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Jack Dougherty (actor)
Jack Dougherty (born Virgil Ashley Dougherty) (November 16, 1895 – May 16, 1938) was an American actor who appeared in B-movies in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. He was married to actress Barbara La Marr at the time of her death. Biography Jack was born in Bowling Green, Missouri, to Roy Dougherty and Julia Ach. The family relocated to Southern California when Jack was young. He began a career as an actor in Broadway musicals in the late 1910s. In 1920, after returning from serving in France during World War I, he was signed with Metro to play Alice Lake's leading man. He and actress Barbara La Marr got married in 1923, the same year Dougherty was signed to a five-year contract at Universal. The marriage was tumultuous, and multiple separations were noted in the press. The pair were still legally wed, however, when La Marr died of tuberculosis in 1926 at the age of 29. In 1927, Dougherty married his second wife, actress Virginia Brown Faire. That marriage did not last long— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fighting Ranger (serial)
''The Fighting Ranger'' is a 1925 American silent Western film serial directed by Jay Marchant and starring Jack Dougherty. The film is now considered to be lost. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, fifteen years earlier, John Marshall (Welsh), a prosperous cattle raiser, shot a man. He knew the act was justifiable, but because of the political influence of his victim he felt his only recourse was to flee. Taking his little daughter, he hid himself in a fastness of the mountains that constitute a part of his vast ranch. The only man he trusts in the outside world is Topaz Taggart (Osborne), a political boss and all-round tricky citizen, who is really trying to get Marshall's ranch as he knows that buried on it is a fabulous treasure that is guarded by an aged Yaqui, the last of his tribe. Bud Hughes (Wilson), one time an aviator but now a tramp, has attached himself to Marshall's hiding place which also includes Miguel Cordero (Avery), a faithful Mexican workman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meddler (1925 Film)
''The Meddler'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Gloria Roy Dolores Rousse (August 17, 1901 – December 16, 1985)California, Death Index. 1940-1997 atabase on-line Via Ancestry.com. Provo, Utah. was an American film actress who performed under the name Gloria Roy later in her career. Career In May 1922 ..., and Claire Anderson. Plot As described in a film magazine review, millionaire Richard Gilmore goes west to conquer his sense of fear. At his fiancée's instigation, he turns to polite banditry. He aids a starving widow and her children, frustrates some cattle rustlers, and even overcomes an honest rancher to convince him that his life is in danger. After he succeeds in saving the rancher and his sister, the rustlers are rounded up. He hears that his fiancée has married another, paving the way for his future happiness with the rancher's sister. Cast References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanishing West
''The Vanishing West'' is a 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Jack Perrin as Jack Marvin * Eileen Sedgwick as Betty Kincaid * Jack Dougherty as Jim Marvin (as Jack Daugherty) * Yakima Canutt as Steve Marvin * Leo D. Maloney as Jack Trent * William Fairbanks as Long Collins * Mickey Bennett as Wally Lee (as Little Mickey Bennett) * Helen Gibson as Mrs. Kincaid * Bob Burns as Robert Lee * Fred Church * Harry Lorraine 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 * 1928 films American silent serial films 1928 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Mascot Pictures film serials Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into No Man's Land
''Into No Man's Land'' is a 1928 American silent war drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Tom Santschi, Betty Blythe, and Crauford Kent.Munden p.382 Synopsis A refined criminal keeps his life secret from his daughter. When he gets trouble from the police after shooting one of his underworld associates, he enlists in the US Army and goes to fight in France during World War I. While in France, he serves alongside a young man who is in love with his daughter. Cast * Tom Santschi as Thomas Blaisdell / Western Evans * Josephine Norman as Florence Blaisdell * Jack Dougherty as Clayton Taggart * Betty Blythe as The Countess * Crauford Kent as The Duke * Mary McAllister as Katherine Taggart * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as Happy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Of The North
''Gypsy of the North'' is a 1928 silent film drama directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Georgia Hale. It was produced by Trem Carr Productions and distributed by Rayart. An incomplete copy is in the Library of Congress. Cast * Georgia Hale - Alice Culhane *Huntley Gordon - Steve Farrell *Jack Dougherty - Chappie Evans * William Quinn - Baptiste *Hugh Saxon - Davey *Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ... - Theatre Manager *Erin La Bissoniere - Jane References External linksGypsy of the North at IMDb.com* lobby poster 1928 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Scott Pembroke Silent American drama films 1928 drama films Rayart Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-f ... [...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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trail Of The Tiger
''The Trail of the Tiger'' is a 1927 American film serial directed by Henry MacRae. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Jack Dougherty as Jack Stewart (as Jack Daugherty) * Frances Teague as Trixie Hemingway * Jack Mower as Tiger Jordan * John Webb Dillion as John Hemingway * Charles Murphy as Rube Murphy * Billy Platt as Babs, the Dwarf (as William Platt) * Jack Richardson as Ned Calvert 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 lost films 1920s thriller films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Silent American thriller films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Henry MacRae Lost American films 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lure Of The Night Club
''Lure of the Night Club'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent romance film , romantic-drama film, drama directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Viola Dana, Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis and Jack Dougherty (actor), Jack Dougherty.Connelly p.380 In the film, a showgirl takes a job dancing so she can save her fiancé's damaged farm after a violent storm. Plot The plot, as described in ''The Film Daily'' and the Library of Congress motion picture copyright description, follows "true blue," jazz-dancing, showgirl Mary Murdock. She returns to her dilapidated family home in the countryside, escorted by show business manager John Stone in a Rolls-Royce Limited , Rolls Royce. Tom Loring, Mary's childhood sweetheart, is living in the farm next door and he enthusiastically greets her with a kiss. The next day, at cabaret club The Golden Garter, Mary convinces John to cancel her contract so she may give up show business and marry Tom. Though Tom's Aunt Susan makes life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Bound (1927 Film)
''Arizona Bound'' is a lost 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Betty Jewel, and El Brendel. Written by Richard Allen Gates, Alfred Hustwick, Marion Jackson, and John Stone, the film is about an Arizona cowboy who spends most of his time caring for his white horse and pursuing a local girl, who is unimpressed with his irresponsible ways. After he takes a job as a stagecoach guard to protect a shipment of gold, he is attacked by a Texas gang. After being accused of being one of the bandits, he narrowly escapes lynching, retrieves the gold, and establishes his innocence and wins the trust of the local girl. ''Arizona Bound'' was filmed on location in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon for Famous Players–Lasky Corporation, the film was released on April 9, 1927, in the United States. Plot In the small mining town of Mesquite, cowboy Dave Saulter (Gary Cooper) spends most of his time looking after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down The Stretch (1927 Film)
''Down the Stretch'' is a 1927 American drama film directed by King Baggot and written by Curtis Benton. The film stars Robert Agnew, Marian Nixon, Virginia True Boardman, Lincoln Plumer, Jack Dougherty, and Ward Crane. The film was released on May 29, 1927, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Robert Agnew as Marty Kruger *Marian Nixon as Katie Kelly *Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Kruger *Lincoln Plumer as Devlin * Jack Dougherty as Tupper *Ward Crane as Conlon * Ben Hall as Pee Wee * Otis Harlan as Babe Dilley *Ena Gregory Ena Jessie Gregory (18 April 1907 – 13 June 1993), also known as Marian Douglas, was an Australian-American actress who achieved fame in Hollywood in the 1920s. Childhood Ena Gregory was born Ena Jessie Gregory to Arthur and Jessie Gregory in ... as Marion Hoyt References External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s sports drama films American sports drama films American horse racing films Universal Pictures films Films directed by King Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fire Fighters (1927 Film)
''The Fire Fighters'' is a 1927 American action film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard. The film is considered to be lost. Plot In this ten-chapter serial, Jack Dougherty plays a fire fighter who stands up to a villainous crime boss who caused his father's death. Cast * Jack Dougherty as Jimmie Powers * Helen Ferguson as Mary Kent * Wilbur McGaugh * Lafe McKee * Al Hart (as Albert Hart) * Florence Allen * Robert Irwin * Milton Brown (as Milt Brown) * George German See also * List of American films of 1927 * List of film serials A list of film serials by year of release. 1910s 1920s 1930s Films still exist from this point on unless noted otherwise: 1940s 1950s See also * Serial (film) * List of film serials by studio References {{reflist External linksSerial ... * List of film serials by studio References External links * 1927 films 1920s action films 1927 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Silent American act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaway Express
''The Runaway Express'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, and Tom O'Brien. at silentera.com Cast * Jack Dougherty as Joseph Foley * as Nora Kelly * Tom O'Brien as Sandy McPherson * |