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John Charles Brownell
John C. Brownell (February 5, 1877 – August 27, 1961) was an actor and writer who had a career in theater and film in the U.S. Yale University has a collection of his papers.http://discover.odai.yale.edu/ydc/Record/3962232/Description#tabnav Brownell was born in Burlington, Vermont. He wrote several plays. He worked in the film industry for Universal Films and Film Booking Offices of America. He died in Starksboro, Vermont. Theater *''Her Majesty the Widow'' *''Mississippi rainbow : a modern comedy of Negro life'' (1938) *''The Nut Farm'' *''A Woman of the Soil'' Selected filmography (as screenwriter) *''Susan's Gentleman'' (1917) * ''The Boy Girl'' (1917) * '' The Girl by the Roadside'' (1917) * '' The Raggedy Queen'' (1917) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1917) *'' Bad Company'' (1925) *'' Three of a Kind'' (1925) *''The King of the Turf'' (1926) *''Bitter Sweets'' (1928) *''Out with the Tide'' (1928) *''The Nut Farm ''The Nut Farm'' is a 1935 American film directed by Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C Brownell - Feb 1926 EH
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Company (1925 Film)
''Bad Company'' is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith, based on a story by John C. Brownell. It stars Madge Kennedy, Conway Tearle, and Bigelow Cooper. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, James Hamilton (Tearle) and his friend Peter Ewing (Cooper) aid a poorly dressed young woman who faints from exhaustion. They are then surprised when she holds them up and robs the safe. At a reception, one of the guests is Gloria Waring (Kennedy), a musical comedy star, and James, struck by her resemblance to the woman who robbed them, finds part of the costume in her automobile and confronts her. She confesses that she adopted this method to obtain her father's will in a desperate effort to prevent the fortune that was left to her brother from falling into the hands of an adventuress named Teddy. James, who has fallen in love with Gloria, offers to help her, discovers that Teddy is the young woman with whom he once had an affair. Just as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Deaths
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876 – Battle of Wolf Mountain: Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. * March – ''The Nineteenth Century (periodical), The Nineteenth Century'' magazine is founded in London. * Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nut Farm
''The Nut Farm'' is a 1935 American film directed by Melville W. Brown, adapted from the John Charles Brownell Broadway play of the same name, which ran for 40 performances from 14 Oct.-Nov. 1929 at the Biltmore Theater (now the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre). Wallace Ford is the titled star and the only cast-member common to the play and film. According to the ''New York Times'' film review, other than Ford, "There is not much else for it to boast about." Plot summary Bob (Oscar Apfel) and Helen (Betty Alden) decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen and her brother Willie Barton (Wallace Ford) dream of being in the movies: Helen as a star, Willie as a director. Film-producing con-artists descend on the family, and comedy ensues. Differences from play The play's original, copyrighted title was ''It's the Climate'' (1928). Cast *Wallace Ford as Willie Barton * Betty Alden as Helen Barton Brent *Florence Roberts as Ma Barto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out With The Tide
''Out with the Tide'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Dorothy Dwan, Cullen Landis and Crauford Kent.Munden p.579 Cast * Dorothy Dwan as Joan Renshaw * Cullen Landis as John Templeton * Crauford Kent as Ralph Kennedy * Mitchell Lewis (actor), Mitchell Lewis as Captain Lund * Ernest Hilliard as Snake Doyle * Sôjin Kamiyama as Chee Chee * Jimmy Aubrey as Jimmy * Arthur Thalasso as Clancey 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 * 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Charles Hutchison American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films set in Shanghai 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitter Sweets
''Bitter Sweets'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Barbara Bedford, Ralph Graves and Crauford Kent.Munden p.62 Cast * Barbara Bedford as Bett Kingston * Ralph Graves Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had alre ... as Ralph Horton * Crauford Kent as Paul Gebhardt * Joy McKnight as Diana Van Norton * Ethan Laidlaw as Joe Gorman * Frank Hall Crane as Nick Clayton * Richard Belfield as District Attorney * John Webb Dillion as Donovan * Oscar Smith as Jeff Washington 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 * 1928 films 1928 crime drama films American si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Turf
''The King of the Turf'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by James P. Hogan and written by John C. Brownell, Louis Joseph Vance and J. Grubb Alexander. The film stars George Irving, Patsy Ruth Miller, Kenneth Harlan, Alan Roscoe, Kathleen Kirkham and Mary Carr. The film was produced by Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation and released on February 28, 1926, by Film Booking Offices of America. Cast * George Irving as Colonel Fairfax *Patsy Ruth Miller as Kate Fairfax *Kenneth Harlan as John Doe Smith *Alan Roscoe as Tom Selsby *Kathleen Kirkham as Letitia Selsby *Mary Carr as Martha Fairfax * David Torrence as Martyn Selsby *David Kirby as Red Kelly *Billy Franey William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appea ... as Soup Conley * Eddie Phillips as Dude Morlanti Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Of A Kind (1925 Film)
''Three of a Kind'' (also released as ''Three Wise Crooks'') is a 1925 American silent crime film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be 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 .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Molly Duvans, who works with Dan Pelton and Spug Casey, robs a diamond merchant and makes her getaway through a cleverly contrived fake involving a dental office. In a park she meets Ma Dickenson, nervous and distrait, and at first suspects her of some kind of crookedness. But Ma is genuine. She has lost her purse and her ticket to her home in Greenville. Molly gets her a ticket and sends her home. When the detectives get too warm on the trail of the trio of crooks, Molly goes to Greenville on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Miss Nobody (1917 Film)
''Little Miss Nobody'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Violet Mersereau, Clara Beyers and Helen Lindroth.Connelly p.377 Cast * Violet Mersereau as Bonnie * Clara Beyers as Elinor Grenville * Helen Lindroth as Charlotte Wharton * Sidney Mason Sidney Mason (1886–1923) was an American film actor active during the silent era.Langman p.291 He was the father of the actor Sydney Mason. Selected filmography * '' His Neighbor's Wife'' (1913) * ''The Daughter of MacGregor'' (1916) * ''The H ... as Arthur Wharton * Dean Raymond as George Grenville * John Mackin as Bull Dorgan * James O'Neill as Joe Gaskell * Robert Clugston as Billy Hamilton * Willis Baker as Dr. Morley References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. It is a member of the Ivy League. Chartered by the Connecticut Colony, the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers before moving to New Haven in 1716. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research. Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools: the original undergraduate col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
