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Jacques Jaccard
Jacques Jaccard (September 11, 1886 – July 24, 1960) was an American film director, writer and actor whose achievements in cinema were mostly in silent film. He directed 86 films and wrote scripts for 80 films. The best-known of his films as a director was ''The Diamond from the Sky'' (1915). Biography Jaccard told reporters he was born in New York City and educated in France. He moved back to the U.S. around 1913 and began a career as an actor and assistant director, specializing in western and action films at Universal early on. In the mid-1920s, after returning from serving in World War I, he began working for lower-rent studios such as Goodwill Pictures, Syndicate Pictures, and Arrow Pictures. When movies with sound became popular, Jaccard's career went downhill; he directed his last film, '' Señor Jim'', in 1936. After that, he worked as a screenwriter and dialogue director. In 1940, he rejoined Universal's serial department as a dialogue coach, working on popular ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Ranger
''Rio Grande Ranger'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Robert Allen, Iris Meredith and Paul Sutton.Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. p. 285. Partial cast * Robert Allen as Bob Allen aka 'Smoke' *Iris Meredith as Sandra Cullen *Paul Sutton as Jim Sayres *Hal Taliaferro as Ranger Hal Garrick *Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Buzzy Cullen * John Elliott as John Cullen *Tom London as Henchman Sneed *Slim Whitaker as Henchman Jack *Jack Rockwell Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947. Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles ... as Ranger Captain Winkler References External links * 1936 films 1936 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Columbia Pictures films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossed Clues
''Crossed Clues'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by William James Craft and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Jacques Jaccard * John Judd * Dorothy Oliver * Marcella Pershing * William Welsh See also * List of American films of 1921 * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1921 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by William James Craft Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{short-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Wild West (film)
''The Wild Wild West'' is a 1921 American short silent Western film directed by Lee Kohlmar and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Marcella Pershing * Calvert Carter * Jacques Jaccard * John Judd See also * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films. Background Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ... External links * 1921 films 1921 Western (genre) films 1921 short films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by Lee Kohlmar Silent American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Alone (film)
''The Great Alone'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent northern (genre), northern drama film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Monroe Salisbury, Walter Law (actor), Walter Law and George Waggner.Munden p.310 Cast * Monroe Salisbury as Silent Duval * Laura Anson as Nadine Picard * Walter Law (actor), Walter Law as Winston Sassoon * Maria Draga as Mary MacDonald * George Waggner as Bradley Carstairs * Richard Cummings (actor), Richard Cummings as MacDonald References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Jacques Jaccard 1920s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miracle Baby
''The Miracle Baby'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Val Paul and starring Harry Carey. With no prints of ''The Miracle Baby'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film. Cast * Harry Carey as Neil Allison * Margaret Landis as Judy Stanton * Charles J.L. Mayne as 'Hopeful' Mason * Edward Hearn as Hal Norton * Hedda Nova as Violet * Edmund Cobb as Jim Starke * Alfred Allen as Dr. Amos Stanton * Bert Sprotte as Sam Brodford Production Location scenes with snow were filmed at Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highe .... in the AFI Catalog See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The Plains
''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appearances. Chapter one premiered on October 1, 1924, and the final chapter played theaters on December 22, 1924 The serial is considered a lost film. Cast * Jack Perrin * Marilyn Mills * Ruth Royce * Charles Brinley * Kingsley Benedict * Running Elk * Robert Miles * Rhody Hathaway * Clark Comstock * Boris Karloff in a bit part Chapter Titles * 1. Red Shadows * 2. Dangerous Hazards * 3. A Living Death * 4. Flames of Fury * 5. Morgan's Raid * 6. Out of the Past * 7. A Fighting Gamble * 8. A Prisoner of War * 9. Pawns of Destiny * 10. Riding for Life * 11. In Death's Shadow * 12. Flaming Vengeance * 13. Thundering Hoofs * 14. Red Talons * 15. The Reckoning See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio * Boris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unseen Hands
''Unseen Hands'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent horror film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Wallace Beery, Joseph J. Dowling and Fontaine La Rue. This was apparently the only horror film Jaccard directed, although he made over 80 (mostly action and Western) films from 1914 to 1936. It was also producer Walker Coleman Graves Jr.'s only screenwriting credit. Plot Jean Scholast (Beery) makes a favorable impression on a wealthy businessman's wife (La Rue), and she gets her husband George Le Quintrec to hire him. Scholast works his way into the millionaire's life, stealing his wife and his fortune, and eventually murdering the old man. He later begins to experience hallucinations involving the ghost of the murdered man, and in the end, he is frightened to death by the apparition out in the desert. Cast * Wallace Beery as Jean Scholast * Joseph J. Dowling as George Le Quintrec * Fontaine La Rue as Madame Le Quintrec * Jack Rollens as Armand Le Quintrec * Cleo Madis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Dyson Pays
''Vic Dyson Pays'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 486 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as 'Mad' Vic Dyson * Archie Ricks as Skip * Neva Gerber as Neva * Victor Allen as Madden * Merrill McCormick as Albert Stacey * Joseph W. Girard as Dayton Keever * Dad Learned A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ... as Dr. Crandall References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fugitive (1925 Film)
''The Fugitive'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Ruth Stonehouse, Wilbur McGaugh and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 277. Cast * Ruth Stonehouse as The Girl * Wilbur McGaugh as Yaqui Kid * Ben F. Wilson as The Man * Natalie La Supervia as Lolita Mendez * Joseph W. Girard asSatan Saunders * Helene Rosson Helene M. Rosson (June 14, 1897 – May 5, 1985), also known as Hellene M. Rosson, was an American silent film actress. Biography Hellene M. Rosson, born June 14, 1897, was the sixth child and third daughter of jockey and horse trainer Arthur ... as The Sister References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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 * 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films 1920s Englis ... [...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 * 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 1920s action films 1927 lost films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Silent American action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montmartre Rose
''Montmartre Rose'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Rosemary Theby and Harry Myers.Munden p.523 Plot A respectable Paris jeweller becomes engaged to a celebrated performer of the Montmartre cafes. Cast * Marguerite De La Motte as Jeanne * Rosemary Theby * Harry Myers * Paul Ralli * Frank Leigh * Martha Mattox 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 * 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Bernard McEveety American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films set in Paris 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
