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L. Rogers Lytton
Legare Rogers Lytton (born Oscar Legare Rogers; April 9, 1867 – August 14, 1924) was an American film actor of the silent era and an architect. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1924. Prior to entering films he had a substantial stage career behind him. Lytton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from Columbia University in 1889. After graduation, he worked several years for architect Stanford White. Leaving architecture, he went to Dobbs Ferry, New York, as head of a boys' school before he became an actor. On Broadway, Rogers appeared in ''Service'' (1918), ''The Strugglers'' (1911), ''The Clouds'' (1911), ''Madame X'' (1910), ''Lincoln'' (1909), ''The Galloper'' (1906), ''The Sorceress'' (1904), ''Love's Pilgrimage'' (1904), and ''The Proud Prince'' (1903). When he turned to films, he acted for Vitagraph Studios. On August 14, 1924, Lytton died in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Lytton's papers are housed at the New York Public Library. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tarantula
''The Tarantula'' is a 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by George D. Baker and starring Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno. (Wayback) Cast * Edith Storey as Chonita Alvarado * as Pedro Mendoza * Charles Kent as Van Allen * |
For Love Or Money (1920 Film)
''For Love or Money'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Virginia Lee, Harry Benham and L. Rogers Lytton.Munden p.136 Cast * Virginia Lee as Antoinette Gerard * Harry Benham as John T. Hamilton * L. Rogers Lytton as Benson Churchill * Stephen Grattan as Oliver Gerard * Julia Swayne Gordon as Helen Gerard * Mildred Wayne as Sue Dennison * Hugh Huntley Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ... as Bob Gerard 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 * 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Regular Girl
''A Regular Girl'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Young and starring comedian Elsie Janis. It was produced by Lewis J. Selznick. The film had the working title ''Everybody's Sweetheart'', a moniker associated with Janis as a vaudeville performer. Cast * Elsie Janis as Elizabeth Schuyler * L. Rogers Lytton as Her Father (credited as Robert Lyton) * Matt Moore as Robert King * Robert Ayerton as Butler * Tammany Young as Mac * Ernie Adams as Shorty * Jerry Delaney as Slim * Frank Murdock as Red * Jeffreys Lewis Mary Jeffreys Lewis (abt. 1852–1926) known professionally as Jeffreys Lewis was a British-born American actress whose career lasted long after her popularity as a leading lady had faded. Early life Mary Jeffreys Lewis was born in London, Engla ... as Mrs. Murphy (credited as Mrs. Jeffreys Lewis) References External links * * Lobby card 1919 films American silent feature films Films directed by James Young Lost American films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Ice (1919 Film)
''Thin Ice'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Thomas R. Mills and starring Corinne Griffith. It was produced and distributed through the Vitagraph Company of America. This film is preserved at the Bois d'Arcy Archive in Paris. Plot As described in a film magazine, Ned Winton (McLean) is employed in the office of Benjamin Graves (Lytton), a crooked dealer in mining company stocks, and speculates using the firm's funds. Alice (Griffith), his sister, prevents his arrest by signing a note for the amount stolen and puts up as collateral the mining firm stock sold to her father by Graves. Alice marries an author of note. Graves then manipulates the stock and ruins the mining company used as collateral, and notifies Alice that the stock is worthless and that she must put up new security. She goes to see him only to find that he has concocted evidence which would convince her husband that she has been his mistress, and Graves insists that she gratify his desires. She esca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Degree (1919 Film)
''The Third Degree'' is a 1919 American silent crime drama directed by Tom Terriss produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1909 play of the same name by Charles Klein. Filmed several times throughout the silent era, this version starred Alice Joyce with actress/gossip columnist Hedda Hopper in a supporting role and was the next to last silent version of the play, the last being released in 1926 starring Dolores Costello. ''The Third Degree'' is now considered to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Howard Jeffries, Sr. (Randolf) marries again, and the film reveals that the new Mrs. Howard Jeffries, Sr. (Hopper) and Robert Underwood (Evans), the rather fast college roommate of Howard Jeffries, Jr. (James), had been more than just friends. Howard Jr. marries Annie Sands (Joyce), who had been a lovely waitress in the college town. When the father hears who the bride is, there is a flare up and the young couple leaves the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Belle Of New York (1919 Film)
''The Belle of New York'' is a 1919 silent film directed by Julius Steger and starring Marion Davies. It survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection missing several reels. Plot summary Cast * Marion Davies as Violet Gray * Etienne Girardot * L. Rogers Lytton as Amos Gray * Franklyn Hanna * Raymond Bloomer as Jack Bronson ''Unbilled'' * Christian Rub * Barbara Sabin - Little Girl References External links * * * * 1919 films American silent feature films 1919 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Selznick Pictures films Films directed by Julius Steger 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forbidden City
''The Forbidden City'' is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan and directed by Sidney Franklin. A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress and other film archives. at silentera.com Plot The plot centers around an inter-racial romance between a Chinese princess (Talmadge) and an American (Meighan). When palace officials discover she has become pregnant, she is sentenced to death. In the latter part of the film Talmadge plays the now adult daughter of the affair, seeking her father in theCast (in credits order) * |
Lest We Forget (1918 Film)
''Lest We Forget'' is a 1918 American silent World War I espionage drama film directed by Leonce Perret and produced by and starring Rita Jolivet. The film was released by the Metro Pictures company. While the picture is essentially a spy film, it may also be considered a propaganda film popular during World War I. Plot The film was a live action film about the 1915 ''Lusitania'' sinking (as opposed to Windsor McKay's animated film ''The Sinking of the Lusitania'' (1918)). Actress Rita Jolivet was a survivor of the sinking and much of what is known about the last moments of her producer/employer Charles Frohman is related from her. This film made famous his last words, "..Why fear death for it is the most beautiful adventure in life." Cast *Rita Jolivet as Rita Heriot *Hamilton Revelle as Harry Winslow *L. Rogers Lytton as Baron von Bergen *Kate Blancke as Madame Heriot *Clifford Saum as Fritz Muller *Emil Roe as Mayor Le Roux *Henry Smith as General Joffre *Gaby Perrier as Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burden Of Proof (1918 Film)
''The Burden of Proof'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and Julius Steger and starring Marion Davies, Mary Richards and Eloise Clement.Britton p.7 Cast * Marion Davies as Elaine Brooks * Mary Richards as Mrs. Brooks, her mother * Eloise Clement as Mrs. Durand * John Merkyl as Robert Ames * L. Rogers Lytton as George Blair * Willard Cooley as Frank Raymond * Fred Hearn Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ... as William Kemp * Fred Lenox as Butler * Maude Lowe as Maid References Bibliography * Wesley Alan Britton. ''Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage''. Greenwood, 2006. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by John G. Adolfi Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Message Of The Mouse
''The Message of the Mouse'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton, written by Edward J. Montagne, George Randolph Chester, and Lillian Chester. The film stars Anita Stewart, Julia Swayne Gordon, and Rudolph Cameron Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788†.... Cast list References {{DEFAULTSORT:Message of the Mouse, The American silent feature films 1917 films 1917 drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by J. Stuart Blackton Silent American drama films Vitagraph Studios films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panthea (1917 Film)
''Panthea'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Norma Talmadge. This was the first film Talmadge made after leaving D. W. Griffith's company to form her own production company with Joseph M. Schenck. It is believed to be a lost film. It was last shown in Venice in 1958. Cast *Norma Talmadge as Panthea Romoff *Earle Foxe as Gerald Mordaunt *L. Rogers Lytton as Baron de Duisitor *George Fawcett as Prefect of Police *Murdock MacQuarrie as Police Agent *Erich von Stroheim as Lieutenant *Norbert Wicki as Ivan Romoff *William L. Abingdon as Sir Henry Mordaunt *Winifred Harris as Gerard's Mother *Eileen Percy as Gerard's Sister (credited as Elaine Persey) *Stafford Windsor as Percival *Richard Rosson as Pablo Centeno *Frank Currier as Dr. Von Reichstadt *Herbert Barry *Jack Meredith Production The film was shot at the former Biograph studio in New York. Release ''Panthea'' opened in U.S. theaters in January, 1917, and performed well at the box offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
