|
Louis Willoughby
Louis Willoughby (10 July 1876 – 12 September 1968) was an English actor of the silent era. Born in England, he was married to artist Vera Willoughby and the father of artist Althea Willoughby. He lived his final years in the United States, where he died in Clearwater, Florida. Selected filmography * ''A Pair of Silk Stockings'' (1918) * ''The Temple of Dusk'' (1918) * ''The Model's Confession'' (1918) * '' Midnight Madness'' (1918) * ''Sauce for the Goose'' (1918) * ''Mirandy Smiles'' (1918) * ''Treasure of the Sea'' (1918) * ''The Artistic Temperament'' (1919) * '' Colonel Newcombe the Perfect Gentleman'' (1920) * ''Risky Business'' (1920) *''Desperate Youth'' (1921) * '' The Scarlet Lady'' (1922) * ''Was She Guilty?'' (1922) * ''Mr. Barnes of New York'' (1922) * ''Lamp in the Desert'' (1922) * ''Trapped by the Mormons'' (1922) * ''Shifting Sands Shifting Sands can refer to: *'' The Shifting Sands'', a book in the ''Deltora Quest'' series * ''Shifting Sands'' (1918 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Willoughby
Vera Willoughby (1870–1939) was a British illustrator, painter, and poster artist. Under the name Vera Petrovna, she also created designs and illustrations of ballet dancers. Biography Willoughby was born in South Norwood and educated in London at the Slade School of Fine Art. At the Slade she developed a style with both Cubist and Art Deco elements, which led to a number of poster commissions. Willoughby designed posters for the London Underground from 1928 to 1935. She made illustrations for a gift edition of '' The Odes of Horace'', added "curiously stylised illustrations" for a 1929 edition of ''Pride and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen, "decorated" a collection of 17th-century love poems, and contributed illustrations for ten books published by Peter Llewelyn Davies, among her many published works. Beginning in 1915, she created cover designs for the catalogues and other publications of specialty bookseller and dance scholar Cyril W. Beaumont, sometimes under the name "Vera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risky Business (1920 Film)
''Risky Business'' is a lost 1920 Universal silent drama film directed by Harry B. Harris and Rollin S. Sturgeon. It stars Gladys Walton. Cast *Gladys Walton as Phillipa *Lillian Lawrence as Mrs. Fanshaw Renwick *Maude Wayne as Errica *Nanine Wright as Grandma *Grant McKay as Roger *Fred Malatesta as Ralli *John Gough as Valet *Louis Willoughby Louis Willoughby (10 July 1876 – 12 September 1968) was an English actor of the silent era. Born in England, he was married to artist Vera Willoughby and the father of artist Althea Willoughby. He lived his final years in the United State ... as Captain Chantry *Fred Andrews as Dr. Houghton References External links * * 1920 films American silent feature films Universal Pictures films Films based on short fiction Lost American films 1920 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon 1920 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Silent Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Deaths
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shifting Sands (1922 Film)
''Shifting Sands'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Peggy Hyland, Louis Willoughby and Valia.Munden p.708 Cast * Peggy Hyland as Barbara Thayer * Louis Willoughby as Dr. WillardLindsay * Valia as Yvonne Lindsay * Richard Atwood as Pierre Moreau * Gibson Gowland as Samuel Thayer * Tony Melford as Leroy Lindsay, age 4 * Douglas Webster The 1965 Philippine Sea A-4 crash was a Broken Arrow incident in which a United States Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk attack aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon fell into the sea off Japan from the aircraft carrier . The aircraft, pilot and weapon were ... as Leroy Linsay, age 14 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 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped By The Mormons
''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become wives. The film survives in several archives, and a copy of the film has been released on video. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Nora Prescott * Louis Willoughby as Isoldi Keene * Ward McAllister as Elder Kayler * Olaf Hytten as Elder Marz * Olive Sloane as Sadie Keane * George Wynn as Jim Foster * Cecil Morton York as Mr. Prescott See also *''Married to a Mormon ''Married to a Mormon'' is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and George Wynn. The film is anti-Mormon and involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become ...'' References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films British drama films British silent feature films British bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamp In The Desert
''Lamp in the Desert'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Leslie Howard Gordon. Plot The film is a drama set in India. The story centers around a captain who forces a bigamist to feign death so that he can marry his widow. Cast * Gladys Jennings as Stella Denvers * Louis Willoughby as Captain Everard Monck * George K. Arthur as Tony Denvers * Joseph R. Tozer as Captain Raleigh Dacres * Teddy Arundell as Major Ralston * Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as ''Reach for the Sky'' (1956), ''Sink the Bismarck!'' ... as Colonel Mansfield * Tony Fraser as Waziri spy * Gladys Mason as Mrs Ralston References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Was She Guilty?
''Was She Guilty?'' ( nl, Gij zult niet dooden) (1922) is a British-Dutch silent crime film directed by George Beranger. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Thou Shalt Not''. Cast * Gertrude McCoy as Ruth Herwood * Zoe Palmer as Mary (17 years) * Louis Willoughby as George Midhurst, lawyer * William Freshman William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays an ... as Bobby (19 years) * Pierre Balledux as Ling Soo * Paul de Groot as John Herwood * Norman Doxat-Pratt as Bobby (5 years) * Fred Homann * Kitty Kluppell as Palmyra Hawks * Joan Midwinter as Mary (3 years) * Mari van Warmelo as The Parson External links * 1922 films British silent feature films Dutch silent feature films British black-and-white films Dutch black-and-white films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Lady (1922 Film)
''The Scarlet Lady'' is a 1922 British silent sports drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Louis Willoughby and Cameron Carr.Low p.444 Cast * Violet Hopson as Gwendoline Gordon * Louis Willoughby as Martin Strong * Cameron Carr as Henry Wingate * Arthur Walcott as Mark Worth * Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ... as Aunt Priscilla References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1922 films 1920s sports drama films British sports drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Walter West Films set in England British horse racing films British black-and-white films 1922 drama films 1920s English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Youth
''Desperate Youth'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry B. Harris and starring Gladys Walton, J. Farrell MacDonald and Louis Willoughby.Munden p.182 Cast * Gladys Walton as Rosemary Merridew * J. Farrell MacDonald as 'Mendocino' Bill * Louis Willoughby as 'Alabam' Spencer Merridew / Henry Merridew * Muriel Godfrey Turner as Mrs. Merridew * Hazel Howell as Pauline Merridew * Harold Miller as Dr. Tom Dowling * Lucretia Harris Lucretia Harris, also known as Lucretia Williams and Lucretia B. H. Rogers, (1873 or 1874 - July 27, 1923) was an actress in the United States. An African American, she had supporting roles during the silent film era. She featured in ''The Adven ... as Aunt Chlordiny * Jim Blackwell as Sam References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
