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Leota Morgan
Leota Morgan (sometimes credited as Leota Statten Morgan or Leota Morgan Boehm) was an American screenwriter, playwright, and writer. She was born in Missouri to Samuel Morgan and Della Quinn. Selected works Films: * ''The Phantom of the Turf'' (1928) * '' Heroes in Blue'' (1927) * ''A Light in the Window'' (1927) * ''The Truth About Women'' (1924) * ''Gambling Wives'' (1924) * ''The Empty Cradle'' (1923) * '' Man and Wife'' (1923) * ''None So Blind "None So Blind" is a science fiction short story by Joe Haldeman. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazi ...'' (1923) * '' The Streets of New York'' (1922) * ''White Hell'' (1922) * ''Common Sense'' (1920) Plays: * ''The 11th Woman'' * ''The Streets of New York'' * ''Banks of the Hudson'' *''Tiger-Dove'' Novels: * ''Cheating Wives'' References External links American wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Turf
''The Phantom of the Turf'' is a 1928 American silent sports drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Helene Costello, Rex Lease and Forrest Stanley.Connelly p.396 Synopsis When the owner of a thoroughbred racehorse is murdered, a man steps in as the guardian of his two children and helps unravel the mystery ahead of a major race. Cast * Helene Costello as Joan * Rex Lease as John Nichols * Forrest Stanley as Dunbarton * Danny Hoy Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People * Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer *Danny Baker (born 1957), English journal ... as Billy * Clarence Wilson as The Lawyer References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1928 films 1920s sports drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In Blue (1927 Film)
''Heroes in Blue'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring John Bowers, Sally Rand and Gareth Hughes.Munden p.346 The film focuses on two rival families, the Kellys and the Dugans. Bob Kelly is a policeman like his father, while Anne Dugan's brother is a criminal who commits arson as a cover for robberies. Cast * John Bowers as Bob Kelly * Sally Rand as Anne Dugan * Gareth Hughes as Tom Dugan * George Bunny George Bunny (July 13, 1867 – April 16, 1952) was an American actor. Biography The brother of actor John Bunny, he began his career during the silent era and benefited from the name recognition of his famous brother—according to the fil ... as Mr. Dugan * Barney Gilmore as Pat Kelly * Ann Brody * Lydia Yeamans Titus 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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truth About Women (1924 Film)
''The Truth About Women'' is a lost 1924 American silent film drama directed by Burton King and starring Hope Hampton and Lowell Sherman. Cast *Hope Hampton - Hilda Carr *Lowell Sherman - Warren Carr * David Powell - Howard Bronson *Mary Thurman - Nona Boyd *Dainty Lee - Blossom Carr * Louise Carter - Bronson's mother * Charles Craig - Smead *Rosella Ray - Molly *Warren Cook Warren Cook (May 23, 1878 – May 2, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cook was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1901, he appeared in '' The Shaughraun'' at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston. He was part of the stock ... - Jack *Charles Edwards - Fred *Augusta Carey - Florence References External links * * 1924 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Burton L. King American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1924 drama films 1924 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling Wives
''Gambling Wives'' is a 1924 American silent melodrama film. Directed by Dell Henderson and produced by actor-producer Ben F. Wilson, it was released through Arrow Films. The film stars Marjorie Daw. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Vincent Forrest is a young bank clerk who, lured by a desire for gambling, visits a fashionable gambling house run by Madame Zoe, who is being maintained by Van Merton. Sylvia Baldwin, a friend of his wife Ann tells her what is happening, and advises her to play his game in order to win him back. Since the husband is infatuated with Madame Zoe, Sylvia arranges so that Ann is able to interest herself in Merton. The usual complications arise, and the husband realizes what is happening in time to save his wife and restore happiness to their marriage. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Gambling Wives'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empty Cradle (film)
''The Empty Cradle'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Mary Alden, Harry T. Morey Harry Temple Morey (August 21, 1873 – January 24, 1936) was an American stage and motion picture actor who appeared in nearly 200 films during his career. Biography Born in Charlotte, Michigan, Morey had two brothers. Their mother was Addie C. ..., and Mickey Bennett. Cast Preservation Although no prints of ''The Empty Cradle'' located are in any film archives, an abridgement exists. 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 * * 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Burton L. King American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Wife (film)
''Man and Wife'' is a 1923 American silent domestic drama film starring Maurice Costello and a young Norma Shearer. It was directed by John L. McCutcheon, produced by an independent producer and released by second-tier Arrow Film Corporation. Cast *Maurice Costello as Caleb Perkins *Gladys Leslie as Dolly Perkins *Norma Shearer as Dora Perkins * Edna May Spooner as Mrs. Perkins * Robert Elliott as Doctor Howard Fleming *Ernest Hilliard as Walter Powell Preservation A nitrate print of ''Man and Wife'' is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archiv .... References External links * *Norma Shearer and Robert Elliot in a scene from the film(University of Washington, Sayre collection) 1923 films American silent feature films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
None So Blind (film)
''None So Blind'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and written by Leota Morgan and Kathleen Kerrigan. The film stars Dore Davidson, Zena Keefe Zena Virginia Keefe (June 26, 1896 – November 16, 1977) was an American actress in silent film, active in the 1910s and 1920s.Vazzana, Eugene MichaelSilent film necrology: births and deaths of over 9000 performers, directors, producers, and oth ..., and Anders Randolph. Cast list References {{Burton L. King 1923 films 1920s English-language films 1923 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Burton L. King Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets Of New York (1922 Film)
''The Streets of New York'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Burton King and starring Dorothy Mackaill. The film is based on a Victorian era play by Dion Boucicault ''The Streets of New York''. Cast *Anders Randolf as Gideon Bloodgood * Leslie King as Badger * Barbara Castleton as Lucy Bloodgood *Edward Earle as Paul Fairweather *Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s. Early life Born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull in 1903 (although she l ... as Sally Ann *Kate Blancke as Jenny References External links * * 1922 films Lost American films American films based on plays American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Burton L. King Silent American drama films 1922 drama films 1922 lost films Lost drama films Arrow Film Corporation films 1920s American films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Screenwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation (later known as X-rays). * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope, for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 17 – Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British redcoats enter the Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 18 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of East Peckham, Kent, England, is fined 1 shilling for speeding at (exceeding the contemporary speed limit of , the first spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Deaths
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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