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Johnnie Walker (actor)
Johnnie Walker (January 7, 1894 – December 5, 1949), sometimes credited as Johnny Walker, was an American actor and producer popular from the silent era to the late 1930s. He appeared in a variety of short and feature films, including the highly successful features '' Captain Fly-by-Night'', '' Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'', ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' and '' Old Ironsides''.''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana He began his film career in 1915. Background The eldest son of William (1865–1940) and Johanna Walker (1871–1942), he was born John William Walker in New York City on January 7, 1894. His father was a New York City plumber. Young Walker served as a pay clerk in the United States Naval Reserve Force (December 1918-May 1919). Partial filmography *''Destruction'' (1915) *'' Cohen's Luck'' (1915) *'' On Dangerous Paths'' (1915) *''Greater Than Fame'' (1920) *'' Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920) *''Fantômas'' (1920) * ''Bachelor A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Fly-by-Night
''Captain Fly-by-Night'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Francis McDonald, and Shannon Day.Munden p. 110. Set in historic Spanish California, it was inspired by the success of the 1920 film '' The Mark of Zorro'', and was based upon a novel of the same name by Johnston McCulley. The film has been released on dvd. Cast * Johnnie Walker as First Stranger * Francis McDonald as Second Stranger * Shannon Day as Señorita Fernandez * Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Cassara * Victory Bateman as Señora * James McElhern as Padre Miguel * Charles Stevens as Indian * Bert Wheeler as Governor * Fred Kelsey as Gomez * Monte Collins as Drunk (uncredited) * Kit Guard as Indian (uncredited) * Noble Johnson Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as '' The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Musketeer
''The Fourth Musketeer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Eileen Percy and Eddie Gribbon.Munden p.272 Synopsis A boxer quits the ring to set up as a garage mechanic. Life is complicated by his wife's flirtation with a high society man and some stolen jewels. Cast * Johnnie Walker as Brien O'Brien * Eileen Percy as Mrs. Brian O'Brien * Eddie Gribbon as Mike Donovan * William Scott as Joe Tracy * Edith Yorke as Mrs. Tracy * Georgie Stone as Jimmy Tracy * James McElhern as Don O'Reilly * Philo McCullough as Gerald Van Sicklen * Kate Lester Kate Lester (born Sarah Cody, 12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) was an American theatrical and silent film actress. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in Britain at the time of her birth.Who Was Who on Screen 3rd edition page ... as Mrs. Rector References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reckless Sex
''The Reckless Sex'' is a 1925 American melodrama film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Travers Wells. The film stars Madge Bellamy, William Collier Jr., and Wyndham Standing. Plot Robert Lanning Jr. is sent by his father in Boston to his ranch in New Mexico to stop the employees from smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border. During the voyage Lanning Jr. picks up stage actress Mary Hamilton from a roadshow production of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'', but believes she is a child because she is in character as Eva St. Claire. At the ranch he and the ''Rurales'' stops the gun smugglers, and after he realizes Mary is an adult he successfully proposes to her. Cast * Madge Bellamy as Mary Hamilton * William Collier Jr. as Juan * Wyndham Standing as Carter Trevor * Claire McDowell as Concha * Johnnie Walker as Robert Lanning, Jr. * Gertrude Astor as Lucile Dupré * Alec B. Francis as Emanuel García * Gladys Brockwell Gladys Brockwell (née Lindema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilies Of The Streets
''Lilies of the Streets'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Virginia Lee Corbin, Wheeler Oakman, and Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer John Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Sc .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, Judith Lee is a young woman of indulgent parents and is allowed to have her own way. After she is dishonored by a blackmailer, and her mother is on the verge of compromise, the blackmailer is murdered by one of his victims. Judith Lee, believing her mother is guilty, assumes the blame and is about to be convicted when her fiancé, a lawyer, obtains the confession of the real assassin. Cast References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet West
''The Scarlet West'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and Clara Bow. It was distributed by the First National company. This was an ambitious silent film made by an independent producer about George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It was filmed on location at Dolores, Colorado. Cast Preservation There are no prints of ''The Scarlet West'' surviving, which makes it a lost film. A trailer survives at the Library of Congress. Some of the still photography from the production survives and is used in a documentary on local cinematographer Victor Shuler, who was one of four cameramen on the production. Retrieved December 10, 2015 See also *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Rivers (1925 Film)
''Lena Rivers'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Earle Williams and Gladys Hulette. It is based on the novel ''Lena Rivers'' by Mary Jane Holmes. Synopsis An unhappy woman falls for a man far above her station in life. To further exasperate her torment, she learns that her own father is the stepfather of the man she desires. Cast *Earle Williams as Henry Rivers Graham *Johnnie Walker as Durward Belmont (credited as Johnny Walker) *Gladys Hulette as Lena Rivers * Edna Murphy as Carrie Nichols * Marcia Harris as Granny Nichols *Doris Rankin Doris Marie Rankin (August 24, 1887 – March 18, 1947) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Born in New York City, Rankin was the daughter of actor McKee Rankin and Mabel Bert. She was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 190 ... as Mathilde Nichols *Irma Harrison as Anne Nichols * Frank Sheridan as Henry Rivers Graham Jr. *Herman Lieb as Captain Atherton * Harlan Knigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Dancer
''The Mad Dancer'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Ann Pennington, Johnnie Walker, and Coit Albertson. Synopsis Mimi, a dancer who lives in the Latin Quarter of Paris, poses nude for a sculpture. When her father commits suicide she moves to the United States but finds her relatives there disapprove of her. She becomes engaged to the son of an American senator, but her past threatens to catch up with her. Cast Production ''The Mad Dancer'' was filmed at the Tec-Art Studio in New York City. Pennington, who had performed in the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' and ''George White's Scandals'', appeared nude for the modeling scene for the sculpture. At the time, brief stationary nudity, similar to a tableau vivant, appeared in a few American films with scenes involving women posing for painters or sculptors. As an experiment, one scene involving Pennington and Vincent Lopez and his band was broadcast over the radio on Newark, New Jersey station WJZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloping Hoofs
''Galloping Hoofs'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz and starring Allene Ray and Johnnie Walker. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Allene Ray as Carole Page * Johnnie Walker as David Kirby * J. Barney Sherry as Richard Shaw * Ernest Hilliard as Stephen Carrington * Armand Cortes as Perry Gerard (credited as Armand Cortez) * William Nally as Bob Monson * George Nardelli as Emirof Smyrniston * Albert Roccardi as Aby y'Souf Chapters #The Sealed Box #The Mountain Raid #Neck and Neck #The Duplicate Box #The Fateful Jump #Raging Waters #Out of the Depths #Ambushed #Tricked #Flying Colors See also * 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 ... * List of lost films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life's Greatest Game
Life's Greatest Game is a 1924 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson. FBO released the film in October 1924. The film's "All-Star" cast included Johnnie Walker, Tom Santschi, Jane Thomas, David Kirby, and Gertrude Olmstead. Emilie Johnson, Johnson's mother, wrote both the story and screenplay. She was inspired by the 1919 World Series Black Sox Scandal scandal. was the sixth film in Johnson's eight-picture contract with FBO. The plot unfolds as Jack Donovan, the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, refuses to throw a game for gambler Mike Moran. Moran retaliates by breaking up Donovan's family. Believing that his wife and son died in the sinking of an ocean liner, Donovan remains in baseball and, 18 years later, becomes the manager of the New York Giants. Senior does not know that his family did not perish in the shipwreck, and his son, Jack Jr., is a grown man and star baseball player for a college team. The Giants hire Jackie Jr. to play for the club. Fate brings t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine Of Youth
''Wine of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by King Vidor, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, shortly after the merger which created MGM in April 1924. Vidor did not consider it important enough to mention in his autobiography, although it did advance the careers of three young stars-to-be: Ben Lyon, Eleanor Boardman, and William Haines. An early “flapper” romance of the Roaring Twenties, Vidor tested the limits of presenting unconventional social behavior among American youth in the Jazz Age which ends with a paean to parental authority. Plot Mary (Eleanor Boardman) is a girl wooed by two suitors but made afraid of marriage by the quarreling of her parents. Eventually she accepts Lynn, the more refined and poised of the two suitors. Cast Production Vidor's arrival at the newly amalgamated Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would mark the beginning of a 20-year association with the studio. ''Wine of Youth'' is his first film appear under M-G-M.Durghat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mailman (1923 Film)
The Mailman is a 1923 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson. FBO released the film in December 1923. The film's "All-Star" cast included Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, and Virginia True Boardman. Emilie Johnson, Johnson's mother, wrote both the story and screenplay. was the fourth film in Johnson's eight-picture contract with FBO. The U. S. Mail Service honors Bob Morley (Ralph Lewis) and his son Johnnie (Johnnie Walker) for their many years of service. Afterward, Johnnie is promoted to an officer on the U. S. Mail Service ship — Enterprise. The craft transports registered mail and other valuable cargo. While Johnnie is on duty, thieves rob the boat and gun down the supervisor. Through a series of unfortunate events, they charge Johnnie with theft and murder. Since he has no alibi, the court finds him guilty of both crimes. When the court is about to pass a sentence, the actual wrongdoer confesses and saves Johnnie from his date with the hangman's noose. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashionable Fakers
''Fashionable Fakers'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by William Worthington and starring Johnnie Walker, Mildred June and Lillian Lawrence.Munden p.231 It was released in Britain with the alternative title ''A Going Concern''. Synopsis Thaddeus, an employee at a furniture store who is hired by his unscrupulous boss to doctor furniture to make it seem antique, buys an oriental rug that turns out to have magical powers. Dramatically his luck improves and he marries his sweetheart and gains enough money to buy the shop. Cast * Johnnie Walker as Thaddeus Plummer * Mildred June as Clara Ridder * George Cowl as Creel * J. Farrell MacDonald as Pat O'Donnell * Lillian Lawrence as Mrs. Ridder * Robert Balder The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ... as Mr. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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