932 Deaths
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1855 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city. * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in modern-day Minneapolis, a predecessor of the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. ** The 8.2–8.3 Wairarapa earthquake claims between five and nine lives near the Cook Strait area of New Zealand. * January 26 – The Point No Point Treaty is signed in the Washington Territory. * January 27 – The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. * January 29 – Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, over the management of the Crimean War. * February 5 – Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * February 11 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. * February 12 – Michigan State University (the "pioneer" l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheyenne Cyclone
''The Cheyenne Cyclone'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Frankie Darro.Pitts p.205 It is a remake of the 1928 silent film ''Phantom of the Range''. Main cast * Lane Chandler as Bob Carleton * Marie Quillan as Patsy O'Brien * Frankie Darro as 'Orphan' McGuire * Jay Hunt as Patrick O'Brien * J. Frank Glendon as Dan Fanning * Connie Lamont as Genevieve - the Actress * Edward Hearn as J.C. 'Flash' Corbin * Henry Roquemore as Harrison - the Actor * Slim Whitaker as Hank - Henchman * Yakima Canutt as Ed Brady * Helen Gibson as Townswoman * Hank Bell as Sheriff Plot Carleton and Genevieve are actors who become stranded in a western town. Carleton finds work at a ranch, where he helps the owner and his granddaughter defend their enterprise against cattle rustlers. Carleton captures the culprits by the film's end. Production In addition to Schaefer as director, Willis Kent was the producer. Ethel D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poor Millionaire
''The Poor Millionaire'' is a 1930 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Richard Talmadge, Constance Howard and George Irving. Made after the sound film revolution, it was the last Hollywood film to be released without a soundtrack.Lopez p.291 Plot The escaped convict twin brother of a young millionaire, begins to impersonate him and turns his life upside down until he is able to confront him. Cast * Richard Talmadge as Sidney Thomas / Putt Magee * Constance Howard as Babs Long * George Irving as Calvinn Long * Frederick Vroom as Attorney Wallace * John Hennings as Peter Cline * Fanny Midgley Fanny Midgley (born Fanny B. Frier; November 26, 1879 – January 4, 1932) was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films. Biography Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier on November 26, 1879, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... as Mrs. Mansford * Jay Hunt as Butler References Bibliography * Lopez, David. ''Films by Genre: 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Salvation (film)
''Captain Salvation'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and released by MGM. It stars Lars Hanson, Pauline Starke and Marceline Day. On January 18, 2010 the film had its first home video release on the Warner Archives series. Plot A young seminarian comes to the aid of a prostitute despite the people of the town calling for her to be run out of town. Cast * Lars Hanson as Anson Campbell * Marceline Day as Mary Phillips * Pauline Starke as Bess Morgan * Ernest Torrence as Captain * George Fawcett as Zeke Crosby * Sam De Grasse as Peter Campbell * Jay Hunt as Nathan Phillips * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Buxom * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. Bellows * Flora Finch as Mrs. Snifty * James A. Marcus James A. Marcus (January 21, 1867 – October 15, 1937) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York City. On October 15, 1937, Marcus died in Hollywood, California from a myocardi ... as Old Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Overland Stage
''The Overland Stage'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Marion Jackson. The film stars Ken Maynard, Kathleen Collins, Tom Santschi, Sheldon Lewis, Dot Farley and Florence Turner. The film was released on January 31, 1927, by First National Pictures. Cast * Ken Maynard as Jack Jessup * Kathleen Collins as Barbara Marshall * Tom Santschi as Hawk Lespard * Sheldon Lewis as Jules * Dot Farley as Aunt Viney * Florence Turner as Alice Gregg * Jay Hunt as John Gregg * William Malan as John Marshall * Paul Hurst as Hell-A-Poppin' Casey * Fred Burns Frederick D. Burns (born September 6, 1889, in Nevada, Missouri; died December 22, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an important figure in Midwest amateur tennis in the early part of the 20th century. Burns was a journalist by profession from 1911 ... as Butterfield References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films 1927 Western (genre) films First National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Harvester (1927 Film)
''The Harvester'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Orville Caldwell, Natalie Kingston and Will Walling.Munden p.326 It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel of the same name by Gene Stratton-Porter, which was later remade as a sound film in 1936. Cast * Orville Caldwell as David Langston * Natalie Kingston as Ruth * Will Walling as Henry Jamison * Jay Hunt as Dr. Carey * Lola Todd as Nurse * Edward Hearn as Dr. Harmon * Fanny Midgley Fanny Midgley (born Fanny B. Frier; November 26, 1879 – January 4, 1932) was an American film actress of Hollywood's early years, mostly in silent films. Biography Midgley was born Fanny B. Frier on November 26, 1879, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... as Granny Moreland 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 * 1927 films 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Web (1926 Film)
''The Golden Web'' is a lost 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Walter Lang and starring Lillian Rich, Huntley Gordon and Lawford Davidson. The cast also features Boris Karloff before he established himself as a horror star. It is based on the 1910 novel '' The Golden Web'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. A previous British film adaptation of the novel was produced in 1920.Wlaschin p.96 Cast * Lillian Rich as Ruth Rowan * Huntley Gordon as Roland Deane * Jay Hunt as John Rowan * Lawford Davidson as George Sisk * Boris Karloff as Dave Sinclair * Nora Hayden as Miss Philbury * Syd Crossley as Butler * Joe Moore as Office Boy See also * List of lost films * Boris Karloff filmography Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his ... References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
