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Mabel Ballin
Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Early life and career Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as her birthdate. Both of Croft's parents died when she was 2 years old, which resulted in her being raised by her grandfather and social worker grandmother. Mabel Croft's first stage experience was at Salvation Army hall, where she played the tambourine to bring in donations. Raised in poverty, Croft was working as a dressmaker when a customer paid for her tuition to an industrial arts school. Croft never graduated, instead moving to New York to pursue a career in acting. She married painter and director Hugo Ballin on October 24, 1909 in Westport, Connecticut and together they founded Ballin Independent Company. Ballin appeared in 28 films between 1917 and 1925. She achieved popularity during World War I. She is best known for her role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Bill Hyde
''Laughing Bill Hyde'' is a lost 1918 American adventure film directed by Hobart Henley and written by Willard Mack. The film stars Will Rogers, Anna Lehr, Clarence Oliver, Joseph Herbert, Robert Conville, and Dan Mason. The film was released on September 22, 1918, by Goldwyn Pictures. It was filmed at the Fort Lee studios. Plot Cast *Will Rogers as Bill Hyde *Anna Lehr as Ponotah * Clarence Oliver as Dr. Evan Thomas * Joseph Herbert as Joseph Wesley Slayforth *Robert Conville as Denny Slevin *Dan Mason as Denny Dorgan *John St. Polis as Black Jack Burg *Mabel Ballin Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Early life and career Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as h ... as Alice Walker References External links * * 1918 films American adventure films 1918 adventure films Goldwyn Pictures films Films directed by Hob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barriers Burned Away
''Barriers Burned Away'' is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Mabel Ballin, Eric Mayne, and Frank Mayo. It is set at the time of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The film is loosely adapted from the 1872 novel of the same name by Edward Payson Roe. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Wayne Morgan (Mayo), an artist, learns from his mother that a valuable painting has been stolen. In order to track it down, he takes a job as a porter in the Randolph Art Shop. He eventually discovers the picture has been copied and denounces the copy as lacking inspiration, claiming the original. Mellon (Morey), who stole it, is sent to prison and Wayne gets his position as store manager. Christine Randolph (Ballin), painter of the copy, whom Wayne falls in love with, then tells him it was all a plot to get even with him. The great Chicago fire breaks out, due to Mrs. Leary’s (Craig) cow kicking over a lantern, setting fire to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Of The West (1925 Film)
''Code of the West'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and written by Zane Grey and Lucien Hubbard. The film stars Owen Moore, Constance Bennett, Mabel Ballin, Charles Stanton Ogle, David Butler, George Bancroft and Gertrude Short. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Code of the West'' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souls For Sale
''Souls for Sale'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes, based on the novel of the same name by Hughes. The film stars Eleanor Boardman in her first leading role, having won a contract with Goldwyn Pictures through their highly publicized "New Faces of 1922" contest just two years earlier. The film is notable for its insights into the early film industry. Among the significant cameos in the film are appearances by directors King Vidor, Fred Niblo, Marshall Neilan, Charlie Chaplin, and Erich von Stroheim, as well as a number of actors, producers, and other filmmakers. ''Souls for Sale'' includes rare behind-the-scenes footage of Chaplin and von Stroheim directing the films ''A Woman of Paris'' and ''Greed'', respectively. ''Souls for Sale'' was previously thought to have been lost until incomplete prints of the film were discovered. The film was later restored and aired on Turner Classic Movies and was released on DVD in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married People (film)
''Married People'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Mabel Ballin, Percy Marmont and Ernest Hilliard.Munden p.496 Cast * Mabel Ballin as Dorothy Cluer * Percy Marmont as Robert Cluer * Ernest Hilliard as Lord Cranston * Bobby Clarke as Timmy * Dick Lee as Mike * Bertha Kent as Mary * John Webb Dillion as Bleauvelt * Louis Dean as The Doctor * Charles Fang as The Chinese * Nanci Price Nanci is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Nanci Bowen (born 1967), American golfer *Nanci Chambers, Canadian American actress who was born in Ontario, Canada *Nanci Griffith, (1953–2021), American singer, guitarist an ... as Betty 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 Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Other Women's Clothes
''Other Women's Clothes'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Mabel Ballin, Raymond Bloomer and Crauford Kent.Munden p.393 Synopsis Wishing to help financially support a struggling model he has fallen in love with, a wealthy man invents a secret wealthy relative who leaves her a fortune as inheritance. However, when she discovers his deception she disappears and they are only reunited some years later after a chance meeting following a car accident. Cast * Mabel Ballin as Jacqueline Lee * Raymond Bloomer as Barker Garrison * Crauford Kent as Rupert Lewis * May Kitson as Mrs. Roger Montayne * William H. Strauss William H. Strauss (June 13, 1885 – August 5, 1943) was an American film actor active in the 1920s and 1930s. A character actor he appeared in a variety of supporting roles. By 1928, Strauss had acted on stage and screen for more than 30 y ... as Joe Feinberg * Aggie La Field as Bessie Horowitz * Rose Burdick as Ellen Downe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journey's End (film)
''The Journey's End'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Mabel Ballin, George Bancroft and Wyndham Standing.Munden p.396 Film The film has no subtitles, which was unusual for a silent film. Its marketing made note of the fact that it was the first serious drama to not use subtitles. This distinguished it from '' The Old Swimmin' Hole'' which came out earlier in 1921 but had a simpler plot.(18 July 1921)The Screen ''The New York Times''(31 July 1921)The Journey's End ''Washington Herald'' Cast * Mabel Ballin as The Girl * George Bancroft as The Ironworker * Wyndham Standing Charles Wyndham Standing''Silent Film Necrology'', 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c. 2001 page 497 (23 August 1880 – 1 February 1963) was an English film actor. Early years Standing was born in London, England and died in Los An ... as The Mill Owner * Georgette Bancroft as The Child * John T. Dillon as The Uncle References Bibliography * Munden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lynne (1921 Film)
''East Lynne'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Hugo Ballin and starring Edward Earle, Mabel Ballin and Henry G. Sell.Munden p.210 Now considered a lost film, it is one of numerous film versions of Ellen Wood's 1861 Victorian novel ''East Lynne''. Cast * Edward Earle as Archibald Carlyle * Mabel Ballin as Isabel Vane * Gladys Coburn as Barbara Hare * Gilbert Rooney as Richard Hare * Henry G. Sell as Francis Levison * Nellie Parker Spaulding Nellie Parker Spaulding (August 4, 1870 – June 18, 1945) was an American silent film actress who appeared in at least 37 films between 1915 and 1925. Early life and career Parker was born in Machias, Maine and educated at the Emerson College ... as Miss Cornelia * Doris Sheerin as Afy Hallijohn 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 * 1921 films 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagan Love
''Pagan Love'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent romantic drama film produced and directed by Hugo Ballin and starring his wife Mabel Ballin, Togo Yamamoto, and Rockliffe Fellowes. Its alternate title is ''The Honourable Gentleman'', which is also the title of the short story by Achmed Abdullah that it is based on. The W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and Pathé Exchange handled the distribution. Cast *Togo Yamamoto as Tsing Yu-Ch'ing *Mabel Ballin as Kathleen Levinsky *Rockliffe Fellowes as Dr. Hartwick *Charles Fang as The Hatchetman *Nellie Fillmore as Mrs. O'Grady Preservation status The Library and Archives Canada, National Archives of Canada in Ottawa has a copy of this film. References External links * * 1920 films American silent feature films Films directed by Hugo Ballin Films based on short fiction American black-and-white films American romantic drama films 1920s romantic drama films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1920s American films Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Crimson Skies
''Under Crimson Skies'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter and Mabel Ballin. There are no known archival holdings of the film, so it is presumably a lost film. Cast * Elmo Lincoln as Captain Yank Barstow * Harry von Meter as Vance Clayton * Mabel Ballin as Helen Clayton * Nancy Caswell as Peg Clayton * Frank Brownlee as Dead Sight Burke * Paul Weigel as Plum Duff Hargis * Dick La Reno as Second Mate * Noble Johnson as Baltimore Bucko * Beatrice Dominguez as Island Girl * Ethel Irving Ethel Irving (1869–1963) was a British stage actress. She also appeared in five films. She was the daughter of stage actor Joseph Irving (died 1870) and the wife of actor Gilbert Porteous (died 1928) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Illustrious Prince
''The Illustrious Prince'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Maiyo (and the Prince's father) *Mabel Ballin as Penelope Morse *Harry Lonsdale as the Duke of Devenham *Beverly Traverse as the Duchess *Robert Lawler as Sir Charles Somerfield *Bertram Grassby as Count de la Mar *Toyo Fujita Toyo Fujita (16 July 1893 – 25 July 1959) was a Japanese actor who worked in Hollywood from the late 1910s through the mid-1930s. Biography Toyo earned a reputation as a talented actor on the stage in Japan, and later moved to the United Sta ... as Soto * Edward Peil as Inspector Jacks References External links * Films directed by William Worthington Haworth Pictures Corporation films 1919 drama films 1919 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films based on British novels Silent American drama films Film Booking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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