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Lingerie (film)
''Lingerie'' is a 1928 American silent war drama film directed by George Melford and starring Alice White, Malcolm McGregor and Mildred Harris.Munden p.438 Copies of the film still survive. Synopsis While serving in World War I, an American soldier meets a young woman in Paris. Eventually realizing he is closer to her than his cheating wife, he marries her. Cast * Alice White as Angele Ree ('Lingerie') * Malcolm McGregor as Leroy Boyd * Mildred Harris as Mary * Armand Kaliz as Jack Van Cleeve * Cornelia Kellogg as Mary's Mother * Kit Guard as Leroy's Buddy * Victor Potel as Leroy's Buddy * Richard Carlyle as Pembrokee * Marcelle Corday Marcelle Corday (8 January 1890 – 25 June 1971) was a Belgian-born American actress. She mostly played character parts in silent and sound films. Corday was a niece of violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. She learned to play violin and piano, studyi ... as Modiste References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films. Early years Born in Rochester, New York, in 1877 (though older sources state 1888), he was the son of German immigrant Henrietta Knauff. Melford had four sisters: Mary Knauff (Mrs. Godfrey Willis Wainwright); Henrietta Knauff; Alice Irene Knauff (Mrs. Edmond Francois Bernoudy) — all of Los Angeles — and Mrs. Frederick Kells/Keils of Ottawa, Canada. Melford graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Career He was an accomplished stage actor working in Cincinnati, Ohio, before joining the Kalem Company motion picture studio in New York City in 1909. Hired by director Sidney Olcott for character actor roles, in the fall of 1910 he was sent to work wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Kaliz
Armand Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage. Career Born in Warsaw, Poland, Kaliz was a headliner in vaudeville. He arrived in the United States in September 1907, having sailed from Southampton to New York on the S/S ''St. Louis''. His Broadway debut came in ''The Hoyden'' (1907). His other plays on Broadway included ''The Kiss Burglar'' (1918) and ''Spice of 1922'' (1922). He appeared in films such as ''The Temptress'' (1926) with actresses such as Greta Garbo, making some 82 film appearances between 1917 and 1941. After 1933, the majority of his small roles in films went uncredited. Liquor dealing A United Press article published in 1939 described Kaliz as "one of the leading wholesale liquor dealers in the West." He became involved with the business after the repeal of Prohibition whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American World War I Films
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Tiffany Pictures Films
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1920s English-language Films
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American Silent Feature Films
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Films Directed By George Melford
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American War Drama Films
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1920s War Drama Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''Don Juan'' and ''The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – ''The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday (8 January 1890 – 25 June 1971) was a Belgian-born American actress. She mostly played character parts in silent and sound films. Corday was a niece of violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. She learned to play violin and piano, studying at the Conservatoire de Paris and was a concert pianist until she fell and broke her arm. After that injury, she turned her attention to acting. She acted in Paris with the Vieux Colombier company, headed by Jacques Copeau. She came to New York with that troupe in 1917 and remained in the United States when its engagements ended. Not limited to English-speaking roles, Corday acted in Dutch, French, German, and Italian. In the 1920–21 season, she acted with Ethel Barrymore in ''Declassee''. Corday moved to California in 1923 and began working in films thereafter. Officially, her American film career began in 1925, but it is claimed she played a small role, uncredited, in Fred Niblo's 1924 film, ''The Red Lily'' being menaced by Dick Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Carlyle (actor, Born 1879)
Richard Carlyle (May 21, 1879 – June 12, 1942) was a Canadian born stage and film actor. He is not to be confused with later actor Richard Carlyle. After stage experience, he began appearing in silent films in 1913.''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.69 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt Selected filmography *''The Bridge of Sighs'' (1915) - Bill Stevens *''The Purple Night'' (1915, Short) - Stanley Cross - Carol's Fiance *''An Enemy to Society'' (1915) *''Wilful Peggy'' (1915, Short) *''A Bold Deception'' (1917, Short) *''Spotlight Sadie'' (1919) *'' The Copperhead'' (1920) - Lem Tollard *''The Stolen Kiss'' (1920) - James Burrell *'' The Inside of the Cup'' (1921) - Richard Garvin *'' Out of the Chorus'' (1921) - Maddox *''Ten Nights in a Bar Room'' (1921) - The Village Doctor *'' Women Men Marry'' (1922) - Adam Page *'' Back Home and Broke'' (1922) - John Thorne *''Haldane of the Secret Service'' (1923) - Joe Ivors *''Shootin' Irons'' (1927) - Jim Blake *''Lingerie'' (1928) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
