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Jack Luden
Jacob Benson Luden (February 8, 1902 – February 15, 1951) was an American film actor. Early life The son of Jacob and Anna Luden, he grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania. His uncle was confectioner William H. Luden, who developed the menthol cough drop. His passion as a young man had been athletics. While studying at the New York Military Academy, he had participated in trials for the 1920 Summer Olympics. During the trials, he broke his leg, preventing him from pursuing an athletic career. Film career In 1925, Luden joined the Paramount Pictures School, a newly established acting school founded by the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. There were 17 other members of the school when it opened, including Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Thelma Todd. The work of the school's students was highlighted in the 1926 film '' Fascinating Youth''. In October 1926, the number of students at the school was reduced to six; Luden was one of the actors who remained. After his time at the school, Lud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Luden - Dec 1926 Variety
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Young Eagles (film)
''Young Eagles'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by William A. Wellman for Paramount Pictures. It stars Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Jean Arthur, and Paul Lukas. The story is based on the stories "The One Who Was Clever" and "Sky-High", written by American aviator and war hero Elliott White Springs.Hall, Mourdant"Lovin the Ladies (1930) The Screen; Warriors of the clouds. Laughter and love."''The New York Times'', March 22, 1930. The film's hero is a "heroic combat aviator of the Lafayette Escadrille".Shawna 2008, p. 103. Wellman, himself a former pilot in the Lafayette Flying Corps, for whom aviation was a passion, directed the film, the last of his "unofficial trilogy" that included ''Wings'' (1927) and ''The Legion of the Condemned'' (1928).Tibbetts and Welsh 2010, p. 100. The director had hoped that the film would prove as popular as his acclaimed World War I aviation drama ''Wings'', which had won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927. Wellman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Faces (1928 Film)
''Forgotten Faces'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Clive Brook, Mary Brian, and Olga Baclanova. The production was overseen by David O. Selznick, a rising young producer at the time. The film was remade by Paramount in 1936 as a sound film. The film is preserved with copies at the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art. This film is Paramount's remake of their 1920 film '' Heliotrope''. Plot A criminal Heliotrope Harry (Clive Brook) comes home after a stick-up job and finds his wife Lilly (Olga Baclanova) in bed with another man. He shoots his rival and deposits their baby daughter Alice (Mary Brian) on a rich couple's doorstep. While serving a life sentence, Harry is updated on his daughter's happy life by his old criminal associate Froggy (William Powell). For years, his vengeful wife seeks their daughter in vain. When she finally locates their child, the father wrangles parole from a sympathetic warden. He seeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools For Luck
''Fools for Luck'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Harry Fried, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz, and J. Walter Ruben. The film stars W.C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Sally Blane, Jack Luden, Mary Alden, Arthur Housman, and Robert Dudley. The film was released on June 11, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. A previous Essanay version starred actor Taylor Holmes in 1917. Cast *W.C. Fields as Richard Whitehead *Chester Conklin as Samuel Hunter *Sally Blane as Louise Hunter *Jack Luden as Ray Caldwell *Mary Alden as Mrs. Hunter *Arthur Housman as Charles Grogan * Robert Dudley as Jim Simpson *Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in ''Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ... as Mrs. Simpson References External links * 1928 films 1920s English-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partners In Crime (1928 Film)
''Partners in Crime'' is a 1928 American comedy silent film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by George Marion Jr., Grover Jones and Gilbert Pratt. The film stars Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Mary Brian, William Powell, Jack Luden, Arthur Housman and Albert Roccardi. The film was released on March 17, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. A print of the film exists in the Library of Congress film archive. Plot Cast *Wallace Beery as Detective Mike Doolan *Raymond Hatton as 'Scoop' McGee, The Reporter *Mary Brian as Marie Burke, The Cigarette Girl *William Powell as Smith *Jack Luden as Richard Demming, Assistant District Attorney *Arthur Housman as Barton *Albert Roccardi as Kanelli, The Restaurant Owner *Joseph W. Girard Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Before he became an ... as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Tonto Rim (1928 Film)
''Under the Tonto Rim'' is a lost 1928 American silent Western film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Richard Arlen and Mary Brian. It is based on the novel a novel by Zane Grey and was remade in 1933 and 1947. at silentera.com Cast * as Edd Denmeade * as Lucy Watson * Alfred Allen as Dad Denmeade * |
Two Flaming Youths
''Two Flaming Youths'' is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John Waters and written by John W. Conway, Donald Davis, Percy Heath, and Herman J. Mankiewicz. The film stars W. C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Mary Brian, Jack Luden, George Irving, and Cissy Fitzgerald. The film was released on December 17, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Sheriff Ben Holden (Conklin) is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey (Fitzgerald) when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil (Fields) shows up, hoping to take her for some money. Gilfoil is mistaken for the wanted man Slippery Sawtelle (Quinn). Neither suitor gets Malarkey but do manage to take her husband (wealthy Simeon Trott) (Irving) for a bundle. Cast *W. C. Fields as Gabby Gilfoil *Chester Conklin as Sheriff Ben Holden *Mary Brian as Mary Gilfoil *Jack Luden as Tony Holden * George Irving as Simeon Trott *Cissy Fitzgerald as Madge Malarkey *James Quinn as Slippery Sawtelle (credited as Jimmy Quinn) *Ben Bard as Bard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aflame In The Sky
''Aflame in the Sky'' is a 1927 American silent adventure film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Sharon Lynn, Jack Luden and William Humphrey.McGowan p.100 Cast * Sharon Lynn as Inez Carillo * Jack Luden as Terry Owen * William Humphrey as Major Savage * Robert McKim as Joseph Murdoch * William Scott as Saunders * Charles A. Stevenson as Grandfather * Billy Franey as Cookie * Mark Hamilton as Slim * Walter Ackerman as Desert Rat * Jane Keckley Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia. Before she acted in films, Kec ... as Cordelia Murdoch References Bibliography * John J. McGowan. ''J.P. McGowan: Biography of a Hollywood Pioneer''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1927 films 1927 adventure films Silent American adventure films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell It To Sweeney
''Tell It to Sweeney'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Monte Brice, Kerry Clarke, George Marion Jr. and Percy Heath. The film stars Chester Conklin, George Bancroft, Jack Luden, Doris Hill, Frank Bond, and William H. Tooker. The film was released on September 24, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. Cast *Chester Conklin as Luke Beamish *George Bancroft as Cannonball Casey *Jack Luden as Jack Sweeney *Doris Hill as Doris Beamish *Frank Bond as Supt. Dugan *William H. Tooker William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 – October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco. On Broadway, he performed in ''The Coronet of the Duchess'' (1904) and ''The Gove ... as Old Man Sweeney References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Gregory La Cava American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Outlaw (1927 Film)
''The Last Outlaw'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Gary Cooper, Jack Luden, and Betty Jewel. Written by John Stone and J. Walter Rubin, based on a story by Richard Allen Gates, the film is about a frontiersman who falls in love with a pretty woman whose brother is accused of murder. He tries to prove the young man innocent of the charges, but when he is appointed sheriff, he is obliged to track down and arrest the boy. A 16mm reduction positive print exists of this film. Plot On his way to Steer City, Buddy Hale (Gary Cooper) rescues Janet Lane ( Betty Jewel) from a runaway horse. Unknown to Buddy, the woman's brother Ward (Jack Luden) just shot the sheriff. Heading a ring of indignant ranchers whose cattle are being systematically rustled, Ward suspects that the sheriff and Justice Bert Wagner are leading the gang of thieves. Justice Wagner makes Buddy sheriff and sends him to arrest his predecessor's murderer. Soon after, Ward i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jade Cup
''The Jade Cup'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Evelyn Brent, Jack Luden and Eugene Borden.Munden p.391 Cast * Evelyn Brent as Peggy Allen * Jack Luden as Billy Crossan * Eugene Borden as Milano * George Cowl as Anoine Gerhardt * Charles Delaney as 'Dice' Morey * Violet Palmer Violet Renice Palmer (born July 20, 1964) is a retired American basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in any major U.S. professional sports league. She also earned recognition a ... as Poppy 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 1926 mystery films American silent feature films American mystery films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films directed by Frank Hall Crane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's The Old Army Game
''It's the Old Army Game'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring W. C. Fields and Louise Brooks. The film was directed by Eddie Sutherland and co-stars Sutherland's aunt, the stage actress Blanche Ring in one of her few silent film appearances. The film is based on the revue ''The Comic Supplement'' by Joseph P. McEvoy and Fields, and included several skits from Fields' stage plays. The "army game" in the title is in reference to a shell game, a con-trick which Fields’ character observes being played. "It's the old army game," he says, sagely. Large sections of the film, including the "picnic" and "sleeping on the porch" scenes; were incorporated into Fields' classic talkie film ''It's a Gift'' (1934) Synopsis Elmer Prettywillie is a small town druggist/general store owner whose customers are eccentric at best and rude and demanding at worst. They include a man who wants "a nice, clean two-cent stamp" from the center of a massive sheet of them. Prettywillie' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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