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James Ford (actor)
James Ford ( Lawrence, Massachusetts March 21, 1903 – San Diego February 13, 1977) was an American actor in silent and sound films.Jeff Codori ''Colleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star'' 0786488999 2012- Page 226 "The decision to cast James Ford did not work out. Discovered by Corinne Griffith in The Divine Lady, William Seiter picked him for The Outcast using the “camera-test method.”26 “James Ford, formerly an extra, picked to play the male lead opposite Colleen Moore in Synthetic Sin, was discovered after four days to be not suited for the role and was replaced by Antonio Moreno.”27" Selected filmography *'' Outcast'' (1928), directed by William Seiter *'' Naughty Baby'' (1928) * ''Wizard of the Saddle'' (1928) *''Prisoners'' (1929) *'' Making the Grade'' (1929) *'' House of Horror'' (1929) *''Children of the Ritz ''Children of the Ritz'' is a 1929 drama film from First National Pictures. Starring Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall. The movie was sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the east. Lawrence and Salem were the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished county government in 1999. Lawrence is part of the Merrimack Valley. Manufacturing products of the city include electronic equipment, textiles, footwear, paper products, computers, and foodstuffs. Lawrence was the residence of poet Robert Frost for his early school years; his essays and poems were first published in the Lawrence High School newspaper. Lawrence is also the Birth Place of singer Robert Goulet who was born Haverhill St. in 1933. History Indigenous history Native Americans lived along the Merrimack River for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. Evidence of farming at Den Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth most populous city in the United States and the county seat, seat of San Diego County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, fifth most populous county in the United States, with 3,338,330 estimated residents as of 2019. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches and parks, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San Diego is the List of municipalities in California, second largest city in the U.S. state, state of California, after Los Angeles. Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego is frequently referred to as the "Birthplace of California", as it was the first site vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outcast (1928 Film)
''Outcast'' is a 1928 silent film drama produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and stars Corinne Griffith, often considered one of the most beautiful women in film. This story had been filmed in 1917 as ''The World and the Woman'' with Jeanne Eagels. In 1922 a Paramount film of the same name with Elsie Ferguson reprising her stage role was released. Both films were based on a 1914 play, ''Outcast'', by Hubert Henry Davies which starred Ferguson. The Seiter/Griffith film was an all silent with Vitaphone music and sound effects. In the sound era the story was filmed once again as The Girl from 10th Avenue starring Bette Davis. According to the Library of Congress database shows a print surviving complete at Cineteca Italiana in Milan. Cast *Corinne Griffith as Miriam * James Ford as Tony *Edmund Lowe as Geoffrey *Huntley Gordon as Hugh * Kathryn Carver as Valentine *Louise Fazenda as Mabel *Claude King as Moreland * Sam Hardy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Seiter
William Alfred Seiter (June 10, 1890 – July 26, 1964) was an American film director. Life and career Seiter was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling as a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918. At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular movies with Reginald Denny (actor), Reginald Denny, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included ''The Beautiful and Damned'' and ''The Family Secret (1924 film), The Family Secret''. In the early sound era, Seiter helped nurture the talents of RKO's comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey in features such as ''Caught Plastered'' (1931) and ''Diplomaniacs'' (1933). He also directed Laurel and Hardy in ''Sons of the Desert'' (1933), generally regarded as one of their better feature films. Seiter's other fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naughty Baby (film)
''Naughty Baby'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Alice White and Jack Mulhall. It was released on December 16, 1928, by First National Pictures. Plot Rosalind McGill (White) is a cloak room girl. She falls for a rich boy (Mulhall), who may not actually be rich. Cast *Alice White as Rosalind McGill *Jack Mulhall as Terry Vandeveer *Thelma Todd as Bonnie Le Vonne * Doris Dawson as Polly * James Ford as Terry's pal *Natalie Joyce as Goldie Torres *Frances Hamilton as Bonnie's pal *Fred Kelsey as Dugan *Rose Dione as Madame Fleurette *Fanny Midgley as Mary Ellen Toolen *Larry Banthim as Toolen *Georgie Stone as Tony Caponi *Benny Rubin as Benny Cohen *Andy Devine as Joe Cassidy *Raymond Turner as Terry's valet Preservation The film was considered a lost film, with only the Vitaphone soundtrack still in existence. However, a print of ''Naughty Baby'' was discovered at the Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard Of The Saddle
''Wizard of the Saddle'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Frank Howard Clark and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and James Ford. Cast * Buzz Barton as Red Hepner * Milburn Morante as Hank Robbins * James Ford as Tom Ellis * Duane Thompson as Jenny Adams * Jim Welch as 'Pop' Adams * Bert Appling as Kirk McGrew Preservation Today this is a lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ... film. 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 * allmovie 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners (1929 Film)
''Prisoners'' is a 1929 American film produced by Walter Morosco and directed by William Seiter for First National Pictures. The screenplay was written by Forrest Halsey, based on the novel by Ferenc Molnar. Lee Garmes was the cinematographer. It was released as a part-talking, part-silent feature with Corinne Griffith, James Ford, Bela Lugosi, Ian Keith, and Otto Matiesen. Lugosi, in his first talkie, played Brottos, the owner of a Vienna nightclub. Lugosi was very happy that his first sound film was set in Hungary (where he was born) and that the story was based on a Ferenc Molnar Hungarian novel. While Lugosi was off filming "Prisoners", he was temporarily replaced in the San Francisco "Dracula" stage play by one Frederick Pymm (who normally played Butterworth, the attendant). The relatively short sound segment (most of the film is subtitled) picks up with the climactic trial sequence. Critics stated "Bela Lugosi makes a very European villain", but were disappointed that Grif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making The Grade (1929 Film)
''Making the Grade'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe and Lucien Littlefield.Solomon p.313 Cast * Lois Moran as Lettie Ewing * Edmund Lowe as Herbert Littell Dodsworth * Lucien Littlefield as Silas Cooper * James Ford as Bud Davison * Rolfe Sedan as Valet * John Alden as Egbert Williamson * Sherman Ross as Arthur Burdette * Gino Conti as Frank Dinwiddie * Lia Torá as Another Girl Friend See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 1929 films American comedy films American blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Horror (1929 Film)
''House of Horror'' is a 1929 American comedy mystery film directed by Benjamin Christensen. The film stars Louise Fazenda and Chester Conklin and was released in both a silent and sound version which featured a Vitaphone soundtrack with talking sequences, music and sound effects. Both the silent and sound version of ''House of Horror'' is now presumed lost. Cast Production ''The House of Horrors'' was released with both silent and sound versions of the film. The sound version of the film contained a brief talking sequence at the beginning of the feature but was otherwise just with sound effects and a music score from a Vitaphone disc. Release ''The House of Horrors'' was distributed by First National Pictures on April 28, 1929. The film was Christensen's final Hollywood production as after completing the film he went to Denmark to handle some business ventures . Christensen had plans to make an independent production and return to the United States to follow-up with an Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Ritz
''Children of the Ritz'' is a 1929 drama film from First National Pictures. Starring Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall. The movie was silent with its own Vitaphone soundtrack and sound effects recorded on Vitaphone phonographic records, and may have been released in dual silent and sound versions. The plot is based on a Cornell Woolrich story. Plot A spoiled rich girl falls for a poor chauffeur. Their situations are changed when her family loses all their money and he wins $50,000 at a racetrack. They get married, but it's not long before she starts spending their money the way she used to spend hers. Cast *Dorothy Mackaill - Angela Pennington *Jack Mulhall - Dewey Haines * James Ford - Gil Pennington *Richard Carlyle - Mr. Pennington *Evelyn Hall - Mrs. Pennington *Kathryn McGuire - Lyle Pennington *Frank Hall Crane - Butler (*Frank Crayne) *Edmund Burns - Jerry Wilder (*Eddie Burns) * Doris Dawson - Margie Haines *Aggie Herring - Mrs. Haines *Lee Moran Lee Moran (June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
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