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Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 1 March 1940) was a Prussian-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America. Career Swickard emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1882. He was a stage actor several years before entering films with D.W. Griffith in 1912 and by 1914 was playing supporting roles for Mack Sennett. He appeared in Charles Chaplin's ''Laughing Gas'' and ''Caught in a Cabaret''. He remained with Sennett until 1917, when he settled into his prolific career of playing mostly aristocratic characters. Modern audiences are perhaps most familiar with his role of Marcelo Desnoyers, the well-intentioned but impractical French upper class father in Rex Ingram's 1921 film '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse''. His career in sound films was somewhat limited and he played in low-budget and action serial type films. He played the villainous Prime Minister Kruel in the 1925 film version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koblenz
Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military post by Nero Claudius Drusus, Drusus around 8 B.C. Its name originates from the Latin ', meaning "(at the) confluence". The actual confluence is today known as the "Deutsches Eck, German Corner", a symbol of the unification of Germany that features an Emperor William monuments, equestrian statue of Emperor William I. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992. It ranks in population behind Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein to be the third-largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its usual-residents' population is 112,000 (as at 2015). Koblenz lies in a narrow flood plain between high hill ranges, some reaching mountainous height, and is served by an express rail and autobahn network. It is part of the populous Rhineland. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood Sign is an American landmark and cultural icon overlooking Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Originally the Hollywoodland Sign, it is situated on Mount Lee, in the Beachwood Canyon area of the Santa Monica Mountains. Spelling out the word ''Hollywood'' in white uppercase letters and 350 feet (106.7 m) long, it was originally created in 1923 as a temporary advertisement for a local real estate development, but due to increasing recognition the sign was left up, and replaced in 1978 with a more durable all-steel structure. Among the best-known landmarks in both California and the United States, the sign makes frequent appearances in popular culture, particularly in establishing shots for films and television programs set in or around Hollywood. Signs of similar style, but spelling different words, are frequently seen as parodies. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce holds trademark rights to the Hollywood Sign but only for certain uses. Because of its widespread r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel And Fatty's Simple Life
''Fatty and Mabel's Simple Life'' is a 1915 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Roscoe * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Al St. John as The Squire's son * Josef Swickard as Mabel's father * Joe Bordeaux as Farm hand * Ted Edwards as Minister (uncredited) See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * * * 1915 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1915 comedy films 1915 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Articles containing video clips American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty And Minnie He-Haw
''Fatty and Minnie He-Haw'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Minnie Devereaux as Minnie He-Haw * Edward Dillon (as Eddie Dillon) * Minta Durfee as Minta * Frank Hayes as Old man at saloon * Harry McCoy as Barfly * Slim Summerville as Railroad employee * Josef Swickard as Minta's father See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1914 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle Films produced by Mack Sennett 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films Keystone Studios films American comedy short films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914 Film)
''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and the Keystone Kops. The picture was the only feature-length comedy made by the Keystone Film Company. At the time of production Marie Dressler was a major stage star, and in this film Chaplin and Normand support her as leads within Keystone's stock company of actors. The film is based on Dressler's stage play ''Tillie's Nightmare'' by A. Baldwin Sloane and Edgar Smith. ''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' is notable for being the last Chaplin film which he neither wrote nor directed, as well as the first feature-length slapstick comedy in all of cinema. In it, Chaplin plays a slightly different role from his Tramp character, which was relatively new at the time. However, he retains a moustache (here a, pencil-thin "dude" type rather than his usual "toothbrush"), thin cane and distinctive walk. Given the combination of factors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, Mabel
''Hello, Mabel'' (also known as ''On a Busy Wire'') is a 1914 American short silent comedy film produced and directed by Mack Sennett and starring Mabel Normand. The supporting cast features Charley Chase, Al St. John, Minta Durfee, and Mack Swain. Cast * Mabel Normand as Mabel * Phyllis Allen as Woman in hall * Charley Chase as Mabel's boss * Chester Conklin as Businessman * Alice Davenport as His wife * Minta Durfee * Al St. John as Man in lobby * Mack Swain Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain; February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was an early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett’s comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major fea ... as A married flirt External links * 1914 films 1914 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent short films Films directed by Mack Sennett American black-and-white films 1914 short films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lover's Luck
''Lover's Luck'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Fatty * Minta Durfee as The Girl * Al St. John as Fatty's Rival * Josef Swickard as The Girl's Father * Phyllis Allen as The Girl's Mother * Frank Hayes as Justice of the Peace * Slim Summerville as A Villager * Alice Howell as Leader of Snoopy Neighbors * Luke the Dog as uncredited See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1914 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face On The Bar Room Floor (1914 Film)
''The Face on the Bar Room Floor'' is a short subject, short film written and directed by Charles Chaplin in 1914. Chaplin stars in this film, loosely based on The Face on the Barroom Floor (poem), the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Arcy. Synopsis A devastated tramp (Charlie Chaplin) visits a crowd-filled bar and recounts the story of how he fell in love with a woman and then had her taken by a friend of his. Drunk, he keeps trying to draw the woman's picture on the floor with a piece of chalk, and gets into fights with other men in the process. He eventually passes out “dead drunk” (thus deviating from the poem, where the protagonist actually falls “dead”) at the end of the film. According to Chaplin expert Gerald D. McDonald, "The subtitles of the film were lines from the poem, but the original verses were altered to match the Keystone credo that life is a funny game at best." Reception A reviewer for ''The Moving Picture World'' gave the film a favorable rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Property Man
''The Property Man'' is a short 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin. Plot Charlie is in charge of stage props at a vaudeville theater. These are the performances for tonight: *The Goo-Goo Sisters: two young women dancing *Garlico in “Feets of Strength”: a strong-man (Garlico) aided by his bride *"Sorrow": a drama performed by a man and a woman. The woman from “Sorrow” decides to take the star’s dressing room, which Garlico has claimed by drawing his caricature on the wall. When his bride appears, an argument begins over who gets the room. The dressing-room issue is resolved when Garlico knocks out the man from “Sorrow” and gets the room for himself. Next, Charlie has to move Garlico’s trunk, but he falls onto the ground due to the heavy weight. When he gets up, he starts chatting happily with the Goo-Goo Sisters. Garlico finds him idling and makes him go back to work. Charlie makes his old colleague lift the trun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Gas (film)
''Laughing Gas'' is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists. 1907 Film Plot The plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers. Cast *Edward Boulden *Mr. La Montte *Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown *Mr. Sullivan 1914 film 1915 film Cast *Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in v ... ... Heinie *Walter Kendig ... Louie 1920 film A film directed by Tom Buckingham. References External links * * * American silent short films 1907 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rowboat Romance
''A Rowboat Romance'' is a 1914 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle * Slim Summerville * Mack Swain * Josef Swickard See also * List of American films of 1914 * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... References External links * 1914 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Keystone Studios films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty Minutes Of Love
''Twenty Minutes of Love'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios. The film is widely reported as Charlie Chaplin's directorial debut; some sources name Joseph Maddern as the director, but generally credit Chaplin as the creative force. Reviews The reviewer for ''Bioscope'' wrote, "Here Chaplin plays the role of the undesired but persistent suitor. The comic element is given special prominence and is quite safe in the hands of this well known comedian." A reviewer from ''Kinematograph Weekly'' wrote, "Plenty of the comic element is introduced and the person who does not laugh at the peculiar antics of Chas. Chaplin--well, must be hard to please." Cast *Charles Chaplin – Pickpocket *Minta Durfee – Woman *Edgar Kennedy – Lover *Gordon Griffith – Boy *Chester Conklin – Pickpocket *Josef Swickard – Victim *Hank Mann – Sleeper * Eva Nelson See also *Charlie Chaplin filmography Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) was an English actor, comedian, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
