|
Karl R. Coolidge
Karl R. Coolidge (March 29, 1890 – March 2, 1964) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 73 films between 1913 and 1935. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * Riders of the Plains (1924) * The Fast Express (1924) * Nan of the North (1922) * The Steel Trail (1923) * The Moon Riders (1920) * The Lion Man (1919) * The Fighting Line (1919) * The Crow (1919) * Kingdom Come (1919) * The Gun Packer (1919) * Ace High (1919) * Play Straight or Fight (1918) * The Mysterious Outlaw (1917) * ''Like Wildfire'' (1917) * ''The Spindle of Life'' (1917) * ''The Flame of Youth ''The Flame of Youth'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jack Mulhall, Ann Forrest and Hayward Mack.Wollstein p.77 Cast * Jack Mulhall as Jimmy Gordon * Ann Forrest as Lucy Andrews * Donn ...'' (1917) External links * 1890 births 1964 deaths American male screenwriters 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming Valley, and the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020. It is List of cities and boroughs in Pennsylvania by population, the sixth largest city in Pennsylvania. The contiguous network of five cities and more than 40 boroughs all built in a straight line in Northeastern Pennsylvania's urban area act culturally and logistically as one continuous city, so while the city of Scranton itself is a smaller town, the larger unofficial city of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre contains nearly half a million residents in roughly 200 square miles. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is the cultural and economic center of a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace High (1919 Film)
''Ace High'' is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by George Holt and featuring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Pete Morrison * Magda Lane * Hoot Gibson * Helene Rosson credited as Helen Rosson * Jack Walters * Martha Mattox Note * A film with identical title starred Tom Mix in 1918. See also * List of American films of 1919 * 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 ... References External links * 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films 1919 short films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by George Holt Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Screenwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motors, Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day (Panama), Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame Of Youth
''The Flame of Youth'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent adventure film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jack Mulhall, Ann Forrest and Hayward Mack.Wollstein p.77 Cast * Jack Mulhall as Jimmy Gordon * Ann Forrest as Lucy Andrews * Donna Drew as Nadine * Hayward Mack as Sir Beverly Wyndham * Alfred Allen (actor), Alfred Allen as Jasper Sneedham * Ed Brady (actor), Ed Brady as McCool * Fred Montague as James Gordon Sr. * Burton Law as Beppo * Percy Challenger as Fred Haimer * Harry Mann (actor), Harry Mann as Bennie Zussbaum * Harry Morris (actor), Harry Morris as Juan References Bibliography * Hans J. Wollstein. ''Strangers in Hollywood: the history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II''. Scarecrow Press, 1994. External links * 1917 films 1917 adventure films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American adventure films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Elmer Clifton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spindle Of Life
''The Spindle of Life'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by George Cochrane and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Jessie Pratt.Goble p.963 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as 'Alphabet' Carter * Neva Gerber as Gladsome * Jessie Pratt as Mrs. Harrison * Ed Brady as Jason * Dick La Reno as Hooky * Winter Hall as James Bradshaw * Hayward Mack Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he ap ... as Vincent Bradshaw References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films 1910s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like Wildfire
''Like Wildfire'' is a 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Neva Gerber and L.M. Wells.Connelly p.376 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Tommy Buckman * Neva Gerber as Nina Potter * L.M. Wells as John S. Buckman * John Cook as Phillip Potter * Howard Crampton as William Tobias * Burton Law as Brown * Willard Wayne Willard may refer to: People * Willard (name) Geography Places in the United States * Willard, Colorado * Willard, Georgia * Willard, Kansas * Willard, Kentucky * Willard, Michigan, a small unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Bay ... as Phil 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 American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Stuart Paton 1910s American film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Outlaw
''The Mysterious Outlaw'' is a 1917 American short silent Western film featuring Harry Carey and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Harry Carey - Buck Lessen, the Outlaw * William Steele - Henry Martin (as William Gettinger) * Jane Bernoudy - Jane Martin * Elizabeth Janes - Martin's Daughter Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Mysterious Outlaw'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts of all details of the prisoner Buck Lessen escaping from jail, including the attack on the guard, changing clothes, and the outlaw jumping from the wall, and scenes of the outlaw forcing men to exchange clothes at point of gun, the outlaw stealing a horse, and the shooting of the outlaw. See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring Harry Carey. 1910 * ''Bill Sharkey's Last Game'' * ''Gentleman Joe'' 1912 * ''An Unseen Enemy'' as The Thief * ''Two Daughters of Eve'' as In Audi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play Straight Or Fight
''Play Straight or Fight'' is a 1918 American short silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Helen Gibson * Millard K. Wilson * G. Raymond Nye * Noble Johnson Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Play Straight or Fight'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, shooting the man through the door, and, Reel 2, bandits shooting at stage and man falling from coach. 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 ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films 1918 Western (genre) films American silent short films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gun Packer
''The Gun Packer'' is a 1919 American short silent Western film directed by John Ford. Filming began on March 25, 1919, under the working title ''Out Wyoming Way''. Just two months later, ''The Gun Packer'' was released by Universal Studios as a 20-minute silent film on two reels.Gallagher, Tag (1986); ''John Ford: The Man and His Films''; University of California Press, USA. Sep.508 This film was reissued in August 1924. Plot A reformed outlaw enlists the aid of his former gunslinging companions to defend a small shepherd community from domineering cattle barons. Cast * Ed Jones as Sandy McLoughlin * Pete Morrison as "Pearl Handle" Wiley * Magda Lane as Rose McLoughlin * Jack Woods as Pecos Smith * Hoot Gibson as Gang Leader * Jack Walters as Brown * Duke R. Lee as Buck Landers * Howard Enstaedt as Bobby McLoughlin See also * John Ford filmography * Hoot Gibson filmography This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
