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John T. Prince
John T. Prince (September 11, 1871 – December 23, 1937), sometimes credited as John Printz, was an American stage and silent film actor. After some years on the stage he appeared in around forty films (including some shorts and serials) from 1912 onwards.Katchmer p.311 He was a character actor appearing in a number of supporting roles. Following the introduction of sound, he appeared mostly in smaller, uncredited parts. His final screen appearance was in the 1933 John Wayne western ''The Man from Monterey''. He was married to the actress Kathleen Chambers. Selected filmography * '' Little Eva Ascends'' (1922) * '' Dr. Jack'' (1922) * '' East Side - West Side'' (1923) * '' Defying the Law'' (1924) * '' The Battling Orioles'' (1924) * ''Barbara Frietchie'' (1924) * '' Heartless Husbands'' (1925) * ''The Call of Courage'' (1925) * '' Capital Punishment'' (1925) * '' The Lawful Cheater'' (1925) * ''Women and Gold'' (1925) * '' The Radio Detective'' (1926) * '' Dame Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Zombie (film)
''White Zombie'' is a 1932 American pre-Code horror film independently produced by Edward Halperin and directed by Victor Halperin. The screenplay by Garnett Weston, based on ''The Magic Island'' by William Seabrook, is about a young woman's transformation into a zombie at the hands of an evil voodoo master. Bela Lugosi stars as the zombie master "Murder" Legendre, with Madge Bellamy appearing as his victim. Other cast members include Joseph Cawthorn, Robert W. Frazer, John Harron, Brandon Hurst, and George Burr MacAnnan. Large portions of ''White Zombie'' were shot on the Universal Studios lot, borrowing many props and scenery from other horror films of the era. The film opened in New York to negative reception, with reviewers criticizing the film's over-the-top story and weak acting. While the film made a substantial financial profit as an independent feature, it proved less popular than other horror films of the time. ''White Zombie'' is considered the first feature lengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Frietchie (1924 Film)
''Barbara Frietchie'' is a 1924 American silent war drama film about an old woman who helps out soldiers during the American Civil War. It is based on the play of the same name by Clyde Fitch that had starred Julia Marlowe at the turn of the century which in turn was taken from the real-life story of Barbara Fritchie. There were two silent film versions, a 1915 version and 1924 version. The 1915 version, directed by Herbert Blaché, starred Mary Miles Minter and Anna Q. Nilsson. The 1924 version, directed by Lambert Hillyer, starred Florence Vidor and Edmund Lowe. Lydia Knott, mother of director Hillyer and a well known character actress in her own right, appears quite prominently in this film as a member of the Frietchie family but for some reason she is uncredited. Cast Preservation Copies of ''Barbara Frietchie'' are held by Library and Archives Canada, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted Island
''Haunted Island'' is a 1928 American silent action film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. The serial was released in 10 chapters of two reels each, with the first episode ("A Night of Fear") released on March 26, 1928. Each episode featured a lurid title, such as "The Phantom Rider," "The Haunted Room," "The Fires of Fury," or "Buried Alive." The serial was a remake of the 1918 Universal serial ''The Brass Bullet'', which was based on the story "Pleasure Island."Lahue, Kalton C. ''Continued Next Week: A History of the Moving Picture Serial.'' Stillwater, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964; Langman, Larry. ''Return to Paradise: A Guide to South Sea Island Films.'' Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998. As of October 2009, ''Haunted Island'' is considered a lost film. A trailer survives in the Library of Congress collection. Plot Rosalind Joy ( Helen Foster) is an heiress who has inherited a South Seas island known as Pleasure Island. A hidden cache of gold is allegedly bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawk Of The Hills (1927 Serial)
''Hawk of the Hills'' is a 1927 American silent Western film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast * Allene Ray as Mary * Walter Miller as Laramie * James Robert Chandler as Clyde Selby * Jack Ganzhorn as Henry Selby * Frank Lackteen as The Hawk * Paul Panzer as Manson * Wally Oettel as Shorty * Harry Semels as Sheckard * Jack Pratt as Colonel Jennings * J. Parks Jones as Lieutenant MacCready * Frederick Dana as Larry * John T. Prince as The Hermit * Whitehorse (as Chief Whitehorse) * George Magrill * Evangeline Russell as Indian Maiden * Chief Yowlachie as Chief Long Hand See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1927 Film)
''The King of Kings'' is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion and stars H. B. Warner in the lead role. Featuring the opening and resurrection scenes in two-color Technicolor, the film is the second in DeMille's Biblical trilogy, preceded by ''The Ten Commandments'' (1923) and followed by '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). Plot Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a wild courtesan, entertaining many men around her. Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back. Peter is introduced as the Giant apostle, and we see the future gospel writer Mark as a child who is healed by Jesus. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is shown as a beautiful and saintly woman who is a mother to all her son's followers. The first sight of Jesus is through the eyesight of a little girl, whom he heals. He is surrounded by a halo. Mary Magdelene arrives afterwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prowlers Of The Night
''Prowlers of the Night'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Fred Humes, Barbara Kent and Slim Cole.Langman, p. 342 Cast * Fred Humes as Jack Morton * Barbara Kent as Anita Parsons * Slim Cole as Al Parsons * John T. Prince as George Moulton * Joseph Belmont as Sheriff Brandon * Walter Maly 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 19 ... as Bell References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Ernst Laemmle American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money To Burn (1926 Film)
''Money to Burn'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang. The film survives in the archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Malcolm McGregor as Dan Stone * Dorothy Devore as Dolores Valdez * Eric Mayne as Don Diego Valdez * Nina Romano as Maria González * George Chesebro as Manuel Ortego * Orfa Casanova as Señora Sanguinetti * Jules Cowles Jules Cowles (October 18, 1877 – May 22, 1943) was an American film actor.Munden p.193 He was also billed as J. D. Cowles and Julius D. Cowles. Born in Farmington, Connecticut, Cowles attended Yale and was a writer in addition to being an actor ... as The Giant * John T. Prince as Bascom * Arnold Melvin as The Mysterious Native References External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Lang Gotham Pictures films 1920s American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Bullet
''The Phantom Bullet'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced by Carl Laemmle and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Chick Farlane * Eileen Percy as Jane Terrill * Allan Forrest as Don Barton * Pat Harmon as Bill Haynes * Nelson McDowell as Zack Peters * William H. Turner as Judge Terrill * John T. Prince as Tom Farlane, Sr. * Pee Wee Holmes as Short * Rosemary Cooper as Dolores Preservation status * The film is preserved at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the ar .... References External links * * 1926 films Universal Pictures films 1926 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dame Chance
''Dame Chance'' is a surviving 1926 American silent romantic drama film produced and released by independent companies David Hartford Productions and American Cinema Associates respectively. The stars are Julanne Johnston, Robert Frazer, Gertrude Astor, and Mary Carr. Copies of the film are held at the Library of Congress and the BFI British Film Institute. Cast *Julanne Johnston as Gail Vernon *Gertrude Astor as Nina Carrington *Robert Frazer as Lloyd Mason *David Hartford as Craig Stafford *Lincoln Stedman as Bunny Dean *Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in ... as Mrs. Vernon * John T. Prince as Sims References External links * * 1926 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction 1926 romantic drama films American romantic drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Radio Detective
''The Radio Detective'' is a 1926 American adventure film serial directed by William James Craft and William A. Crinley and released by Universal Pictures. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Jack Dougherty as Easton Evans (as Jack Daugherty) * Margaret Quimby as Ruth Evans * Jack Mower as Craig Kennedy * Wallace Baldwin as Hank Hawkins, Crook * Howard Enstedt as Ken Adams, Policeman * John T. Prince as Professor Ronald Varis * Florence Allen as Rae Varis * Sammy Gervon as Crook * Buck Connors * George Williams * Monte Montague List of episodes *Chapter 1: The Kick Off! *Chapter 2: The Radio Riddle *Chapter 3: The Radio Wizard *Chapter 4: Boy Scout Loyalty *Chapter 5: The Radio Secret *Chapter 6: Fighting For Love *Chapter 7: The Tenderfoot Scout *Chapter 8: The Truth Teller *Chapter 9: The Fire Fiend *Chapter 10: Radio Romance See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women And Gold
''Women and Gold'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Frank Mayo, Sylvia Breamer and William B. Davidson.Connelly p.437 It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. Synopsis In South America, bored Myra Barclay runs off with Señor Ortego the owner of the mine for which her husband is manager. Soon realizing she has made a mistake she decides to return to her husband but suffers a head injury and suffers amnesia. Meanwhile, her husband is arrested for the attempted murder of Ortego. Breaking free he manages to find his wife, and the sight of him restores her memory. Ortego has been dealt justice by being stabbed to death by another man he has wronged. Cast * Frank Mayo as Dan Barclay * Sylvia Breamer as Myra Barclay * William B. Davidson as Señor Ortego * Frankie Darro as Dan Barclay Jr. * Ina Anson as Carmelita * Tote Du Crow as Ricardo * James Olivio James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lawful Cheater
''The Lawful Cheater'', sometimes referred to as ''Lawful Cheaters'', is a 1925 American silent crime drama film written by Frank O'Connor and Adele Buffington. The film was directed by O'Connor for B.P. Schulberg Productions, and starred Clara Bow, David Kirby, and Raymond McKee. After its 1925 U.S. theatrical release, the film was banned by the British Board of Film Censors. The film is presumed to be a lost film. Plot Molly Burns (Clara Bow) is a young woman whose indiscreet behavior causes her to be caught and jailed in a police "round up" of suspicious characters. Her prison experience causes her to reflect upon and reform her own life. She convinces jail authorities that her two brothers and her boyfriend could be dissuaded from a life of crime. After her early release, she attempts to reform her indiscreet friends. Cast Reception In ''American Film Cycles: the Silent Era'', the film is called an "offbeat crime drama". In noting the film was a "cheaply produced melodr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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