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Lillian Leighton
Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago. Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1874. She was a performer on stage and in vaudeville before she began working in films. She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1910). She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1940. Leighton died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ... on March 19, 1956, at the age of 81. Selected filmography References External links * Picture Leighton 1874 births 1956 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Fischer
Margarita Fisher (née Fischer, February 12, 1886 – March 11, 1975) was an American actress in silent motion pictures and stage productions. Newspapers sometimes referred to her as "Babe" Fischer. Early life Margarita Fischer was born on February 12, 1886, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, although a 1902 newspaper article referred to her as "a native of Silverton, Marion County", in Oregon. Her parents were Johan (later John), a first generation German-American, hotelkeeper, and later noted minstrel, and Katherine "Kate" E. Fischer (née Hageny). She had an older sister, Dorothy, who was two years older and acted in productions with her in their childhood. Theater As a child performer, and later as an ingenue star of the stage, Fischer was widely regarded in stock company groups of the Pacific Coast. When she was eight years old, a theatrical manager began using her in "heavy dramatic roles". Billed as "The Wonder Child", she continued in that pattern for several years. Fischer ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till I Come Back To You
''Till I Come Back to You'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. This film is preserved in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. Plot As described in a film magazine, Yvonne (Vidor), the wife of German officer Karl Von Drutz (von Seyffertitz), is left in their Belgian home at the start of World War I. King Albert (Hall) stops at the house during his retreat where he finds little Jacques (Stone) playing soldier. The king tells him to be brave and wait "till I come back to you." America enters the war and Capt. Jefferson Strong (Washburn) is detailed to destroy the German storehouse containing their liquid fire supply. He pretends to be an escaped German soldier and hides in Yvonne's cottage, learns of the supplies, and directs the tunneling under the house. Von Drutz returns, finds Strong telephoning, and a terrific struggle ensues. Little Jacques takes a score of orphans from a nearby asylum and they escape through the tunnel. Strong sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night (1922 Film)
''Saturday Night'' is a 1922 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Leatrice Joy, Conrad Nagel, and Edith Roberts. It was Leatrice Joy's first film with DeMille. Plot Shamrock O'Day, a poor laundress dreams of a marrying a rich man. Her neighbour Tom McGuire, the chauffeur of socialite Iris van Suydam, is secretly in love with his mistress. On the other side of the city, Iris is not happy with her pampered life and she dreams of living in a vine-covered cottage. Her rich young fiancé Richard Prentiss is just as tired of women of her class as she is bored with men of his. When Shamrock comes to deliver laundry at Richard's house, she meets him by chance and he falls in love with her. He proposes to drive her home and tells Iris to wait for him. She decides to go for a picnic with her chauffeur Tom and, after letting her car being crushed by a train, falls into Tom's arms. In the evening, Richard provocatively dances at a formal party wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Lash
''Under the Lash'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gloria Swanson. The film is based on the 1906 play '' The Shulamite'' by Claude Askew and Edward Knoblock, and the 1904 novel of the same name by Alice and Claude Askew. The film is lost with no copies of it existing in any archives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Deborah (Swanson), the second wife of intolerant and bigoted Boer farmer Simeon Krillet (Simpson), first learns of kindness from the Englishman Robert Waring (Hamilton) who comes to study farming from her husband. When her husband threatens to beat her for reading one of the Englishman's books Deborah tells him, to save him from the young man's wrath, that she is to become a mother. He desists and his cruelty turns to kindness. The disclosure of her fabrication brings renewal of his wrath and a determination to kill her. While attempting a rescue, the Englishman kills the husband. Subsequent complications are disposed o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Never Dies (1921 Film)
''Love Never Dies'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. Prints of the film survive in several film archives. Plot As described in a film magazine, John Trott (Hughes) overcomes the bad influence of a wretched home, becomes successful as a contracting engineer, and marries the beautiful Tilly Whaley (Bellamy). They settle down to a happy existence in their own cottage. Then a specter of his past appears, a drunken mother, and during his absence his wife is rushed home by her sanctimonious father Ezekiel Whaley (Brownlee) and is granted a divorce. John, accompanied by his foster sister, goes to a distant city. En route, the train is wrecked and he reports himself and the child killed. His wife marries a former sweetheart. Years later, John returns to the town and old love is renewed. The jealous husband attempts to kill John but is whipped in the encounter. The husband then decides to kill himself and is successful, despite John's valiant attempt to stop h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy To Marry
''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart Hupp, who thinks he can treat prisoners with surgery and tests, finds himself facing an unexpected and twisted challenge. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Dr. Hobart Hupp * Lila Lee as Annabelle Landis * Laura Anson as Estrella De Morgan * Edwin Stevens as Henry De Morgan * Lillian Leighton as Sarah De Morgan * Bull Montana as Dago Red (a crook) * Allen Durnell as Arthur Simmons * Sidney Bracey as Col. Landis * Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Landis * Clarence Burton as Gregory Slade (a lawyer) * Henry Johnson as Norman Gregory * Charles Ogle as Cement man * Jackie Young as Cupid * Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peck's Bad Boy (1921 Film)
''Peck's Bad Boy'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring Jackie Coogan, Wheeler Oakman, Doris May, Raymond Hatton, James Corrigan, and Lillian Leighton. It is based on the series of books by George W. Peck. The film was released by Associated First National Pictures on April 24, 1921. Cast *Jackie Coogan as Henry Peck AKA 'Peck's Bad Boy' *Wheeler Oakman as Dr. Jack Martin - the Man in the Case *Doris May as Letty Peck - Henry's Sister *Raymond Hatton as The Village Grocer *James Corrigan as George W. Peck - Henry's Pa *Lillian Leighton as Mrs. George W. Peck - Henry's Ma *Charles Hatton as Buddy - Henry's Pal * K. T. Stevens as Henry's Sweetheart *Dean Riesner *Queenie the Dog as Tar Baby - Henry's Dog *Robert Brower as The Minister (uncredited) Preservation Prints of ''Peck's Bad Boy'' exists at the George Eastman House, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, EYE Film Institute Netherlands, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Academy Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsummer Madness (1921 Film)
''Midsummer Madness'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel ''His Friend and His Wife'' by Cosmo Hamilton. The film was directed by William C. deMille, and stars Jack Holt, Conrad Nagel, Lois Wilson, and Lila Lee. It is the film debut of Ethel Wales. A copy of ''Midsummer Madness'' is preserved at the Library of Congress. Cast * Jack Holt as Bob Meredith *Conrad Nagel as Julian Osborne * Lois Wilson as Margaret Meredith *Lila Lee as Daisy Osborne * Betty Francisco as Mary Miller *Claire McDowell as Mrs. Osborne *Peaches Jackson as Peggy Meredith * Ethel Wales as Mrs. Hicks * Charles Ogle as Caretaker * Lillian Leighton as Caretaker's Wife *George Kuwa George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Held By The Enemy (film)
''Held by the Enemy'' is a lost 1920 American silent Civil War melodrama film directed by Donald Crisp and based on the 1886 play by William Gillette. The film starred Agnes Ayres, Lewis Stone, and Jack Holt. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rachel Hayne (Ayres), whose husband, a Southern soldier, is believed to have died in battle, renews a former love affair with Union fighter Colonel Charles Prescott (Holt). She also cultivates the friendship of another Northerner, Brigade Surgeon Fielding (Cain), for the purpose of obtaining quinine from him to pass on to Southern soldiers. Prescott is about to avow his love when the husband Captain Gordon Haine (Stone) returns. When Hayne is recaptured as a spy, Fielding accuses Prescott of trumping up the charge to dispose of the husband. Hayne escapes from his imprisonment, but is then recaptured, and after several incidents commits suicide. This leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jack-Knife Man
''The Jack-Knife Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor and his debut film with First National. A story of Christian charity and the virtues of self-help, the work reflects his "Creed and Pledge", a declaration of his artistic principles published the same year. Prints of the film survive in several film archives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Peter Lane (Turner), known as the "jack-knife man" because he spends his time whittling objects from wood, selling them to earn a living, loves and is loved by the Widow Potter (Leighton), desisting from matrimony for reasons known only to himself. When a hungry child, "Buddy," comes to his houseboat in quest of food, Peter asks and receives the aid of the Widow Potter. Returning to the boat he finds the boy's mother, dying, and he buries her and adopts the boy. A while later a tramp, "Booge," joins the queer family and refuses to be ousted. The three become inseparable companions. Then a busybody parson s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Week-End
''The Week-End'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer and Milton Sills. It was produced and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Cast *Margarita Fischer as Vera Middleton *Milton Sills as Arthur Tavenor *Bertram Grassby as Spencer Jardine * Harvey Clark as Watt Middleton *Mary Wise as Mrs. Watt Middleton *Mayme Kelso Mayme Kelso (February 28, 1867 – June 5, 1946) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1927. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, and died in South Pasadena, California from a heart attac ... as Mrs. Grace Maynard *Beverly Travers as Mrs. Clara Churchill *Harry Lonsdale as James Corbin * Lillian Leighton as Mrs. James Corbin References External links * 1920 films American silent feature films Lost American films American black-and-white films American comedy films 1920 comedy films Films directed by George L. Cox Pathé Exchange films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thou Art The Man (1920 Film)
''Thou Art the Man'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. Thomas N. Heffron directed the film which starred stage and matinee idol Robert Warwick and Lois Wilson. It is based on a novel, ''Myles Calthorpe, I.D.B.'' by F. E. Mills Young, with a screenplay by Margaret Turnbull. This is considered to be a lost film. Plot Based upon a description in a film publication, Myles Calthrope (Warwick) is an English soldier of fortune who drifts into the diamond mining fields of South Africa and finds employment with some diamond smugglers who masquerade as feather merchants. When he comes to suspect their true business, Myles is dismissed. He then goes to Cape Town where he falls in love with Joan Farrant (Wilson). She helps him to get a job with her brother, who is also secretly a smuggler. The police arrest Myles in an illicit enterprise of which he has no knowledge, and he goes to prison for three years. Eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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