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Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore (12 May 1867 – 30 January 1953) was an English character actor and director on stage for more than a quarter of a century. Life and career Onstage, Belmore appeared with Wilson Barrett, Sir Henry Irving, William Faversham, Lily Langtry, and other famous actors. He entered in films from 1911. In total, he had some 200 titles to his film credit. He was notable as the huffy-puffy Herr Vogel the Burgomaster in ''Frankenstein'' (1931). Belmore played bit parts in several 1930s film classics. Unusually, he was a director before he became a prolific actor. He directed from 1914 to 1920, only acting in a limited number of films, until concentrating as an actor from then on. He was the brother of the actress Daisy Belmore (Mrs. Samuel Waxman) and the actors Herbert Belmore and Paul Belmore. He was the brother-in-law of actress Bertha Belmore. He was married to stage actress Emmeline Florence Carder and they had two daughters. Their daughter Violet had decided to follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon () is a district and town of Southwest London, England, southwest of the centre of London at Charing Cross; it is the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Wimbledon had a population of 68,187 in 2011 which includes the electoral wards of Abbey, Dundonald, Hillside, Trinity, Village, Raynes Park and Wimbledon Park. It is home to the Wimbledon Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas of common land in London. The residential and retail area is split into two sections known as the "village" and the "town", with the High Street being the rebuilding of the original medieval village, and the "town" having first developed gradually after the building of the railway station in 1838. Wimbledon has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age when the hill fort on Wimbledon Common is thought to have been constructed. In 1086 when the Domesday Book was compiled, Wimbledon was part of the manor of Mortlake. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Minutes To Go
''Two Minutes to Go'' is a 1921 American silent sport comedy-drama film directed by Charles Ray and written by Richard Andres. The film stars Charles Ray, Mary Anderson, Lionel Belmore, Lincoln Stedman, Truman Van Dyke, and Gus Leonard. The film was released by Associated First National on October 17, 1921. Cast * Charles Ray as Chester Burnett * Mary Anderson as Ruth Turner *Lionel Belmore as Her Father *Lincoln Stedman as 'Fatty' *Truman Van Dyke as 'Angel' * Gus Leonard as Butler * Tom Wilson as Football Coach *Bert Woodruff William Herbert "Bert" Woodruff (April 29, 1856 – June 14, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. Woodruff was born in Peoria, Illinois, and was the son of Mrs. Hannah Woodruff. He performed on stage before he began acting on fi ... as Janitor *François Dumas as Dean of Baker University *Phil Dunham as Professor of Spanish (as Phillip Dunham) Preservation ''Two Minutes to Go'' is now considered lost. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Lover (1920 Film)
''The Great Lover'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring John St. Polis, Richard Tucker and Claire Adams.Goble p.785 The film is based on the play, "The Great Lover," by Leo Ditrichstein, Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton, which premiered on Broadway on November 10, 1915. Plot summary Cast * John St. Polis as Jean Paurel * Richard Tucker as Ward * Claire Adams as Ethel * John Davidson as Sonino * Alice Hollister as Bianca * Lionel Belmore as Impresario * Rose Dione as Sabotini * Tom Ricketts as Potter * Frederick Vroom as Doctor * Gino Corrado Gino Corrado (born Gino Liserani; 9 February 1893 – 23 December 1982) was an Italian-born film actor."Obituaries." ''Variety'' (Archive: 1905-2000); Los Angeles. Vol. 309, Iss. 10, (Jan 5, 1983): 78-79. Via Proquest. He appeared in more ... as Secretary References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Boarder
''The Strange Boarder'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edfrid A. Bingham. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Jimmy Rogers, James Mason, Doris Pawn, and Lionel Belmore. The film was released in April 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures. Cast * Will Rogers as Sam Gardner *Irene Rich as Jane Ingraham *Jimmy Rogers as Billy Gardner * James Mason as Kittie Hinch *Doris Pawn as Florry Hinch *Lionel Belmore as Jake Bloom * Jack Richardson as Westmark *Sydney Deane Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie. Biography In Australia Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ... as Dawson *Louis Durham as Sergeant Worrill References External links * 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1920 drama films Goldwyn Pictures films Films directed by Clarence G. Badg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milestones (1920 Film)
''Milestones'' is a 1920 American silent historical drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Lewis Stone, Alice Hollister, and Gertrude Robinson. It is an adaptation of the 1912 West End play ''Milestones'' by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. It is a saga of a British upper-class family from the 1860s to the present. Cast Preservation With no copies of ''Milestones'' 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 Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * *} 1920 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Goldwyn Pictures films Films directed by Paul Scardon American films based on plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jes' Call Me Jim
''Jes' Call Me Jim'' is a 1920 American Comedy film, comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Thompson Buchanan. It is based on the 1875 novel ''Seven Oaks'' by James G. Holland. The film stars Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Lionel Belmore, Raymond Hatton, Jimmy Rogers and Bert Sprotte. The film was released on May 23, 1920, by Goldwyn Pictures. Cast *Will Rogers as Jim Fenton *Irene Rich as Miss Butterworth *Lionel Belmore as Belcher *Raymond Hatton as Paul Benedict *Jimmy Rogers as Harry Benedict *Bert Sprotte as Buffum *Nick Cogley as Mike Conlin *Sidney De Gray as Sam Yates Preservation status A copy is preserved in the Museum of Modern Art collection, New York. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godless Men
''Godless Men'' is a 1920 American silent adventure drama film directed by Reginald Barker and produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. It stars Russell Simpson and James "Jim" Mason as a father and son. It is based on a Saturday Evening Post short story ''Black Pawl'' by Ben Ames Williams. This film exists in a private collection. Cast * Russell Simpson as 'Black' Pawl * James "Jim" Mason as 'Red' Pawl *Helene Chadwick as Ruth Lytton * John Bowers as Dan Darrin * Alec B. Francis as Reverend Sam Poor *Bob Kortman as Seaman Speiss *Irene Rich as 'Black Pawl's' Wife *Lionel Belmore as Seaman Neighbor *Frankie Lee as 'Red Pawl' as a Boy (uncredited) *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Seaman (uncredited) See also *Stormswept(1923) *Code of the Sea(1924) *Rugged Water (1925) *Sensation Seekers ''Sensation Seekers'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove Lillian Bohny (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame X (1920 Film)
''Madame X'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. The film is based on the 1908 play '' Madame X'', by French playwright Alexandre Bisson, and was adapted for the screen by J.E. Nash and Frank Lloyd. A copy of this film survives in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. The play was previously adapted for the screen in 1910 and in 1916. The play has been subsequently remade several times. Plot As described in a film magazine, jealous husband Louis Floriot (Courtleigh), refusing to forgive his wife Jacqueline (Frederick) for fleeing from his wrath and living with the friend who presses his attentions on her, forces her into the life of a derelict. Twenty years later she returns to France from Buenos Aires believing that her son Raymond has died. Laroque (Ainsworth), a crook who aids her in her return to France, learns that she is married to a man of wealth, and tries, with the help of his two associates M. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duds (film)
''Duds'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Thomas R. Mills, and starring Tom Moore, Naomi Childers, Christine Mayo, Edwin Stevens, Lionel Belmore, and Edwin Wallock. It is based on the ''Saturday Evening Post'' story of the same name by Henry C. Rowland, which became a novel shortly before the film was released. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on February 22, 1920. Cast * Tom Moore as Phoebe Plunkett *Naomi Childers as Olga Karakoff *Christine Mayo as Patricia Melton * Edwin Stevens as Karakoff *Lionel Belmore as Rosenthal *Edwin Wallock as Durand * Clarence Wilson as Jues *Milton Ross as Slater (as H. Milton Ross) *Betty Lindley as Helen Crosby *Florence Deshon as Marquise * Jack Richardson as Pat's Pal Preservation ''Duds'' is now considered to be 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 20t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wasp (1918 Film)
''The Wasp'' is a lost 1918 silent film comedy drama directed by Lionel Belmore and starring stage star Kitty Gordon. It was produced by William A. Brady and distributed by World Film Company. Cast *Kitty Gordon as Grace Culver *Rockliffe Fellowes as Harry Cortland/Tim Purcell *Charles Gerry as John Culver (*note: this may be Charles Cherry) *Zadee Burbank as Mrs. Culver (*as Sadee Burbank) *William Calhoun as Mr. Cortland *Edward Roseman as Jackson Devereaux *Victor Kennard as Kane Putnam *Lionel Belmore as Brazsos *Hazel Washburn as Miller, the Maid *Edmund Burns Edmund Burns (September 27, 1892 – April 2, 1980 ) was an American actor. He was best known for his films of the silent 1920s, particularly ''The Princess from Hoboken'' (1927), '' Made for Love'' (1926), and ''After the Fog'' (1929), althoug ... as Harry's Roommate (*as Edward Burns) References External links The Wasp at IMDb.com* 1918 films American silent feature films Lost American films World Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Latin Quarter
''In the Latin Quarter'' is a 1915 silent short film directed by Lionel Belmore and starring Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. The film survives incomplete in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.88 c.1978 American Film Institute Cast * - Marie Duval * - Andrew Lenique * - Jean Duval (*as Sidney Rankin Drew) * |
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