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John B. O'Brien
John B. "Jack" O'Brien (December 13, 1884 – August 15, 1936) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1909 and 1936. He also directed 53 films between 1914 and 1926. Biography O'Brien was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended St. John's College in Brooklyn, New York, and was planning on becoming a lawyer. However, Daniel Frohman persuaded him to change his mind and try a stage career instead. He performed as a juvenile lead for the Augustus Thomas Company, beginning with the play ''Alabama'', and later for Essanay Studios. He also worked as a cameraman for Broncho Billy Anderson and wrote scenarios for Essanay. According to two sources, in July 1911, O'Brien was lured away from Essanay to direct the film ''The Life of Buffalo Bill'', featuring Buffalo Bill himself. According to one of these sources, the book ''Buffalo Bill on the Silver Screen: The Films of William F. Cody'', O'Brien had to shoot the film whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. Roanoke is the largest municipality in Southwest Virginia, and is the principal municipality of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a 2020 population of 315,251. It is composed of the independent cities of Roanoke and Salem, and Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke counties. Bisected by the Roanoke River, Roanoke is the commercial and cultural hub of much of Southwest Virginia and portions of Southern West Virginia. History Timeline * 1835 - Town of Gainesborough incorporated. * 1838 - Roanoke County created. * 1852 - Big Lick Depot built near Gainesborough; Virginia & Tennessee Railroad begins operating. * 1865 - April: Big Lick settlement sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birth Of A Nation
''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ''The Clansman''. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods and produced the film with Harry Aitken. ''The Birth of a Nation'' is a landmark of film history, lauded for its technical virtuosity. It was the first non-serial American 12-reel film ever made. Its plot, part fiction and part history, chronicles the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth and the relationship of two families in the Civil War and Reconstruction eras over the course of several years—the pro-Union ( Northern) Stonemans and the pro- Confederacy ( Southern) Camerons. It was originally shown in two parts separated by an intermission, and it was the first American-made film to have a musical score for an orchestra. It pioneered closeups and fadeout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bride's Play
''The Bride's Play'' is a 1922 American silent romance film produced by William Randolph Hearst as a starring vehicle for Marion Davies. It was directed by George Terwilliger and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is an extant film that is preserved at the Library of Congress. Film name The title is inspired by an Irish custom (most likely fabricated) of the same name. In this tradition, the male guests line up and the bride asks each of them if they are the one she loves best, with all but the groom saying no. Plot As described in a film magazine, Aileen Barrett (Davies) and Sir Fergus Cassidy (Standing) have been neighbors for years. He loves her but Aileen has become enamored of a poet, Bulmer Meade (Miller). When she learns that the poet regards her as but a passing whim, she realizes it is Sir Cassidy that she cares for and their wedding is arranged. The Bride's Play, which had been a custom in the Barrett family for years, is announced as being revived for the wedding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly O (1921 Film)
''Molly O'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand and directed by F. Richard Jones. Cast * Mabel Normand as Molly O' * George Nichols as Tim O'Dair *Anna Dodge as Mrs. Tim O'Dair (as Anna Hernandez) *Albert Hackett as Billy O'Dair *Eddie Gribbon as Jim Smith *Jack Mulhall as Dr. John S. Bryant *Lowell Sherman as Fred Manchester * Jacqueline Logan as Miriam Manchesteer *Ben Deeley as Albert Faulkner *Gloria Davenport as Mrs. James W. Robbins *Carl Stockdale as The Silhouette Man *Eugenie Besserer as Antonia Bacigalupi *Al Cooke as Man in Balcony at Charity Ball (uncredited) *Floy Guinn as Minor Role (uncredited) *Irene as Minor Role (uncredited) *Mildred June as Minor Role (uncredited) *Kathryn McGuire as Minor Role (uncredited) *John B. O'Brien as Minor Role (uncredited) *John J. Richardson as Man at Social Gathering (uncredited) *Peggy Rompers as Minor Role (uncredited) *Ben Turpin as Minor Role (uncredited) See also *List of rediscovered films T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Daughter Of The Law
''A Daughter of the Law'' is a 1921 American silent crime film directed by Jack Conway and starring Carmel Myers, John B. O'Brien and Fred Kohler.Parish & Pitts p.176 Cast * Carmel Myers as Nora Hayes * John B. O'Brien as Jim Garth * Fred Kohler as George Stacey * Jack Walters as Slim Dolan * Dick La Reno as Pata Marlowe * Charles Arling Charles Arling (22 August 1875 – 21 April 1922) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1909 and 1922. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and died on 21 April 1922 from pneumonia at the age ... as Insp. Hayes * Joseph Bennett as Eddie Hayes References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. External links * 1921 films 1921 crime films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American crime films Films directed by Jack Conway American black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Girls Leave Home (1921 Film)
''Why Girls Leave Home'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film produced by Harry Rapf for Warner Bros. It was the only film from the studio to make a profit in 1921. The poster for the film was featured in the 1962 film ''Gypsy''.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c.1921 '' Why Girls Go Back Home'' (1926) is a sequel to the film that was also produced by Warner Bros. Plot Mr. Hedder (George Lessey) is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna (Anna Q. Nilsson) own an evening gown, but she is given one by a friend who is a model. Hedder believes that she stole it and confers with Mr. Wallace (Claude King), the owner of the store. On Wallace's advice, Hedder hits Anna, causing her to leave home and move in with some gold diggers. She discovers that Wallace is a lenient father, and his daughter, Madeline (Maurine Powers) frequents less-than-reputable nightclubs, and is also the pawn of Mr. Reynolds (Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Island (1921 Film)
''Thunder Island'' is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Norman Dawn and starring Edith Roberts, John B. O'Brien and Arthur Jasmine. Cast *Edith Roberts as Isola Garcia / Juan Garcia *Fred DeSilva as Pia Mendoza *John B. O'Brien as Paul Corbin *Arthur Jasmine as Sanchez the Loco *Fred Kohler Fred Kohler (April 20, 1888 – October 28, 1938) was an American actor. Career Fred Kohler was born in Kansas City, Missouri or in Dubuque, Iowa. As a teen, he began to pursue a career in vaudeville, but worked other jobs to support himself. ... as Barney the Mate References Bibliography * External links * 1921 adventure films American silent feature films Silent American adventure films Films directed by Norman Dawn American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language adventure films {{Adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stealers
''The Stealers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rev. Robert Martin (Tooker) is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a life of crime as head of a band of pickpockets masquerading as religious workers who ply their trade in the wake of a traveling carnival company. He tries to keep the true nature of his work secret from his daughter Julie (Shearer), but she learns the truth while traveling with his band for a week. One by one the members of the band are regenerated through a renewal of their faith. Stephen Gregory (Miller), the last of the band to find solace in faith, tries upon a wager to induce his friend Mary Forrest (Dwyer) to leave the man she married while he is under arrest and to go with him. Cast * William H. Tooker as Rev. Robert Martin * Robert Kenyon as Robert Martin (while a young man) * Myrtle Morse as Mrs. Martin * Norma Shearer as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride 13
''Bride 13'' is a 1920 American thriller film serial directed by Richard Stanton, and the first film serial made by Fox. It is considered to be a lost film. ''Bride 13'' was promoted as romantic film. Plot A band of pirates operating from a submarine off the U.S. coast cause depredations, and thirteen young and beautiful brides from wealthy families disappear and are held for ransom for millions of dollars, requiring the assistance of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Navy. Cast * Marguerite Clayton as Bride 13 * John B. O'Brien as Lt. Bob Norton * Gretchen Hartman as Zara * Arthur Earle * Lyster Chambers as Stephen Winthrop * Mary Christensen * Justine Holland as Bride 2 * Dorothy Langley as Bride 1 * Mary Ellen Capers as Bride 8 * Martha McKay as Bride 5 * Helen Johnson as Bride 6 * Leona Clayton as Bride 4 * Florence Mills as Bride 9 * W. E. Lawrence (as William Lawrence) Production Aiming to give the American public a sense of the importance of its warships and thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab's Diary
''Bab's Diary'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark. The film's scenario was written by Martha D. Foster, based on the screen story "Her Diary" by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This was the first in a trilogy of ''Babs'' films all starring Clark. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barbara Archibald (Clark), nicknamed Bab, objects to being pushed into the background and, to give her family something to think about, declares that she is in love and is about to be married and end it all. She is amazed of the effect of her remark and thereupon invents a name for her lover and buys a photograph of a likely looking chap to pretend he sent to her. Matters become complicated when Carter Brooks (Barrie), a friend of the family, announces to Bab that he knows her newfound friend and promises to bring him to a party so Bab can see him. He also volunteers to personally deliver an impassioned love note she penned to her imagina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkali Ike's Auto
''Alkali Ike's Auto'' is a 1911 American silent short comedy film directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson. The film is the first in the " Alkali Ike" series. Cast * Augustus Carney as Alkali Ike * Harry Todd as Mustang Pete * Margaret Joslin as Betty Brown * Arthur Mackley as Man in Apron * Victor Potel * John B. O'Brien * Fred Church See also * List of American films of 1911 * 1911 in film A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * Ja ... References External links * 1911 films 1911 short films 1911 comedy films American black-and-white films American silent short 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] |
Across The Plains (1911 Film)
''Across the Plains'' is a 1911 American silent Western film directed by Broncho Billy Anderson and Thomas H. Ince and starring Anderson. The film's plot has Jennie Lee and her father heading to California in a prairie schooner. Jennie Lee's father becomes intoxicated before Indians attack them for trespassing on the land. Unable to convince her father to get in the carriage, Jennie Lee flees and races the Indians and is led to a deserted shack by a cowboy as his partner heads off for aid. The two are saved as the ranchmen return and disperse the Indians. The film was not released with a cast of credits as typical of its production era. The production took place on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch and was released under the Essany label. The completed film was approximately 990 feet in length and was met with mixed reviews. The film's status is unknown, but likely lost. Plot summary A summary of the plot was provided in '' The Nickelodeon'' states, "Jennie Lee and her father are o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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