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Lawford Davidson
Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British film actor. at BFI He was born Charles Lawford Davidson in and died in , , , at age 74. He was the first actor to dub another actor's voice, for Hungarian actor in '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Pringle
Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educated in Europe, Pringle began her acting career shortly after her 1916 marriage to Charles McKenzie Pringle, the son of a wealthy titled British Jamaican landowner and a member of the Privy and Legislative Councils of Jamaica. Career rise One of Pringle's first high-profile roles was in the Rudolph Valentino film '' Stolen Moments'' (1920). Many of Pringle's early roles were only modestly successful, and she continued to build her career until the early 1920s when she was selected by friend and romance novelist Elinor Glyn to star in the 1924 film adaptation of her novel ''Three Weeks'' with matinee idol Conrad Nagel. The role catapulted Pringle into leading-lady status and her career began to build momentum. Scandal On November 15, 1924, a Sunday, Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rogue In Love
''A Rogue in Love'' is a 1922 British silent film directed by Albert Brouett and starring Frank Stanmore, Ann Trevor and Gregory Scott.Goble p.172 Cast * Frank Stanmore as Frank Badgery * Ann Trevor Ann Trevor (1899–1970) was a British actress. Her stage work included the original production of Noël Coward's '' Hay Fever'' at London's Ambassadors Theatre, in 1925. Selected filmography * ''Wuthering Heights'' (1920) * ''Build Thy House' ... as Pattie Keable * Gregory Scott as Joe Bradwick * Fred Rains as Joseph Keable * Lawford Davidson as Ray Carrell * Betty Farquhar as Eudocia * Kate Gurney as Landlady References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films set in England Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Cargo
''Sin Cargo'' is a 1926 American silent thriller film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Shirley Mason, Robert Frazer and Earl Metcalfe. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis. Plot The film is about a man in financial ruin who becomes involved in pearl smuggling, but conceals the fact from his sister. Cast * Shirley Mason as Eve Gibson * Robert Frazer as Captain Matt Russell * Earl Metcalfe as Harry Gibson * Lawford Davidson as Jim Darrell * Gertrude Astor as Mary Wickham * Pat Harmon as Captain Barry * Will Walling William Walling (June 2, 1872 – March 5, 1932) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932. He is known for his role as the railroad president in the 1926 film '' The Great K & A Train Robbery'', ... as Customs Official * Billy Cinders as Cooper * James T. Mack as Butler References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Web (1926 Film)
''The Golden Web'' is a lost 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Walter Lang and starring Lillian Rich, Huntley Gordon and Lawford Davidson. The cast also features Boris Karloff before he established himself as a horror star. It is based on the 1910 novel '' The Golden Web'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. A previous British film adaptation of the novel was produced in 1920.Wlaschin p.96 Cast * Lillian Rich as Ruth Rowan * Huntley Gordon as Roland Deane * Jay Hunt as John Rowan * Lawford Davidson as George Sisk * Boris Karloff as Dave Sinclair * Nora Hayden as Miss Philbury * Syd Crossley as Butler * Joe Moore as Office Boy See also * List of lost films * Boris Karloff filmography Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his ... References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Lights (1925 Film)
''Bright Lights'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film is based on the story "A Little Bit of Broadway" by Richard Connell, and stars Charles Ray, who achieved stardom by playing ingenious country boys. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Pauline (Starke) is a chorus girl who is cynical toward all men. Visiting her home town she meets Tom (Ray) and kids him along, but soon finds he is different and falls in love with him. He sees her with a city chap and misunderstanding, tries to make himself the kind of man he thinks she likes. The result is that he overdoes it and so disappoints her that she turns him down. Her friend puts him wise, he becomes his real whole-souled honest self once more and wins her. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Bright Lights'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Life (1925 Film)
''Back to Life'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, David Powell, and Lawford Davidson.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Back to Life'' at silentera.com Plot As described in a film magazine review, Margaret Lothbury receives news that her husband, an American volunteer aviator serving with the during , died at the front. In reality, John Lothbury has b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky Raider
''The Sky Raider'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Charles Nungesser, Jacqueline Logan and Gladys Walton. With the interest in the aviators of World War I, producer Gilbert E. Gable and Arcadia Productions, were able to showcase the talents of Nungesser, a genuine hero, who had 43 aerial victories, as the third-highest French ace. ''The Sky Raider'' was based on the short story, "The Great Air Mail Robbery" by Jack Lait. Plot A mechanic with the French Air Force, Gregg Vanesse (Lawford Davidson) sabotages the aircraft of Capt. Charles Nungesser (Charles Nungesser), France's "Flying Fiend", by stuffing the flying insignia from Paul Willard ( Walter Miller) in the intake manifold. Paul is arrested, put on trial and sentenced to 20 years in a military prison. Six years later, the Willards, a wealthy American family, arrive in France, searching for Paul, who had run away to war. Vanesse tells them that Paul died like a hero in the wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playthings Of Desire
''Playthings of Desire'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film produced and directed by Burton L. King and starring Estelle Taylor. Cast Preservation A print listed as being complete of ''Playthings of Desire'' is located in the Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ....''Catalog of Holdings the American Film Collection and the United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress'' published by the American Film Institute, c.1978 References External links * * 1924 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Burton L. King Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1924 drama films Melodrama films 1920s American films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami (1924 Film)
''Miami'' is a 1924 American silent society melodrama film directed by Alan Crosland and distributed by W. W. Hodkinson. The film stars Betty Compson and Hedda Hopper. Cast * Betty Compson as Joan Bruce * Lawford Davidson as Ransom Tate * Hedda Hopper as Mary Tate * J. Barney Sherry as David Forbes * Lucy Fox as Veronica Forbes * Benjamin F. Finney, Jr. as Grant North Preservation With no copies of ''Miami'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char .... References External links * * Window card(archived) Window card 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alan Crosland Films set in Miami Films shot in Miami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Of Women
''Love of Women'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and starring Helene Chadwick, Montagu Love, and Maurice Costello. Synopsis An unscrupulous millionaire schemes to break up a marriage with the aid of a vamp. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Love of Women'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy .... 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 * * 1924 films 1924 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Whitman Bennett American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Well
''The Great Well'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Thurston Hall, Seena Owen and Lawford Davidson. It was based on the 1923 play '' The Great Well'' by Alfred Sutro. Cast * Thurston Hall - Peter Starling * Seena Owen - Camilla Challenor * Lawford Davidson - Major Dereth * Joan Morgan - Annette * Eva Moore - Mrs. Starling * Cameron Carr - John * Harvey Braban - Eric * Simeon Stuart - Sir Wilmot * Hugh Dempster Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a British theatre and film actor. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included '' Vice Versa'', ''Anna Kareni ... - Dick References External links * 1924 films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Henry Kolker 1924 drama films British films based on plays Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Door Into The World
''The Little Door Into the World'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Lawford Davidson, Nancy Beard and Olaf Hytten.Paietta p.88 Cast * Lawford Davidson as Lefarge * Nancy Beard as Maria Jose / Celestine * Olaf Hytten Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, while sitting in his car ... as Mountebank * Peggy Patterson as Dancer * Victor Tandy as Agent * Arthur Mayhew as Troubador * Bob Williamson as Manager References Bibliography * Ann C. Paietta. ''Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003''. McFarland, 2005. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by George Dewhurst British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
