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Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in '' A Star is Born'' (1937). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series. They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry. Partial filmography (Films marked with a caret are ''Jones Family'' films) * ''Her Game'' (1919) * ''Sadie Love'' (1919) * ''The Conquest of Canaan'' (1921) * '' The Great Adventure'' (1921) * ''Experience'' (1921) * ''Room and Board (1921) * '' Kick I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick In (1922 Film)
''Kick In'' is a 1922 American silent crime drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and starring Betty Compson and Bert Lytell. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice, who previously directed a 1917 film version of the story. Both films are based on Willard Mack's 1913 play that was produced on Broadway in 1914 starring John Barrymore. The supporting cast features Charles Ogle, who had played the first screen Frankenstein's monster in the original 1910 version of ''Frankenstein''. A 1931 sound film version was produced with Clara Bow playing Molly.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Kick In'' at silentera.com Plot [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domestic Meddlers
''Domestic Meddlers'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Flood and starring Claire Windsor, Lawrence Gray and Roy D'Arcy.Darby p.373 Cast * Claire Windsor as Claire * Lawrence Gray as Walter * Roy D'Arcy as Lew * Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ... as Jonsey References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. External links * 1928 films 1928 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by James Flood American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Tiffany Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchids And Ermine
Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 silent film comedy starring Colleen Moore, filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooney's first feature-length film (his first film being a short subject released in 1926). Story Set in New York City, flapper Pink Watson (Colleen Moore) works as a telephone operator at a cement factory and dreams of marrying rich. Her constant daydreaming of wealth annoys her fellow workers, and ruins the heart of one of her worshipping colleagues. Instead, she interviews at the De Luxe Hotel on Fifth Avenue for the job of hotel switchboard operator, and lands the position despite the large number of women soliciting. During her first day, she befriends Ermintrude De Vere (Gwen Lee), and is invited to accompany her on a date with a young millionaire named Mr. Vandergriff (Brooks Benedict), who is later revealed as a scheming chauffeur at Long Island. Jenkins' boss, an old millionaire, fires him and tries to flirt with the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unknown Treasures
''Unknown Treasures'' is a 1926 American silent horror film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Gladys Hulette, Robert Agnew and John Miljan. The screenplay by Charles A. Logue was based on a short story written by Mary Spain Vigus called ''The House Behind the Hedge''. Although the film is considered lost today, it is said to have been a straight forward "old dark house" film without the usual 1920s comedy elements. Gustav von Seyffertitz plays the mad doctor in the film, and later went on to appear in several other horror films, including ''The Bat Whispers'' (1930) and ''Son of Frankenstein'' (1939). Director Mayo started out making comedic shorts, but moved on in later life to directing more prestigious films. He only directed two horror films however, this one and ''Svengali (1931 film)''.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p.308. . Plot Bob Ramsey is in love with Mary Hamilton, and he comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Club
''The Mystery Club'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Matt Moore, Edith Roberts and Mildred Harris.Munden p.535 It was based on a story from Arthur Somers Roche's ''Crimes of the Armchair Club''. Cast * Matt Moore as Dick Bernard * Edith Roberts as Nancy Darrell * Mildred Harris as Mrs. Kate Vandeerveer * Charles Lane as John Cranahan * Warner Oland as Eli Sinsabaugh * Henry Hebert as Scott Glendenning * Charles Puffy as Alonzo * Alphonse Martell as Sengh * Finch Smiles as Wilkins * Earl Metcalfe as Red * Nat Carr as Eric Hudson * Jed Prouty as Amos Herriman * Alfred Allen as Insp. Burke * Sidney Bracey as Detective * 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, California ... as Snaky References Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Juan's Three Nights
''Don Juan's Three Nights'' also known as ''Don Juan's 3 Nights'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Lewis Stone, Shirley Mason, and Malcolm McGregor. It was produced by Henry Hobart and distributed through First National Pictures. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection and at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research in Madison. Cast * Lewis Stone as Johann Aradi * Shirley Mason as Ninette Cavallar * Malcolm McGregor as Giulio Roberti * Myrtle Stedman as Madame Cavallar * Betty Francisco as Madame de Courcy * Kalla Pasha as Monsieur de Courcy * Alma Bennett as Carlotta * Natalie Kingston as Vilma Theodori *Mario Carillo as Count di Bonito * Jed Prouty as Lippi * Madeline Hurlock as Louise Villate * Gertrude Astor as Baroness von Minden See also *Gertrude Astor filmography This entry is more or less the complete filmography of actress Gertrude Astor. 1915-1916 *''Under Two Flags'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Nobody (1926 Film)
''Miss Nobody'' is a 1926 silent film drama produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is based on a short story by Tiffany Wells called "Shebo"; the likely feminine pronunciation of hobo. The stars of the film were Anna Q. Nilsson and Walter Pidgeon, then in a very early role in his career. The plot of this film bears a striking resemblance to ''Beggars of Life'', made two years later at Paramount. Synopsis The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos traveling incognito cross country dressed as a man. Cast *Anna Q. Nilsson - Barbara Brown *Walter Pidgeon - Bravo *Louise Fazenda - Mazie Raleigh * Mitchell Lewis - Harmony * Clyde Cook - Bertie * Arthur Stone - Happy *Anders Randolf - J.B. Hardiman *Claire Du Brey - Ann Adams *Jed Prouty - The Farmer *Caroline Rankin - His Wife * George Nichols - The Sheriff *Elita Proctor Otis - Miriam Arnold (billed as Olet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bred In Old Kentucky
''Bred in Old Kentucky'' is a 1926 American silent sports film directed by Edward Dillon and starring Viola Dana, Jerry Miley and Jed Prouty.Munden p.84 Cast * Viola Dana as Katie O'Doone * Jerry Miley as Dennis Reilly * Jed Prouty as Jake Trumbull * Jim Mason as Tod Cuyler * Roy Laidlaw as Mr. Welkin * Josephine Crowell Josephine Boneparte Crowell (January 11, 1859 – July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1929. Biography Crowell was born in Nova Scotia. Crowell debuted in the ... as Landlady 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 1920s sports films American horse racing films Films directed by Edward Dillon American silent feature films Film Booking Offices of America films American black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Cinders (1926 Film)
''Ella Cinders'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Colleen Moore, produced by her husband John McCormick, and featuring Moore's recurring co-star (five films in three years), Lloyd Hughes. The film is based on the syndicated comic strip of the same name by William M. Conselman and Charles Plumb, which in turn was based upon the millennia-old folk tale of Cinderella. In 2013, ''Ella Cinders'' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film has entered the public domain in the United States. Plot In the house of late father in the town of Roseville, Ella Cinders works for her shrewish stepmother Ma and two stepsisters, Prissy Pill and Lotta Pill, who are beloved in the town but abusive toward Ella. She finds support from the local iceman, Waite Lifter. The Gem Film Company has a contest in which the winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Second Chance (1926 Film)
''Her Second Chance'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Anna Q. Nilsson. It was produced by First National Pictures and distributed through Vitagraph Company of America. Plot As described in a film magazine review, young Kentucky woman Caroline Logan has been sentenced to two years in jail for shooting a sheriff who was attempting to evict her from her home. On her release, she vows to get revenge on Judge Clay Jeffries, who had imposed the sentence. The enemies of Jeffries agree to fight her case and win, and the sale of her property makes her a rich woman. She invests in racehorses and her attorney advisor Beachey, who had assisted in her plan to seek vengeance on the judge, has their own plan to blackball the judge in a scandal that would prevent his reelection. However, Caroline suddenly finds herself in love with Jeffries and, after some suspense in which Caroline must reach the racetrack before the start of a horse rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unguarded Hour (1925 Film)
''The Unguarded Hour'' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Milton Sills, Doris Kenyon, and Claude King. The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Bryce Gilbert (King), business man, shows his daughter Virginia (Kenyon) the folly of an intended elopement with a youth. She goes to Italy and meets Duke Andrea d'Arona (Sills), a young and handsome man, who is puzzled by her jazzy American ways and doubts her character. Virginia is found with a certain male flirt in her room and misunderstood until it develops that the duke's sister (Cassinelli) has been misled by the male flirt and is listening in another room. The sister kills herself and the tragedy brings the duke and the young American woman to an understanding of their love. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Unguarded Hour'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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