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Kathleen Key
Kathleen Key (born Kitty Lanahan; April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film '' Ben-Hur''. Early life and career Born in Buffalo, New York, Key made her debut in the 1920 Australian film ''The Jackeroo of Coolabong'', playing a lead role. From that point on to the end of the 1920s, Kathleen Key, sometimes credited as Kathleen Keys, starred in several films, but never really reached stardom itself, and never gained much notice for the roles she had, although there were some exceptions. In 1922, she was featured in ''Omar Khayyam'' (which was not released until 1925 as ''A Lover's Oath'') and played a vamp in '' Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?''. The same year she signed to play with Charles Buck Jones in ''Vamoos'' for Fox Film. Key spent a year in Australia as a leading lady in Snow Baker productions around this time. Prior to making ''Vam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photoplay
''Photoplay'' was one of the first American film (another name for ''photoplay'') fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded '' Motion Picture Story,'' a magazine also directed at fans. For most of its run, ''Photoplay'' was published by Macfadden Publications. In 1921 ''Photoplay'' established what is considered the first significant annual movie award. The magazine ceased publication in 1980. History ''Photoplay'' began as a short fiction magazine concerned mostly with the plots and characters of films at the time and was used as a promotional tool for those films. In 1915, Julian Johnson and James R. Quirk became the editors (though Quirk had been vice president of the magazine since its inception), and together they created a format which would set a precedent for almost all celebrity magazines that followed. By 1918 the circulation exceeded 200,000, with the popularity of the magazine fueled by the public's increasing inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery has an entrance called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for aviation pioneers—barnstormers, daredevils and sundry architects of aviation. It has memorials to Amelia Earhart and others, honoring their accomplishments. Among those interred are celebrities from the entertainment industry. The shrine, with a colorful tiled dome and female figures stretching their arms to the heavens, was built as the entrance to the cemetery. It was named for the hall of Odin, the Norse god of slain warriors. Founding Valhalla was founded in 1923 by two Los Angeles financiers, John R. Osborne and C. C. Fitzpatrick. The Spanish Mission Revival entrance structure was designed by architect Kenneth McDonald Jr. For the decorative stone castings, McDonald hired Italian-born sculptor Federico A. Giorgi, who had created statue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lover's Oath
''A Lover's Oath'' is a lost 1925 American silent fantasy film directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, jun. and featuring Ramon Novarro. The film is based upon the ''Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'', as translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and included quotes of its text on intertitles. Actor Milton Sills was scenarist and editor for the film. The film was shot in 1920–21 but not released in America until 1925. Actor Edwin Stevens died in 1923 before the film was released. Published details of this film resemble those of ''Omar Khayyam'', screened in Australia in 1923 to positive reviews. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the son of the chief of one desert tribe, who is betrothed to the daughter of the chief of a neighboring tribe, almost loses the young woman to a riotous rich man who attempts to abduct her. Desperate times for the young couple follow, but in the end they are united and made happy. Cast Production For its 1925 release by Astor Pictures, a small distributor, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Hawk (1924 Film)
''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film about an English noble sold into slavery who escapes and turns himself into a pirate king. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the screen adaptation was written by J. G. Hawks based upon the 1915 Rafael Sabatini novel of the same name. It premiered on June 2, 1924, in New York City, twelve days before its theatrical debut. at silentera.com Plot At the instigation of his half brother Lionel ( Lloyd Hughes), Oliver Tressilian (), a wealthy |
The Trouble Shooter
''The Trouble Shooter'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Tom Mix and Kathleen Key. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Tom Steele, chief electrician for the Ajax Power Company, goes to register a section of land just thrown open for occupancy by the Government, the ownership of which is to be claimed by the first to stake it off. He falls in love with Nancy Brewster, the daughter of the rival company's president. Francis Earle, an unsuccessful suitor for Nancy's hand, plots to obtain the land for himself. After many adventures and with help of Nancy, whom he rescues from a storm in the mountains, Tom defeats his enemies and wins the love of Nancy. Cast Preservation A print of ''The Trouble Shooter'' is preserved in a European film archive. See also * Tom Mix filmography Tom Mix (1880–1940) was an American motion picture actor, director, and writer whose career spanned from 1910 to 1935. During this time he appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Brodney's
''The Man from Brodney's'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Alice Calhoun, and Wanda Hawley. It was produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. Plot As described in a film magazine, the law firm of Brodney and Company sends Hollingsworth Chase, an American, to the Island of Japat in the South Seas to represent the natives in a strange lawsuit. The Island of Japat, which has jewel mines of great value, is to go the grandchildren of its owners, provided that they marry within six months of the filing of the will. If the grandchildren fail to comply with the terms of the will, the Island will revert to the natives that live there. The natives, under the leadership of Rasula, make desperate attempts to bring about the deaths of the heirs. Chase joins forces against them. The infuriated natives make a mass attack on the mine operators and heirs, resulting in a terrific struggle. Just when it becomes impossibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reno (1923 Film)
''Reno'' is a 1923 American silent melodrama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and was written and directed by Rupert Hughes. Hughes provided his own story to the film which followed his recently rediscovered ''Souls for Sale''. The film stars Helene Chadwick and Lew Cody. Cast Preservation A print is preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o .... References External links * *at silenthollywood.comStill with Helene Chadwick and George Walshat abcdvdvideoat fineartamerica.com 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Goldwyn Pictures films Melodrama films Films directed by Rupert Hughes Films with screenplays by Rupert Hughes 1920s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of Hudson Bay
''North of Hudson Bay'' is a 1923 American silent action film directed by John Ford starring Tom Mix and Kathleen Key. It was released as ''North of the Yukon'' in Great Britain. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Peter Dane is assassinated at the Hudson's Bay trading post. His brother Michael comes down the river by steamboat and arrives at the post. After saving her hat by jumping into the water to retrieve it, he falls in love with Estelle McDonald. When he is suspected of murder, Michael is cast out into the wilderness with Angus McKenzie, the accused murderer of Michael's brother. They are joined by Estelle, who is fleeing from the pursuit of an unwelcome suitor and his band. After a terrific fight, the lovers escape through the rapids in a canoe. Cast Preservation Approximately 40 minutes of footage are in existence. Prints of the film also exist in several United States and European film archives and collections.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rendezvous (1923 Film)
''The Rendezvous'' is a 1923 American silent adventure melodrama film with comedic overtones directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Richard Travers, Conrad Nagel, Lucille Ricksen, and Syd Chaplin. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, in the Russian Empire, Prince Sergei and his wife Varvara are exiled to Siberia by the Tsar Nicholas II. Varvara dies giving birth to a daughter, Vera, who is left in a friend's care by the father. 18 years later, Cossacks raid the country. Walter Stanford, an officer in the American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, rescues Vera from a Cossack raid at a shrine, but she is forced to wed a Cossack chief. After the chief is killed, Vera and Stanford are united and they marry. Cast Production The film was shot in San Francisco and Los Angeles using real-life U.S. Army soldiers as extras. Preservation status This is a surviving silent film preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Hole
''Hell's Hole'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and written by Bernard McConville. The film stars Buck Jones, Maurice Bennett Flynn, Ruth Clifford, Eugene Pallette, George Siegmann, and Kathleen Key. The film was released on September 23, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Hell's Hole'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o .... References External links * * Lobby cardat silentfilmstillarchive.com {{Emmett J. Flynn 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films Fox Film films Films directed by Emmett J. Flynn American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful And Damned (film)
''The Beautiful and Damned'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and released by Warner Bros. The film, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel ''The Beautiful and Damned'', starred Kenneth Harlan and Marie Prevost. Cast *Marie Prevost as Gloria *Kenneth Harlan as Anthony *Harry Myers as Dick *Tully Marshall as Adam Patch *Louise Fazenda as Muriel *Cleo Ridgely as Dot *Emmett King as Mr. Gilbert * Walter Long as Hull *Clarence Burton as Bloeckman *J. Parker McConnell as Maury * Charles McHugh as Shuttleworth *Kathleen Key as Rachel *George Kuwa as Tanner Production To publicize the film, Jack L. Warner, announced that the film's stars, Kenneth Harlan and Marie Prevost, would marry on the film's set. The publicity stunt worked and thousands of fans sent gifts and letters to the couple. However, Warner was unaware that Prevost was still secretly married to her first husband, Sonny Gerke. ''The Los Angeles Mirror'' got wind of Prevost's first marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bells Of San Juan
''Bells of San Juan'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap, Scott Dunlap and starring Buck Jones. It was based on the Jackson Gregory novel ''The Bells of San Juan''. It was the first of five films where Claude Payton was cast alongside Jones. Plot Buck Jones plays Roderick Norton, a sheriff on a crusade to find and apprehend the man who murdered his father. Unable to restore order in the mining town where he is appointed, he loses favor with the townspeople. The villain, revealed to be Jim Garson (Claude Payton) and his gang make life miserable for Norton, culminating with the abduction of his girlfriend, frontier doctor Dorothy Page (played by Fritzi Brunette), by Garson's henchmen the Rickard brothers, in order to entrap the hero. Roderick is successful in rescuing Dorothy, but in the process he suffers a head injury which changes his personality, turning him into a thief whom his friends are unable to trust. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
