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Leota Lorraine
Leota Lorraine (1899–1974) was an American film actress. A leading lady and supporting player of the silent era. After the introduction of sound she generally played minor, often uncredited, parts. A stint as Mary Boland's stand-in led to her being cast as Boland's sister in ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' (1935).Story Helps Extra Girl to Leading Role. Oakland Tribune Vol. CXXII No. 105 p 13. 15 April 1935. Accessed 5 March 2023. Selected filmography * '' The Promise'' (1917) * ''Her American Husband'' (1918) * ''The Kaiser's Shadow'' (1918) * '' Playing the Game'' (1918) * '' The Finger of Justice'' (1918) * '' Desert Law'' (1918) * ''Know Thy Wife'' (1918) * '' The Girl Dodger'' (1919) * '' The Pest'' (1919) * '' Luck in Pawn'' (1919) * '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) * ''Her Five-Foot Highness'' (1920) * ''The Misfit Wife'' (1920) * '' The Turning Point'' (1920) * '' The Bowery Bishop'' (1924) * ''Infatuation'' (1925) * '' The Woman I Love'' (1929) * ''Sprucin' Up'' (1935) * ''Ruggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Law (1918 Film)
''Desert Law'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gayne Whitman, Jack Richardson and George C. Pearce.Parish & Pitts p.76 Plot summary Don McLane and Julia Wharton are engaged. Rufe Dorsey, the local boss, who is above the law, covets Julia and "frames" Don for murder. He is given a prison sentence. Don is liberated at a junction point by Julia's brothers, and they beat a retreat to the Wharton homestead, whither Dorsey goes to get the prisoner again. A stranger who recently appeared in the town joins the defending forces, and when the fight goes against them, he reveals himself to Dorsey as the Governor of the state. Dorsey has gone too far and determines to kill the Governor too, but the Governor has sent for the militia and they arrive in time to rescue the besieged, while a friend of Don's rides in with the "murdered" man, who was "very much alive this morning, but plenty dead now," for he had been shot in self defense. Cast * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprucin' Up
''Sprucin' Up'' is a 1935 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 137th ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot Hoping to get on the good side of the new truant officer (Dick Elliott), the gang goes out of their way to impress the man's cute daughter (Marianne Edwards), even unto making such sacrifices as taking baths, combing hair, shining shoes, and washing behind the ears. Both Spanky and Alfalfa pay a social call on Marianne, and before long, the two lifelong pals have become romantic rivals. Ultimately, Spanky and Alfalfa stage an athletic competition to determine who is the better man, an undertaking with prickly results. Note ''Sprucin' Up'' was originally going to be known as ''Good Night Ladies''. According to The Lucky Corner Web Site, the boys can be identified in the scene where they are sitting on the curb, from left to right as: Harold Switzer, Robert Lenz, Alvin Buckelew, Scotty Beckett, George "Spanky" McFarland, Billie "Buckwheat" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman I Love (1929 Film)
''The Woman I Love'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Margaret Morris, Robert Frazer and Leota Lorraine.Katchmer p.317 Cast * Margaret Morris as Edna Reed * Robert Frazer as John Reed * Leota Lorraine as Lois Parker * Norman Kerry as Kenneth Hamilton * Bert Moorhouse Bert Moorhouse (sometimes incorrectly billed as Bert Moorehouse) (November 20, 1894 – January 26, 1954) was an American character actor whose career began at the very tail end of the silent era, and lasted through the mid-1950s. Biography Bo ... as Lois' Boyfriend References Bibliography * George A. Katchmer. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991. External links * 1929 films Films directed by George Melford American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1929 drama films Film Booking Offices of America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infatuation (1925 Film)
''Infatuation'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Corinne Griffith, Percy Marmont, and Warner Oland. It is an adaptation of the 1919 play '' Caesar's Wife'' by Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, neglected by her husband Sir Arthur Little during his assignment in Cairo, Violet seeks the company of Ronald Perry, Sir Arthur's secretary. Parry's sister, sensing the romance, arranges to have Parry transferred from Egypt to Paris. However, Parry remains in Cairo, and indications are that Sir Arthur has lost the love of his wife forever. Violet then hears of a plan to assassinate Sir Arthur, and suddenly realizes that she loves her husband. She takes actions that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bowery Bishop
''The Bowery Bishop'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell (director), Colin Campbell and starring Henry B. Walthall, Leota Lorraine, and Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts. Plot Tim Brady accuses Norman Strong, of seducing Venitia Rigola, the girl he loves. Cast References Bibliography * Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Colin Campbell Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Turning Point (1920 Film)
''The Turning Point'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J.A. Barry, written by Robert W. Chambers, and starring Katherine MacDonald, Leota Lorraine, Nigel Barrie, William V. Mong, Bartine Burkett, and William Clifford. It was released on February 2, 1920, by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Cast *Katherine MacDonald as Diana Tennant *Leota Lorraine as Silvette Tennant *Nigel Barrie as James Edgerton *William V. Mong as Mr. Rivett *Bartine Burkett as Christine Rivett * William Clifford as Col. Follis Curmew *William Colvin as Jerry *Kenneth Harlan as Jack Rivett *Walter Hiers as Billy Inwood *Marion McDonald as Maid *Hedda Nova as Mrs. Wemyss *Edith Yorke as Mrs. Rivett Preservation status *This film is now lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Misfit Wife
''The Misfit Wife'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Alice Lake, Forrest Stanley and William Steele.Goble p.220 It is based on the 1916 play ''The Outsider'' by Julie Herne. Cast * Alice Lake as Katie Malloy * Forrest Stanley as Peter Crandall * William Steele as Duff Simpson * Frederick Vroom as Dr. Morton * Graham Pettie as Shad Perkins * Edward Martindel as Henry Gilsey * Leota Lorraine as Edith Gilsey * Helen Pillsbury as Mrs. Crandall * Jack Livingston as Bert McBride * Jim Blackwell Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim ... as The Porter References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Five-Foot Highness
''Her Five-Foot Highness'' is a 1920 American western drama film directed by Harry L. Franklin and written by Hal Hoadley. The film stars Edith Roberts, Virginia Ware, Ogden Crane, Harold Miller, Stanhope Wheatcroft and Kathleen Kirkham. The film was released in April 1920, by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Edith Roberts as Ellen *Virginia Ware as Lady Harriet * Ogden Crane as Lesley Saunders *Harold Miller as Sir Gerald Knowlton * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Lord Pomeroy * Kathleen Kirkham as Lady Clara *Rudolph Christians as Solicitor *Hugh Saxon as English Butler *Leota Lorraine as Chorus Girl *Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ... as Slim Higgins *Henry Woodward as Williams References External links * 1920 films 1920s English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loves Of Letty
''The Loves of Letty'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Frank Lloyd. Based on the play ''Letty'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film features Pauline Frederick in the title role. It was originally considered a lost film, but a print with some deterioration has reportedly been found in a European collection. Cast *Pauline Frederick as Letty Shell * John Bowers as Richard Perry *Lawson Butt as Neville Letchmore *Willard Louis as Bernard Mandeville *Florence Deshon as Marion Allardyce *Lela Bliss as Hilda Gunning (credited as Leila Bliss) *Leota Lorraine as Florence Crosby *Sidney Ainsworth as Ivor Crosby *Harland Tucker as Coppy Drake *Joan Standing Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film ''Dracula''. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1940. Partial filmography * ''The Loves of ... as Slavey References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck In Pawn
''Luck in Pawn'' is a 1919 American silent romance film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Walter Edwards. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a play by Marvin Taylor, ''Luck in Pawn'', and ran briefly on Broadway in 1919. The film is listed as being preserved at the Library of Congress and New Zealand Film Archive. Cast *Marguerite Clark as Annabel Lee * Charles Meredith as Richard Standish Norton *Leota Lorraine as Beth Vance *Richard Wayne as Cole Bently * John Steppling as Abraham Armsby *Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Vance *Myrtle Rishell as Mrs. Norton (credited as Myrtle Richelle) *Lydia Knott as Mrs. Lee *Paul Weigel Paul Weigel (18 February 1867 – 25 May 1951) was a German-American actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1916 and 1945. Selected filmography * '' Naked Hearts'' (1916) - Cecil's Father * '' Each Pearl a Tear'' (1916) - Roger ... as William Rainier *Thomas Persse as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
