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Leah Baird
Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein; June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress and screenwriter. Life Baird was born in Champaign County, Illinois. on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen. She had two older sisters, Augusta and Mathilda. Both her parents were alcoholics and her mother was one of the richest madams in Central Illinois. An early star for Vitagraph Studios, Baird began her film career in 1910 in ''Jean and the Waif'' opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial ''Wolves of Kultur''. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s. Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck. Baird was under contract to Warner Bros. for seventeen years, where she appeared in character roles and as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago, Illinois
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Neptune's Daughter (1914 Film)
''Neptune's Daughter'' is a 1914 American silent fantasy film featuring the first collaboration between actress Annette Kellerman and director Herbert Brenon. It was based on Kellerman's idea of "a water fantasy movie with beautiful mermaids in King Neptune's garden together with a good love story." It was filmed by Universal on Bermuda in January and February, cost approximately $50,000, and grossed one million dollars at the box office. Plot The daughter of King Neptune takes on human form to avenge the death of her young sister, who was caught in a fishing net. However, she falls in love with the king, the man she holds responsible. Cast Reception George Blaisdell, writing for The Moving Picture World gave the film a positive review, noting that "There is a wealth of incident in 'Neptune's Daughter.' The story of intrigue at court is convincing and well portrayed. The transition of Annette from the dominions of Father Neptune to the world of mortals and vice versa is so ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Husbands Deceive
''When Husbands Deceive'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Leah Baird, William Conklin and Eulalie Jensen.Munden p.884 Cast * Leah Baird as Viola Baxter * William Conklin as Marshall Walsh * Jack Mower as Richard Fletcher * Eulalie Jensen as Lulu Singleton * John Cossar John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1914 and 1929. Biography Cossar was born in London, England. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and h ... as Andrew Singleton 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Wallace Worsley Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Devil Drives (film)
''When the Devil Drives'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Leah Baird, Arline Pretty and Richard Tucker.Munden p.886 Cast * Leah Baird as Blanche Mansfield * Arline Pretty as Grace Eldridge * Richard Tucker as John Graham * Vernon Steele Vernon Steele (born Arturo Romeo Antonietti; 18 September 1882 – 23 July 1955) was a Chilean-born British actor known for his appearances on the Broadway stage and in American films. He often played patrician young men in silent films. Steele ... as Robert Taylor * Katharine Lewis as Nanette Henley 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 * 1922 films 1922 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Paul Scardon Associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Doubt Your Wife
Don't Doubt Your Wife is a 1922 American silent drama directed by James W. Horne based on the story by Leah Baird and starring Leah Baird and Emory Johnson. The movie was released on March 12, 1922 by Associated Exhibitors. __TOC__ Plot Rose Manning, played by Leah Baird, is traveling home when a storm breaks out. She needs to take shelter and dry-off. She sees a nearby roadhouse and pulls-in. As luck would have it, taking refuge in the same lodge is an old boyfriend - Herbert Olden played by Emory Johnson. Suddenly like the storm, prohibition agents show up to raid the lodge. Panic ensues. Even though Rose was drying her clothes and only partially clad, she still manages to bail out a back window. Herbert likewise follows her outside using the same window. Herbert senses she's embarrassed and cold, so he offers his coat. Rose makes it home. She walks in the front door after midnight wearing Herbert Olden’s coat. Rose's husband suspects she is having an affair. Her husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heart Line
''The Heart Line'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring Leah Baird, Jerome Patrick and Frederick Vroom.Goble p.792 Cast * Leah Baird as Fancy Gray * Jerome Patrick as Francis Granthope * Frederick Vroom as Oliver Payson * Ruth Cummings as Clytie Payson * Ivor McFadden as Big Dougal * Philip Sleeman as Gay P. Summers * Mrs. Charles Craig as Madame Spoll * Martin Best Martin Best (born 13 April 1942) is an English singer, lutenist, guitarist, and composer. Best has been active mainly in early music including Renaissance music, minstrel songs and the French troubadour traditions, in works related to Shakespea ... as Blanchard Cayley * Ben Alexander as The Child References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Capitol (film)
''The Capitol'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Leah Baird, Robert T. Haines and Alexander Gaden.Goble p.458 Cast * Leah Baird as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake * Robert T. Haines as Eustace Kennard * Alexander Gaden as James Carroll * William B. Davidson as Congressman Blake * Downing Clarke as Henry Garretson * Ben Hendricks Sr. as James Lamar * Donald MacBride Donald Hugh MacBride (June 23, 1893 – June 21, 1957) was an American character actor on stage, in films, and on television who launched his career as a teenage singer (making several recordings in 1907) in vaudeville and went on to be an ... as Jimmy Vincent * Mildred Rhoads as Baby Kennard References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As A Man Thinks
''As a Man Thinks'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring Leah Baird, Henry Clive and Warburton Gamble. It is adapted from the 1911 Broadway play ''As a Man Thinks'' by Augustus Thomas.Goble p.676 Cast * Leah Baird as Elinor Clayton * Henry Clive as Frank Clayton * Warburton Gamble as Benjamin De Lota * Charles Brandt as Dr. Seelig * Betty Howe as Vedah Seelig * A.J. Herbert as Burrell * Elaine Amazar as Mimi Chardenet * Joseph W. Smiley as Mr. Hoover * Jane Jennings as Mrs. Hoover * Baby Ivy Ward An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ... as Dick Clayton References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Echo Of Youth
''The Echo of Youth'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film written and directed by Ivan Abramson, and featuring Charles Richman, Leah Baird, Pearl Shepard, and Marie Shotwell. Plot Cabaret singer Olive Martin (played by Baird) approaches her former lover Peter Graham (Richman), just recently elevated to the Supreme Court, about the fact that he is the father of her out-of-wedlock son. To avoid exposing this scandal, Olive demands that Peter divorce his wife (played by Shotwell) and marry her. Meanwhile, the alleged son, Harold (played by Jack McLean) is falling in love in Boston with Anita (Pearl Shepherd)—who is Peter's daughter with his wife. News of their engagement and impending incestuous marriage requires Peter to divulge what he knows and forbid the marriage. In typical Abramson fashion, however, it is revealed that Olive has lied about Harold being her son—instead he is the son of Olive's brother-in-law merely being used by Olive for blackmail! Peter's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolves Of Kultur
''Wolves of Kultur'' is a 1918 adventure film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden. It was Charles Hutchison's first serial and though he was the second lead, the film made him a star. Originally 15 chapters, it survives today only in an edited 7 chapter version, cut to showcase Hutchison's stunt work. The story has a war preparedness theme as an unnamed foreign power threatens America's security. Cast * Leah Baird as Alice Grayson * Charles Hutchison as Bob Moore * Sheldon Lewis * Betty Howe as Helen Moore * Mary Hull as Marie Zaremba * Edmund D'Alby as Mario Zaremba * Austin Webb as Henry Hartman * William Cavanaugh * Fredrick Arthur * Karl Dane * Edwin Denison Chapter Titles # The Torture Trap # The Iron Chair # Trapping the Traitors # The Ride to Death # Through the Flames # Trails of Treachery # The Leap of Despair # In the Hands of the Hun # The Precipice of Death # When Woman Wars # Betwixt Heaven and Earth # The Tower of Tears # The Hun's Hell Trap # The Code of Hate # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Law For Both
''One Law for Both'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ivan Abramson. Plot Elga Pulsaki (Rita Jolivet) and her brother Ossip (James W. Morrison) emigrate to the United States from Russia to escape persecution. Elga marries Norman Hutchinson (Vincent Serrano), but their marital bliss is torn asunder when Norman learns that Elga had had sex with a government official in Russia who had threatened her brother. Norman throws Elga out of the house, but Norman's sister reminds him that he did not suggest the same course of action for her when she realized her husband (Count de Fernac, played by Pedro de Cordoba) had previously fathered a child out of wedlock. Struck by cognitive dissonance—the unequal treatment of the sexes—Norman apologizes to Elga and they are reunited.Gevinson, AlanAmerican Film Institute catalog p. 739 (1997)(19 May 1917)Ivan Films Corp - One Law for Both (synopsis) ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 1917 Cast *Rita Jolivet at Elga Pulaski *Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Pay Day
''The Devil's Pay Day'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Leah Baird and Gertrude Astor.Lowe p.29 Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Gregory Van Houten * Leah Baird as Jean Haskins * Gertrude Astor as Hazel Davidson * Charles Perley as James Hanley * Countess Du Cello as Mrs. Haskins * Seymour Hastings Seymour may refer to: Places Australia *Seymour, Victoria, a township * Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria *Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria * Seymour, Tasmania, a locality ... as Mr. Haskins References Bibliography * Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930''. Routledge, 2014. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
